By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Iva Jovic earned her lone career WTA Tour title last year at the Guadalajara Open. She is one win away from making it two straight at the same event. The 18-year-old Los Angeles native, seeded second, rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over sixth-seeded Cr
HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves held a subdued celebration when they clinched a playoff berth Friday night after missing out last season. The first-place Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 to punch their ticket to the postseason for the eighth time in nine years. They secured at least a National L
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – The Detroit Pistons and forward Ausar Thompson agreed to a five-year, $155 million extension on Friday, according to multiple media reports. The fully guaranteed deal will begin with the 2027-28 season, according to The Athletic. Thompson was enterin
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – New York Mets first baseman Jared Young was home recovering from a concussion on Friday, and the team shut him down for the remainder of the season. Young was knocked unconscious briefly after an on-field collision with teammate Nolan McLean on Thurs
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – Ben Shelton, back in action after reaching the U.S. Open final last week, lost his Davis Cup match Friday as the U.S. team split the opening two singles matches with the Czech Republic in Prague during the opening day of second- round qualifying. Jir
By Field Level Media Sep 19 (Field Level Media) – The Sam Leavitt injury saga took another turn Friday night when the LSU quarterback was removed from the Southeastern Conference’s availability report — just two days after he was deemed doubtful to play. LSU upgraded Leavitt from doubtful to questio
Sept 18 (Reuters) – Canadian teenage surfing phenomenon Erin Brooks claimed her third straight world championship tour event on Friday with a win at the Trestles Pro, while Brazil’s Miguel Pupo took out Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi for his second win of the year. Identified early as a potential world cham
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions knew they had a lot of things to fix after Sunday’s 31-30 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints. They also knew they didn’t have time to fix them before playing on Thursday against the Buffalo Bills — a game they lost 41-31. Now, Dan Campbell is hoping to solve tw
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The smile on Aaron Donald’s face said it all, well before he verbalized his expectation that he will play for the Los Angeles Rams in their home opener against the New York Giants on Monday night. “That is the plan,” Donald said Friday. ”I think that’s all of our plan. We can have
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (NASCAR Wire Service) – BRISTOL, Tenn. — Just nine points out of the Chase lead, Kyle Larson will start from the pole position in Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race, after a lightning delay forced cancellation of Friday’s qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway. Ha
When Pavel Dorofeyev led the Vegas Golden Knights with 37 goals last season and scored 12 more on their run to the Stanley Cup Final, he did so as part of a stacked lineup featuring Mitch Marner, Jack Eichel and Mark Stone. Traded to the New York Rangers, who signed him to a seven-year, $77 million
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – The New York Yankees said Friday that they will place outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list Saturday due to a right calf strain. A corresponding roster move will be announced at that time, per the team. The Yankees’ captain and three-time
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – The Washington Nationals agreed to a four-year contract extension plus a club option for 2031 with right-hander Cade Cavalli on Friday. Reports pegged the worth as $47 million. The deal would grow to $70 million over five seasons if the Nationals pic
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Carson Wentz will start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, with Kyler Murray still in the NFL concussion protocol and ruled out for the game at Chicago. Murray was a limited participant in practice all week and simply ran out of time to make more more progress aft
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Keely Hodgkinson ended a rocky season in fine fashion on Friday, shrugging off hamstring concerns to win the 800 metres at the all-women’s Athlos London 2026 while dressed in a black, hooded speedsuit that made her look more superhero than middle-distance runner. Britain’
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Minnesota quarterback Carson Wentz will start Sunday against the host Chicago Bears and Kyler Murray has been ruled out while recovering from a concussion, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Friday. The announcement was expected because of Wentz’s pe
ATLANTA (AP) — Cooper Rush will make his second straight start at quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday’s home opener against the NFC South rival Carolina Panthers, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Friday. Rush threw two interceptions, including T.J. Watt’s pick-6 in the fourth quarter, in la
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – The Cincinnati Reds claimed infielder/outfielder Oswaldo Cabrera off waivers from the New York Yankees on Friday. The Yankees designated Cabrera for assignment Wednesday. Cabrera, 27, had spent his entire career with the Yankees, who signed him as an
LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – English third-tier club Oxford United have withdrawn a clothing line featuring the slogan “United 93” and apologised for being unaware of its historical context. United 93 was the call sign of one of the passenger jets hijacked in the 9/11 Al Qaeda attacks on the United S
By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) – FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been invited by the Confederation of African Football to attend a two-day Strategy Conference in Cape Verde next month. A letter sent from CAF to member associations this week, seen by Reuters and verified by member a
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Noahkai Banks has decided to represent Germany instead of the United States in his international soccer career. The German Football Federation made the announcement about the former U.S. youth player on Friday. Banks, 19, is the son of a German mothe
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore returned to Foxborough, Mass., on Friday to retire as a member of the New England Patriots. The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback played four seasons with the Patriots during a 13-year NFL career wi
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Following limited practices Wednesday and Thursday due to back tightness, Cincinnati Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow was a full participant in practice on Friday and will play Sunday, coach Zac Taylor told reporters. Burrow and the Bengals (1-0)
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks are entering a new phase after a tear down and rebuild led to seven straight seasons without a playoff berth. With one of the game’s top young stars leading the way, the anticipation for this season is high and Celebrini sees it almos
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans that will pay the veteran power forward $55.5 million. Bey’s agents with Excel Sports Management announced the extension, which was first reported by ESPN on Thursday night. Bey averaged 17.7 po
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Cooper Rush will make his second straight start on Sunday, head coach Kevin Stefanski confirmed on Friday. Atlanta (0-1) hosts the NFC South rival Carolina Panthers (0-1) in its home opener on Sunday. Undrafted rookie Jack
NEW YORK (AP) — Mets first baseman Jared Young was carted off the field in the sixth inning of Thursday night’s 3-0 loss to Philadelphia after he was knocked out when struck on the head by pitcher Nolan McLean’s knee as the two converged on Justin Crawford’s slow grounder. New York manager Andy Gree
By Field Level Media Sep 18 (Field Level Media) – Former Georgetown standout and NBA first-round draft pick Michael Sweetney died this week at the age of 43. He passed away on Wednesday in New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. No cause of death was provided. A 6-foot-8 power forward, Swee
By Julien Pretot and Mark Gleeson PARIS, Sept 18 (Reuters) – UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani have called for an independent review of FIFA’s financial reserves and proposed a $2.1 billion payout to its 211 member associations, in a further sign of growing
By Nicole Fernandes Sept 18 (Reuters) – It is a typical summer scene at the home of the Toronto Blue Jays. The sun is out, the retractable roof is open and a sea of blue-jersey-clad fans are cheering on the home team as they take on the Baltimore Orioles. But take a closer look, and you will see her
