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Sol Ruca will seemingly be sidelined from in-ring competition for the time being, and that will result in a change to WWE NXT Halloween Havoc.

Friday night on SmackDown, Sol Ruca and Zaria competed against Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair for the WWE Womenâ€s Tag Team Titles. During the match, Ruca appeared to injure her knee and eventually tapped out to Flairâ€s Figure 8 submission move.

Tonight on WWE NXT, Sol Ruca appeared in the ring with a knee brace alongside Zaria and General Manager Ava to announce her injury and her inability to compete this weekend at Halloween Havoc against Blake Monroe.

Unlike previous injuries, Ava didnâ€t seem overly eager to strip Ruca of her titles, but the double champion believes that she canâ€t hold a division back when she doesnâ€t know when sheâ€ll be cleared.

This brought out the number one contender, Blake Monroe. Who said she should be handed the title since she was set to compete for it this weekend. This led to Zaria pitching an idea to Ava that she could defend the title for Ruca. Monroe wanted nothing to do with this, but Ava approved it, and Ruca agreed.

Weâ€ve seen plenty of real injuries in WWE over the years. However, this came across way more like a storyline than an actual injury. It seems weâ€ll find out sooner rather than later is Rucaâ€s knee injury is legitimate or not.

Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information as it becomes available.

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What did you make of tonightâ€s segment? Do you think Sol Ruca is really injured? Or is this a storyline to drive a wedge between Ruca and Zaria? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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Las Vegas Raiders fans can take a sigh of relief.

Star defensive end Maxx Crosby, who exited Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with a knee injury, “should be OK,” according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Rapoport noted that pulling Crosby from the game was “more of a precaution than anything.”

Raiders head coach Pete Carroll addressed Crosby’s injury after the game, noting that Crosby has been dealing with knee soreness.

“Maxx has had a bit of a sore knee and I don’t know how it happened today in the game, but he wasn’t his full self,” Carroll told reporters. “But he could play and he wanted to be in there and he was. But then we had to yank him because he didn’t look right.”

Crosby, who signed a three-year, $106.5 million extension this offseason, is putting together another strong campaign in Year 7, logging 25 tackles, 10 tackles, four sacks and five passes defended. Needless to say, a serious injury would have been a big loss for the Raiders.

Like most of Las Vegas’ season, Sunday’s game was one to forget for the Raiders. The Chiefs had their way all game as Patrick Mahomes threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns.

The Raiders were abysmal on offense, as Geno Smith threw for just 67 yards and the team netted just 25 yards on the ground in the 31-0 loss.

While Las Vegas fell to 2-5 with the loss, the fact that Crosby doesn’t appear to have a serious injury is good news.

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This weekend, players across the Premier League are taking a knee in solidarity with the No Room for Racism campaign.

Players across Europe began taking the knee in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd in the United States, with the return of the Premier League following its COVID-19-enforced break seeing players donning ‘Black Lives Matter’ on the back of their shirts in support of the movement.

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  Tim BontempsOct 17, 2025, 09:36 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA — For the first time in nearly eight months, Joel Embiid played in a basketball game for the Philadelphia 76ers.

And although it was a preseason game against the reserves of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Embiid and the 76ers came away from the 126-110 win at Xfinity Mobile Arena feeling good about where their superstar is at heading into the 2025-26 regular season.

“I think the biggest thing that I felt was just joy, and just how happy he was to be out there and how happy I was for him to be out there,” said Tyrese Maxey, who had 27 points in 30 minutes in Philadelphia’s final tuneup before the regular season begins next week.

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“The first thing I asked him before we went out there, I was like, ‘Hey, are you excited?’ He was like, ‘Man, I’m so excited just to be out there to play.’ So, I’m happy for him.”

Embiid hadn’t played in a game for the 76ers since Feb. 22 against the Brooklyn Nets before having arthroscopic surgery on his troublesome left knee a few weeks later.

But after practicing for the past several weeks — and playing in Sunday’s open to the public intrasquad scrimmage — Embiid took the floor Friday night and had an encouraging performance, finishing with 18:35 of game time with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers on 5-for-10 shooting, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range, as well as hitting both of his free throws.

“I don’t want to really think about the past,” Embiid said. “I’m just in a good space mentally, physically. … I’m just happy to touch the basketball and be able to play basketball and do what I love.

“When you don’t get [to do] that, it’s tough, but that’s what I’m most happy about. So today, tonight, that’s all I kept thinking about. I’m on the court playing basketball, doing some good things, helping us win and yeah, that’s really what I was focused on.”

Embiid, who looks leaner, seemed to have no issues moving around on the court and appeared to have shed the bulky brace he was using — and frustrated by — last season.

By the time it was over, he had passed his latest test in his hopes to get back to where he was before the knee issues sent his career offtrack.

“Pretty good,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said, when asked for his assessment of Embiid’s performance. “I thought he moved good, played good, shot it good, passed it good. … I didn’t see too many negatives out there.”

Embiid played in only 19 games last season. And while he averaged 23.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists in that limited action, he never looked like the player who was going back and forth with Nikola Jokic for Most Valuable Player awards during the prior three seasons.

Joel Embiid returned to the court for the first time since February on Friday, finishing with 14 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals and 4 turnovers in the 76ers’ preseason finale. Bill Streicher/Imagn Images

He looked much more like himself Friday night, however, and remains on track — barring any setbacks from playing against Minnesota — to participate in next week’s season opener in Boston.

“I mean, I won’t say I feel like I was 18 years old again,” Embiid said with a smile, when asked if he felt like the past few weeks have gone as well as could be expected in his ramp-up to the season. “That’s never going to happen. But I’m just taking it day by day. Like I said, just learning. Some days are going to be good, some days I’m going to be a little bit tight, so learn from it and adjust and keep doing the right things.”

Even beyond Embiid, the 76ers had a few things to be excited about Friday night. VJ Edgecombe, the No. 3 pick in June’s NBA draft, had 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals in 34 minutes, creating several highlight plays with his athleticism and reaffirming Nurse’s pregame statement that Edgecombe is ticketed for a spot in the starting five next week.

Quentin Grimes, meanwhile, made his preseason debut after signing the one-year $8.7 million qualifying offer to end his restricted free agency a couple of weeks ago and finished with 22 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in 26 minutes off the bench.

One player who didn’t return Friday and doesn’t seem on track to play opening night is Paul George, who is still working his way back from knee surgery in July. While George has continued to ramp-up his activity level, including participating in practices this week, he still has a few steps to clear before returning.

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  David SchoenfieldOct 17, 2025, 08:43 PM ET

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SEATTLE — Toronto’s George Springer, one of the most prolific hitters in postseason history, left Friday’s Game 5 of the American League Championship Series after getting hit by a pitch on his right kneecap in the top of the seventh inning.

Springer, the designated hitter for the Blue Jays, sprawled on the dirt for a couple of minutes after Seattle Mariners right-hander Bryan Woo hit him with a 1-1 sinker that kept riding in and hit Springer.

Springer, who has been heartily booed all series by Mariners fans, was booed again as he limped to first base, where Joey Loperfido replaced him as the pinch runner.

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Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal reported that Springer wanted to stay in the game but was in too much pain and discomfort, and the team elected to play it safe.

According to Rosenthal, Springer needed help getting down the dugout steps and the steps into the visitors’ clubhouse.

Earlier in the game, Springer hit a score-tying RBI double off Matt Brash, his 42nd career extra-base hit in the postseason, breaking a tie with David Ortiz for fifth most all time.

It was his sixth consecutive game with an extra-base hit in the playoffs, one away from tying the record shared by Bryce Harper (2022), Carlos Beltran (2004) and Devon White (1993).

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Philadelphia 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid is reportedly set to see some game action before the start of the 2025-26 NBA regular season.

According to NBA TV’s Chris Haynes, Embiid has been cleared to play in Friday’s preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which is also the Sixers’ preseason finale.

PHLY’s Kyle Neubeck reported on Oct. 8 that Embiid had resumed 5v5 activity but “still needs to check more boxes” before he could be designated game ready.

The following week, Embiid showed off his progress when he joined the Sixers for a team scrimmage.

The Sixers are hoping to have Embiid back for the 2025-26 campaign after the knee injuries that have cut short his last two seasons.

Embiid was limited by multiple injuries to appearing in just 19 games during his 2024-25 season, which ended when he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in April.

The procedure took place just over one year after Embiid underwent surgery to repair the meniscus in the same knee the February prior.

The former NBA MVP saw his offense drop during his limited availability between those two procedures, averaging 23.8 points one season after racking up 34.7 points per game.

The Sixers will hope to see Embiid return to his previous All-Star production levels when he returns.

Although Embiid didn’t commit to a recovery timeline during season-opening media availability in September, he told reporters his recovery was “on schedule” and that he hoped to play “consistently” in his 10th NBA season.

Whether or not Embiid is available for the Oct. 22 season opener against the host Boston Celtics, the Sixers will hope he can help the team bounce back from a disappointing 24-win season by remaining healthy and available for a significant part of the upcoming campaign.

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DETROIT — Pistons guard Jaden Ivey’s long-awaited return hit a snag as he will miss the next four weeks following right knee surgery, the team announced Thursday.

Ivey missed the last 49 games last season after a left fibula injury and played one preseason game before issues of discomfort arose. Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said it wasn’t a particular play that birthed the injury.

“It was something that was developing over his work. Obviously, from coming back but in training camp also, he started to feel something,” Bickerstaff said before the Pistons’ final preseason game against the Washington Wizards. “We took precautions, and then the medical team did their assessments and those things, and then had to make the decision that ultimately led us to where we are today.”

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Ivey, the fifth pick in the 2022 draft, was in the midst of a breakout season last year before colliding with Magic guard Cole Anthony on New Year’s Day. He was averaging 17.6 points and shooting 41% from 3-point range, both career highs.

The Pistons acquired veteran guard Dennis Schroder to play backup point guard in the wake of Ivey’s injury last season. Bickerstaff believes guards Marcus Sasser and two-way guard Daniss Jenkins can fill in the blanks during this absence. Third-year forward Ausar Thompson has been given more responsibility in training camp to be a primary facilitator when All-NBA guard Cade Cunningham goes to the bench.

As for Ivey, it could be 10 months before he sees regular-season action again, and he’s up for a rookie-scale extension should the team and he agree on a contract before the Oct. 20 deadline.

The Pistons will be careful with his recovery given the back-to-back injuries to one of the league’s fastest players.

“Our priority is to do what’s right by our guys, and never put them in a position where we feel like we have to rush them back,” Bickerstaff said. “We know mentally how that can impact him, physically and long-term as well.”

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Detroit is looking to take another step forward after a breakout last season, during which it secured a top-six seed and returned to the playoffs. A big part of that next step was expected to be an increased role for guard Jaden Ivey, who was having a breakout year for himself until a fibula injury in January limited him to 30 games.

That next step for Ivey is on hold. He has had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee to relieve discomfort and he will be re-evaluated in a month, the team announced. The Pistons also said that the injury was “unrelated to the fibula injury suffered last season,†which tracks with Ivey saying at media day he was feeling “100%.†The teamâ€s recovery timeline has Ivey missing at least a dozen games.

Ivey played in one preseason game for a total of 14 minutes, but the pain in his knee worsened as training camp and preseason games wore on, coach J.B. Bickerstaff said before the Pistons†preseason game Thursday.

JB said Ivey’s knee issue progressively got worse over the course of training camp, until the medical team decided a procedure was needed. Added that they have players who can fill in. “It’s obviously tough for him and that’s what makes it difficult.” pic.twitter.com/A5WAssyYek

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Ivey averaged 17.6 points while shooting 40.9% from 3, while adding 4.1 rebounds and four assists a game last season before his injury. Ivey was expected to take on a much larger scoring role with Dennis Schroder, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Malik Beasley no longer with the team. With Ivey out, expect more from Caris LeVert and Duncan Robinson, plus more scoring responsibilities will fall to Ausar Thompson, Ron Holland and Tobias Harris.

Ivey is also extension eligible as he heads into the final season of his rookie contract (making $10.1 million). The sides could still reach a deal, if not, then Ivey will be a restricted free agent next summer.

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TORONTO – Three innings after taking a foul ball off his right knee in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, Blue Jays right fielder Nathan Lukes exited in the top of the fourth inning on Sunday night.

As part of his 12-pitch plate appearance in the bottom of the first inning against Mariners starter Bryce Miller, Lukes fouled off a fastball that hit directly on his right knee, causing him to fall down and receive a lengthy visit from Blue Jays athletic trainer Jose Ministral and manager John Schneider.

Lukes eventually stayed in the game, fouling off another fastball before taking the 12th pitch and drawing a walk. The Blue Jays werenâ€t able to capitalize further after George Springerâ€s leadoff home run, with Lukes only advancing to second base on Addison Bargerâ€s walk in the first inning.

Lukes fought to stay in after the inning, even taking his at-bat in the third, flying out to left field. But Lukes didnâ€t run out to the outfield for the top of the fourth, with Myles Straw taking over in right. After receiving an X-ray, Lukes was diagnosed with a right knee contusion and will be undergoing further evaluation, per Blue Jays PR.

“He’s about as tough as they come,†Schneider said on the FOX broadcast. “Obviously, wanted to stay in. … Right now, it looks more like a bruise. Hopefully that’s the case. But I think if anyone’s going to be ready to go tomorrow, if he’s physically allowed to, it’ll be Nate.”

Lukes, 31, has been an everyday player for the Blue Jays, especially late in the season and in this postseason run. They need him, too, after he hit .333 in the AL Division Series and posted a .730 OPS across 135 games this season.

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After the Blue Jays clinched their first ALCS appearance since 2016 in the Bronx Wednesday night, two-time All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette told reporters that he’s “made a lot of progress recently” in his recovery from a left knee injury that’s kept him out since Sept. 6.

Bichette also said he’s “optimistic” about his chances to return for the championship series.

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The Blue Jays will host Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS against the winner of Friday’s ALDS Game 5 between the Detroit Tigers and the Seattle Mariners.

“I still have some hurdles to clear, but I’m optimistic,” Bichette said, via MLB.com.

He added: “I’m feeling better every day.”

The 27-year-old Bichette suffered a PCL sprain during a 3-1 loss to the Yankees last month. Zooming home as the potential game-tying run, he made a beeline for the plate from second base after Nathan Lukes roped a single into right field in the top of the sixth inning.

But Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger delivered a one-hop throw to catcher Austin Wells, who tagged Bichette out as he rammed into Wells’ shin protectors while sliding feet first.

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Bichette then hobbled off the field. Although he returned to the game after a subsequent, nearly two-hour rain delay — and his X-rays came back clean — Bichette experienced soreness in his knee the following days, per MLB.com. He eventually received an MRI, which identified the sprain.

Bichette was placed on the 10-day IL, but his return has taken much longer than that.

His recovery timeline was readjusted in the middle of September when Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Bichette would miss the rest of the regular season.

The hope was for Bichette to be back for the start of the playoffs, but he was left off the Blue Jays’ ALDS roster.

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“Good news the last couple of days,” Schneider said of Bichette Wednesday, per MLB.com.

“He was out there running today, and he actually hit off Max [Scherzer] and Chris [Bassitt] back home. He hit against [veloctiy] and hit in the game. He didnâ€t run, but he took 14 swings off of them. Heâ€s just trying to feel out his timing. These last three days have been pretty good for him.”

Schneider said last week that his staff doesn’t plan on using Bichette in a hero-spot role. In other words, he needs to be healthy enough to play regularly. His running progression will be key.

Bichette, whose .311 batting average this season was tied for second best in the majors, is notably in the final year of a three-year, $33.6 million deal and is set to hit free agency this offseason.

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At the moment, however, he’s trying to do everything he can to get back in the lineup and help the Blue Jays advance to the World Series.

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