— Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning against his former team and Brett Baty added a pinch-hit grand slam in the ninth as the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Wednesday night.
— Allisha Gray scored 24 points, Naz Hillmon added 16 and Atlanta secured the No. 4 seed in the playoffs with an 83-65 victory over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night to close out the regular season for both teams.
Minnesota, Las Vegas, Golden State, Indiana, Atlanta, New York, Washington and Dallas are headed to the playoffs.
— Ben Rice hit his 40th and 41st home runs, Ryan McMahon added a grand slam while matching his career high with five RBI and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Dream star Angel Reese was fine after leaving Wednesday's game against the Liberty after being struck in the face just before halftime. The Liberty's Jonquel Jones also left the game after suffering a second-half ankle injury.
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton could return for the playoffs after a 5½-month absence due to calf strains.
Freddie Coleman and Harry Douglas are getting into this week's selection committee which is the top 2-0 teams in the National Football League. Plus Louisville RB Keyjuan Brown joins the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart will miss the team's regular-season finale Wednesday with left knee soreness, coach Chris DeMarco said pregame.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge told ESPN on Wednesday that he intends to be ready for Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium next Tuesday.
Freddie Coleman and Harry Douglas are continuing to react to Jaxson Dart officially being done for the season as QB for the New York Giants. The fellas do their Mid-Week Check-In! Plus Joe Fortenbaugh stops by the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Giants QB Jaxson Dart is out for the “regular season,” Giants HC John Harbaugh confirmed today. Harbaugh is holding out hope that Dart can return for the postseason if the Giants can advance there.
More Giants woes: OLB Brian Burns, who is dealing with an ankle injury and was not spotted on the practice field earlier today, is not expected to need surgery but is likely to miss some time, per source.
Scott Van Pelt and Stanford Steve Coughlin discuss Week 2 of the NFL and look ahead to Week 4 in college football. There are 8 0-2s and 8 2-0s in the NFL. Who is legit? SVP is buying MOST of the 2-0s… but not all. Injuries headline the week as Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all went down, and SVP acknowledges how one play can unfortunately derail a team’s entire season. Plus, a word on the Steelers offense being in ROUGH shape, the Broncos bounce back, the Chargers’ DISASTROUS start and more. It’s a big weekend in college football and Steve is headed to Rocky Top to see who the real UT is between Tennessee and Texas. But USC-Oregon are poised for a thrilling showdown, Ole Miss and Florida battle in The Swamp and watch out Indiana as Northwestern is playing good ball. Additionally, taking a look at Iowa-Michigan, how Case Keenum has hung around, Steve’s one wish for NFL Week 3, how SVP simply guessed the pick-up time in LA and more. | SVPod Approximate Timecodes: (0:00) Intro (0:43) SVP’s beef with DMV roads (3:38) SVP’s HS tours (5:23) How many 2-0 teams are you buying? (6:28) Reasons to buy the Bengals (11:00) Other intriguing 2-0 teams (14:10) What to make of LAC’s disastrous start (18:53) Breaking down the 0-2 teams (25:35) QB injuries headline Week 2 (30:18) Case Keenum is still doing it (32:47) What makes Dart, Daniel injuries so deflating (38:45) Steelers offense is ROUGH (41:48) BAL loses another early home game (46:18) CFB Week 4 look ahead (1:05:03) Steve’s wish for NFL Week 3 (1:07:50) Afternoon musings (1:12:47) Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Extension talks have stagnated between the Knicks and Karl-Anthony Towns, and an agreement is considered unlikely as the team begins camp, sources told ESPN.
Jets defensive tackle David Onyemata, a starter in the base defense, underwent core-muscle surgery and will be sidelined for several weeks.
New York fans just don't seem to be allowed nice things these days. Our insiders get into the implications of Dart's injury and its effect on the Giants going forward.
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart will undergo surgery on his left knee and sit out the rest of the regular season, though head coach John Harbaugh didn't rule out the possibility Dart could return if the Giants were to make the playoffs.
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