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Four teams advanced to the upper-bracket finals on Tuesday as the group stage continued at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament

If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swipin

Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set for free agency after four seasons in Chicago. ,The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next

Disgruntled Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson is relocating to Dallas in a deal that sends Cincinnati a seventh-round draft pick in 2026.,Two weeks afte

The Dallas Cowboys sit 3-5-1 after a loss to the Cardinals. With tough matchups ahead, here's why Dallas' playoff hopes are fading fast and draft posi

The Pelicans are off to the worst start in franchise history. From Zion's struggles to poor coaching and a disastrous trade, here's what's gone wrong

A bold idea for the WNBA: scrap drafts and form NBA-style teams by birth year. Here's how it could reshape basketball and spark fan excitement.

Get expert NHL betting picks for Hurricanes vs Rangers and Flyers vs Canadiens, with odds, analysis, and value plays for Tuesday night's matchups.

Get NBA betting picks for Thunder vs Clippers, Warriors vs Suns, and Bucks vs Raptors. Odds, analysis, and top DraftKings lines for Tuesday's matchups

RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are forming a dynamic duo for the Toronto Raptors, who will look for more heroics from the pair when they play host to t

Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon shot down questions of a permanent quarterback change on Monday night, moments after Jacoby Brissett led

Both UCF and Houston, coming off multi-score losses, will look to get back on track when they meet Friday night in a Big 12 matchup at Orlando.,The Co

Two unsung players -- one a veteran journeyman and the other a youngster who has worked his way onto the team and into the lineup -- are playing impor

The Minnesota Wild have yet to win back-to-back games, but they will try to snap the drought when they face off against the Nashville Predators on Tue

On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go

Giannis Antetokounmpo capped his game-high 33-point performance on Monday with a buzzer-beating, turnaround fadeaway to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past

Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pitt

Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a stirring debut and No. 13 Arizona pulled off a 93-87 upset of No. 3 Flori

Hannes Steinbach finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists to lead Washington to a 94-50 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the season

Bam Adebayo scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Norman Powell scored 21 against his former team as the Miami Heat earned a 120-119 victory

Coming off their first loss of the season, the Chicago Bulls return home Tuesday to face a Philadelphia 76ers team armed with a blueprint for handling

As the Atlanta Falcons' freefall continues, head coach Raheem Morris was clear in his assessment of the team's third straight loss.,With a chance to t

It has been a rough year to line up at left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers.,After losing two-time Pro Bowl starter Rashawn Slater to a season-end

The NHL regular season is not yet 20 percent complete.,But if the early state of the highly competitive Eastern Conference is any indication, even ear

One week after defeating the Lakers, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to do it again when they host Los Angeles on Monday night.,The Trail Blazers

Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic and backcourt mate Austin Reaves won't play in Monday night's road game against the Portland Trail Blazers o

The Atlanta Hawks return from a three-game road trip to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but they'll do it without all-star guard Trae Young.,Young

Fifth-seeded Frenchman Alexandre Muller shook off a loss of serve while trying to win the match and a match point against in the deciding set's 12th g

Alabama defensive back Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. was suspended indefinitely, head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday, after the player's arrest Saturday on char

Taliah Scott's 24 points, five rebounds and three assists helped the No. 16 Baylor Lady Bears score a 58-52 upset over the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils with

No. 16 Louisville will be without leading rusher Isaac Brown for an extended period after the leg injury he sustained in Saturday's win at Virginia Te

Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito declined a $19 million mutual option, triggering a $1.5 million buyout, and is set to head to free agency, t

Starter Michael King and closer Robert Suarez both opted out of their respective deals with the San Diego Padres, according to multiple reports on Mon

Nick Suzuki has dented the scoresheet in each contest since being held without a point in the Montreal Canadiens' season-opening game.,The Canadiens'

All-Star closer Edwin Diaz has opted out of his deal with the New York Mets, multiple outlets reported on Monday.,The 31-year-old right-hander holds $

Get to know 10 must-watch college basketball transfers set to make major impacts in the 2024-25 season from P.J. Haggerty to Yaxel Lendeborg.

No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina stormed to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory against No. 2 Iga Swiatek on Monday to move into first place in her group at the WTA Fina

NBA betting picks and predictions for Monday, Nov. 3. Best bets include Bucks vs. Pacers, Jazz vs. Celtics, and Nuggets vs. Kings.

The Miami Marlins named former major league player and manager Gabe Kapler as their general manager on Monday.,Kapler most recently was assistant gene

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday.,Vilade, 26, has batted .141 with one ho

For the second straight season, Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is giving up play-calling duties.,Stefanski announced on Monday that he is

Kansas City Chiefs rookie offensive tackle Josh Simmons returned to the team Monday after missing the past four games for personal reasons, multiple o

New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said the quarterback who starts the game Sunday against the Cleveland Browns will know his role in plenty of time

Real Salt Lake signed defender DeAndre Yedlin to a contract extension through 2027 with an option for 2028, the club announced Monday.,The 32-year-old

Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman has opted out of his contract and will enter free agency, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Bregman, 31, pas

An MRI conducted Monday showed Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft has a torn right ACL and will miss the rest of the season, multiple outlets re

Andretti Global announced a multi-year extension Monday with NTT IndyCar Series driver Kyle Kirkwood, through "2026 and beyond.",Specific length of th

The LIV Golf League announced a slight expansion of its qualifying opportunities for prospective members on Monday.,The top two finishers at a new LIV

Two of the greatest players in MLB history, shunned from baseball immortality over links to performance-enhancing drugs, have another chance for selec

Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs fall to 5-4 after a crushing loss to the Bills. The reigning AFC champs face a steep climb to stay playoff bound.