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Coach Matt Campbell praises No. 22 Iowa State ahead of clash vs. Colorado
No. 22 Iowa State will look to shake off its first loss of the season when the Cyclones face Colorado in a Big 12 matinee Saturday in Boulder, Colo. ,Colorado hopes to have coach Deion Sanders on the sideline. Sanders underwent a four-hour procedure to remove blood clots from his left leg on Tuesday...

Ducks start fresh under Joel Quenneville, face Kraken in season opener
After missing the NHL playoffs for a seventh consecutive season, the Anaheim Ducks made a bold move.,They hired Joel Quenneville, who ranks second in league history in coaching victories behind only Scotty Bowman. Quenneville, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, hadn't been behind a bench in nearly f...

Tigers smack 3 HRs in rout of Mariners to even ALDS
DETROIT - Riley Greene, Javier Baez and Gleyber Torres each hammered home runs to help the Detroit Tigers to an 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division series on Wednesday.,Baez, who homered in a postseason game for the first time since 2017, also drove in fou...

Sens out to build on playoff berth, open vs. battle-tested Lightning
The Ottawa Senators broke their eight-season playoff skid last spring under new coach Travis Green and will look to take the next step this campaign.,In a season-opening Atlantic Division matchup Thursday night, the Senators will square off with one of the Eastern Conference teams they could meet in...

Report: Nats cleaning house under new leadership
New Washington Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni is reportedly cleaning house following the team's sixth straight losing season.,The Athletic reported Wednesday on the departures of more than a half-dozen employees, including assistant general managers Eddie Longosz and Mark Sci...

NC State's Alyn Breed cleared for all basketball activities
Alyn Breed, a redshirt senior guard for North Carolina State, has been cleared for all basketball-related activities after recovering from a knee injury, head coach Will Wade said Wednesday.,Wade is in his first season at NC State after two seasons at McNeese State, where his teams went 50-9 and mad...

LB Germaine Pratt signs with Colts, reunites with DC
The Indianapolis Colts signed free agent Germaine Pratt to a contract on Wednesday and placed fellow linebacker Joe Bachie on injured reserve.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed on Pratt, however NFL Network reported it was a one-year contract.,Pratt was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday...

Tip line set up for anonymous reporting of NIL violations
The College Sports Commission launched a tip line for reporting potential NIL violations on Wednesday.,The commission called it an important information-gathering tool as it oversees thousands of name, image and likeness deals that have transformed the college sports landscape.,"One of the foundatio...

Broncos starting LG Ben Powers has surgery for torn bicep
Denver Broncos left guard Ben Powers has surgery to repair a torn left bicep and is expected to miss at least two months, if not longer.,The injury occurred near the end of the Broncos' 21-17 road win on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles while protecting quarterback Bo Nix as he completed a pas...

Stanford football scores $50M donation from former player
A former Stanford football player has donated a record $50 million to the program, the school announced Wednesday.,The donation from Bradford M. Freeman is the largest individual gift in Cardinal football history, outside of facilities.,It is a massive windfall for Stanford general manager Andrew Lu...

No. 16 Notre Dame carrying momentum into NC State matchup
No. 16 Notre Dame is coming off three straight wins and playing as well as it has all season.,Those who believe in momentum would certainly say that the Fighting Irish have it on their side.,Count Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman among the believers. He will look for Notre Dame (3-2) to maintain its ...

TCU hopes to rocket up Big 12 standings vs. Kansas State
Three seasons removed from playing in the Big 12 Championship Game, TCU and Kansas State will square off Saturday in Manhattan looking to find the groove that recently put them at the top of the conference.,Kansas State (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) gave up a late 14-point lead in a 35-34 loss at Baylor on Satu...

New Rays owner targeting Opening Day 2029 for ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays' new managing partner and co-chair Patrick Zapulski announced on Tuesday that the organization intends to open a new ballpark in the Tampa Bay area on Opening Day 2029.,Zapulski's purchase of the club from Stu Sternberg for $1.7B was given final approval by Major League Baseball l...

Reports: Cardinals fine coach Jonathan Gannon $100k for outburst
The Arizona Cardinals fined Jonathan Gannon $100,000 for his interaction with Emari Demercado that included the head coach apparently hitting the player, ESPN and NFL Network reported Tuesday.,Gannon will face no further discipline, per the reports.,"We have been in contact with the NFLPA, and the c...

Cincinnati brings dominant offensive line into test vs. UCF
Coming off a win over then-No. 14 Iowa State on Saturday, its first over a ranked team in head coach Scott Satterfield's tenure, Cincinnati is on the cusp of the AP Top 25.,Cincinnati (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) is 2-0 in the Big 12 for the first time in three seasons as a Power Four program, and expectations...

Penn State welcomes Northwestern, trying to avoid third straight loss
Penn State began the season ranked No. 2 in the nation, but that feels like a distant memory right now., ,The slumping Nittany Lions hope to avoid a third straight defeat Saturday when they host Northwestern in Big Ten action from University Park, Pa., ,Penn State (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) opened its campa...

Quarterback questions abound as Houston takes on Oklahoma State
The Houston Cougars and Oklahoma State Cowboys each head into their Saturday Big 12 matchup with questions surrounding who will line up under center in Stillwater, Okla.,For Houston (4-1, 1-1), the Cougars already matched their win total from last season's 4-8 campaign but stumbled in a 35-11 defeat...

Coach Matt Campbell praises No. 22 Iowa State's 'character' ahead of clash vs. Colorado
No. 22 Iowa State will look to shake off its first loss of the season when the Cyclones face Colorado in a Big 12 matinee Saturday in Boulder, Colo. ,Colorado hopes to have coach Deion Sanders on the sideline. In his weekly press conference, Sanders said he will have a four-hour procedure and expect...

Mariners 1B Josh Naylor returns to team, back in lineup for Game 3 at Tigers
Seattle first baseman Josh Naylor, who did not travel with the Mariners to Detroit due to what the team called personal reasons, is batting fifth and playing first base against the host Tigers in Game 3 of their American League Division Series.,Naylor and his wife, Chantel Collado, have been anticip...

No. 17 Illinois prepares for 'tremendous challenge' vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck didn't mince words when describing how to defend Ohio State's multi-faceted offense.,"You're picking your poison," he said.,He's right because the No. 1 Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) rolled to a 42-3 win over Minnesota last Saturday.,Now, No. 17 Illinois (5-1, 2-1) will try ...