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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 ...

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa returns from latest concussion
Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is set to return from his latest concussion, ushered back from injured reserve after clearing NFL protocol for head injuries. ,Neurologists and head injury experts were sounding boards for Tagovailoa to "effortlessly make this decision," Dolphins coach Mike McDani...

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 ...

Alabama zeroes in on 'emotional discipline' with Mizzou up next
Mistakes, penalties and failed execution are putting Alabama on the wrong side of the fine line between winning and losing the SEC. ,That is the view of first-year head coach Kalen DeBoer, who said Monday the team is responding like a group that "wants to be great" on the heels of a loss to Tennesse...

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...

Week 7 MNF: Chargers-Cardinals Preview, Props, Prediction
Week 7 of the NFL regular season concludes with the Los Angeles Chargers traveling to Arizona to face the Cardinals on Monday night.,The Chargers (3-2) are seeking to stay within shouting distance of undefeated Kansas City after beating Denver 23-16 last Sunday. Meanwhile, the Cardinals (2-4) are lo...

Guards Mark Sears, RJ Davis headline All-America team
Guards Mark Sears of Alabama and RJ Davis of North Carolina were the leading vote-getters to headline the Associated Press preseason All-America team, this year a six-man team and represented by just three conferences.,Duke freshman Cooper Flagg tied with Arizona guard Caleb Love, creating the six-m...

Pelicans G Trey Murphy III signs 4-year, $112M extension
Trey Murphy's hamstring is still hurting but his wallet won't be, as the New Orleans Pelicans forward signed a four-year contract extension worth $112 million, ESPN reported Monday.,The extension reportedly does not include incentives or a player option.,Murphy, 24, averaged 14.8 points, 4.9 rebound...
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....

Islanders F Anthony Duclair (LBI) out long term
New York Islanders forward Anthony Duclair suffered a lower-body injury that will keep him out long term but not for the season.,Islanders general manager Lou Lamoriello made the announcement Monday, adding that more will be known Tuesday after further testing.,Duclair, 29, was injured in the third ...

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...

Reports: Raiders QB Aidan O’Connell (thumb) headed for IR
Las Vegas Raiders Aidan O'Connell, who had only recently ascended to starting quarterback, is headed to injured reserve with a fractured right thumb, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday.,He's expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks with a chance to return this season. ESPN reported O'Connell will get a secon...

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...

NBA season-preview capsules: Southwest Division
San Antonio Spurs,Predicted 2024-25 record: 38-44,Last season: 22-60, 14th in NBA Western Conference.,Last time ... ,The Spurs had a head coach not named Gregg Popovich it was Bob Hill, who held the job from 1994-96. Popovich's 29-year run on the bench currently stands at 2,209 games.,FanDuel champi...

Age-old question: Can these All-Stars fight off Father Time?
A team comprised of living legends and young and up-and-coming stars comprised Team USA this summer and it was never more clear LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant can still play. ,The trio carried the US to Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024. Among them, they have 10 combined championship titl...
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....

Team Falcons notch 2 sweeps at BetBoom Dacha Belgrade
Team Falcons recorded a pair of 2-0 sweeps on Sunday in group-stage action at the BetBoom Dacha Belgrade event in Serbia. ,Members of Group B, Team Falcons blanked L1GA TEAM and Gaimin Gladiators. ,Slovakia's Oliver "skiter" Lepko averaged 10.5 kills, 1.5 deaths and 17.0 assists as Team Falcons prev...

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 ...

Russell Wilson accounts for 3 TDs in Steelers debut, fuels comeback over Jets
Russell Wilson passed for two touchdowns and rushed for one in his Pittsburgh debut as the Steelers rallied for a 37-15 victory over the visiting New York Jets on Sunday night.,Wilson missed the first six games with a calf injury before being chosen to start over Justin Fields during the week. Acqui...

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...