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Kyle Whittingham Walks Into College Football’s Most Toxic Rebuild at Michigan
Michigan reportedly hires longtime Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to steady a program rocked by scandals, transfers and recruiting uncertainty....
Ravens vs Packers Week 17 Saturday Betting Pick
Baltimore Ravens vs. Green Bay Packers Packers has playoff math, backup quarterbacks, and injured stars. All signs point to one wager: the point total....
Chargers leading rusher Kimani Vidal inactive vs. Texans
Los Angeles Chargers leading rusher Kimani Vidal will miss Saturday's game against the visiting Houston Texans due to a neck injury.,Vidal was placed on the team's list of inactives prior to the contest. The running back was listed as questionable to play on Thursday.,Vidal missed two practices duri...
Rams OL Kevin Dotson (ankle) ruled out vs. Falcons
The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting right guard Kevin Dotson for Monday night's road game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Sean McVay said Saturday.,Dotson, 29, came away with a left ankle sprain when he was stepped on by the Seattle Seahawks' Derick Hall during last Thursday's NFC ...
Bears RT Darnell Wright (illness) questionable vs. 49ers
The Chicago Bears added right tackle Darnell Wright to the injury report Saturday as the three-year starter deals with an illness.,Wright did not travel with the team and is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at the San Francisco 49ers. The No. 10 overall selection in the 2023 draft has starte...
SMU looks to stay unbeaten at home, hosts Cal State Fullerton
SMU looks to make one more push for momentum before beginning Atlantic Coast Conference play when it hosts Cal State Fullerton on Sunday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (10-2) have been idle since a 99-82 win over Central Arkansas on Dec. 21. Boopie Miller scored 23 points while Jaron Pierre Jr. a...
Louisiana Tech looks to quiet Coastal Carolina in Independence Bowl
Teams headed in opposite directions as the regular season ended will meet in the Independence Bowl on Tuesday as Coastal Carolina faces Louisiana Tech in Shreveport, La.,Coastal Carolina (6-6), appearing in a bowl for the sixth consecutive season, is trying to snap a three-game losing streak. A loss...
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo set to return Saturday
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to return from a right calf strain on Saturday night in Chicago, multiple outlets reported.,Provided the two-time MVP forward clears pregame testing, he will play for the first time in 24 days. The Bucks are 2-6 in Antetokounmpo's absence headin...
App State, Georgia Southern carry mutual 'Hate' into Birmingham Bowl
There is a lot of shared history between the football teams at Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.,On Monday, a new chapter in the rivalry both sides call "Deeper Than Hate" will be written as the Mountaineers and Eagles meet on a neutral field for the first time at the Birmingham Bowl in Alabam...
Devin Booker, Suns shoot for 2-game sweep of Pelicans
Few players are playing better basketball as of late than Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker.,Over his past five games, Booker is averaging 28.2 points on 49.5% shooting to go along with six assists and four rebounds per game. That includes a 30-point, nine-rebound, five-assist performance in the Suns' ...
UTSA escapes early hole, pounds FIU in First Responder Bowl
Owen McCown passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA rallied from an early 14-point deficit Friday night to pound Florida International 57-20 in the First Responder Bowl at Dallas.,McCown, who finished the season with 2,995 passing yards, finished 18...
Devin Booker, Mark Williams carry Suns past Pelicans
Devin Booker scored 12 fourth-quarter points and Mark Williams added 10 as the visiting Phoenix Suns held off the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday, 115-108.,Booker, who finished with a game-high 30 points, and Williams, who scored 24 points, buoyed Phoenix in a tightly contested final period, includin...
Michigan hires Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to replace Sherrone Moore
Michigan officially hired Utah coach Kyle Whittingham on Friday to guide its recent national-championship-winning program out of a period marked by scandal.,Whittingham signed a five-year contract covering the 2026 through 2030 seasons that, according to ESPN, will be worth $41 million (an annual av...
Hornets lose Kon Knueppel to injury but defeat Magic in Orlando
Charlotte shot 19 for 39 from three-point range and earned a significant win over Orlando 120-105 Friday night, but also might have suffered a significant injury to its prized rookie.,Charlotte rookie Kon Knueppel left the game late in the first half and did not return after twisting his right ankle...
Jaylen Brown, Celtics extend hot streaks, beat Pacers again
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Brown scored at least 30 points for the eighth straight game. Larry Bird holds the franchise record for consecutive games with ...
Norman Powell, Pelle Larsson push Heat past Hawks
Norman Powell scored 25 points and Pelle Larsson added a career-high 21 points to help the visiting Miami Heat roll to a 126-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday to end their three-game losing streak.,It was the first of four meetings between the two teams. Miami has won three straight against A...
Panthers LB Trevin Wallace has shoulder surgery, done for season
Trevin Wallace, who made 12 starts at linebacker for the Carolina Panthers this season, underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, his coach said Friday.,"He was a stud about it," coach Dave Canales said, per the team website. "And it was a playable condition, but he wasn't really turning the corner ...
Jack Draper, No. 1 Brit, to miss Aussie Open with arm injury
Jack Draper of Great Britain announced Friday that he will miss the season-opening Australian swing, including next month's Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year.,The highest-ranked Brit in men's tennis (No. 10 in the world) has been recovering from an arm injury. He hasn't appeared sinc...
Knights try to find way to cool off NHL-best Avalanche
With 61 points and just two regulation losses in 36 games, the Colorado Avalanche put together the best start of a season heading into the holiday break since the Christmas break started in the 1972-73 season., ,But captain Gabriel Landeskog says his team, which resumes play in Las Vegas against the...
Rookie QBs Cam Ward, Tyler Shough face off in Titans-Saints
The Tennessee Titans made quarterback Cam Ward the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft in April.,Tyler Shough had to wait until the second round and the 40th overall pick before the New Orleans Saints made him the third quarterback drafted. In between, the New York Giants used the 25th pick to grab ...