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Arizona remains No. 1 in AP poll; Nebraska up to No. 5
While Arizona remained a unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, the Wildcats face one of their toughest tests of the season Monday when they visit No. 13 BYU.,The Wildcats (20-0) received all 60 votes on Monday following a pair of blowout wins, and have been ...
Oklahoma vaults into top 10 as SEC sets Top 25 record
Oklahoma jumped six spots to No. 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday following last week's upset of South Carolina.,Fellow Southeastern Conference member Georgia (18-3) joined those two in the rankings this week at No. 23 to give the SEC a record 10 teams in the Top 25.,...
The Fight UFC Needed: Gaethje vs. Pimblett Delivers on a New Era’s First Night
Justin Gaethje defeated Paddy Pimblett in a five-round war to capture the interim lightweight title and kick off the UFC’s Paramount era in style....
FlyQuest, LYON close out LCS Lock-In Round 1 with wins
FlyQuest and LYON pulled off a pair of sweeps as Round 1 was completed Sunday of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,They join Cloud9 and Disguised as the first-round winners and the participants in next weekend's Round 2 high matches in League of Legends' first event of 2026...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 S. Carolina hits No. 5 Vandy with first defeat
Ta'Niya Latson scored 21 points, Tessa Johnson added 20 and No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Vanderbilt an emphatic first loss of the season, 103-74 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C.,South Carolina (20-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference), coming in off an overtime loss to Oklahoma, wasted little time pouncin...
UFC 324 bout canceled after betting concerns
A lightweight bout at UFC 324 on Saturday at Las Vegas was canceled because of irregular betting activity, CEO Dana White confirmed.,Alexander Hernandez was scheduled to fight Michael Johnson but the bout was pulled before the UFC 324 card began.,In November, UFC did not cancel a bout between Isaac ...
Cloud9, Disguised open with victories at LCS Lock-In
Cloud9 and Disguised opened play at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In at Los Angeles with Round 1 victories on Saturday in League of Legends' first event of the year.,Eain "APA" Stearns of the United States earned MVP honors for Cloud9 in its 2-0 victory over Team Liquid with a 7/1/11 kill...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second quarter, beats Seton Hall
Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.,Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-...
Justin Gaethje dominates Paddy Pimblett to win 2nd interim lightweight title
LAS VEGAS - Justin Gaethje opened the Paramount era with a bang, dominating rising star Paddy Pimblett to win the interim UFC lightweight title belt at UFC 324 on Saturday.,Gaethje's win gave him his second career interim lightweight championship and sets up an undisputed title fight against Ilia To...
Top 25 roundup: Keaton Wagler erupts, No. 11 Illinois bests No. 4 Purdue
Keaton Wagler poured in a career-high 46 points and his teammates drilled four consecutive 3-pointers down the stretch to rally No. 11 Illinois to a Big Ten victory over No. 4 Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind., on Saturday afternoon, ,Wagler, a freshman guard, finished 13 of 17 from the field, an Illin...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Olivia Miles leads No. 9 TCU past UCF
Olivia Miles scored 17 points as No. 9 TCU (19-2, 7-1 Big XII) beat UCF in Orlando, Fla., to move into a tie with Baylor for the conference lead.,Donovyn Hunter added 12 points and Taylor Bigby scored 11 for the Horned Frogs, who raced to a 36-17 halftime lead.,Mahogany Chandler-Roberts scored 17, a...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn pulls ahead in second half to beat Seton Hall
Sarah Strong scored 17 points to lead a balanced offense and No. 1 UConn broke open a close game in the second quarter on its way to a 92-52 victory against Seton Hall on Saturday in South Orange, N.J.,Blanca Quinonez added 16 points, Azzi Fudd scored 14 and Allie Ziebell had 11 for the Huskies (21-...
UFC doubles bonus structure ahead of first card on Paramount+
Some UFC participants will walk away with more money in their pockets moving forward as the UFC is doubling the amounts of its fight night bonus structure and awarding a bonus for every finish inside the Octagon, UFC CEO Dana White told Sports Business Journal.,The changes will take effect starting ...
Report: NFL to return to Madrid in 2026
The NFL intends to return to Spain in 2026 with a game at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, The Athletic reported Saturday.,Negotiations are underway for the 2026 season with plans to put more games in Madrid beyond next season, per the report.,The stadium hosted one of seven NFL internationa...
The Foolproof Move for Sean O’Malley To Save UFC Career vs. Song Yadong
Sean O’Malley returns at UFC 324 looking to reclaim his stardom. A simple walkout song change could help spark the Suga Show once again....
College Football Playoff field to remain at 12 teams in 2026
The College Football Playoff will remain a 12-team field for a third straight season in 2026.,"After ongoing discussion about the 12-team playoff format, the decision was made to continue with the current structure," CFP executive director Rich Clark said in a statement Friday, which was the deadlin...
UFC's Cameron Smotherman collapses after weigh-in
UFC bantamweight Cameron Smotherman collapsed Friday after his weigh-in for Saturday's UFC 324 in Las Vegas.,Smotherman, 28, successfully made weight at 135.5 pounds but fell to the floor after stepping off the scale.,He was carried off the platform and examined by physicians at T-Mobile Arena, but ...
Report: Playoff field to remain at 12 teams in 2026
The College Football Playoff will remain a 12-team field for a third straight season in 2026, ESPN reported Friday.,Efforts to expand the field stalled due to an ongoing stalemate between the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten, according to the report.,SEC commissioner Greg Sankey wants a 16-team f...
Paddy Pimblett sizes up Justin Gaethje as UFC comes to Paramount
LAS VEGAS -- Dana White and the UFC begin a new era on Saturday night.,Rising star Paddy Pimblett and former interim lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will headline UFC 324 in what marks the company's first numbered card since the highly publicized seven-year, $7.7 billion broadcast deal with Para...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Oklahoma upends No. 2 South Carolina in OT
Aaliyah Chavez posted 15 points in overtime, including four three-pointers, as No. 16 Oklahoma upset No. 2 South Carolina 94-82 on Thursday in Norman, Okla.,Chavez totaled 26 points overall with four rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma (15-4, 3-3 SEC), which trailed 43-36 at halftime. Payton Ver...