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Reports: Dolphins bench Tua Tagovailoa, to start rookie QB Quinn Ewers
The Miami Dolphins are benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and will start rookie Quinn Ewers on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,The Dolphins (6-8), eliminated from postseason play, signed Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212 million extension in July 2024 a...
D.C. United acquire All-Star striker Tai Baribo from Union
D.C. United acquired All-Star striker Tai Baribo from the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday in exchange for up to $4.6 million.,Philadelphia receives $4 million guaranteed and up to $600,000 more if certain incentives are reached by the 27-year-old Israeli international.,Baribo has signed a five-year ...
Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez signs up for 2026 season
Inter Miami re-signed striker Luis Suarez through the 2026 season, the MLS Cup champs announced Wednesday.,The legendary Uruguay international had 17 goals and 17 assists in 50 appearances for the team in 2025.,Suarez, who turns 39 in January, has 42 goals and 29 assists in 87 matches since joining ...
2026 World Cup winner to earn record $50M
FIFA will pay out a record $727 million to the 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup.,At its meeting in Doha, Qatar, the FIFA council agreed that $655 million of that pot will be paid as prize money, the organization confirmed Wednesday. The remainder will be given to participants -- $1.5 mil...
Report: Jets TE Jeremy Ruckert agrees to 2-year, $10M extension
New York Jets tight end Jeremy Ruckert agreed to a two-year, $10 million extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The deal can be worth a maximum of $5.5 million per year with incentives, per the report.,Ruckert, a third-round draft pick in 2022, is currently playing in the final season of his rookie con...
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz, coach Juan Carlos Ferrero split
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has ended his partnership with longtime coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.,Ferrero coached Alcaraz, 22, for the past seven years, a span that includes 24 titles with six Grand Slam wins.,"Juanki and I have decided to end our time together as coach and player," Alcaraz wrote on X, ...
NC State pursues strong finish vs. Memphis in Gasparilla Bowl
North Carolina State has momentum going into the Gasparilla Bowl, and would like to build more before the offseason.,The Wolfpack will take on a Memphis team in transition on Friday afternoon in the bowl matchup in Tampa, Fla.,"It helps in the offseason, like, we won three out of the last four, and ...
Surging foes Western Michigan, Kennesaw State set for Myrtle Beach Bowl
Kennesaw State and Western Michigan were somewhat surprising winners of their respective conferences this season.,Western Michigan (9-4) had a breakthrough in Lance Taylor's third season as coach, beating Miami (Ohio) 23-13 for the Mid-American Conference title Dec. 6 after being picked seventh out ...
No. 25 Georgia eager for more 'fun' in matchup vs. Western Carolina
Boasting the nation's top scoring offense and a new national ranking, No. 25 Georgia is preparing for conference play in January with a game Thursday night against Western Carolina in Athens, Ga.,In addition to scoring (an average of 98.3 points per game), the Bulldogs lead the nation in scoring mar...
New coach opposes lame-duck coach as Ole Miss takes on Tulane
No. 6 Ole Miss will try to win its first game under new head coach Pete Golding when it meets No. 11 Tulane in a College Football Playoff first-round game on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Green Wave will try to prevent the game from being its last under outgoing head coach Jon Sumrall.,The success o...
JMU shrugs off critics, point spread ahead of CFP visit to Oregon
James Madison doesn't feel as if apologies are in order for crashing the College Football Playoff field.,It's not the fault of the Dukes that the system was set up in a way that five-loss Duke could emerge as the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and open the door for 12th-seeded James Madison to c...
High-stake rematch: Oklahoma, Alabama clash in CFP opener
Just more than a month after meeting in the regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama square off again in the first round of the College Football Playoff.,The eighth-ranked Sooners and ninth-ranked Crimson Tide meet Friday in Norman, Okla., in the CFP opener.,The winner will take on top-ranked Indiana in...
Red Wings aim to continue red-hot December vs. inconsistent Mammoth
Home or away, the Detroit Red Wings continue to play well.,Meanwhile, the Utah Mammoth are still struggling to string together some victories.,The Red Wings eye a third consecutive win when they host the Mammoth on Wednesday night.,Amid a 6-1-1 stretch, Detroit followed its impressive 4-1-1 road tri...
Rams cross fingers that Davante Adams will be able to face Seahawks
The Los Angeles Rams have the NFL's touchdown-reception leader.,The Seattle Seahawks have the leader in receiving yards.,However, only one of those players might suit up when the teams meet in an NFC West showdown on Thursday night in Seattle.,The Rams (11-3) might be without Davante Adams, who has ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Tennessee beats No. 11 Louisville to snap skid
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points for No. 20 Tennessee, which brushed off the cobwebs to score an impressive 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Volunteers (8-3) ended a three-game losing streak by using their size to stifle...
Adam Silver: NBA expansion verdict due in 2026
A decision on possible NBA expansion is due next year, and Las Vegas and Seattle are at the head of the line should the league open the door to new franchises, commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged on Tuesday.,Silver spoke ahead of the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas.,"It's not a secret we're looking at ...
Nathan MacKinnon's third-period spree lifts Avalanche over Kraken
Nathan MacKinnon collected two goals and an assist -- all in the third period -- as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Tuesday.,Brock Nelson scored the tiebreaking goal and Artturi Lehkonen and Samuel Girard also tallied for the Avalanche, who improved to 5-0-1 i...
Macklin Celebrini's 4 points help Sharks pull away from Flames
Macklin Celebrini scored two goals in a four-point performance and Barclay Goodrow tallied two goals and an assist to lead the host San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,John Klingberg and Tyler Toffoli also scored for the Sharks, who won a third straight game.,Goalten...
Finally off the schneid, Oregon squares off with Portland
Oregon looks to build off the momentum of ending a five-game losing streak last time out when it hosts Portland on Wednesday night in Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks (5-5) put up 104 points against UC Davis on Saturday, the highest total they have scored since putting up 106 against Boise State in 2019. Oreg...
Jacksonville State comes from behind to beat Troy in Salute to Veterans Bowl
Caden Creel threw for 173 yards and a touchdown and Deondre Johnson hauled in six catches for 101 yards on Tuesday, helping Jacksonville State post a 17-13 victory over Troy in the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,Brock Rechsteiner caught a 22-yard touchdown for the Gamecocks (9-5), who w...