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Mercury set for playoff tuneup vs. last-place Sparks
The Phoenix Mercury will be the No. 7 seed heading into the WNBA playoffs, while the Los Angeles Sparks, with the league's worst record, are trying to end their season on a positive note when the teams play Tuesday in Los Angeles.,The Mercury improved to 18-20 after their 93-88 win on the road again...
Rangers lament what went wrong as Blue Jays come to town
There has not been a back-to-back World Series champion in 23 years and it looks like there will not be one this year either.,The Texas Rangers hit a brick wall in their bid to win consecutive World Series titles and all that's left is 12 more regular season games, beginning with the opener of a thr...
Broncos stand behind rookie QB, put RBs on alert
Broncos head coach Sean Payton wants to see improvement from rookie quarterback Bo Nix, but he's far more concerned with the impact of Denver's flat-lined running game.,Javonte Williams is averaging 2.1 yards per carry, with 40 yards on 19 carries and zero gains longer than nine yards, as the Bronco...
Arch Manning preps to start for No. 1 Texas with Quinn Ewers questionable
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is questionable for Saturday's game with an oblique strain, opening the door for sophomore backup Arch Manning to lead the No. 1-ranked Longhorns against Louisiana-Monroe.,Coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that Ewers' abdominal injury happened on a non-contact play. Man...
Texans RB Joe Mixon (ankle) to have MRI
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is having an MRI on his ankle, NFL Network reported Monday, an injury he says happened on a now-banned hip-drop tackle in Sunday night's win over the Chicago Bears. ,No flag was thrown on the play. ,Mixon was injured in the third quarter after a tackle by Bears ...
Surging Lynx out to lock down No. 2 seed vs. Sun
The Minnesota Lynx look to continue their torrid play on Tuesday when they visit the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.,The Lynx (29-9) have won six in a row and 13 of their last 14 entering their penultimate game of the regular season. The Sun (27-11), however, have had their number by winning bo...
No. 18 Michigan makes change, names Alex Orji QB1
No. 18 Michigan is going with a new starting quarterback when it opens Big Ten play against Southern California on Saturday in Ann Arbor.,Head coach Sherrone Moore announced Monday that Alex Ojri will start for the Wolverines (2-1) against the No. 11 Trojans (2-0). Orji replaced Davis Warren in last...
White Sox try for rare third straight win vs. Angels
There haven't been too many positives for the Chicago White Sox this season. But after winning two in a row to give them their first series win in nearly three months, they'll look to make it three when they open a six-game road trip with a three-game set against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, C...
Texans lean on Ka'imi Fairbairn's leg for win over Bears
Ka'imi Fairbairn booted four field goals -- three of 50-plus yards -- and the host Houston Texans rode a stifling defensive performance to a 19-13 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday night. ,Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams threw two interceptions and absorbed seven sacks, with Texans de...
Keenan Allen out, Rome Odunze in for Bears vs. Texans
Chicago Bears receiver Keenan Allen is one of the team's inactives and will miss Sunday night's road game against the Houston Texans.,Fellow wideout Rome Odunze is set to play in the contest.,Allen didn't practice all week after aggravating a heel injury in last week's season-opening victory over th...
Alex Palou captures third IndyCar Series title
Alex Palou of Spain captured his third IndyCar Series championship after finishing 11th on Sunday in the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, Tenn.,Colton Herta won Sunday's race after he passed Mexico's Pato O'Ward on Lap 202 with four laps left to capture his first victory on an oval tr...
Lynx take down Liberty in battle of WNBA's No. 1 vs. 2
The visiting Minnesota Lynx continued their dominance of the New York Liberty this season with an 88-79 win Sunday.,Five different Lynx players finished in double figures, led by Bridget Carleton with 19 points, including five 3-pointers. Napheesa Collier had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Lynx.,...
Report: Injured QB Quinn Ewers week-to-week, likely out vs. ULM
Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers' availability is week-to-week because of an oblique strain, and he is likely to miss the next game for the new No. 1 Longhorns, ESPN reported Sunday afternoon.,Texas hosts ULM this Saturday, then opens Southeastern Conference play against visiting Mississippi State...
Aaron Judge, Gleyber Torres go yard as Yankees take Boston series
Aaron Judge clubbed his major-league-leading 53rd home run of the season as the host New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game set.,Judge's two-run blast came during a three-run third for New York (87-63), which took three games in the series. Gley...
White Sox beat Athletics for first series win since June
Gavin Sheets and Bryan Ramos each homered and Sean Burke pitched five innings for his first major league victory as the Chicago White Sox earned their first series win since the last weekend of June, beating the visiting Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday.,Chicago (35-115) has won consecutive games for...
Texas new No. 1, Georgia No. 2 in AP Top 25 poll
Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the first time since 2008, knocking Georgia down to No. 2 after the Bulldogs eked out a one-point win on Saturday.,The Longhorns routed UTSA 56-7 after Arch Manning stepped in for injured star quarterback Quinn Ewers on Saturday...
Lilia Vu, U.S. fend off Europe to win first Solheim Cup since 2017
Lilia Vu stuck her approach shot at the 18th hole 2 feet from the cup to give herself the winning birdie putt, and the United States team clinched its first Solheim Cup victory since 2017 over Team Europe on Sunday at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va.,With the U.S. leading Europe 14-1...
Week 2 SNF: Bears-Texans Preview, Props, Prediction
The Chicago Bears go on the road seeking to upset one of the preseason favorites in the AFC when they visit the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football.,Both teams etched come-from-behind victories in Week 1, although in much different fashions.,The Bears' offense struggled with rookie quarterback C...
Oscar Piastri, McLaren big winners at Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Oscar Piastri won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a late crash impacted the race and required it to finish behind a virtual safety car.,The win, combined with the fourth-place finish of McLaren teammate Lando Norris, gave the team a 20-point lead over Red Bull in the constructors standings. Red Bull...
Arch Manning Showed Us the Future of Texas Football and It Looks Awesome
Arch Manning lived up to the hype when replacing Texas Longhorns QB Quinn Ewers who left the game with an abdominal strain. ...