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ATLANTA — After the Indiana Fever's fourth straight win, Caitlin Clark said coach Stephanie White "made a great point" in her postgame talk with the team by saying "This felt like a playoff game." If so, the Fever looked playoff-ready in their 95-91 overtime win over the Atlanta Dream on ...

Ohio State, Oregon top two in AP Poll

Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP Top 25, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for just the second time ever. Georgia, Notre Dame and Texas round out the top 5. The Southeastern Conference gets bragging rights with nine ranked teams, but the Big Ten ...

Hall out 2-3 weeks for Jets

New York Jets running back Breece Hall will be sidelined two to three weeks with a strained groin, but is expected to be ready to play in the regular-season opener. Coach Aaron Glenn was cautiously optimistic Monday after Hall caught a pass late in practice Monday, pulled up and fell to the ...

Cardinals edge Reds in opener

CINCINNATI (AP) — Alec Burleson delivered a two-run double early and four St. Louis relievers turned in perfect innings late, helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday. The Cardinals won for the 10th time in 14 games as they try to chase ...

Field of Dreams game draws 1.66 million viewers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — MLB's first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years at Dyersville averaged 1.66 million viewers on Netflix on Thursday night, according to Nielsen. The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on two home runs by Kyle Schwarber. This was the first ...

Kittle hopeful of return

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle said he expects to come off the physically unable to perform list before the start of the season and remains hopeful that his surgically repaired Achilles tendon will be healthy enough for him to play in Week 1. Kittle tore his right Achilles on Jan. 11 in a playoff win at Philadelphia and is hoping to be able to get back at practice in time to play Week 1 on Sept. 11 in Australia against the Los Angeles Rams. "I have a chance," Kittle said Sunday. "We're running around a lot, hitting top speeds. Hopefully ...