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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (hamstring) to start vs. Seahawks
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will start their game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, coach Dan Quinn said Friday.,Daniels, 24, missed Washington's 28-7 loss on Monday night to the Kansas City Chiefs because of a right hamstring strain. He was a full practice participa...

LSU interim AD given green light to hire football coach
LSU interim athletic director Verge Ausberry has something his fired predecessor did not have: authority to hire the school's next football coach.,Ausberry, along with university Board of Supervisors members John Carmouche and Scott Ballard, met with the media briefly Friday morning in Baton Rouge, ...

Alex Ovechkin takes 3rd swing at 900 goals as Capitals host Isles
Alex Ovechkin hopes the third time is the charm in the pursuit of his 900th career NHL goal.,Ovechkin moved within one of a pair of milestones after collecting a goal and an assist on Oct. 24 at Columbus. The three-time Hart Trophy recipient has been held off the scoresheet in consecutive contests h...

Fast start propels Hurricanes past Islanders to snap skid
Bradly Nadeau scored his first NHL goal to begin a three-goal first-period flurry Thursday night for the Carolina Hurricanes, who rolled to a 6-2 win over the New York Islanders in a battle of Metropolitan Division rivals in Raleigh, N.C.,Mike Reilly and Jordan Martinook scored later in the first wh...

LSU parts ways with embattled AD Scott Woodward
LSU and athletic director Scott Woodward mutually agreed to part ways, the university announced Thursday night, in the wake of the high-profile firing of football coach Brian Kelly.,After LSU dismissed Kelly over the weekend, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said during a press conference at the state cap...

Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero power Magic past Hornets for 1st road win
Franz Wagner scored 21 points, while Paolo Banchero and Anthony Black each added 20 points, leading the Orlando Magic to their first road win of the season with a 123-107 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.,Orlando shot 51.7% from the field and made 16 3-pointers. The Magic, who lo...

Orlando City's Alex Freeman wins MLS Young Player of Year
Orlando City SC defender Alex Freeman was named the 2025 MLS Young Player of the Year on Thursday.,The 21-year-old right back contributed six goals and three assists in 29 league matches (26 starts) this season.,Freeman's six goals tied for the most among MLS defenders, while his 42 key passes ranke...

Isles F Mathew Barzal (discipline) to be healthy scratch vs. Canes
New York Islanders forward Mathew Barzal will be a healthy scratch for Thursday's road game against the Carolina Hurricanes, coach Patrick Roy announced.,Barzal arrived late for Thursday'a morning skate in Raleigh, N.C., Roy said, and will return to the lineup on Friday when New York visits the Wash...

High-octane Vanderbilt opens vs. Lipscomb in Nashville clash
Two schools separated by 3 miles will meet for the first time since 2014 when Lipscomb travels to Vanderbilt on Monday night in Nashville.,The Commodores, entering their second season under coach Mark Byington, are coming off a 20-13 campaign and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2017.,Va...

Commanders' Jayden Daniels optimistic about returning to face Seahawks
The Seattle Seahawks will look to keep pace in the NFC West race when they visit the Washington Commanders for a Sunday night matchup.,Seattle (5-2) has won two straight and comes out of its bye tied with the Los Angeles Rams atop the division, a half-game ahead of the San Francisco 49ers.,"We're do...

Emma Sears' hat trick propels USWNT past New Zealand
Emma Sears notched her first professional hat trick and Catarina Macario recorded a brace to help the United States women's national team roll to a 6-0 rout of New Zealand in an international friendly on Wednesday night at Kansas City, Mo.,Rose Lavelle also had a goal and Michelle Cooper had two ass...

Louisiana Gov.: LSU AD won't be involved in football coach hiring process
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made it clear on Wednesday that he doesn't want LSU athletic director Scott Woodward to be involved in the hiring of the Tigers' next football coach.,Landry said during a press conference at the state capitol in Baton Rouge that he would let President Donald Trump make the...

Yandex, BetBoom advance to FISSURE Playground 2 upper-bracket final
Team Yandex and BetBoom Team clinched top-three spots and advanced to the upper-bracket final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event with wins on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Yandex rallied for a 2-1 win over MOUZ while BetBoom Team handed Team Spirit its first loss of the tournament, also 2-1, in...

Islanders, Hurricanes enter showdown plagued by blown leads
The New York Islanders' most recent trip to the playoffs in April 2024 was marred by an inability to hold onto leads and a tendency to allow goals in spurts during a five-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.,The Islanders and Hurricanes will each be looking to snap a two-game losing streak Thursday...

Magic pick up team options on F Tristan da Silva, G Anthony Black
The Orlando Magic exercised the team options on the contracts of forward Tristan da Silva and guard Anthony Black, keeping the duo under contract through the 2026-27 season.,The Magic, in making the announcement on Wednesday before Friday's league deadline, did not disclose terms. The Orlando Sentin...

Commanders WR Terry McLaurin (quad) out vs. Seahawks
Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin will sit out Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks with a quad injury, head coach Dan Quinn announced Wednesday.,McLaurin returned from a four-game absence due to a quad injury before aggravating it during Washington's 28-7 loss to the Kansas C...
Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia Has No Business Being in Heisman Talks
Diego Pavia has powered Vanderbilt to 7-1, but his Heisman résumé doesn’t stack up. Here’s why the hype around him is more fiction than fact....

Bruins sink Islanders with second-period explosion
The Boston Bruins scored three goals in less than four minutes during the second period to erase an early two-goal deficit on the way to a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,David Pastrnak, Michael Eyssimont and Elias Lindholm recorded a goal and an assist apiece while Fr...

Reports: Patriots trade S Kyle Dugger to Steelers, DE Keion White to 49ers
The New England Patriots moved on from a pair of former defensive starters on Tuesday by trading safety Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive end Keion White to the San Francisco 49ers, according to multiple media reports.,Both swaps are framed the same: The Patriots are sending a sev...

Yandex, MOUZ, Spirit, BetBoom reach FISSURE Playground 2 semis
Team Yandex, MOUZ, Team Spirit and BetBoom Team opened the playoffs with victories in the upper-bracket quarterfinal round of the FISSURE Playground 2 event on Tuesday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Yandex rallied past Tundra Esports 2-1, MOUZ swept Team Falcons 2-0, Team Spirit blanked HEROIC 2-0 and Be...