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Ravens QB Lamar Jackson returns to practice
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson returned to practice on Thursday, one day after sitting out the session for rest purposes.,Jackson has missed at least one practice for five consecutive weeks due to a variety of reasons.,The two-time NFL MVP threw for a touchdown and rushed for another in ...
Ravens DT Travis Jones agrees to 3-year extension
Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Travis Jones agreed to a three-year contract extension on Thursday that ties him to the team through the 2028 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported the deal is worth $40.5 million. NFL Network added that the contr...
Division leaders peaking as Packers, Broncos duel in Denver
With a 10-game winning streak and two-game lead in the division, the Broncos are climbing with no time for a breather with the Green Bay Packers coming to Denver on Sunday. ,The Broncos (11-2) are two wins clear of the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC West and can clinch a playoff berth with a win ag...
Blackhawks bounce back with 3-0 shutout of Rangers
Connor Bedard registered a goal and an assist and Spencer Knight pitched his second shutout of the season for the host Chicago Blackhawks in a 3-0 win against the New York Rangers on Wednesday.,Bedard's snap shot gave the Blackhawks a 2-0 advantage at 14:27 of the second period as Andre Burakovsky b...
No. 7 Houston cruises to big win over lowly Jackson State
Emanuel Sharp scored 23 points, 19 of them before halftime, as No. 7 Houston ran up a huge first-half lead and rolled to an 80-38 win over visiting Jackson State on Wednesday.,Houston (9-1) led by 24 points at halftime and expanded its advantage to as many as 41 points midway through the second half...
Marcus Banks Jr.'s 29 points help UMass outlast Boston College
Marcus Banks Jr. scored 29 points and had seven rebounds to lead UMass to a 76-74 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night at the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass., ,After Boston College's Chase Forte missed two free throws with 21 seconds to play, Banks broke a 74-74 tie b...
Syracuse meets Saint Joseph’s after marquee upset win
After some early bumps in the road, Syracuse and visiting Saint Joseph's hope to build off recent wins when they match up Thursday evening.,The game, which was originally slated to be a neutral-site showdown in Las Vegas, was switched a couple of months ago to a Syracuse home game. That could be goo...
Sens look to stop losing streak in visit to Blue Jackets
The Ottawa Senators are in search of a new trend when they face the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night having lost five of their last six games.,The Senators are coming off a 4-3 home loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night, but count Ottawa right winger Drake Batherson as one playe...
D-backs, Padres to play two games in Mexico City
The Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres will play two regular-season games in Mexico City in 2026.,Major League Baseball announced the return of the Mexico City Series on Wednesday.,The National League West rivals will play on April 25 and 26 at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu.,The Padres played the...
Joe Buck wins prestigious Ford C. Frick Award from Hall of Fame
Joe Buck is the 2026 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, joining his late dad as the only father-son duo to be celebrated for broadcasting excellence by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.,The younger Buck has transitioned away from baseball and is the voice of ESPN's "...
Toledo hires Mercer's Mike Jacobs as head coach
Mike Jacobs was named the head coach of the Toledo Rockets on Wednesday, replacing Jason Candle.,Jacobs, 46, spent the past two seasons as the coach at Mercer, compiling a 20-6 record (9-3 in 2025) with two trips to the FCS playoffs.,He has an overall record of 94-23 (.803) including stints at Lenoi...
QB question marks abound as Jets prepare for Jaguars
Ailing New York Jets quarterbacks Tyrod Taylor and Justin Fields will not practice Wednesday, with undrafted rookie Brady Cook taking all the reps, head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters.,Taylor is dealing with a groin issue that forced him to leave the 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins last Sunday. W...
Stars sign veteran GK Alyssa Naeher through 2026
Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher signed a one-year contract to return to the Chicago Stars FC for an 11th season in 2026.,Financial terms were not disclosed.,"I feel like I still have more to give and want to be out there competing with my teammates and continue to push this organization forward," Naeher, 3...
Reports: Tigers RHP Kyle Finnegan agrees to 2-year contract
Reliever Kyle Finnegan and the Detroit Tigers reached agreement on a two-year, $19 million contract, multiple media outlets reported.,The Tigers have yet to confirm the reports, however.,Finnegan, who was born in Detroit, posted a 4-4 record with 24 saves and a 3.47 ERA in 56 relief appearances last...
Hurricanes conclude homestand with 4-1 win over Blue Jackets
Eric Robinson scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who went 4-3-0 on their season-long seven-game home...
Big 12 commish Brett Yormark calls Notre Dame AD’s remarks ‘egregious’
Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark said Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua was "totally out of bounds" for how he's gone about criticizing the Atlantic Coast Conference this week.,Notre Dame has a football scheduling alliance with the ACC and is a full member of the conference in o...
No. 23 North Texas names interim coach for bowl game
No. 25 North Texas named Drew Svoboda as its interim coach for the New Mexico Bowl on Tuesday.,Svoboda has been the associate head coach for the Mean Green for the past three seasons under Eric Morris.,Morris departed to become the head coach at Oklahoma State after compiling an 11-2 record this sea...
NC State coach wants to see team's 'edge' vs. Liberty
North Carolina State is aiming for a second consecutive win over a mid-major opponent Wednesday night when it hosts Liberty in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (6-3) have a big-time home matchup with No. 19 Kansas looming on Saturday but will use the contest against the Flames (6-2) to work on finding the...
Shelled 13-1 in last two games, Blackhawks regroup vs. Rangers
The host Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers both are aiming to end two-game losing streaks Wednesday.,The predicaments are not as similar as they might seem.,New York is coming off successive overtime losses to visiting Colorado and Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, both by scores of 3-2.,Chicago, ...
UMass, Boston College hope clash is talk of town
Massachusetts and Boston College will renew their in-state rivalry Wednesday when they meet in the Hall of Fame Classic in Springfield, Mass.,The game will be their first matchup since November of 2014 when UMass earned a 71-62 victory.,"I get the fact that Boston's a pro town," UMass coach Frank Ma...