By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Miguel Vargas had two hits and two RBIs, Kyle Teel homered and David Sandlin delivered six strong innings as the visiting Chicago White Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Thursday to clinch an American League playoff berth. Chicago is back in t
By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Ciryl Gane will make his first heavyweight title defense against fourth-ranked contender Josh Hokit as part of the co-main event at UFC 334 on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Almost exactly one year later, UFC will make its first return
By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Nevada head coach Steve Alford announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the 2026-27 season. Alford, 61, won a national championship while playing for Bob Knight at Indiana before a 36-year coaching career highlighted by five-plus years at
By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Luis Arraez left Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers with a sprained left ankle. After grounding a ball to short, Arraez was attempting to avoid a tag from Jake Bauers at first base when he fell to the gr
By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Basketball legend Bob Pettit, a Hall of Famer and first winner of the NBA’s MVP award, has died. He was 93. The 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time college All-American at LSU died Wednesday in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. No cause of death was
Sept 24 (Reuters) – The United States began their bid for an 11th consecutive Presidents Cup title with a 3-2 lead over the International Team after Thursday’s opening fourball session at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. Justin Thomas and 21-year-old rookie Jackson Koivun put the first point on
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The Baltimore Orioles and host New York Yankees won’t play Saturday due to inclement weather anticipated to hit the Northeast. Instead, the American League East rivals will play a single-admission doubleheader on Friday, with Game 1 slated for 4:05 p
By Field Level Media Sep 25 (Field Level Media) – Pete Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player in MLB history with a 40-40 season, as he stole his 40th base of the season Thursday, the same day his Chicago Cubs clinched a playoff berth. Crow-Armstrong, who is tied for the MLB lead with 45 home runs
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The New York Yankees placed right-hander Clarke Schmidt on the 15-day injured list with right biceps neuritis Thursday. The move is retroactive to Monday. The club recalled right-hander Bradley Hanner from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in a correspo
NEW YORK, Sept 24 (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk has filed an appeal against a fine he received from the NFL this week, after the league said he had imitated swigging a beer during an on-field celebration. The incident happened during the Niners’ 35-13 win over the Miami Dolp
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The Chicago White Sox placed right-hander Luis Castillo on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right shoulder impingement and recalled right-hander Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte. Castillo, 33, gave up four runs on three hits and a walk in t
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – No. 5 seed Adolfo Daniel Vallejo of Paraguay had seven aces and saved all four break points he faced while holding on for a 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-4 victory over China’s Jie Cui to win his first-round match of the Hangzhou Open on Thursday in China. No. 8 s
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Tatiana Prozorova of Russia completed a come-from-behind upset of No. 3 seed Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in the Round of 16 at the Singapore Tennis Open, winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. Ranked No. 180 in the world, Prozorova was down 4-2 in
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Forward Oliver Moore became the latest young NHL player to agree to a long- term deal, signing a five-year, $21.25 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. Moore, 21, will play the final season of his three-year, $2.85 million entry-
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The relaunched World Team Tennis league added some star power on Thursday. The league announced the addition of two-time Grand Slam winner Coco Gauff as the player/owner of the Florida Flamingos Racquet Club franchise. She was raised in Delray Beach,
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The PWHL will host its first All-Star event on March 7 in Toronto, the league announced on Thursday. Four teams will compete in a three-on-three, round-robin tournament at Scotiabank Arena on March. The teams are: PWHL Canada, PWHL USA, PWHL Internat
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. isn’t shying away from the comments he made during a recent interview regarding his performance after signing a 14-year, $500 million contract last year. Guerrero told Spanish-language reporter Veronica B
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice one-upped Aaron Boone. And then he two-upped the New York Yankees manager. Boone predicted during spring training that Rice would finish with 39 home runs this season. Rice hit Nos. 40 and 41 in Wednesday night’s 9-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, tying for the American Le
By Abhishek Takle BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept 24 (Reuters) – American Formula One team Haas are evaluating a number of drivers and will finalise their 2027 line-up within the next couple of weeks team, boss Ayao Komatsu said on Thursday, a day after the team’s under-pressure racer Esteban Ocon declared h
Sept 24 (Reuters) – The long-awaited showdown between British former heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will take place in Cardiff on December 11, promoter Turki Alalshikh announced on social media on Thursday. Fury and Joshua ruled the division for much of the past decade, but a bo
Sept 24 (Reuters) – Briton Jamie Chadwick got her first taste of driving a Formula One car when she tested last year’s Williams at Portugal’s Portimao circuit earlier this week, the team said on Thursday. The 28-year-old, a three-times winner of the now-defunct all-female W-Series and an ambassador
TORONTO, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League announced that its first-ever all-star competition will be held in Toronto at Scotiabank Arena, with players competing in a four-team, three-on-three tournament on March 7. • The tournament will take place in a round-robin format, w
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Gregg Popovich, who led the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships, reportedly has a new ring. TMZ reported Wednesday night that Popovich married Mary Barth Budenholzer on Sept. 16 in Bexar County, Texas, citing a marriage license issued there.
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff will be a player-owner for the Florida franchise that will compete in the new season of World Team Tennis. The two-time Grand Slam singles champion is scheduled to play in the Florida Flamingos Racquet Club’s home matches on Dec. 14 and 15. The team will play in Amerant Ba
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — American football will make its debut in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at a futebol cathedral. The 78,000-seat Maracana Stadium is a revered soccer venue that has hosted two World Cup championship games, Olympic gold medal matches for men and women, and numerous clashes between Sout
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs as the San Diego Padres moved to the brink of their third consecutive playoff appearance with a 5-1 road victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits as the Padres
BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson isn’t sure what reception he will get from Cleveland Browns fans on Sunday as he makes his first regular-season home start in nearly two years. Watson is trying his best, though, to avoid saying anything that puts him at odds with fans again before this week’s match
NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hopes to return from a strained right calf for the playoffs next week and Giancarlo Stanton could be back after a 5 1/2-month absence. New York manager Aaron Boone repeated he’s not counting on Judge to play in the AL Wild Card Series opener Tuesday. Judge
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – The United Football League is willing to provide a landing spot for players whose eligibility disputes have left them unable to play in either college football or the NFL. The UFL told Front Office Sports on Wednesday that former Ole Miss players Dae
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Chicago Cubs right-hander Kevin Gausman exited his Wednesday start against the visiting Miami Marlins due to left shoulder injury sustained while making a diving tag in the sixth inning. After the game, manager Craig Counsell told reporters that Gaus
