Month: October 2021

3:50 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Astros will start left-hander Framber Valdez against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the World Series, which begins Tuesday night. Valdez, 27, is coming off the best start of any pitcher this postseason after going eight innings and giving up just one run against the Boston Red
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2:49 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson injured his knee and limped to the locker room during the second quarter of Sunday’s 54-13 loss to the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. Wilson, the second overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, was examined in the medical tent before leaving
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3:52 PM ET Carolina Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold was benched early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 25-3 loss to the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. “Just felt like we needed somewhat of a spark,” coach Matt Rhule said of the quarterback change. “Sam will be our quarterback next week. He will be our
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2:45 PM ET Associated Press Officials were wrong to wipe out what would have been a game-winning 2-point play in overtime by Harvard after a replay review awarded Princeton a timeout, the Ivy League said Sunday. Princeton won 18-16 in five overtimes. After Jack Smith hit Kym Wimberly with a pass to convert the 2-point
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1:20 PM ET Associated Press ANTWERP, Belgium — Jannik Sinner won his fourth tour-level title of the year and stayed in contention for the ATP Finals with a convincing straight-sets victory over second-seeded Diego Schwartzman at the European Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Italian beat his Argentine opponent 6-2, 6-2 in their first meeting. It
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2:31 PM ET Denmark’s Jeff Winther clinched his first European Tour crown with a one-shot victory at the Mallorca Open, holding his nerve in a closely-fought final round hours after accidentally locking himself in the bathroom earlier on Sunday. Winther began the day with a two-shot lead and recorded a closing 70 to finish at
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2:20 PM ET Associated Press Alabama inched up to No. 3 in The Associated Press college football Sunday behind top-ranked Georgia and No. 2 Cincinnati. The Bulldogs (63 first-place votes) are a unanimous No. 1 for the third straight week in the latest AP Top 25, and the Bearcats remain second. The Crimson Tide jumped
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