* The New York Yankees took a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night at Target Field in Minneapolis, to complete a three-game sweep in their AL Division Series, advancing them to the AL Championship Series. The Yankees will play
The Washington Redskins announced on Monday the firing of head coach Jay Gruden. Gruden was informed of the decision early Monday morning by owner Daniel Snyder and president Bruce Allen. “Through the first five games of the
After trailing most of the game, the Los Angeles Dodgers scored eight unanswered runs to defeat the Washington Nationals 10-4 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. The Dodgers can advance to the NL Championship Series
The Minnesota Vikings have fined Stefon Diggs more than $200,000 for unexcused absences from practices and meetings. Diggs missed Wednesday’s practice due to what the team termed non-jury reasons. Diggs said he was absent because he wasn’t
The St. Louis Cardinals took Game 1 of the NLDS last night, defeating the Atlanta Braves 7-6. Marcell Ozuna and Kolten Wong each hit two-run doubles in the ninth inning as the Cardinals came back from behind for the win.
The New York Mets fired manager Mickey Callaway on Thursday, after missing the playoffs in both his seasons as manager. The firing comes four days after the Mets wrapped up an 86-76 season. Callaway had one year
Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith announced that he will play versus the Oakland Raiders in London Sunday. However, Smith refused to discuss the nature of the “personal reasons” that forced Chicago to deactivate him last weekend. Smith
New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski has landed on injured reserve as of Wednesday. Gostkowski has a left hip injury that will require surgery and keep him sidelined until next year. Gostkowski is a four-time Pro Bowler
Florida has become the latest state to pursue legislation to allow college athletes to be compensated for the use of their name, image and likeness. The Minority Leader of Florida’s House of Representatives, Kionne McGhee, filed a proposal
On Tuesday, the San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane was suspended three games by the NHL for physical abuse of officials, stemming from an incident in a preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. At
On Monday, the NFL suspended Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict for the remainder of the 2019 season, following an illegal hit to the head of Colts tight end Jack Doyle. The hit came in the second quarter
Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio confirmed that Bradley Chubb suffered a partially torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. The season-ending injury occurred in Denver’s 26-24 loss Sunday to the
The Chicago Cubs and manager Joe Maddon are parting ways, team president Theo Epstein and Maddon announced together on Sunday. Maddon, 65, led the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years; he is officially
Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon officially returned to the team Thursday following a holdout that began over the summer and continued through L.A.’s first three games of the season. Gordon was greeted by teammates in
The NFL and the players’ union are continuing talks for a new collective bargaining agreement, and the most dramatic proposal on the table from owners is an expanded regular season to 17 games that could eliminate preseason
The agent to UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic said he is “highly unlikely” to fight again this year as he recovers from an eye injury suffered against Daniel Cormier at UFC 241. Miocic won that fight in August by fourth-round knockout, but the
Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving suffered a left-side facial fracture during a workout Tuesday, and will be listed as day-to-day. The Nets are set to begin their pre-season on Oct. 12 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Minnesota Vikings announced on Tuesday they have re-signed wide receiver Laquon Treadwell four weeks after parting ways with him; this after their wide receiver Chad Beebe was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Beebe suffered torn ligaments
The Carolina Panthers have ruled out quarterback Cam Newton for their Week 4 matchup against the Houston Texans due to his foot injury. Newton missed the team’s Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals due to the
Veteran defenseman Eric Gryba announced his retirement on Twitter, releasing the following statement: I’m hanging up the skates! I am proud of the career I was able to put together and couldn’t be more grateful of all
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced last Monday that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, with no news on when he could return. But now it seems the 37-year-old Roethlisberger doesn’t
Antonio Brown took to Twitter on Sunday, saying he won’t play in the NFL anymore, In tweets he’s since deleted, Brown criticized New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and former teammate Ben Roethlisberger. In a string
On Thursday, the Ottawa Senators signed 22-year-old defenseman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, $64 million extension. Chabot was the Senators’ 2015 first-round draft pick and was an All-Star in 2018-19 with 14 goals and 41 assists in
Rory McIlroy made six bogeys and a double bogey in his last 11 holes to shoot 4-over 76 at the BMW PGA Championship on Thursday. This leaves McIlroy — the world No. 2 — 11 strokes off
Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas underwent thumb surgery and is expected to miss six to eight weeks. The team says Thomas ruptured the radial collateral ligament in his left thumb during routine workouts Monday and had surgery
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that rookie outfielder Alex Verdugo will miss the NLDS with a sore back, an injury he suffered while rehabbing from an oblique injury that sidelined him in early August. The
Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Felipe Vazquez was arrested and is facing charges related to his alleged sexual involvement with a child. Police in Lee County, Fla., said on Tuesday that Vazquez, 28, is facing multiple charges including
Three weeks into the season, the New York Giants announced on Tuesday that 38-year-old QB Eli Manning will be benched in favor of rookie Daniel Jones. Coach Pat Shurmur said in a statement, “Eli and I spoke
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced on Monday that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will undergo surgery on his right elbow and be placed on injured reserve, ending the 37-year-old’s 16th season just two weeks in. Roethlisberger injured the arm late
