(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports) Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jake McCarthy sustained a right oblique injury taking batting practice, leading the club to replace him with outfielder Jace Peterson on its roster for the National League wild-card series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Major League Baseball approved the roster substitution Tuesday evening, minutes before the Diamondbacks and host Brewers
(Photo credit: Kiyoshi Mio-USA TODAY Sports) Los Angeles FC will be in search of a jolt of energy on Wednesday when they face visiting Minnesota United, who will make one last-ditch bid at qualifying for the playoffs. Each club has three matches remaining in the regular season. LAFC (12-10-9, 45 points) are currently playoff eligible but have slipped to fourth place in the Western Conference with a disappointing Septemb
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Orlando City and host Nashville SC will renew their rivalry on Wednesday to start a two-match week as the playoff field continues to solidify. Nashville SC (12-9-9, 45 points) clinched a playoff berth for the fourth straight season with Saturday's scoreless draw against the Seattle Sounders. They have four regular-season matches to go, while Orlando (15-7-9, 54 points)
(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) It's a tight race for the playoffs in the MLS Western Conference, and few teams are more familiar with it than FC Dallas. Coming off a 0-0 draw with their Texas rivals, the Houston Dynamo, FC Dallas (10-10-11, 41 points) sit in the ninth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference and will have to keep pace with the rest of the jockeying clubs to earn their spot in the
(Photo credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports) The Chicago Fire will look to keep pace with CF Montreal in the Eastern Conference playoff race when they play host to Inter Miami on Wednesday. Chicago (9-12-10, 37 points) is just below the playoff line in 11th, but it has the same amount of points as Montreal, which currently holds the ninth and final playoff spot in the East and owns the tiebreaker by having more wins (11)
(Photo credit: Barbara Gauntt/Clarion Ledger / USA TODAY NETWORK) Mackenzie Hughes will be defending more than his second career PGA Tour victory at this week's Sanderson Farms Championship. The Canadian qualified for the first leg of this year's FedEx Cup playoffs, but did not advance further and finds himself at No. 51 in the standings. As part of the PGA Tour's revamped system, only the top 50 after the Tour Champions
(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports) MINNEAPOLIS -- Royce Lewis homered in each of his first two postseason at-bats, and the Minnesota Twins held on for a 3-1 win over the visiting Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series on Tuesday afternoon. The victory snapped a record 18-game playoff losing streak for Minnesota. It was the franchise's first win in the postseason since Oct. 5, 20
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Union will try to overcome their own wear and tear in addition to an improving and rested Atlanta United side when the teams meet on Wednesday night in Chester, Pa. The Union (14-8-9, 51 points) have drawn their last five MLS games, an odd streak for the defending Eastern Conference champions that coach Jim Curtin believes owes in part to the team's busy sched
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) Two sides looking to secure their holds on a playoff spot will go head to head when the Houston Dynamo visit CF Montreal on Wednesday. Houston (12-11-8, 44 points) heads north of the border in fifth place in the Western Conference table, one point behind fourth place and just two points out of second. The race is tight behind it as well, just one point up on seventh pla
(Photo credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports) Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz confirmed the worst for reporters Tuesday, announcing that starting quarterback Cade McNamara will be lost for the remainder of the season due to an ACL injury in his left knee. Ferentz added that McNamara's prognosis for recovery is good, and the quarterback's intention is to return next season. McNamara went down with a non-contact injury in
(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) Even with the Supporters' Shield already clinched, FC Cincinnati have plenty to play for in the final weeks of the regular season. Meanwhile, the New York Red Bulls have little margin for error in their quest to make the playoffs. With the MLS single-season points record in sight, Cincinnati tries for a third consecutive victory on Wednesday night against the visiting Red
(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers praised the growth of teammate Zach Wilson after his confident performance in Sunday night's game, while saying he is already "ahead of my normal protocols" in his injury rehab process. The four-time NFL Most Valuable Player had spent a few weeks away fromthe Jets' facility while rehabbing after Achilles surgery, but he rejoined t
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Two of the top quarterbacks in the Atlantic Coast Conference will be on display Saturday when No. 14 North Carolina hosts Syracuse in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Tar Heels (4-0, 1-0 ACC) have scored at least 31 points in every game behind dynamic sophomore Drake Maye, who has completed at least 70 percent of his passes in every contest. Maye does have four interceptions after
(Photo credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports) Don't close the book on Lonzo Ball just yet, the Chicago Bulls guard warned Tuesday. Despite having three surgeries on his left knee in a little more than a year's time, Ball said he expects to resume his NBA career when he recovers. Ball hasn't played in an NBA game since Jan. 14, 2022, and will miss the 2023-24 season. Most recently, he had a cartilage transplant done in Ma
(Photo credit: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports) James Harden is expected to report to the Philadelphia 76ers' training sessions in Colorado this week, but how long he remains with the franchise remains to be seen. Harden has voiced his desire to be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers as the third star on the team, joining Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. The Sixers and Clippers haven't made much progress on a potential deal. Sp
(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Jordan Montgomery tossed seven scoreless innings to lift the visiting Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series in St. Petersburg, Fla. Making his third postseason appearance, Montgomery (1-0) scattered six hits and struck out five batters without issuing a walk. Corey Seager had an RBI single
(Photo credit: Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK) The New York Giants signed veteran offensive guard Justin Pugh to their practice squad on Tuesday. The reported move comes one day after the Giants allowed 11 sacks for 67 yards in a 24-3 setback to the Seattle Seahawks. Pugh, 33, spent his first five seasons with New York after the Giants selected him with the 19th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He the
(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Both Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and Oklahoma counterpart Brent Venables said they're approaching Saturday's showdown like any other week. "With all the stuff going around this game, we need to be really present with what we're doing," Sarkisian said. But this rivalry clash between the No. 3 Longhorns and No. 12 Sooners, played in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas in the middle of t
(Photo credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports) The Los Angeles Angels were among the most aggressive teams ahead of the trade deadline, seeking to make a postseason run powered by stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. Two months later, the Angels are at home for the playoffs, Ohtani is heading for free agency, Trout is the subject of trade rumors and the team is without a manager after announcing Phil Nevin will not retur
