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Corbin Carroll, Eduardo Rodriguez lead Diamondbacks past Rockies
Corbin Carroll homered twice, Randal Grichuk also went deep, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-4 in Denver on Wednesday.,Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (3-3) had a season-high 11 strikeouts with five hits, two runs and one walk allowed in 6 1/3 innings for Arizona. The Diamondb...
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...
Dream facing 'win and in' scenario against host Liberty
Tina Charles, the all-time scoring leader for the New York Liberty, is on the verge of becoming the WNBA's all-time leader in double-doubles.,Five years after her final game for the Liberty, Charles attempts to reach the milestone and help the Atlanta Dream clinch the final playoff spot in Thursday'...
Purdue, Oregon State try to move on from ugly losses
Purdue and Oregon State will both try to bounce back from last weekend's lopsided home losses against in-state opponents when they meet Saturday in a nonconference clash in Corvallis, Ore.,The Beavers (2-1) fell 49-14 to No. 9 Oregon and the Boilermakers (1-1) were pounded 66-7 by then-No. 18 Notre ...
Zero margin for error for Sky against host Sun
Everything is at stake for the Chicago Sky when they meet the Connecticut Sun on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams in Uncasville, Conn.,The Sun (27-12) have clinched one of the top four playoff spots, but the Sky (13-26) are one of three teams battling for the eighth and final pos...
Packers QB Jordan Love back at practice as limited participant
Quarterback Jordan Love took the first step toward returning from a knee injury on Wednesday, participating in practice with the Green Bay Packers for the first time since he was hurt in the Sept. 6 opener in Brazil.,Officially listed as a limited participant, Love wore a sleeve stretching from abov...
Rams put two more on IR, but not WR Cooper Kupp
The Los Angeles Rams placed offensive lineman Jonah Jackson and safety John Johnson II on injured reserve Wednesday, but standout wide receiver Cooper Kupp remains on the active roster. ,Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters this week that Kupp will miss an extended period. Either the Rams think...
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...
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni not second-guessing FG decision despite one-point loss
Head coach Nick Sirianni and the Eagles put themselves in a position similar to the Week 1 win over Green Bay as the final minutes played out against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday.,Sirianni already knew what he was going to do based on an analytics study he led the team through entering the season. ...
Blue Jackets to remember Gaudreau brothers throughout season
The Columbus Blue Jackets plan to remember Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau throughout the upcoming NHL season.,Johnny Gaudreau played with the Blue Jackets the past two campaigns following eight-plus seasons with the Calgary Flames. He and his younger brother, Matthew -- a hockey teammate at Boston Coll...
Everyone Should Be Rooting for the New York Mets Right Now
As playoff races are hot around the MLB, America should be cheering for the New York Mets to make the postseason....
Chargers coach: Justin Herbert's ankle 'much better'
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert is trending toward playing against the host Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend.,The question of Herbert's status was raised for Sunday's game on the heels of the Pro Bowl quarterback sustaining an ankle injury during the Chargers' 26-3 victory over the C...
UConn ready to settle in at home vs. Florida Atlantic
UConn looks to set the tone at home Saturday night when it welcomes Florida Atlantic to begin a string of six straight games at East Hartford, Conn.,The Huskies (1-2) breezed to a 63-17 romp over visiting Merrimack on Sept. 7 and put a scare into host Duke last Saturday before dropping a 26-21 decis...
Adrian Wojnarowski leaves ESPN, named GM at St. Bonaventure
Senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski dropped his final "Woj bomb" Wednesday morning, announcing that he has moved on from ESPN. ,Wojnarowski, 55, agreed to become the general manager of the men's basketball program at St. Bonaventure, his alma mater. He graduated from the western New York school in...
NFL Power Rankings: Top Five Teams Heading Into Week 3
These are the top five NFL teams as we head into Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season, as the Kansas City Chiefs retain the No. 1 spot....
Yankees look to punch ticket to playoffs in clash vs. Mariners
Juan Soto hit the trifecta on Tuesday.,His milestone home run helped the New York Yankees record an 11-2 win over the host Seattle Mariners.,The Yankees (88-63) can clinch at least a wild-card playoff berth with a victory when the series continues Wednesday night in Seattle.,Soto's two-run blast off...
Diamondbacks look to stop slide vs. Rockies
The Diamondbacks' push to return to the postseason has hit a bump in Denver this week. Arizona has dropped the first two games of a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies, tightening the National League wild-card race.,The Diamondbacks will try to salvage the series finale when Eduardo Rodri...
Cubs, A's bring strong interleague records into series finale
The host Chicago Cubs and Oakland Athletics get one last chance to improve on impressive interleague records when they close out a three-game series Wednesday afternoon.,The Cubs (77-74) took a costly loss in the second game of the series Tuesday night, falling 4-3 despite two home runs by Ian Happ....