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RJ Barrett stars before injury scare, Jamal Shead’s fine debut and Alex Sarr the highlights RJ Barrett of the Toronto Raptors drives in for a layup against Kyle Kuzma of the Washington Wizards during the first half of a preseason NBA game at the Bell Centre on October 6, 2024 in Montreal. Photo by Minas … Read more

Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew was benched in the third quarter in favor of Aidan O’Connell after throwing his second interception of the game with Las Vegas trailing the Broncos by 10 in an eventual 34-18 loss. The move by head coach Antonio Pierce came after Minshew had been intercepted on a pass intended for receiver … Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tom Thibodeau’s centers didn’t do that before. On his second shot in a Knicks uniform Sunday, Karl-Anthony Towns pulled up from 27 feet and buried a 3-pointer, the first glimpse at both the range and confidence of New York’s star 7-footer. However, Towns struggled with his shot after that conversion. He missed … Read more

The ugly season seems to be getting to the Panthers, who ended up in a fight late in the fourth quarter of their loss to the Chicago Bears, which resulted in two players getting ejected.  The heated moment broke out after Bears running back Roschon Johnson scored a touchdown with 4:23 left in the game … Read more

PHILADELPHIA — This was a reminder, at a most inopportune time: no one team corners the market on magic in October. Not even a team who regularly has “Amazin’ ” and “Miracle” as their unofficial first name. Not even when that team, the Mets, has broken out the witchcraft so regularly at so many unexpected … Read more

Kevin Yu of Chinese Taipei poses with the trophy on the 18th green as he takes a selfie after his winning putt during the first playoff hole of the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship 2024 at the Country Club of Jackson on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. Photo by Justin Casterline … Read more

The Rams’ Demarcus Robinson makes a catch over Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) It’s going to be a long week for the Rams. And the way things continue to play out, it could be a very long season. The Rams’ 24-19 defeat to the Green Packers on Sunday before 72,842 … Read more

This has almost become routine for the Mets. With one out in the ninth, and trailing the Phillies by two runs, Mark Vientos drilled a pitch over the left-center field fence to tie the game 6-6. Unfortunately for the Mets, the Phillies had some ninth-inning magic of their own, as Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off … Read more

SEATTLE — This is as far from home as the Giants can go, and the cross-country trip proved to be a pleasant diversion for a team that headed home looking and feeling a whole lot better about itself and its prospects for the season.  Before the Giants could get their legs under them on Sunday … Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Another almost improbable Mets victory turned into a gut punch Sunday night. One miracle short, the Mets couldn’t survive the bottom of the ninth after Mark Vientos’ second homer of the game a half-inning earlier had his team harboring dreams of heading to Queens within a victory of reaching the NLCS. But Tylor … Read more