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Daniil Tarasov, Blue Jackets look to slow down Oilers
Elvis Merzlikins was the opening-night starter for the Columbus Blue Jackets, but Daniil Tarasov has emerged as the No. 1 goaltender just 2 1/2 weeks into the season.,Tarasov is expected to start a fifth straight game when the Blue Jackets host the Edmonton Oilers Monday night.,Merzlikins, who has s...
Top two picks face off as Wizards take on Hawks
The first two picks in the 2024 NBA draft -- Atlanta's Zaccharie Risacher and Washington's Alex Sarr -- will go head-to-head for the first time on Monday when the Hawks host the Wizards.,Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick, started for the first time on Sunday. Sarr, the No. 2 overall pick, has started...
Talon Esports stand alone atop Group B at DreamLeague Season 24
Talon Esports was the lone team to come away with a 2-0 win in Group B on Sunday as Group Stage 1 started at the DreamLeague Season 24 event. ,All eight teams in Group B were in action on Sunday, but six were involved in 1-1 draws. That allowed Talon Esports to quickly grab the No. 1 spot in the sta...
Texas A&M collects four-star recruits in addition to key victory
Texas A&M and first-year coach Mike Elko are having a huge weekend, rallying to beat LSU on Saturday, then moving up to No. 10 in the country on Sunday and getting verbal commitments from a pair of four-star recruits in Douglasville, Ga.,Douglas County High juniors Jordan Carter and Aaron Gregory we...
Hall of Fame Series headed to Allegiant Stadium in '27
LAS VEGAS -- Big-time college basketball is coming to Allegiant Stadium.,Four of the biggest names in NCAA basketball history will play a doubleheader on Nov. 12, 2027, inside the home of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, as the stadium joins its brethren from the gridiron.,Arizona will play Duke and Ind...
ATP roundup: Jack Draper fends off comeback, wins Vienna title
No. 7 seed Jack Draper clinched the first ATP 500-level title of his career when the Brit defeated Russia's Karen Khachanov 6-4, 7-5 in the final of the Erste Bank Open on Sunday in Vienna, Austria.,Draper found himself trailing in the second set when Khachanov fought out of a 4-0 hole by winning fi...
Titans QB Mason Rudolph to start vs. Lions; Will Levis inactive
The Tennessee Titans once again will turn to Mason Rudolph with fellow quarterback Will Levis listed as inactive for the game Sunday against the host Detroit Lions.,Levis is inactive for the second consecutive contest due to the right shoulder injury he sustained in Tennessee's 20-17 loss to the Ind...
Bengals WR Tee Higgins inactive vs. Eagles
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is inactive for Sunday's game against the visiting Philadelphia Eagles.,Higgins was added to the injury report on Friday as questionable after sustaining a quad injury in practice. ,Andrei Iosivas and rookie Jermaine Burton likely will see more playing ti...
Golden Knights cruise to victory, keep Sharks winless
Brett Howden scored two goals and Mark Stone and Pavel Dorofeyev each had a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into first place in the Pacific Division with a 7-3 victory over the winless San Jose Sharks on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,It was the first two-goal game of Howden's...
Kevin Durant hits milestone as Suns beat Luka Doncic, Mavs
Kevin Durant recorded 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to 114-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Durant also became the eighth player in NBA history to top 29,000 career points. He finished the game with 29,010.,Devin Booker scored 21 points, Jusuf ...
Chris Tennant's 51-yard FG fuels No. 16 Kansas State past Kansas
Chris Tennant tied his career long with a 51-yard field goal in the final two minutes, helping No. 16 Kansas State to a 29-27 victory over in-state rival Kansas on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan., ,K-State extended its winning streak over Kansas to 16 games., ,Avery Johnson was 19-of-34 for 253 yards an...
No. 14 Texas A&M upends No. 8 LSU, sits alone atop SEC
Backup quarterback Marcel Reed rushed for three second-half touchdowns Saturday night and No. 14 Texas A&M took sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 38-23 win over No. 8 LSU in College Station, Texas. ,Reed scored on a pair of 8-yard runs in the third quarter after re...
No. 5 Texas holds off No. 25 Vanderbilt
Texas' Quinn Ewers threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and the defense held Vanderbilt to 269 total yards, as the No. 5 Longhorns knocked off the 25th-ranked Commodores 27-24, in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville on Saturday.,The Longhorns entered the day ranked No. 1 in scoring defense...
TCU overcomes 13-point 4th-quarter deficit, hangs on to beat Texas Tech
Texas Tech freshman quarterback Will Hammond, who replaced injured starter Behren Morton in the second half, fumbled the ball away on a potential game-winning possession late in the Red Raiders' 35-34 loss to TCU Saturday in a Big 12 matchup in Fort Worth, Texas.,Morton, who completed 13 of 22 pass ...
Taylen Green steers Arkansas to dominating win at Mississippi State
Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green accounted for six touchdowns, four in the first half, as the Razorbacks zipped past the Mississippi State Bulldogs 58-25 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss.,Green rushed for a score and connected on TD passes to Luke Hasz (twice), Jordan Anthony and Andreas P...
Will Howard tosses 3 TDs as No. 4 Ohio State tops Nebraska
Will Howard had three touchdown passes, including a late go-ahead score, as No. 4 Ohio State rallied to defeat Nebraska 21-17 in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.,Howard's 9-yard pass to Quinshon Judkins with 6:04 to play gave the Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) the lead after the offense had stalled in the ...
No. 13 Indiana holds off Washington 31-17 for 8-0 start
D'Angelo Ponds intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, as No. 13 Indiana remained undefeated with a 31-17 victory against Washington in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.,Justice Ellison rushed for a game-high 123 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries for ...
Natalie Williams out as Aces general manager
Las Vegas Aces general manager Natalie Williams, who helped build WNBA championship teams in 2022 and 2023, will not have her contract renewed, the team announced Saturday.,Williams, 53, was hired in April 2022 and enjoyed immediate success. This season, the Aces finished fourth in the regular-seaso...
Report: Cowboys to activate RB Dalvin Cook vs. 49ers
Running back Dalvin Cook will make his Dallas Cowboys debut Sunday when he is activated from the practice squad for a road game against the San Francisco 49ers, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy revealed this week that the four-time Pro Bowl selection was close to being...
ATP roundup: Finals set in Basel, Vienna
Behind his strong serve, Ben Shelton moved into the final of the Swiss Indoors Basel following his 6-3, 7-6 (9) defeat of Frenchman Arthur Fils on Saturday.,In the process, Shelton, the sixth seed, snapped seventh-seeded Fils' streak of 13 consecutive match wins in ATP 500 tournaments. Shelton won 8...