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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...
No. 2 Indiana begins run of Big Ten bottom-dwellers at Maryland
No. 2 Indiana and Maryland welcomed new quarterbacks this season who have been game-changers for their respective offenses.,While it has translated to team success for the Hoosiers and Heisman Trophy candidate Fernando Mendoza, the Terrapins have failed to improve despite flashes of brilliance from ...
Wagner names interim coach amid Donald Copeland suspension
Six days before opening its season at VCU, Wagner named Dwan McMillan its interim head coach.,McMillan will lead the Seahawks while head coach Donald Copeland serves a suspension. The New York Post reported last month that Wagner was investigating Copeland for mistreatment and verbal abuse of his pl...
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (hamstring) expected to return to practice Wednesday
Washington star quarterback Jayden Daniels, who missed the loss on Monday night to the Kansas City Chiefs because of a hamstring injury, is expected to practice in some capacity on Wednesday, Commanders coach Dan Quinn said on Tuesday.,"He had a good rehab session on Sunday," Quinn said. "The team's...
Stanford aims to stay menacing at home, opens vs. Portland State
As it continues to reestablish Maples Pavilion as one of college basketball's toughest venues for opponents, Stanford begins its second season under coach Kyle Smith on Nov. 4 against visiting Portland State.,The Cardinal went 17-3 at their home court in Smith's 2024-25 debut, with the 17 wins match...
After blowout loss, Pistons try to rebound vs. struggling Magic
J.B. Bickerstaff isn't concerned about one bad outing. The Detroit Pistons coach saw his team get blown out by Cleveland on Monday.,The Pistons will host the struggling Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.,The Cavaliers, who had the Eastern Conference's best record last season, rolled to a 116-95 victo...
Panthers LW Brad Marchand (personal) out vs. Ducks
The Florida Panthers will not have leading scorer Brad Marchand in the lineup Tuesday against the visiting Anaheim Ducks due to a death in the family.,Marchand, 37, leads Florida in goals (five), assists (six) and points (11) in 10 games this season. The four-time All-Star left wing helped the Panth...
Arch Manning's status unclear as No. 20 Texas hosts No. 9 Vanderbilt
Expect the fur to fly when No. 20 Texas returns home from a month-long road trip to host surging No. 9 Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Austin in a game with both Southeastern Conference and College Football Playoff implications., ,The big question will be the health of Texas quarterback Arch Man...
Rising Isles aim to capitalize on Bruins' penchant for penalties
The Boston Bruins and visiting New York Islanders go head-to-head for the first time this season in a Tuesday night matchup of Eastern Conference teams trending in opposite directions. ,The Islanders carry a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) into their first of three games in four nights, while the ...
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce lead surging Chiefs over Commanders
Patrick Mahomes threw three second-half touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs pulled away for a 28-7 win against the visiting Washington Commanders on Monday night.,Mahomes completed 25 of 34 passes for 299 yards and overcame two first-half interceptions as the Chiefs (5-3) won their third str...
Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce lead Chiefs to 3rd straight win
Patrick Mahomes threw three second-half touchdown passes and the Kansas City Chiefs pulled away for a 28-7 win against the visiting Washington Commanders on Monday night.,Mahomes completed 25 of 34 passes for 299 yards and overcame two first-half interceptions as the Chiefs (5-3) won their third str...
Elite scorer Markus Burton guides Notre Dame vs. Long Island
Notre Dame will feature one of the nation's top point guards when it opens the season against visiting Long Island on Monday in South Bend, Ind.,Markus Burton averaged 21.3 points and 3.0 assists per game last season to join David Rivers (1984-88) as the only Notre Dame players to average at least 2...
Week 8 MNF: Commanders-Chiefs Preview, Props, Prediction
The Washington Commanders are double-digit underdogs on the road Monday night as they wrap up the Week 8 slate against the resurgent Kansas City Chiefs.,The Commanders (3-4) enter the game without injured quarterback Jayden Daniels, while the Chiefs (4-3) have won consecutive games and are working t...
Former Raiders S George Atkinson dies at 78
Former Oakland Raiders safety George Atkinson, who helped the team to five consecutive AFC Championship Games, has died, the team announced. He was 78.,Atkinson's cause of death was not revealed.,Atkinson was a seventh-round draft pick by the Raiders in 1968. In his first two seasons with the Raider...
Wings finalize hire of head coach Jose Fernandez
The Dallas Wings officially named Jose Fernandez as their new head coach on Monday.,Fernandez, 53, takes his first WNBA position after coaching at South Florida for the past 25 seasons.,Dallas parted ways with head coach Chris Koclanes on Sept. 30 following a 10-34 campaign.,Fernandez guided USF to ...
Report: Browns LB Carson Schwesinger has high-ankle sprain
Testing confirmed a high-ankle sprain for Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger, ESPN reported Monday.,Schwesinger, who leads Cleveland with 64 tackles, was injured during Sunday's setback at New England and could be sidelined for four or more weeks. He was wearing a boot on his righ...
Austin Reaves red-hot for Lakers with Blazers up next
Austin Reaves is typically a complementary player for the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's fresh off one of the top performances in franchise history.,Reaves looks to follow-up an outing in which he nearly nailed a 50-point triple-double when the Lakers host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,R...
Pistons to test their 'standard' against Cavaliers
Detroit's home game against Cleveland on Monday night will provide an early measuring stick for the Pistons.,The Pistons are striving to reach the level of the Cavaliers, who had the Eastern Conference's top record last season and reside in the same division, the Central.,For the first time in many ...
San Diego FC makes early scoring stick in Game 1 win over Timbers
Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer scored first-half goals and top-seeded San Diego FC recorded a 2-1 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers to win the opening match of the Round One first-round series on Sunday night.,CJ dos Santos made two saves as expansion San Diego FC prevailed in their initia...
San Diego star 'Chucky' Lozano sits for playoff opener vs. Timbers
San Diego FC star Hirving "Chucky" Lozano didn't dress for the expansion club's first playoff match against the visiting Portland Timbers on Sunday night in the wake of a heated locker room altercation earlier this month.,San Diego FC left Lozano off the game-night roster, but the Mexican internatio...