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Giants coach: Daniel Jones remains QB1
New York Giants coach Brian Daboll confirmed Monday that Daniel Jones will remain the starting quarterback in Week 8 despite benching him in Sunday's loss.,Daboll said after Sunday's 28-3 setback against the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles that he removed Jones in the fourth quarter to "create a ...
New-look Knicks out to spoil Boston's latest banner raising
The Boston Celtics will begin their quest for back-to-back NBA championships Tuesday when they tip off the 2024-25 season against the visiting New York Knicks.,Boston defeated Dallas in five games to claim the 2023-24 championship. The Celtics haven't won consecutive titles since 1967-68 and 1968-69...
Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy shakes off Aikman critique
Troy Aikman's comments "don't carry weight" with Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. ,Last week Aikman, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback in Dallas who calls "Monday Night Football" games for ESPN, told regional radio station 96.7 FM The Ticket that wide receivers running lazy or inconsistent routes ar...
WTA roundup: Leylah Fernandez, Bianca Andreescu win in Tokyo
Eighth-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada survived a first-round challenge from Aliaksandra Sasnovich at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday in Tokyo.,Fernandez was ahead 5-7, 6-2, 5-2 when her Russian opponent was forced to retire due to difficulty breathing after a 2-hour, 44-minute battle in the ...
Report: Bucks vet Khris Middleton (ankles) to miss opener
Bucks star Khris Middleton is expected to miss Milwaukee's season opener Wednesday against the host Philadelphia 76ers as he continues to rehab from ankle injuries, ESPN reported Monday.,The most Middleton has been cleared to do so far is participate in 3-on-3 scrimmages, but he's been limited in pr...
Aryna Sabalenka supplants Iga Swiatek at World No. 1
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka returned to World No. 1 in the latest WTA rankings, dropping Polish star Iga Swiatek to No. 2.,Sabalenka, a three-time Grand Slam champion, including this year's U.S. Open, spent eight weeks at No. 1 last year. Swiatek had been No. 1 for the past 11 months.,Although neithe...
Monday Night Football Betting Picks & Predictions for Baltimore Ravens vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It's an exciting Monday Night Football matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, these our top sports betting picks and predictions....
Experienced Dodgers favored to sink Yanks in World Series
Getting to the World Series has seemingly become second nature for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ,With Sunday night's 10-5 victory over the New York Mets in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, Los Angeles punched its ticket to the Fall Classic for the fourth time in eight years. ,And even ...
Ross Colton nets 2 goals as Avalanche top Sharks
Ross Colton scored twice and Cale Makar added one goal and two assists as the visiting Colorado Avalanche defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Sunday night.,Joel Kiviranta scored the other goal for the Avalanche, who won back-to-back games for the first time this season after snapping a four-game los...
Jets OL Xavier Newman-Johnson (neck) carted off field
New York Jets offensive lineman Xavier Newman-Johnson was carted off the field with a serious neck injury midway through the third quarter of the Jets' road game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.,Newman-Johnson was taken to a nearby hospital and had movement in his limbs, according to...
Kings score four in third period to top Ducks
Adrian Kempe and Alex Laferriere scored goals early in the third period to help lead the visiting Los Angeles Kings to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night in the first game of the season in the Freeway Faceoff Series., ,Kevin Fiala and Mikey Anderson added two empty-net goals to cap...
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...
49ers lose WRs Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel during loss to Chiefs
The San Francisco 49ers lost standout receivers Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel during Sunday's 28-18 loss to the visiting Kansas City Chiefs.,Aiyuk was carted off with a right knee injury in the final minute of the first half. Samuel played briefly early in the game before exiting with an illness.,T...
NBA season-preview capsules: Central Division
1. MILWAUKEE BUCKS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 57-25,Last season: 49-33, 3rd in Eastern Conference,Last time ...,The Bucks reached the second round of the playoffs was 2022, settling for a pair of disappointing first-round exits since then. Milwaukee is also just four seasons removed from a championsh...
NBA season-preview capsules: Pacific Division
1. SACRAMENTO KINGS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 53-29,Last season: 46-36, T-9th in Western Conference,Last time...,The Kings won a playoff series, it was in the 2004 first round against the Mavericks, the same team that had ended Arvydas Sabonis' career in the postseason a year earlier. Arvydas had 23...
NBA season-preview capsules: Atlantic Division
1. BOSTON CELTICS,Predicted 2024-25 record: 60-22,Last season: 64-18, 1st in Eastern Conference,Last time...,The Celtics came off a title run was the 2008-09 campaign. They went 62-20 but got bounced in the Eastern Conference semifinals.,FanDuel championship odds: +310,Roster roll call,Draft Picks:,...
Seahawks WR DK Metcalf hurts knee, but ‘doesn’t look too bad’
Seattle Seahawks fans got a scare when star wide receiver DK Metcalf was carted to the locker room late in Sunday's 34-14 win over the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury.,However, coach Mike Macdonald said in his postgame press conference that Metcalf merely "banged his knee a little bit" and "it do...
Brandon McManus punctuates Packers debut with GW FG vs. Texans
Newly signed Brandon McManus kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal as time expired Sunday to lift the host Green Bay Packers over the Houston Texans 24-22.,McManus, who joined Green Bay last Tuesday after the team released inconsistent rookie Brayden Narveson, drilled the winner after the Packers...
Lions hand Vikings first loss in NFC North showdown
Jake Bates drilled a go-ahead, 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining, and the Detroit Lions held on for a 31-29 win over the previously unbeaten Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Jared Goff completed 22 of 25 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns for Detroit (5-1). Jahmy...
Seahawks pull away from Falcons to end three-game slide
ATLANTA -- Geno Smith completed 18 of 28 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns, leading the visiting Seattle Seahawks to a 34-14 victory over the Atlanta Falcons Sunday.,Kenneth Walker III rushed for a team-high 69 yards and a touchdown and DK Metcalf caught four passes for 99 yards and a score fo...