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Report: Mariners 2B Jorge Polanco has left knee surgery
Seattle Mariners second baseman Jorge Polanco underwent left knee surgery on Thursday and is expected to be ready for spring training, ESPN reported.,Polanco had the patellar tendon repaired by Dr. Dan Cooper, who specializes in knee procedures and is the orthopedist for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, ac...
Report: Utah QB Cameron Rising (hand) to start vs. Arizona State
Utah quarterback Cameron Rising will start the Utes' game at Arizona State on Friday, Action Network reported Thursday.,Rising has not played since leaving Utah's 23-12 home win over Baylor on Sept. 7 with an injury to his throwing hand. He reportedly suffered a dislocated finger and a cut on his ri...
Mavericks bringing back G A.J. Lawson
Guard A.J. Lawson has signed a two-way contract to return to the Dallas Mavericks this season, the team announced on Thursday. ,The Mavericks had waived him on Tuesday to reduce the roster to 20 players.,Lawson, 24, played as a reserve for the Mavericks in 42 regular-season games last season and ave...
Adam Silver: NBA could return to China for games
NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes his league could host games in China again after the league suffered a "dramatic" hit to its bottom line and strained relations with the country five years ago.,When then-general manager of the Houston Rockets Daryl Morey posted a message supporting pro-democrac...
Winner-take-all: Padres, Dodgers battle for NLCS berth
LOS ANGELES -- All that spending and all that star power, amid a season of crushing injuries, did buy the Dodgers an additional valuable asset heading into a deciding Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the San Diego Padres on Friday., ,The winner-take-all game, for the right to pl...
Packers to place TE Luke Musgrave (ankle) on IR
The Green Bay Packers are signing tight end John FitzPatrick off the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad, coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Thursday.,The Packers (3-2) reportedly will add FitzPatrick to the active roster for Sunday's game against the visiting Arizona Cardinals (2-3) as tight end Luke Musgrav...
Youth-laden Flyers open season as Canucks aim to rebound
The Philadelphia Flyers kick off the new season with a road swing through western Canada that begins on Friday in Vancouver, where they will face a Canucks team hoping to prove its dramatic 26-point improvement last season was no fluke., ,The rebuilding Flyers are trying to return to the playoffs fo...
Commanders release QB Sam Hartman
The Washington Commanders released quarterback Sam Hartman on Thursday.,The move comes after Marcus Mariota, backup to rookie Jayden Daniels, dressed for his first game of the season Sunday. He missed the first four weeks while recovering from groin and pectoral injuries.,The Commanders kept Jeff Dr...
Anthony Richardson (hip, oblique) practices in full with Colts
Anthony Richardson took a big step toward returning to game action Thursday when he practiced with the Indianapolis Colts as a full participant for the first time since being knocked out of their Week 4 win over Pittsburgh.,Richardson is nursing hip and oblique injuries and was limited in practice e...
Jets' humble Connor Hellebuyck looks to continue strong start vs. Blackhawks
Connor Hellebuyck stifled one of the most dangerous attacks in the NHL in the season opener for his Winnipeg Jets. On Friday, the goaltender will seek to stay hot against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,Hellebuyck, who has earned the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goalie twice in the past five s...
Streaking Bombers face last team to beat them in Argonauts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira looked at video this week of his team's 16-14 overtime loss to the Toronto Argonauts on July 27 and couldn't believe it.,"It looks like totally different guys out there," Oliveira said. "That wasn't Bomber football being played in that game, not at a...
WNBA playoffs generating best ratings in 25 years
The WNBA reported that the 2024 playoffs have generated the highest ratings in a quarter-century as the WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and the Minnesota Lynx is set to tip off Thursday night.,According to Nielsen ratings, the average of 970,000 viewers across the first 17 playoff games rep...
Report: Oklahoma WR Deion Burks likely out vs. Texas
Deion Burks, a key piece of No. 18 Oklahoma's offense as its leading receiver, is expected to miss Saturday's Red River Rivalry game against No. 1 Texas with a soft tissue injury, ESPN reported on Thursday.,Burks, a Purdue transfer who leads the Sooners with 26 catches for 201 yards and three touchd...
DraftKings sportsbook back online after 12-hour outage
DraftKings was back online Thursday afternoon after a widespread outage that impacted its sports betting platform for several hours.,Beginning around 2 a.m. Thursday morning, odds across all sports in each of the states in which DraftKings operates were unavailable and replaced by an error message.,...
Lightning home opener postponed due to Milton
The Tampa Bay Lightning's home opener scheduled for Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes was postponed Thursday as the area begins to recover from the effects of Hurricane Milton.,A makeup date was not yet announced.,The Lightning were scheduled to begin the new NHL season with a home-and-home s...
Amid rough week, Lightning face hospitable Hurricanes
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes will open the season Friday night in Raleigh, N.C., with aspirations of again being among the elite teams in the NHL's Eastern Conference., ,Still, there are significant differences for both clubs after roster shifts since the end of last season, in wh...
Bruins G Jeremy Swayman set for season debut vs. Canadiens
After signing an eight-year, $66 million contract on Sunday, Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman will make his season debut on Thursday against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.,Swayman missed all of training camp and the preseason while his agent and the Bruins negotiated a new deal. Backup Joon...
After Hurricane Milton, Rays to evaluate tattered Tropicana Field roof
The Tampa Bay Rays said they will assess the damage done to Tropicana Field on Wednesday night as Hurricane Milton bore down on the region.,The roof at the stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla., broke apart amid the wind and rain from the Category 3 hurricane. The Rays didn't address whether the Trop, as ...
Steelers WR George Pickens claims ignorance of eye-black rule
Steelers wide receiver George Pickens claimed ignorance of the NFL policy prohibiting display of personal messages without league approval as he awaits a potential fine for the expletive etched in his eye black last Sunday night.,Pickens added Thursday he hasn't received a message or certified mail ...
Report: Packers grab TE John FitzPatrick off Falcons' practice squad
The Green Bay Packers are signing tight end John FitzPatrick off the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad, ESPN reported Thursday.,The Packers (3-2) reportedly will add FitzPatrick to the active roster for Sunday's game against the visiting Arizona Cardinals (2-3) with tight end Luke Musgrave (ankle) pra...