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Aaron Judge belts clutch homer as Yankees stave off elimination vs. Blue Jays

NEW YORK — Aaron Judge hit a tying homer and drove in four runs during a clutch performance for the ages, and the New York Yankees staved off elimination by rallying from five runs down to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-6, on Tuesday night in Game 3 of their...
Trevor Lawrence’s stumbling, final-minute TD lifts Jaguars past Chiefs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Trevor Lawrence tripped and fell to the ground, stumbled trying to get up, finally got back on his feet and then scrambled for a 1-yard touchdown with 23 seconds remaining — turning a comical miscue into an improbable score — and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat Kansas City,...
Brewers belt 3 homers, push Cubs to brink of elimination

MILWAUKEE — Andrew Vaughn and Jackson Chourio each hit a three-run homer, William Contreras added a solo shot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs, 7-3, on Monday night to move one win from a trip to the National League Championship Series. The Brewers have a 2-0 advantage in...
Connor McDavid signs 2-year, $25 million contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers

Connor McDavid signed his long-awaited contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, refusing a raise on a short-term agreement as he pursues his first Stanley Cup championship. The three-time MVP and the only NHL organization he has played with finalized a two-year, $25 million contract on the eve of...
Edmonton Oilers are still class of Pacific Division for everyone else to chase

Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers, for all the questions swirling around them, remain the class of the Pacific Division when it comes to success when it matters most. Sure, McDavid is in the final year of his contract and goaltending remains an uncertainty, but they’ve won the...
NFL Week 5: Panthers erase 17-point deficit in 27-24 win over Dolphins

CHARLOTTE N.C. — Bryce Young threw a go-ahead, 4-yard touchdown pass to Mitchell Evans with 1:59 remaining, Rico Dowdle ran for 206 yards and a score, and the Carolina Panthers overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat the Miami Dolphins 27-24 on Sunday. Young completed 19 of 30 passes for...
The Stanley Cup still runs through Florida and an Atlantic Division as dominant as ever

Of the NHL’s four divisions, the Atlantic has stood above all recently, and that is not going to change this year if the threepeat-minded Florida Panthers have their say. No matter how many games — 314 including playoffs — the two-time defending champion Panthers have logged making three straight Stanley...
NHL’s Central Division remains a gantlet through the season and playoffs

Mikko Rantanen was a staple for Colorado, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup as part of his dominant decade in Denver. Then, all of a sudden last winter he was gone, traded to Carolina and by spring back in the division with bitter rival Dallas. “Someone was like, ‘Yeah,...
Old guard still runs Metropolitan Division, though times could be changing soon

The winds are beginning to change in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division, though not before the old guard gets at least one more shot. Washington easily won the division last season and has much of the same lineup back, potentially with career goal scoring leader Alex Ovechkin playing his final season...
Jordan Addison’s late touchdown gives Vikings win over Browns in London

LONDON — Vikings receiver Jordan Addison caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Carson Wentz with 25 seconds left to give Minnesota a 21-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. The 10-play, 80-yard drive gave the Vikings (3-2) a much-needed win on their historic international road...
Texas and Penn State fall out of AP Top 25; Miami jumps Oregon to No. 2 behind Ohio State

Miami moved back to No. 2 in the Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, Texas Tech has its highest ranking since 2008 and Penn State and Texas fell all the way out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022 after the two top-10 teams lost to...
Panthers face daunting task of trying to win another Stanley Cup without captain Aleksander BarkovVideo

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Images of Aleksander Barkov hoisting the Stanley Cup are scattered all over the Florida Panthers’ team facility. It’s the ultimate reminder of the last two championship seasons: the team captain being the first one to lift hockey’s chalice. Now, the Panthers face perhaps the ultimate challenge:...
Merrimack too much for Robert Morris

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — DeMarcus McElroy rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and Merrimack improved to 3-0 at home this season with a 24-7 victory over Robert Morris on Saturday. After RMU went 92 yards in five plays on its opening possession to take a 7-0 lead, Merrimack allowed...
Duquesne dominates Stonehill in conference opener

PITTSBURGH — Tyler Riddell threw three touchdown passes, Ness Davis gained 111 yards on the ground, and Duquesne cruised past Stonehill, 34-14, on Saturday. After a scoreless first quarter, Davis and Taj Butts scored rushing touchdowns and Riddell’s 21-yard TD pass to Ryan Petras gave the Dukes (3-3, 1-0 Northeast...
NHL sees benefits to changing landscape after NCAA allows CHL players to compete at U.S. collegesVideo

The NCAA’s decision allowing Canadian Hockey League players to compete at the U.S. college level for the first time won’t alter how the NHL evaluates draft-eligible talent. Wherever players are competing, the scouts will be there, NHL Central Scouting chief Dan Marr said. What Marr envisions changing as a result...
Islanders top pick Matthew Schaefer headlines NHL rookies to watchVideo

Matthew Schaefer being the first NHL No. 1 pick out of the Ontario Hockey League since Connor McDavid in 2015 is pressure enough. Then there’s following Connor Bedard and Macklin Celebrini into the league. Bedard with Chicago and Celebrini with San Jose immediately were put into prominent roles. Bedard won...

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