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No. 1 Ohio State adds 2025 4-star WR Quincy Porter
Ohio State received a commitment from four-star wide receiver Quincy Porter on Friday, adding to its top-ranked 2025 recruiting class.,Porter, from New Jersey's Bergen Catholic High School, is ranked as the No. 8 wide receiver in 2025 and the No. 49 overall player in the class by the 247Sports compo...
Drivers expect fun, full house at Iowa Speedway series debut
Iowa Speedway gets its turn in the NASCAR Cup Series spotlight for the first time in Sunday night's Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, and the prevailing feeling is that the inaugural event in the top series will reward fans with an eyeful and earful of excitement.,An earful would be just about right...
49ers' Christian McCaffrey on cover of Madden NFL 25
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is the cover athlete on the Madden NFL 25 video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.,The video game will be released Aug. 16.,McCaffrey is the first member of the 49ers to don the cover of the series. ,He also becomes the first running back to recei...
Kyle Larson takes checkered flag at Sonoma road course
Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson won for the second time in the past four races at Sonoma Raceway as he claimed the Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series road-course event in Sonoma, Calif.,The Elk Grove, Calif., native notched his third 2024 win and 26th career by passing Martin Truex J...
Ryan Blaney puts 'frustrating' finish behind him as NASCAR hits Sonoma
While Ford driver Austin Cindric scored a much-needed victory with a shocking gift from a Team Penske teammate outside of St. Louis last Sunday, Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell will be looking for redemption as the schedule twists and turns to Northern California this weekend.,Bell and the winless ...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers take 3-2 series lead over Stars
The Edmonton Oilers last reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2006. They are one win from returning after claiming a 3-1 road victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of power-play goals, Philip Broberg added his first career playoff goal and Stuart Skinner made 19 save...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers take 3-2 lead over Stars
The Edmonton Oilers last reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2006. They are one win away from returning after claiming a 3-1 road victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday.,Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of power-play goals, Philip Broberg added his first career playoff goal and Stuart Skinner made 19...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers take series lead over Stars
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored a pair of power-play goals to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the host Dallas Stars on Friday and put them one win away from the Stanley Cup Final.,Philip Broberg added his first career playoff goal and Stuart Skinner made 19 saves for the Oilers, who lead t...
Minnesota blanks Boston, wins inaugural PWHL title
Liz Schepers, Michela Cava and Kendall Coyne Schofield scored and Nicole Hensley stopped 17 shots as Minnesota defeated Boston 3-0 in the decisive Game 5 to win the inaugural PWHL title on Wednesday in Lowell, Mass.,Schofield, a three-time Olympian and the captain of Minnesota's roster, was named pl...
Indy 500 sees spike in viewership thanks to delay
The Indy 500 saw its best viewership in three years thanks to a rain delay that pushed the end of the race into primetime on Sunday, according to numbers released by NBC.,The telecast drew 5.34 million viewers from across all NBC platforms, up 8 percent vs. 2023 and 10 percent over 2022, when the 12...
Josef Newgarden goes back-to-back at Indianapolis 500
SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- Penske Racing's Josef Newgarden made a thrilling lap pass with only two corners remaining to claim his second consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory Sunday afternoon.,Newgarden won by .3417 seconds over Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward -- the two exchanging the lead repeatedly in the fina...
New start time set for delayed Indianapolis 500
The start of 108th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday has been delayed due to expected inclement weather in the area and is estimated to start at 4:44 p.m. EDT.,The delay was announced approximately 90 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the race. Fans were instructed to leave the grandstands at the Ind...
Indianapolis 500 start time delayed
The start of 108th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday has been delayed due to expected inclement weather in the area.,The delay was announced approximately 90 minutes prior to the start of the race. Fans were instructed to leave the grandstands, although they were allowed to remain at the Indianapolis Motor...
Storylines surround star-studded Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- Preparation for Sunday's 108th Indianapolis 500 certainly has been a high-profile work -- from a Penske Racing sweep of the top starting positions to the impressive IndyCar debut of NASCAR star Kyle Larson to the possibilities that the great race could produce its all-time winningest...
Indy 500: Preview, Odds & Trends
The 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to take place on Sunday, with Team Penske sweeping the front row in qualifying.,It is the first front row lockout in the Indy 500 since 1988, with Scott McLaughlin on the pole alongside previous champion Will Power and defending champion Josef N...
Report: Power 5, NCAA reach historic agreement to pay players
The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences - the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 - and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on Thursday.,"The five autonomy confer...
Appreciate Kyle Larson’s ‘Double’ effort regardless of results
Kyle Larson isn't your average Indianapolis 500 rookie. In fact, there's an argument to be made that he is the best rookie in the race's illustrious history.,One of the most versatile race drivers on the planet, Larson's greatest accomplishment yet could come Sunday, as after the Indianapolis 500, h...
Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team
USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.,The Four Nations Face-Off will be played next Feb. 12-20 and feature NHL players from the United States, Canada,...
NASCAR to keep Cup Series championship in Phoenix
NASCAR revealed part of its 2025 schedule on Thursday, announcing that Phoenix Raceway will host the Cup Series championship race on Nov. 2.,It will be the sixth consecutive year that Championship Week has been held in Phoenix, starting in 2020. NBC Sports will air the title race.,NASCAR also disclo...
Bruins edge Panthers, head home for Game 6
Charlie McAvoy had a goal and an assist to help the Boston Bruins stave off elimination with a 2-1 win against the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Panthers still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 heading to Game 6 on Friday night ...