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Raiders streaking wrong way, will stick with Kirk Cousins at QB
A four-game losing streak will not force the Raiders to make a change at quarterback. ,Head coach Klint Kubiak cleared the air on Monday with a strong commitment to keeping Kirk Cousins as the starter despite Las Vegas losing for the fourth consecutive week on Sunday, 35-21, to the Rams. ,Kubiak ope...

Flyers improving on power play entering clash vs. Blue Jackets
The Philadelphia Flyers' power play is trending in the right direction -- and the Columbus Blue Jackets hope their man advantage can follow suit Tuesday when they visit the Flyers.,Philadelphia has had the worst power-play percentage in the NHL in four of the last five seasons. This season got off t...

Transfer-heavy Washington starting over, with Colgate up first
When Washington plays host to Colgate in its season opener next Monday in Seattle, the Huskies will have almost an entirely new look.,Of the 11 players to start a game for Washington (16-17) last season, only guard Wesley Yates III and center Lathan Sommerville return.,Forward Hannes Steinbach was s...

Winless Knicks face early-season test in red-hot Pistons
It took the New York Knicks five days this season to lose as many games as they did during their historic playoff run last spring.,The Knicks will look to halt their season-opening skid Tuesday night when they host the Detroit Pistons in a battle of Eastern Conference powers.,Both teams were off Mon...

Revamped Wisconsin hopes to gel quickly in opener vs. Denver
A revamped Wisconsin roster will look to bounce back from an early NCAA Tournament exit when the Badgers kick off their season against Denver Nov. 2 in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin, 24-11 last season, was upset in its first-round game when 12th-seeded High Point stunned the fifth-seeded Badgers 83-82. ,...

New-look Penn State eyes win in opener against Canisius
Penn State is resetting with a new roster as coach Mike Rhoades enters his fourth season on the job. The Nittany Lions open the season next Monday against Canisius in State College, Pa.,The Nittany Lions finished last season 12-20 (3-17 Big Ten), which included an eight-game losing skid. The uncerem...

Magic PG Jalen Suggs (bruised knee) out at least 2 weeks
Orlando Magic point guard Jalen Suggs will sit out at least two weeks after sustaining a mild bone bruise in his right knee during Orlando's victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.,There was no structural damage to the knee, according to the team. Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks.,Suggs w...

No. 17 Florida holds off naming QB1 with No. 3 Georgia up next
Florida coach Jon Sumrall is not declaring a starting quarterback early in the week as the No. 17 Gators prep a pair of passers to play against No. 3 Georgia in Atlanta on Saturday.,Georgia has won five consecutive games while Florida had back-to-back SEC losses to Missouri and South Carolina before...

Jannik Sinner to return at Six Kings Slam in December
Jannik Sinner will return to the court at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia after the event was postponed to December due to security concerns.,Sinner, who won the previous two installments of the event, said earlier this month that he would not compete again this year, needing to treat a knee inju...

Shane Steichen keeping Daniel Jones as Colts' starting QB
Colts coach Shane Steichen once again told reporters Monday that Daniel Jones will remain Indianapolis' quarterback for the team's game at Jacksonville this week.,Steichen said after the Colts' 16-10 loss to Minnesota on Sunday to fall to 2-5 that he had previously given no consideration to a change...

Early returns on Seahawks WR Rashid Shaheed's knee injury ‘positive’
The "early returns are positive" surrounding the knee injury that Seahawks wide receiver Rashid Shaheed sustained on Sunday night, coach Mike Macdonald said in a radio interview on 93.3 KJR on Monday.,Shaheed, 28, exited in the first half of Seattle's 20-3 win over the Kansas City Chiefs with two ca...

Philip Rivers on NC State opening: 'I understand the chatter'
North Carolina State legend Philip Rivers, now the head coach at St. Michael Catholic High in Fairhope, Ala., understands the discussion about the possibility that he could be the Wolfpack's next head coach.,NC State fired longtime head coach Dave Doeren on Saturday in the wake of its 31-28 loss at ...

Robert Griffin III '100%' interested in Baylor coach opening
After Baylor announced the firing of head coach Dave Aranda on Sunday, former Bears star quarterback Robert Griffin III said he would "100%" be interested in the position.,Griffin won the Heisman Trophy at the school in 2011 before he was selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. He is cur...

Ole Miss RB Kewan Lacy (shoulder) out vs. Auburn
Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy will miss Saturday's game against Auburn with a shoulder injury, head coach Pete Golding confirmed Monday.,According to multiple reports, the junior star sustained a dislocated shoulder after a hard tackle in Saturday's 34-27 loss at Texas. He finished the game with ...

State Farm Arena to host WNBA Game 6 matinee Thursday
Game 6 of the WNBA Finals will take place at Atlanta's State Farm Arena on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN reported Monday.,The matinee allows the NBA's Atlanta Hawks to play their scheduled game against the Cleveland Cavaliers that night, starting at 8 p.m. ET.,Without an agreement to play at the H...

Rafael Nadal returning to U.S. in early 2027 for exhibition event
Rafael Nadal will participate in an exhibition event in Las Vegas this winter, marking the tennis legend's first time back on a U.S. court since retiring from the ATP Tour in 2024.,The Spaniard, with 22 grand slams to his name, is set to headline the MGM Slam at T-Mobile Arena, home of the NHL's Veg...

Kyle Whittingham confident in OC, not making changes
Despite Michigan's lackluster offensive performances this season, coach Kyle Whittingham is not making any changes to his staff.,The Wolverines fell to 4-3 this weekend with a 13-6 overtime defeat at home to then-No. 6 Indiana, a game in which Michigan tallied 224 total yards and failed to score in ...

Ex-Cowboys star Dez Bryant says police aimed gun at him
Former Dallas Cowboys star Dez Bryant says a police officer pointed a gun at him in front of his daughters during a weekend incident in Southlake, Texas.,In an interview with Outkick, Bryant said he got into a confrontation outside a restaurant on Sunday with two other drivers who he said had been d...

Graeme McDowell joins long list of golfers saying no to LIV 2.0
Former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell added his name to the long list of golfers not signing up for LIV 2.0.,The 47-year-old from Northern Ireland joined LIV Golf in 2022 and played for multiple teams, most recently OKGC in 2026.,"I've decided not to pursue LIV 2.0," McDowell posted Monday on X....

Report: Vikings RB Aaron Jones (knee) avoids serious injury
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones avoided a significant knee injury on Sunday and is considered day-to-day, ESPN reported Monday.,Jones aggravated a left knee injury during the fourth quarter of the unbeaten Vikings' 16-10 home victory against the Indianapolis Colts.,Jones, 31, entered the ...