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UFC Fight Night 253: Kape-Almabayev a 'title eliminator?'
UFC Fight Night 253 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday night features a main event between flyweights Manel Kape and Asu Almabayev.,Kape (20-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) enters the fight sixth in the division rankings, and will face Almabayev (21-2, 4-0) after Brandon Royval, the No. 1 contender, was force...

Miami QB Cam Ward not taking field at combine, will throw March 24
INDIANAPOLIS -- Top-ranked quarterback Cam Ward came to the NFL Scouting Combine to interview with teams but will not participate in on-field workouts with the position group on Saturday. ,Ward could be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and met with the Tennessee Titans this week. Tenness...

PARIVISION, Tundra, Spirit, Chimera reach DreamLeague playoffs
PARIVISION, Tundra Esports, Team Spirit and Chimera Esports advanced to the four-team playoff at DreamLeague Season 25 while Team Falcons was the first team out following the conclusion of Group Stage 2 on Thursday.,PARIVISION completed a perfect 7-0 run by beating Chimera 2-0, knocking them down to...

Mystics relocate 4 games to larger venues in 2025 season
The Washington Mystics are relocating four home games in the 2025 season to allow for larger attendance.,The Mystics sold out all home games in 2024 at CareFirst Arena in Washington, D.C., which seats about 4,200.,The team said Thursday that the July 8 game against the Chicago Sky and the July 10 co...

NFL sets 2025 salary cap at $279.2M, a $23.8M jump
NFL teams were informed on Thursday that the 2025 salary cap will be a record $279.2 million per club, a $23.8 million increase from last season.,The NFL and the players association agreed to the number that the 32 teams must be under when the new league year begins on March 12 at 4 p.m. ET.,It had ...

DreamLeague Season 25 playoff scramble down to last day
Five teams are still in the running for the last three DreamLeague Season 25 playoff spots as Group Stage 2 concludes on Thursday.,The Wednesday results -- all 2-0 sweeps -- extended the drama until the final day.,PARIVISION (6-0), who have clinched first place, got past Team Spirit (3-3). Tundra Es...

Penn State DE Abdul Carter praises Titans, wants to be No. 1 pick
INDIANAPOLIS -- Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter wore an Eagles jersey to the Super Bowl for one final experience as a Philly fan with his dad, knowing his next stop via the NFL draft is unlikely to bring his dream of wearing that uniform to life. ,Carter is not working out for NFL teams this w...

PARIVISION moves to 5-0 at DreamLeague Season 25
PARIVISION is the last unbeaten team standing in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 25 following Tuesday's results.,PARIVISION outlasted BetBoom Team 2-1, while the only other team that had a spotless record, Chimera Esports, fell 2-0 to Team Falcons. Meanwhile, Team Liquid swept Tundra Esports 2-0...

Titans begin road to No. 1 pick with board set; GM calls Travis Hunter 'special player'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Titans general manager Mike Borgonzi worked a no-daylight schedule for most of February to arrive at the NFL Scouting Combine with his draft board set. ,"Phase 1," Borgonzi said Tuesday morning at the Indianapolis Convention Center of the first step in a long road to deciding how -- ...

Tundra handle HEROIC at DreamLeague Season 25
Tundra Esports edged HEROIC 2-1 on Monday and grabbed sole possession of third place in Group Stage 2 play of DreamLeague Season 25.,Tundra improved to 3-1, one game behind PARAVISION (4-0) and Chimera Esports (4-0). PARIVISION swept Team Liquid 2-0, and Chimera Esports rallied past BetBoom Team 2-1...

Auburn remains unanimous No. 1; Kansas falls from poll
While Auburn remained a unanimous No. 1 in Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll, Kansas fell from the rankings for the first time since 2021.,Auburn (25-2) retained its top spot with victories over Arkansas and Georgia last week. In an 82-70 victory over Georgia on Saturday, the Tigers' Joh...

Texas soars to No. 1 for first time since 2004
Texas has reached the top of The Associated Press women's college basketball Top 25 for the first time in 21 years.,The Longhorns (26-2) have a 10-game winning streak and claimed 19 of the 31 first-place ballots in Monday's poll. Texas last held the top spot on Feb. 16, 2004.,Former No. 1 Notre Dame...

A to Z guide to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine
INDIANAPOLIS - TV cameras and plastic neckwear media nametags are plentiful around Lucas Oil Stadium already as the Indianapolis Convention Center transitions into ground zero for the NFL Scouting Combine. ,Prized prospects go through a series of tests on and off the field to measure their NFL stock...

PARAVISION, Chimera improve to 3-0 at DreamLeague Season 25
PARAVISION and Chimera Esports stayed unbeaten through three matches with wins on Sunday in Group Stage 2 play of DreamLeague Season 25.,PARAVISION swept HEROIC 2-0, while Chimera edged Team Spirit 2-1. ,Team Falcons and Tundra Esports also posted sweeps on Sunday, over Team Liquid and BetBoom Team,...

Top 25 roundup: Indiana rallies past struggling No. 13 Purdue
Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway led five players in double figures with 15 points apiece and Indiana overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to stretch No. 13 Purdue's losing streak to four games with a 73-58 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.,Myles Rice and reserve Oumar Ballo score...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 13 NC State downs No. 1 Notre Dame in 2OT
Zoe Brooks poured in a career-high 33 points and Aziaha James scored 20 points as No. 13 North Carolina State defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 104-95 in double overtime in a classic back-and-forth battle Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack scored the first 10 points of the second overtime until ...

Chimera Esports, PARIVISION remain unbeaten at DreamLeague Season 25
Chimera Esports and PARIVISION are the early teams to beat at DreamLeague Season 25, as each improved to 2-0 with wins on Day 2 of Group Stage 2 play on Saturday.,In the day's two other matches, Team Spirit and Team Falcons picked up their first Group Stage 2 wins to improve to 1-1.,Group Stage 2 of...

Austin Hill's domination at Atlanta continues with Xfinity Series win
HAMPTON, Ga. -- The Atlanta Motor Speedway is Austin Hill's home track after all -- and the Georgia native proved again Saturday night that he absolutely "owns it.",Hill dominated the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 on the Atlanta high banks -- leading 146 of the 163 l...

Team Tundra, PARAVISION earn sweeps at DreamLeague Season 25
Team Tundra and PARAVISION opened Group Stage 2 on Friday with sweeps at the DreamLeague Season 25 event.,BetBoom Team and Chimera Esports also picked up Group Stage 2 victories.,Group Stage 2 of the $1 million Dota 2 event is a single round-robin group, with eight teams facing off in best-of-three ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide
Jewel Spear scored 20 points and Talaysia Cooper added 16 as No. 15 Tennessee continued its late-season surge with an 88-80 victory Thursday at home over No. 18 Alabama in Knoxville, Tenn.,Zee Spearman had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vols (20-6, 7-6 SEC), who won for the fifth time in t...