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Oct 25, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers veteran forward James van Riemsdyk will undergo surgery on Friday to repair a broken finger suffered in Sunday’s loss to the San Jose Sharks. Van Riemsdyk, 33, will miss roughly a month after a solid start to the season under first-year coach John Tortorella. The left wing has two goals,

1:12 PM BST Italy lock Sara Tounesi has been suspended for 12 matches for biting a player from Japan at the women’s Rugby World Cup, meaning she miss Saturday’s quarterfinal against France. Tounesi was cited for biting an unnamed opponent during Italy’s 21-8 win on Sunday. The tournament’s judicial committee upheld the citing complaint, World

2:59 PM ET Associated Press Yannik Paul made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win his first European tour title by one stroke at the Mallorca Open on Sunday. Paul, 28, overcame a two-shot deficit with three holes to play at the Son Muntaner Golf Club. The German had three birdies and

Oct 21, 2022 Week 7 of the 2022 NFL season is upon us, and there are still several questions about which teams that have started fast are for real and which struggling teams will bounce back. But what does this all mean from a betting perspective? And what are the best plays to help you

Oct 19, 2022 Pete ThamelESPN Mississippi State football player Sam Westmoreland, 18, has died, the school announced Wednesday. Westmoreland would have turned 19 on Friday. The school said in a release that the university was “deeply saddened” by the news. “The Mississippi State Athletics Family is heartbroken by the sudden death of Sam Westmoreland,” Bulldogs

Oct 19, 2022 Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers will be without Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after placing the star defenseman on the long-term injured reserve list with a groin injury. Players on the long-term IR list must miss at least 10 games and 24 days; the

Oct 15, 2022 Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Josh Berry became the first driver to take a spot in the Xfinity Series championship race, leading a 1-2-3 finish for JR Motorsports on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Berry’s win in the opening race of the third round of the playoffs guarantees his Chevrolet will

12:59 PM ET ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan assistant Mike Hart returned to his duties for Saturday’s game against Penn State, a week after suffering a medical emergency on the sideline at Indiana. Hart, a record-setting Michigan running back, worked with the backs during warmups alongside Fred Jackson, a longtime former Wolverines assistant who stepped

Oct 14, 2022 Associated Press Angel Hidalgo carded an 8-under 63 to grab part of a three-way lead at the Andalucia Masters after two rounds on Friday. The Spaniard sunk eight birdies on an error-free day at Valderrama to join overnight leader Min Woo Lee and Adrian Otaegui on 9 under par. “I made every

Oct 14, 2022 Eddie Jones said next year’s Rugby World Cup will not be his last and he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France. The Australian is contracted to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) until the end of the

8:04 AM ET The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) and national team manager Vera Pauw apologised on Wednesday for players singing a song referencing the IRA after they beat Scotland 1-0 and qualified for the women’s World Cup finals for the first time. A video posted on social media after the match on Tuesday showed

Oct 12, 2022 DENVER — So, now that Nathan MacKinnon has won a Stanley Cup, will he finally chill out? The question takes five seconds to ask, but it leads the Colorado Avalanche alternate captain to share more about himself over a 20-minute interview than he has at any point in his nine-year NHL career.

Oct 5, 2022 The UFC has booked a welterweight main event between Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson and Kevin Holland on Dec. 3, officials announced on Wednesday. The 170-pound bout will headline UFC Fight Night at Amway Center in Orlando. Prior to the announcement, Holland (23-8) had spent the entire week announcing his “retirement” from MMA. The

Oct 11, 2022 Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the

4:51 PM ET Associated Press Dustin Johnson needed only six events to have a $30 million year, and he still has two events left with Saudi-funded LIV Golf. Even though he failed to finish in the top 10 for the first time, Johnson clinched the inaugural LIV Golf Individual Championship. The two-time major champion already

4:59 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Pro Bowl left tackle Duane Brown will make his New York Jets debut Sunday after being activated from injured reserve Saturday — a potential boost to their injury-ravaged offensive line. Brown, 37, is expected to start against the Miami Dolphins, becoming the third different player in as many

12:56 PM ET Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart is in stable condition at a local hospital after suffering a “medical emergency” on the sideline in the first quarter of the Wolverines’ game against Indiana, according to a statement released by the team. Hart suffered a seizure, according to the Fox broadcast, and wound up

6:32 AM ET Associated Press Brazil will go to the World Cup as the top-ranked team after extending their lead over second-place Belgium in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. They are the only nation to have competed in every World Cup finals and will go into next month’s tournament in Qatar seeking a

3:24 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and No. 2 Rafael Nadal are the first countrymen to top the ATP rankings in 22 years. And the two players from Spain are the first men from somewhere other than the United States to sit at 1-2 since the tour introduced computerized

7:40 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Quarterback Zach Wilson‘s season debut included a historic touchdown catch, a two-quarter slump that nearly doomed the New York Jets and the biggest fourth-quarter comeback of his young career. “That was an ugly win, but that was some of the most fun I’ve had playing football,” Wilson said Sunday after