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5-star OT Michael Fasusi commits to Oklahoma
Five-star offensive tackle Michael Fasusi, ranked the 12th best overall player in the Class of 2025, committed to Oklahoma on Wednesday.,Fasusi, out of Lewisville, Texas, chose the Sooners over the Longhorns, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oregon and Alabama among 37 offers. ,"I almost committed on the offici...
Week 0 NFL prospect watch: Is the next Brock Purdy at SMU?
Football is back with Week 0 and the headliner for NFL personnel evaluators takes us to Ireland, where Florida State is serving prospects by the pint in an ACC matchup with Georgia Tech.,Here are five prospects playing on opening weekend who enter the 2024 season with "draftable" grades.,RB Jamal Ha...
Mariners, Mets to play in 2025 Little League Classic
The Seattle Mariners will make their first trip to Williamsport, Pa., in next season's MLB Little League Classic on Aug. 17.,The Mariners will take on the New York Mets, who took part in the event in 2018, in the Sunday night game. The game takes place amid the Little League World Series, which is a...
Dricus Du Plessis gets Israel Adesanya to tap out at UFC 305
Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis pulled off a stunning victory and successful title defense on Saturday night, getting No. 2 contender Israel Adesanya to tap out in the fourth round of their championship fight at UFC 305 in Perth, Australia.,In a highly anticipated main event that lived up to...
Max Scherzer on 2025 outlook: 'I can still pitch at a high level'
Max Scherzer said he has no plans to end his Hall of Fame career on this season.,Starting just eight games because of injuries and ailments, the Texas Rangers right-hander said he plans to pitch in 2025. A free agent at the end of this season, Scherzer might not wind up back in a Rangers uniform aga...
NBA schedule release: Champion Celtics open vs. Knicks
The Boston Celtics will raise their 18th championship banner on Oct. 22 before hosting the rival New York Knicks for the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season.,The NBA released the complete schedule for the regular season on Thursday after revealing the Emirates NBA Cup (in-season tournament) schedul...
Report: Indianapolis to host 2025 WNBA All-Star Game
Indianapolis, home to the league's biggest draw in the Indiana Fever, will host the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time in 2025, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The WNBA is expected to make an announcement later this week, according to the report, with a Fever spokesperson telling the Indianapolis Star o...
Bryson DeChambeau: Golfers 'too good now,' round of 57 possible
Returning to the site of his LIV-record round of 58 at The Greenbrier Golf Club ignited discussion of just how low Bryson DeChambeau might be able to go in conditions ripe for low scoring.,DeChambeau is one of three golfers to record a round under 60 at the White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., resort where...
PGA Tour releases 2025 FedEx Cup season schedule
The PGA Tour released the 2025 FedEx Cup regular season and playoffs schedule on Wednesday.,The 36-event regular season begins with the first of eight signature events, The Sentry in Hawaii from Jan. 2-5.,The regular season concludes with the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., from July 31-Au...
Madden 25's Most Underrated Players: Hating on Puka Nacua, No Respect for Kyle Hamilton
Madden 25 has officially released, and these are the most underrated players in the game, including Puka Nacua and Kyle Hamilton....
Georgia, Ohio State lead preseason AP Top 25 poll
Georgia ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 college football poll released Monday.,Coach Kirby Smart's Bulldogs received 46 of the 62 first-place votes, with 15 going to No. 2 Ohio State and one to No. 3 Oregon. Texas and Alabama round out the top five.,Due to realignment and the b...
Ty Majeski wins second consecutive race in regular-season finale
RICHMOND, Va. -- Ty Majeski took the lead on a restart with eight laps remaining in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series regular season finale Clean Harbors 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway to hoist his second consecutive race trophy.,Majeski's No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford led Christian Eckes' No. 19 Chev...
USA's Chris Hocker storms from pack, pulls massive upset in 1500m
PARIS -- American Cole Hocker delivered one of the all-time Olympic shocks when he won the 1,500 meters gold with a stunning finish to blast past British world champion Josh Kerr as defending champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen faded to fourth on Tuesday.,Once Kerr had eased past the Norwegian on the final ...
USA's Chris Hocker storms from pack, takes gold in 1500m
PARIS -- Cole Hocker of the United States won the Olympic men's 1,500 meters gold medal on Tuesday.,Great Britain's Josh Kerr took silver and American Yared Nuguse claimed the bronze.,--Reuters, Special to Field Level Media...
Georgia No. 1 in USA Today Coaches Poll
Georgia received all but nine first-place votes and is ranked No. 1 in the 2024 preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.,No. 2 Ohio State received seven of the remaining nine first-place votes with Oregon at No. 3 following by three consecutive SEC teams -- Texas, Alabama and Ole Miss. The Rebels were last...
Ryan Day Told Ohio State Players To Play College Football 25 To Learn Opponents
EA Sports College Football 25 is all the rage right now, and Ohio State head coach Ryan Day even instructed his team to spend more time on the game to better learn opponents....
Will Power earns first career win at Iowa Speedway
Will Power edged Alex Palou by 0.3915 seconds in the Hy-Vee One Step 250 on Sunday to claim his first win at Iowa Speedway.,With the victory, Power trimmed Palou's title lead to 35 points with six races remaining.,"I've been trying to win this race for years, so I'm over the moon," Power said after ...
Tadej Pogacar earns third win at Tour de France by taking Stage 15
Tadej Pogacar continued his strong run in the mountains Sunday with a 15th stage victory to continue his hold on the yellow jersey at the Tour De France at Plateau de Beille in the Pyrenees of France.,With six stages left, the Slovenia national finished one minute, eight seconds ahead of Jonas Vinge...
5-star OT Ty Haywood commits to Alabama
Alabama landed a commitment from a five-star 2025 prospect for the second straight day Sunday, with offensive tackle Ty Haywood set to play for the Crimson Tide.,His commitment follows that of Caleb Cunningham, the No. 2 wide receiver in the class, per the 247Sports composite. From Choctaw County Hi...
Scott McLaughlin gets first career oval win at Iowa
Scott McLaughlin led for a race-high 164 laps en route to a victory at the Hy-Vee Homefront 250 on Saturday at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. ,McLaughlin edged Pato O'Ward by 0.4814 seconds in the 250-lap showdown to secure his first career IndyCar victory at an oval.,"I didn't want to call myself a...