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
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – Illinois is close to a deal with the Bears that would keep the franchise close to Chicago — and out of Indiana — according to a report in Crain’s Chicago Business. The Bears all but bid farewell to Chicago in August when president Kevin Warren declar
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – The Seattle Mariners exercised their $9 million club option for 2027 on closer Andres Munoz on Thursday after the right-hander’s toughest season with the club. Munoz recorded 28 saves, but his 10 blown saves tied for most in the majors and he had a c
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Dallas defenseman Kyle Capobianco will miss four weeks because of a lower-body injury, Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said Thursday. Capobianco, 29, was injured in a collision behind the net with New Jersey’s Timo Meier in the third period of the Devils’
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – The Atlanta Braves exercised their 2027 club options on outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and second baseman Ozzie Albies on Thursday. Acuna will make $17 million next year while Albies will make $7 million. The Braves picked up the first of two club optio
By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Sergio Perez said on Thursday that his newly announced contract extension with Cadillac will be his last in Formula One, as the Mexican prepares to mark his 300th Grand Prix start in front of his home fans this weekend. The 36-year-old, who returne
By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso doubled down on his criticism of driving standards among Formula One’s backmarkers on Thursday as Williams drivers Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon hit back. Double world champion Alonso, whose Aston Martin team are second from last overall
By Amy Tennery Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 80-69 on Thursday in a matinee performance worthy of primetime billing, forcing a Game 7 in the WNBA Finals and bringing the party atmosphere back after frustration over scheduling issues. A sellout crowd of 17,000 s
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – The Boston Red Sox are trading outfielder Nate Eaton to the Athletics, USA Today reported on Thursday. In the first trade of the offseason, the Red Sox will receive minor league right-hander Jareth Rayo in exchange. Eaton, 29, batted .160 with one ho
By Field Level Media Oct 30 (Field Level Media) – The Detroit Red Wings suspended forward Dylan Larkin on Thursday after their former captain said he would not play again until he is traded. Larkin, 30, requested a trade from the team over the summer. The Michigan native, who has spent his entire NH
By Amy Tennery and Christine Kiernan NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Kenyan runners reacted with dismay on Thursday to another doping case involving one of their compatriots, after former New York City Marathon winner Peres Jepchirchir was provisionally suspended, casting a shadow over the build-up to
Oct 29 (Reuters) – Sergio Garcia has become the latest high-profile player to leave LIV Golf, saying on Thursday that he will return to the DP World Tour in 2027 while keeping the door open for a potential PGA Tour comeback. • The Spaniard follows Jon Rahm, Ian Poulter, Tyrrell Hatton and Graeme McD
By Frank Pingue Oct 29 (Reuters) – The crowning of the Milwaukee Brewers as World Series champions kicked off an offseason of great uncertainty for Major League Baseball on Thursday, with owners widely expected to lock out players if they cannot reach a new labour deal before the current agreement e
DAKAR, Oct 29 (Reuters) – The first Olympic sporting event ever to be held in Africa has been a long time in the making but the Dakar Youth Olympics are ready to deliver despite a four-year postponement, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said on Thursday. Senegal is the first
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor told reporters Thursday that he has not requested a trade. The question arose after the Colts made two major trades Tuesday, dealing eight-time Pro Bowl guard Quenton Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks and
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Colorado quarterback Julian Lewis is recovering after being hospitalized for a “medical emergency” at the team facilities on Wednesday, according to his family. Lewis, a second-year QB, started the first four games for the Buffaloes this season but h
Oct 29 (Reuters) – Daniil Medvedev punched and slapped the court in frustration before producing a remarkable escape to beat Britain’s Cameron Norrie 4-6 6-3 7-6(1) at the Vienna Open on Thursday and reach his 100th tour-level quarter-final. • The former world number one extended his winning streak
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Slovakian teenager Mia Pohankova knocked out former champion Naomi Osaka in straight sets Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The 18-year-old upstart defeated the seventh-seeded Japanese star 6-3, 7-5 in 9
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Gamers or Hall of Famers? The odds are leaning toward the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Milwaukee Brewers in early lines set by sportsbooks for the 2027 World Series favorites. The futures betting markets have established the high-dollar Dodgers as th
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago Bears acquired All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons from the Tennessee Titans on Thursday with the deal pending a physical. The Titans will receive first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028 and a fourth- round selection in 2027 in the
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Derek Harper, Field Level Media) – With the PGA Tour no longer holding a tournament in Hawaii, the PGA Tour Champions is doubling down on the Aloha State with consecutive events to begin its 2027 schedule. Waialae Country Club, which was dropped from the PGA Tour’s sched
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Former Masters champion Sergio Garcia joined the LIV Golf exodus on Thursday, confirming he plans to return to the DP World Tour. The 46-year-old Spaniard had served as the captain of the Fireballs GC team since leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf in 2
(adds dropped number 18 in first bullet point) TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Former world number one Naomi Osaka suffered a 6-3 7-5 defeat by Slovakian teenager Mia Pohankova in the Pan Pacific Open second round on Thursday. • Wildcard Pohankova, who turned 18 this month, advanced to the quarter-finals
Oct 29 (Reuters) – YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul will return to the ring on December 24 in Dubai just over a year after suffering a broken jaw in his knockout loss to Anthony Joshua, he said on Thursday. American Paul, 29, will headline the Christmas Eve card, with his opponent yet to be announced
TOKYO, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Elena Rybakina beat fellow Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Thursday to secure the year-end world number one ranking for the first time, more than a week before the season-ending WTA Finals. • Rybakina received a bye in
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (By Brant James, Field Level Media) – ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A year that began for William Contreras with a World Baseball Classic championship for his native Venezuela ended with a World Series Most Valuable Player honor. The Brewers catcher was chosen out of a host of w
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Connor McDavid claimed another slot in the NHL record book and goaltender Tristan Jarry collected his first shutout of the season as the host Edmonton Oilers beat the Calgary Flames 4-0 on Wednesday. McDavid set an NHL record by collecting at least o
By Field Level Media Oct 29 (Field Level Media) – Quentin Grimes scored 23 points, Collin Sexton added 21 and the visiting Los Angeles Lakers overcame the absence of Luka Doncic to earn a 103-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday at Inglewood, Calif. Austin Reaves put up 16 points an
Oct 29 (Reuters) – World Triathlon and fitness racing organiser HYROX said on Wednesday they have formed a partnership aimed at securing Olympic and Paralympic recognition for hybrid racing. • The agreement recognises hybrid racing, which combines running with functional fitness exercises, as an off
By Rory Carroll Oct 28 (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Brewers captured their first World Series title on Wednesday by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 to wrap up the Fall Classic in five games and end a 57-year championship drought. Milwaukee starter Jacob Misiorowski tossed 5-2/3 shutout innings, while
