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Corey Heim surges late at Kansas Speedway for sixth win
Corey Heim won the Kubota Tractor 200 on Friday night in Kansas City, Kan., in the fastest truck, but he needed help from fellow playoff driver Ty Majeski to secure the victory in the NASCAR Truck Series Round of 10 elimination race at Kansas Speedway., ,Majeski ran out of fuel approaching the white...

FaZe Clan, G2 Esports advance at BLAST Premier: Fall Final
FaZe Clan and G2 Esports swept their quarterfinal matches Friday at the BLAST Premier: Fall Final 2024 competition in Copenhagen, Denmark.,FaZe Clan eliminated Team Liquid by winning 13-6 on Inferno and 13-3 on Mirage. Estonia's Robin "ropz" Kool paced the winners with 37 kills and a plus-22 kills-t...

Report: Atlanta to be awarded Super Bowl LXII
With an owners' vote on the horizon, the NFL plans to award Super Bowl LXII in February 2028 to Atlanta, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,Team owners are scheduled to meet in Atlanta in October to hold a vote on the matter.,It would mark the second Super Bowl held in the Falcons' Mercedes-...

Reports: Air Force, UNLV, 4 others staying in Mountain West
The Mountain West has received binding commitments from UNLV, Air Force and four other full members of the conference following the latest dominoes of conference realignment, Yahoo Sports and NBC Sports reported Thursday.,After Utah State became the fifth Mountain West school to agree to join the Pa...

Sacramento State to build new stadium, eyes Pac-12 bid
FCS program Sacramento State announced plans Thursday to build a new stadium with the hope of landing an invitation from the rebuilding Pac-12.,The announcement comes while the Pac-12 and Mountain West are engaged in a massive fight for schools at a time in which there is a shortage of available Wes...

Reports: Air Force, UNLV staying in Mountain West
UNLV and Air Force have opted to remain in the Mountain West Conference, according to multiple reports late Wednesday.,UNLV rejected overtures from the rebuilding Pac-12 Conference. Air Force turned down heavy interest from the American Athletic Conference.,The decisions by the Runnin' Rebels and th...
Top Quarterback Prospects To Know in 2025 NFL Draft
The quarterback position is always in demand, so here are the top QB prospects to monitor ahead of the 2025 NFL Draft....

Reports: Utah State to Pac-12, UNLV considering options
The Utah State has agreed to join the Pac-12 Conference, multiple reports said Monday night, nearly completing the league's rebuild to become a recognized FBS football conference.,The Pac-12 was left with only Oregon State and Washington State after last year's round of conference realignment. Two w...

Reggie Bush sues USC, Pac-12, NCAA over use of NIL
Reggie Bush is suing the University of Southern California, the Pac-12 Conference and the NCAA for compensation for the use of his name, image and likeness while he was a college athlete.,"This case is not just about seeking justice for Reggie Bush," Evan Selik, one of the attorneys representing Bus...

After being 'punched,' Dream try to avoid KO by Liberty
Sunday's WNBA playoff opener between the top-seeded New York Liberty and the eighth-seeded Atlanta Dream went accordingly.,The Liberty started fast, never trailed and cruised to a convincing 83-69 home win. They will have a chance to sweep the best-of-three first-round series on Tuesday night with G...

Romy Gonzalez powers Red Sox to doubleheader sweep of Twins
Romy Gonzalez hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs to help the Boston Red Sox sweep a doubleheader against the visiting Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 victory in Game 2 on Sunday., ,Gonzalez homered against Minnesota reliever Cole Irvin to give the Red Sox a 3-2 lead in the fifth inning. It w...

Natus Vincere prevails at ESL Pro League 20 grand final
Natus Vincere battled Eternal Fire and came away with a 3-2 victory in the grand final of the ESL Pro League season 20 on Sunday in Saint Julian's, Malta.,NaVi dug out of a 1-0 hole, then hung on to take down Eternal Fire and win $170,000 of the $750,000 prize pool along with 2,400 BLAST Premier poi...

Tennessee in top five, Michigan rises in AP Top 25 poll
The top four teams in the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll remained unchanged after Week 4, but Tennessee moved into the top five after an impressive 25-15 win at Oklahoma on Saturday.,Texas, which crushed Louisiana-Monroe 51-3, bolstered its grip on the top spot with 44 first-place vot...

Mercury Morris, RB from 1972 undefeated team, dies at 77
Eugene "Mercury" Morris, a two-time Super Bowl-winning running back for the Miami Dolphins, died Saturday. He was 77. ,His son announced Morris' passing over social media on Sunday morning and the Dolphins confirmed the news, per The Miami Herald.,Morris arguably was the most vocal advocate of the 1...

Eternal Fire, Natus Vincere headed to grand final at ESL Pro League Season 20
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere won their respective matches on Saturday to set up a meeting in the grand final at ESL Pro League Season 20 in Saint Julian's, Malta. ,The teams will compete in a best-of-five showdown on Sunday for the first-place prize of $170,000 and 2,400 BLAST Premier points. ,Ete...

G2, Natus Vincere move on to ESL Pro League Season 20 semifinals
G2 Esports and Natus Vincere advanced to the semifinals on Friday, joining Eternal Fire and MIBR as the last four standing at the ESL Pro League Season 20 competition in Saint Julian's, Malta.,Eternal Fire will face MIBR and G2 will take on NaVi in the best-of-three semifinals on Saturday, with the ...

Layne Riggs plays spoiler again, gets second straight win
Layne Riggs relished his role as spoiler so much that he returned for an encore Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.,Riggs isn't competing for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but that didn't prevent him from winning the playoff opener Aug. 25 at the Milwaukee Mile.,On Thursday, ...

Eternal Fire, MIBR reach semis at ESL Pro League Season 20
Eternal Fire and MIBR became the first two teams to advance to the semifinals of the ESL Pro League Season 20 by winning their quarterfinal matches on Thursday in Saint Julian's, Malta.,Eternal Fire earned two big overtime wins to oust Team Vitality 2-1, while MIBR swept M80 2-0.,The losing teams we...

Bubba Wallace signs extension with 23XI Racing
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing.,Wallace, 30, will remain behind the wheel of the No. 23 Toyota for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.,The two-time Cup Series winner missed the playoffs this season and currently sits 19th...

Eternal Fire, MIBR rally for ESL Pro League Season 20 playoff wins
Eternal Fire and MIBR came from behind to earn wins on Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals of the ESL Pro League Season 20 in Saint Julian's, Malta.,In Round of 12 playoff action, Eternal Fire rallied past The MongolZ 2-1, and MIBR overtook HEROIC 2-1.,The day's other matches resulted in a pa...