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Guard Luka Doncic was unavailable to play in the Dallas Mavericks' 144-115 loss to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Saturday night after incurring a right quadriceps strain. Dallas struggled without the 23-year-old star in their ranks as the Bulls delivered their greatest offensive output of the season. DeMar DeRozan grabbed 28 points and nine rebounds, while Nikola...

Argentina has secured a spot in the World Cup semifinals after winning 4-3 in a penalty shootout with the Netherlands. This comes after the teams were tied at 2-2 following 120 minutes of play. Lionel Messi provided a through ball to defender Nahuel Molina to hand Argentina the lead going into halftime. The Argentinians received an opportunity to extend their...

Former All-Star reliever Joe Jimenez has joined the Atlanta Braves from the Detroit Tigers, with the Braves sending two minor-league players to Detroit in exchange. At 28 years old, Jimenez was 3-2 with two saves and a 3.49 ERA in 62 games for the Tigers last season. Jimenez is a welcome addition to the Braves, especially as they look to...

Brazil booked their place in the World Cup quarterfinals when they cruised to a 4-1 victory during their Round of 16 clash with South Korea on Monday night. Neymar returned from injury to score a penalty while Vinicius Junior, Richarlison, and Lucas Paqueta all got their names on the scoresheet to hand Brazil a 4-0 lead at half-time. While...

The Baltimore Ravens confirmed on Sunday evening that Lamar Jackson's knee injury will not rule him out of action for the rest of the season. "It's going to be a number days to weeks. We'll see," Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said after the team's 10-9 victory over the Denver Broncos. "We'll see if he can go back...

Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari will not play in Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears after having his appendix removed on Friday. After missing Friday's practice, Bakhtiari took to social media to announce his surgery as did the Packers. https://twitter.com/DavidBakhtiari/status/1598786884402089992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1598786884402089992%7Ctwgr%5E54989d9468d7dae1dd593e37d54c3a3c3aa0bc3e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2F Later in the day, Bakhtiari posted an update on social media explaining that the procedure went well. This is...

Spain coach Luis Enrique has expressed his frustration at his team's 2-1 loss to Japan in their final World Cup group stage game, despite the fact that the team secured progression to the Round of 16. "In football, you deserve it or not and we didn't deserve it," Enrique stated during the post-match press conference. "I'm not happy at all....

The Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur has confirmed that Aaron Rodgers will start in Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears if he is fit to play. This comes despite the strong performance of replacement quarterback Jordan Love in the Packers' 40-33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Rodgers had to leave the game third quarter after suffering a rib injury....

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has asked the club to monitor Cody Gakpo and Rafael Leao as he looks to find a striker to replace the now-departed Cristiano Ronaldo in the January transfer window. Despite the club's initial decision to not buy new players in January after spending over £220 million during the summer transfer window, the club now...

New York Jets coach Robert Saleh has backtracked on his previous claim three weeks ago that Zach Wilson would be the Jets' starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. When questioned about his lineup for the game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Saleh remained noncommital, refusing that confirm that Wilson would be his quarterback of choice for...