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Jets’ Hall out with strained groin

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets running back Breece Hall strained his groin during practice Monday and will have tests to determine the severity of the injury. Coach Aaron Glenn appeared cautiously optimistic after practice that Hall’s injury wasn’t serious. “I don’t think it ...

Field of Dreams game draws 1.66M viewers to Netflix

LOS ANGELES — MLB’s first game at the Field of Dreams movie site in four years in Dyersville, Iowa, 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 year that Netflix has carried one of MLB’s special event games. According to Nielsen, the average median age was 46, the youngest for an MLB special event game. Last year’s Speedway Classic in Bristol, Tennessee, between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds averaged 1.6 million viewers ...

WNBA says fans can wear shirts with messaging about transgender issue

At least three fans were asked by WNBA security personnel to cover shirts that had messages about transgender women participating in women’s sports during Sunday’s game at Atlanta between the Dream and the Indiana Fever. The league said in a statement Monday that the fans should have been ...

Timpson helps Fever finish Dream in OT

ATLANTA — Makayla Timpson scored a career-high 20 points, including Indiana’s first three field goals in overtime, and the Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 on Sunday to protect their hold on fourth place in the WNBA standings. Indiana (23-12) held off Atlanta (21-13) despite Allisha ...

Clark praises Fever for being ‘super resilient’

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 ...

Former Hawkeye, Cowboy Niland dead at 82

DALLAS — John Niland, a three-time All-Pro guard who helped the Dallas Cowboys win their first Super Bowl championship, has died. He was 82. Niland’s daughter, Haven, said he died Saturday morning in McKinney, a Dallas suburb. Niland made 111 starts in 124 games over nine seasons with ...