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Kirby Smart prepares No. 5 Georgia for 'complete package' in No. 1 Texas
Kirby Smart typically attempts to conceal the anticipation and anxiousness being felt before 5th-ranked Georgia dives into a big game. There's no hiding from the trip to Austin, Texas, on Saturday and a meeting with No. 1 Texas. ,"Obviously a huge matchup," Smart said. "Two top-10 teams.",Smart and ...
Report: Astros split with third-base coach Gary Pettis
The Houston Astros won't retain third-base coach Gary Pettis, who was on the staff during each of the team's seven consecutive appearances in the American League Championship Series, The Athletic reported Monday.,He had been on the coaching staff since the start of the 2015 season and worked under m...
Tennessee LB Keenan Pili (ACL) done for season
Linebacker and team-leading tackler Keenan Pili will miss the rest of the season for No. 11 Tennessee with a torn ACL, coach Josh Heupel announced Monday.,Pili, a team captain, sustained the injury on the first defensive series in the Volunteers' 23-17 overtime victory over Florida on Saturday. The ...
Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison (hip) out for season
Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison will miss the rest of the season with a hip injury that requires surgery.,Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman confirmed the prognosis for the standout junior on Monday.,Morrison sustained the injury during Notre Dame's 49-17 victory against Stanford on Sa...
Mets' Brandon Nimmo reveals plantar fasciitis condition
New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo intends to keep playing in the National League Championship Series, despite dealing with painful plantar fasciitis, he told The Athletic.,Nimmo told the outlet he has had the condition in his left foot since May, and it flared up again in Game 3 of the NL Divis...
Report: Bulls G Lonzo Ball to make return Wednesday
After missing the past two seasons with a serious knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is expected to return on Wednesday, ESPN reported Monday.,The Bulls host the Minnesota Timberwolves in a preseason game Wednesday night. Chicago opens the regular season on Oct. 23 at New Orleans.,Ball, 26,...
Kansas tops preseason Top 25, UConn at No. 3
Kansas is No. 1 and two-time defending national champion UConn is No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 preseason poll released Monday.,The Jayhawks received 30 of the 60 first-place ballots, while No. 2 Alabama collected 14 and the Huskies received 11. No. 4 Houston received four first-place votes, ...
Embattled Doug Pederson: Jaguars need wins, not coaching change
Doug Pederson continues to state he's the right man for the job in Jacksonville, even as the Jaguars limp to a share of the NFL's worst record at 1-5. ,The Jaguars are in the midst of a two-game residency in London and Pederson admitted he's concerned with team morale following a 19-point loss to th...
Yankees add Anthony Rizzo, Marcus Stroman to ALCS roster
The New York Yankees added first baseman Anthony Rizzo and right-hander Marcus Stroman to their American League Championship Series roster on Monday. ,The Guardians added right-hander Pedro Avila to their roster before the teams opened the ALCS on Monday night in New York. ,Rizzo returns more than t...
Jaguars RB Travis Etienne (hamstring) is week-to-week
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne is week-to-week with a hamstring injury, coach Doug Pederson said Monday.,Etienne, 35, left Sunday's 35-16 loss to the Chicago Bears in London after losing a yard on three carries. ,The Jaguars will remain in London to meet the New England Patriots in...
Report: Gators QB Graham Mertz (knee) done for season
Florida starting quarterback Graham Mertz's season is over after sustaining a knee injury in Saturday's loss to No. 11 Tennessee, CBS Sports reported Monday.,Mertz went down with a non-contact injury in the third quarter after throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Arlis Boardingham. The redshirt seni...
Panthers F Matthew Tkachuk (illness) to miss a week
The Florida Panthers will be without forward Matthew Tkachuk for about a week due to illness.,The team said Monday they are targeting Oct. 22 as the return date for the 26-year-old veteran.,Tkachuk has recorded two assists in two games this season. He missed Saturday's 5-2 loss at Buffalo.,The two-t...
Dolphins: QB Tua Tagovailoa expected to return this season
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Monday that quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to return this season from the concussion he suffered in Week 2.,McDaniel said Tagovailoa received encouraging feedback from a neurologist last week, during the team's bye week.,"I do expect to see h...
Jets holdout Haason Reddick hires Drew Rosenhaus
Disgruntled edge rusher Haason Reddick hired Drew Rosenhaus to negotiate an end to his holdout with the New York Jets, the agent confirmed Monday.,CAA parted ways with Reddick as a client last week amid his ongoing contract dispute with the Jets.,"We look forward to working with the Jets to get this...
Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson recovering from leg surgery
Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson underwent successful surgery to repair a fractured tibia and fibula, the team announced Monday.,The NFL sacks leader sustained the injury to his right leg in the third quarter of Sunday's 47-9 victory against the host Dallas Cowboys.,Hutchinson, 24, had s...
Week 6 MNF: Jets-Bills Preview, Best Bet
Underwhelming might suffice as a five-game summary of the New York Jets through five games of the 2024 regular season. ,Even so, the Jets can move into first place in the AFC East with a win on Monday night against the Bills.,A 2-3 start resulted in Jets owner Woody Johnson firing head coach Robert ...
Jerry Jones not planning to fire Mike McCarthy
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, also the general manager in Dallas, claims he "hasn't even considered" firing head coach Mike McCarthy.,"I'm not considering that. Just so you're clear, I'm not considering that," Jones said Sunday night after the Cowboys were embarrassed by the Detroit Lions in a 47-9 def...
New York Mets Under Water in NLCS After Kodai Senga Meltdown
The New York Mets were ousted in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series by the Los Angeles Dodgers and are currently in an 0-1 hole....
What Jeff Ulbrich Must Do in New York Jets Head Coaching Audition
After the New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh, interim Jeff Ulbrich has a prime opportunity to win the permanent job in this new head coaching audition....
Dodgers pitchers look to set MLB record in Game 2 vs. Mets
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers will give their bullpen a chance to set a postseason record in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the visiting New York Mets on Monday afternoon.,On a 33-inning scoreless streak to tie a postseason record first set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1966, t...