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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is back at practice for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury on Sept. 28.

Jackson joined the Ravens on the field about 20 minutes into practice and was seen running and practicing warm-up throws, per The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec.

Jackson had not previously played or practiced since suffering a hamstring injury in the third quarter of a Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Ravens have since gone 0-2 with Cooper Rush and Tyler Huntley under center. Rush and Huntley most recently combined for just 117 passing yards and no touchdowns in a Week 7 lossto the Los Angeles Rams.

Jackson started out the season by throwing for 869 yards with 10 touchdowns and one interception through four games.

The two-time NFL MVP had completed 71.6 percent of his passes while adding 166 rushing yards and a touchdown on 21 carries prior to his injury.

With Baltimore’s playoff odds in jeopardy following a 1-5 start to the season, the team will hope its Week 7 bye gave Jackson enough recovery time to return ahead of Week 8.

Given how much the Ravens rely on their quarterback’s mobility, the team will need to assess his recovery status before deciding if he will be able to participate when Baltimore returns to action Sunday with a home game against Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears.

If Jackson remains sidelined for the Week 8 contest, Rush and Huntley could once more split the workload as the Ravens look to turn around what has so far been a disappointing 2025 season.

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Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a hamstring injury against the Dallas Cowboys and was quickly taken into the locker room before being ruled out for the remainder of the contest in the second half.

The Commanders initially ruled him questionable to return.

Daniels previously missed two games due to a knee sprain that he suffered in Washington’s Week 2 loss to the Green Bay Packers before returning for the team’s Week 5 matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers.

It marked the first time Daniels was sidelined with an injury during his budding NFL career, as he appeared in all 17 games as a rookie last season.

The No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft quickly established himself as one of the league’s top dual-threat quarterbacks, completing 69 percent of his throws for 3,568 yards and 25 touchdowns compared to nine interceptions during his inaugural season.

Daniels also rushed for 891 yards and six touchdowns, with the former representing a new record for first-year quarterbacks. He was eventually recognized for his efforts by taking home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.

The Commanders finished with a 12-5 record and advanced to the NFC Championship Game in Daniels’ first season under center.

This year, Washington entered Week 7 with a 3-3 record.

Marcus Mariota replaced Daniels at quarterback when he was previously sidelined with knee issues and is the likely candidate to fill in as part of the Commanders’ starting offense once again.

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Oct 17, 2025, 12:05 PM ET

MILAN — Christian Pulisic was confirmed by AC Milan on Friday to have injured his right hamstring while playing in a friendly for the United States this week.

“An MRI scan performed today revealed a low-grade tear in his right hamstring,” Milan said, adding Pulisic “will be reevaluated in approximately 10 days.”

Injuries such as that can heal in as few as three weeks and a city derby against Inter Milan on Nov. 23 is one target for Pulisic’s return. He has starred this season for Milan, which is third in Serie A.

Christian Pulisic will be out at least 10 days with a hamstring injury suffered in the USMNT’s win over Australia. JASON CONNOLLY/AFP via Getty Images

Pulisic seemed to overstretch his right leg in the first half of a 2-1 win Tuesday against Australia at the Colorado Rapids’ stadium.

The U.S. has friendlies scheduled for Nov. 15 and 18 against Paraguay and Uruguay which, like Australia, have both qualified for the first 48-team World Cup. The U.S. will co-host the tournament with Canada and Mexico.

The U.S. team’s next competitive game is its World Cup opener on June 12 at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles. The opponent will be known at the finals tournament draw on Dec. 5 in Washington DC.

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LOS ANGELES — Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio said he hopes to play in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series after right hamstring cramps caused him to leave Milwaukee’s 3-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 3 on Thursday.

“Right now I feel physically good, and I think (Friday) I could play,” Chourio said through an interpreter following the defeat, which left the Brewers facing a 3-0 series deficit and needing to win Game 4 at Dodger Stadium with Shohei Ohtani scheduled to start for Los Angeles.

The 21-year-old Chourio, Milwaukee’s leadoff hitter and most productive offensive player this postseason, was given intravenous treatment following his exit, Brewers manager Pat Murphy said.

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In the middle of a seventh-inning at-bat against Dodgers reliever Blake Treinen, Chourio swung at a pitch and immediately grabbed at the back of his right leg. On the swing, Chourio said, he was “giving it a little extra and it kind of happened.”

After an athletic trainer came onto the field to see him and Chourio tried stretching, he hopped off the field on his left leg, barely putting any pressure on the right.

Blake Perkins replaced Chourio and eventually struck out, spoiling another opportunity for the Brewers to cut into their deficit.

Right hamstring issues have vexed Chourio since July 29, when he left a game and wound up missing a month. The injury recurred when Chourio exited Milwaukee’s first playoff game Oct. 4, though he returned for Game 2 on Oct. 6 and hit a home run.

“He feels like he’s going to be OK,” Murphy said. “So I’m hopeful.”

Chourio, who signed an eight-year, $82 million contract before his major league debut, also homered in Game 2 of the NLCS and has been one of the lone bright spots in a Milwaukee offense that has disappeared against the Dodgers’ cadre of front-line starting pitchers.

Milwaukee has mustered just nine hits and three runs in three NLCS games, batting .101/.165/.180 with 30 strikeouts in 97 plate appearances after scoring 22 runs in the division series. Only one team in baseball history, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, has come back from a 3-0 deficit in a best-of-seven series. The Brewers entered the postseason with a major league-best 97 wins and ousted NL Central rival Chicago in the division series.

Milwaukee players tried to keep their spirits up after their offense was again shut down by Los Angeles pitching, with Tyler Glasnow giving up one run over 5â…” innings and four Dodgers relievers allowing one hit over a scoreless 3â…“.

“It’s not finished,” Chourio said. “I know it’s tough. Things haven’t necessarily gone our way. But I feel confident it’s going to come.”

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George Kittle is eying up a Week 7 return after an early-season stint on injured reserve due to a torn hamstring.

The San Francisco 49ers tight end told reporters Thursday he “fully plans” to play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night, though the decision will ultimately rest with head coach Kyle Shanahan.

Kittle was a limited participant in Thursday’s practice, as was quarterback Brock Purdy and wideout Juaun Jennings. Receiver Ricky Pearsall was a non-participant as San Francisco’s injury issues continued in earnest.

At points this year, the Niners have dealt with injuries to all of the players listed above, alongside top wideout Brandon Aiyuk (still recovering from last season’s torn ACL) and superstar edge-rusher Nick Bosa (out for the season with a torn ACL).

The loss of Kittle has been a major one. The 32-year-old Kittle is a six-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro and is coming off one of the best seasons of his career (78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns). He’s impactful as a blocker as well, making his absence a major detriment for the Niners.

Despite being arguably the most injury-prone team in football this season, however, San Francisco has still managed to go 4-2. If Kittle is able to return in Week 7, it will provide a major boost, especially with the Falcons, Houston Texans and Los Angeles Rams on tap in three of the next four weeks.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wideout Emeka Egbuka is “not expected to play” in Monday night’s matchup against the Detroit Lions due to a hamstring injury, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

It’s possible that the Bucs will be without their top three wideouts for the contest, with Chris Godwin (fibula) already ruled out and Mike Evans’ status for the game up in the air due to a hamstring of his own.

Egbuka, 23, was the No. 19 overall pick in the first round of April’s NFL draft and already looks like a steal, nabbing 27 catches (42 targets) for 469 yards and five touchdowns in his first six games. That’s a pace of 76 catches, 1,328 yards and 14 touchdowns across a 17-game season, elite production.

With both Godwin and Evans already missing significant time this season, the Bucs needed both Baker Mayfield and Egbuka to step out and both have obliged. The result has been a passing offense that ranks seventh in the NFL (244.2 YPG), and by proxy, a 5-1 start to the season.

At this point, Mayfield is a legitimate MVP candidate (1,539 yards, 12 touchdowns, one interception), while Egbuka is a strong candidate for Offensive Rookie of the Year if his hamstring injury isn’t a long-term concern.

“(The Buccaneers) are playing hot football; it’s a very good team,” Detroit head coach Dan Campbell told reporters on Tuesday. “Baker is—you guys know, I’ve got a lot of respect for Baker Mayfield. The way he plays, his leadership, his ability to push the ball down the field, make plays with his legs. I think he’s playing at a high level. He’s a guy that gives them a chance anytime they’re in a game. They play really good defense, they’ve got a good O-line. Those guys, man, they play hard, they’re physical, they’re tough. They have a run game, and they’ve got a good (special) teams unit. So this is a good team. This is a really good team.”

The Lions may be catching a rather shorthanded version of the Bucs, however, specifically at least at wide receiver.

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Depleted by injuries, the San Francisco 49ers could finally get some relief this week.

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan said that star tight end George Kittle, who has been out since Week 1 with a hamstring injury, is expected to return to practice this week ahead of Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons.

Kittle suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of the 49ers’ season opener against the Seattle Seahawks and later landed on the injured reserve, meaning he’d have to miss at least four games.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported earlier this month that Kittle had been “doing great” and faced “no setbacks,” but he wasn’t quite ready to return to the field after just four games.

While Shanahan didn’t give a definitive answer on whether Kittle will play this week, it’s a good sign that he’s at least expected to practice.

Kittle is coming off a second consecutive season with 1,000-plus yards, recording 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns last year despite missing two games due to a hamstring injury. He started the 2025 campaign off strong with 25 yards and a touchdown in the first half of Week 1, but the injury halted his momentum.

Kittle’s potential return couldn’t come at a better time for the Niners. San Francisco has had arguably the worst injury luck of any team this season, and things aren’t getting any better.

The 49ers were without Nick Bosa, Brandon Aiyuk, Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall and Kittle on Sunday against the Bucs, and they ended up losing star linebacker Fred Warner to a season-ending ankle injury during that game.

But San Francisco has managed to stay afloat so far, heading into Week 7 at 4-2. The Niners’ surprising success is largely due to the breakout season from backup quarterback Mac Jones, who has thrown for 1,252 yards and six touchdowns in four games.

If Jones has Kittle, one of the league’s best tight ends, this week, it would make his job significantly easier.

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Pacers backup point guard T.J. McConnell will miss at least a month due to a hamstring injury he suffered in Indiana’s first preseason game, coach Rick Carlisle said Thursday.

“Not as bad as it could have been, but it’s going to take some time,” Carlisle said.

McConnell sustained his injury during Tuesday night’s preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Pacers made a move to address their depth at point guard Thursday, signing veteran Cameron Payne to a training camp contract. The Pacers waived guard Delon Wright in a corresponding move. Wright also left the Pacers’ preseason opener early due to a head injury.

McConnell, 33, averaged 9.1 points and 4.4 assists last season in 79 games. He averaged 9.5 points and 4 assists in 23 playoff games to help the Pacers reach the NBA Finals.

The Pacers were already short-handed at point guard with All-Star Tyrese Haliburton sidelined for the season because of a torn Achilles he suffered in the Pacers’ Game 7 Finals loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Andrew Nembhard will start at point guard this season in Haliburton’s absence.

The Pacers open the regular season on Oct. 23 against the Thunder in a rematch of the Finals.

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The No. 1 seed in the National League sure looked like it Saturday, with the Milwaukee Brewers crushing the Chicago Cubs 9-3 behind a red-hot first and second inning.

Although Cubs first baseman Michael Busch led off the game with a solo homer, it didnâ€t take long for the Brewers to build an insurmountable lead. They raced to a 6-1 score after the first inning, thanks to five RBI doubles and singles, and expanded that lead to 9-1 in the second.

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Ian Happ and Nico Hoerner added solo home runs of their own in the sixth and eighth innings, but it was far too little, too late for the Cubs to undo the damage of Milwaukee’s opening two frames. It didn’t help Chicago that Brewers starter Freddy Peralta had a stellar game in his own right, with nine strikeouts and just four hits allowed in 5 2/3 innings.

Milwaukee finished the game with a whopping 13 hits and eight RBI. Three of those hits and RBI came off the bat of left fielder Jackson Chourio, who was pulled from the game after the second inning due to hamstring tightness.

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“Itâ€s the same hamstring and so weâ€re worried about it,†manager Pat Murphy told the TBS broadcast during the game.

Churio’s forecast was a little rosier, telling reporters postgame through an interpreter, “Physically, I feel good.”

Game 2 for Chicago and Milwaukee begins at 9:08 p.m. ET Monday.

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The Philadelphia Phillies are getting some help ahead of the 2025 postseason.

Phillies manager Rob Thompson confirmed that shortstop Trea Turner will be activated off the injured list for the final game of the regular season on Sunday, per Matt Gelb of The Athletic.

Turner hasn’t played since Sept. 7 due to a strained hamstring.

The 32-year-old previously explained that he was attempting to see some regular-season action instead of potentially returning as soon as the playoffs started.

“I think postseason is the most important,” Turner said Thursday, per Bob Cooney of NBC Sports Philadelphia. “Personally, I’d like to sneak a game in because that means I’m healthy. If I do play it’s because I’m feeling pretty close to 100 percent, if not 100 percent. I feel like every day that kind of changes here and there and stuff, so we got to go day-by-day. Get at it tomorrow and then make a decision.”

The three-time All-Star served as a key piece of Philadelphia’s lineup throughout its 2025 campaign prior to the injury. Turner recorded 15 home runs, 31 doubles, 36 stolen bases and 69 RBI while his .815 OPS represented his highest as a member of the Phillies.

He also owns a National League-leading .305 batting average.

Philadelphia previously clinched its second consecutive NL East crown on Sept. 16 and is locked into the league’s No. 2 seed heading into the postseason.

Turner will make his return to the Phillies’ batting order against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. ET.

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