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Report: Bill Belichick wants to coach in 2025
Bill Belichick has plenty to keep him occupied this fall, filling a variety of prominent media roles, from a spot on the Monday night "ManningCast" to a seat on "Inside the NFL.",But it could be a short stay in these jobs for Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl-winning coach who split with the New Engl...
Injured QB Max Johnson (leg) plans to play in 2025
Injured quarterback Max Johnson plans to play for North Carolina in 2025.,He broke his right leg in the Tar Heels' season-opening win at Minnesota last week and had surgery at a local hospital last Friday. He remains in Minnesota, where he talked to ESPN.,"I have a lot of football left in me and kno...
Martin Truex Jr. planning to race in Daytona 500, reunite with Cole Pearn
Martin Truex Jr. is planning to take part in the Daytona 500 and reunite with his former crew chief Cole Pearn.,Truex said in June that he no longer will be a full-time driver after this season but revealed his plans for the season-opening race Wednesday at the NASCAR playoffs media day in Charlotte...
LIV Golf set to open 2025 season in Riyadh
LIV Golf, the circuit bankrolled by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, will kick off its 2025 season by playing in the country's capital city, Riyadh, for the first time.,The tournament, scheduled for Feb. 6-8, will be held at Riyadh Golf Club.,Currently in its third season, LIV Golf has pl...
Florida State falls out of AP Top 25 after two upset losses
Florida State took a historic tumble out of the Associated Press Top 25 college football poll on Tuesday after starting the season 0-2 as a preseason top-10 team.,The Seminoles were double-digit favorites but lost a Week 0 game to Atlantic Coast Conference rival Georgia Tech in Ireland, then fell to...
Scott McLaughlin tops Scott Dixon in wild race in Wisconsin
Scott McLaughlin held off Scott Dixon to capture the second race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s doubleheader Sunday in West Allis, Wis., in a wild event that had a series track record 13 lead changes.,McLaughlin held off the six-time IndyCar champ by .4558 of a second on the Milwaukee Mile oval t...
Pato O’Ward holds off Will Power to win in Wisconsin
Pato O'Ward held off Will Power by 1.8215 seconds on Saturday in the first race of the Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s in West Allis, Wis.,O'Ward earned his third victory of the season and seventh of his career to rebound from a recent slump. The driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet had finished n...
Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Georgia crushes No. 14 Clemson
Carson Beck completed 23 of 33 passes for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs steamrolled the No. 14 Clemson Tigers 34-3 in Atlanta., ,Georgia outscored Clemson 28-3 in the second half, extending its regular-season winning streak to 40 games. Nate Frazier added 83 rushin...
Bubba Wallace captures pole for regular-season finale
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Offering up a fist pump and big smile, Bubba Wallace claimed perhaps the most consequential pole position of his young career -- turning in the fastest lap on Saturday in the final round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Racew...
Playoff berths at stake in regular-season finale at Darlington
And then there was one.,Race, that is.,The NASCAR Cup Series' 26-race regular season wraps up at Darlington Raceway with Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500, the crowning jewel event's first appearance on the cutoff line before the 10-race title chase begins next Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway.,T...
Cup Series 2025 schedule to open Feb. 16 at Daytona
NASCAR revealed its 38-race schedule for the 2025 Cup Series with the traditional Daytona 500 season opener set for Feb. 16 at Daytona, Fla., and the first international points race in 67 years to take place June 15 at Mexico City.,The regular-season finale also will take place at Daytona Internatio...
NFL cuts: Patriots waive QB Bailey Zappe, Chiefs cut WR Kadarius Toney
The New England Patriots waived quarterback Bailey Zappe on Tuesday.,The deadline for teams to get down to a 53-man roster was Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET.,Zappe played in 14 games the past two seasons, starting eight, for the Patriots and was 4-4. He completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 2,053 yards wi...
NASCAR finalizes deal for Mexico City race in 2025
NASCAR will add a Cup Series race in Mexico City in 2025, an event that will mark the sport's first points race outside of the United States in 67 years, NASCAR officials announced Tuesday. ,"This is going to be certainly a monumental event for us, the first time we're going south of the border," sa...
NFL cuts: Patriots waive QB Bailey Zappe
The New England Patriots will waive quarterback Bailey Zappe on Tuesday, multiple outlets reported.,Zappe played in 14 games the past two seasons, starting eight, for the Patriots and was 4-4. He completed 63.2 percent of his passes for 2,053 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.,While Zapp...
Report: Packers cut K Anders Carlson
The Green Bay Packers cut kicker Anders Carlson, who missed a key field goal attempt in the NFC playoffs last season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Carlson couldn't convert a 41-yard attempt in the Packers' 24-21 divisional-round playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers in January -- a field goa...
Report: NASCAR finalizing deal for Mexico City race in 2025
NASCAR is finalizing a deal that would add a Cup Series race in Mexico City in 2025, an event that would mark the sport's first points race outside of the United States in 67 years, The Athletic reported Monday. ,The deal is expected to be announced Tuesday in Mexico City, per the report.,The race ...
Layne Riggs gets first Truck Series win in playoff opener at Milwaukee
For the second straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR racing star earned his first career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in Sunday's Playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile., ,Riggs, son of former NASCAR co...
No. 1 2025 LB Jonah Williams commits to Texas
Five-star linebacker Jonah Williams, the No. 1 player at his position in the 2025 class, announced a commitment to the University of Texas on Saturday night.,Williams chose the Longhorns over other finalists LSU, Oregon, Texas A&M and Southern California. He cited the coaches, led by head coach Stev...
No. 1 2025 LB Jonah Williams to announce commitment
Five-star linebacker Jonah Williams, the No. 1 player at his position in the 2025 class, intends to announce his college commitment Saturday night.,Fan bases of his finalists -- Texas, LSU, Oregon, Texas A&M and Southern California -- are awaiting the decision.,The 6-foot-3, 203-pound Williams is fr...
Hughes brothers featured on NHL 25 cover
The hockey-playing Hughes brothers are back together.,Quinn, Jack and Luke Hughes are sharing the cover of EA Sports NHL 25, which will be released Oct. 4 in conjunction with the opening day of the 2024-25 season. In a family with incredible hockey achievements, this one is unique.,They are the firs...