By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago Bears opened the 21-day practice window for cornerback Kyler Gordon on Wednesday. Gordon was sidelined throughout training camp and missed the Bears’ first three games with a calf injury. He is not eligible to be activated from the physic
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Manchester City face a Friday deadline to appeal against findings that they breached Premier League financial rules, opening the next chapter in a case whose ultimate consequences for the club and English football remain deeply uncertain. Two days
By Jessica Donati DAKAR, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The NBA has closed its only elite training academy in Africa, current and former officials told Reuters, less than a decade after it was launched in Senegal to prepare promising young African players for professional leagues in the US and elsewhere. The dec
(Roseland, NJ) — Payroll processor ADP reports that private job creation increased in September following a brief slowdown. In their latest survey out today, the company says employment rose by 90-thousand for the month. That’s much higher than the downwardly revised 36-thousand in August. Most of t
Oct 1 (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off minor wobbles on his retooled serve to dismantle unseeded American Alex Michelsen 7-6(1) 4-6 6-1 and keep his Japan Open title defence on track while several leading players made first-round exits in Tokyo on Thursday. Alcaraz saved three set points befo
By Ian Ransom NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Alex Eala’s hopes of a maiden Asian Games gold medal and qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics tennis tournament were crushed on Thursday as China’s unheralded Wang Xiyu rallied to a 3-6 6-3 6-2 win over the Filipino top seed. Eala, the Southe
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Pittsburgh Steelers ended their lengthy contract dispute with Joey Porter Jr. late Wednesday night, dealing the cornerback to the Dallas Cowboys. While the Cowboys’ website confirmed the acquisition of Porter, the details of the deal weren’t anno
By Amlan Chakraborty NAGOYA, Japan, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Organisers of the next Asian Games in Doha are open to pushing the event back a year to 2031 if the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) decides to make the change, their chief executive said on Thursday. The OCA is considering holding its flagship mult
Oct 1 (Reuters) – Kei Nishikori’s final match before retirement ended in a 6-4 6-4 loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the Japan Open first round on Thursday, as an adoring crowd in Tokyo rose to salute the former world number four and Japanese trailblazer. The 36-year-old was the first Asian man to
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer during a six-run sixth inning and finished with four RBIs as the New York Yankees pulled away for a 9-2 rout of the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday and a two-game sweep of an American League wild-card series. The Yank
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Nick Robertson scored twice in his Pittsburgh debut and Arturs Silovs made 19 saves as the visiting Penguins demolished the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. Filip Hallander added a goal and two assists for Pit
Oct 1 (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz said Grand Slam tournaments should remain best-of-five sets as shortening men’s matches would damage the legacy of tennis’ four majors, as the world number three stressed the need for changes to the packed tour calendar instead. A growing debate about player workload
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Days after helping the U.S. team rally for a win in the Presidents Cup, Jackson Koivun is jumping right back in action, making his debut appearance in the Bank of Utah Championship. The 21-year-old earned 2 1/2 points as a Presidents Cup rookie after
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Michael Jordan’s jersey from Game 3 of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $12.26 million on Tuesday, breaking the record for a piece of Jordan memorabilia. This jersey, from Jordan’s sixth and final NBA Championship season in his “Last Dance” final campaig
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Jameis Winston is so comfortable with the New York Giants acquiring J.J. McCarthy in a trade this week that the veteran quarterback invited the young signal-caller to join his workout routine. “Hey man, tell you what, if he’s attracted to it, I’m ope
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – Three days after the Denver Broncos benefited from a defensive pass interference call against the Rams, setting up the winning touchdown, Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said the NFL informed his team that the penalty was a mistake. With the Rams up 26-
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – After five seasons with the Minnesota Lynx, unrestricted free agent Jessica Shepard signed with the Dallas Wings in April. The move paid immediate dividends for the Wings and Shepard, who was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player on Wednesday after l
By Field Level Media Oct 01 (Field Level Media) – The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on a four-year extension with defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. The deal is worth $78 million with $46.5 million guaranteed, according to reports. Atlanta obtained the fourth-year pro from the Chicago Bears i
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – The Boston Red Sox replaced injured outfielder Roman Anthony on their wild- card series roster with infielder Curtis Mead on Wednesday ahead of Game 2 against the New York Yankees. Anthony underwent imaging in Boston on Wednesday morning that display
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – The Baltimore Ravens earned a dramatic victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, which also became a big win for CBS Sports. The network said the Ravens’ 34-31 win, secured on a 56-yard field goal as time expired, averaged 24.9 mil
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest MLS Player of the Month on Wednesday at 17 years and two days old. Sullivan is the youngest to earn the honor since Orlando City striker Daryl Dike (20 years, 98 days) was selected in A
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. will miss his fourth straight game when Pittsburgh visits the Cleveland Browns on Thursday night. Porter was limited in practice Wednesday after coach Mike McCarthy expressed hope earlier this week that he would ma
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways said on Wednesday it was seeking legal advice on its options after criticising the Premier League’s handling of an independent commission’s findings against Manchester City. The Premier League said on Tuesday that C
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Houston Astros outfielder Daulton Varsho underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist Tuesday and is done for the season. He had been dealing with cysts in the wrist most of the season and was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sept. 24. Varsho
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson raised initial concerns after he wasn’t spotted during the beginning of practice open to the media on Wednesday. Jackson eventually took the field — albeit in a limited fashion — prompting head coach Jesse M
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Kirk Herbstreit has agreed to a contract extension to remain in the broadcast booth on “Thursday Night Football” on Amazon Prime Video, which can replace him if another choice for game analyst becomes available, The Athletic reported on Wednesday. To
By Lori Ewing MANCHESTER, England, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Manchester City’s case over breaches of Premier League financial rules could run for years, lawyers say, as appeals and further claims threaten to prolong a saga that has already shaken English football’s financial landscape. The Premier League
COPENHAGEN, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on Wednesday he had left Portugal’s training camp after a turbulent few hours in Copenhagen, amid reports of a dispute with coach Jorge Jesus, on the eve of their Nations League match against Denmark. “Following the national team manager’s
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – No. 6 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia maintained his perfect record at the China Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) first-round victory over Portugal’s Nuno Borges on Wednesday in Beijing. A six-time winner of the tournament, Djokovic improved to 30-0 in the eve
By Field Level Media Sep 30 (Field Level Media) – Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Josh Simmons could miss his fourth straight game with a bulging disc in his lower back. Head coach Andy Reid told reporters that the 2025 first-round draft pick will not practice on Wednesday. Reid added that the Chiefs
