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Spartans lose
RB Edwards
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan State running back Cam Edwards had a season-ending knee injury in a loss to Nebraska, coach Pat Fitzgerald said Monday.
Edwards ran for 304 yards and three touchdowns in three-plus games for the Spartans before he was hurt in the first quarter of a 31-13 loss to the Cornhuskers on Saturday.
He transferred to Michigan State after running for 1,240 yards and 15 touchdowns last season at Connecticut and having 2,690 yards rushing and 27 touchdowns over four years with the Huskies.
The Spartans (2-2, 0-1 Big Ten) play at Wisconsin (3-1, 1-0) on Saturday.
Duren absent
for Pistons
DETROIT (AP) -- The Detroit Pistons tipped off training camp without Jalen Duren on the roster. Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon said last May that the team wanted to sign the All-Star center to a contract extension but the two sides had not reached an agreement ahead of media day on Monday afternoon.
He has until Thursday to sign a one-year qualifying offer from the franchise if he doesn’t sign a long-term deal.
Duren became a first-time All-Star last season while averaging 20 points and 10.5 rebounds to help the Pistons win the Central Division for the first time since 2008.
Giants acquire
J.J. McCarthy
(AP) -- The New York Giants have acquired quarterback J.J. McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round pick. The Vikings announced the trade Monday pending McCarthy passing a physical. The Giants made the aggressive move days after Jaxson Dart had surgery on his left knee that will sideline him for at least the rest of the regular season.
Jameis Winston started and beat Tennessee on Sunday, and coach John Harbaugh said afterward that Winston would get the nod again this coming weekend against Arizona. It’s unclear what that means moving forward after adding McCarthy.
Lockout looms
for MLB
NEW YORK (AP) -- Carlos Rodón of the New York Yankees says players are ready for a long lockout if MLB owners push for a salary cap. The current labor contract ends Dec. 1, and an expected lockout would halt trades and free-agent signings.
MLB argues a cap is needed to reduce economic disparity, but players disagree, citing successful low-payroll teams like Milwaukee and Tampa Bay. MLB’s proposal includes a cap on team spending and a revenue split, but players say the details would reduce their earnings.
This would be MLB’s 10th work stoppage. No regular-season games have been lost since 1994-95.
Aces, Liberty
start fast
(AP) -- A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart showed once again why they are two of the best players in the world, leading their teams to routs on the opening day of the WNBA playoffs. Hours after Wilson earned The Associated Press WNBA Player of the Year for a third consecutive season, the Las Vegas Aces All-Star had 38 points, 16 rebounds and four blocked shots to help her team roll to a 102-85 win over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever.
Stewart also filled up the stat sheet in New York's rout of top-seed Minnesota. She had 34 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks in the 91-75 Liberty win.
Wild Card
action begins
(AP) -- It won’t take long for Major League Baseball to deliver on some spicy postseason storylines. The Wild Card Series begins today, featuring four best-of-three matchups that include the Boston Red Sox traveling to face their longtime nemesis, the New York Yankees.
Also in the American League, the Chicago White Sox are at the Houston Astros, who qualified for the postseason despite an 81-81 record. Over in the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies are at the Atlanta Braves while the Chicago Cubs travel to face the San Diego Padres.