Russell Wilson broke from his usual restraint, firing back at Broncos coach Sean Payton after Denver’s win over Wilson’s current team. Payton said he wished New York’s switch to rookie Jaxson Dart had come after the game—implying he preferred facing Wilson. Wilson called the remark “classless,” invoking Payton’s 2012 suspension...
The Los Angeles Angels are hiring Kurt Suzuki as manager, sources told ESPN, turning to the 42-year-old former catcher with no coaching experience amid the majors’ longest playoff drought. A 16-year veteran and 2019 World Series winner, Suzuki spent the past three years as a special assistant to GM Perry...
Tabbed as the biggest title favorite in over two decades, the Los Angeles Dodgers open the World Series as -210 favorites over the Toronto Blue Jays (+175), with a -1.5 series spread. Toronto reached its first World Series since 1993 by beating Seattle in an ALCS Game 7. If LA...
In a dramatic reset, Nottingham Forest appointed Sean Dyche on a contract to summer 2027 after sacking Ange Postecoglou just 17 minutes after a 3-0 loss to Chelsea, ending his 39-day reign—the club and Premier League’s shortest for a permanent manager. Forest sit in the relegation zone and want Dyche...
After boos for Shohei Ohtani marked a low point, the Dodgers return to Toronto for World Series Game 1 against a Blue Jays team reborn. Toronto went from worst to first, edged the Mariners 4-3 in a Game 7 classic, and claimed its first AL pennant in 32 years. The...
Despite four takeaways, Houston couldn’t cash in, and Seattle ground out a 27-19 win to stay even with the Rams and 49ers atop the NFC West. The Seahawks jumped ahead 14-0, weathered Will Anderson’s strip-sack TD, and added Jason Myers’ 47-yarder plus Zach Charbonnet’s second score. Houston’s offense later stalled...
Jaxon Smith-Njigba logged his NFL-leading fifth 100-yard game, catching eight passes for 123 yards and a touchdown, as the Seahawks beat the Texans 27-19 on Monday night. His 11-yard score and crossbar dunk built a 14-0 first-quarter lead, while Zach Charbonnet rushed for two short touchdowns. Uchenna Nwosu’s sack set...
Detroit smothered Tampa Bay 24-9, a game less close than the score. The Lions outgained the Bucs 379-251 despite miscues, and both teams are 5-2. Jahmyr Gibbs ripped 136 rushing yards and two scores—including a 78-yarder—and added 82 receiving. Jared Goff went 20-of-29 for 241 yards with a touchdown and...
George Springer’s thunderous three-run shot in the seventh flipped Game 7, and the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Seattle Mariners 4-3 to claim their first pennant since 1993. Before a roaring sellout of 44,770, Toronto erased a 3-1 deficit, sending the World Series back to Canada for the first time...
Mike Evans’ record run has ended. After the Buccaneers’ 24-9 loss to Detroit, coach Todd Bowles said the star receiver sustained a broken clavicle and will miss most of the remaining regular season, though the team did not call it season-ending. Drafted in 2014, Evans had never finished below 1,000...
