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Leonard Fournette tops UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler’s Week 7 fantasy football running back rankings....Read More

The Washington Nationals exploded for seven runs in the first inning and cruised to a 7-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night to sweep the NL Championship Series....Read More

The New Orleans Saints will be without top nickel cornerback P.J. Williams for the next two weeks after he received a two-game suspension....Read More

Former Ohio State football star Cardale Jones was among the eight quarterbacks assigned to XFL teams Tuesday prior to the league’s inaugural draft....Read More

Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt will miss the rest of the season after tearing a pectoral muscle....Read More

Stephen Strasburg turned in a dominant outing and Howie Kendrick continued his red-hot hitting as the Washington Nationals defeated the St. Louis Cardinals to take a 3-0 lead in the NLCS....Read More

The Philadelphia Eagles released veteran linebacker Zach Brown, three days after he made harsh comments about former teammate and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins....Read More

Desert Encounter wins Saturday’s Grade I Canadian International; Chad Brown takes two more graded stakes on the grass; Her Majesty’s steed not good enough in namesake race....Read More

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill scored two touchdowns, including an acrobatic reception over two defenders, in his return from injury against the Houston Texans....Read More

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis suffered a right thumb sprain in the first half of the team’s preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets....Read More