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Rockies select Tigers RHP RJ Petit in Rule 5 Draft
Coming off a 119-loss season, the Colorado Rockies selected Detroit Tigers right-hander RJ Petit with the first pick of the Rule 5 Draft on Wednesday.,A total of 13 players were selected in the major league phase of the draft, including four players currently ranked among their organization's top-30...

Week 15 TNF Capsule
Atlanta Falcons (4-9) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6),Thursday, 8:15 p.m. ET,FanDuel Odds: Buccaneers -4.5, Total 44.5,Prop play: Falcons RB Bijan Robinson over 36.5 receiving yards (-116),Robinson leads the NFL in yards from scrimmage and has transformed into a modern-day LaDainian Tomlinson with Zac...

Arizona edges out Michigan as new No. 1 team in AP Top 25
Arizona edged out Michigan as the new No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll released Monday, replacing Purdue.,The Wildcats (8-0) earned 33 of the 60 first-place votes to reach No. 1 for the first time since December 2023. The Wolverines (8-0) received 19 votes and ...

Big Ten ties own record with nine teams in AP Top 25
With Nebraska joining the party at No. 24, the Big Ten has a record-tying nine teams in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Big Ten set the record last year on Dec. 2.,Defending national champion UConn (9-0) remains at No. 1 after receiving 23 of 32 first...

Bowl Watch List: Ranking non-playoff games by watchability
The College Football Playoff has certainly taken some of the shine off of bowl season.,Look no further than Notre Dame electing to opt out of a bowl game after it was left out of the CFP field on Sunday afternoon. Iowa State and Kansas State elected to opt out due to coaching changes this offseason....

Women’s Top 25 roundup: UConn, Texas, South Carolina earn runaway wins
Sarah Strong compiled 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists in just 17 minutes and No. 1 UConn routed DePaul 102-35 on Sunday in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (9-0, 2-0 Big East) scored the first 14 points of the game and rolled to a 58-18 halftime lead thanks to Kayleigh Heckel's 3-poi...

Women’s Top 25 roundup: UConn, South Carolina earn runaway wins
Sarah Strong compiled 20 points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists in just 17 minutes and No. 1 UConn routed DePaul 102-35 on Sunday in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (9-0, 2-0 Big East) scored the first 14 points of the game and rolled to a 58-18 halftime lead thanks to Kayleigh Heckel's 3-poi...

Indiana takes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 for first time in history
Undefeated Indiana sits atop the Associated Press Top 25 football poll for the first time in school history after its 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night.,In this week's poll, released Sunday morning, the Hoosiers earned all 66 first-place votes as they booted t...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through USF
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...

Sarah Strong, No. 1 UConn rip through South Florida
Sarah Strong led her team with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in 25 productive minutes and No. 1 UConn sailed to an 85-51 win over South Florida on Tuesday in Tampa, Fla.,Strong made 5 of 10 shots from the floor and was joined in double figures by Blanca Quinonez (13 points), Azzi Fudd (10)...

No. 3 Michigan, No. 7 Michigan State make jumps in Top 25
No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Michigan State both moved up four places in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll released Monday.,The Wolverines (7-0) received 15 first-place votes from a nationwide media panel after routing then-No. 21 Auburn and then-No. 12 Gonzaga last week at the P...

Riding holiday success, Texas climbs to No. 2 in Top 25
Texas jumped to No. 2 in this week's Associated Press Top 25 after winning two big games over the Thanksgiving holiday in Las Vegas.,The Longhorns (8-0) received 10 first-place votes after beating then-No. 3 UCLA on Wednesday and then-No. 2 South Carolina on Thursday to capture the Players Era Champ...

Georgia is new No. 3 behind Ohio State, Indiana in AP Top 25
The Big Ten Conference championship game will be a battle of the top two teams in the Associated Press Top 25 poll as No. 1 Ohio State faces No. 2 Indiana at Indianapolis on Saturday.,Beyond that pair, the top five of the most recent poll Sunday was a bit scrambled with Georgia and Oregon moving up ...

Twisted Minds topple Al Qadsiah at Champions Series 2025 World Finals
Twisted Minds overcame a 3-1 loss to Al Qadsiah in the upper-bracket final to defeat the same club 4-1 in the grand final at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals on Sunday in Stockholm.,Ibrahem "Quartz" Alali of Saudi Arabia was named the MVP of the tournament for Twisted Minds, who got ...

Team Liquid Brazil jolt SR Gold, win Game Changers Championship
Team Liquid Brazil recorded a 3-2 victory over Shopify Rebellion Gold in the grand final of the Game Changers Championship 2025 on Sunday in Seoul, South Korea.,Brazilian Natalia "daiki" Vilela earned MVP honors for Team Liquid Brazil.,Shopify Rebellion Gold posted a 13-11 win on Haven before Team L...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 5 LSU bounces Washington St. to claim Paradise Jam title
No. 5 LSU eclipsed the 100-point mark for an NCAA-record eighth consecutive game as the Tigers rolled to a 112-35 victory over Washington State to claim the Paradise Jam's Reef Division championship in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.,Flau'jae Johnson scored 16 points in 22 minutes to pace seven pla...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 12 North Carolina tops Columbia with big second half
No. 12 North Carolina closed with a 23-14 fourth quarter to put away pesky Columbia 80-63 at the Cancun Challenge on Saturday in Cancun, Mexico.,Lanie Grant set the pace with 19 points, while Ciera Toomey was nearly perfect inside, scoring 18 on 8-for-9 shooting. Elina Aarnisalo added 15, and Indya ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Iowa State blows past Marquette
Audi Crooks scored 14 of her 18 points in the first half, helping No. 10 Iowa State jump ahead early and coast to an 84-73 win over Marquette on Friday in the opening round of the Coconut Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.,The Cyclones (8-0) took a 15-4 lead behind a 10-0 stretch and led 47-35 at the half,...

NFL to use commemorative ball in 2026 to mark nation's 250th birthday
The NFL will mark the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026 with embossing on the footballs and special field markings.,Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a news release Wednesday that the NFL has been working with the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force to take part in celebrating th...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 21 WVU shoots past McNeese
Gia Cooke led all five starters in double figures with 24 points as No. 21 West Virginia opened the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship with an 83-63 victory over McNeese on Monday in Nassau, Bahamas.,Sydney Shaw followed with 14 points, Kierra Wheeler posted 12 points and 10 rebounds and Jordan Tho...