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Mets' next task: Stop Shohei Ohtani, Dodgers in NLCS
LOS ANGELES -- The National League Championship Series will be an oversized affair starting Sunday, when the top two markets roll out a superstar as the New York Mets visit the Los Angeles Dodgers.,The Mets' Francisco Lindor has risen to the occasion, fighting through a late-season back injury to fi...
Vanderbilt DE Miles Capers stretchered off field vs. Kentucky
Vanderbilt defensive end Miles Capers was taken off the field via stretcher during the second quarter against Kentucky on Saturday night. ,Capers took a shot to the head after colliding with a teammate on a 6-yard rush by Wildcats running back Demie Sumo-Karngbaye with 10:33 remaining in the first h...
Clayton Keller's OT goal lifts Utah to 6-5 win over Rangers
Clayton Keller's second goal of the game was the winner for the Utah Hockey Club, which defeated the host New York Rangers 6-5 in overtime on Saturday.,Keller's third goal of the season came with :55 left in the extra period to give Utah its third straight victory in as many games. He came around th...
Paul Cotter, Devils get win in Capitals' season debut
Paul Cotter scored two goals as the visiting New Jersey Devils spoiled the Washington Capitals' season opener, courtesy of a 5-3 decision on Saturday.,New Jersey's Tomas Tatar, Dawson Mercer and defenseman Seamus Casey also tallied, and Erik Haula and Stefan Noesen each notched three assists. Haula ...
Crew get hat trick from Alexandru Irinel Matan, blast Revs
Alexandru Irinel Matan recorded his first career MLS hat trick and the host Columbus Crew romped to a 4-0 victory over the struggling New England Revolution on Saturday night in a match between short-handed sides. ,Matan had only two goals in 91 MLS matches entering Saturday. His three-goal performa...
Cole Caufield (2 goals) helps Canadiens end skid vs. Senators
Cole Caufield scored twice, and Sam Montembeault made 24 saves in a second straight solid performance to open the season as the Montreal Canadiens won 4-1 to snap a nine-game skid against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday night. ,Caufield scored in the first and third periods, giving him four...
Cam Talbot stops 40 shots as Red Wings silence Predators
Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots in his first start for Detroit as the host Red Wings notched a 3-0 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Talbot, who signed a two-year contract as a free agent, collected his 32nd career shutout.,J.T. Compher, Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin each scored for the...
Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers downgraded to doubtful
Already playing without star wide receiver Davante Adams, the Las Vegas Raiders aren't likely to have counterpart Jakobi Meyers either.,Meyers, whose 25 catches and 273 yards in five games lead the team among wideouts, injured an ankle in last Sunday's loss to the host Denver Broncos. He was limited...
Chargers put CB Asante Samuel Jr., RB Gus Edwards on IR
The Los Angeles Chargers placed cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. and running back Gus Edwards on injured reserve Saturday.,The moves mean Samuel (shoulder) and Edwards (ankle) will each miss at least four games.,Samuel was a full practice participant Thursday, then missed Friday's practice and was ruled...
Lions sign RB David Montgomery to extension through 2027
The Detroit Lions announced Saturday night that they have agreed to a two-year extension with running back David Montgomery through the 2027 season.,According to ESPN, the deal is worth $18.25 million.,Montgomery has rushed for 271 yards and four touchdowns in four games (all starts) this season, hi...
Bills RB James Cook (toe) questionable vs. Jets
Buffalo Bills running back James Cook was a limited participant in practice on Saturday and listed as questionable for Monday's game versus the host New York Jets with a toe injury, coach Sean McDermott said.,Cook sustained the injury during the Bills' 23-20 loss to the Houston Texans last Sunday. T...
Jets rule out CB Michael Carter II, LB C.J. Mosley could return
The New York Jets will be without cornerback Michael Carter II when they host the Buffalo Bills on Monday night.,Carter injured his back in pregame warmups prior to New York's 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings last week and was on the field for just one play. He missed practice this entire week be...
Roger Goodell talks kickoff rules, Super Bowl outside U.S.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Saturday that the results of the new kickoff rules are "incredibly promising," with just over 30 percent of kickoffs returned in 2024, up from 20 percent last season.,Speaking at a fan forum in London ahead of Sunday's game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and ...
Welterweight champ Belal Muhammad takes on Shavkat Rakhmonov at UCF 310
Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad's first title defense will be against unbeaten Shavkat Rakhmonov as part of a UFC championship doubleheader on Dec. 7 in Las Vegas.,UFC 310 at T-Mobile Arena also will feature in the co-main event Alexandre Pantoja of Brazil defending his flyweight title against ...
Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. (knee) out vs. Ravens
Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. was ruled out of Sunday's game against the Baltimore Ravens due to his right knee injury.,Robinson missed practice all week and was listed as questionable on Friday before the team announced Saturday that he would be held out of the contest.,Robi...
Liberty aim to move past Game 1 collapse, knot Finals vs. Lynx
Before the best-of-five WNBA Finals shift to the home floor of the Minnesota Lynx, Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty will aim to even series on Sunday afternoon when they host Game 2.,It will be tough to match the ridiculousness and excitement of the Game 1 ending on Thursday, when the Lynx e...
Shane van Gisbergen dominates qualifying at Charlotte Road Course
CONCORD, N.C.--New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen monopolized qualifying on Saturday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course -- to say the least.,After winning the top starting spot for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the three-time Australian Supercars champion won a tight battle with NAS...
Georgia Tech stuns North Carolina with late 68-yard TD
Jamal Haynes ran for a game-high 170 yards, including the go-ahead 68-yard touchdown with 16 seconds left, as visiting Georgia Tech beat North Carolina 41-34 in Atlantic Coast Conference play Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The game-winner was one of two rushing scores for Haynes, who helped the Yello...
Kaleb Johnson (3 TDs), Iowa run over Washington 40-16
Kaleb Johnson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and added a TD reception as Iowa trounced Washington 40-16 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.,Coach Kirk Ferentz earned his 200th career conference victory, second only to Ohio State legend Woody Hayes (205), for ...
Tigers' Kerry Carpenter comes off bench, drives in run vs. Guardians in Game 5
Out of the Detroit Tigers' starting lineup due a left hamstring injury, Kerry Carpenter delivered a pinch-hit RBI single on Saturday in Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the host Cleveland Guardians.,Carpenter, hit for designated hitter Justyn-Henry Malloy in the fifth and single...