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Whitecaps, Timbers scuffling ahead of do-or-die wild-card match
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to reverse their late-season slide in Wednesday's Western Conference wild-card match when they visit a Portland Timbers side coming off one of its most dramatic results of the season.,Vancouver limps into the postseason having lost four in a row and is winless in its...
Three Cooper Kupp Trade Landing Spots: Los Angeles Rams WR Trade Targets
Cooper Kupp could be on the move, as the Los Angeles Rams are listening to trade offers. Here are three landing spots that would make the most sense....
No. 19 Pitt prepares for Syracuse tilt as schedule gets tougher
No. 19 Pitt is off to its best start in more than 40 years, but Syracuse should present a formidable challenge when the teams match up Thursday night on the Panthers' home field.,The Panthers (6-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) have not been 7-0 since 1982, but they can continue their splendid seas...
WNBA players vote to opt out of CBA after 2025 season
One day after the WNBA ended its most successful season with the New York Liberty winning their first title, the league's players' association announced Monday it will opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement.,In a season of record attendance and television ratings that already have st...
Capitals out to sustain momentum vs. Flyers
Just over one week into the season, the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers are quickly trending in opposite directions., ,The Capitals eye their fourth consecutive victory Tuesday when they pay a visit to the slumping Flyers., ,Washington opened its season with a home loss to the New Jersey...
Nestor Cortes likely for Yankees roster; Gerrit Cole to start G1
The New York Yankees expect to have left-hander Nestor Cortes on the roster when the World Series begins Friday against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.,Cortes has not pitched in the postseason because of an elbow flexor strain, last taking the mound Sept. 18 in the regular season when he pitched six sco...
Atlanta United visit CF Montreal for wild-card showdown
Josef Martinez can eliminate his former team when CF Montreal host Atlanta United in Tuesday night's Eastern Conference wild-card game.,Martinez played for Atlanta from 2017-22, winning the MLS Cup and Most Valuable Player honors in 2018 before an ACL tear in early 2020 disrupted his career.,He has ...
Chiefs rule out JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jaylen Watson for Week 8
The Kansas City Chiefs already have ruled out wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster for their Week 8 game due to a hamstring injury.,Coach Andy Reid also ruled out starting cornerback Jaylen Watson on Monday. Watson, 26, reportedly suffered a fractured ankle and could be done for the season.,Smith-Schus...
Pittsburgh Steelers Are Built To Last, Russell Wilson Era Begins
Despite changing quarterbacks from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson, the Pittsburgh Steelers just keep finding ways to win football games....
Reports: Oklahoma fires OC Seth Littrell following 4-3 start
Oklahoma fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell after the Sooners dropped three of their first four games in Southeastern Conference play, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. ,Littrell also served as quarterbacks coach, a position that will now be held by Kevin Johns, according to ESPN. Multi...
NWSL roundup: Gotham beat Pride, run unbeaten streak to 7
Rose Lavelle scored what ended up being the match-winning goal just before halftime as NJ/NY Gotham topped the Orlando Pride 3-1 on Sunday night in Harrison, N.J.,Lavelle found the back of the net in the first minute of first-half stoppage time, helping NJ/NY (16-4-5, 53 points) extend its unbeaten ...
Tim O'Neal fires 65, wins Dominion Energy for first Champions title
Tim O'Neal shot the best round of the week, a 7-under-par 65, and won for the first time on the PGA Tour Champions at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Sunday in Richmond, Va.,At the first leg of the tour's Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs, O'Neal not only earned his long-awaited win but also rocket...
Josh Allen, Bills overcome slow start to crush Titans
Josh Allen threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns Sunday as the Buffalo Bills shrugged off a slow start to rout the Tennessee Titans 34-10 in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Allen completed 21 of 33 passes, putting Buffalo (5-2) ahead for good when he hit new target Amari Cooper for a 12-yard score less than fiv...
Tom Wilson's 2nd goal of game gives Caps OT win over Devils
Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 4:00 of overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 6-5 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Wilson entered the zone on a two-on-one, kept the puck and fired a wrist shot past Jacob Markstrom. He scored in his fourth straigh...
Real Salt Lake top Whitecaps on own goal, secure 3rd seed in West
Diego Luna scored a brilliant second-half equalizer before Real Salt Lake took the lead thanks to a bizarre own goal en route to a 2-1 win over the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night in both teams' regular-season finale.,Alexandros Katranis' cross from the left in the direction of Anders...
Minnesota United routs St. Louis City, will open playoffs vs. RSL
Sang Bin Jeong came off the bench in the second half to score a brace and Robin Lod also scored to lead Minnesota United to a 4-1 Decision Day victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Tani Oluwaseyi had two assists and Kelvin Yeboah picked up his first career MLS assist f...
FC Dallas edge SKC in matchup of eliminated teams
Petar Musa scored and FC Dallas capitalized on an own goal in a 2-1 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday on MLS Decision Day at Frisco, Texas.,Both teams were previously eliminated from playoff contention. Dallas (11-15-8, 41 points) finished in 11th place in the Western Conference, and Kansas ...
Tom Wilson's second goal of the game gives Capitals OT win over Devils
Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 4:00 of overtime to lift the visiting Washington Capitals to a 6-5 win against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night,Wilson entered the zone 2-on-1, kept the puck and fired a wrist shot past Jacob Markstrom. He scored in his fourth straight game to ...
Ken Duke heats up, grabs 1-shot lead at Dominion Energy Charity Classic
Ken Duke followed a torrid front nine with a relatively uneventful last nine holes to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Saturday in Richmond, Va.,Duke carded a 6-under-par 66 at the Country Club of Virginia to move to 9-under 135, one shot better than ...
Atlanta United get needed victory at Orlando, make playoffs
Saba Lobjanidze and Jamal Thiare scored in the first 17 minutes as Atlanta United qualified for the postseason by wrapping up the regular season with a 2-1 road victory against Orlando City on Saturday night.,Atlanta United (10-14-10, 40 points) won back-to-back matches for the first time since Marc...