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Coco Gauff storms back, upends Zheng Qinwen for WTA Finals title
Down a set and trailing in both the second and third sets, World No. 3 Coco Gauff pulled off a memorable 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over No. 7 Zheng Qinwen of China in the WTA Finals championship match on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,In the first year-ending championship of her career, Gauff cap...
49ers' Christian McCaffrey off IR, slated to make season debut vs. Bucs
San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey was activated from injured reserve on Saturday and will make his season debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.,McCaffrey missed the first eight games due to Achilles tendinitis in both legs. He was listed as questionable on Friday'...
Inter Miami, Atlanta United vie for spot in East semis
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will try to extend their pursuit of a domestic double when they host Atlanta United in the decisive Game 3 of their Round 1 MLS Cup Eastern Conference Playoff series on Saturday night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Atlanta rallied to a dramatic 2-1 victory over visiting Miami ...
49ers star RB Christian McCaffrey questionable, will come off IR
San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey was listed as questionable on Friday's injury report and is expected to play in the team's road game Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,McCaffrey has missed the entire season with tendinitis in both Achilles. He initially hurt his calf ...
Coco Gauff jolts Aryna Sabalenka, will compete for title at WTA Finals
Coco Gauff recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka on Friday to set up a showdown with Zheng Qinwen in the championship match of the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. ,The winner of Saturday's title match will pocket a record $4,805,000, the largest prize money check in the his...
FC Cincinnati trying to awaken offense in Game 3 vs. NYCFC
FC Cincinnati hope to continue the series trend of home team victories when they welcome New York City FC for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday afternoon.,Last Saturday, Cincinnati traveled to the Bronx and couldn't stop a New York City attack that put three goals past t...
Sabres look to spread around offense in clash vs. Flames
The Buffalo Sabres will try to continue benefiting from their scoring depth when they host the Calgary Flames on Saturday afternoon.,Six different players scored a goal for the Sabres in a 6-1 win at the New York Rangers on Thursday night.,All 12 forwards contributed at least one point for the secon...
Incoming White House chief of staff has NFL ties
Susie Wiles, who will serve as chief of staff in the next Donald Trump administration, apparently will be taking some of the interpersonal skills learned from her legendary father to the White House.,Wiles, 67, is the daughter of the late Pat Summerall, a former NFL player and a member of the Sports...
49ers’ Kyle Shanahan expects Christian McCaffrey to debut vs. Bucs
Barring a setback, star running back Christian McCaffrey is ready to make his season debut for the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.,Niners coach Kyle Shanahan commented on the progress McCaffrey has made in practice when speaking to KNBR radio in San Francisco on Thurs...
LAFC focused on task at hand in Game 3 vs. Whitecaps
All the pressure is on Los Angeles FC as they host the Vancouver Whitecaps in Game 3 of a Western Conference first-round series on Friday night.,Top-seeded LAFC were supposed to cruise through the best-of-three series but are now locked up in a winner-take-all battle against the eighth-seeded Whitec...
Barbora Krejcikova reaches semis of WTA Finals Riyadh; Iga Swiatek out
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova is in and French Open champion Iga Swiatek is out of the WTA Finals Riyadh., ,Krejcikova entered play Thursday in Saudi Arabia facing a win-and-get-in situation to qualify for the event semifinals. And that's just what the eighth seed did, upsetting third-seeded...
Rangers shoot for third straight win vs. visiting Sabres
While the New York Rangers are content with getting wins and stacking points, their inconsistencies on offense were enough for coach Peter Laviolette to make changes to their forward lines.,Laviolette placed Mika Zibanejad alongside Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafreniere, while Chris Kreider skated wi...
Qinwen Zheng clinches WTA Finals Riyadh semifinal berth
Qinwen Zheng used her dominating serve to defeat Jasmine Paolini of Italy 6-1, 6-1 and clinch a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Finals Riyadh on Wednesday.,Zheng, of China, the seventh seed, needed just 67 minutes to squash Paolini, the fourth seed, in Saudi Arabia.,For Zheng and Paolini, it was a...
Bills sign DTs Jordan Phillips, Quinton Jefferson
The Buffalo Bills signed defensive tackles Jordan Phillips and Quinton Jefferson to one-year contracts on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Bills.,Phillips, 32, will be making his third stint with Buffalo. He made one tackle in two games this season with the Dallas Cowboys before ...
Take 5: Drawing conclusions from first CFP rankings
The initial rankings for the highly anticipated, first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff confirmed what many believed even before the season began: The Southeastern Conference will be represented in the new-look tournament.,Indeed, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, and Alabama combine to make up one-th...
Lions add edge rusher Za'Darius Smith in trade with Browns
The Detroit Lions acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday.,The Lions confirmed the move about two hours before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.,In addition to Smith, Detroit receives a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. In exchange, the Bro...
4-star 2026 WR Vance Spafford commits to Georgia
Vance Spafford, the No. 10-ranked wide receiver in the 2026 class, committed to Georgia on Tuesday.,The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Spafford picked the Bulldogs over offers from Oregon, Nebraska and Ole Miss.,In the first nine games of the regular season for 10-0 Mission Viejo (Calif.), the four-star prosp...
Coco Gauff tops Iga Swiatek, moves to semis at WTA Finals
Coco Gauff and Barbora Krejcikova posted big wins in the WTA Finals Riyadh on Tuesday, bouncing their opponents in straight sets.,Gauff topped Iga Swiatek of Poland 6-3, 6-4, while Krejcikova, a Czech, beat Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-3.,The victory by Gauff ensures her a spot in the event's semifinals. K...
Report: Bills releasing S Mike Edwards, per request
The Buffalo Bills granted veteran safety Mike Edwards' request for a release, barring a trade before Tuesday's deadline, NFL Network reported.,Edwards, 28, has been a healthy scratch most of the season for the Bills (7-2), appearing in three games and playing only 20 total snaps on defense and speci...
No. 20 Cincinnati overwhelms Arkansas-Pine Bluff in season opener
Simas Lukosius led six players in double figures with 20 points while Dan Skillings Jr. added 17 points and 11 rebounds to help the No. 20 Cincinnati Bearcats overwhelm the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions, 109-54, in Cincinnati in the season opener for both teams.,Jizzle James also recorded a doubl...