Las Vegas Aces clinched their third WNBA title in four years, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury with an 11-point Game 4 win. Up nine after one, 16 at halftime and by 20 early in the third, the Aces withstood a rally that cut it to six despite Satou Sabally’s absence, Alyssa...
Game 5 opened tight in Seattle, where the Mariners nursed a 1-0 lead after three. Josh Naylor poked a 100.2 mph sinker off the plate for a double, swiped third, and came home on Mitch Garver’s sac fly. George Kirby pumped sliders and 98.1 mph heat, while Tarik Skubal touched...
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was ruled out Friday, missing a second straight game with a hamstring injury. Baltimore is 4-11 without him since he became the starter. Offseason signee Cooper Rush will make his second start. With an off week next week, Jackson could return in Week 8 against the...
Orion Kerkering’s wild throw in Los Angeles ended the Phillies’ season and thrust a longtime core into uncertainty. Free agency awaits Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto and Ranger Suárez, Harrison Bader is likely to decline a mutual option, and manager Rob Thomson’s return is in question despite four playoff berths and...
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday that rookie Shedeur Sanders will be the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Dillon Gabriel for Sunday’s game in Pittsburgh. After trading Joe Flacco last Tuesday, Cleveland’s roster holds only two rookie passers, Gabriel and Sanders; practice-squad quarterback Bailey Zappe would need to be signed...
Week 6 brings a sharp set of fantasy calls. The column backs Jordan Love (league-high implied total) and Matthew Stafford (fast pace, volume) while fading Tua Tagovailoa and Caleb Williams against stingy, pressure-heavy looks. At running back, Jacory Croskey-Merritt’s expanded role and J.K. Dobbins’ red-zone edge earn starts; Tony Pollard...
Shedeur Sanders will serve as the Browns’ backup quarterback Sunday at Pittsburgh, head coach Kevin Stefanski said Friday, after Cleveland traded Joe Flacco to the Bengals. Sanders slots in behind QB1 Dillon Gabriel, the third-round rookie who went 19-of-33 for 190 yards and two touchdowns in last week’s loss and...
After saying he didn’t recall a meeting with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley about the offense, A.J. Brown stood out on one pivotal snap. With 11:36 left in the fourth and the Eagles down 10 at the Giants’ 15, Hurts targeted Jahan Dotson. Cor’Dale Flott intercepted it, returning the pick...
On a charged Thursday night in East Rutherford, rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo drove the Giants’ 34-17 takedown of the Eagles. Dart sprinted 19 yards for the opener and later found Wan’Dale Robinson for a 35-yard score. Skattebo barreled in three rushing touchdowns and 98 yards on 19 carries,...
With Baker Mayfield flourishing in Tampa Bay—leading the Buccaneers atop the NFC South and ranking among league leaders—the piece turns to Cleveland, arguing the Browns should cut or trade Shedeur Sanders before the deadline. After moving Joe Flacco, Bailey Zappe is expected to be elevated over Sanders as backup to...
