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Angels' Ohtani is expected to return to mound today A few hours before the Angels' game Friday night, Shohei Ohtani's status as a pitcher was uncertain. Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 8:27pm

AL East-leading Rays place CF Kiermaier on coronavirus related inactive list The Tampa Bay Rays placed center fielder Kevin Kiermaier on the COVID-19 related IL due to general illness symptoms and purchased the contract of right-hander Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Durham before Saturday's game against Detroit. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 8:26pm

Ingram has energetic, veteran presence on rebuilding Texans As Houston was wrapping up its win over Jacksonville Sunday, coach David Culley found Mark Ingram on the bench to congratulate him on a successful debut with the Texans before delivering another message. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 12:33am

Hendrick stars trying to dodge playoff elimination at Bristol A surprisingly strong start to the playoffs for Joe Gibbs Racing — two races, two wins and two drivers locked into the second round — has put Hendrick Motorsports in a precarious position headed into the first elimination race. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 12:29am

Payton: Saints at TCU for Week 3, then back home The New Orleans Saints have decided to continue practicing at TCU next week in preparation for their Week 3 game at New England before returning to their New Orleans-area headquarters in Week 4, when they will host the New York Giants in the Superdome, coach Sean Payton said Friday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 18 2021 @ 12:22am

College Football Hall of Fame DT Roger Brown dies at 84 Roger Brown, a College Football Hall of Famer and six-time Pro Bowl selection with the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 84. by Associated Press Published Sep. 17 2021 @ 9:00pm

Cowboys shrug off '20 gloom with injuries resurfacing DeMarcus Lawrence likely won't play until November with a broken foot, fellow starting defensive end Randy Gregory probably will be sidelined this week by COVID-19 and right tackle La'el Collins' five-game suspension is just beginning. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 11:03pm

'It's for us to enjoy and for the American team to figure out' | Young, stacked U.S. team takes to greens in familiar battle The Americans would seem to have a lot in their favor at the Ryder Cup. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 11:02pm

This Day in Sports History This Day in Sports History for Sept. 17, 2021 by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:58pm

THURSDAY IN THE MLB Texas Rangers second baseman Nick Solak leaps to catch the throw as Houston Astros' Jake Meyers steals second during the fourth inning Thursday in Arlington, Texas. Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:56pm

Tatis slugs 39th homer, Padres beat Giants to gain on Cards Fernando Tatis Jr. hit his NL-leading 39th home run and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 on Thursday to earn a series split. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:52pm

Seattle Mariners land All-Star Game When the Seattle Mariners started down the path of bidding for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the target was 2024 or later to host for a third time. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:52pm

NHL expects 98% of players to be vaccinated before season Jacob Trouba was the first NHL player who allowed himself to be publicly photographed getting jabbed with a dose of coronavirus vaccine, and his wife did rotations in the emergency room in Florida with the pandemic raging. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:47pm

Jon Rahm feels motivated for more after POY snub Jon Rahm is motivated, even if he's not feeling well. by Associated Press Published Sep. 16 2021 @ 10:43pm

Some QBs helped, others hurt by sitting out NFL preseason Sitting out the preseason did nothing to slow the start to the season for guys like Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson and Dak Prescott. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 10:53pm

Pro Picks needs to rebound coming off rough opening weekend Opening week of the NFL season often includes upsets (Steelers, Dolphins), over-the-top achievements (Raiders, Eagles) and underwhelming performances (Packers, Titans). Finding the correct ones is a major challenge for prognosticators. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 10:50pm

Chiefs' Reid deflects attention as he approaches NFL history Good luck getting Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid to ruminate on the fact that he's nearing NFL history, just one win away from becoming the first to reach 100 with two different franchises. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 10:22pm

NASCAR adds Gateway, returns Homestead to playoffs for 2022 Homestead-Miami Speedway will return to the playoff portion of the season in 2022, while St. Louis was awarded a Cup Series race and NASCAR will race on Easter Sunday for the first time in more than three decades in schedule changes released Wednesday. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 10:20pm

Garcia hits 30th HR, Texas beats Astros in Greinke's return All-Star slugger Adolis Garca tied the Texas Rangers' single-season rookie record with his 30th homer, and Jordan Lyles threw seven scoreless innings for the last-place team. As for Zack Greinke and the AL West-leading Houston Astros, the 37-year-old right-hander was a bit rusty and went deeper than even he expected in his return after testing positive for COVID-19 last month. by Associated Press Published Sep. 15 2021 @ 12:46am

Source says six Saints coaches test positive for COVID-19 Six unidentified members of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff, a player and a nutritionist have tested positive for COVID-19, two people familiar with the situation said. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 11:23pm

Raiders D does enough to help Carr lead comeback win When the Las Vegas Raiders offense stumbled in the first half, the defense held tough to keep the team in the game. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 11:22pm

Rays beat Blue Jays, becoming first AL team to reach 90 wins Drew Rasmussen combined with four relievers on a three-hitter, Brandon Lowe and Ji-Man Choi homered and the Tampa Bay Rays became the first AL team to reach 90 wins by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 Tuesday night. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 10:55pm

Patrick Cantlay too busy concentrating to think of celebrating Even with the kind of season that earned him the PGA Tour vote as player of the year, Patrick Cantlay doesn't watch a lot of his golf highlights on television. by Associated Press Published Sep. 14 2021 @ 10:07pm