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This will mark the fourth time Atlanta has hosted the NFL’s championship game and the second at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with the most recent held in February 2019 when the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams. Read more
In six at-bats against Darvish during last week’s National League Division Series, Ohtani went hitless, striking out three times while looking atypically mortal after his superhuman regular season. Read more
McDaniel said Tagovailoa received encouraging feedback from a neurologist last week, during the team’s bye week. Read more
Two of the three ringside judges scored the fight 115-113 and 116-112 to Beterbiev while the other called it tied at 114-114. Read more
Volleyball regularly features in lists of the world’s top five most popular sports and a rebranded Japanese league is launching its new season later on Friday with the aim of translating that popularity into a global profile. Read more
Gerrit Cole pitched seven effective innings and Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton each supplied key hits tonight to lead the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals in a decisive Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Read more
Exactly 25 hours before the biggest game of his team’s season, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was only sure of one thing about his pitching plans for Game 5 in the National League Division Series on Friday night. Read more
With Cleveland’s season on the line, David Fry came off the bench and gave the Guardians an offensive jolt today in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Read more
For Breanna Stewart, there’s one silver lining to her New York Liberty blowing an 18-point lead in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. Read more
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The tour will again start at Hawaii’s dangerous Banzai Pipeline in late January, before heading to the Surf Abu Dhabi wave pool in the United Arab Emirates for the first time. Read more
Known for their superstars and that cool billion in offseason spending, the Los Angeles Dodgers showed they can also be crafty while extending their season to at least a deciding Game 5 in the National League Division Series. Read more
Giancarlo Stanton hit a long go-ahead home run in the eighth inning tonight, leading the New York Yankees to a 3-2 victory against the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 of the American League Division Series. Read more
The amazin’ ride continues for the New York Mets. Read more
The New York Liberty, the best team throughout the season, are the betting favorites to emerge with the WNBA championship, too. Read more
His 120 games are tied for seventh-most by a 49ers linebacker. He made 501 tackles, two interceptions, a safety, and, most treasured, a spot on the 49ers’ 10-Year Wall for players with a decade of service. He was a 2000 third-round draft out of Hawaii by way of Live Oak High, San Jose State and Gavilan College. Read more
David Peralta hit a two-run double and Fernando Tatis Jr. added a two-run home run in a six-run second inning as the San Diego Padres held on for a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers today in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Read more
Sean Manaea carried a shutout into the eighth inning and benefited from strong defense behind him by the New York Mets, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 in Game 3 of a National League Division Series today. Read more
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who has been on injured reserve due to a concussion he sustained against the Buffalo Bills in Week 2, seems to be on track to practice two weeks from Wednesday (Oct. 23), the first day he’s eligible to return. Read more
The NCAA Division I Council voted today in favor of shortening the transfer portal windows for both football and basketball. Read more
Napheesa Collier recorded 27 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots and the Minnesota Lynx clinched a spot in the WNBA Finals with a solid 88-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun in the decisive fifth game of a semifinal series today at Minneapolis. Read more
Defensive coordinator, and former UH linebacker, Jeff Ulbrich will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season, according to a statement released by team owner Woody Johnson. Read more
