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Despite series lead, Inter Miami aim for improved play vs. Atlanta
Inter Miami aim to build on their impressive 2024 campaign and advance in the MLS Cup Playoffs when they visit Atlanta United on Saturday.,The Herons, who tallied a record-setting 74 points during the regular season, opened the playoffs with a 2-1 win over Atlanta on Oct. 25 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla....
FC Cincinnati hope to close out host NYCFC in first-round playoff series
FC Cincinnati are one win away from a third straight trip to the MLS Eastern Conference semifinals as they visit New York City FC on Saturday afternoon for Game 2 of their best-of-three first-round playoff series.,Third-seeded Cincinnati needed just one goal in Monday's 1-0 series-opening win, Yamil...
Titans QB Will Levis (shoulder) questionable for Sunday vs. Patriots
Tennessee quarterback Will Levis, after missing two games with a right shoulder injury, is listed as questionable for the Titans' home game Sunday against the New England Patriots.,Levis, who has been limited at practice, had a "good week," coach Brian Callahan said on Friday.,"He felt a lot better ...
Chris Holtmann era begins as DePaul hosts Southern Indiana
Chris Holtmann has a chance to revive the DePaul program -- and his own coaching career -- at the same time. ,The new-look Blue Demons will tip off the season trying to keep visiting Southern Indiana from pulling off an upset Monday night in Chicago. ,Following a brutal 3-29 season, DePaul hired Hol...
With two key returns in tow, Xavier opens vs. Texas Southern
Xavier is entertaining big expectations as it opens the season against visiting Texas Southern on Monday in Cincinnati. ,After a disappointing 16-18 campaign that included season-ending injuries to two starters before it ever began, the Musketeers enter this season on the brink of the Top 25 poll.,I...
Home has been sweet for Kings as they welcome Blackhawks
It's been 14 years since the Los Angeles Kings won their first four home games of the season.,Meanwhile, it only seems that long since they lost to the Chicago Blackhawks.,The Kings can continue their undefeated home start with a sixth consecutive overall victory against the Blackhawks on Saturday.,...
Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs game-time decision vs. Falcons
Dallas Cowboys All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs will be a game-time decision for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Mike McCarthy said on Friday.,Diggs has yet to participate in practice this week while dealing with a calf injury sustained in Dallas' 30-24 setback to the San Franci...
Starting QBs 'ready to roll' for No. 18 Pitt-No. 20 SMU showdown
The status of both starting quarterbacks is the top storyline heading into Saturday's Top 25 matchup between No. 18 Pitt and No. 20 SMU in Dallas.,Coach Pat Narduzzi had said the Panthers (7-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) were taking a "wait-and-see" approach when it comes to Eli Holstein before ...
SMU QB Kevin Jennings cleared for top-20 Pitt showdown
SMU quarterback Kevin Jennings has been medically cleared and will start Saturday night for the No. 20 Mustangs against No. 18 Pittsburgh in Dallas.,Jennings had been listed as questionable with an undisclosed injury sustained in the victory at Duke last Saturday, but coach Rhett Lashlee told ESPN o...
Elena Rybakina hires Novak Djokovic's former coach
World No. 5 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan announced the hiring Friday of Novak Djokovic's former coach, Goran Ivanisevic, for the 2025 season.,Rybakina, 25, split with longtime coach Stefano Vukov this summer. The 2022 Wimbledon champion is an eight-time winner on the WTA Tour, including three titles...
Homecoming: Fever welcome back Stephanie White as head coach
Stephanie White will be patrolling the sideline once again for the Indiana Fever.,On Friday, the Fever named the West Lebanon, Ind., native as their head coach. White previously held the same post from 2015-16 following a four-year stint as the club's assistant coach.,"As we enter this new era of Fe...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back, knee) returns to practice
Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson returned to practice with the Ravens on Friday following a two-day absence due to back and knee issues.,While his participation level in practice was not yet known, his return to the field is encouraging for his chances to play in Baltimore's Week 9 home game against t...
Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. among GTDs vs. Eagles
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receivers Brian Thomas Jr. and Gabe Davis and running back Travis Etienne will be game-time decisions for Sunday's game in Philadelphia, coach Doug Pederson announced Friday.,Thomas (chest) and Davis (shoulder) sustained their respective injuries during Jacksonville's 30-27...
Chase for Championship 4 comes down to Martinsville
With one Round of 8 race left before the 11th Championship 4 weekend decides the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion, the six non-qualified drivers have hard work ahead of them in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va.,The tight, 0.526-mile speedway that opened in 1947 sits near the...
Ascending Flyers take aim at reeling Bruins
The Boston Bruins don't have to wait long for their shot at revenge against the Philadelphia Flyers.,Four days after getting shut out by the Flyers on their home ice, the Bruins hope to return the favor when they visit Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee.,On Tuesday evening, the Flyers rode a 23-sav...
Eric Dixon, new-look Villanova vies for victory over Lafayette
Villanova knows it will be able to count on Eric Dixon this season. ,As for his supporting cast? The Wildcats will begin figuring that out on Monday night when they host Lafayette in Villanova, Pa., in the season opener for both teams.,Villanova was picked to finish seventh in the 11-team Big East a...
Providence out to forge new identity vs. Central Connecticut State
Providence will begin the second season of the Kim English era with Central Connecticut State visiting Rhode Island's capital city on Monday night.,The Friars were led to a 21-14 record, including a berth in the NIT, by eventual lottery pick Devin Carter last season, but this is a new team. Thus, an...
New-look Seton Hall faces familiar foe in Saint Peter's
For the third straight year, Seton Hall coach Shaheen Holloway will face the program he once guided to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament when his Pirates host Saint Peter's on Monday night in Newark, N.J. ,Seton Hall was relegated to the NIT in each of Holloway's first two seasons leading his a...
Wake Forest, eager to take next step, starts vs. Coppin State
Wake Forest won't want to miss any opportunity this season, realizing how important every game can be.,The Demon Deacons, who were on the wrong side of the NCAA Tournament bubble in each of the past three years, will begin another season expecting to make the next step. The first strides in that pro...
Revamped Virginia Tech shoots for hot start vs. Delaware State
After a rough offseason of rebuilding its roster following a mass exodus through the transfer portal, Virginia Tech is ready to start a new era when the Hokies host Delaware State on Monday night in Blacksburg, Va.,The Hokies will begin the process of jelling a roster of new additions and returning ...