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FAU fires coach Tom Herman in 2nd season
Florida Atlantic fired head coach Tom Herman in just his second season, the university announced Monday.,Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Chad Lunsford will be interim head coach for the Owls' final two games.,Herman finished with a 6-16 record in Boca Raton, Fla.,The news comes two da...
Falcons have bye week to heal, reset from blowout loss at Denver
Following their worst showing of the season, the banged-up Atlanta Falcons are limping into a much-needed bye week.,Atlanta (6-5) was held without a touchdown for the first time this year and allowed a season high in points in falling 38-6 on the road against the Denver Broncos on Sunday.,The Falcon...
Matt Eberflus, Bears cry foul to NFL on game-deciding FG block
Pictures and video point to a clear penalty on the Packers' game-deciding blocked field goal on Sunday, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said the day after Green Bay escaped with a 20-19 win. ,Eberflus said the Bears are sending a report and video of Chicago's field-goal try as time expired to...
Travis Hunter putting vise grip on Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Trophy race appears to have been trimmed in half to a two-player race over the weekend, with Colorado's Travis Hunter continuing to distance himself at the top.,The Buffaloes' two-way star caught five passes in a commanding 49-24 win over Utah. That boosted Hunter's season total to 74 re...
Reports: FAU fires coach Tom Herman in 2nd season
Florida Atlantic has fired head coach Tom Herman in just his second season, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Associate head coach Chad Lunsford will be named interim head coach for the Owls' final two games.,Herman finishes with a 6-16 record in Boca Raton, Fla.,The news comes two days after the Ow...
Panthers rookie RB Jonathon Brooks to debut vs. Chiefs
Carolina Panthers rookie running back Jonathon Brooks will make his debut this week against the Kansas City Chiefs, head coach Dave Canales said Monday.,Brooks, 21, was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. At 46th overall, the former University of Texas standout was the first running ...
Giants make 'necessary switch' to QB Tommy DeVito; Daniel Jones No. 3
Quarterback Daniel Jones was demoted from starter to No. 3, spelling the beginning of the end to his career with the New York Giants. ,Tommy DeVito will start for the Giants (2-8) on Sunday against the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Drew Lock will be his backup, head coach Brian Daboll said Monda...
Panthers signing CB Caleb Farley to active roster
The Carolina Panthers are signing former first-round draft pick Caleb Farley to their active roster, the cornerback's agents told ESPN on Monday.,The Panthers had elevated Farley to the 53-man roster the past three games, exhausting their three practice squad elevations. Carolina signed him to the p...
Reports: Giants to bench QB Daniel Jones, start Tommy DeVito
Quarterback Daniel Jones is headed to the bench with Tommy DeVito preparing to start for the New York Giants in Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to multiple reports Monday. ,The Giants emerge from their bye week with a new pecking order at quarterback, a decision foreshadowed by g...
Hornets star LaMelo Ball fined $100K for anti-gay phrase
The NBA fined Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball $100,000 Sunday for using "offensive and derogatory" language during a postgame TV interview.,At issue was an anti-gay phrase Ball used when answering a sideline interviewer's question about defending the last shot against Milwaukee's Giannis Antetok...
SMU aims to stay perfect at home, faces Prairie View A&M
After suffering its first loss of the season at Butler on Friday, SMU returns to Dallas aiming to keep its perfect home record intact when it hosts Prairie View A&M on Monday.,The Mustangs (3-1), who opened the season with three convincing home victories, were held to season lows in points, field go...
Transfers making immediate impacts for Pitt, VMI
Off to a perfect start with each of its four wins coming by at least 15 points, retooled Pitt is making noise with two productive transfers in the starting lineup.,On Monday, when Pitt (4-0) hosts Virginia Military Institute (4-1) of the Southern Conference, the Panthers could get a tougher test tha...
Mavs come to life in third quarter to pound Spurs
Kyrie Irving and reserve Daniel Gafford each scored 22 points and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the third quarter for a 110-93 win over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night. ,The Mavericks had dropped four straight games by a combined eight points but were on cruise control against...
Sergei Bobrovsky, Panthers shut down suddenly-skidding Jets
Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and captain Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart each recorded a three-point performance, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 5-0 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,A two-time Vezina Trophy recipient, Bobrovsky turned aside 10 shots in the third pe...
Newcomer Dyson Daniels raising Hawks' play as they head to Portland
Guard Dyson Daniels, who has become the biggest thief in the NBA, and the Atlanta Hawks look for their third straight win when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,According to the Hawks, Daniels has tied the record for longest streak in NBA history with at least 15 points and five steal...
Cade Klubnik's mad dash gets No. 20 Clemson past Pitt
Cade Klubnik broke two tackles and scrambled up the field for a 50-yard go-ahead touchdown as No. 20 Clemson kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive by escaping Pittsburgh with a 24-20 road victory on Saturday.,Pitt used a 13-0 scoring run in the fourth quarter to take a 20-17 lead with 1:36 r...
After rare loss, NHL-leading Jets aim to bounce back against Panthers
The Winnipeg Jets will look to regain their footing after a rare misstep when they complete a three-game road trip against the Florida Panthers on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,The contest is the first of a home-and-home series between the teams. They'll face off again in Winnipeg on Tuesday night. ,The...
Women's Top 25: UConn's Geno Auriemma ties D-I wins mark
Paige Bueckers poured in a season-high 29 points as No. 2 UConn downed No. 14 North Carolina 69-58 on Friday, allowing Huskies coach Geno Auriemma to tie the all-time Division I wins record for women's and men's basketball.,The triumph was No. 1,216 for Auriemma, pulling him level with Tara VanDerve...
No. 3 USC cruises past Santa Clara to remain undefeated
JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Kiki Iriafen added 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals as No. 3 Southern California remained perfect on the season with an 81-50 victory over visiting Santa Clara at Los Angeles.,Rayah Marshall scored 12 points for the Trojans (4-0), who had just nine turnove...
Jets expect WR Davante Adams (wrist/illness) to play vs. Colts
New York Jets wide receiver Davante Adams, after missing two days of practice because of illness and a wrist issue, is expected to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Friday.,Ulbrich also said that starting left tackle Tyron Smith and linebacker C.J. Mosley, b...