By Field Level Media Oct 17 (NASCAR Wire Service) – AVONDALE, Ariz. — Score one for the drivers in hot pursuit of Chase leader Kyle Larson. In qualifying for Sunday’s 312-lap Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), Ryan Blaney claimed the pole posi
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to return to the starting lineup Sunday against the Falcons in Atlanta after missing the previous three games with a hamstring injury, ESPN and NFL Network reported Saturday. Williams, who has been
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The Green Bay Packers placed wide receiver Skyy Moore and defensive tackles Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Ford on injured reserve Saturday in advance of the team’s game against the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night. All three players previously h
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Seattle Reign FC placed forward Maddie Dahlien on the season-ending injury list Saturday after she suffered an ACL tear while training with the United States’ under-23 women’s national team. Dahlien, 22, has three goals and four assists in 25 appeara
Oct 17 (Reuters) – WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said on Saturday her successor will need to have “very thick skin” to navigate the job as she prepares to retire at the end of the year. Engelbert announced her retirement last month after seven years in the role during which she guided the league
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The New York Knicks waived guard Bruce Brown on Saturday. The veteran wing appeared in all 82 games for the Denver Nuggets last season, averaging 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting 38.5% from 3-point range. The 30-yea
By Karen Freifeld and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A truck drove into a youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas, leaving a six-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man dead, and 10 others hospitalized with traumatic injuries, police said on Saturday. The injuries ranged from minor to severe, bu
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Tramell Jones Jr. passed for 155 yards and a pair of touchdowns in his first career start, as the Gators scored 24 unanswered points on the way to a 27-24 win over the No. 7 Longhorns in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas. Florida (5-2,
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The Philadelphia Eagles placed Jalen Hurts on injured reserve on Saturday because of a superficial blood clot in his left calf, and the condition will sideline the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback indefinitely, according to multiple reports. The Eagle
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin will miss several weeks after injuring his throwing arm during the Buckeyes’ 19-15 victory over host Indiana on Saturday afternoon. Ohio State coach Ryan Day revealed the timeline but didn’t detail specifics of the
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The New England Patriots activated wide receiver A.J. Brown from injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s game against the New York Jets. Brown missed the past four games after sustaining a high-ankle sprain during New England’s season-opening loss to the S
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Denver Nuggets swingman Julian Strawther will miss at least six weeks after suffering a left knee sprain during a preseason game last week. Strawther was injured Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers and helped off the court. There were fears th
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt (groin) did not practice all week and was ruled out Saturday for Monday night’s away game against the San Francisco 49ers, coach Dan Quinn told reporters. Along with Croskey-Merritt, Quinn sai
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The Pittsburgh Steelers removed one player from the injury report and added another on Saturday. Wide receiver DK Metcalf was taken off the report by the Steelers (3-2) for Sunday’s game against the host Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-4). He was questionabl
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The Toronto Maple Leafs listed forward John Tavares as week-to-week with a lower-body injury on Saturday. The designation means the 36-year-old veteran could be sidelined for up to six weeks, according to The Athletic. Tavares exited Thursday’s game
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – The Indianapolis Colts activated Will Mallory from injured reserve on Saturday, one day after they listed fellow tight end Tyler Warren as questionable with a groin injury that he sustained in practice. Mallory’s questionable status was lifted from t
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Florida quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. will make his first career start on Saturday at No. 7 Texas, ESPN reported. The sophomore takes over for Aaron Philo, who is dealing with a shoulder injury and could be available as an emergency backup when the G
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa sustained a mild ankle sprain during the Washington Wizards’ preseason finale against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, head coach Brian Keefe announced. Keefe told sideline reporter Chase Hughes the rookie forward wa
WUHAN, China, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A left-leg injury derailed Iga Swiatek as she went down fighting to Polish compatriot and childhood friend Maja Chwalinska 7-5 6-1 in the Wuhan Open semi-finals on Saturday. French Open runner-up Chwalinska, who was Swiatek’s junior doubles partner, will face Sonay K
SHANGHAI, China, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset top seed Alexander Zverev 5-7 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Shanghai Masters final, where he was joined by fellow Spaniard Rafael Jodar after the 20-year-old sensation downed former world number one Daniil Medvedev. Davidovich
Oct 16 (Reuters) – American Brandon Figueroa has been stripped of his WBA featherweight title after hitting the scales 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound weight limit for Saturday’s fight against Tomoki Kameda of Japan, organisers said on Friday. Kameda, 35, will be able to clinch the vacant title if he
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (Field Level Media) – Miami Dolphins principal owner Stephen Ross agreed to sell another minority stake in the team and its affiliated businesses, continuing a series of transactions dating to December 2024. First reported by Sports Business Journal on Friday, Ross agreed
By Field Level Media Oct 17 (By Brian Dulik, Field Level Media) – CLEVELAND — Day-long rain that turned into soaking showers in the early evening led to the postponement of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night. The Cleveland Guardians lead the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in the b
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Experts are divided over whether the Los Angeles Dodgers’ sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series will affect Major League Baseball’s labor talks, where owners are pushing for a salary cap that players oppose. The big-
By Field Level Media Oct 16 (Field Level Media) – The Philadelphia Eagles’ running back woes continued Friday as the team placed Will Shipley, who started last week, on injured reserve with a foot injury. Shipley reportedly suffered a partial tear of his plantar fascia during the first half of Phila
By Field Level Media Oct 16 (Field Level Media) – Basket Zaragoza and the Oklahoma City Thunder are at odds over the contract status of NBA lottery pick Aday Mara’s eligibility to play in the NBA. The top-level Spanish club informed FIFA, the NBA and Thunder of its claim that Mara is under contract
(Undated) — The NBA is urging its sportsbook partners to stop certain bets. ESPN reports a memo sent out today asked for an end to using the “under” on a player’s statistics, as well as other prop bets that the league considers “problematic.” The NBA has authority to restrict what sportsbooks can of
By Field Level Media Oct 16 (Field Level Media) – Cleveland Browns rookie receiver KC Concepcion cleared the concussion protocol and is set to play in Sunday’s game against the visiting Baltimore Ravens. Concepcion took a blow to the head from New York Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the first qua
Oct 16 (Reuters) – A Los Angeles hospitality group used a $60,000 trade on Kalshi to offset revenue lost after the Los Angeles Dodgers failed to reach the World Series, according to the prediction markets platform. Here are more details: • The group, which operates 25 bars, many of them near the Dod
By Field Level Media Oct 16 (Field Level Media) – The NFL notified Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs and Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper that they will be removed from the commissioner’s exempt list Monday, making them eligible to return in Week 7. Neither player has appeared in a
