The New Orleans Saints sacked head coach Dennis Allen on Monday, one day after falling to a seventh straight NFL defeat.The team said in a statement that special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi would serve as interim coach.New Orleans won their first two games of the season by margins of 37 and 25 points.But a 23-22 …
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Luka Doncic scored 14 of his 32 points in the first quarter as the Dallas Mavericks got off to a hot start en route to a 108-85 NBA victory over the injury-hit Orlando Magic on Sunday.The Mavs, who came up short in their comeback bid against Houston on Thursday, took control early against an Orlando …
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The Detroit Lions dominated the Green Bay Packers in a 24-14 NFL victory at rain-lashed Lambeau Field on Sunday, winning the battle for supremacy in the NFC North division.Detroit’s Kerby Joseph returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown to help the Lions take control in the highly anticipated matchup.Green Bay struck for an early …
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Tyler Bass drilled a 61-yard field goal in the waning seconds Sunday to lift Buffalo to a 30-27 victory over the Miami Dolphins in an NFL thriller that strengthened the Bills’ grip on the AFC East division.Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw for 235 yards and three second-half touchdowns as Buffalo notched a fourth straight victory, …
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Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff enjoyed winning starts to their WTA Finals campaigns in Riyadh on Sunday, albeit in contrasting fashion.Swiatek began her title defence with an almighty comeback, rallying back from a set and a double-break down to overcome eighth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 in two hours and 33 minutes.The win was crucial …
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Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won his first major marathon crown and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won her race debut on Sunday at the 53rd New York Marathon.Nageeye, a 35-year-old Somalia-born Dutchman who was second in the Tokyo Olympics marathon and third in New York in 2022, won in an official time of 2hr 07min 39sec.”I …
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Donovan Mitchell nailed a basket with less than one second remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers snatched a 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks to preserve their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday.The Bucks looked poised to claim only their second win of the season after a 41-point performance from Damian Lillard, who gave his …
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is being investigated by the NBA after an alleged locker-room altercation with a journalist, multiple US media reports said Saturday.Embiid is reported to have shoved a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer who recently wrote a commentary critical of the player which referenced the Sixers ace’s son and late brother.”We are …
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Donovan Mitchell nailed a basket with less than one second remaining as the Cleveland Cavaliers snatched a 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks to preserve their unbeaten start to the season on Saturday.The Bucks looked poised to claim only their second win of the season after a 41-point performance from Damian Lillard, who gave his …
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Atlanta United snatched a dramatic last-gasp 2-1 playoff victory over Inter Miami on Saturday, jolting Lionel Messi’s hopes of leading the Florida club to MLS Cup glory.Portuguese winger Xande Silva blasted home a sensational winner for Atlanta in the fourth minute of stoppage time in front of 68,455 home fans at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to level …
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