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G2 tops FaZe, Thieves beat OpTic at CDL Stage 1 Major qualifiers
G2 Minnesota halted FaZe Vegas' winning streak and the Los Angeles Thieves took down OpTic Texas to close out Week 4 of Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major Qualifiers on Sunday.,Those results knocked Vegas and Texas down to 4-2, into a three-way tie with the Riyadh Falcons top the qualifying standings...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Imari Berry, No. 9 Louisville beat NC State in OT
Imari Berry poured in a career-high 33 points and No. 9 Louisville pulled out an 88-80 comeback victory in overtime against North Carolina State, stretching its winning streak to 11 games on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Berry's 3-pointer with 41 seconds left in regulation followed by her two free throws ...
L.A. Olympics receive 1.5M ticket registrations on Day 1
More than 1.5 million registrations for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics ticket draw flooded in on the first day.,That's more than the opening day for the recent Olympics in Tokyo, Paris and Milan combined, according to the LA28 organizers.,Submissions came from more than 150 countries after registrati...
Kayla Harrison out of UFC 324, apologizes to Amanda Nunes
Kayla Harrison provided a tear-filled update on her health over social media on Thursday on the heels of withdrawing from her bantamweight championship bout against challenger Amanda Nunes at UFC 324 in Las Vegas.,Shown wearing a neck brace and with tears in her eyes, Harrison said she already under...
Max Holloway-Charles Oliveira title fight to headline UFC 326
Max Holloway will face Charles Oliveira in a rematch 10-plus years in the making when the two face off in the main event scheduled for UFC 326 on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and shown on Paramount+.,No. 7 ranked middleweight contender Caio Borralho (17-2) will face No. 8 Reinier De Ri...
Reports: Kayla Harrison injured, out of UFC 324 co-main event
Kayla Harrison is out of the co-main event of UFC 324 on Jan. 24 in Las Vegas due to a neck injury that required surgery, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Harrison, the UFC bantamweight champion, was slated to fight Hall of Famer Amanda Nunes as the UFC planned to kick off its new partn...
No. 23 Utah State, Nevada clash amid strong MWC starts
No. 23 Utah State will put its undefeated Mountain West record on the line Wednesday night when it faces Nevada in Logan, Utah., ,The Aggies (14-1, 5-0), ranked for a school-record third season in a row, joins No. 9 Gonzaga as one of two teams from mid-major conferences in the Top 25., ,The Wolf Pac...
Buffalo to host 2026 NHL Draft
Buffalo will be the center of the hockey world next June when the western New York city hosts the NHL Draft for the fourth time.,The league announced Monday that the Buffalo Sabres were named the host team for the 2026 draft, to be held June 26-27. The Sabres' arena, KeyBank Center, will be the offi...
Arizona expands lead atop AP Top 25, Iowa State up to No. 2
Arizona opened a commanding lead for the No. 1 spot in this week's Associated Press men's top 25 poll on Monday.,The Wildcats (16-0) earned 60 of 61 first-place votes to top the poll for a fifth straight week after receiving 32 first-place votes in last week's edition, enough to lead at that time by...
UConn now consensus No. 1; LSU up six spots to No. 6
Defending national champion UConn was the unanimous No. 1 team in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll after extending its Big East winning streak to 55 games.,The Huskies (17-0) received all 32 first-place votes after beating St. John's by 45 points last Wednesday and beating Cr...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 12 LSU hands No. 2 Texas first loss
Mikaylah Williams poured in 20 points and No. 12 LSU handed No. 2 Texas its first loss with a 70-65 victory in a Southeastern Conference showdown Sunday at Baton Rouge, La.,Jada Richard, Flau'jae Johnson, ZaKiyah Johnson and MiLaysia Fulwiley all had 10 points for the Tigers (16-2, 2-2 SEC), who ben...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame crush No. 22 North Carolina
Hannah Hidalgo exploded for 31 points, eight rebounds, six assists and seven steals as Notre Dame ripped No. 22 North Carolina 73-50 in South Bend, Ind.,Notre Dame blew open a six-point halftime lead by dominating the third quarter 22-5. Vanessa de Jesus, who finished with 16 points, made three 3-po...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 24 Princeton routs Yale
Led by Madison St. Rose's 18 points and five assists, No. 24 Princeton posted its 12th consecutive victory on Saturday, 76-50 over Yale in an Ivy League game in New Haven, Conn.,Ashley Chea added 17 points for the Tigers (14-1, 2-0), and Olivia Hutcherson had 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Ole Miss grabs road upset over No. 5 Oklahoma
Cotie McMahon recorded 22 points and three steals to help No. 18 Ole Miss post a 74-69 victory over No. 5 Oklahoma on Thursday night in Southeastern Conference play at Norman, Okla.,Sira Thienou added 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting for the Rebels (15-3, 2-1), who defeated a top five team for the thir...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Louisville earns 8th straight win
Elif Istanbulluoglu scored a career-high 23 points and No. 10 Louisville won its eighth straight contest with a 77-68 victory over Miami on Thursday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Coral Gables, Fla.,Imari Berry added 16 points and Skylar Jones had 12 for the Cardinals (15-3, 5-0 ACC), wh...
Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Michigan barely avoids upset vs. Penn St.
L.J. Cason scored all 14 of his points in the first half and No. 2 Michigan remained unbeaten by escaping with a 74-72 Big Ten victory over Penn State on Tuesday night in University Park, Pa.,Michigan led by 15 with fewer than 11 minutes to play but nearly lost at the buzzer. Penn State's Freddie Di...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Michigan rallies to beat Minnesota
Olivia Olson scored 13 of her 21 points after halftime and No. 9 Michigan used a fourth-quarter run to escape Minnesota 70-60 on Monday in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (12-2, 3-1 Big Ten) avoided another letdown after losing by 12 to Washington on Thursday. The Golden Gophers (10-4, 1-2) outshot ...
NFL finalizes opponents for 2026 regular season
Fourteen NFL teams and their fan bases are looking forward to the playoffs, but for everyone else, the focus has already shifted to next year.,The NFL finalized every team's opponents for the 2026 season at the conclusion of the 2025 regular season on Sunday night, when Pittsburgh beat Baltimore to ...
Arizona narrowly holds on to No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 poll
Arizona maintained the slimmest of grips on No. 1 in the latest Associated Press men's top 25 poll released Monday.,The Wildcats (14-0) earned 32 first-place votes, with Michigan (13-0) garnering the remaining 29. In all, Arizona received 1,494 votes, with the Wolverines capturing just one fewer.,Th...
Top 4 unchanged in poll; Notre Dame exits after long run
UConn, Texas, South Carolina and UCLA all remained atop the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll that was updated Monday for the first time in two weeks.,UConn (15-0) won three times over the holidays as the poll took a one-week break. The Huskies improved to 6-0 in the Big East C...