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Bolstered by depth, No. 8 Kansas welcomes surging Cincinnati
No. 8 Kansas has learned to win without the presence of its leading scorer as it prepares to host suddenly surging Cincinnati in Big 12 Conference play on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (20-6, 10-3 Big 12) got the full Darryn Peterson experience on Wednesday in a commanding 81-69 road win o...
ESPN replacing 'Sunday Night Baseball' with WNBA, NWSL games
With "Sunday Night Baseball" moving to NBC this season, ESPN revealed Thursday it has elected to fill its premium Sunday slot with WNBA and NWSL games and ancillary coverage.,"Women's Sports Sundays" will debut in prime time this summer. ESPN said 12 live games and accompanying studio segments will ...
Tundra moves to top of Group B at DreamLeague Season 28
Tundra Esports won twice on Thursday to rise to the top of Group B with one day left in Group Stage 1 at DreamLeague Season 28.,Tundra is the first team to reach four wins in its group, with MOUZ close behind in second. In Group A, Aurora Gaming notched another win and remains comfortably in first.,...
Guardians pitchers plead not guilty in pitch-rigging case
A scheduled spring trial for Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz accused of colluding with sports bettors on an alleged pitch-rigging scheme likely will be postponed until October.,U.S. District Court Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto said she ultimately will move the trial to the fall ...
Texas Tech's national title odds sink minus JT Toppin
JT Toppin's season came to an end with the torn right ACL he suffered this week, and oddsmakers believe Texas Tech's national title hopes might have evaporated with the loss of the reigning Big 12 Player of the Year.,The 13th-ranked Red Raiders (19-7, 9-4 Big 12) served notice that they were a serio...
Drew Rasmussen named Opening Day starter by Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to right-hander Drew Rasmussen on Opening Day.,Manager Kevin Cash told reporters Thursday at spring training in Port Charlotte, Fla., that it was "a pretty easy call" to start Rasmussen against the Cardinals in St. Louis on March 26.,Rasmussen finished the 2025 ...
Chanettee Wannasaen surges to share of first-round lead at Honda
Chanettee Wannasaen is tied atop the leaderboard of her home-country tournament with Japan's Nasa Hataoka after the opening round of the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday in Pattaya, Thailand.,Wannasaen was effective throughout a 7-under-par 65 opening round, racking up nine birdies against two bogeys...
College Basketball Thursday Picks: Feb 19th Best Betting Predictions
Thursday’s college basketball slate features Liberty’s hot shooting, Memphis vs. South Florida fireworks and a ranked SEC women’s showdown between LSU and Ole Miss....
Kings' Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine have season-ending surgeries
The Sacramento Kings, losers of 14 straight and at the bottom of the NBA standings, lost stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine to season-ending surgeries on Wednesday.,Sabonis, a three-time All-Star in the frontcourt, had an operation to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He had returned to a...
No. 8 Kansas rides hot start to take down Oklahoma State
Darryn Peterson scored 23 points as No. 8 Kansas cruised to an 81-69 win over Oklahoma State in a Big 12 Conference showdown on Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Bryson Tiller contributed 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for Kansas (20-6, 10-3 Big 12). Tre White tallied 16 points and Elmarko Ja...
No. 25 Alabama rallies past No. 20 Arkansas in 2OT thriller
Labaron Philon Jr. scored a season-high 35 points and added seven assists and No. 25 Alabama overcame a 14-point deficit for a wild 117-115 double overtime victory over No. 20 Arkansas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Tuscaloosa Ala.,Aiden Sherrell also had a season-high with 26 poi...
Rashaun Agee’s late heroics help Texas A&M rally past hapless Ole Miss
Rashaun Agee hit the deciding jumper, then grabbed a crucial late rebound and added a pair of free throws to help Texas A&M rally past reeling Ole Miss 80-77 on Wednesday in a wild Southeastern Conference battle in College Station, Texas., ,The Rebels led by five points at halftime and by 13 after a...
Aurora Gaming lone unbeaten at DreamLeague Season 28
Aurora Gaming won twice to improve to 4-0 Wednesday in Group Stage 1 at DreamLeague Season 28.,With a pair of 2-0 victories, Aurora sits alone atop Group A and is the lone unbeaten team in the event. ,MOUZ and Tundra Esports also won twice and are tied atop Group B at 2-2.,The $1 million Dota 2 even...
Report: Kings' Domantas Sabonis, Zach LaVine have season-ending surgeries
The Sacramento Kings, losers of 14 straight and at the bottom of the league standings, lost stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine to season-ending surgeries on Wednesday, ESPN reported.,Sabonis, a three-time All-Star in the frontcourt, had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee, ESPN re...
Texas Tech's JT Toppin has torn ACL, out for season
Texas Tech star forward JT Toppin sustained a torn ACL in his right knee and will miss the rest of the season, the school announced Wednesday.,An MRI confirmed the severity of the injury for Toppin, who was hurt while driving to the basket with 6:03 remaining in the Red Raiders' 72-67 loss to Arizon...
Chiefs' Rashee Rice accused of assault in civil suit by mother of his children
A former girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice filed a civil lawsuit this week in Texas alleging that he assaulted her during a span from December 2023 to July 2025.,Dacoda Jones, with whom Rice has two children and said she was pregnant during many of the alleged assaults, file...
Why the NBA’s Tanking Problem Isn’t What You Think
Tanking has returned as a major NBA storyline, but the real issue may be teams shutting down star players. Here’s why the league has a bigger problem....
Once PGA Tour critic, Lucas Glover tabbed as PAC chairman
Lucas Glover has been elected as the Player Advisory Council chairman for the 2026 calendar year by the PGA Tour's voting membership.,A vocal critic of the direction of the PGA Tour in recent years, Glover was given the nod Wednesday over current chairman Adam Scott to oversee the 16-player consulti...
Norwegian M Lasse Berg Johnsen joins Sporting KC
Sporting Kansas City announced the acquisition of Norwegian midfielder Lasse Berg Johnsen on Wednesday.,The 26-year-old arrives from Swedish side Malmo FF and is under contract through 2027-28 with a 2028-29 option.,"We are delighted to add Lasse to the team," president of soccer operations and gene...
Mavericks G Kyrie Irving sidelined until 2026-27 season
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving will not play this season as he continues to recover from knee surgery, the team confirmed Wednesday.,The nine-time All-Star, who had surgery last March to repair a torn left ACL, is expected to return in 2026-27.,Irving, who turns 34 next month, is making "steady...