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Wagner coach suspended amid verbal abuse allegations
Wagner men's basketball coach Donald Copeland is suspended and under investigation for alleged repeated mistreatment of players, the New York Post reported on Wednesday.,Athletic director Walt Hameline later confirmed the report to CBS Sports. While the allegations are still being investigated, mult...

John Mateer's injury props up new Heisman favorite
Fernando Mendoza, step on up, you are the newest Heisman Trophy favorite in a season that has seen five candidates rise to the top before the calendar hits October.,Following the news that Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer will undergo hand surgery that is expected to sideline him for a month, Mendoz...

Report: Heat signing Precious Achiuwa to 1-year deal
Free agent big man Precious Achiuwa is returning to the Miami Heat on a one-year deal, ESPN reported Wednesday.,A first-round pick (20th overall) by Miami in 2020, Achiuwa was traded to the Toronto Raptors in August 2021 and spent the past season and a half with the New York Knicks.,Achiuwa gives th...

Paul Skenes, Pirates plot to slow Reds' playoff push
The final week of the season will feature one of baseball's best power pitching matchups when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series.,The Reds will start Hunter Greene (7-4, 2.74 ERA) against the Pirates' Paul Skenes (10-10, 2.03...

Braves, riding majors-best winning streak, chase sweep of Nats
Michael Harris II will try to continue his hot hitting on Wednesday afternoon when the Atlanta Braves go for their 11th straight win and a sweep of a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Braves (75-83) have their first double-digit winning streak since winning 14 straight...

Virginia Tech set on continuing momentum at NC State
North Carolina State coach Dave Doeren doesn't want to read too much into the fact that this week's opponent, Virginia Tech, finally won a game.,Virginia Tech visit the Wolfpack for Saturday night's game at Raleigh, N.C.,The Hokies will be in their second game under interim coach Philip Montgomery, ...

Braves' three solo blasts beat Nats for 10th straight win
Michael Harris II hit two long home runs and rookie Hurston Waldrep pitched six strong innings to help the Atlanta Braves extend their league-leading winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday.,The Braves (75-83) have their first double-digit winn...

Pirates play spoiler role, nip wild-card hopeful Reds
Oneil Cruz belted a two-run homer and five relievers combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.,Elly De La Cruz homered and went 3-for-4 for the Reds, who entered the night tied with the New York Mets for ...

UCF mourns assistant Shawn Clark while prepping for Kansas State
Less than 24 hours after UCF defeated North Carolina handily last Saturday, Knights offensive line coach Shawn Clark passed away. He had been hospitalized on Sept. 9 with a medical emergency.,"The reaction of our players and coaches to the news this morning is a testament to Shawn's character and th...

High-scoring offenses clash as Kansas hosts Cincinnati
Following a well-balanced effort in a resounding victory over West Virginia, Kansas will face high-powered Cincinnati on Saturday in a Big 12 matchup in Lawrence, Kan.,Kansas (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) defeated the Mountaineers last Saturday 41-10. The Jayhawks ran for 242 yards at nearly 6 yards per carry, ...

Alabama LB Jah-Marien Latham hospitalized with neck injury
Alabama linebacker Jah-Marien Latham suffered a neck injury during practice Tuesday and was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.,Latham, a sixth-year graduate student, is being assessed at UAB St. Vincent's in Birmingham and has "full feeling and motion," according to Crimson Tide coach...

Undefeated Arizona eager to challenge No. 14 Iowa State
A matchup of unbeaten teams is on tap for Saturday night when No. 14 Iowa State hosts Arizona in a Big 12 game in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) have been on top of the league standings for a month, thanks to their Week Zero win over rival Kansas State in Ireland -- one of three one-scor...

Oklahoma State begins post-Mike Gundy era vs. Baylor
Oklahoma State will play its first game without Mike Gundy as its head coach since 2004 when the Cowboys host Baylor on Saturday at Stillwater, Okla.,Gundy, 170-90 since becoming the Cowboys' coach in 2005 after serving as offensive coordinator from 2001-04, lost 11 of his last 12 games dating to la...

Cards RB Trey Benson thrust into spotlight against Seahawks
The struggling Arizona Cardinals' offense sure could use James Conner on a short week as they prepare for Thursday night's game against Seattle in Glendale, Ariz.,But the Cardinals (2-1) will have to make due without Conner, their stalwart running back, who went on injured reserve Tuesday with a foo...

No. 3 Penn State out for payback in 'White Out' game vs. No. 6 Oregon
No. 3 Penn State looks to deliver a little payback in a loud atmosphere when it entertains No. 6 Oregon on Saturday night in a Big Ten showdown in University Park, Pa.,The Ducks defeated the Nittany Lions in last season's Big Ten championship game, a loss that still smarts for Penn State. The hurt w...

Rising programs No. 18 Vanderbilt, Utah State clash for first time
For Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea, taking the next step in the program's resurgence will require defeating one of his mentors on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn.,His 18th-ranked Commodores (4-0) look to continue their best start since 2008 when they take on Utah State (3-1), off to its own strong start in ...

With QB in question, No. 8 Florida State sets out to battle Virginia
Florida State has had time to bask in its win over Alabama.,In the three weeks since their 31-17 upset of that Top 10 team, the Seminoles have crushed East Texas A&M and Kent State by a combined score of 143-13, with a bye week in between, as they surged into the Top 10 themselves.,The No. 8 Seminol...

Oklahoma QB, Heisman frontrunner John Mateer to miss time due to hand surgery
Oklahoma quarterback and early Heisman frontrunner John Mateer will undergo surgery to address a right-hand injury he suffered in the first quarter of last week's victory over Auburn, the school announced on Tuesday.,OU head coach Brent Venables says the expectation is that Mateer will be able to re...

'It’s Ohio State': Washington prepares for No. 1 Buckeyes in clash of unbeatens
If the Washington players wanted to spend a little extra time savoring their victory over rival Washington State last Saturday, Huskies coach Jedd Fisch quickly dismissed their intentions.,"We put the Apple Cup to rest yesterday," he said Monday of his team's 59-24 victory.,That's because the Huskie...

Celtics' Jayson Tatum (Achilles) still hopes to play this season
Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has not ruled out playing in 2025-26 as he recovers from a torn Achilles.,Injured during the playoffs in May, Tatum told ESPN's "First Take" on Tuesday not to count him out.,"First thing, I haven't said I'm not playing this season," the six-time All-Star forward...