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New QBs in focus for Maryland, UConn ahead of Week 1
With a fresh schedule and a new starting quarterback, Maryland coach Mike Locksley is in the holiday spirit ahead of the team's season opener on Saturday against UConn in College Park, Md.,"This is like Christmas for me," Locksley said. "... We've gotta play the game to see who we are and start the ...
PGA Tour's best arrive at new-look East Lake to decide FedEx Cup
ATLANTA -- Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele have been the two best golfers in the world in 2024, head and shoulders above their competition. But neither of their decorated resumes includes a FedEx Cup.,That's something both men will try to change this week at the Tour Championship at East Lak...
Shedeur Sanders and Five Heisman Candidates Who Will Be out of the Race by October
Last season, everyone expected Caleb Williams to run away with the Heisman. Didn't happen. These five Heisman candidates will be out of the race by October....
Guardians option LHP Logan Allen to AAA Columbus
The Cleveland Guardians purchased the contract of left-hander Anthony Gose from Triple-A Columbus and optioned left-handed starter Logan Allen to Triple-A.,Gose, 34, had one appearance with the Guardians earlier this season, giving up two runs over 1 1/3 innings. The former major league outfielder w...
Forget Xander Schauffele's East Lake success: 'It's just that different'
Xander Schauffele has enjoyed past success playing at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, including a second-place finish in last year's Tour Championship.,But now he barely recognizes the course two days before the start of this year's Tour Championship, when he will take aim at winning the FedEx Cup.,...
12 Must-Have Fantasy Football Draft Picks in 2024
If you want to win your fantasy football draft in 2024, these 12 must-have players should be in your sights before the league begins....
NFL Predictions: Why the Philadelphia Eagles Will Win NFC East
The NFC East will be one of the most interesting divisions in football for 2024. The Philadelphia Eagles are the favorites to win that division, and for good reason....
Defending champ Viktor Hovland 'shocked' by East Lake redesign
There is plenty Norway's Viktor Hovland will not forget about winning the 2023 Tour Championship as he begins his defense of his FedEx Cup title this week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.,There is a significant portion that will not benefit him to remember.,Course changes at East Lake have been we...
Commanders ink Northwest Federal to stadium naming-rights deal
The Washington Commanders announced a stadium naming-rights deal with Northwest Federal Credit Union on Tuesday.,The facility in Landover, Md., will be called Northwest Stadium. The eight-year agreement runs through 2031 and is effective for the 2024 season.,Financial terms were not disclosed but Sp...
Justin Verlander, with no plans to slow down, faces Phils
As Justin Verlander treks toward 300 career wins, the veteran right-hander knows he will need a combination of strong pitching and fortuitous health to reach the milestone.,Verlander appears to have regained his health following a lengthy absence, and he will continue his comeback on Tuesday when th...
Royals starter Cole Ragans exits early due to leg cramps
Kansas City Royals starter Cole Ragans exited Monday afternoon's game against the host Cleveland Guardians in the fifth inning due to cramps in his left calf and hamstring., ,After Ragans walked Lane Thomas to open the home half of the fifth, Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez looked toward the dugo...
Royals place LHP Will Smith (back) on injured list
The Kansas City Royals placed reliever Will Smith on the 15-day injured list Monday with low back spasms.,The 35-year-old left-hander is 0-4 with a career-worst 6.53 ERA through 45 relief appearances this season.,Smith is 33-45 with a 3.85 ERA and 114 saves in 618 games (17 starts) with six teams. H...
Browns RB Nick Chubb likely to remain on PUP list
Browns running back Nick Chubb is expected to begin the regular season on the physically unable to perform list, ESPN reported Monday. ,The move was expected and would bump Chubb's earliest possible 2024 regular-season debut to October. ,Chubb, 28, had surgery last September for a torn left MCL and ...
NFL roundup: Titans upend Saints on late TD
Malik Willis threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to Bryce Oliver, the second on a late fourth down, to lift the Tennessee Titans past the host New Orleans Saints 30-27 on Sunday in the preseason finale for both teams.,Competing for the backup job behind Derek Carr, Saints rookie Spencer Rattle...
Will Power cruises at Portland, tightens points race
Will Power of Australia cruised to a nearly 10-second victory on Sunday at Portland International Raceway in Oregon, earning his third win of the season to remain in the hunt for the IndyCar championship.,Starting second behind polesitter Santino Ferrucci, Power passed him entering the first turn en...
Ravens OL coach Joe D'Alessandris dies at 70
Baltimore Ravens offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris died at age 70, the team announced Sunday.,His passing comes less than two weeks after the team said he had been diagnosed with an "acute illness" and would require "ongoing treatment for an extended period of time.","'Joe D.' was beloved throu...
Lando Norris denies Max Verstappen at Dutch Grand Prix
Polesitter Lando Norris captured his second career win in the Dutch Grand Prix, besting home-country favorite Max Verstappen by 22 seconds Sunday.,Verstappen overtook Norris after the latter's rough start to take an early lead at Circuit Zandvoort, but Norris regained the top position on lap 18, eve...
Despite going a man short for a stretch, SKC blanks Orlando City
Jake Davis and Daniel Salloi scored goals just before and just after halftime, and Sporting Kansas City added a short-handed goal in second-half stoppage time in defeating Orlando City SC 3-0 on Saturday night in Kansas City, Kan.,Sporting KC (7-14-6, 27 points), which was playing in retro uniforms ...
Revs end winless skid in big way, blank CF Montreal 5-0
Bobby Wood scored twice in the first half to continue his strong play, and Luca Langoni added a goal and an assist in his MLS debut as the New England Revolution rolled past host CF Montreal 5-0 on Saturday evening.,Nick Lima and Giacomo Vrioni also scored goals and Carles Gil added a two assists fo...
McCartney Kessler secures first WTA title in Cleveland
American McCartney Kessler stunned No. 1 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil on Saturday, shaking off a brutal first set for a 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory in the final of Tennis in the Land in Cleveland. ,It was Kessler's first career WTA Tour title. ,Kessler thrived as an underdog in the tournament, ousti...