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Injured Giants running back Cam Skattebo defends his WWE 'Monday Night Raw' appearance Cam Skattebo has not played for the New York Giants since undergoing season-ending surgery in late October, but the rookie running back still has his teammates and plenty of others talking.

Cam Skattebo hasn't played football since getting injured, but the #NYGiants rookie running back keeps making headlines. His WWE cameo at Madison Square Garden is the latest to draw attention: apnews.com/article/gian...

Giants coach Brian Daboll fired with team at 2-8 midway through his 4th season The New York Giants have fired coach Brian Daboll. The move by ownership and general manager Joe Schoen was made a day after the Giants blew a late lead and lost 24-20 at the Chicago Bears to fall to ...

Giants fire coach Brian Daboll, name offensive coordinator Mike Kafka the interim replacement and give GM Joe Schoen a vote of confidence: apnews.com/article/gian...

Leading the NFL in sacks, Brian Burns has been a rare bright spot for the last-place Giants Brian Burns has been one of the few bright spots this season for the New York Giants. The edge rusher leads the NFL with 11 sacks, and he's two away from setting a career high.

Leading the NFL with 11 sacks, Brian Burns has been a rare bright spot in a gloomy season for the Giants.

On Burns, and how he feels like he's playing like he has the answers to the test:

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Ex-Rangers defenseman K'Andre Miller is relishing his fresh start with the Hurricanes K’Andre Miller is relishing his fresh start with the Carolina Hurricanes and enjoying the slower, more relaxed pace of life in Raleigh after spending his first five NHL seasons with the New York Range...

"I wasn’t getting a lot of the results I wanted here. I blame myself for that."

K'Andre Miller reflects on his time with the Rangers and relishes his fresh start in Carolina, where he looks like a perfect fit:

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NHL to stage 2027 Stadium Series game at the home of the Dallas Cowboys The NHL is going to Jerry World for a hockey game. The league announced Monday that the Dallas Stars will host the 2027 Stadium Series at the home of the NFL’s Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.

The NHL is playing a hockey game at Jerry World.

The Dallas Stars are hosting the 2027 Stadium Series at the home of the Cowboys:

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Colorado Avalanche sign Martin Necas to 8-year, $92M contract extension, AP source says The Colorado Avalanche have signed Martin Necas to an eight-year contract extension through 2034. A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press it is worth $92 million.

Avalanche sign Martin Necas to an 8-year, $92M contract extension. He'll count $11.5M against the cap through 2034: apnews.com/article/mart...

Better than gold? $100,000 for US athletes who make the Winter Olympics and Paralympics The stakes for all these U.S. skiers, skaters, snowboarders and sliders over the next 100 days could not be more clear. A chance for Olympic glory.

It's 100 days until the Games in Milan-Cortina. Eddie Pells did 95% of the work on this story about the $100,000 each US Olympian and Paralympian will receive for qualifying: apnews.com/article/olym...

6 story Tuesday:

Blue medical tent: apnews.com/article/nfl-...

Woody Johnson: apnews.com/article/jets...

NFL meeting: apnews.com/article/nfl-...

Russ and Payton: apnews.com/article/russ...

Giants cut kicker: apnews.com/article/jude...

NHL cancels Olympic sendoff: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

A peek inside the blue medical tent that has become synonymous with NFL injuries for nearly a decade: apnews.com/article/nfl-...

Connor Brown 'lit up like a Christmas tree' after scoring for the Devils against the Oilers Connor Brown lit up like a Christmas tree, teammate Brett Pesce said, after scoring against the Edmonton Oilers in the New Jersey Devils' fourth consecutive victory.

Connor Brown “lit up like a Christmas tree” after scoring in the Devils’ win over the Oilers.

Scoring against his old team meant a lot to him. He means a lot to New Jersey.

“We needed a guy like that.” — Jack Hughes

On Connor Brown’s perfect fit so far:

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You were! Don’t let one man’s insanity think you weren’t.

Shootouts have become a fabric of the NHL since they were implemented 20 years ago It has been 20 years since the National Hockey League introduced shootouts to replace tie games, adding excitement for fans and players.

7 byline Monday

NHL shootouts: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

SOs what to know: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

OLY SOs: apnews.com/article/hock...

McDavid: apnews.com/article/oile...

NHL rosters: apnews.com/article/nhl-...

Wayne & Hank: apnews.com/article/wayn...

Giants: apnews.com/article/new-...

Connor McDavid signs a two-year, $25 million contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid has signed a contract extension to remain with the Edmonton Oilers. The three-time MVP and the only NHL organization he has played with finalized a two-year, $25 million contract Monday...

Connor McDavid didn't want a raise. He wants to win the Stanley Cup. Signing his long-awaited contract extension with the Edmonton Oilers for far below market value is the latest evidence of that: apnews.com/article/oile...

Bethpage crowd jeers Europeans then heads early for the exits amid a US Ryder Cup drubbing U.S. fans kept chanting and cheering the home team at the Ryder Cup until the result basically seemed lost.

On a raucous Saturday crowd at Bethpage Black that tried to will the US back into the #RyderCup, got into it with Rory McIlroy and fled to the exits when Europe made it a rout: apnews.com/article/ryde...

New York Rangers name J.T. Miller captain on the eve of training camp The New York Rangers have named J.T. Miller captain on the eve of the start of training camp. The Rangers announced Miller would be getting the “C” going into his first full season back with the team ...

Rangers name J.T. Miller captain on the eve of the start of training camp:
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Russell Wilson will remain the Giants' starting QB going into Week 2 Coach Brian Daboll says Russell Wilson will start at quarterback for the New York Giants in their second game of the season Sunday at Dallas.

"Russ will be the starter."

A day after leaving the door open, Brian Daboll says Russell Wilson remains the Giants' starting quarterback for their Week 2 game at Dallas:

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Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78.

Canadiens say Ken Dryden, the 6-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender and Hockey Hall of Famer, died peacefully at his home Friday, surrounded by family:

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Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78.

Six-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78, Montreal Canadiens say.

Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78 Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78.

Six-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender and Hockey Hall of Famer Ken Dryden has died of cancer at 78: apnews.com/article/ken-...

Dabrowski and Routliffe win US Open women's doubles title, ending Townsend's whirlwind tournament Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe have won the U.S. Open women's doubles title for the second time in three years by beating the top-ranked duo of Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova.

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski is back atop women's doubles tennis after her breast cancer treatment, winning the US Open with Erin Routliffe and ending Taylor Townsend's whirlwind stint at the Grand Slam tournament: apnews.com/article/us-o...

Jayden Daniels and the Commanders open a season of big expectations against the Giants Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders start a season with big expectations when they host the New York Giants.

Jayden Daniels knows "You still got to go out there and prove it each and every year." Expectations are now big for Daniels and the Commanders, who open the season at home against the Giants on Sunday: apnews.com/article/gian...

Carlos Alcaraz beats Jiri Lehecka to reach the US Open semifinals, Jessica Pegula also wins Carlos Alcaraz finger-wagged the crowd, beat Jiri Lehecka to the net and cruised his way into the semifinals at the U.S. Open.

Carlos Alcaraz wins with a finger wag or two, reaches the #USOpen semifinals and plans to golf with Sergio Garcia: apnews.com/article/us-o...

Jessica Pegula reaches the US Open semifinals, the second time she's gone this far in a major Jessica Pegula is two wins away from her first major championship after beating Barbora Krejcikova in straight sets to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open.

Jessica Pegula is back in the semifinals of a Grand Slam, and again it's at the U.S. Open: apnews.com/article/us-o...

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez reach women's doubles quarterfinals at the US Open Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez have reached the women's doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open.

Venus Williams is back in the US Open women’s doubles quarterfinals. She and Leylah Fernandez are 3-0 and haven’t lost a set and Venus wants sister Serena to “show up!”

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Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek roll into the quarterfinals at the US Open Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek rolled into the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open by each winning in straight sets.

The latest goings on at the #USOpen, with former top-ranked Naomi Osaka and Iga Swiatek reaching the quarterfinals: apnews.com/article/us-o...

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez reach 3rd round of women's doubles at the US Open Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez have reached the third round of women's doubles at the U.S. Open after defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Eri Hozumi in straight sets.

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez have reached the 3rd round of women's doubles at the #USOpen after winning again in straight sets: apnews.com/article/venu...

Venus Williams wins a US Open women's doubles match for the first time since 2014 Venus Williams' time at the U.S. Open isn't over after all. Williams and partner Leylah Fernandez won their first-round doubles match at the Grand Slam tournament on Thursday by beating the sixth-seed...

Venus Williams twirls and waves again at the US Open, winning a Grand Slam women's doubles match for the first time since 2018: apnews.com/article/venu...

US Open honors Althea Gibson for breaking the color barrier in tennis 75 years ago Althea Gibson is front and center at the U.S. Open this year on the 75th anniversary of her breaking the color barrier in tennis.

Althea Gibson broke the color barrier in tennis 75 years ago. The @usopen is honoring her on this milestone anniversary. Spoke with historians, friends, Billie Jean King and more to tell Gibson's story that has been nearly forgotten: apnews.com/article/alth...

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the 1973 Triple Crown, has died at 84 Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died. He was 84.

Ron Turcotte, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died at age 84: apnews.com/article/secr...