NFL notebook

Browns QB Baker Mayfield expects to play again with shoulder injury

Mayfield's shoulder has worsened since he hurt it a month ago while trying to make a tackle. 5:13 p.m.

NBA Notebook

76ers boot insubordinate Ben Simmons from practice, suspend him one game

Simmons refused to play as a full participant at Tuesday’s practice. 4:55 p.m.

sports betting

Online sports betting has launched in Connecticut as of Tuesday

Connecticut joins Rhode Island and New Hampshire as New England states that allow sports betting. 1:25 p.m.

‘A very small minority’ of US Olympians has objected to vaccine mandate for Beijing

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s top doctor said Monday that some American athletes have complained about the organization's new requirement that everyone using its facilities or participating in an event, including the Beijing Winter Olympics, must be vaccinated. 10:12 a.m.

Rights activists urge boycott of Beijing ‘genocide’ Olympics

Activist groups, which also disrupted the flame lighting ceremony in southern Greece on Monday, accused the International Olympic Committee of granting legitimacy to rights abuses in China by allowing the Winter Games to go ahead in Beijing. 3:56 a.m.

Titans 34, Bills 31

Titans stuff Josh Allen on fourth-down QB sneak near goal line and hang on to stop Bills

The Bills went for the win in the final seconds instead of a chip-shot field goal to tie. 12:06 a.m.

MLB NOTEBOOK

Dodgers love LA, and aim to get back in NLCS vs. Atlanta with return to Dodger Stadium

After a pair of walk-off losses in Atlanta, the Dodgers turn to Walker Buehler on Tuesday, with Charlie Morton the scheduled starter for the Braves in the first of potentially three games in Los Angeles. 7:24 p.m.