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Tarik Skubal shuts down Astros as Tigers take Game 1
HOUSTON -- Tarik Skubal twirled six shutout innings as the bottom of the order sparked an early rally that carried the Detroit Tigers to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League wild-card series on Tuesday.,Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series set to resu...
Sanderson champ Luke List thinking of home hit hard by Helene
Luke List is in Jackson, Miss., this week to defend his title at the Sanderson Farms Championship, but his mind is on his adopted hometown of Augusta, Ga., and the other parts of the Southeast hit by Hurricane Helene.,List planned to fly from Augusta to Jackson on Monday, but with the storm approach...
West Virginia enters Oklahoma State game with 'confidence,' not 'momentum'
Coming off its first conference win of the season, West Virginia would love to ride that momentum into Saturday afternoon's Big 12 road game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.,That said, Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said he doesn't believe that momentum carries over through a bye week. He ...
BC bids to stifle Virginia rushing attack in ACC matchup
Boston College will try to slow Virginia's resurgent running game when the teams meet on Saturday afternoon for an Atlantic Coast Conference contest in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (3-1, 1-0) are coming off a bye week after rushing for a whopping 384 yards in a 43-24 victory at previously unbe...
Ace Chris Sale left off Braves' wild-card roster vs. Padres
Atlanta Braves left-hander Chris Sale was left off the team's roster for its National League wild-card series against the San Diego Padres.,Sale initially was scheduled to pitch the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the New York Mets before being scratched due to back spasms.,The Braves d...
Houston hoping to snap scoring drought at TCU
TCU looks to build on its best performance of the year when it hosts reeling Houston on Friday evening in a Big 12 Conference clash in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) head home after a rousing 38-27 win at Kansas on Saturday that snapped a two-game losing skid. Josh Hoover pass...
No. 23 Indiana, 'on a mission,' seeks to stay unbeaten at Northwestern
Indiana stands 5-0 in football for the first time since 1967, the most recent time the program shared a Big Ten title, and a No. 23 ranking now flanks the Hoosiers' name.,"This is a team that's a little bit on a mission," first-year Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said, "and Northwestern's the next one ...
Max Verstappen's dad: Red Bull losing 'too many people'
Three-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen's father says Red Bull Racing "will explode" if it continues to lose key employees.,Jos Verstappen, himself a former F1 driver, expressed his concerns over the recent departures of chief strategist Will Courtenay to McLaren, sporting director Jonathan Whe...
Mountain West finalizes addition of UTEP
The Mountain West Conference added UTEP as its seventh full-time member on Tuesday.,The Miners of El Paso, Texas, will begin competition in all sports in the 2026-27 academic year. They have been members of Conference USA since 2005.,"There's no doubt this will be better for our student-athletes, ou...
Justin Verlander left off Astros' wild-card roster vs. Tigers
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander was left off the Houston Astros' roster for their American League wild-card series against the visiting Detroit Tigers. ,Game 1 of the series is Tuesday afternoon with Houston's Framber Valdez (15-7, 2.91 ERA) set to square off against Detroit's Tari...
Report: Mountain West finalizing addition of UTEP
The Mountain West Conference reportedly is in the final stages of adding UTEP as its seventh full-time member.,ESPN reported Monday night that the deal has yet to be finalized but that an announcement "is expected soon.",The Miners of El Paso, Texas, have been members of Conference USA since 2005.,T...
Houston Dash part ways with coach Fran Alonso
The Houston Dash parted ways with first-year head coach Fran Alonso on Tuesday.,The 48-year-old Spaniard had been on an unexplained leave of absence since late June.,Ricky Clarke will continue to serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the NWSL season.,The Dash are in last place with four m...
No. 22 Louisville looks to bounce back vs. SMU
A loss at Notre Dame last week not only dropped 22nd-ranked Louisville from the ranks of the unbeaten but also provided the Cardinals with learning experiences, according to second-year coach Jeff Brohm.,"There are all kinds of things to clean up, but you're going to have that when you're facing rea...
Red-hot but inexperienced Tigers prepare for veteran Astros
HOUSTON -- The Astros had to rebound from a miserable start to the season to win their fourth straight American League West title. Now they carry an overwhelming advantage in postseason experience into their matchup vs. the Detroit Tigers in the American League wild-card series, which begins Tuesday...
Pistons await return of F Ausar Thompson (blood clot)
Ausar Thompson's rookie campaign with the Detroit Pistons ended prematurely because of a blood clot. Now, he and the team are waiting to find out when he can take the court for his sophomore season.,Trajan Langdon, the Piston's vice president of basketball operations, said Monday that Thompson still...
Giants dismiss Farhan Zaidi, tab Buster Posey as replacement
The San Francisco Giants parted ways with Farhan Zaidi and named Buster Posey his replacement in the role of president of baseball operations, the team announced Monday.,The Giants hired Zaidi in November 2018 after the latter completed a five-year stint as general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers...
Heat's Erik Spoelstra: Jimmy Butler 'needs me, I need him'
Entering their sixth year together, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes a breakthrough in his relationship with Jimmy Butler is imminent. ,That thesis is based almost entirely on longevity and mutual need.,"When you get to that many years together, there's a lot of unspoken understanding," Spoe...
Packers WR Christian Watson (ankle) could miss four games
Packers wide receiver Christian Watson is a candidate for injured reserve because of a left ankle sprain, NFL Network reported Monday. ,Watson was carted to the locker room during the first quarter of Green Bay's loss to the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on Sunday and did not return to the game...
Ross Chastain wins at Kansas; Kyle Larson finishes 26th
Ross Chastain opened the Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs Sunday by racing away from William Byron in a 20-lap dash to win the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.,A non-championship competitor, the Alva, Fla., native used his No. 1 Trackhouse Raci...
Astros-Guardians finale rained out, won’t be rescheduled
The season finale between the Houston Astros and the Cleveland Guardians was wiped out Sunday due to ongoing rain in the Cleveland area.,With the regular season about to end, the game will not be made up. Cleveland finishes the year with a 92-69 record and Houston wraps up at 88-73.,Neither team's p...