By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu vehemently dismissed reports that excessive salary demands from Oliver Bearman’s camp were holding up the British driver’s contract extension, accusing those spreading the claims of inventing stories to generate cli
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – With long-term injuries to both Jalen Wiliams and Cason Wallace, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed guard Ochai Agbaji, ESPN reported Friday. Agbaji was waived by the New York Knicks just before the season started. The Kansas product has played with th
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Seven years after he last played in an NBA game, Dwyane Wade has that old look back again. The Miami Heat revealed enhancements to its Wade statue outside of its home arena that had been widely ridiculed since it was unveiled in October 2024 for look
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fastest in both practice sessions on Friday for a Mexico City Grand Prix set to crown 20-year-old Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli as Formula One’s youngest champion. Antonelli missed Thursday’s media day to recover from a v
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will return to action against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday after missing three games with an ankle injury. Jackson practiced in full Wednesday as he worked toward returning from his ankle injury. Baltimore is
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Portland Trail Blazers point guard Ja Morant sustained a Grade 2 left hamstring strain during Thursday’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies and will miss at least four weeks. The Trail Blazers said Friday that Morant will be re-evaluated after four weeks.
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Boston Red Sox right-hander Sonny Gray declined his side of a $30 million option for 2027 and heads a list of 11 new players to reach free agency with option decisions on contracts for next season. Gray will receive a $10 million buyout to eliminate
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lando Norris has a simple view of racing: If a teammate beats him then it means he needs to do a better job. The McLaren driver says also that he always blames himself first, never his equipment. “I don’t know what else I’m going t
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – The first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history is on pace to set a record for ticket prices in the league’s championship series. The Golden State Valkyries host the Atlanta Dream in the deciding game Saturday night at the Chase Center in San Francisco. As o
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Quarterback Anthony Colandrea has found a home at Nebraska and will return for his final season of eligibility in 2027, his agent confirmed Friday. Colandrea was the starter at Virginia (2023-24) and UNLV (2025) before landing in Lincoln and leading
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – The Miami Marlins exercised former Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara’s $21 million club option for 2027 on Friday. There was a $2 million buyout if the Marlins had opted not to bring back the 31-year-old right-hander. Alcantara, 31, was 13-11 wit
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – U.S. men’s national team star Christian Pulisic signed a new deal with AC Milan through 2031, the club announced on Friday. The 28-year-old midfielder, whose current contract was set to expire in June 2027, now is committed beyond the next World Cup.
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – The NFL has fined Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams for the second time over his choice in footwear, ESPN reported. He drew a $23,882 fine on Thursday for sporting Caddix cleats in the Week 7 win against New England, per the report. The fine i
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – No. 3 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia rallied to reach the semifinals in Tokyo with a 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 comeback win Friday against No. 8 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines at the Toray Pan Pacific Open. The pair combined for 88 winners and saved a comb
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Brett Yormark is stepping down as commissioner of the Big 12, effective on Jan. 31, 2027, the conference announced on Friday. Yormark, who became the league’s fifth commissioner in 2022, plans to take another job outside of college sports, per multip
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev secured a place at the season-ending ATP Finals for the seventh time after overwhelming Adrian Mannarino 6-2 6-3 to reach the Vienna Open semi-finals on Friday. The 30-year-old Russian, who missed out on the season finale last year after qualifying every year from
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – The Carolina Panthers fired defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley on Friday morning. Defensive line coach Todd Wash was named interim defensive coordinator and will call the defensive plays for head
Oct 30 (Reuters) – World number one Elena Rybakina withdrew from the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals on Friday due to a neck injury, sending Canada’s Leylah Fernandez through to the last four via walkover. • “Unfortunately, I’ve been experiencing inflammation and pain in my neck, which has been affe
FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Friday that Russian teams can compete in next year’s men’s and women’s world championships, overturning International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decisions to exclude them from its competitions. CAS upheld appeals lodge
By Shrivathsa Sridhar BENGALURU, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Alexander Zverev, who spent years waiting for his moment to reach the summit of his sport only for a new golden generation to surge past him, has claimed the honour that long eluded him by climbing to the top of the world rankings. Zverev had long
By Amy Tennery, Danielle Kaye and Alessandro Parodi NEW YORK/PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Adidas is hoping this weekend’s New York City Marathon will be its chance to run a victory lap, after runners wearing its shoes clocked up eight wins at prized World Marathon Majors this year, boosting sales and o
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Ducati’s MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez topped the timesheets in Malaysian Grand Prix practice despite a crash on Friday while title rival Jorge Martin lasted only three laps due to his wrist injury. Marquez dusted himself off after an early tumble at turn 15 to set the f
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Rookie Cameron Boozer recorded 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double as the Memphis Grizzlies remained unbeaten with a solid 124-103 road victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. Reserve Isaiah Ste
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Pittsburgh native Logan Cooley scored with one second remaining in regulation to cap his fourth career hat trick, then Mikhail Sergachev tallied 3:27 into overtime to lift the visiting Utah Mammoth to a stunning 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Thurs
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker sank two crucial free throws with 15.3 seconds remaining as the host Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Th
Oct 30 (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic missed a big chance to strengthen his push for a place at the end-of-year ATP Finals after a loss to Jan-Lennard Struff at the Swiss Indoors in Basel, leaving the Serb with precious few opportunities to make up ground in the race to Turin. Back in Basel for the firs
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Trail Blazers point guard Ja Morant exited Portland’s Thursday game against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a left hamstring injury. Portland coach Micah Nori said postgame of Morant, “He felt a twinge. … They’re evaluating him now. I’ll probably have m
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards underwent a successful arthroscopic procedure on his right knee Thursday, the team announced. Edwards, 25, is expected to make a full recovery, though the team did not provide a timetable for his return. E
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson returned to action in the third quarter Thursday night after being taken to a hospital for precautionary testing due to a chest injury he sustained against the visiting Carolina Panthers. The fifth-yea
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – New York Mets infielder Bo Bichette will exercise his $42 million player option for the 2027 season instead of returning to free agency, The Athletic reported Thursday. The move keeps Bichette in New York for at least one more year after an uneven de
