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Reports: Celtic FC contact Crew about hiring Wilfried Nancy as manager
Celtic FC are on the verge of hiring Wilfried Nancy as manager after contacting the Columbus Crew to obtain the MLS club's permission, multiple media outlets reported Monday.,The Crew's head coach for the past three seasons, Nancy steered Columbus to the MLS Cup championship in 2023 and was the leag...
Love-ly leap: Notre Dame RB now No. 2 in Heisman race
Left for dead in the Heisman Trophy conversation following Notre Dame's 0-2 start to the season, running back Jeremiyah Love is suddenly back in the picture after rushing for 171 yards and three touchdowns in the Fighting Irish's 70-7 dismantling of Syracuse.,The performance vaulted Love from a +400...
76ers to face Magic while in search of a rhythm
The Philadelphia 76ers will work on consistency in an effort to deliver a complete performance at home against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in an NBA Cup East Group B contest.,Philadelphia has alternated losses and wins in each of its last nine games. And while the Sixers haven't lost two games in a...
Hawks surging as Wizards near record losing streak
The visiting Atlanta Hawks will look to make life worse for the hapless Washington Wizards on Tuesday night in NBA Cup action.,Atlanta has won seven of its last nine games and is 9-4 since star point guard Trae Young went down with a sprained MCL on Oct. 29. As Young nears the re-evaluation point of...
Raheem Morris praises Kirk Cousins, team effort in Falcons' first win in 6 weeks
For the first time in six weeks, Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris had a reason to smile in his weekly Monday press conference.,Atlanta (4-7) snapped a five-game losing streak with a 24-10 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, despite the absence of quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and ...
Fresh off 'great team win,' Wake Forest takes on Campbell
Coming off a 1-1 performance at the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas, last week, Wake Forest will return home to face Campbell on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (4-2) dropped an 84-83 heartbreaker to then-No. 15 Texas Tech in their tournament opener on Thursday. Myles...
Florida State pursues more history in matchup vs. Cal State Bakersfield
In the first five games of Luke Loucks' tenure as head coach at Florida State, the Seminoles already have made quite a bit of history.,After Robert McCray V dished a program-record 17 assists in the season opener vs. Alcorn State, Lajae Jones tied the program mark with 10 made 3-pointers in Friday's...
Reports: Cowboys LT Tyler Guyton (ankle) likely out vs. Chiefs
Cowboys left tackle Tyler Guyton could miss multiple games with an ankle injury that forced him out of Sunday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles, according to multiple media reports.,Dallas is scheduled for only two walkthrough practices this week before playing the Kansas City Chiefs (6-5) on Thurs...
Seton Hall turns defense into offense to upset No. 23 NC State in Maui
AJ Staton-McCray poured in 22 points and Seton Hall used a huge run early in the second half on the way to beating No. 23 North Carolina State 85-74 on the first day of the Maui Invitational on Monday in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Both teams entered the tournament with undefeated records, but the Pirates' off...
Women’s Top 25: No. 21 West Virginia shoots past McNeese
Gia Cooke led all five starters in double figures with 24 points as No. 21 West Virginia opened the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship with an 83-63 victory over McNeese on Monday in Nassau, Bahamas.,Sydney Shaw followed with 14 points, Kierra Wheeler posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jordan Tho...
Georgia dismisses OL accused of fleeing police; up to 14 charges pending
Backup offensive lineman Nyier Daniels was dismissed by the University of Georgia following his arrest for allegedly fleeing police at speeds exceeding 150 mph with his younger siblings in his BMW. ,Daniels is facing two felony counts of second-degree cruelty to children and two felony counts of fle...
Ole Miss' Lane Kiffin deflects questions about coaching future
With multiple fan bases and athletic departments hanging on every word he says, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin is focusing publicly on this week's rivalry game against Mississippi State instead of the decision that looms after.,Kiffin said during his opening statement of Monday's press conference t...
Baylor controls boards to beat Creighton at Players Era
Cameron Carr collected 21 points and nine rebounds as Baylor never trailed and dominated the rebounding margin in its 81-74 victory over Creighton in the Players Era men's championship in Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.,Carr made 7 of 16 shots as Baylor (4-0) did enough to fend off several comeback t...
Rams WR Tutu Atwell (hamstring) expected to return vs. Panthers
Los Angeles Rams receiver Tutu Atwell is coming off injured reserve expected to return to action Sunday vs. Carolina, coach Sean McVay told reporters on Monday.,Atwell, 26, has been sidelined since Oct. 19 with a hamstring injury. The fifth-year wideout has four catches for 164 yards and a touchdown...
Ohio State wants 'big game' mindset vs. Mount St. Mary's
Mount St. Mary's has shown at times it could be the team to knock off a squad like unbeaten Ohio State, with high-level consistency on the road the goal when the teams meet at Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday evening.,The Mountaineers (1-5) have struggled at the outset, but they have been known to cause p...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol to start Week 13
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol.,Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Stroud, who has missed the last three games since sustaining a concussion in Houston's Nov. 2 loss to Denver, will start Sunday's game at Indianapolis (8-3) if he clears the protocol this week.,In S...
No. 18 UCLA, Cal to renew old rivalry in San Francisco
Having disposed of outclassed opponents, 18th-ranked UCLA and former longtime Pacific-12 Conference rival Cal will meet in the Empire Classic on Tuesday night at San Francisco.,The Bruins (5-1), now of the Big Ten, and Golden Bears (5-1), from the Atlantic Coast Conference, are no strangers. They ha...
Raiders' Pete Carroll confesses to run-game disconnect with Chip Kelly
Raiders head coach Pete Carroll made what he views as an unprecedented move firing offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to avoid further disconnection among offensive personnel. ,"We gave our guys a lot of leeway because of the respect we have for the coaches. But it just hasn't quite gotten right," Car...
No. 16 UNC set to clash with St. Bonaventure in matchup of 5-0 teams
No. 16 North Carolina is unbeaten but will take on the additional challenge that comes with a change of scenery.,The Tar Heels will head away from home for the first time to play a pair of neutral-site games starting with a matchup against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday night in the Fort Myers Tip-Off a...
No. 17 Tennessee routs Rutgers in Player's Era opener
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Nate Ament combined for 52 points and 10 3-pointers as No. 17 Tennessee walloped Rutgers 85-60 to tip off the Players Era men's tournament on Monday in Las Vegas., ,A Maryland transfer, Gillespie had a career day with personal bests of 32 points and six 3-pointers on 10 attempt...