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Knicks' Precious Achiuwa (hamstring) out 2-4 weeks
New York Knicks center/forward Precious Achiuwa is nursing a strained left hamstring and will be re-evaluated in two to four weeks, the team announced Sunday.,Achiuwa sustained the injury while attempting a dunk during the fourth quarter of a preseason game against the Washington Wizards on Friday. ...

Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III active vs. Falcons
Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III is active for Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Falcons.,Walker, who turned 24 on Sunday, was added to the injury report as questionable on Saturday due to an illness.,He has rushed for 234 yards and five touchdowns in four games this season. He ...
NBA's Top Five Most Overrated Teams Entering 2024-25 Season
These five NBA teams have been named as the most overrated squads entering the 2024-25 campaign....

Sharks desperate to emulate Avs and grab first win
The Colorado Avalanche will look to make it back-to-back wins when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Sunday.,Colorado snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 overtime victory against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday to conclude a four-game homestand.,Nathan MacKinnon scored the game-winner with 41 s...

JJ Peterka propels Sabres to victory over Blackhawks
JJ Peterka scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres earn a 4-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,Peterka scored for a third straight game to put Buffalo ahead 3-2. He took a cross-ice pass from Tage Thompson low in the left circle for a qui...

No. 8 LSU rides balanced offense in rout of Arkansas
Caden Durham ran for three touchdowns Saturday night and No. 8 LSU limited Arkansas to 38 yards on the ground in a 34-10 Southeastern Conference win in Fayetteville, Ark.,Durham rushed for 101 yards on 21 carries as the Tigers (6-1, 3-0) earned their sixth straight win. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier...

Kings on the road again, but close to home at Anaheim
The Los Angeles Kings, who captured six of a possible 10 points in the eastern portion of their season-opening seven-game road trip, head down the Santa Ana Freeway to the Honda Center on Sunday afternoon to face their Southern California rivals, the Anaheim Ducks.,The seven-game road trip, which be...

Canucks hand Flyers rare shutout loss in home debut
Kevin Lankinen made 26 saves for his fourth career shutout as the Vancouver Canucks spoiled the Philadelphia Flyers' home opener with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night.,Nils Hoglander, Brock Boeser and Kiefer Sherwood scored for Vancouver, which improved to 2-1-0 on its four-game road trip. The Canuck...

Report: Knicks to waive Landry Shamet after shoulder injury
The New York Knicks are set to waive sharp-shooter Landry Shamet in advance of the season opener Tuesday against the Boston Celtics as the guard deals with a dislocated shoulder, ESPN reported.,By waiving Shamet before the start of the season, the Knicks will only owe him $15,000 by the terms of his...

South Carolina's defense scores 2 TDs in rout of Oklahoma
Nick Emmanwori had two first-quarter interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, as South Carolina used an early defensive barrage to Oklahoma 35-9 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference action at Norman, Okla.,LaNorris Sellers threw for 175 yards and a touchdown as the Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) sn...

Sooners QB Jackson Arnold enters game, burns redshirt
Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold burned his redshirt when he replaced a struggling Michael Hawkins Jr. in the first quarter against South Carolina on Saturday.,Arnold's fifth appearance this season means the former five-star prospect is no longer able to take a redshirt this season and is left wi...

Panthers' Aleksander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk nearing return
The reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers could have stars Aleksander Barkov (lower-body injury) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness) back in the lineup next week.,Barkov, 29, was expected to miss two to three weeks after being injured on Oct. 10, but he skated for the first time since the injury ...

Carlos Rodon, Yankees look to close out Guardians in Game 5
CLEVELAND -- It has been so long since the New York Yankees played in the World Series that Giancarlo Stanton was a 19-year-old Florida Marlins minor leaguer the last time it happened.,With four home runs this postseason alone, Stanton has powered the Yankees to a 3-1 lead in the American League Cha...

Yanks hold off Guardians for 3-1 lead in ALCS
CLEVELAND -- Alex Verdugo and Gleyber Torres each drove in a run in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees moved within one win of their first World Series appearance since 2009 with an 8-6 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series.,...

Avs get first win, beat Ducks in OT on Nathan MacKinnon's goal
Nathan MacKinnon scored at 4:19 of overtime, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to their first win of the season, a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Denver on Friday night.,MacKinnon added an assist, and Ross Colton scored twice in the third period, including a go-ahead goal midway through. Casey M...

Unbeaten Jets pile up goals in routing winless Sharks
Cole Perfetti had two goals and two assists, Nikolaj Ehlers had two goals and one assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov and Neal Pionk each had a goal and three assists as the host Winnipeg Jets clobbered the San Jose Sharks 8-3 on Friday night.,Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey also scored goals and Gabri...

Sabres trying for a complete game vs. Blackhawks
The Buffalo Sabres have found their offensive game after a slow start, but now, their defensive play has taken a hit. They'll try to get their full game back on track when they close out a three-game road trip with a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,After scoring just three goals in thei...

Struggling Flyers hope to replicate first win against Canucks
The Philadelphia Flyers and visiting Vancouver Canucks will meet for the second time in the season's early stages Saturday for the Flyers' home opener.,Philadelphia began its season in Vancouver on Oct. 11, notching a 3-2 shootout victory. However, that was the Flyers' only win on their season-openi...

Titans WR Treylon Burks (knee) ruled out vs. Bills
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Treylon Burks injured a knee at practice this week and has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the host Buffalo Bills, coach Brian Callahan said Friday.,Burks, a former first-round draft pick, was injured on Wednesday and didn't practice on Thursday or Friday.,Cal...

Ducks place F Frank Vatrano on non-roster list
The Anaheim Ducks recalled center Jansen Harkins from the San Diego Gulls of the AHL and placed left wing Frank Vatrano on the non-roster list in advance of the birth of his child.,The Ducks also revealed that center Isac Lundestrom is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.,Harkins, 27, appeared in 4...