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Former USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter hired to lead Fire
The Chicago Fire announced the hiring of former U.S. men's national team coach Gregg Berhalter as the club's new director of football and head coach on Tuesday.,Berhalter, 51, becomes the MLS club's 10th full-time manager and will oversee all of the Fire's sporting operations, reporting directly to ...
Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant dies at 83
Boston Red Sox pitching great Luis Tiant, a three-time All-Star and two-time American League ERA leader, has died at age 83.,Multiple media outlets in Boston confirmed the right-hander's passing on Tuesday. ,Tiant won 229 games with six teams over 19 seasons in the majors (1964-82), striking out 2,4...
Reports: Jets fire head coach Robert Saleh
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh after three-plus seasons, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday morning. ,Per reports, defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be the interim head coach for the Jets.,New York dropped to 2-3 this season with its 23-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on...
Will Minnesota Timberwolves Be Better Without Karl-Anthony Towns?
In the longterm, the Minnesota Timberwolves might find themselves in a better position without Karl-Anthony Towns because of what they recouped via trade....
Kansas City Chiefs Proved They Can Adapt: Remain Undefeated in Unique Win Over Saints
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs proved they can adapt, as they didn't have any passing touchdowns but remained undefeated on Monday Night Football....
Rocco Becht, No. 11 Iowa State ride hot streak into West Virginia
There are quarterbacks who have thrown for more yards than Iowa State's Rocco Becht, completed a higher percentage of their passes than Becht and tossed more touchdown passes than Becht.,However, Cyclones coach Matt Campbell, whose 11th-ranked team tries to extend its season-opening winning streak t...
No. 7 Alabama, facing South Carolina, looks to get past shock loss
Alabama attempts to move on from an embarrassing setback when it faces South Carolina in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The then-No. 1 Crimson Tide lost 40-35 at lowly Vanderbilt last weekend, a result that sent tremors through the college football landscape.,The Commod...
Saints QB Derek Carr set for MRI on injured oblique
The New Orleans Saints suffered their third loss in a row on Monday, and that wasn't the team's only bad news.,Quarterback Derek Carr, who exited the Saints' 26-13 road defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs due to an oblique injury, is headed for an MRI exam to assess the extent of the ailment.,His respo...
Jaguars TE Evan Engram (hamstring) seeks Sunday return
Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Evan Engram could return from a hamstring injury to face the Chicago Bears on Sunday in London, coach Doug Pederson told reporters Monday.,Engram sustained the injury back in Week 1 during a 20-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. He had one catch for 5 yards and hasn't play...
Familiar coaches meet in showdown between No. 14 BYU, Arizona
Arizona coach Brent Brennan and BYU counterpart Kalani Sitake will need no introduction on Saturday when the Wildcats and 14th-ranked Cougars collide in Provo, Utah. ,The two have a longstanding friendship, once serving on Oregon State's coaching staff together in 2015, Sitake's lone season with the...
No. 13 LSU touting balance ahead of SEC showdown vs. No. 9 Ole Miss
The SEC season is just getting started, but already all but three teams have at least one conference loss., ,That means the margin for error has shrunk for several contenders seeking a trip to the SEC championship game as a path to the college football playoff., ,Two potential CFP contenders meet wh...
No. 8 Vols aim to bounce back in series dominated by Florida
After staggering to its first loss and set to face a rival that holds a sizable advantage in the recent series, No. 8 Tennessee has its work cut out as it prepares to face Florida.,With the two teams trending in different directions, the Volunteers will oppose the Gators in a Southeastern Conference...
Magic extend C Wendell Carter Jr.'s contract
Center Wendell Carter Jr. is committed to the Orlando Magic into the future after signing a contract extension on Monday.,The team confirmed the signing on social media but did not announce the terms. According to ESPN, Carter received a three-year, $59 million extension, with the last year a team o...
Coach: No. 24 Michigan likely to use third different starting QB
Quarterback Jack Tuttle is expected to make his first start for No. 24 Michigan when the Wolverines return from a bye week to visit No. 22 Illinois on Oct. 19.,Michigan coach Sherrone Moore brought Tuttle in against Washington last week to replace starter Alex Orji. Tuttle, in his first action of th...
Auction of Shohei Ohtani's 50-50 ball goes on despite ownership battle
The owner of the ball that Shohei Ohtani hit for his historic 50th homer of the year remains in dispute, but the souvenir will continue to be auctioned off while legal proceedings continue.,Goldin Auctions announced Monday that the lawyers for the fans who are arguing over the ball's rightful owner ...
Sexual assault suit against Browns QB Deshaun Watson resolved
Deshaun Watson and an anonymous woman reached a settlement in a case that accused the Cleveland Browns quarterback of sexual assault and battery.,"We have now resolved our client's claim with Deshaun Watson," attorney Tony Buzbee told multiple media outlets in a statement. "The settlement is confide...
Notre Dame pass rusher Boubacar Traore (knee) out for season
Notre Dame pass rusher Boubacar Traore will miss the rest of the season with a torn left anterior cruciate ligament, coach Marcus Freeman announced Monday.,Freeman said that Traore sustained the injury during the Fighting Irish's 31-24 home win over then-No. 15 Louisville on Sept. 28. Notre Dame had...
Penn State star RB Nicholas Singleton expected back vs. USC
After a one-game absence due to an undisclosed injury, Penn State running back Nicholas Singleton is expected to return this Saturday against Southern California.,"We're very, very confident, and I think Nick's very confident, talking to him Sunday, that he'll be ready to go," Penn State coach James...
Utah HC set to open new era vs. visiting Blackhawks
The puck drops for the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night.,After the NHL board of governors unanimously approved the sale and relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City this past spring, Utah will make its debut against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,"When this kind of happened, we were su...
Rams eyeing Week 7 return for WR Cooper Kupp (ankle)
The Rams hope to see Cooper Kupp back on the field for Week 7, but Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said the star wide receiver returning that soon is not guaranteed.,Kupp has missed the Rams' last three games after suffering a high left ankle sprain in a Week 2 loss at the Arizona Cardinals. ,McVay tol...