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Ohio State center Seth McLaughlin suffered a torn Achilles tendon during practice on Tuesday. The devastating injury will cost McLaughlin the rest of the season, according to the Columbus Dispatch, with the Buckeyes down to their final two games of the regular season.  McLaughlin had been Ohio State’s starting center for all 10 of its … Read more

As if the Jets season couldn’t get any more bizarre, a new report from The Athletic revealed that owner Woody Johnson suggested that the coaching staff bench Aaron Rodgers following the team’s Week 4 loss to the Broncos. The outlet described the meeting that took place at the Jets’ facility in Florham Park, New Jersey, … Read more

(Getty Images) SOCAL REGIONAL PLAYOFFSTUESDAY’S RESULTS FIRST ROUNDDIVISION I Newport Harbor 17, Westlake 8Cathedral Catholic 11, Corona del Mar 8Oaks Christian 15, La Jolla 7JSerra 14, Bishop’s 9 DIVISION IIMira Costa 19, La Costa Canyon 6Brea Olinda 15, Point Loma 12Santana 18, Capistrano Valley 9Carlsbad 15, King 8 DIVISION III South Pasadena 13, Granada Hills … Read more

Chicago center Connor Bedard, left, and Ducks left wing Alex Killorn fight for control of the puck. (Erin Hooley / Associated Press) Alex Killorn had a goal and an assist in the third period, and the Ducks beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night for their season-high third straight win. Killorn tied it at … Read more

Woody Marks rushed for 146 yards against Nebraska despite having flu. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) His voice was hoarse, his exhaustion evident. The flu had been wreaking havoc on USC’s locker room since late last week. But by Tuesday, four days ahead of its crosstown matchup with UCLA, it had finally caught up … Read more

Cardinals linebacker Markus Bailey is pushing back against his six-game ban by the NFL as both the player and his legal team labeled the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy “unforgiving strict.”  Bailey was found to have violated that policy, and the punishment by the league will keep him out until at least Jan. 5. The linebacker … Read more

BOSTON — The defending NBA champions held off the league’s hottest team on Tuesday night, with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points and adding 12 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 120-117 victory over Cleveland and hand the Cavaliers their first loss after 15 straight wins to open the season. Cleveland cut a 21-point … Read more

The status of leading scorer Cam Thomas gradually getting downgraded throughout the day, from available to probable to questionable to — 20 minutes before tipoff — out seemed ominous for the Nets. They were already shorthanded with center Nic Claxton sidelined. They’d already lost three consecutive games, too. A near-.500 start, more promising than their … Read more

Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt had the unenviable task of taking over for successful and well-liked predecessors when they were named managers of their respective teams during the offseason. Both proved to be naturals. Murphy won National League Manager of the Year on Tuesday after a stellar debut season with the Brewers, while … Read more

The Jets fired Joe Douglas on Tuesday and now must begin the search for a new general manager. Here are some possible candidates: Ray Agnew, Lions assistant GM: A former player, Agnew has served in multiple roles with the Rams and Lions and has been part of the turnaround in Detroit. His son is a … Read more