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The Atlanta Falcons have lost starting free safety Ricardo Allen to a season-ending Achilles tendon tear. It marks at least the third significant defensive player to suffer a major injury. The Falcons lost Pro Bowl strong safety Keanu Neal to a season-ending ACL tear, and Pro Bowl middle linebacker Deion Jones was placed on injured reserve following foot surgery. Jones is eligible to return for the Nov. 18 game against Dallas. Defensive ends Takk McKinley and Derrick Shelby also missed the last game due to groin injuries, the severity of which are unknown at this time. Allen played 66 snaps before being carted off the field during Sunday's 43-37 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. The team initially called it a calf injury as Allen went down without any apparent contact. "It hurts, especially when you know what 'Rico' means to this defense, how much he means to this whole team, how much he...

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Porzingis tore his ACL in February and, as expected, won't be ready for the start of the season

A year ago, even Tiger Woods thought he might be done. That's why, in terms of golf, watching what happened this year has been something to see.

Browns rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield will start Sunday against the Raiders, earning the opportunity after leading Cleveland to its first win in more than a year.

Clemson freshman Trevor Lawrence, who looked dominant in a win over Georgia Tech on Saturday, has been named the Tigers' new starting quarterback.

A knee helped derail Colin Kaepernick's NFL career -- could a knee also be the reason he gets a second chance?

The San Francisco 49ers endured a heavy loss Sunday after star quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was badly injured, forcing his exit from a game that ended in a 38-27 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

A Tennessee football player didn’t quit the team during Saturday’s embarrassing loss to Florida but he was asked to leave the sideline after refusing to enter the game.

With remarkable comeback, Tiger Woods joins likes of Ben Hogan, Ted Williams, Muhammad Ali, Mario Lemieux, Monica Seles and Michael Jordan        

Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase indicated he believes William Hayes' injury stemmed from the DE trying to avoid putting his full body weight on the QB.        

Reunited with coach Mike D'Antoni in Houston, Carmelo Anthony says he'll do 'whatever I have to do to help this team win a championship.'