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High-powered offenses clash as No. 21 Notre Dame faces Boise State
Boise State coach Spencer Danielson knows his team might need some time to absorb its first trip to Notre Dame Stadium.,Danielson feels the same way as his players. That is why he is going to lead a tour of the stadium one day before Boise State (3-1) kicks off against No. 21 Notre Dame (2-2) on Sat...

Virginia Tech intends to retain 'joy' in battle with Wake Forest
A viral video of Virginia Tech interim head coach Philip Montgomery dancing in the locker room after a win last week at North Carolina State was a much-needed release for a downtrodden program.,Montgomery and Virginia Tech (2-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) hope to strut their stuff again when the...

Reports: Seth Curry set to join Stephen Curry with Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are prepared to reunite two sharpshooting brothers as Seth Curry agreed to a one-year deal with the team to play alongside Stephen Curry, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Seth Curry reportedly is arriving on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract, which would permit...

Yankees turn to All-Star Carlos Rodon vs. Red Sox to stay alive
NEW YORK -- Carlos Rodon watched Garrett Crochet debut as a promising hard-throwing reliever while they were teammates with the Chicago White Sox in 2020 and 2021.,A lot has changed for both left-handers since, as Crochet is now the Boston Red Sox's staff ace and Rodon was an All-Star with the New Y...

Dodgers get off to fast start in Game 1 triumph over Reds
LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each hit a pair of home runs, Blake Snell went seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers finished off a 10-5 victory in Game 1 of a National League wild-card series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday.,Tommy Edman added his own ho...

Aces need OT to top short-handed Fever, reach WNBA Finals
A'ja Wilson poured in 35 points, Jackie Young had career playoff highs of 32 points and 10 assists and the Las Vegas Aces punched their ticket to the WNBA Finals with a 107-98 overtime victory over the visiting Indiana Fever on Tuesday.,The second-seeded Aces won the best-of-five semifinal series 3-...

MLB roundup: Tarik Skubal fans 14 as Tigers edge Guardians
Tarik Skubal struck out a record-setting 14 over 7 2/3 innings and Riley Greene scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on Zach McKinstry's safety squeeze to give the visiting Detroit Tigers a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday in Game 1 of their American League wild-card series.,Sku...

Fever star Kelsey Mitchell (leg) leaves Game 5 vs. Aces
Indiana Fever star guard Kelsey Mitchell left in the third quarter of Game 5 on Tuesday of her team's semifinal matchup at the Las Vegas Aces after her leg gave out in a scary scene.,Mitchell was seen grabbing at her left knee during a Fever possession, and on their next trip up the floor, when an o...

49ers DC Robert Saleh clarifies remarks about Jags coach Liam Coen
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh blamed his own word choice for sparking a postgame tiff with Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen after the teams' Sunday game.,Days before the contest, Saleh discussed Coen and the Jaguars being adept at "legal signal stealing.",Jacksonville we...

49ers' offense banged up heading into showdown vs. Rams
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy continues to be hindered by a painful turf toe injury but remains hopeful he will be on the field when his team battles the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night in Inglewood, Calif.,The NFC West rivals have 3-1 records as part of a three-way tie for first pl...

Shota Imanaga set for bulk-relief duty as Cubs try to close out Padres
The Chicago Cubs will look to win a postseason series for the first time since 2017 when they host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in Game 2 of their best-of-three National League wild-card series.,Chicago snapped a 108-year title drought by winning the World Series in 2016. The Cubs advanced to t...

Fire knock off Inter Miami, snap eight-year postseason drought
Justin Reynolds and Brian Gutierrez scored late to lift the visiting Chicago Fire to a playoff-clinching 5-3 victory over Lionel Messi and Inter Miami, bringing a wild end to the league's longest active postseason drought.,Dje D'Avilla, Jonathan Dean and Rominigue Kouame also scored and Maren Haile-...

Ground-pounding UL Monroe no gimme for Northwestern
The first meeting between Northwestern and UL Monroe on Saturday in Evanston, Ill., pits teams coming off uplifting victories paved by their success on the ground.,In their 17-14 Big Ten win over UCLA last Saturday, the Wildcats (2-2) got a career-high 119 yards rushing from Caleb Komolafe.,Meanwhil...

Benched last year, Tigers' Casey Mize can close out Guardians
CLEVELAND -- Casey Mize does not have fond memories of the Detroit Tigers' 2024 playoff run because he didn't pitch in a game.,The right-hander will make his postseason debut Wednesday afternoon as the Tigers attempt to sweep the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of their American League wild-card serie...

Red Sox rally off Yankees' bullpen, capture Game 1
NEW YORK -- Garrett Crochet struck out 11 in 7 2/3 outstanding innings as the Boston Red Sox went ahead after getting Max Fried out of the game and opened their American League wild-card series with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.,Boston grabbed the advantage in the best-of-three...

Thorns trade M Hina Sugita to Angel City
The Portland Thorns traded midfielder Hina Sugita to Angel City on Tuesday in exchange for defender M.A. Vignola and $600,000 in intraleague transfer funds.,Sugita, 28, had been with the Thorns since 2022 and racked up 13 goals and 14 assists in league play (82 appearances, 71 starts). She had three...

Warriors’ Steve Kerr ‘very comfortable’ coaching on final year of deal
Despite 2025-26 being the final year of Steve Kerr's contract, the Golden State Warriors' head coach said he's comfortable with where things stand.,"I don't anticipate any negotiation during the season," Kerr told reporters Tuesday on the opening day of training camp. "Who knows, maybe it all comes ...

49ers QB Brock Purdy (toe) holding out hope he can play Thursday
With a game against the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams coming up Thursday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (toe) said he has not been ruled out from playing in it.,Purdy missed Weeks 2 and 3 due to a toe injury but returned Sunday. The fourth-year quarterback told reporters following th...

Duke takes high-octane offense on road against Cal
The Duke offense is piling up points and the defense is forcing miscues over the past two games.,The Blue Devils will try to maintain their sudden prowess and stretch their winning streak to three games when they take on Cal on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Berkeley, Calif.,Duk...

Reports: Warriors RFA Jonathan Kuminga agrees to 2-year deal
Restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga will return to the Golden State Warriors on a two-year, $48.5 million contract, ESPN and The Athletic reported Tuesday.,Kuminga's contract includes a team option for the second year, the reports said, that allows the Warriors to pivot toward negotiating a fresh...