Dana White: Injured Conor McGregor 'unlikely' for UFC 205 and other top stories.

• Dana White: Injured Conor McGregor 'unlikely' for UFC 205

  

  UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is "unlikely" to compete at UFC 205 on Nov. 12 in New York, according to a report from "UFC Tonight."Wednesday's report stated McGregor is "rehabbing a leg injury."With this announcement, the UFC 205 pay-per-view remains without an official main event.Even so, the UFC has announced a press conference on Sept. 27 at Madison Square Garden. The event is historic for the promotion in that it will be the first held in New York since a 1997 ban on professional..

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• Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson hit with pie during scuffle at high school fundraising dinner

  

  Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson was hit with a pie Wednesday night while attending a fundraising dinner at a high school, authorities said.The assailant was taken into police custody at the event, held at Sacramento Charter High School, which Johnson’s nonprofit St. Hope Public Schools began operating a decade ago. About 6:40 p.m., Johnson — listed as a host of the fundraiser — was approached by the man and hit with a pie, according to Crystal Strait, a spokeswoman for the mayor.“The mayor was ..

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• Auston Matthews, NHL's Top Pick, Draws Attention at World Cup of Hockey

  

  Photo Auston Matthews after scoring against Sweden in a World Cup of Hockey game in Toronto on Wednesday. Credit Mark Blinch/CP, via Associated Press TORONTO — Auston Matthews got a glimpse of the kind of reception he is likely to receive from Toronto fans when his rookie N.H.L. season begins next month.On Wednesday afternoon, most of the 19,000 fans at the Air Canada Centre began chanting his name in the overtime period of the World Cup of Hockey clash against an older..

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• Inciarte robs Cespedes as pesky Braves foil Mets again, 4-3

  

  AP 1:51 a.m. EDT September 22, 2016New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (40) delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)(Photo: The Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — The last-place Atlanta Braves burst out of the dugout and celebrated as though they were a team in the pennant race, too.Hard to blame them after the thrilling way this one ended.In an electrifying finish to a p..

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• Richard Sherman protests shootings by not taking questions at news conference

  

  6:17 PM ETSheil KapadiaESPN Writer CloseCovered the Philadelphia Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine and Philly.com from 2008 to 2015. Covered the Baltimore Ravens and the NFL for BaltimoreSun.com from 2006 to 2008.RENTON, Wash. -- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman declined to take questions at his weekly news conference Wednesday as a form of protest to recent police shootings.Instead, he shared his thoughts on athletes and social change."I'm not going to answer any questions today, and ..

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• Hill pulled early again, Dodgers lose 2-0 to Giants

  

  LOS ANGELES — After building a cushion in the NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still being extremely careful with Rich Hill and his pesky blister.Hill was pulled after throwing 77 pitches in five effective innings Tuesday night, and the Dodgers lost 2-0 to the San Francisco Giants.Los Angeles' division lead was trimmed to five games over second-place San Francisco with 11 to play. The Giants pulled into a three-way tie with the Mets and Cardinals for the two NL wild cards.Hill (12-5) allowe..

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