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LAFC rally for 1-1 draw against Austin FC
David Martinez scored 17 minutes into the second half and Los Angeles FC played to a 1-1 draw Wednesday to earn a point against visiting Austin FC, while dropping one spot into third place in the Western Conference., ,Hugo Lloris made two saves for LAFC (14-7-7, 49 points), who have gone 2-3-1 acros...
Skylar Thompson gets shot to lead Dolphins' offense at Seattle
Skylar Thompson is kind of like the teenager who has been handed the keys to his father's sports car.,Thompson will be behind the wheel of Miami's high-octane offense when the Dolphins travel across country to face the host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.,Thompson, a seventh-round pick in 2022 out of Ka...
Lions QB Jared Goff looks to be ‘better’ in visit to Arizona
Jared Goff signed a giant four-year extension during the offseason. But so far, the three-time Pro Bowler hasn't played anything like a $212 million quarterback.,The Detroit Lions won their season opener in overtime against the Los Angeles Rams despite Goff being limited to 217 passing yards. Goff w...
Sporting KC hammer Rapids, keep playoff hopes going
Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy each had a brace as Sporting Kansas City earned a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids on Wednesday night in Kansas City, Kan., to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Pulido scored SKC's first two goals and Thommy scored the last two.,Sporting (8-15-7, 31 points) had a s...
FC Cincinnati edge Minnesota United for 10th road win
Yuya Kubo had a goal and an assist and Luca Orellano also scored to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Roman Celentano finished with four saves for Cincinnati (17-8-4, 55 points), which remained two points ahead of third-place Columbus...
Jordan Walker's 3-run double propels Cardinals past Pirates
Jordan Walker hit the game-breaking three-run double in the seventh inning as the Cardinals rallied past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 Wednesday night.,Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and Masyn Winn hit a solo shot for the Cardinals (77-75), who have won the first three games of this four...
Raiders look to avoid 'shocker' vs. Andy Dalton-led Panthers
The Las Vegas Raiders will experience a role reversal Sunday as heavy favorites against a visiting Carolina Panthers squad that is making a major change to a key position.,"There are shockers each and every week," Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said. "Last week, it was us (winning). We don't want to b...
Guardians had Twins tough blow in extras
Josh Naylor hit a pair of tying solo homers and Brayan Rocchio's RBI single capped a three-run 10th as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-4 in 10 innings Wednesday night.,Carlos Correa's two-run single with the bases loaded in the 10th off Hunter Gaddis (5-3) capped a four-R...
Shohei Ohtani closer to 50-50 mark as Dodgers sink Marlins
Shohei Ohtani got closer to the historic 50-50 milestone as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the host Miami Marlins 8-4 on Wednesday night.,Ohtani stole his 49th base. He has 48 home runs this season as he attempts to become the first major leaguer to produce 50 homers and 50 steals in the same seas...
Surprising Saints hunting 3-0 start vs. Eagles
Arguably no team has been a bigger surprise during the first two weeks of the NFL season than the New Orleans Saints., ,The Saints (2-0) are one of nine undefeated teams as they prepare to host the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) on Sunday afternoon., ,Expectations for New Orleans (9-8 last season), which...
Aces star A'ja Wilson caps epic regular season vs. Wings
A'ja Wilson puts the finishing touches on perhaps the top individual regular season in WNBA history when the Las Vegas Aces host the Dallas Wings on Thursday night.,Wilson became the first WNBA player to top 1,000 points (1,021) in a season and also set the single-season rebounding mark of 451 durin...
Patriots place LB Oshane Ximines (knee) on IR ahead of Jets game
The New England Patriots placed linebacker Oshane Ximines on injured reserve on Wednesday because of a knee injury and signed rookie defensive end Jamree Kromah from the Chicago Bears' practice squad.,Ximines missed practice Tuesday and Wednesday and had been ruled out of the Patriots' game Thursday...
Lynx looking to finish strong against fizzling Sparks
The Minnesota Lynx will put their seven-game winning streak on the line Thursday, but not much else when they meet the Los Angeles Sparks in the final regular-season game for both teams in Minneapolis.,The Lynx (30-9) are locked into the No. 2 seed when the WNBA playoffs begin Sunday and might get m...
Cardinals place RHP Lance Lynn (knee) on 15-day IL, ending his season
St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Lance Lynn, playing through a balky right knee this year, went on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday to end his season.,In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled right-hander Michael McGreevy from Triple-A Memphis.,Lynn, who has inflammation in the knee, went...
Capitals RW T.J. Oshie expected to land on long-term IR
Washington Capitals right winger and alternate captain T.J. Oshie is expected to land on long-term injured reserve to begin the season.,The Capitals made the announcement Wednesday after Oshie completed his medical exam.,Oshie battled a chronic back injury last season, his ninth with the Caps, durin...
Hopeful Mystics need win over Fever and some help
Win, wait and hope.,That's all the Washington Mystics can do as their bid to make the playoffs comes down to Thursday's regular-season finale against the visiting Indiana Fever.,Washington (13-26) is one of three teams battling for the eighth and final spot, but the Mystics have limited control of t...
Eli Manning, Marshawn Lynch, lead 2025 Hall of Fame nominees
Giants quarterback Eli Manning and few other familiar Super Bowl performers are among 167 modern-day nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. ,Running back Marshawn Lynch, kicker Adam Vinatieri, defensive end Terrell Suggs and late wide receiver Demaryius Thomas are among first-year...
New captains: Victor Hedman in Tampa Bay, Nick Foligno in Chicago
The Tampa Bay Lightning named defenseman Victor Hedman their captain, the first change to the role in more than a decade.,Hedman replaces Steven Stamkos, who held the position from the 2013-14 season through the end of last season. He signed a four-year, $32 million free-agent deal with the Nashvill...
Iowa star Kaleb Johnson to test Minnesota's stingy defense
Offense and Iowa haven't exactly gone together like peanut butter and jelly in recent years.,But the Hawkeyes can boast of an NCAA leader in a pretty important category ahead of their Big Ten Conference opener Saturday night against Minnesota in Minneapolis.,Kaleb Johnson enters the weekend as the t...
LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina take aim at Akron
South Carolina expects to have the services of quarterback LaNorris Sellers for Saturday's nonconference game against Akron at Columbia, S.C.,Sellers departed last weekend's 36-33 loss to then-No. 16 LSU with a sprained ankle. Gamecocks coach Shane Beamer said Tuesday the injury isn't serious.,"LaNo...