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Pre-Final Four deadline set for future NCAA Tournament expansion
A decision on expansion of the NCAA Tournament in future years from 68 teams to 76 has a pre-Final Four deadline.,NCAA president Charlie Baker said Tuesday at the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum that talks are active and include media rights holders CBS and Warner Brothers Discovery. ,"We are certai...
San Diego FC fully acquire M David Vazquez from Union
San Diego FC fully acquired midfielder David Vazquez from the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday in exchange for up to $500,000 in general allocation money.,The 19-year-old Los Angeles native joined San Diego on loan on July 28 and appeared in four MLS matches with two starts. He made his league debut wi...
Rapids fully acquire D Noah Cobb from Atlanta United
The Colorado Rapids permanently acquired defender Noah Cobb from Atlanta United on Tuesday, the clubs announced.,In exchange for the 20-year-old center back, Atlanta receives $525,000 in general allocation money across the next two seasons.,Atlanta also retains a sell-on percentage and could receive...
Philadelphia Eagles on the Ropes After Dropping Third Straight Game
The Eagles dropped their third straight game in a sloppy overtime loss to the Chargers, raising concerns of another late-season collapse....
Lightning drag 2-game scoreless streak into Montreal
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to spark their struggling offense when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.,The Lightning dropped their fourth straight game on Monday night with a 2-0 setback to the host Toronto Maple Leafs,. Tampa Bay has been shut out in its past two games and totaled fo...
Bombs away for No. 24 Nebraska, Wisconsin as Huskers seek 14th straight
No. 23 Nebraska can match the longest winning streak in school history when it hosts Wisconsin in a Big Ten game on Wednesday night in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (9-0) moved into the Associated Press Top 25 on Monday for the first time since 2018 after crushing in-state rival Creighton on Sunday....
Gavin McKenna, Zayne Parekh headline Canada's world junior camp roster
Projected top draft pick Gavin McKenna and five players with NHL experience headline Canada's training camp roster for the 2026 IIHF World Junior Championship.,McKenna, who turns 18 Dec. 20, has totaled 18 points in 16 games as a freshman forward at Penn State. He is the consensus best prospect in t...
Natus Vincere, FaZe, Falcons earn final spots in Budapest Major playoffs
Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons were the final three teams to punch their tickets to the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs with their do-or-die Round 5 victories on Sunday in Hungary.,Natus Vincere swept B8 2-0, FaZe Clan beat Passion UA by the same score and Team Falcons rallied past G2 ...
Brayden Schenn, Dylan Holloway tally 3 points each as Blues beat Canadiens
Brayden Schenn scored two goals and earned an assist to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues past the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Sunday night.,Dylan Holloway had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who won back-to-back games over the weekend.,Pavel Buchnevich also scored for St. Louis, and Jordan Binning...
Canadiens, Blues upbeat after latest outings
The Montreal Canadiens scored an emotional 2-1 road victory Saturday night. The St. Louis Blues did the same.,So both teams should be riding a high when they meet in Montreal on Sunday night.,The Canadiens prevailed over the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in a shootout Saturday to earn their fifth victory ...
MOUZ, Vitality, MongolZ in StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs
MOUZ, Team Vitality and The MongolZ qualified for the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs, winning fourth-round high matches in Stage 3 on Saturday in Hungary.,Team Vitality swept Natus Vincere, MOUZ defeated Team Falcons 2-1 and The MongolZ swept G2 Esports. ,In fourth-round low matches, there were ...
Canadiens ramp up defense, edge Maple Leafs in shootout
Alexandre Texier scored the decisive goal of a shootout and the visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night.,Cole Caufield scored for the Canadiens in regulation and also in the shootout and Jakub Dobes made 22 saves. Montreal has won two in a row and five of s...
Colorado State hits 18 3-pointers to beat rival Colorado
Kyle Jorgensen completed a three-point play with 1:17 to help lift Colorado State to a 91-86 non-conference win over in-state rival Colorado Saturday in Fort Collins, Colo.,After Isaiah Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 1:48 left to give the Buffaloes (8-1) an 85-83 lead, Jorgensen scored inside and was ...
Nathan MacKinnon lifts Avalanche over Rangers in OT
Nathan MacKinnon scored his second goal of the game on a backhander with 2:14 left in overtime as the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday afternoon after losing a late lead.,MacKinnon started the game-winner -- which became his eighth multi-goal game of the season a...
UCLA announces Bob Chesney as football coach, cites 'vision of success'
UCLA officially announced James Madison's Bob Chesney as its new head football coach on Saturday.,The announcement came one day after Chesney guided the Dukes to a 31-14 victory over Troy in the Sun Belt championship game.,Chesney, 48, guided James Madison to a 12-1 (8-0 Sun Belt) record this season...
FURIA, Spirit advance to StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs
Team Spirit and FURIA became the first two teams to qualify for the StarLadder Budapest Major playoffs, winning third-round high matches in Stage 3 on Friday in Hungary.,Spirit edged MOUZ 2-1 before FURIA swept G2 Esports 2-0.,In third-round mid matches, The MongolZ downed FaZe Clan 13-7 on Mirage, ...
No. 25 James Madison makes CFP case with Sun Belt title win over Troy
Alonza Barnett III threw for a touchdown and added a crucial late-game touchdown run as No. 25 James Madison fended off Troy for a 31-14 victory in the Sun Belt Conference championship game Friday night at Harrisonburg, Va.,Wayne Knight rushed for 212 yards, including a go-ahead 73-yard burst early ...
Reserves power 76ers to one-sided win over Bucks
Quentin Grimes scored 22 points and Paul George added 20 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 116-101 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,It was an atypical scoring night for Philadelphia, with Tyrese Maxey managing just 12 points and the bench unit contributing 61. Maxey's previous seas...
Undefeated Colorado set for first true road game at Colorado State
Colorado is 8-0 for the first time in 76 years, even though California Baptist may have made the Buffaloes feel like they were 76 years old Monday.,The Buffaloes trailed by two at halftime -- and 14 earlier in the half -- to the Western Athletic Conference school before finally putting the game away...
Maple Leafs return home for rivalry clash vs. Canadiens
The Toronto Maple Leafs have a chance to make up for one of the few blemishes from the successful road trip they just concluded when they host the Montreal Canadiens Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs are on a three-game winning streak after defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday to complete...