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Report: Cowboys to place franchise tag on George Pickens
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told the team's website that Dallas wants to keep George Pickens for "a long time," and will take a step toward that by placing the franchise tag on the Pro Bowl wide receiver, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Per the report, the fully guaranteed tag -- which can be applied from ...
Elvis Smylie soars to Riyadh title in LIV debut
Elvis Smylie will be hard-pressed to outdo his LIV Golf debut.,The 23-year-old lefty from Australia outdueled Jon Rahm to capture the $30 million LIV Golf Riyadh title on Saturday at Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Smylie, who had not won outside of his home country, tapped in a 3-foot par...
Report: Falcons to cut Kirk Cousins before new league year
Kirk Cousins soon will get to decide where he wants to play in 2026 -- or whether he wants to play at all -- as the Atlanta Falcons are expected to part ways with the veteran quarterback before the new league year begins in mid-March, ESPN reported Saturday.,Last month, the 37-year-old Cousins and t...
Hideki Matsuyama overtakes Ryo Hisatsune for Phoenix Open lead
Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune played in the final group at the WM Phoenix Open together on Saturday, and it was set up for the Japanese countrymen to do the same on Sunday.,One missed putt at the end of the day changed those plans.,Matsuyama overtook Hisatsune for the lead after three rounds wh...
Ice dancers help US hold lead in team skating event
MILAN -- Ilia Malinin made his anticipated Olympic debut at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday and despite being upstaged by Japan's Yuma Kagiyama, the U.S. extended their lead in the team event thanks to the ice dancing of Madison Chock and Evan Bates.,Going on to the ice last in the men's short p...
Florida State wins third straight, keeps Notre Dame reeling
Chauncey Wiggins scored 22 points and hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just under two minutes left on his 21st birthday to help Florida State win its third straight game, 82-79 over Notre Dame on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play at South Bend, Ind. ,Florida State (11-12, 4-6) led by as many a...
Super Bowl LX: Patriots thinking about path to big game
PALO ALTO, Calif. - The New England Patriots returned to Stanford Stadium for a final time on Saturday afternoon to take a team photo and spend time with their family and friends ahead of Super Bowl LX., ,Quarterback Drake Maye was the first player on the field to take photos. Players wore the white...
Labaron Philon's 25 points squeeze Alabama past Auburn
Labaron Philon scored 25 points and three teammates hit double figures as Alabama held off host Auburn 96-92 on Saturday.,Amari Allen added 17 points, Aden Holloway scored 15 and Charles Bediako had 12 for the Crimson Tide (16-7, 6-4 SEC).,Tahaad Pettiford scored 25 points, Keyshawn Hall had 24 befo...
No. 1 Arizona sets school, Big 12 records while punishing Oklahoma State
Behind 15 points and eight rebounds from Brayden Burries, No. 1 Arizona set a school record with its 23rd consecutive win as it rolled to an 84-47 Big 12 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (23-0, 10-0 Big 12) broke the record of 22 straight wins created from 1914-17. Th...
Tari Eason's season-best effort leads Rockets past Thunder
Tari Eason scored a season-high 26 points and Alperen Sengun recorded a triple-double to help the Houston Rockets to a 112-106 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.,The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Rockets, while the Thunder have dropped back-to-back contests.,With Hou...
Oklahoma stuns No. 15 Vanderbilt to end nine-game skid
Xzayvier Brown scored 20 points and Oklahoma led from start to finish and eventually held on for a 92-91 road win at No. 15 Vanderbilt in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday afternoon.,The Sooners (12-12, 2-9 SEC) shot 53.4% from the floor and snapped a nine-game losing str...
Jason Edwards, Providence flush DePaul
Jason Edwards returned from a seven-game injury absence to score a game-high 25 points and lead Providence to a 90-72 Big East win over visiting DePaul on Saturday afternoon.,Edwards shot 8 of 13 overall, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range, and added four rebounds and two assists in just 24 minute...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remains undefeated after breezing past Marshall
Eian Elmer scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the first half and grabbed nine rebounds, while Peter Suder added 17 points and seven rebounds to keep No. 23 Miami (Ohio) unbeaten with a 90-74 road win over Marshall on Saturday afternoon in Huntington, West Virginia.,Antwone Wilfork added 15 poin...
Super Bowl LX: Seahawks relaxed at walk-through
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Seahawks held a 44-minute walk-through Saturday at 12:35 p.m. PT, in their final preparation on the day before Super Bowl LX. , ,"We're in great shape," Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald said. "Guys are in good spirits. You can hear them. Finally. It's taken a while to get her...
Nets score 80 in first half, outclass short-handed Wizards
Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 of his 23 points before halftime as the Brooklyn Nets produced their biggest first half in a little over three years and beat the Washington Wizards 127-113 Saturday afternoon in New York.,Brooklyn scored 46 points in the opening quarter, its most since a 47-point first ...
Ayo Dosunmu glad to join Timberwolves, who face reloading Clippers
Ayo Dosunmu hoped for an opportunity to reach the playoffs this season.,It looks as if Dosunmu will get his wish. He will make his debut with the Minnesota Timberwolves when they tip off against the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Dosunmu arrived in Minnesota on Friday but w...
Ishan Sharma leads balanced attack as No. 19 Saint Louis downs La Salle
Ishan Sharma led a balanced offense with 15 points as No. 19 Saint Louis pulled away from La Salle 82-58 Saturday afternoon.,Quentin Jones and Amari McCottry scored 13 points and Dion Brown added 12 as the Billikens (23-1, 11-0 Atlantic 10) won their 17th straight game.,Rob Dockery scored 19 points ...
US figure skater Alysa Liu ready to show her true self in Olympic return
MILAN, Italy -- After quitting figure skating shortly after making her Olympic debut at the 2022 Beijing Games as a 16-year-old, Alysa Liu has returned to winter sports' biggest stage with a message to deliver.,"I know who I am as a person now. I have ideas and concepts that I want to share with the...
Flory Bidunga's double-double, 7 blocks lift No. 11 Kansas over Utah
Kansas big man Flory Bidunga had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks, and the No. 11 Jayhawks recorded their seventh straight win by upending Utah 71-59 on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.,Bidunga made 7 of 8 field goals and 3 of 4 from the line, while Trey White notched 16 points and six bo...
TCU secures 18-point comeback win over Kansas State
Xavier Edmonds made two free throws with six seconds left to lift TCU to an 84-82 Big 12 win over Kansas State Saturday in Fort Worth, Tex.,Edmonds finished with 26 points for the Horned Frogs (14-9, 4-6 Big 12), including 10 in the final 4:06. He was 9-of-10 from the field and added 10 rebounds.,Th...