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Team Vitality, MOUZ, FURIA advance to playoffs at ESL Pro League 22
Team Vitality, MOUZ and FURIA were the third, fourth and fifth teams to advance to the playoff stage at ESL Pro League Season 22 with their victories Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.,In the Round 4 High matches of Stage 2, Team Vitality blanked G2 Esports 2-0, MOUZ did the same to 3DMAX, while FURIA em...
Roles reversed as No. 6 Oklahoma takes on Texas
Texas is the team that entered this season with all of the hype.,Oklahoma came into the season with plenty of questions on both sides of the ball.,But entering Saturday afternoon's Red River Rivalry showdown between the programs at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, the roles have been reversed.,The Sooners...
NFL fines Cowboys' Jerry Jones $250K for obscene gesture
The NFL fined Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones $250,000 for making an obscene gesture -- which he later called inadvertent -- toward fans during the team's road win Sunday against the New York Jets, according to multiple media reports on Tuesday.,Jones was shown in viral video on...
Skins Game on Black Friday to feature 4 Ryder Cup stars
The Skins Game, making its return on Black Friday after 17 years, will feature four recent Ryder Cup participants.,U.S. captain Keegan Bradley and team members Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffele will join Tommy Fleetwood of the victorious European squad at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl...
Report: Oklahoma QB John Mateer pushing to return vs. Texas
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer is pushing to return for Saturday's rivalry game against Texas, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Mateer had surgery on Sept. 24 on his right (throwing) hand after sustaining a broken bone during a 24-17 win against then-No. 22 Auburn on Sept. 20. The initial recovery timeli...
Novak Djokovic fights off illness to reach Shanghai quarters
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic endured a grueling 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 win Tuesday against Spain's Jaume Munar to reach the quarterfinals at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,Battling the humidity, the Serbian star threw up several times during the two-hour, 40-minute match and collapsed to the court after droppin...
AFC Week 5 Shake Up: Jaguars and Colts Take Control as Chiefs Stumble
Week 5 of the NFL saw the Jaguars and Colts surge to the top of the AFC, while the Chiefs stumbled in a Monday Night Football thriller....
Mike Elko, No. 5 Texas A&M wary of sub-.500 Florida
Never mind that Florida is 2-3 and has yet to win on the road this year.,According to Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, his fifth-ranked team will be facing its toughest opponent this year when the Gators invade College Station for a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday night.,"By far and away, the mos...
With Bobby Petrino back, Arkansas seeks another upset of No. 12 Tennessee
The Arkansas Razorbacks put a slight dent in Tennessee's College Football Playoff positioning last season, so coach Josh Heupel's No. 12 Volunteers will try to avoid a repeat of that game on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Holding a 13-7 all-time series edge, the Volunteers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) wil...
Katherine Legge returns to Cup Series with start at Las Vegas
Katherine Legge will make her seventh NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for Live Fast Motorsports on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.,The team announced Monday that Legge is tagging in behind the wheel of the No. 78 Desnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet for part-time driver and team owner B.J. Mc...
No. 4 Ole Miss puts 5-0 start on line vs. Washington State
Ole Miss has risen to No. 4 in the AP poll.,The Rebels (5-0) are one of five teams undefeated in SEC play, but they're the only one with three conference wins.,Head coach Lane Kiffin doesn't want his players to lose their edge as they venture out of conference play to meet Washington State (3-2) on ...
Team Falcons, Team Spirit advance to playoffs at ESL Pro League 22
Team Falcons and Team Spirit were the first two teams to punch their tickets into the playoff stage at ESL Pro League Season 22 with their victories Monday in Stockholm, Sweden.,In the Round 3 High matches of Stage 2, Team Falcons slipped by MOUZ 2-1 while Team Spirit swept G2 Esports 2-0.,The losin...
Raiders TE Brock Bowers (knee) week-to-week
Las Vegas Raiders All-Pro tight end Brock Bowers (knee) is week-to-week after missing his first game of the season Sunday, head coach Pete Carroll told reporters Monday.,Bowers had been playing through a PCL injury and bone bruise on his left knee, according to ESPN. He sustained the ailments during...
Arthur Rinderknech dumps No. 3 Alexander Zverev in Shanghai
Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech knocked out No. 3 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Monday to reach the fourth round at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,Rinderknech, who defeated Zverev in a five-setter at Wimbledon this year in their first meeting, won 24 out of 29 points at the net in the ...
Daria Kasatkina hits 'breaking point,' ends season early
WTA Tour veteran Daria Kasatkina said she is ending her season early to focus on her mental health after reaching a "breaking point.",Ranked No. 19 in the world, the 28-year-old Russian-born Australia resident has compiled a 19-22 singles record this year with nearly $1.5 million in prize money but ...
4-star C Davion Adkins commits to 'connected' Kansas
Kansas landed a commitment Sunday night from four-star center Davion Adkins, the fourth recruit to choose the Jayhawks in the past week.,The 6-foot-9 senior from Prolific Prep in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., picked head coach Bill Self's program over Houston and Rutgers after visiting all three schools la...
Commanders' Jayden Daniels returns to guide rally past Chargers
Rookie Jacory Croskey-Merritt rushed for 111 yards and two scores, Jayden Daniels passed for 231 yards and a touchdown in his return to the lineup and the visiting Washington Commanders rallied from a 10-point deficit for a 27-10 win Sunday against the host Los Angeles Chargers.,Daniels, who missed ...
Team Falcons, MOUZ keep rolling at Stage 2 ESL Pro League 22
Team Falcons and MOUZ posted sweeps for the second consecutive day during Stage 2 play on Sunday in the ESL Pro League Season 22 in Stockholm, Sweden.,Team Spirit and G2 Esports also earned sweeps after opening with wins on Saturday.,In low matches on Sunday, Inner Circle Esports, Team Vitality and ...
Penn State, Texas freefall out of AP Top 25; Miami new No. 2
Miami slid past Oregon for the No. 2 spot behind Ohio State in this week's Associated Press Top 25 poll, while preseason favorites Penn State and Texans now can be located in the "others receiving votes" category.,The Nittany Lions and Longhorns entered the weekend Nos. 7 and 9, respectively, before...
Jannik Sinner forced to retire in Shanghai; Novak Djokovic advances
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner had to be helped off the court in the third set at the Rolex Shanghai Masters, with severe cramping in his right thigh forcing him to retire from his third-round match against Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands on Sunday.,Griekspoor, the No. 27 seed, was leading 6-7 (3), ...