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Preview: Rays keep faint playoff hopes alive as series against Blue Jays continues

The Tampa Bay Rays look to keep their slim playoff hopes alive as they continue their series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Iowa State honors late student-athlete by spelling out her initials on the field, wearing all yellow

Iowa State fans, staff wearing yellow to honor Arozamena

Browns' Jackson won't decide on Mayfield … yet

Browns coach Hue Jackson does not want to announce his starting QB until first talking Monday to Tyrod Taylor, who is in concussion protocol, and Baker Mayfield.

Carroll: Healthy Thomas no certainty vs. Boys

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll wouldn’t commit to free safety Earl Thomas facing the Cowboys on Sunday after Thomas missed Friday’s practice to deal with an unspecified personal issue. It was the second time Thomas missed practice this week.

Steelers' Foster: Drama-filled start 'has to die'

With the Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown storylines being compounded by losing, the Steelers are hoping that winning can remove all the distractions.

Jags' Fournette, Ramsey questionable Sunday

Running back Leonard Fournette and Pro Bowl cornerback Jalen Ramsey are two of five Jaguars’ players listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Titans.

Palace's Wan-Bissaka struck by bottle in Newcastle draw

Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka is struck by a bottle thrown by visiting fans as his side draws with Newcastle 0-0 in the English Premier League

School head resigns over comment about black quarterbacks

Wolves hold struggling Man U to 1-1 in EPL

UNC Wilmington opening practice at UNC due to Florence

UNC Wilmington to open its preseason basketball practices at North Carolina due to lingering effects of Hurricane Florence

Liverpool sweeps past Southampton for 6th straight EPL win

Liverpool stayed perfect in the Premier League with its sixth straight victory on Saturday after beating Southampton 3-0 at Anfield

Iowa State honors slain golfer before Akron game

Iowa State honored slain former golf star Celia Barquin Arozamena with an elaborate ceremony ahead of the Cyclones’ game against Akron

Gervinho thriving at Parma with stunning goal vs Cagliari

Gervinho is continuing to flourish on his return to Italian football, scoring a stunning individual goal to help Parma beat Cagliari 2-0 in Serie A on Saturday

Kawasaki beats Nagoya to keep pressure on J-League leaders

Kawasaki Frontale narrowed the gap on leaders Sanfrecce Hiroshima with a 3-1 win over Nagoya Grampus in the J-League on Saturday

Lorenzo takes pole position at Aragon MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo took pole position Saturday for the Aragon MotoGP, ahead of Ducati teammate Andrea Dovizioso

Mitrovic scores 5th EPL goal as Fulham draws with Watford

Serbia striker Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his fifth Premier League goal of the season to earn Fulham a 1-1 home draw with Watford on Saturday

Preview: Twins at A's

Minnesota plays the middle of a three-game series against playoff-hopeful Oakland

Preview: No. 21 Hurricanes meet FIU in for 'Battle for Miami'

The Miami Hurricanes are out to prove themselves nationally with their 3 straight win as the FIU Panthers look for their most significant win in school history.

Mahomes or Fitzpatrick? Who crashes first?

The Mostly Football crew debates which of the two QBs off to a blazing start will slow down first.

Preview: Gators, Vols both need win in pivotal SEC matchup

The (2-1, 0-1 SEC) Florida Gators and (2-1) Tennessee Volunteers meet up in prime-time for a pivotal SEC showdown full of rivalry and drama.

Preview: FSU hosts Northern Illinois as both teams look to reboot offenses

Willie Taggart is optimistic the Seminoles’ offense will come around; Northern Illinois comes to Tallahassee looking to make strides on offense as well.

Carson Wentz's teammates see 'greatness' as QB's debut nears

The Eagles’ MVP candidate is back from a knee injury. With a banged-up offense and a slow start, Carson Wentz will hit the ground running.

Alex Ferguson 'emotional' as he returns to Old Trafford

Alex Ferguson ’emotional’ as he returns to Old Trafford

Many subscribers to DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket getting less than they paid for

If you’re a big NFL fan, there’s no better way to watch every game, every Sunday than to subscribe to DirecTV and the NFL Sunday Ticket package. At least, on the days when the Sunday Ticket package is actually working as advertised. Unfortunately, for many subscribers, it doesn’t work as advertised.

The Latest: China beats Latvia in Women’s World Cup opener

Liz Cambage had 34 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks to help Australia beat Nigeria 86-68 on Saturday

The Latest: China beats Latvia in Women's World Cup opener

Ting Shao scored 15 points and China beat Latvia 64-61 in the opener of the FIBA Women’s World Cup

Fantasy fallout: Can Josh Gordon, Aaron Jones become game-changers?

Mike Triplett ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Saints for eight years at New Orleans Times-Picayune Previously covered LSU football, San Francisco 49ers Iowa native and University of Iowa graduate Follow on Twitter Two weeks into last season, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara had just eight

After poor Week 2 performance, Ravens offensive line faces ultimate challenge in Denver's Von Miller

The men charged with blocking him all say the same thing. You can keep one eye trained on No. 58 every snap of the game. You can walk in with a clever plan to neutralize him and carry it out. And still, he’ll improvise some unforeseen method to carve through space and wreck your offense. For eight

Bertens, Tomljanovic in Seoul final

Ajla Tomljanovic has ended Hsieh Su-wei’s eight-match winning streak with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 win over the Taiwanese player on Saturday at the Korea Open

Torrey Smith upset NFL fined him for retaliating after hit on Cam Newton

After Falcons safety Damontae Kazee drilled Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in the head while Newton was sliding, Panthers receiver Torrey Smith retaliated by pushing Kazee. The NFL fined both Smith and Kazee an equal amount. Smith thinks that’s ridiculous, and said so on Twitter. “How is the shoving