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Jets' Rodgers insists there's no rift with Saleh and responds to rumors of potential Adams reunion
WARE, England (AP) — Aaron Rodgers talked some football but mostly relationships — those with coach Robert Saleh and former teammate Davante Adams, in particular — after the New York Jets landed in London on Friday. The four-time NFL MVP even tossed in some local lingo, saying...
Shohei Ohtani is feeling excitement, not nerves, on eve of his postseason debut with the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There’s nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar isn’t nervous. “I think the excitement of that is greater than...
Mets name Kodai Senga their Game 1 starter against the Phillies in the NLDS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kodai Senga, who has thrown just 5 1/3 major league innings all year, is the surprise Game 1 starter for the New York Mets when they open the NL Division Series on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Senga joined the Mets ahead of the 2023 season on a...
Bronny James ready to begin his Lakers career in preseason. LeBron might not join until next game
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Bronny James is expected to play in his first NBA preseason game Friday night when the Lakers host Minnesota in the first of Los Angeles' two weekend games in the Coachella Valley. LeBron James isn't expected to play with his oldest son against the...
'Devastated' Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won't pitch for the Padres in the NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joe Musgrove needs Tommy John surgery and won’t pitch for the San Diego Padres in the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The right-hander has an ulnar collateral ligament injury, A.J. Preller, the Padres president of baseball operations, said...
Under MLB's new playoff format, a little rest isn't always best
Shohei Ohtani has mashed 100 mph fastballs for homers, stolen bases against some of the game's best catchers and recently wrapped up one of the best regular seasons in Major League Baseball history. Now the Japanese superstar and his Los Angeles Dodgers have to face something that's...
Devils beat Sabres 4-1 in NHL regular-season opener in Prague
PRAGUE (AP) — Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves and Paul Cotter had an empty-netter and assist in their debuts with New Jersey as the Devils beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-1 on Friday in the NHL regular-season opener that was played in the Czech Republic capital. After former NHL great...
Celtics beat the Nuggets 107-103 in the NBA's preseason opener at Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year, and the preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in a matchup of the two most recent championship clubs. ...
Beau Hossler leads by one at the Sanderson Farms in search of his first PGA Tour title
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beau Hossler did his part on another day of low scoring at the Sanderson Farms Championship, missing only one green Friday for an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead into the week as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Hossler started his round with a...
NFL says the preseason saw its fewest number of concussions since tracking started
The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. “The reason for that change has certainly to do with changes to rules, changes to...
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Witt prepares for Royals to take on New York at Yankee Stadium by watching Jeter videos
NEW YORK (AP) — Happy to be on track for an AL Division Series matchup against the Yankees, Bobby Witt Jr. streamed YouTube on the train ride from Baltimore to New York to watch some Derek Jeter highlights of postseasons past. “Just being able to see it,” Witt recalled Friday,...
Yankees' Anthony Rizzo to miss AL Division Series because of fractured fingers
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo will miss the AL Division Series against Kansas City because of fractured fingers that he thinks will heal in time for him to rejoin the team for the Championship Series if New York advances. RIzzo fractured the fourth and fifth...
NFL says the preseason saw its fewest number of concussions since tracking started
The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year. “The reason for that change has certainly to do with changes to rules, changes to...
From Japan to the majors, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto want to deliver a World Series to LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto have been friends going back to their days playing in Japan’s top baseball league. Now, they’re making their Major League Baseball playoff debuts together for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They teamed to win a gold medal for...
Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Georgia Tech and Buffalo Bills great Billy Shaw dead at 85
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Billy Shaw, an all-time AFL great guard who powered the Buffalo Bills' famed rushing attack of the 1960s, died Friday. He was 85. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said Shaw died at his home in Toccoa, Georgia. Shaw's wife, Patsy, and their three daughters were at...
Beau Hossler leads by one at the Sanderson Farms in search of his first PGA Tour title
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beau Hossler did his part on another day of low scoring at the Sanderson Farms Championship, missing only one green Friday for an 8-under 64 to take a one-shot lead into the week as he chases his first PGA Tour victory. Hossler started his round with a...
Pete Alonso is first big hero of the postseason; now MLB's playoffs move to the Division Series
Pete Alonso was one of the heroes of Major League Baseball's Wild Card Series round, blasting a two-run homer in the ninth inning on Thursday night to lift his New York Mets over the Milwaukee Brewers for the series win. It was a legacy-defining moment for a slugger scheduled to hit...
Shohei Ohtani is feeling excitement, not nerves, on eve of his postseason debut with the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is about to realize his childhood dream of playing in important games. There’s nothing bigger than the Major League Baseball playoffs. And the Japanese superstar isn’t nervous. “I think the excitement of that is greater than...
Packers get next chance to feast on Rams' struggling defense
Green Bay (2-2) at Los Angeles Rams (1-3) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BetMGM NFL odds: Packers by 3. Against the spread: Packers 2-2; Rams 1-3. Series record: Packers lead 50-47-2. Last meeting: Packers beat Rams 20-3 at...
Mavs guard Dante Exum injures wrist, and there's no timetable for a return
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum injured his right wrist during training camp in Las Vegas, and the team gave no timetable for a return. The injury to Exum comes after star guard Luka Doncic sustained a calf injury during a workout before the Mavericks left for Las...
