The New York Liberty's season-long Achilles' heel came crashing down again Thursday night in a 91-85 loss to the No. 11 seed Chicago Sky (9-26). Chicago's fron

Key to Chicago's victory was its strength on the glass. Led by Kamilla Cardoso (22 points/15 rebounds) and Angel Reese (21 and 10), the Sky boasted a 42-27 rebounding advantage over the Liberty. Conversely, no New York player secured more than seven rebounds.

Commanders backup quarterback Marcus Mariota started doing some on-field work at practice this week and he feels confident he'll be good to go for the team's game against the Giants in Week 1.

It was apparently a “freak accident” that led to Mariano Rivera’s injury during the Yankees Old Timer’s Day game, Andy Pettitte said during an appearance on WFAN on Saturday. At the

Mariota said Thursday that he's dealing with Achilles tendinitis but expects to be ready for Week 1, JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington reports. Mariota made his return to the practice field Wednesday,

Smith impressed the Heat in 14 games last season before tearing his Achilles. This is a three-year contract, only one is guaranteed.

In a training camp that has seemed to feature a new injury almost every day for the San Francisco 49ers, the one positive on the injury front has been the health of Christian McCaffrey. After missing almost all of last season with injuries to his Achilles tendon and knee,