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New-look Virginia offense roars past Marshall 104-78
Thijs De Ridder scored 23 points and Virginia rode an explosive 61-point first half to a 104-78 victory against Marshall on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (4-0) never trailed during their season-opening four-game homestand under first-year head coach Ryan Odom, whose up-tempo style...

Sabres D Rasmus Dahlin returns from personal leave
Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin is back with the team after traveling to Sweden to check on his fiancee, who is recovering from a heart transplant this summer.,He departed Nov. 7. The Sabres lost all three games they played without him as their record dropped to 5-8-4 (14 points).,Dahlin, 25, i...

Report: Bengals DE Shemar Stewart (knee) lands on IR
Cincinnati Bengals rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart is going on injured reserve with a knee injury, NFL Network reported on Saturday.,The first-round draft pick (17th overall) missed four games earlier this season with an ankle injury and now must sit out at least four more games.,Stewart, who tu...

Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom in World Cup opener
Mikaela Shiffrin won the first slalom race of the 2025-26 World Cup season on Saturday, her record-extending 102nd overall career victory on the circuit.,Shiffrin held a one-second lead after the first run in Levi, Finland, and turned in a flawless second run for the victory.,"It's really important ...

Report: UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava out vs. No. 1 Ohio State
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava will miss Saturday night's game at No. 1 Ohio State because of a concussion, ESPN reported.,Redshirt sophomore Luke Duncan will make his first career start for the Bruins (3-6, 3-3 Big Ten) against the unbeaten Buckeyes (9-0, 6-0) in Columbus. Duncan never has attempt...

Falcons, FURIA to meet in BLAST Rivals Fall final
Team Falcons and FURIA continued their unbeaten march to Sunday's best-of-five grand final at the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall event in Hong Kong.,The two group stage winners swept their semifinal matches on Saturday, with Falcons eliminating Team Vitality and FURIA knocking out paiN Gaming.,Falcons w...
These Are the NBA's Worst Three-Point Shooters Right Now
Russell Westbrook is a Hall of Famer. But the NBA’s all-time worst three-point shooter. Here’s a starting five of current stars who can’t shoot either....
The Patriots Are Back and They Might Be the AFC's Most Dangerous Team
Drake Maye’s breakout, Mike Vrabel’s leadership and the NFL’s best run defense have New England rolling into December....
UFC 322 Betting Preview: Two Plus-Money Plays to Target Saturday Night
Islam Makhachev headlines a stacked NYC card as he looks to add a second belt and Leon Edwards brings value as an underdog. These are our best bets for UFC 322....

Clemson takes advantage of missed kicks to top No. 20 Louisville
Adam Randall ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with 7:16 remaining, to give visiting Clemson a 20-19 upset victory over No. 20 Louisville on Friday night.,The Tigers (5-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) survived a bad punt snap with 2:31 remaining as Nick Keller missed ...

Caleb Wilson, No. 18 North Carolina overpower N.C. Central
Freshman Caleb Wilson turned in another sterling performance for No. 18 North Carolina with 21 points and 13 rebounds in a 97-53 trouncing of North Carolina Central on Friday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac posted 12 points and Henri Veesaar added 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Tar Heels (4-0) h...

Brock Purdy back under center for 49ers at Cardinals
San Francisco and Arizona are in separate stages of quarterback drama as they prepare to conclude their season series Sunday in Phoenix.,The 49ers (6-4) will have Brock Purdy back under center as they go for a series sweep and push for their fourth playoff appearance in five seasons.,Purdy returned ...

Balanced scoring leads Ole Miss past Cal State Bakersfield
AJ Storr scored 14 points and Ole Miss used a balanced scoring effort to roll past Cal State Bakersfield 82-60 on Friday night in Oxford, Miss., ,Malik Dia and Ilias Kamardine added 10 points each for the Rebels (4-0), who had 11 players score., ,Ole Miss, which turned the ball over just four times,...

Rodney Rice's triple-double helps USC race past Illinois State
Powered by Rodney Rice's triple-double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, Southern California came out hot, then held off an Illinois State rally to win 87-67 in the first game of the Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles doubleheader on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,USC (3-0) overwhelmed Illinois St...

ESPN, YouTube TV announce new deal after 15-day outage
After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV.,The two companies announced a new deal was reached Friday after the previous deal expired at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30. It restores full coverage of all of Disney's programming to the platform's subscribers, with ...

Felix Auger-Aliassime joins Jannik Sinner in Nitto ATP Finals semis
After Jannik Sinner finished a clean sweep of the Bjorn Borg Group, Felix Auger-Aliassime punched his ticket to the semifinals of the Nitto ATP Finals with a win over Alexander Zverev on Friday in Turin, Italy.,Auger-Aliassime, the eighth seed in the eight-man season finale, earned his second win of...

East-leading Devils take on Capitals after Jack Hughes' 'fluke' injury
The New Jersey Devils have spent the first month-plus of the season picking up where they left off last year. Maintaining that pace might have gotten a little tougher Friday afternoon.,The Devils will be without leading scorer Jack Hughes Saturday when they visit the Washington Capitals in the first...

Bruins, Habs both looking to bounce back in showdown of rivals
The recipe for a good rivalry typically does not need another dash of spice.,With both teams coming off hard losses and sitting tied atop the Atlantic Division standings, it could mean a little something extra when the Montreal Canadiens host the Boston Bruins in the storied rivals' first meeting of...

NCAA gives Coastal Carolina AD a public reprimand
Coastal Carolina athletic director Chance Miller was issued a public reprimand by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee on Friday for misconduct after Game 2 of the College World Series in June.,Miller was cited for berating the NCAA national coordinator of umpires at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha,...

Ronaldo in danger of missing World Cup games after red card
Cristiano Ronaldo is in danger of missing at least Portugal's opening match at next year's World Cup after being showing a red card in Thursday's 2-0 loss to the Republic of Ireland.,Ronaldo was initially shown a yellow card after elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea during the match in Dublin. How...