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Lane Kiffin: Leaving Ole Miss for LSU was 'excruciating'
Admitting he struggled with the decision to walk away from playoff-bound Ole Miss, new LSU coach Lane Kiffin vowed Monday to make his new team "the best program in all of college football.",Kiffin asserted that he tried hard to convince Ole Miss officials to let him coach the Rebels in the postseaso...
Blue Jackets break losing streak with comeback win over Devils
Sean Monahan tallied twice and Charlie Coyle scored once in a three-point game to lead the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-3 comeback victory over the New Jersey Devils Monday night in Newark, N.J.,Miles Wood notched one goal and one assist while Denton Mateychuk added a goal for the Blue Jackets, who ...
Donovan Mitchell scores 43 to lead Cavaliers past Pacers
Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points and Jaylon Tyson added a season-high 27 as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Indiana Pacers 135-119 on Monday in Indianapolis to end a three-game losing streak.,De'Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley scored 13 points apiece for Cleveland, which led by as many as 21 in the s...
Catarina Macario scores again as USWNT caps sweep of Italy
The U.S. women's national team had a slow start, by its lofty standards, but that was only a temporary setback that Catarina Macario remedied with a 20th-minute goal to spark a 2-0 victory against Italy on Monday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Macario has five goals in a three-match scoring streak to give...
Report: Red Bull set to replace Yuki Tsunoda with Isack Hadjar
Red Bull will be replacing Yuki Tsunoda with Isack Hadjar, according to a report from RacingNews365 on Monday.,In related news, sister squad Racing Bulls will bring back Liam Lawson while promoting rookie Arvid Lindblad.,Tsunoda has struggled this season, currently ranking 15th in the standings, in ...
Having grown from Vegas trip, Baylor prepares for Sacramento St.
All in all, Baylor is feeling good about its recent trip to Las Vegas. The Bears will look to keep those vibes going when they host Sacramento State on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,Tounde Yessoufou scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Baylor topped San Diego State 91-81 on Thanksgiving Ev...
Wake Forest faces Oklahoma with familiar faces all around
Nijel Pack has some experience against Wake Forest.,Oklahoma doesn't.,Pack and the Sooners will travel to take on the Demon Deacons on Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. as part of the ACC/SEC Challenge. It will be the first meeting between the programs.,Pack played against Wake Forest three times durin...
Playoff Picture: Bears at Packers center of seismic Sunday ahead
New England, Baltimore, Jacksonville and Denver. Those are the first-place teams in the AFC, and we'd like to connect the polygraph machine if you claim these were your preseason division winner picks. ,Spoiler alert: this isn't how it ends. ,That's because as division matchups ramp up in December, ...
No. 13 Tennessee pledges to learn from loss, challenges Syracuse
After a pair of impressive wins in the Players Era men's championship, No. 13 Tennessee makes the trip to upstate New York to meet Syracuse in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday.,The Volunteers demolished Rutgers and took down No. 3 Houston in their second game in Las Vegas before being knocked off by...
Report: Syracuse firing multiple assistants after 3-9 season
Syracuse is parting ways with several assistant coaches following a 3-9 season, On3 reported Monday.,Second-year head coach Fran Brown is dismissing special teams coordinator Ricky Brumfield, offensive line coach Dale Williams, defensive backs coach Joe Schaefer and co-defensive coordinator and line...
Ottawa coach Carla MacLeod battling breast cancer
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod plans to remain with the PWHL team while battling breast cancer.,MacLeod, 43, shared the news of her recent diagnosis through the team's website on Sunday.,"Hearing those words was incredibly difficult, but I want everyone to know that I'm going to be okay," Ma...
Daniel Jacobsen, No. 1 Purdue bid to stay perfect vs. Rutgers
Daniel Jacobsen seemingly can't miss a shot, with his 19 consecutive makes the most in Purdue's esteemed history.,The 7-foot-4 center will look to continue his streak when the No. 1 Boilermakers visit Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., in the Big Ten opener for both teams on Tuesday night.,Jacobsen last m...
LSU deal boosts Lane Kiffin's salary $4M per year
Lane Kiffin added at least $4 million to his annual salary in the move from Ole Miss to LSU, according to his contract term sheet published by NOLA.com on Monday.,Kiffin's contract is for $91 million over seven years, an average annual salary of $13 million per year that would make him the No. 2 ear...
No. 17 Tennessee pledges to learn from loss, challenges Syracuse
After a pair of impressive wins in the Players Era men's championship, No. 17 Tennessee makes the trip to upstate New York to meet Syracuse in the ACC/SEC Challenge on Tuesday.,The Volunteers demolished Rutgers and took down No. 3 Houston in their second game in Las Vegas before being knocked off by...
Cavs desperate for better starts while Pacers finally on a win streak
All is not well with the Cleveland Cavaliers, who will carry a three-game losing streak and a ton of frustration into their Monday matchup against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,Payton Pritchard erupted for 15 of his season-high 42 points in the fourth quarter Sunday, allowing the visiting Bost...
Connor Bedard, Blackhawks rally from 3-goal deficit to beat Ducks
Connor Bedard had two goals and two assists to help the Chicago Blackhawks rally from a three-goal deficit and beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Greene and Colton Dach also scored, and Spencer Knight made 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost five in a...
Blackhawks rally from 3-goal deficit behind Connor Bedard's 2 goals, 2 assists
Connor Bedard had two goals and two assists to help the Chicago Blackhawks rally from a three-goal deficit and beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.,Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Greene and Colton Dach also scored, and Spencer Knight made 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who had lost five in a...
Jakobi Meyers' best game with Jaguars lifts team over Titans
Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 25-3 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,The win moves Jacksonville (8-4) into a tie with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South heading into the first of two matchups between the ...
Blue Jackets seeking elusive regulation win, face skilled Devils' squad
Caught in a streak of surrendered leads, the Columbus Blue Jackets will try to close out a victory when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark, N.J.,The Blue Jackets are on a four-game (0-1-3) winless streak, and the team has led in the third period during each of their overtime losses...
Jakobi Meyers' best game with Jaguars lifts team to win over Titans
Trevor Lawrence threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Jacksonville Jaguars to a 25-3 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,The win moves Jacksonville (8-4) into a tie with the Indianapolis Colts atop the AFC South heading into the first of two matchups between the ...