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Giancarlo Stanton's late homer gives Yankees 2-1 lead over Royals in ALDS KANSAS CITY, Mo. – On the one-month (and three days) anniversary of Luke Weaver's admitted out-of-body-experience first career save, the right-hander recorded the five biggest outs of the New York Yankees' season. After Giancarlo Stanton untied Wednesday night's best-of-five AL Division Series Game

Pitching chaos? No, Detroit Tigers delivering playoff chaos in ALDS The Detroit Tigers are on the brink of the unthinkable, and no one would blame anyone for pinching themselves as they ask if this is actually happening.  But it is. And until it doesn’t you might as well throw all of your imagination into where

New York Jets next head coach odds: Lions OC Ben Johnson leading candidate When the New York Jets returned from their Week 5 trip from London, owner Woody Johnson decided it was time for a shift in the organization. Following the Jets'  Week 5 loss to the Vikings, the team announced they fired coach Robert Saleh. Defensive coordinator

Opinion: Luis Tiant deserves to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame Resignation. That might best describe how Luis Tiant felt about his multiple Hall of Fame voting snubs when he spoke to USA TODAY Sports in September 2021. "You have to forget those things," Tiant said three months before the Golden Days committee selected

Opinion: Now is not the time for Deion Sanders, Colorado to shrink with Kansas State in town He left last week for his compound in Texas, a few days away during the open week to refocus and recalibrate from it all. It didn’t take long to jump right back into the circus.  “As quick as

Johnny Manziel surprises Diego Pavia; says Vanderbilt's upset of Alabama 'feels like 2012' Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia drew a lot of comparisons to Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel after Pavia led the Commodores to a shocking 40-35 upset over the then-No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide. He caught the attention of Manziel himself. "Sitting there watching the

Las Vegas Raiders demote Gardner Minshew, elevate Aidan O'Connell to QB starter The Las Vegas Raiders (2-3) are in a precarious position as their season is in danger of withering away. Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce announced Wednesday that the team plans to reinsert quarterback Aidan O'Connell into the starting lineup on Sunday against the

Lionel Messi, Argentina national team leave Miami ahead of Hurricane Milton Lionel Messi and the Argentine National Football Team departed from South Florida on Wednesday afternoon, a day before a match in Venezuela and ahead of Hurricane Milton’s expected landfall in the state.  Argentina trained in Fort Lauderdale at the facility of Messi’s Major League

See who tops MLS 22 Under 22 list. Hint: 5 Inter Miami players make cut Five of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami teammates have been named to the MLS 22 Under 22 list, with Paraguayan Olympian Diego Gomez snagging the No. 1 spot. Gomez rose from No. 20 on last year's list. Argentine midfielder Federico Redondo

Patriots' Jabrill Peppers put on NFL's commissioner exempt list after charges The NFL placed New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers on the commissioner's exempt list on Wednesday. Peppers, a team captain, is not permitted to participate in practice or attend games while on the list. Peppers pleaded not guilty Monday in Quincy District Court after

NFL Week 6 odds: Moneylines, point spreads, over/under Last weekend was of the utmost importance for every 2-2 team. The difference between 2-3 and 3-2 might only be a game but each record feels massively different. Now, in Week 6, it's up to those teams that lost to find their footing as we approach midseason.

First and 10: Even Lincoln Riley's famed offense can't bail USC out of mess After another weekend of college football unpredictability, Matt Hayes weighs in with his First-and-10 column looking at the key topic across the country ahead of Week 7 action. 1. USC football: The Fall of Troy What we have here is a