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Angels belt 2 HRs, hand Twins fourth straight setback
Brandon Drury and Niko Kavadas each hit a two-run home run, and the Los Angeles Angels pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Nolan Schanuel also drove in a pair of runs for Los Angeles (60-84), which won the opener of a three-game series. Taylor Ward fini...
Kansas G Shakeel Moore (broken foot) out up to 8 weeks
Kansas guard Shakeel Moore had surgery to repair a broken foot and could miss up to eight weeks, according to the school. He sustained the injury in a recent pickup game.,The Jayhawks open their 2024-25 season Nov. 4 against Howard and are expected to be ranked at or near No. 1 in the preseason poll...
Bodycam footage released of Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill's detainment
Bodycam footage of Tyreek Hill's detainment was released by Miami-Dade Police Department on Monday, showing the star Miami Dolphins wide receiver get pulled out of his car just hours before Sunday's season-opening, 20-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. ,Hill received citations for reckless drivin...
Browns' Deshaun Watson sued over another alleged '20 sexual assault
A woman in Houston filed a civil lawsuit against Deshaun Watson on Monday, accusing the Cleveland Browns quarterback of a sexual assault and battery that occurred in October 2020.,The woman, who is going by "Jane Doe" in the suit, claims that Watson committed the sexual assault and battery ahead of ...
No. 1 Georgia faces ex-Bulldogs QB Brock Vandagriff, Kentucky
No. 1 Georgia puts its 41-game regular-season winning streak to the test on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to Lexington, Ky., for an SEC matchup with the Kentucky Wildcats.,Georgia (2-0) hasn't lost in the regular season since falling to Florida on Nov. 7, 2020. The Bulldogs made sure the longest...
No. 4 Alabama prepares for road challenge at uneven Wisconsin
The degree of difficulty jumps exponentially for undefeated Wisconsin when fourth-ranked Alabama rolls into Camp Randall Stadium for a marquee nonconference matchup Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (2-0) has been unimpressive in two victories. In its opener, the Badgers rallied from a 14-13 fourt...
Rams WR Puka Nacua has PCL sprain, headed to IR
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee Sunday night and will be placed on injured reserve, coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday.,McVay confirmed that Nacua re-aggravated a knee injury originally suffered during joint practices with the Los Angeles Charger...
Michigan State giving FCS Prairie View A&M 'full attention'
Michigan State will be focusing on improvement Saturday without looking past visiting Prairie View A&M in a non-conference home game.,The Spartans (2-0, 1-0 Big Ten) are coming off a come-from-behind 27-24 victory last Saturday at Maryland and are aiming for their first 3-0 start since 2021 when the...
Arizona State visits upstart Texas State in battle of 2-0 teams
Arizona State and Texas State are both 2-0 and riding high off significant wins entering their game Thursday night in San Marcos, Texas.,Arizona State held off Mississippi State 30-23 Saturday at home to earn its first victory over an SEC opponent in program history. The Sun Devils were 0-5 against ...
Report: Tony Romo making another attempt at PGA Tour Q-School
Tony Romo isn't giving up on his golfing dreams.,Romo, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback making roughly $17.5 million per year to call NFL games for CBS, is entered into a PGA Tour Q-School pre-qualifier later this month, Golf Channel reported Monday.,Romo's pre-qualifier will take place Sept. 1...
Alyssa Thomas, Sun eye two-game sweep of last-place Sparks
Alyssa Thomas racked up another triple-double on Sunday in Los Angeles.,"Honestly, I didn't know and I didn't care," she said after the Connecticut Sun beat the Sparks 79-67. "It was more about the win. We didn't play our best basketball today and it took all the way until the fourth quarter for us ...
Brewers open series vs. Giants with eye on NL leaders
Two teams desperate for wins will go head-to-head Tuesday night when the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants open a critical three-game series in California.,The Brewers (82-61) enter the matchup in the better shape of the two, having taken a commanding nine-game lead in the National...
Yu Darvish still settling back in as Padres battle Mariners
Yu Darvish's return to the mound last week wasn't the stuff of fairy tales, but the San Diego Padres were just glad to have the former All-Star back out there.,The 38-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make just his second start since May 29 on Tuesday when the Padres open a two-game interleague ...
Rangers, D-backs get together for World Series rematch
The Texas Rangers have returned to Phoenix for their first appearance in the city since clinching the World Series crown last Nov. 1.,The Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games in last season's World Series, and after Texas swept a two-game home series from Arizona in late May, the team...
Giants sticking with Daniel Jones as QB1
The New York Giants fell flat in Week 1 with a 28-6 home loss to the Minnesota Vikings that had fans calling for Daniel Jones to be replaced.,Giants coach Brian Daboll isn't ready to go that far, telling reporters Monday that Jones remains the team's starting quarterback.,"There were some good thing...
Closing in on clinching top spot, Liberty battle Wings
The New York Liberty can move closer to clinching the WNBA's top spot when they square off against the Dallas Wings on Tuesday in the first of two games between the teams over a three-night stretch in Arlington, Texas.,The Liberty (29-6), who enjoy a three-game lead over the Minnesota Lynx with five...
Dream continue playoff push vs. surging Lynx
As the regular season winds down, Tuesday's meeting between the visiting Minnesota Lynx and Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga., features teams in vastly different situations.,Minnesota (26-9) has already clinched a playoff berth, the club's second straight and 13th in the last 14 seasons. The only g...
Raheem Morris, Falcons bracing for 'tell the truth moment' ahead of Eagles clash
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Raheem Morris's debut as Atlanta's head coach didn't pan out as hoped on Sunday, with new-look Falcons falling 18-10 at home to the Pittsburgh Steelers.,Twenty-four hours later, Morris was ready to move on to Week 2, with the schedule only getting tougher. Atlanta heads to Phi...
Mike McDaniel: Police incident with Dolphins won't 'get swept under the rug'
Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel commended his players for their response to Tyreek Hill and Calais Campbell being put in handcuffs hours before their season opener Sunday and vowed the incident with police won't "get swept under the rug.",Miami-Dade police stopped Hill's vehicle about a block awa...
Rams WR Puka Nacua has PCL sprain, IR possible
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua suffered a PCL sprain in his right knee in Sunday night's game, and injured reserve is an option for him, coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday.,Nacua appeared to sustain the injury on a 6-yard catch with 6:36 left in the second quarter of the Rams' 26-20 l...