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Dodgers C Will Smith to return from IL for wild-card series
All-Star catcher Will Smith will be activated from the injured list by the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in advance of Tuesday night's wild-card opener against the visiting Cincinnati Reds.,Smith, 30, has played just one game since Sept. 4 because of a right hand injury that finally was dia...
Angel City FC captain Ali Riley to retire at end of season
Angel City FC captain Ali Riley announced Tuesday that she will retire at the conclusion of the 2025 NWSL season.,Riley, who turns 38 in October, has been dealing with injuries for much of the last two years. A chronic nerve injury forced her to miss the 2024 Olympics for New Zealand and delayed the...
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz (ankle) withdraws from Shanghai Masters
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Rolex Shanghai Masters because of a left ankle injury on Tuesday.,The move came after he persevered through the injury to win the Japan Open in Tokyo. He suffered the injury in his first-round match against Sebastian Baez but went on to win his eighth tit...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz tops Taylor Fritz to take Tokyo title
Carlos Alcaraz captured his eighth tournament title of 2025, defeating Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4 at the Japan Open on Tuesday.,It was the 67th match win of the season for Alcaraz and came just nine days after Fritz beat the World No. 1 at the Laver Cup. The Tokyo victory gives the Spaniard 24 career tit...
Thunder focused on title defense following short offseason
Despite a shortened offseason, the Oklahoma City Thunder's players say they are ready to defend their first title in franchise history.,The journey will be led by 2025 NBA Most Valuable Player and Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who says his goal is to win it all again.,"It would suck to lose th...
Paige Bueckers highlights WNBA All-Rookie team
No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers of the Dallas Wings and two members of the Washington Mystics headlined the 2025 WNBA All-Rookie team, announced Monday.,Bueckers went first overall to Dallas following a decorated career at UConn that included a national championship this past April. In her debut sea...
Guardians welcome Tigers for wild-card series after late-season surge
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight postseason, the American League Central champion Cleveland Guardians will take on the Detroit Tigers.,The Guardians (88-74) finished one game ahead of the Tigers (87-75) in the division, giving them the right to host the entire best-of-three AL wild-card series. ...
Chris Paul among Angel City FC's quartet of new investors
Veteran Chris Paul is back in Los Angeles as a member of the Clippers again and is planting roots in the area.,Paul, 40, joined the ownership group of the NWSL's Angel City FC as one of four new investors in the franchise valued at $250 million by Sportico last year. They were the only NWSL franchis...
Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (elbow) not on wild-card roster
The Boston Red Sox were dealt a blow before opening their best-of-three American League wild-card series, announcing on Monday that right-hander Lucas Giolito has an elbow issue that will keep him out against the New York Yankees.,Expected to follow ace Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello if the series...
Titans coach Brian Callahan: 'Everything is on the table'
Titans head coach Brian Callahan said "everything is on the table" as Tennessee prepares for Week 5. ,Tennessee is 3-18 since hiring Callahan to replace Mike Vrabel at the end of the 2023 season. He gave up offensive play-calling after the Titans began 0-3 and said he spent more time Sunday talking ...
Report: Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey (calf), LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) to miss games
Baltimore Ravens four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey (calf) and three-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring) are expected to miss a couple of weeks, NFL Network reported on Monday.,Two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike was ruled out for the remainder of the ...
Report: Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey (calf) out couple weeks
Baltimore Ravens four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey is expected to miss a couple of weeks with a calf injury, NFL Network reported on Monday.,In addition to the two-time All-Pro Humphrey, star quarterback Lamar Jackson (hamstring), middle linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring), cornerback Na...
Ducks QB Dante Moore newest Heisman favorite
Five official weeks of the 2025 college football season have now produced a half dozen Heisman Trophy favorites.,The new leading candidate is Oregon quarterback Dante Moore, who rose to the top spot at most sportsbooks following the Ducks' 30-24 win at Penn State on Saturday. Moore completed 29 of 3...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, 40, expected to be ready for opener
Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery told reporters on Monday that he expects superstar Alex Ovechkin to be ready to go for the opening game of his 21st NHL season on Oct. 8.,Ovechkin missed a week of training camp with a lower-body injury, but the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer was back at...
Pirates remove interim tag from manager Don Kelly
The Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday extended the contract of manager Don Kelly, who took over on an interim basis in May after Derek Shelton was fired.,The club did not reveal terms of the new agreement.,The Pirates started the season 12-26, then went 59-65 under Kelly, starting with his managerial deb...
Report: Bobby Petrino shakes up staff at Arkansas
Interim Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino fired three defensive assistants in his first full day on the job, ESPN reported Monday.,Petrino, appointed after Sunday's firing of Sam Pittman, reportedly fired Razorbacks defensive coordinator Travis Williams, defensive line coach Deke Adams and defensive assi...
Cam Ward Is Right, the Tennessee Titans Are Ass
Cam Ward doesn’t hold back after the Tennessee Titans’ 0-4 start. The rookie QB calls out the struggling offense, while Tennessee searches for ways to turn things around under coach Brian Callahan....
Alex Freeman’s stoppage-time goal earns Orlando City SC draw at FC Cincinnati
Alex Freeman's goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time provided visiting Orlando City SC with a critical standings point as they drew with FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sunday night.,The draw keeps Cincinnati (18-9-5, 59 points) unbeaten in its third straight overall and second in a row at home.,More importan...
White Sox take perfect game into 6th, blank Nationals
Shane Smith took a perfect game into the sixth inning before combining with three relievers on a one-hitter, and the visiting Chicago White Sox ended their season with an 8-0 win against the Washington Nationals.,Brooks Baldwin homered for the second straight game, doubled and drove in three runs fo...
Texans shut down Titans 26-0, pick up first win of '25
CJ Stroud threw for two touchdowns Sunday and Houston's defense limited the visiting Tennessee Titans to 175 total yards in a 26-0 victory, the Texans' first of the season.,Stroud's 12-yard strike to Woody Marks on the first play of the fourth quarter was Houston's first touchdown in the red zone th...