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No. 13 Alabama turns to another new QB1 as ECU hunts upset
Kalen DeBoer's second season at Alabama was a step in the right direction.,After failing to lead his team to the College Football Playoff in his debut season in 2024, DeBoer saw the Crimson Tide break through in 2025 and make the postseason bracket as the No. 9 seed. Alabama won at Oklahoma in the f...
Aryna Sabalenka opens US Open title defense with win
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka overcame an uneven performance on Monday to begin her bid for a third consecutive U.S. Open title, defeating Colombia's Camila Osorio 6-2, 6-4 in New York.,Sabalenka mixed 32 winners with 23 unforced errors but worked through the trouble to win her 14th consecutive match a...
Alexander Zverev, Aryna Sabalenka receive top seeds at U.S. Open
With World No. 1 Jannik Sinner unable to compete with a knee injury, Alexander Zverev is the No. 1 seed in the U.S. Open men's singles draw.,It was more predictable on the women's side, as World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka received the top seed. The United States Tennis Association released both draws Thu...
LLBWS roundup: Ohio stops New Jersey to climb lower bracket
Ohio broke up a scoreless tie with five runs in the fourth to spark a 5-2 victory over New Jersey in elimination-round play on Tuesday night in South Williamsport, Pa.,Xander Kinkade's two-run double highlighted the big inning for the Great Lakes representatives from Hamilton, Ohio, who advanced to ...
Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz fall in QFs of U.S. Open mixed doubles
Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz had a promising start to the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament when they won their first-round match, but the pair of former World No. 1s were then eliminated in straight sets in the quarterfinals.,Williams and Alcaraz defeated New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Gre...
LLBWS roundup: Japan ousts Mexico to climb lower bracket
Tensei Yazawa threw five innings of one-run ball and fanned seven, Ryosuke Takaoka had two RBIs and Japan won its third straight game in the International lower bracket of the Little League Baseball World Series, eliminating Mexico 3-1 on Tuesday in South Williamsport, Pa.,The team from Joto Little ...
Report: Alabama to start Keelon Russell at QB
Keelon Russell will start at quarterback for Alabama in the upcoming season, ESPN reported Saturday.,The sophomore, named the No. 2 quarterback and No. 2 player in the Class of 2025 by the 247Sports composite, bested senior Austin Mack in the quarterback competition. ,Alabama needs a new starting qu...
Jury rules NY Times defamed former Alabama player
An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages after ruling that The New York Times defamed a former Crimson Tide basketball player by erroneously reporting that he was at the scene of a homicide.,Following a nine-day civil trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the...
Sara Bejlek stuns top seed Aryna Sabalenka in 4th round at Cincinnati
Aryna Sabalenka is heading into her U.S. Open title defense riding a slump that continued Wednesday in Mason, Ohio.,The top seed was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the fourth round, falling 7-6 (7), 6-4 to the Czech Republic's Sara Bejlek.,Sabalenka, a 28-year-old Belarusian, has failed to re...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka advances to third round in Cincinnati with ease
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka needed just 54 minutes to rout China's Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 on Tuesday, coasting into the third round of the Cincinnati Open.,It was a dominant showing on all fronts for the Belarusian, who won 93.3% of her second-serve points and 80% of her second-return points. She lost j...
Cincinnati Open: Iga Swiatek dominates Emiliana Arango
Seventh-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland had the briefest of slow starts, but she quickly put it into overdrive and overwhelmed Colombia's Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-0 to open her Cincinnati Open title defense Sunday in Mason, Ohio.,The world's No. 5 player had to adjust to different playing conditions on a...
Ranking the SEC’s Most Overrated and Underrated Teams for 2026
Which SEC teams are overrated, underrated or properly rated heading into the 2026 college football season? Here’s a closer look at all nine ranked teams....
Ekaterina Alexandrova upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Toronto
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova drew even in her WTA career matches against Aryna Sabalenka, knocking off the World No. 1 on Saturday in the fourth round of the National Bank Open in Toronto.,Alexandrova, the No. 16 seed, defeated top-seeded Sabalenka of Belarus, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours, 29 mi...
Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek work for opening wins in Toronto
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka began her stay at the National Bank Open with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in the Round of 64 on Tuesday in Toronto.,Sabalenka lost her first service game of the day and fell behind 2-0, but she recovered by winning five straight games on her way to the fir...
Alabama Could Be Much Closer to Missing the Playoffs Than Winning a Title
Alabama faces major questions entering 2026, especially along the offensive line. Here’s why the Crimson Tide could miss the College Football Playoff....
SEC notebook: Greg Sankey softens tone on breaking away from NCAA
Two days after setting the college football world ablaze during his opening remarks at SEC Media Days, commissioner Greg Sankey on Wednesday clarified his comments -- but made it clear he is not happy with the current state of college football.,As Sankey and the rest of the college football world wa...
Alabama's Kalen DeBoer Isn't Running From Nick Saban's Legacy
Kalen DeBoer enters his third season at Alabama facing immense expectations as he continues to build on the foundation left by Nick Saban....
Naomi Osaka upsets No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka to reach quarters at Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka had lost three times to Aryna Sabalenka this year but finally delivered a breakthrough victory at a really good time.,Osaka, seeded 14th, served eight aces on Sunday while recording a solid 6-2, 7-6 (2) victory over World No. 1 Sabalenka at the All England Club in London to reach the Wi...
Aryna Sabalenka to meet Naomi Osaka in Wimbledon round of 16
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka delivered nine aces and advanced to the round of 16 of Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia on Friday at the All England Club in London.,The World No. 1 from Belarus hit 19 winners while advancing to the second week of a Grand Slam event for th...
NBA transactions roundup: Kevin Huerter returns to Pistons, reports say
The Detroit Pistons plan to re-sign wing Kevin Huerter to a three-year, $27 million contract, multiple outlets reported on the first day of the NBA's free agent period.,Free agency opened Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET, at which time teams were free to negotiate with players other than their own.,The Pistons ...