By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Having J.J. McCarthy as the starting quarterback allows the New York Giants to run nearly the entire offense they installed during the preseason, when Jaxson Dart was the starter, offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said Thursday. Like Dart, McCarthy is
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – NBC Sports lead golf analyst Kevin Kisner said he foresees Tiger Woods using his play in TGL as a springboard to more competitive golf in 2027. It was announced earlier this week that Woods will compete for the Jupiter Links GC entry in TGL, the wint
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – The New England Patriots will have a makeshift offensive line when they visit the Chicago Bears on Thursday night to kick off Week 7 of the NFL season. Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed that starting guards Ben Brown and Alijah Vera-Tucker ha
By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Williams driver Carlos Sainz said talk of Formula One seeing out the season with races in Qatar and Abu Dhabi was “premature” in the current circumstances. Formula One and the sport’s governing body, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), hav
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Reigning Player of the Year Sarah Strong of UConn and former Player of the Year JuJu Watkins from Southern California are among the stars who are part of the preseason Associated Press All-American women’s college team. Strong received 30 votes from
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Eagles coach Nick Sirianni prefers no further questions on the medical matter that landed Jalen Hurts on injured reserve, leaving the talking to the NFLPA and commissioner Roger Goodell. One day after Goodell and NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen S
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – A planned Pittsburgh Steelers fan event scheduled for Sunday in Paris has been canceled amid civil unrest in the French capital. The Steelers and New Orleans Saints are scheduled to play the NFL’s first regular-season game in Paris on Sunday at Stade
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – The Seattle Seahawks activated running back Zach Charbonnet from the physically unable to perform list on Thursday. To make room on the active roster, the team placed tight end Elijah Arroyo on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. Head coach Mike
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – The Ottawa Senators placed starting goaltender Linus Ullmark on injured reserve Thursday due to a lower-body injury. The injury occurred Wednesday night in the third period of Ottawa’s 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Ullmark was replaced by backup
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons’ rehab from a back injury has “plateaued” and he will be placed on injured reserve. Head trainer Rick Burkholder provided an update Thursday on Simmons, who has been dealing with a bulging disc in his lower
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Lamar Jackson walked onto the practice field with teammates on Thursday with plans to participate as he works his way back from injuring his ankle on Oct. 4 against the Tennessee Titans. The two-time MVP quarterback missed two games — a Baltimore win
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh after he was hospitalized in Salt Lake City and might even return to practice as soon as next week, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday. Kindel, 19, had an urgent medical issue about 10 minutes a
By Ruairidh Barlow Oct 22 (Reuters) – Former Euroleague CEO Jordi Bertomeu told Reuters on Thursday that the competition’s clubs should not give up control over their future in any collaboration with the NBA’s planned European league. The NBA is targeting October 2027 for the launch of NBA Europe, w
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa will miss his second straight game to begin the season due to a sprained left ankle. Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, has been ruled out of Friday’s home game against the Toronto Raptors.
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Philadelphia’s Big 5 basketball rivalry will move on without Villanova following the 2026-27 season. Fellow founding members Penn, La Salle, Temple and Saint Joseph’s will continue a series that started seven decades ago. Drexel was added as a sixth
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – The Pittsburgh Steelers placed defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day on injured reserve Thursday. Joseph-Day did not participate in Wednesday’s practice due to a triceps injury. He will miss at least the next four games on IR. Signed as an unrestrict
Oct 22 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump criticized NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday for what he called disrespectful behavior during the singing of the national anthem at a recent NBA game. “While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country,” Trump said in a Tru
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Todd Benzinger, the first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds’ 1990 World Series championship team, died Wednesday at age 63. He caught the final out of the World Series as Cincinnati completed a four- game sweep of the Oakland Athletics. “Todd will be r
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be re-evaluated in six weeks after he sustained a lower-body injury, head coach Dan Muse said Thursday. Rust was injured in Monday’s 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. The slumping Penguins have dropped four in
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday. The recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy last season as the best defensive forward in the NHL, Suzuki was injured while block
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Utah placed senior defensive tackle Jamal Wallace on “indefinite suspension” after his arrest earlier this month on a misdemeanor charge of distribution of an intimate image. Wallace was arrested Oct. 11 after a woman reported to police that he raped
Oct 22 (Reuters) – FIFA launched an invitation to tender on Thursday for media rights in the United States and Puerto Rico for the 2030 World Cup along with an option to secure the 2034 edition. FIFA said in a press release that it is open to “innovative approaches” to reach large audiences and that
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The United States will host the inaugural edition of the Women’s Club World Cup in January 2028, FIFA said on Thursday, with seven clubs confirmed so far for the 19-team tournament. Arsenal Women, Club America Femenil, FC Barcelona Femeni, Gotham FC, Naegohyang Women’s F
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is expected to return to practice Thursday and play against the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, NFL Network reported. Barkley’s return from a hamstring injury sustained early in Week 4 would be
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Ron Duguay, known for his flowing hair and celebrity lifestyle while playing the majority of his 12-season career with the New York Rangers, died Thursday at the age of 69. The former forward announced in February that he had been diagnosed with Stag
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – CBS Sports named J.J. Watt as its lead NFL analyst and signed him to a new multiyear agreement on Thursday. Watt, who replaced Tony Romo in that role, will continue working alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. The
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – No. 1 seed Ann Li defeated Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to move into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Osaka. It was 2-2 in the opening set before the 26-year-old American won 10 of the next 12 games to finish in 88 minutes. Li de
By Nicole Fernandes Oct 22 (Reuters) – A historic first championship is on the line for the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays when they clash in the opening game of the World Series on Friday. This year marks the first World Series since 1980 that features two teams who have never won a title. Bi
Oct 22 (Reuters) – Social media abuse was directed at over 85% of men’s tennis players attracting engagement online in the past year, with the ATP blocking some 234,000 comments from reaching them or fans, the governing body said on Thursday. The ATP based the findings on an analysis of more than 3.
By Field Level Media Oct 22 (Field Level Media) – Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo’s debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win Wednesday night. Edwards became just the third player in NBA history to
