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Dodgers will start Yamamoto against San Diego's Darvish in winner-take-all Game 5 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Darvish will start for the Padres in the winner-take-all game Friday night at Dodger...
MLB moves start of Tigers-Guardians decisive ALDS Game 5 from night to day
CLEVELAND (AP) — Citing a chance of inclement weather, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m. The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a...
Analysis: Some quarterbacks just need a second chance, or third or fourth
On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here. ___ Sam Darnold is realizing his potential on his fourth stop. Baker Mayfield and Geno Smith did the same. Jared Goff found his way on his second team. ...
Minnesota Lynx win wild Game 1 of the WNBA Finals
NEW YORK (AP) — On a night that WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert announced the Finals would go to a best-of-seven format next season, this year's championship opener was one of the wildest games in playoff history. The Minnesota Lynx used a historic rally to beat the New York...
US ski star Shiffrin to skip downhills in upcoming season as she nears milestone of 100 career wins
SALZBURG, Austria (AP) — American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin won’t race downhills in the upcoming World Cup season in which she aims for her 100th career win. The record holder since surpassing Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s tally of 86 World Cup wins in March 2023, Shiffrin...
FIFA urged to put more human rights scrutiny into 2034 World Cup deal with Saudi Arabia
ZURICH (AP) — Two months before FIFA is set to confirm Saudi Arabia as the 2034 World Cup host, the soccer body was urged again Friday to allow independent scrutiny of the kingdom’s human rights obligations for the tournament. A group of law and human rights experts plus Saudi...
Giants WR Malik Nabers to miss 2nd straight game with a concussion
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wide receiver Malik Nabers, the NFL's leader with 35 catches, remains in the concussion protocol and will miss his second consecutive game, Giants coach Brian Daboll announced before practice Friday. Nabers remained in the third stage in the five-step...
Oklahoma and Texas, one of college football's most storied rivalries, opens new chapter in the SEC
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Perhaps the only way the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry could have become even more intense happened when both joined the powerful Southeastern Conference in July. The series that began in 1900 immediately will rank with the best of the SEC’s older ones -- Alabama...
Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments...
After going from 106 losses to the playoffs, the Royals already are aiming for more next season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Yankees were celebrating their win over his Royals to clinch their AL Division Series on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium, Bobby Witt Jr. snuck back to the home dugout to watch. He was the only one there, hanging over the railing, taking in the revelry that he...
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Luke Weaver let out `ferocious jungle cat' in new role as Yankees closer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Converted into the New York Yankees closer, Luke Weaver let out his animal instinct. “It’s just like the ferocious jungle cat just comes out me," he said during the clubhouse celebration after Thursday night's AL Division Series clincher in Kansas City,...
Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter's status for Game 5 of ALDS unclear due to hamstring injury
CLEVELAND (AP) — Detroit Tigers slugger Kerry Carpenter was undergoing treatment Friday and resting a hamstring injury that could keep him out of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Carpenter, who hit a three-run homer to win Game...
ABC will air 6 additional 'Monday Night Football' games starting this week with Bills-Jets
ABC will simulcast six more ESPN “Monday Night Football” games, including Monday's AFC East matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets. The addition of the six games means ABC will air 17 this season — 14 simulcasts with ESPN (including two playoff games) and three...
Game 5 of ALDS between the Tigers and Guardians on Saturday moved to 1:08 p.m. because of expected bad weather
CLEVELAND (AP) — Game 5 of ALDS between the Tigers and Guardians on Saturday moved to 1:08 p.m. because of expected bad weather.
MLB moves start of Tigers-Guardians decisive ALDS Game 5 from night to day
CLEVELAND (AP) — Citing a chance of inclement weather, Major League Baseball moved the start time of Saturday's decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between Detroit and Cleveland from 8:08 p.m. to a 1:08 p.m. The change was announced Friday as the Tigers were going through a...
Dodgers will start Yamamoto against San Diego's Darvish in winner-take-all Game 5 of NLDS
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will get his wish to see Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto face off against San Diego's Yu Darvish in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. Darvish will start for the Padres in the winner-take-all game Friday night at Dodger...
Nevada high court to review decision in ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden's lawsuit over NFL emails
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden will get a full Nevada Supreme Court review of a lawsuit he filed against the NFL over emails leaked to the media before he resigned from the team in 2021. The state’s highest court isn’t scheduling oral arguments...
Sons of Duke standout Carlos Boozer following father's footsteps to the Blue Devils
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Cameron and Cayden Boozer are following in the path of father Carlos Boozer in playing basketball for Duke. The twin brothers, both ranked as five-star prospects, announced their commitment Friday in a video posted on The Players' Tribune. Cameron...
After going from 106 losses to the playoffs, the Royals already are aiming for more next season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — As the Yankees were celebrating their win over his Royals to clinch their AL Division Series on Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium, Bobby Witt Jr. snuck back to the home dugout to watch. He was the only one there, hanging over the railing, taking in the revelry that he...
Giants WR Malik Nabers to miss 2nd straight game with a concussion
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Wide receiver Malik Nabers, the NFL's leader with 35 catches, remains in the concussion protocol and will miss his second consecutive game, Giants coach Brian Daboll announced before practice Friday. Nabers remained in the third stage in the five-step...
