BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Jones umpired the first game of this week’s Blue Jays-Orioles series, then was napping the next day. His brother Austin called and told him the middle game of the series was rained out. A doubleheader Wednesday meant Austin — who in addition to being Tyler’s identical twin is
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – NASCAR driving and broadcasting legend Darrell Waltrip is battling a brain disease and is stepping further away from public life, his family announced Wednesday. The statement read, in part, “Darrell has been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneratio
Shohei Ohtani returns from injury and is the DH as the Dodgers reshuffle the top of the order LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani returns to the Dodgers’ lineup after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort. He’s batting second as the designated hitter against the Padres. Manager Dave Roberts sa
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got a hit in his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup on Wednesday night after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort. He went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and a walk while batting second as the designated hitter against the San Diego Padres. “He looked g
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Contract extension talks between Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks have stalled, with an agreement considered unlikely before training camp begins next week, according to multiple reports. The sides spent much of the offseason discussing a n
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Less than three innings into his return from the injured list, Boston center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela exited the Red Sox’s 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night due to another issue with his right leg. The Red Sox announced Rafa
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown plans to accept a plea agreement that would spare him from prison time in his attempted-murder case, his attorney said Wednesday. Brown is scheduled to appear in a Miami-Dade County courtroom Sept. 30 and plead
By Field Level Media Sep 24 (Field Level Media) – Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald apologized to Denver Broncos counterpart Sean Payton after comments Macdonald believed were private surfaced publicly this week. Macdonald said Wednesday that he called Payton Tuesday night after a clip from an i
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – With so much world-ranked talent to pick from, United States team captain Brandt Snedeker honed in on chemistry in making the pairings for the first session of the Presidents Cup on Thursday at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago. “I think our pairi
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated two-way star Shohei Ohtani from the 15-day injured list prior to Wednesday’s home game against the San Diego Padres. Ohtani is in the lineup as the designated hitter and batting second behind Mookie Betts against Pad
By Rory Carroll Sept 23 (Reuters) – The new College Swimming League will launch its inaugural season on Thursday outside Chicago, seeking to give one of U.S. college sport’s most successful but least visible disciplines a more prominent stage. The league, built in less than a year, brings together 1
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – New York Giants edge rusher Brian Burns likely will avoid surgery on his injured left ankle, but he is expected to miss Sunday’s home game against the Tennessee Titans, ESPN reported. Giants coach John Harbaugh told reporters Wednesday that Burns is
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – New York Rangers forward Adam Sykora will miss four to five months because of a lower-body injury. Sykora, 22, was injured in the first period of the Rangers’ 3-2 preseason loss to the host New Jersey Devils on Monday. He was off balance when he took
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The annual celebrity golf tournament that draws scores of professional athletes and entertainers will remain at its current Lake Tahoe home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains through 2030. The American Century Championship has agreed to a four-year exten
Sept 23 (Reuters) – England captain Harry Kane said on Wednesday he is considering a future as an NFL kicker later in his career, with a possible spell in Major League Soccer potentially helping him make the transition. Kane had previously expressed his interest in pursuing careers in golf and Ameri
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The Baltimore Orioles placed rookie catcher Samuel Basallo on the seven-day injured list Wednesday due to a concussion and also announced that infielder Jackson Holliday will have surgery next week on his injured left wrist. The Orioles recalled outf
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – Colorado is dealing with distractions as it prepares for its Big 12 Conference opener at Baylor on Saturday. Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders dismissed multiple players after last Saturday’s 41-7 loss at Northwestern. He said the moves were not solely p
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – A major storm heading toward New England this weekend is expected to force the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox into an early end to the regular season. The upcoming three-game series, which starts Friday at Boston, is expected to have playoff seeding
With just a few days left in the regular season, the AL West might make a particularly mediocre kind of history. After Tuesday night’s games, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros were tied for first place at 78-79. No full-season division champion has ever had a losing record. In fact, no team has m
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Edmonton Oilers great Mark Messier said he was horrified by the team’s decision to hire Mike Babcock as head coach, pointing on Wednesday to longstanding criticism over the veteran’s methods and the circumstances of his NHL exit. Babcock resigned weeks after taking the
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers placed backup running back Jonathon Brooks on injured reserve with a groin injury on Wednesday. According to a person familiar with the situation, Brooks will have surgery Wednesday to repair a core muscle injury that will result in him missing at least s
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart is expected to undergo surgery to repair multiple injuries to his left knee and will miss the remainder of the 2026 season, NFL Network reported Wednesday. Dart took a blow to the knee on his team’s opening dri
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The Indianapolis Colts are placing wide receiver Alec Pierce on injured reserve with a left heel injury, head coach Shane Steichen confirmed Wednesday. Pierce will miss a minimum of four games after aggravating the injury during Sunday night’s 33-30
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – President Donald J. Trump is expected to attend Sunday’s final round of the Presidents Cup golf competition at Medinah Country Club near Chicago, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday. The biennial event gets underway on Thursday with the U.S. squad
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The Columbus Crew have fired Crew 2 head coach Federico Higuain over a sexist confrontation with a female referee last month. Higuain, a star forward for the Crew from 2012-19, has coached the franchise’s MLS NEXT Pro affiliate since Jan. 29, 2025. D
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Dan Vladar sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of a 5-1 preseason loss to the Bruins on Tuesday in Boston. The severity of the injury was not immediately known. Vladar, 29, reached out for a loose puck an
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – The United Football League is expanding to four new markets in the next two seasons, the spring league announced on Wednesday. New teams will launch in Rhode Island and Colorado in 2027, replacing Houston and Birmingham, Ala. Franchises in Utah and O
A stunning early QB injury wave leaves up to 6 teams already turning to backups The NFL hasn’t seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all getting hurt in Week 2, there’s a good chance six teams will be f
By Field Level Media Sep 23 (Field Level Media) – ESPN college basketball analyst Chris Spatola died unexpectedly on Monday at the age of 47, the network announced. Spatola was a four-year starting guard at Army before serving on active duty from 2002-07, including a decorated deployment in Iraq. He
The NFL hasn’t seen an early-season injury epidemic at quarterback quite like this in a long time. With Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all getting hurt in Week 2, there’s a good chance six teams will have been forced to go with a backup quarterback as the starter because of injuries
