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Champion Seahawks to kick off 2026 NFL season on a Wednesday
The Seattle Seahawks will begin the first step in their defense of their Super Bowl title on a Wednesday as opposed to the traditional Thursday opener to the NFL's regular season.,The NFL has yet to announce an opponent for the Seahawks, who will host the 2026 opener on Sept. 9.,Seattle is playing o...
How Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Extension With Seahawks Complicates Things for Rams
The Seattle Seahawks signed Jaxon Smith-Njigba to a four-year, $168.8M deal, making him the league’s highest-paid wide receiver. How will this impact the Rams and Puka Nacua’s market value?...
Lesser-known players getting chance to impress Jazz, Wizards
For players trying to stick in the NBA, injuries have opened opportunities to make a splash with the Utah Jazz.,Utah has been getting meaningful minutes from players on 10-day contracts heading into Wednesday night's game against the Washington Wizards in Salt Lake City. The Jazz have been able to p...
Stars align as healthier Thunder, Celtics match up
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be seeking their 13th consecutive victory when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,Oklahoma City, the defending NBA champion, had a franchise-record 16-game winning streak earlier this season and currently has the best record in the league (57-15).,"We do...
Superstar F Mohamed Salah leaving Liverpool at season's end
Liverpool superstar forward Mohamed Salah announced on Tuesday that he will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season after a nine-year run as one of its greatest players.,The club confirmed the news later, saying that it had agreed to forego the final year of the two-year extension Sal...
Cincinnati hires Utah State's Jerrod Calhoun as head coach
Jerrod Calhoun has agreed to a six-year contract to return to his alma mater Cincinnati as head basketball coach, the university announced Tuesday.,The contract, pending board approval, will pay him $3.7 million in the first year with an annual raise of $100,000, per the school. Calhoun, who graduat...
Reports: Utah State’s Jerrod Calhoun heading to alma mater Cincinnati
Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun is set to take the same position at Cincinnati, several reports said Monday.,Calhoun will replace Wes Miller, whom Cincinnati bought out after five years as its head coach and no trips to the NCAA Tournament.,Calhoun, 44, is an Ohio native who attended Cincinnati...
Oklahoma LB Owen Heinecke sues NCAA for '26 eligibility
Oklahoma linebacker Owen Heinecke filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Monday as he seeks an additional season of eligibility.,Heinecke, who participated in last month's NFL Scouting Combine after his waiver request and appeal were denied by the NCAA, is seeking an injunction before the NFL draft beg...
Reports: Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba to become highest-paid WR
Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba recently said he expects to become the highest-paid wide receiver in the NFL.,He got his wish with a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension that includes $120 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports on Monday.,Smith-Njigba's $42.15 million ann...
Kenyon Giles pours in 28 points as Wichita State rolls over Oklahoma State
Kenyon Giles put on a show as he connected on eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, leading Wichita State to a dominant 96-70 victory over Oklahoma State in the second round of the NIT Sunday night in Stillwater, Okla.,Giles shot 8-of-16 from long range while four others finished in double figures....
Arizona holds off Utah State's surge to reach 3rd consecutive Sweet 16
SAN DIEGO -- Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the catalyst for West Region No. 1 seed Arizona holding off a wild comeback from No. 9 seed Utah State for a 78-66 win Sunday in NCAA Tournament second-round play. ,With its win, Arizona advances to its third consecutive Swe...
Emotional Bryson DeChambeau wins LIV Golf South Africa in playoff
Bryson DeChambeau prevailed in a playoff for the second straight week on Sunday, defeating Jon Rahm on the first hole of the extra session at LIV Golf South Africa in Johannesburg.,DeChambeau, who also won a playoff last Sunday at LIV Golf Singapore, scrambled to save par on the final hole. After hi...
Oklahoma State facing roster questions ahead of NIT game vs. Wichita State
Oklahoma State is seeking a trip to the quarterfinal round of the NIT for the second consecutive year.,But its hopes for victory could hinge on who is on the court for the second-seeded Cowboys (20-14) Sunday night against third-seeded Wichita State (23-11) in Stillwater, Okla.,Three players, includ...
Arizona eyes 3rd straight Sweet 16, but Utah St. feeling confident
SAN DIEGO -- West Region No. 1 seed Arizona can advance to its third consecutive Sweet 16, but must first get past a ninth-seeded Utah State team on a "revenge tour" heading into Sunday's second-round matchup. ,Using what it viewed as a slight about its seeding for motivation, Utah State (29-6) made...
Seahawks exercise 5th-year options on WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, CB Devon Witherspoon
The Seattle Seahawks exercised the fifth-year options of star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and standout cornerback Devon Witherspoon.,Both players were first-round picks in 2023. Using the option keeps both players under contract through the 2027 season.,Smith-Njigba is slated to receive $23.9 millio...
Jared McCain helping on both ends as rolling Thunder visit Wizards
After his season-high 26-point performance, it's easy to focus on the offensive side of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain.,Heading into Saturday's road matchup with the Washington Wizards, however, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault is focusing more on the defensive side of McCain's game sin...
NCAA tournament roundup: Otega Oweh saves Kentucky with buzzer-beating bank shot
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beating 35-footer off the glass to force overtime, then the seventh-seeded Wildcats owned the extra session to escape with an 89-84 win over No. 10 Santa Clara in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday afternoon in St. Louis.,Santa Clara forward Allen G...
Jared McCain helping on both ends as rolling Thunder take on Wizards
Coming off a season-high 26-point performance, it's easy to focus on the offensive side of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain.,Heading into Saturday's road matchup with the Washington Wizards, however, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault is focusing more on the defensive side of McCain's game ...
No. 9 Utah State outlasts No. 8 Villanova, advances to face Arizona
SAN DIEGO -- MJ Collins Jr. scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes as No. 9 seed Utah State topped eighth-seeded Villanova, 86-76, in the second of Friday's West Region first-round matchups in San Diego.,Utah State (29-6) capped a crucial, 9-0 run late in the second half when Mason F...
Thunder won't visit White House due to 'timing issue'
The reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder will not visit the White House during their trip to the nation's capital this weekend.,A Thunder spokesperson confirmed Friday that a "timing issue" will prevent the team from making the traditional appearance.,"We have been in touch with the White Hou...