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Cincinnati D Nick Hagglund wins Comeback Player of Year
FC Cincinnati defender Nick Hagglund was named the 2025 MLS Comeback Player of the Year on Wednesday.,Hagglund, 33, sustained a fractured fibula, torn ligaments and tendons, and significant cartilage damage in his ankle in a June 2024 match. It was his third season-ending injury in four seasons.,Aft...

Defense at forefront as No. 16 Iowa State faces Fairleigh Dickinson
It's a new season but the same mentality for No. 16 Iowa State and coach T.J. Otzelberger.,Make defense the priority, Otzelberger said, and success will follow.,Iowa State will get a chance to show off its tenacity on defense when it opens the season against Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday night in Am...

Minnesota plots for better execution vs. Michigan State
Minnesota is eager for a chance to prove itself.,P.J. Fleck says he and his coaching staff, not his players, have the most to prove.,The Golden Gophers (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten Conference) will get a chance to move on from a lopsided loss last week when they face Michigan State (3-5, 0-5) on Saturday after...

Connor Bedard's first hat trick sends Blackhawks past Senators
Connor Bedard netted his first career hat trick as part of a four-point night as the host Chicago Blackhawks topped the Ottawa Senators 7-3 on Tuesday.,Spencer Knight stopped 21 shots to earn his third straight win and help the Blackhawks build momentum entering a season-high six-game road trip.,Lou...

Zemgus Girgensons' breakout helps Lightning pull past Predators
Tampa Bay's Zemgus Girgensons scored his first two goals of the season, and Andrei Vasilevskiy beat the Nashville Predators for a 10th straight time as the Lightning won 5-2 on the road Tuesday.,Vasilevskiy needed to make just 18 saves in helping Tampa Bay win its third straight.,Charle-Edouard D'As...

Report: WNBA offers players extension in CBA discussions
The WNBA is proposing a 30-day extension to players to continue collective bargaining negotiations, according to ESPN.,The current CBA expires Friday.,Negotiations were also extended during previous discussions in 2019, when both sides agreed to a 60-day extension before eventually signing a deal in...

Heat trounce Hornets behind Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 28 points
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 28 points off the bench to lead the Miami Heat to a 144-117 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.,Bam Adebayo added 26 points and Andrew Wiggins scored 21 for the Heat, who shot a clinical 54.2% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range and 90.9% fr...

Reports: Patriots trade S Kyle Dugger to Steelers, DE Keion White to 49ers
The New England Patriots moved on from a pair of former defensive starters on Tuesday by trading safety Kyle Dugger to the Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive end Keion White to the San Francisco 49ers, according to multiple media reports.,Both swaps are framed the same: The Patriots are sending a sev...

Steven Pearl era begins for No. 20 Auburn vs. Bethune-Cookman
Bruce Pearl left the Auburn program, but the last name remains the same on the Tigers' bench.,Steven Pearl, the son of the coach who took the program to unprecedented heights in his 11 seasons, makes his debut as the head coach on Monday when Auburn opens at home against Bethune-Cookman.,The Tigers ...

Report: Heat G Terry Rozier faced $8M IRS tax lien
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was assessed an $8 million tax lien from the IRS in 2023, ESPN reported Tuesday, occurring the same year that he allegedly manipulated his performance to aid a sports betting plot.,The lien could help explain Rozier's motivations for allegedly taking part in the scheme,...

Sam Leavitt sidelined for Arizona State's title rematch with Iowa State
The rematch of last season's Big 12 championship game features two teams sliding downward in the conference race.,Defending champion Arizona State has lost two of its last three games and Iowa State has dropped three straight heading into Saturday's clash in Ames, Iowa.,The Sun Devils clobbered the ...

Arkansas and Mississippi St., each out for 1st SEC win, set to clash
The last time Arkansas won a Southeastern Conference game was last season when the Razorbacks defeated Mississippi State., ,The last time Mississippi State won an SEC game was two seasons ago when the Bulldogs defeated Arkansas., ,One of the teams will end its league losing streak when the Razorback...

Florida State's Mike Norvell clings to job as Seminoles face Wake Forest
It feels like Mike Norvell's Florida State tenure is hanging on by a string.,The Seminoles (3-4, 0-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference) took their fourth straight loss Oct. 18 at Stanford despite being three-score favorites. It doubled as their ninth straight ACC loss.,Florida State athletic director Mic...

Florida St. launches Luke Loucks era vs. ex-assistant at Alcorn St.
For the first time since 2002, someone besides Leonard Hamilton will be leading the Florida State basketball team.,Luke Loucks, a former player under Hamilton, was hired as his successor in March when Hamilton stepped down after 23 seasons leading the Seminoles. His coaching debut comes Nov. 4 again...

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...

Underdog at No. 24 Utah, No. 17 Cincinnati set for 'tough challenge'
No. 17 Cincinnati faces its biggest test of the season so far when it visits No. 24 Utah on Saturday night., ,The Bearcats (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) are tied atop the Big 12 standings with No. 10 BYU but face a tough path to reach the league title game in Arlington, Texas, with games against the Utes this w...

Tom Izzo opens 31st season at No. 22 Michigan State count on chemistry, depth
Tom Izzo has been chasing the white whale since the 2000-01 season. Michigan State has maintained basketball excellence during his storied coaching career but a second national championship has proven elusive.,Izzo and the No. 22 Spartans are back on the mission to capture that championship trophy i...

No. 11 Louisville opens vs. S.C. State with high expectations
One of the biggest college basketball storylines last season was Louisville's return to national prominence in coach Pat Kelsey's first year with the program.,In Year 2, which starts Monday with a home game against South Carolina State, the question becomes: Can the No. 11 Cardinals compete for a na...

Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt (foot) out vs. Iowa State
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss Saturday's rematch of last year's Big 12 Conference championship game against Iowa State in Ames, a school spokesperson announced Tuesday.,Leavitt, who guided the Sun Devils over the Cyclones 45-19 in last year's conference title game, left last Saturd...

No. 8 Georgia Tech visits NC State, seeking ninth straight win
Closing in on more program history, No. 8 Georgia Tech will take its unbeaten record into Raleigh, N.C., against North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday night.,A victory for Georgia Tech (8-0, 5-0) would match the program's longest single-season winning streak since beginn...