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Virginia Tech's James Franklin gets 5-year, $42M deal
New Virginia Tech football coach James Franklin's five-year contract is worth at least $41.75 million, according to documents released by the school.,The deal disclosed on Friday is largely backloaded, with Franklin earning $6 million in 2026 and up to $13.25 million in the final year of the agreeme...
Report: 49ers void Brandon Aiyuk's 2026 guarantees
The San Francisco 49ers voided the guaranteed money in wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk's contract for 2026 during training camp, multiple outlets reported.,Aiyuk, who has not played since sustaining a knee injury in October 2024, had not been meeting the requirements of his deal, per Friday's reports.,S...
Fresh off rout, injury-riddled Grizzlies take aim at Mavericks
The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are discovering that the first month of the NBA season is challenging with their key players sidelined.,The Grizzlies, who will visit the Mavericks on Saturday night, had lost five straight games before posting a lopsided home victory over the Sacramento Ki...
Coby White, Bulls eager to add to Wizards' woes
Guard Coby White is set to make his home debut for the Chicago Bulls during Saturday night's game against the last-place Washington Wizards.,The United Center faithful had to wait one more night as White rested during a 143-107 loss to the visiting Miami Heat on Friday. He missed the first 11 games ...
Hawks' Nickeil Alexander-Walker rides hot streak into clash vs. Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks have been searching for another consistent scorer since Trae Young landed on the injured list earlier this month with a sprained MCL.,They may have found their answer in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who will try to help the visiting Hawks beat the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Sa...
Penguins, facing Kraken, get immediate chance to shake off ugly loss
The Pittsburgh Penguins still might have been dragging a bit Friday night from their two-game trip to Stockholm last weekend for the NHL's Global Series.,The result: a 5-0 home loss to the Minnesota Wild.,There will be no rest for the weary, as the Penguins are scheduled to face the visiting Seattle...
Unbeaten Spirit, Liquid set for showdown at PGL Wallachia playoffs
The only two teams to finish group play unbeaten are the last teams remaining in the upper bracket at the Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,Team Spirit and Team Liquid each won their upper-bracket semifinal matches on Friday, both needing three games to set up a Saturday showdown....
Junseok Yeo puts up 15 points as Seattle stuns Stanford
Junseok Yeo had 15 points and went 3 of 6 from 3-point range and Will Heimbrodt had 13 points and six blocks as visiting Seattle rallied out of a 13-point hole to defeat Stanford 77-69 on Friday night.,Houran Dan added 11 points and Maleek Arington had nine points and a team-high seven rebounds for ...
No. 21 Arkansas hits new high in John Calipari era, rolls Jackson St.
Center Malique Ewin scored a season-high 21 points and collected his first three assists of the campaign, Karter Knox had a double-double, and No. 21 Arkansas placed seven players in double figures in a 115-61 blowout of Jackson State on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark.,Knox had 17 points and 10 rebound...
Morgan Geekie's 2 goals include OT winner as Bruins edge Kings
Morgan Geekie scored his second goal of the game at 2:27 of overtime, lifting the visiting Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Friday night.,David Pastrnak played the puck at the blue line and send a pass to Geekie, who triggered a shot from the top of the right circle for the d...
Caleb Love, Blazers dump Warriors to move atop NBA Cup group
Rookie Caleb Love capped a season-best 26-point performance with two key late 3-pointers and the Portland Trail Blazers put themselves in position for advancement in the NBA Cup with a 127-123 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday in San Francisco.,Deni Avdija also put up 26 points and Do...
Junseok Yeo helps Seattle stun Stanford
Junseok Yeo had 15 points and went 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and Will Heimbrodt had 13 points and seven blocks as Seattle rallied out of a 13-point hole to defeat Stanford 77-69 on Friday night in Palo Alto, California.,Houran Dan added 11 points and Maleek Arlington had nine points and a team-high...
Lando Norris, eyeing F1 championship, earns Las Vegas pole
LAS VEGAS -- Lando Norris' attempt to rewrite his personal history at the Las Vegas Grand Prix couldn't have started any better.,McLaren's championship front-runner will start the Saturday race from the front of the grid after clinching first place with a timely final lap at the conclusion of the th...
No. 19 UCLA erupts early, never looks back in blowing out Presbyterian
Skyy Clark scored 22 points, Donovan Dent added 14 points and five assists, and No. 19 UCLA overwhelmed visiting Presbyterian from the opening tip en route to an 86-46 win on Friday in Los Angeles.,The Bruins (5-1) opened the game on a 17-4 run with repeated attacks of the rim. The opening salvo, sp...
Thunder erase early deficit, trounce Jazz in NBA Cup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 144-112 win over the Utah Jazz on the road Friday in NBA Cup play., ,The Thunder extended their winning streak to eight and have won 16 of their first 17., ,The Jazz led big early but couldn't withstand Oklahoma City's d...
Cal has no trouble with Sacramento State
Chris Bell scored 21 points and Justin Pippen added a career-high 16 as California cruised to a 91-67 win over Sacramento State on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,Dai Dai Ames also scored 16 points for Cal (5-1), which led by as many as 34 points and never looked back after taking control midway through ...
Nikola Jokic puts up 34 as Nuggets slip past Rockets
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray recorded double-doubles as the Denver Nuggets snapped the host Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 112-109 victory on Friday in NBA Cup play.,Jokic paired 34 points with 10 rebounds while Murray added 26 points and 10 assists as the Rockets won for the nint...
No. 1 Purdue overwhelms No. 15 Texas Tech in Bahamas
Oscar Cluff's 15 points led seven players in double figures for No. 1 Purdue in an 86-56 romp past No. 15 Texas Tech in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.,Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 12 points, reserves Omer Mayer and Daniel Jacobsen each scored 11, and C.J....
Collin Gillespie's game-winner rescues win for Suns over T-Wolves
Collin Gillespie had a season-high 20 points including the game-winner with 6.4 seconds remaining and the host Phoenix Suns overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 1:09 to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-113 in an NBA Cup game Friday., ,Dillon Brooks had 22 points and four threes and Mark W...
Sam Hoiberg's lasts-second FT lifts Nebraska over K-State
Sam Hoiberg sank a free throw with less than a second left to help Nebraska win the championship of the Hall of Fame Classic 86-85 over Kansas State on Friday in Kansas City, Mo.,With the game tied 85-85, Hoiberg collected a miss of a desperation 3-pointer and missed his put-back, but a foul was whi...