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No. 24 TCU set to open Big 12 season at Arizona State
Defending Big 12 champion Arizona State, coming off a win at Baylor on a last-second field goal, will face No. 24 TCU on Friday night at Tempe, Ariz., in a matchup of what likely will be two of the conference's top teams this season.,The Horned Frogs (3-0 overall) will open their Big 12 slate after ...

Oklahoma State fires head coach Mike Gundy
Oklahoma State fired head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons.,The reports come one day after Gundy confirmed that he had zero interest in 2025 being his final year in Stillwater. "100 percent," he said on Monday.,The Cowboys sport a 1-2 record this season and have lost 11 of the past 12 games dating ...

Report: Former Bengals RB Rudi Johnson dies at 45
Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson has died at age 45, TMZ Sports reported on Tuesday.,Police told the media outlet that Johnson died by suicide in Florida just after midnight on Tuesday.,A fourth-round draft pick by Cincinnati in 2001, Johnson played seven seasons with the Bengals ...

No. 15 Tennessee braces for aural assault at Mississippi State
Dynamic quarterback Joey Aguilar leads No. 15 Tennessee into a matchup with undefeated Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in the Bulldogs' Southeastern Conference opener at Starkville, Miss.,Tennessee coach Josh Heupel sees a better Mississippi State squad than last season when the Volunteers w...

Braves, Nationals rookie righties face off in rematch
A pair of high-profile rookies will face each other on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves host the Washington Nationals in the second game of a three-game series.,The Braves (74-83) won the opener 11-5 on Monday to extend their winning streak to nine games, the longest active run in the majors. ,The pi...

Houston, facing winless Oregon State, eyes first 4-0 start in 9 years
Houston looks to start 4-0 for the first time since 2016 when it battles winless Oregon State in nonconference play on Friday night in Corvallis, Ore.,The Cougars have outscored their first three foes 98-29 and have yet to commit a turnover.,Second-year coach Willie Fritz emphasizes taking care of t...

Braves batter Nats for 9th straight win but lose Ozzie Albies (wrist)
Michael Harris II produced three hits and three RBIs on Monday as the Atlanta Braves beat the visiting Washington Nationals 11-5 to extend their winning streak to nine games.,Atlanta (74-83), which is riding the majors' longest active win streak, has an 8-3 lead in the season series against Washingt...

ACC will shift to 9-game schedule, joining rest of Power 4
The Atlantic Coast Conference is set to follow suit with the other power conferences and introduce a new scheduling model, which will include nine conference games for each school.,This shift was announced by the league Monday afternoon after all 17 member-school athletic directors voted to approve ...

Reds on cusp of playoffs, set for series with Pirates
The playoff-hungry Cincinnati Reds are playing their best baseball at the right time, and they hope that continues Tuesday night against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates as the two teams open a three-game set.,It marks the final three home games for the Reds (80-76), who have won five straight and ha...

Mike Gundy ‘100%’ wants to remain at Oklahoma State
Mike Gundy is in his 21st season as the head coach at Oklahoma State, and he has no interest in making it his final one.,Following the Cowboys' 1-2 start to the season featuring a 66-point loss to Oregon and a 19-12 home defeat to Tulsa, Gundy has faced questions about his future, questions that he ...

Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia cites health in ending season early
Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia announced the end of her tennis season Monday due to health issues.,Haddad Maia, 29, is ranked No. 40 in the world and has four career WTA Tour singles titles.,"I'm ending my 2025 season a little earlier than planned so I can rest my body and mind for a longer period," s...

John Mateer leads, Fernando Mendoza vaults into Heisman picture
The optics were impressive over the weekend for Oklahoma's John Mateer and Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, the quarterbacks who are the two current Heisman favorites at most sportsbooks.,Mateer, who had already emerged at the front of the pack, continued to tack onto his early season resume by leading t...

Report: Giants RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (shoulder) to miss time
New York Giants starting running back Tyrone Tracy Jr. may miss significant time after suffering a dislocated shoulder early in Sunday night's loss to Kansas City, ESPN reported Monday.,The play happened with 1:39 left in the first quarter as Tracy was running toward the sideline and got walloped be...

Former Patriots, Texans executive Bobby Grier dies
Bobby Grier, a longtime NFL executive credited with the New England Patriots drafting Tom Brady and J.J. Watt going to the Houston Texans, died at age 82.,Grier, the father of Dolphins general manager Chris Grier and San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier, had been a consultant with Miami since 2017.,"We are...

UCF assistant, former App State coach Shawn Clark dies at 50
UCF offensive line coach Shawn Clark died on Sunday night at the age of 50.,The school said he passed unexpectedly at an Orlando hospital with his wife, Jonelle, by his side.,Clark, who was in his first season with the Knights, had been in stable condition since being admitted Sept. 9 following a me...

Playoff-less Braves look for 9th straight win
The Atlanta Braves will not be making the playoffs for the first time since 2017, but they will bring a league-best eight-game winning streak into Monday's three-game home series against the Washington Nationals.,The Braves (73-83) beat the Detroit Tigers 6-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep...

DhillDucks set mark no team wants at OWCS NA Stage 3
It may not be the distinction they wanted, but DhillDucks stand alone at the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,In falling 3-0 to Team Z on Sunday, DhillDucks are the lone winless team remaining in the event at 0-4.,With the top three teams in the standings all having the day ...

Reports: Angelo Smith, brother of Jeremiah, commits to Ohio State
Angelo Smith, the younger brother of Ohio State star receiver Jeremiah Smith, will follow in his brother's footsteps and play in Columbus as multiple outlets reported Sunday that the high school junior safety has committed to the Buckeyes.,Angelo Smith, a three-star recruit in many services includin...

Eagles RT Lane Johnson (neck) injured vs. Rams, expects to play next week
Philadelphia Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson made an early exit due to a neck injury Sunday and said after the 33-26 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Rams that he had a stinger and expects to play next week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.,Matt Pryor replaced Johnson, a six-time Pro Bowl s...

Last-second goal helps Austin beat Seattle, trim standings gap
Myrto Uzuni's stunning goal six minutes into second-half stoppage time lifted host Austin FC to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders on Sunday evening in a wild and important Western Conference match., ,Austin goalkeeper Brad Stuver made five saves, including two spectacular, sprawling s...