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PWHL expands 'Takeover Tour' to 16 neutral-site games
The Professional Women's Hockey League announced Monday that it will play 16 regular-season games at 11 neutral sites across the U.S. and Canada during the 2025-26 season.,It's an expansion from last season when the "PWHL Takeover Tour" drew 123,601 fans for nine games.,The tour will visits seven ne...
NYCFC M Andres Perea (leg) recovering from surgery
New York City FC midfielder Andres Perea underwent surgery Sunday for a right lower leg fracture and will begin the rehabilitation process, the club announced Monday.,Perea, who turns 25 on Friday, scored three goals and added an assist in 24 appearances this season, his third with NYCFC. In the clu...
Citi Field to host Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 'Showdown'
Puerto Rican baseball legend Carlos Delgado, who is among the candidates for the Hall of Fame's Contemporary Era ballot, and eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano of the Dominican Republic will be at the forefront of the "RD vs PR Showdown" on Nov. 15 at New York's Citi Field.,The New York Mets, with wh...
Steelers CB Darius Slay sustains concussion in loss to Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay made an early exit due to a concussion during Sunday night's 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Inglewood, Calif.,Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that Slay is in concussion protocol and added, "We'll see where that leads us this week."...
Pistons crank out wins while Wizards continue to struggle
The one-two punch of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren has carried the Detroit Pistons to a six-game winning streak. Detroit will look to make it seven straight when the rebuilding Washington Wizards visit on Monday night.,Cunningham overcame a slow start to rack up 26 points and 11 assists in a 111-1...
Chargers' defense dominates in win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...
Keenan Allen sets franchise receiving mark in Chargers' win over Steelers
Kimani Vidal rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown and the Los Angeles Chargers held Pittsburgh to 221 total yards while notching a 25-10 victory over the Steelers on Sunday night at Inglewood, Calif.,Justin Herbert completed 20 of 33 passes for 220 yards and one touchdown and Cameron Dicker kicked th...
Steelers CB Darius Slay (concussion) ruled out vs. Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay exited Sunday night's game against the host Los Angeles Chargers due to a concussion.,Slay was injured when he banged heads with teammate Kyle Dugger while making a tackle on Chargers running back Kimani Vidal in the second quarter. Slay was walked off the ...
Legendary Hall of Fame player, coach Lenny Wilkens dies at 88
Legendary Lenny Wilkens, one of the few inductees into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach, died on Sunday. He was 88.,Wilkens' family announced the news but did not divulge a cause of death.,Wilkens, a nine-time All-Star point guard from 1960-75, was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Ha...
Pitt ready to hoist 3-pointers vs. Eastern Michigan
Entering a home contest against Eastern Michigan on Monday, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel isn't bashful about what his team's offensive identity is.,In a 78-60 win over Longwood on Friday, the Panthers attempted 30 shots from behind the 3-point line, something Capel feels his team can replicate through...
Gotham FC stun top-seeded Current in NWSL quarterfinals
Katie Stengel scored in the first minute of stoppage time off a set piece in overtime as visiting Gotham FC stunned the top-seeded Kansas City Current 2-1 in an NWSL quarterfinal on Sunday afternoon.,Jess Carter got a free kick after being fouled by KC's Allyson Sentnor. Kayla Duran got the ball out...
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz gets rare Nitto ATP Finals win
As the world's No. 2 player, Carlos Alcaraz has won a mountain of championships and achieved myriad personal benchmarks. ,On Sunday in Turin, Italy, he took a step toward another one by downing Alex de Minaur to kick off a potential run at the Nitto ATP Finals.,The prestigious end-of-season finale h...
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84
Paul Tagliabue, who served as the NFL's commissioner for 17 seasons, died Sunday morning at the age of 84.,Per Tagliabue's family, the apparent cause of death was heart failure complicated by Parkinson's disease. He passed away at his home in Chevy Chase, Md.,Tagliabue replaced Pete Rozelle as the N...
Capitals' Pierre-Luc Dubois has surgery, out 3-4 months
Washington Capitals forward Pierre-Luc Dubois will be sidelined three to four months after he underwent surgery to address injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles, the team announced Sunday.,Dubois was injured after his knee buckled on a defensive zone faceoff during the first period of Washi...
Why the Pittsburgh Steelers Didn’t Need Jaylen Waddle to Stay in the AFC Hunt
The Steelers’ lack of wide receiver depth isn’t a crisis. Aaron Rodgers and Arthur Smith’s tight end-heavy scheme has Pittsburgh thriving even without adding a big-name target like Jaylen Waddle....
FURIA sweep Team Vitality to win IEM Chengdu
FURIA swept Team Vitality to win the $125,000 top prize Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament in China.,FURIA won the best-of-five grand final at the $300,000 Counter-Strike 2 event with 13-11 victories on Ancient and Overpass, sandwiched around a 13-10 triumph on Overpass.,The...
Brandon Hagel's late goal helps Lightning edge Capitals
Brandon Hagel scored the tie-breaking goal and had an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the seventh time in eight games by beating the visiting Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night.,Jake Guentzel also had a goal and an assist, and Emil Lilleberg scored for the Lightning as well. Charle-...
Penguins F Filip Hallander (blood clot) expected out at least 3 months
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Filip Hallander on injured reserve Saturday after announcing a day earlier he has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and will miss a minimum of three months.,Hallander, 25, will remain in Pittsburgh and rehabilitate with the Penguins' medical te...
NBA 2025 Eastern Conference Contenders & Pretenders
Eastern Conference NBA contenders vs. pretenders: Which teams can make a deep playoff run this season?...
Against all odds, Minnesota United knocks out Sounders in shootout
Goaltender Dayne St. Clair made five saves then delivered the game-winner in the 10th round of a shootout as 10-man Minnesota United rallied to defeat the Seattle Sounders on penalty kicks following a 3-3 tie in a first-round playoff clincher Saturday at St. Paul. Minn.,Minnesota United finished wit...