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Field Level Media Top 25: No. 8 Houston
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 8 Houston.,2025-26 record: 30-7,Outlook for 2026-27: The Cougars are vying for a seventh consecutive trip to the Sw...

No. 3 Illinois star David Mirkovic undergoes emergency appendectomy
Illinois preseason All-America forward David Mirkovic underwent an emergency appendectomy Saturday night, coach Brad Underwood said Sunday.,Mirkovic's availability for the No. 3 Fighting Illini's season opener Monday against Fairleigh Dickinson in Champaign already was in doubt because of offseason ...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 7 Michigan State
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 7 Michigan State.,7. MICHIGAN STATE,2025-26 record: 27-8,Outlook for 2026-27: The last time Detroit hosted the Fina...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 6 Texas
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 6 Texas.,6. TEXAS,2025-26 record: 21-15,Outlook for 2026-27: After reaching the Sweet 16 as an 11th seed in coach S...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 5 UConn
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 5 UConn.,5. UCONN,2025-26 record: 34-6,Outlook for 2026-27: Six points shy of a third national title of the Dan Hur...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 4 Arizona
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 4 Arizona.,4. ARIZONA,2025-26 record: 36-3,Outlook for 2026-27: Arizona ended a 25-year Final Four drought last sea...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 2 Duke
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season.,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 2 Duke.,2. DUKE,2025-26 record: 35-3,Outlook for 2026-27: With three consecutive Elite Eight appearances, including...

Field Level Media Top 25: No. 1 Florida
Field Level Media college basketball writers submitted ballots for their Top 25 men's basketball teams entering the 2026-27 season. ,The poll results are in: Here's a closer look at No. 1 Florida.,1. FLORIDA,2025-26 record: 27-8,Outlook for 2026-27: Florida returns four of five starters from a team ...

Reports: Vikings WR Jauan Jennings against possible trade to 49ers
Minnesota wide receiver Jauan Jennings preferred to remain with the Vikings when his former team, the San Francisco 49ers, attempted to trade for him, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,Fox Sports, which first reported the news, said a trade had been arranged contingent on Jennings' approval, ...

Lionel Messi lifts Inter Miami past Revs, into second in East
Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 26th goal in the 83rd minute to lift visiting Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Sunday night that has major playoff seeding implications.,Messi also assisted German Berterame's 69th-minute equalizer for Inter Miami (16-6-11, 59 points...

Atlanta United dash Toronto FC's playoff hopes with win
Miguel Almiron and Cooper Sanchez scored first-half goals as host Atlanta United defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on Sunday, eliminating the visitors from MLS Cup playoff contention.,Alexey Miranchuk scored Atlanta's (9-18-6, 33 points) other goal, snapping a three-match skid and helping the team earn points...

Dallas Fuel capture OWCS North America Stage 3 championship
Dallas Fuel completed an unbeaten playoff run with a 4-0 sweep of Team Liquid on Sunday in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series' North America Stage 3.,Team Liquid had blanked Spacestation Gaming 3-0 earlier in the lower-bracket final to earn a rematch with Dallas Fuel, which had defeat...

NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's 45 points boost Lakers over Raptors
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Collin Sexton added 14 points as...

NHL roundup: Connor McDavid's historic night leads Oilers past Rangers
Connor McDavid scored on a coast-to-coast move in the opening minute and added an assist to extend a pair of personal streaks to 15 games as the Edmonton Oilers remained unbeaten on the road with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.,McDavid scored his ninth goal 50 seconds into t...

Timbers take down Dynamo, enter finale with shot at playoffs
David Da Costa, Kristoffer Velde and Vincent Janssen scored goals as the Portland Timbers recorded a big result with a 3-1 victory over the visiting Houston Dynamo on Sunday night.,Janssen assisted on Portland's first two goals, and Da Costa set up Janssen on the third with a corner kick as the Timb...

Luka Doncic pours in 45 as Lakers finish off Raptors
Luka Doncic scored 45 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, Austin Reaves added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers finished off a 131-125 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Walker Kessler scored 16 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Collin Sexton added 14 points as...

Kraken trade F Shane Wright to Predators for F Matthew Wood
Nashville and Seattle swapped a pair of former first-round picks on Sunday when the Predators acquired forward Matthew Wood from the Kraken for forward Shane Wright.,Seattle selected Wright, 22, with the fourth overall pick of the 2022 NHL Draft.,He had four points (three goals, one assist), four pe...

Commanders get long-awaited second win at sliding Eagles' expense
Jayden Daniels passed for 217 yards and a touchdown and the Washington Commanders won for the first time since Week 3 with a 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night in Landover, Md.,Drew Stevens kicked four field goals and Stefon Diggs caught a touchdown pass as the Commanders (2-...

Yaxel Lendeborg's early career night powers Warriors past Clippers
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg drained six 3-pointers as a foundation for a career-best 37 points and the Golden State Warriors, despite resting Stephen Curry and Draymond Green, recorded a fourth straight win, 124-112 over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night in San Francisco.,Playing on the same court...

Minnesota keeps playoff hopes alive with 3-1 win over LAFC
Joaquin Pereyra scored a brace Sunday night, and Cherrion Valerius added a goal as visiting Minnesota United continued their late-season surge with a 3-1 defeat of LAFC.,Minnesota (10-12-11, 41 points) improved to 3-0-3 in its last six matches and heads into Decision Day on Saturday two points behin...