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Winless Avalanche offer welcome change of opponent for Bruins
The Boston Bruins have had a solid start to this season -- as long as they're not playing the Florida Panthers.,Boston is 2-2-0 after four games and the two losses have come against the reigning Stanley Cup champions. Florida is off the regular-season schedule until January, but the Bruins are facin...
Reports: Packers signing K Brandon McManus, releasing Brayden Narveson
The Green Bay Packers are signing veteran kicker Brandon McManus and releasing rookie Brayden Narveson, according to multiple media reports Tuesday evening.,Narveson, 25, played in all six games for the Packers and made 12 of 17 field-goal attempts (70.6 percent) with a long of 47 yards. Four of his...
Jeff Gordon says Alex Bowman’s DQ at Roval ‘on us’
Hendrick Motorsports accepted the disqualification of No. 48 Chevrolet driver Alex Bowman following post-race inspection this weekend at the Charlotte Roval.,The 5 p.m. ET Monday deadline to appeal the DQ came and went, and Hendrick did not move to challenge the ruling.,Bowman was DQ'd because his c...
Vikings acquire RB Cam Akers from Texans
The Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Cam Akers from the Houston Texans on Tuesday for a conditional sixth-round draft pick in 2026.,The Texans also are sending a conditional seventh-round pick in 2026 to Minnesota. The deal is dependent on Akers passing a physical.,Akers has rushed for 147 ya...
PWHL reveals expanded schedule; season begins Nov. 30
The Professional Women's Hockey League released its schedule for the 2024-25 campaign on Tuesday, and each team is set to have six more games on its ledger compared to last season.,Six teams are in the PWHL, which celebrated its inaugural season in 2023-24. In Year 2, each team will play 30 games fo...
Dodgers, Mets looking for edge in NLCS Game 3
NEW YORK -- No team in Major League Baseball has climbed off the mat more than the New York Mets. Nothing came easy to the Los Angeles Dodgers during a 98-win regular season.,Could the National League Championship Series be anything other than even through two games?,The Mets and Dodgers will tussle...
Tom Kim relishes chance to three-peat at Shriners Children's Open
Tom Kim is up against history this week.,No player has won the same PGA Tour event three years in a row since Steve Stricker at the John Deere Classic from 2009 through 2011. Kim is aiming for a three-peat at the Shriners Children's Open, which begins Thursday in Las Vegas.,"I think it's a very, ver...
Broncos coach Sean Payton expecting emotional return to New Orleans
Neither Sean Payton's former team nor his current one is having the kind of success he generally is accustomed to.,Payton and his Denver Broncos visit the New Orleans Saints, who Payton coached to nine playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title during his 15-season tenure, on Thursday night.,Both te...
No. 9 Iowa State seeks to stay undefeated in matchup vs. UCF
After trailing by a touchdown early last week at West Virginia, Iowa State surged to its sixth straight win to start the season.,On Saturday, the No. 9 Cyclones (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) will host UCF (3-3, 1-2) in Ames, Iowa, in an effort to remain unbeaten and at the top of the Big 12 Conference. ,Iowa St...
UCLA seeks second-half spark against Rutgers
UCLA will look to end a five-game losing streak and earn its first Big Ten victory when it visits Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., on Saturday afternoon., ,The Bruins (1-5, 0-4 Big Ten) haven't won since opening the season with a 16-13 victory at Hawaii and haven't scored more than 17 points in a game t...
Cardinals place K Matt Prater, DL Bilal Nichols on IR, promote K Chad Ryland
The Arizona Cardinals placed kicker Matt Prater and defensive lineman Bilal Nichols on injured reserve and promoted kicker Chad Ryland from the practice squad to the active roster on Tuesday.,Prater, who missed the last two games with a left knee issue, and Nichols, who suffered a stinger for the se...
Kings seek better defensive showing vs. Maple Leafs
The Los Angeles Kings aim to find their checking game when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.,The Kings' defensive play was missing Monday afternoon when they squandered a 4-2 lead in an 8-7 overtime loss to the host Ottawa Senators.,"We didn't bring our checking game. That's the...
TGL inks media rights deal in Canada with Sportsnet
Canada's Sportsnet will air every match of the inaugural season of TGL, the upcoming virtual golf league spearheaded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's business TMRW Sports.,The Canadian media rights deal was announced Tuesday and comes a few months before the TGL season begins on Jan. 7, 2025.,"Comb...
Utah D Sean Durzi (upper-body injury) out indefinitely
Utah Hockey Club defenseman Sean Durzi is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury, general manager Bill Armstrong said Tuesday.,Durzi was injured when he was hit by New Jersey defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler while carrying the puck during the Devils' 3-0 home victory on Monday.,"It doesn't look lik...
Report: LIV seeking to replace Greg Norman as CEO
The Saudi Public Investment Firm is reportedly interested in moving Greg Norman out of the position of LIV Golf CEO, though not out of the golf league's offices entirely.,The PIF has contracted a London-based search firm to find a new CEO to succeed Norman in the role, Sports Business Journal report...
Tom Brady's 5 percent stake in Raiders unanimously approved
NFL owners unanimously approved Tom Brady as a minority stakeholder in the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday.,Brady is cleared to purchase the 5 percent stake in the franchise he discussed with principal owner Mark Davis in 2023.,Brady's bid was on the agenda at the NFL fall league meeting in Atlanta, wh...
Penguins face Sabres as Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin target milestones
Both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are on the verge of reaching major career milestones when the Pittsburgh Penguins play host to the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Crosby, the Penguins captain, needs one point to become only the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 regular-season points, while...
Golf Glance: Tom Kim seeks rare 3-peat in Vegas; Champions enter playoffs
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Black Desert Championship (Matt McCarty),THIS WEEK: Shriners Children's Open, Las Vegas, Oct. 17-20,Course: TPC Summerlin (Par 71, 7,255 Yards),Purse: $7M (...
Friendly rivalry as No. 19 Missouri meets Auburn
Auburn coach Hugh Freeze considers Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz one of his closest friends in the Southeastern Conference.,But they will set that aside when No. 19 Missouri (5-1, 1-1) hosts Auburn (2-4, 0-3) on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, Mo.,"I don't know where we started developing a friendshi...
Davante Adams Trade Probably Won’t Save New York Jets Season
The New York Jets pulled off a trade for Davante Adams, but unless the Jets figure out some other things, it's hardly enough to save their season....