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Virginia Tech names Ethan Grunkemeyer as starting QB
Virginia Tech officially named Ethan Grunkemeyer as its starting quarterback on Monday.,Grunkemeyer is a transfer from Penn State, where he played for first-year Hokies head coach James Franklin.,"He's been the leader in the clubhouse for a number of practices -- and maybe weeks," Franklin said of G...
Rutgers determined to get defensive in opener vs. UMass
Rutgers' defense didn't perform well last season, but the UMass offense was even worse. ,Those units are in the spotlight when visiting UMass attempts to end the program's 16-game losing streak when they take on Rutgers on Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams., ,The Minutemen were pick...
Report: Everton closing in on deal for USMNT F Folarin Balogun
United States Men's National Team forward Folarin Balogun is closing in on a return to the Premier League with ESPN reporting Everton is set to offer $47.5 million for the AS Monaco striker.,Balogun, 25, would be the replacement at forward for Beto, who is reportedly set to join Fiorentina in Italy ...
Reports: Mark Mitchell staying at Mizzou, not going to Kentucky
Forward Mark Mitchell is not joining Kentucky and instead is returning to Missouri rather than challenging the SEC's rule against intraconference transfers, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Mitchell, a two-year starter at Duke before starting the past two seasons for the Tigers, was not list...
Back in Big Ten, Katin Houser all-in at Illinois, opens with UAB
With just seven returning starters from its nine-win team, Illinois has plenty of questions to answer during Thursday's opener against UAB in Champaign, Ill.,Can East Carolina transfer Katin Houser live up to the quarterbacking standards Luke Altmyer set over the last three years? Will the revamped ...
Lindsey Vonn's 'long road' back still includes ACL repair
U.S. skiing star Lindsey Vonn still faces ACL surgery as she continues to recover from the Winter Olympics crash in February that nearly led to the amputation of her left leg.,"I still have another surgery, so I'm trying to get as strong as possible," she told TNT Sports in an interview on Sunday at...
Lionel Messi retires from Argentina national team
Soccer legend Lionel Messi retired from the Argentina national team, announcing his decision on Monday.,The Inter Miami superstar has represented the club in international competition for more than two decades.,Messi, 39, propelled Argentina to World Cup glory in 2022 and returned to help lead a run...
No. 25 Missouri, Austin Simmons out to make statement in opener
Missouri might not be full strength when the No. 25 Tigers tackle visiting Arkansas Pine Bluff on Thursday night, but quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to go. ,Even without a top offensive lineman and their main running back, the Tigers expect big things from Simmons, an Ole Miss transfer.,Simmons...
Venus Williams reflects on 'insane evening' at U.S. Open
At age 46, Venus Williams was not ready to contemplate her future following a "completely insane evening" at the U.S. Open.,She could be forgiven for being too tired to have such a conversation after losing a hard-fought battle with Sofia Kenin in a first-round match that didn't begin until 12:13 a....
Tiger Woods congratulates Scottie Scheffler on another dominant season
Scottie Scheffler's latest playoff triumph placed him in a group with few professional peers. One of them, Tiger Woods, made sure Scheffler knows the rest of the golf world is in awe of his consistency and run of sustained success.,Scheffler became the third player to win multiple FedEx Cup champion...
Loaded field set for Players Era tourney in Las Vegas
Defending national champion UCLA and runner-up South Carolina headline a loaded field for the 2026 Players Era Women's Basketball Showcase set for Dec. 19-20 in Las Vegas.,Fellow Final Four participant Texas along with Duke, Southern California and Notre Dame are also participating in the six-game e...
Bar raised for Wake Forest as Akron arrives with QB wild card
Wake Forest and Akron are eager to take another step forward Thursday night when they open the 2026 season in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Even before the first snap, there have been notable strides for Wake Forest compared to the start of the 2025 season.,"Last year there was a confidence thing. There was a...
Kelsey Plum out for season; A'ja Wilson also out for Team USA
Kelsey Plum's season with the Phoenix Mercury has come to an end -- and her participation with the U.S. women's basketball team in the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup is over before it began.,Plum, who is dealing with an injury to her lower left leg, posted the news Monday on social media.,"I did everyt...
World No. 1 Nelly Korda not among WTGL's Season 1 rosters
The inaugural WTGL season will tee off without the world's top-ranked women's golfer.,Nelly Korda was not among the 25 players named to the five team rosters unveiled Monday for the tech-infused indoor golf competition.,In fact, only four of the top 10 players in the Rolex Rankings will be participa...
Report: LIV Golf may file for bankruptcy next week
LIV Golf may file for bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, the Financial Times reported on Monday.,The struggling league is racing to secure funding in order to move forward with a "slimmed-down" version for 2027, per the report.,Meanwhile, players who are owed millions in guaranteed payouts ...
D-backs' Ketel Marte expected to address team ahead of series vs. Phillies
Ketel Marte is expected to join the Arizona Diamondbacks for the opener of a pivotal three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies that begins Monday in Phoenix, and his teammates appear to be all in. ,Per the Arizona Republic, several veteran players met with general manager Mike Hazen and ma...
Against Angels, Yankees RHP Elmer Rodriguez continues pursuit of maiden win
Still in search of his first major league victory, right-hander Elmer Rodriguez will take the mound on Monday night when the New York Yankees open a three-game series with the struggling Los Angeles Angels on Monday night in Anaheim, Calif., ,It will be the sixth career start for the hard-throwing 2...
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson eager to pick up steam vs. Rockies
Baltimore is right in the thick of the American League wild-card race and Gunnar Henderson is heating up in time for the final stretch.,The Orioles shortstop went deep for the first time since Aug. 14 with a pair of homers in Sunday's 8-5 win at the Athletics and finished 4-for-4 with a triple and f...
After a brutal start, Rangers' Jacob deGrom takes aim at A's
The Texas Rangers need all the help they can get if they're going to sneak into the postseason. That begins with more consistent outings from two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom.,Despite a lackluster season, Texas trails the American League West-leading Houston Astros by just two games enter...
Astros, White Sox open 4-game series between division leaders
Emblematic of a season that finds them one game over .500 with one month left, the Houston Astros followed a dismal nine-game homestand against three divisional foes with losing records by winning back-to-back road series in New York against the Yankees and Mets.,The Astros claimed the rubber match ...