By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – Forward Drake Batherson signed an eight-year contract extension with an annual average value of $10.75 million that runs through the 2034-35 season, the club announced Tuesday. Batherson will play out his previous contract in the upcoming season, ear
By Frank Pingue Sept 15 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour is not considering a returning member program that would allow players from LIV Golf to come back to the U.S.-based circuit like Brooks Koepka did earlier this year, Commissioner Brian Rolapp said on Tuesday. Rolapp, speaking to reporters on a virtual
Two of the biggest backfires on the NFL’s opening weekend came roughly 70 hours and 9,500 miles apart. Packers coach Matt LaFleur took points off the board but didn’t come up with a first down, and that gamble blew up in his face, the tide-turner in Green Bay’s 39-22 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. Tha
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — For Josh Allen, the grass is most definitely greener across the street. As the Buffalo Bills moved closer to their first regular-season game Thursday in their new Highmark Stadium, the quarterback looked forward to not having to deal with the added wear and tear his body pr
Sept 15 (Reuters) – The PGA Tour on Tuesday detailed the membership categories and eligibility rules that will govern its new two-tiered competitive system that is set to launch in 2028. The new structure, which has players promoted and relegated annually based on performance, was first announced in
Sept 15 (Reuters) – Nairobi has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with the Kenyan capital becoming the first African city to stage the event. World Athletics announced the decision on Tuesday after its council meeting in Budapest, while also awarding the 2031 edition to M
By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings while Teoscar Hernandez and Kyle Tucker homered as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday to clinch a playoff spot. Skubal (10-7) allowed three hits, all singles, while strik
AMSTERDAM, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Dutch Olympic speed skating champion Jutta Leerdam has decided not to compete this season but said she is not retiring from the sport. The 27-year-old won the 1,000 metres title in an Olympic record 1 minute, 12.31 seconds at the Milano Cortina Games in February and to
By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – Aaron Judge blasted a three-run homer into the third deck of the left field bleachers and the New York Yankees celebrated clinching a postseason berth by posting an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night in Minneapolis. Jose Caballero went
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers marked their record-tying 14th consecutive trip to MLB’s postseason with a toast of bubbly after Monday night’s 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The bigger celebrations will come later. “It’s hard to say it ever feels routine, but it is the expectation
TORONTO, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The Toronto Raptors completed their trade for Kawhi Leonard on Monday after previously putting the deal on hold while the NBA investigated the seven-times All Star and Los Angeles Clippers over salary cap circumvention. In exchange for Leonard, the Raptors sent Brandon I
By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman left Monday night’s game in the seventh inning against the San Diego Padres with right thumb soreness. Goodman slid into third base on his two-out triple in the bottom of the sixth and then came out to warm up
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Pop superstar Taylor Swift was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Monday night, and sitting alongside Tom Cruise, to watch new husband Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs open the NFL season against the Denver Broncos. It was the first time Swift has seen Kelce play since they
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold has a “very unique, soft tissue” glute injury with no set timeline for his return, the team announced Monday. The injury is believed to be short-term and Darnold’s hip joint was unaffected, the team said. He has not been placed on injured reserve. It appears
By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – The Denver Broncos reached out to Hall of Fame quarterback Drew Brees about guiding them in the AFC Championship Game last season, according to ESPN. Broncos assistant coaches Joe Lombardi and Pete Carmichael initiated the proposal, which the then-47
By Field Level Media Sep 15 (Field Level Media) – The Philadelphia Eagles are placing three-time Pro Bowl guard Landon Dickerson on injured reserve after he struggled through a knee injury in Sunday’s season opener, according to multiple reports. Dickerson will miss at least four games after playing
Sept 14 (Reuters) – Veteran mixed martial arts promoter Scott Coker on Monday unveiled Ki MMA, a new global promotion set to launch in the first quarter of 2027 with a 32-man featherweight tournament spanning four continents. Coker, the former head of Bellator MMA and Strikeforce, announced the vent
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Pete Alonso said all the right things about his time with the New York Mets as he prepared for his first game at Citi Field as a member of the visiting team. Alonso spoke to reporters Monday before the Baltimore Orioles opened a three- game set at th
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – The Arizona Diamondbacks claimed former Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesus Sanchez off waivers on Monday afternoon. Toronto designated Sanchez for assignment on Sept. 11. Arizona (79-71) is practically the lone team that could unseat San Diego (81-68
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – The Baltimore Ravens could turn to the free-agent market after injuries left them thin at wide receiver during their season opener. Coach Jesse Minter said Monday there is “potential” for Baltimore to add another pass catcher after Zay Flowers and ro
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Isiah Pacheco’s Detroit Lions debut has been delayed further, perhaps until December, after the running back underwent back surgery. Detroit head coach Dan Campbell said Monday that Pacheco had the procedure and will be out for “a significant amount
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey underwent testing on Monday to determine the extent of the rib injury he sustained in Los Angeles’ season- opening 26-14 loss to Arizona on Sunday, according to a report by NFL Network. Los Angeles coa
By Harshita Mary Varghese and Aditya Soni Sept 14 (Reuters) – More than 25 million viewers watched the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots in the NFL’s season opener last week, giving the league a strong prime-time start that eclipsed President Donald Trump’s speech at a Republican conven
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Seventeen-year veteran Taj Gibson announced his retirement from the NBA on Monday, and reports indicated that he will re-join the Chicago Bulls organization as an assistant coach. Gibson, 41, spent his first eight seasons in Chicago after he was sele
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – The trade sending Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors was officially signed off on by both teams on Monday after months of delay amidst the NBA’s investigation into Los Angeles allegedly giving Leonard impermissible benefits, a
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – The San Diego Padres reinstated first baseman Ty France from the paternity list and optioned second baseman Mason McCoy to Triple-A El Paso in advance of Monday’s game at Colorado. In his return to the Padres this season, the 32-year-old France is ba
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken said Monday he anticipates keeping Deshaun Watson as the starting quarterback for the team’s game at Tampa Bay next week despite his subpar return to action on Sunday. Watson, who had been sidelined since Octob
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – The NFL’s decision to move its first game of the regular season up a day to Wednesday did not seem to pay off in terms of television ratings. Wednesday’s Week 1 Super Bowl rematch between the defending-champion Seattle Seahawks and visiting New Engla
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Houston Texans linebacker Henry To’oTo’o is expected to miss an undetermined amount of time with a left shoulder injury, head coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters Monday. To’oTo’o walked off the field during Sunday’s season opener against the Buffalo Bi
By Field Level Media Sep 14 (Field Level Media) – Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay would not put a timeline on when outside linebacker Myles Garrett could return to action after knee surgery Monday. Following an underwhelming debut with the Rams on Thursday, Garrett was placed on injured reser
