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William Byron wins at Martinsville, joins Championship 4 with Kyle Larson
William Byron beat Ryan Blaney in an 11-lap dash and won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, putting him in the field with teammate Kyle Larson for next weekend's championship race after Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 finale in Martinsville, Va.,With Blaney leading and the pair charging...

Surprising Jazz eager to face defensively challenged Suns
After a tough last-second loss on Friday at Sacramento, the Utah Jazz return home to host the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz hope to pick up where they left off at home as they earned a 129-108 season-opening victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday.,Utah followed...

Max Scherzer eyes World Series history as Blue Jays, Dodgers clash in Game 3
LOS ANGELES -- After the long 32-year wait to return to Canada, the World Series shifts back to Los Angeles, where memories remain thick from its visit just one year ago.,All even at one game each, the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will duel to get the upper hand in the best-of-seven mat...

Lakers to face Kings without LeBron James, Luka Doncic
Two teams that reversed fortunes with wins following opening-day losses go for their second straight victories when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.,Playing for a second time without the injured LeBron James, the Lakers bounced back from a disappointing opening loss...

Derrick Henry, Tyler Huntley end Ravens' slump with win over Bears
Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns to move into fifth place on the all-time list and the Baltimore Ravens snapped a four-game slide with a 30-16 victory over the visiting Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon.,Tyler Huntley completed 17 of 22 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown and added 53 rush...

Jack Hughes scores twice to give Devils 8th straight win over Avalanche
Jack Hughes scored two goals Sunday afternoon, including the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime as the streaking New Jersey Devils earned their eighth straight victory by beating the visiting Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in Newark, N.J.,Hughes missed a shot moments before Simon Nemec picked off Cole...

After snapping skid, Bruins out to build momentum vs. Senators
Two weeks of losing ways are over for the Boston Bruins.,After snapping a six-game skid, the Bruins look to stay on the right track when they travel to Ottawa to take on the Atlantic Division rival Senators for the first time this season.,"We still have work to do. Nothing will change (after a win)....

Star guards to clash again as Warriors, Grizzlies face off
Star point guards Ja Morant and Stephen Curry will continue a tightly contested rivalry when the Memphis Grizzlies and Golden State Warriors duel Monday night in San Francisco.,Both teams enter the game 2-1, having taken different paths to get there.,The Grizzlies won two of three on a season-openin...

Well-rounded Bulls leaning on each other as Hawks pay a visit
Pushing the ball and defending the length of the floor has been the mantra of Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan for some time.,It is a small sample size, but the newest edition of the Bulls has proven to be a quick study to the strategy. Chicago has produced a pair of season-opening victories and is...

Sixers to put strong start to test against shaky Magic
Two games into the season, the Philadelphia 76ers already have shown they can lean on multiple options to carry the team.,The Sixers aim to continue their unbeaten start to the season Monday when the Orlando Magic come to town.,Philadelphia nipped the Boston Celtics 117-116 in its season opener Wedn...

Derrick Henry passes Walter Payton for 5th in NFL rushing TDs
Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry recorded his 111th career rushing touchdown on Sunday, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Walter Payton for fifth place all-time in NFL history.,Henry ran in from 2 yards out with 8:15 remaining in the second quarter against Payton's former team, the Chicag...

New Indiana coach Darian DeVries begins tenure vs. Alabama A&M
Ten seasons ago, Tom Crean led the Indiana Hoosiers to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet Sixteen. Since that time, the five-time national champs have won exactly one NCAA Tournament game., ,That's why Indiana is on its third coach since Crean was fired in 2017 - as Darian DeVries makes his sideline debut ...

Crew, FC Cincinnati chase heavenly finish in 1st-round rivalry clash
There are sparks every time Ohio rivals FC Cincinnati and the Columbus Crew play. Add a playoff matchup and the "Hell Is Real" derby gets even spicier.,That should be the case Monday when Eastern Conference No. 2 seed FC Cincinnati hosts the No. 7 Crew in the first match of a best-of-three first-rou...

Texas' Steve Sarkisian calls report on NFL interest 'absolutely ridiculous'
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian was not all smiles Saturday after the No. 22 Longhorns rallied from a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win 45-38 at Mississippi State in overtime.,After a report from The Athletic was published early Saturday that Sarkisian's representatives have let NFL decision ...

Minnesota, new coach Niko Medved open season against Gardner-Webb
The Niko Medved era is about to start for Minnesota.,The Golden Gophers and their new head coach will tip off their season when they take on Gardner-Webb on Nov. 3 in Minneapolis.,Minnesota hired Medved from Colorado State to try to bolster its program after the end of last season. The Golden Gopher...

Falcons WR Drake London, QB Michael Penix inactive vs. Dolphins
Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Drake London is inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Miami Dolphins.,London, who had no injury designation on Friday, was downgraded to questionable with a hip injury on Saturday before being ruled out on Sunday.,He leads the Falcons in catches (38) and ...

NFL to investigate Ravens about Lamar Jackson's practice participation
The NFL is investigating the day-after change to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's practice participation status.,The Ravens could be disciplined after originally announcing Jackson was a full participant in Friday's practice before changing that Saturday to indicate he was limited.,"The ...

No. 24 Wisconsin has work to do ahead of opener vs. Campbell
A tough exhibition loss provided a retooled Wisconsin squad with several aspects to address before the Badgers' regular-season opener against visiting Campbell.,Wisconsin, ranked No. 24 in the preseason poll, dropped the exhibition opener against Oklahoma 85-84 on Friday. The Badgers, with nine newc...

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (illness) expected to play vs. Falcons
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is expected to play in Sunday's game against the host Atlanta Falcons despite being added to the injury report with an illness.,Tagovailoa, who does not carry an injury designation into the game, was benched last week in a 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns. ...

Minnesota United eager to rid 'sour taste' in clash vs. Sounders
If there was ever a season that Minnesota United FC should feel good about its MLS playoff possibilities, this is it.,The Loons challenged for the Western Conference title before finishing fourth, earning home field in the best-of-three first-round series against the fifth-seeded Seattle Sounders. M...