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An undisclosed injury has forced Rafael Fiziev to withdraw from his lightweight main event against Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night in Rio de Janei

Indianapolis Colts cornerback Charvarius Ward and rookie tight end Tyler Warren are expected to play against the host Tennessee Titans on Sunday after

Scott Littlefield, who worked with the Texas Rangers baseball operations department for the past 16 years, passed away Friday. He was 59.,Per the Rang

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy has been ruled out for Sunday night's game against the host New York Giants, the team announced Saturda

Anna Hall dominated from start to finish to win her first heptathlon world title with a 6,888-point performance at the World Track and Field Champions

Two matches in one day appeared to be no problem for world No. 2 Iga Swiatek, who won twice Saturday as a rainout the previous day forced both the qua

The Azerbaijan Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One schedule through at least 2030.,The organization announced the contract extension on Saturday

French qualifier Valentin Royer ousted No. 1 seed Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Saturday at the Lynx & Co Hangzhou Open in China.,It was the opener fo

Russell Wilson's 450-yard, 3-touchdown performance reminded critics he's still got it. But with the Chiefs looming, can he hold off rookie Jaxson Dart

Breaking down the top NFL Week 3 player props, including Daniel Jones passing yards, Bijan Robinson combined yards, and Travis Etienne rushing total,

From Bowling Green vs Louisville to ECU vs BYU, here are three underdogs that could pull off major upsets or cover the spread this week in college foo

The Los Angeles Angels hoped to be playing for something in the final 10 days of 2025 instead of playing out another losing season.,Los Angeles has dr

As the Los Angeles Dodgers inch closer to their 12th National League West title in 13 seasons, much of their damage in 2025 has come against their big

The Toronto Blue Jays will aim to forget a blowout loss and move closer to clinching the American League East title on Saturday night when they meet t

Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen has righted his season just in time to keep the Diamondbacks' slim playoff hopes alive while also helping himself in t

St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado was determined to overcome his persistent shoulder pain and resume playing before the season ended.,"H

Arizona right-hander Zac Gallen has righted his season just in time to keep the Diamondbacks' slim playoff hopes alive while also helping himself in t

The Texas Rangers will bring what they can to the table as they hope to work their way back into the American League wild card picture on Saturday whe

With first place in the American League West up for grabs this weekend, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson displayed his resolve to do whatever was n

The San Diego Padres appear likely to reach the postseason for the third time in four seasons, but they're going to need to start doing things differe

Like every team in the offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays will have questions to ask regarding holes that need filling when the hot-stove-league talks heat

The New York Yankees can't afford to miss on chances to move closer to the top in the American League East.,That might make Saturday night's game agai

A pair of rookie right-handers are in line to square off when the Athletics visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday in the second contest of their th

The Cincinnati Reds benefited from a sterling pitching performance to begin their four-game series against the Chicago Cubs, then slugged a season-hig

The New York Mets are finally starting to look like a playoff-caliber team -- and not a moment too soon.,The Mets will look to lock up a series win an

Already charging toward first place in the American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians get two chances to gain ground on Saturday when they face

The Detroit Tigers are slumping at the worst possible time with first place in the American League Central at stake.,The Tigers (85-69) have lost seve

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz and the Czech Republic's Jakub Mensik topped Americans Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen in the final match of the night and Team

Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1/3 innings in the final regular-season home start of his accomplished career and the Los Angeles Dodgers finish

Philadelphia third baseman Alec Bohm, reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Friday, collected two hits and three RBIs as the Phillies beat the Ar

Clayton Kershaw struck out six over 4 1/3 innings in the final regular-season home start of his accomplished career and the Los Angeles Dodgers finish

Harrison Bader and Nick Castellanos homered, Alec Bohm had two hits and three RBIs after being activated earlier in the day, and the Philadelphia Phil

Seattle ace Bryan Woo left his start in the Mariners' 4-0 road win over the Houston Astros on Friday night due to tightness in a pectoral muscle.,Afte

Jakob Marsee, Brian Navarreto and Dane Myers had run-scoring hits in the 12th inning as the Miami Marlins continued their late-season hot streak with

Quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for three touchdowns and Kaden Wetjen returned the opening kickoff for a score to lead Iowa to a 38-28 victory over

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) laid to rest any remaining confusion over the status of Russian and Belarusian athletes Friday, announcing t

Alyssa Thomas totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists as the host Phoenix Mercury recorded a 79-73 victory over the New York Liberty in the deci

Dominic Richardson ran for 146 yards and Baylor Hayes passed for 219 yards and a touchdown as Tulsa dominated the first half and then held on for a 19

Nolan Arenado hit a three-run double to spur the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-1 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.,Brendan Donovan (

Bo Naylor went 2-for-4 and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians pulled away for a 6-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday n

Seattle ace Bryan Woo left Friday night's start in Houston early, appearing to show discomfort while throwing warm-ups.,After holding the Astros to on

Shinomi Koyama recorded her first NWSL goal in the 89th minute to lift the North Carolina Courage over the host Orlando Pride 1-0 on Friday night.,The

Francisco Lindor had the tie-breaking RBI single in the fourth inning Friday night for the host New York Mets, who overcame an early three-run deficit

Fourth-place Los Angeles FC will try to sweep a home-and-home series Sunday night when it hosts Real Salt Lake, a Western Conference foe still fightin

Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer and Davis Martin pitched six strong innings as the Chicago White Sox snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win

Manchester City will try to finish a challenging week unblemished when they visit an Arsenal side hoping to see some of its injured stars return to ma

Trevor Rogers took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to defeat the visiting New York Yankees 4-2 on Friday night.,Ry

Canada's Mike Weir and Australia's Cameron Percy each carded 6-under-par scores of 66 on the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links to share the lead after one

The WNBA announced the five finalists for the Most Valuable Player award Friday in what's expected to be a close decision.,Three-time MVP A'ja Wilson

The Atlanta Falcons released veteran kicker Younghoe Koo on Friday, ending his seven-season tenure with the team after a sharp decline in accuracy and