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BC looks to stop five-game skid with visit from Cal
Boston College hasn't won a basketball game since Jan. 21, but the Eagles can end that drought when they face visiting Cal on Saturday afternoon.,Boston College (9-15, 2-9 Atlantic Coast Conference) will be attempting to end a five-game losing streak but may have to do so without guard Donald Hand J...
NFL: Team report cards must go after grievance ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can distribute its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the ...
Blue Jays, Astros swap outfielders Joey Loperfido and Jesus Sanchez
The Astros and Blue Jays exchanged outfielders on Friday, with Houston acquiring Joey Loperfido from Toronto for Jesus Sanchez.,This is a return to Houston for Loperfido, who was a seventh-round pick by the Astros in the 2021 MLB Draft. He hit .333 with four home runs, 14 RBIs and an .879 OPS in 41 ...
Anthony Alfredo disqualified from Daytona 500 after car inspection
Anthony Alfredo will not drive in the Daytona 500 on Sunday after being disqualified because of a technical violation with his No. 62 car.,NASCAR officials announced the decision late Thursday after the qualifying race in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Alfredo, 26, was in tears after qualifying for the Daytona...
Reports: Dolphins hiring Mississippi State's Bush Hamdan as QB coach
The Miami Dolphins are hiring Mississippi State associate head coach Bush Hamdan as the team's quarterbacks coach, according to multiple reports Friday.,Hamdan only landed the Mississippi State position in December and also was to coach the team's wide receivers.,The 40-year-old has 17 years of coac...
Norway's Johannes Klaebo ties Olympic record with 8th gold medal
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's 10km freestyle cross-country ski race on Friday to earn his eighth Olympic title and equal the record for the most gold medals at the Winter Games.,Mathis Desloges of France won silver, his second of the Milan Cortina Olympics, while Norway's E...
Jon Rahm putts his way to second-round lead at LIV Adelaide
Jon Rahm fired a 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the third round of LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.,Rahm posted a bogey-free round at Grange Golf Club that included seven birdies -- five of them on the back nine -- and an eagle on the 561-yard par-5 No. 7 hole to move to 13-under for the...
Santa Clara eager to prevail in final WCC meeting with No. 12 Gonzaga
Santa Clara is enjoying a memorable season, but it can boost its success to another level when it hosts No. 12 Gonzaga on Saturday night in a battle for first place in the West Coast Conference.,The Broncos have won nine straight games since losing 89-77 to the Bulldogs on Jan. 8 in Spokane, Wash. T...
Emanuel Sharp, No. 3 Houston take aim at lowly Kansas State
Surging, third-ranked Houston will look to build on its 17-game home winning streak and continue its recent stretch of dominating play when it hosts reeling Kansas State on Saturday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference game.,The Cougars (22-2, 10-1 Big 12) moved up five spots in the most recent AP poll ...
No. 21 Arkansas out for revenge hosting sluggish Auburn
Fresh off a pair of resounding victories, No. 21 Arkansas looks to avenge its most decisive loss of the season against slumping Auburn in Fayetteville, Ark., on Saturday.,The Razorbacks went "back to the basics" defensively in a 91-62 victory at LSU on Tuesday, according to coach John Calipari, in t...
No. 24 Louisville rising, Baylor falling ahead of nonconference tilt
No. 24 Louisville and Baylor will step outside of their conferences for the last time in the regular season when they meet Saturday on a neutral court in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Cardinals (18-6) and the Bears (13-11) will be playing for more than just pride in what shapes up to be a Quad 1 game. Loui...
No. 1 Arizona looks to rebound against flashy No. 16 Texas Tech
Top-ranked Arizona will look to bounce back after suffering its first loss of the season when it hosts No. 16 Texas Tech in a Big 12 game on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) had a program and Big 12 record start of 23 consecutive wins snapped Monday with an 82-78 loss at No. 9 K...
NBA roundup: LeBron James becomes oldest player to log triple-double
LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 ...
Iowa looks to reapply tread hosting No. 13 Purdue
Purdue guard Fletcher Loyer had a pointed message for his team following a narrow win over struggling Oregon on Feb. 7.,"We just got to be better," he said. "More energy.",Although the No. 13 Boilermakers collected an 80-77 overtime victory Tuesday night at No. 7 Nebraska, Loyer's comments from the ...
President Trump pardons five former NFL players
President Donald Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players on Thursday, with White House Pardon Czar Alice Marie Johnson making the announcement on social media.,The five pardoned players are Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.,"As football reminds us,...
LeBron James makes triple-double history as Lakers top Mavs
LeBron James become the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 ...
Colorado, after ugly defeat, attempts to slow No. 22 BYU
When BYU starts to make 3-pointers, coach Kevin Young is excited to see what the No. 22 Cougars can do.,BYU gets another crack at connecting from beyond the arc when it hosts Colorado on Saturday in Provo, Utah.,In its past two games, BYU (18-6, 6-5 Big 12) committed a total of just 11 turnovers. Th...
No. 14 Florida, No. 25 Kentucky clash in key SEC matchup
Kentucky basketball is back where it believes it belongs.,The Wildcats, who went 9-6 to open the season, resurfaced in the AP Top 25 poll on Monday at No. 25 after recent strong play, making their Saturday matchup at No. 14 Florida in Gainesville one between ranked teams.,All season long as his grou...
Jrue Holiday's big night boosts Blazers in win over Jazz
Jrue Holiday recorded a season-best 31 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 135-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Donovan Clingan produced 23 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as Portland won for the fourth ti...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Mikayla Blakes, No. 5 Vandy take down No. 4 Texas
Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points for her fourth consecutive 30-point performance and Aubrey Galvan added 18 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 5 Vanderbilt to a convincing 86-70 victory over No. 4 Texas on Thursday night in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn.,Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda h...