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Leagues Cup bans Miami’s Luis Suarez 6 games for spitting incident
The Leagues Cup Organizing Committee suspended Inter Miami star forward Luis Suarez six games Friday for spitting at a staff member of the Seattle Sounders after the recent tournament final.,As the Sounders concluded a 3-0 victory in Seattle to win the cup, the teams got in a scuffle that featured t...
AFC North Primer: Bengals take aim at Ravens
Two-time MVP Lamar Jackson and the Ravens have been to the playoffs six times in the past seven seasons and have won the AFC North the last two seasons. ,To change that, the rest of the division must do more than slow down Jackson. ,Baltimore had the No. 1 offense in the NFL last season and no defen...
Roughriders look for second straight defeat of Blue Bombers in Banjo Bowl
Saskatchewan just produced a big victory over Winnipeg in the Labour Day Classic.,Now the Roughriders will strive to do it again in the rematch.,Six days after Saskatchewan notched a 34-30 home win over the Blue Bombers, the two squads square off in the "Banjo Bowl" in Winnipeg.,Saskatchewan (9-2) i...
Haas Factory Team switching from Ford to Chevy for '26
Haas Factory Team will part ways with Ford in favor of Chevrolet starting in 2026.,The switch to Chevrolet also creates a new technical alliance with Hendrick Motorsports, which will provide engines in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.,The team currently uses Ford bodies and engin...
Joey Logano faces uphill battle in pursuit of fourth Cup championship
One playoff race down in the Round of 16, two more races to go before NASCAR starts weeding out the championship pretenders from the contenders.,The NASCAR Cup Series' postseason continues Sunday afternoon with the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill., the opening rou...
Red-hot Mercury look for seventh straight win at Sun
After dropping three consecutive games, the Connecticut Sun are looking to finish strong, and that bid starts with a home game Saturday afternoon against the Phoenix Mercury in Uncasville, Conn.,Connecticut (10-31), is 5-5 in its last 10 games and has given up 88 points or more in all three of its l...
Tiger-Cats, Alouettes seek to end losing skids
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and well-rested Alouettes look to snap their respective losing streaks at the other's expense on Saturday in Montreal.,The East Division-leading Tiger-Cats (6-5) have dropped three in a row, while the second-place Alouettes (5-6) have lost four straight games.,Montreal, howev...
Steve Ballmer denies allegations of Kawhi Leonard, Clippers circumventing salary cap
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer claimed he had no knowledge of the deal between Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration and would "want the league to investigate" if another team were accused of circumventing the NBA's salary cap, ,"I'd want the league to investigate, take it seriously," Ballmer told ...
Angels face Athletics in battle to avoid AL West basement
Two teams in a battle to avoid finishing in the American League West's cellar square off Friday night when the last-place Athletics open a three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., ,The fourth-place Angels (66-74), who have 22 games remaining, hold a 2 1/2-game lead over the ...
Merrill Kelly aims to halt Rangers' modest skid in opener vs. Astros
The injury-riddled Texas Rangers will send one of their hottest pitchers to the mound on Friday when they square off with the struggling Houston Astros in the opener of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Astros (77-64) lead the American League West by 3 1/2 games over Seattle.,Texas (72-69...
Rays making push, look to extend win streak vs. Guardians
Tampa Bay's top prospect, Carson Williams, is providing major contributions as the Rays make a strong September push.,The shortstop and his teammates -- winners of a season-high seven straight games -- will face the visiting Cleveland Guardians Friday night in the second contest of their four-game s...
Twins' Pablo Lopez reportedly set to return to face Royals
The Kansas City Royals haven't truly taken advantage of an extended homestand, but they could still conclude it on a strong note.,Looking to gain more ground in their push for an American League wild-card spot, the Royals open a three-game set against the lowly Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,Kansa...
Cristopher Sanchez, Phillies try to maintain momentum vs. Marlins
Cristopher Sanchez and the Philadelphia Phillies have lofty goals this year, and they will continue that quest on Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Miami Marlins.,Sanchez (11-5, 2.66 ERA) is hoping to get into the thick of the National League Cy Young Award race with less th...
Yankees eager to avenge series losses vs. East-leading Jays
A disastrous visit to Canada shortly before the All-Star break left the New York Yankees spending their summer catching up in the American League East.,On their best run since May, the Yankees will attempt to inch closer to the division lead on Friday when they host the Toronto Blue Jays for the ope...
Brewers need relief help as they open series with Pirates
Despite having the best record in the major leagues, the Milwaukee Brewers are hurting as they begin a three-game road series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.,The Brewers, who have lost three of their past four games and gone 8-11 since Aug. 17, have been dealing with numerous injurie...
Orioles, facing Dodgers, try to waylay another NL West contender
Although Baltimore occupies last place in the American League East, the Orioles are impacting the National League West race during the final month of the season.,Baltimore will get another chance to slow an NL West contender when the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers visit on Friday night in the ...
Jack Flaherty, Tigers aim to start series well vs. White Sox
Detroit Tigers right-hander Jack Flaherty took his team on a roller coaster ride during his six starts in August. ,The Tigers are hoping they will get the better version of Flaherty in the opener of a weekend series against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Friday.,In three of his starts last month,...
Arizona aims to refine offensive attack vs. Weber State
Arizona will try to fine-tune its offensive performance coming off a season-opening home win over Hawaii when it faces Weber State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (1-0) defeated Hawaii 40-6 last Saturday behind a stout defense that did not allow a touchdown while recording five takeaways and fi...
Washington's road to Ohio State continues with UC Davis
Washington coach Jedd Fisch spent more than a dozen years in the NFL as an assistant, so he looks at the first few weeks of the Huskies' season as kind of a preseason for their Big Ten opener Sept. 27 against No. 1 Ohio State.,After beating visiting Colorado State 38-21 in its opener last weekend, W...
$2M on line at Aramco Houston Championship
Twenty-six teams and 104 players will compete for a $2 million prize pool at the Aramco Houston Championship that begins Friday at the Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas.,The three-day tournament is the fourth of five events in this year's PIF Global Series, which rebranded from the Aramco Te...