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Reports: Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy in stalemate with school
Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II exited the program on Friday and coach Mike Gundy could be next after the school reportedly asked him to take a restructured contract.,The request was made after Oklahoma State bottomed out with a 3-9 record this season and went winless in nine Big 12 game...

Unamused 49ers GM: Cool it with Kyle Shanahan 'hot seat' talk
Seven losses in a season is unfamiliar territory for the San Francisco 49ers. ,With two Super Bowl appearances in five seasons, general manager John Lynch openly admits the 49ers haven't earned the right to be called "as good" as the 2023 NFC championship group. ,San Francisco is 5-7 but only two ga...

West-leading Thunder wary of struggling Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder have won six of their last seven games.,The New Orleans Pelicans have won five games all season.,Still, both teams are feeling pretty good -- albeit for different reasons -- going into their matchup Saturday night in New Orleans.,The Western Conference-leading Thunder cruis...

Utah HC, Sabres enduring frustrating spells
Two teams going through frustrating stretches meet Saturday afternoon in Buffalo when the host Sabres face the Utah Hockey Club.,The Sabres are mired in a season-worst five-game losing streak (0-3-2). Four of those losses were by one goal, and two occurred in overtime. However, there's more to the s...

Utah, Saint Mary's collide in early season test
Utah coach Craig Smith is preparing his players for a possibly unpleasant -- but hopefully productive -- experience when the Utes host Saint Mary's on Saturday in Salt Lake City.,"You know, it's a little bit like going to the dentist," Smith said of playing the Gaels during an ESPN700 interview. "Th...

No. 21 Oklahoma aims to avoid stumble vs. winless Alcorn State
Oklahoma figures to keep its undefeated season going on Saturday night when it entertains winless Alcorn State at Norman, Okla.,The No. 21 Sooners (8-0) were under the radar until beating Providence, then-No. 24 Arizona and Louisville on successive days last week to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tourney...

Bronco Mendenhall leaves New Mexico to coach Utah State
Bronco Mendenhall left one Mountain West school for another on Friday, departing New Mexico to become the head coach at Utah State.,Mendenhall, 58, guided the Lobos to a 5-7 record (3-4 Mountain West) in his first season, their best record since a 9-4 campaign in 2016.,Mendenhall, a Utah native and ...

Reports: Utah State set to hire Bronco Mendenhall as head coach
Bronco Mendenhall is set to leave one Mountain West school for another, as the New Mexico head coach will take over the same role at Utah State, multiple media outlets reported late Thursday night.,Mendenhall, in his first season as head coach of the Lobos, guided New Mexico to a five-way tie for fi...

Jazz, Trail Blazers square off hoping to quell turnover troubles
The Utah Jazz sure excel at giveaways.,Except these freebies aren't for their fans. It happens to be the opponents who are loading up and cashing in.,The Jazz will look to vastly cut down their turnovers as well as attempt to end a five-game losing streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers o...

Transfer portal active before official opening Monday
Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, several reports said Thursday.,The 6-foot-4 Texas native hauled in 38 receptions for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2023 season. Then he missed nearly the entire 2024 season due to a na...

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin (back) out vs. Jets
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin has been ruled out of Thursday's game against the visiting Winnipeg Jets due to back spasms, head coach Lindy Ruff announced. ,Dahlin, a defenseman, logged 17:16 of ice time before exiting the Sabres' 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. ,"It should be...

Seahawks head to Arizona on stay-ahead mission in division race
Before the season began, most NFL pundits likely would've considered the Week 14 matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals a game with NFC West ramifications such as avoiding last place or fighting for draft position.,Instead, for the second time in three weeks, the Seahawks and Car...

Oklahoma State's defense too much for Tulsa
Bryce Thompson had 15 points and four assists to help Oklahoma State beat host Tulsa 76-55 on Wednesday., ,Abou Ousmane added 13 points and seven rebounds in the win. Marchelus Avery and Brandon Newman each scored 11 points off the bench for Oklahoma State (5-2), which had lost two of its past three...

Reports: Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold entering transfer portal
Oklahoma sophomore quarterback Jackson Arnold will enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,A five-star recruit in 2023 out of Denton, Texas, Arnold began this season as the starter, lost his spot and later regained it as the Sooners went 6-6.,Monday is the first day th...

Reclassified 5-star DE Jahkeem Stewart signs with USC
Five-star defensive end Jahkeem Stewart committed and signed to play at Southern California on Wednesday, becoming the defensive headliner in the Trojans' 2025 class.,Stewart, from New Orleans, initially was the No. 1 prospect in the 2026 class. He reclassified to the 2025 class in October, and the ...

S Micah Hyde opts against retirement, re-signs with Bills
Free agent safety Micah Hyde re-signed with the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday and joined the team's practice squad.,A 2017 Pro Bowl selection, Hyde openly contemplated retirement after the 2023 season when his contract expired. He did not sign with another team in 2024.,"Just to set expectations, Micah...

Angel City re-sign GK Hannah Stambaugh for 2025
Angel City FC goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh agreed to a new one-year contract for the 2025 season, the NWSL club announced Wednesday.,The 25-year-old Tokyo native originally transferred to Angel City from Japan's Omiya Ardija Ventus in 2024.,Stambaugh made her ACFC debut in a friendly against Mexico's...

Signing Day notebook: Nebraska flips 4-star WR Cortez Mills
Nebraska plucked a prize from old rival Oklahoma on Wednesday, inking wide receiver Cortez Mills on early National Signing Day.,Mills committed to Oklahoma on July 1. He decommitted on Wednesday, then signed with the Cornhuskers. Mills, from Homestead (Fla.), told On3 that the Nebraska recruiting st...

No. 1 ATH Michael Terry III stays in state, signs with Texas
Texas reeled in Michael Terry III, ranked as the No. 1 athlete in the 2025 class, Wednesday on National Signing Day.,Terry signed his official documents in a ceremony at his high school. Alamo Heights, in San Antonio. He kept his decision under wraps until then and picked the home-state Longhorns ov...

Stanford overcomes slow start to bury Utah Valley
Jaylen Blakes scored 18 points and Oziyah Sellers added 15 to lead host Stanford to a 77-63 victory over Utah Valley on Tuesday night.,Maxime Raynaud chipped in 14 points and 17 rebounds to help the Cardinal snap a two-game losing streak. Stanford (7-2) shot 48 percent overall but went just 5 of 20 ...