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Report: Ex-MLB player, 2018 5-star WR to play at SMU
After appearing in 38 Major League Baseball games, Jordyn Adams apparently is shifting careers.,CBS Sports reported Tuesday that Adams, 26, intends to play football at SMU this fall.,He was not listed on the Mustangs' online roster as of early Tuesday afternoon.,Eight years ago, 247Sports ranked Ada...
College Football Playoff to stretch from Dec. 18 to Jan. 25
The 2026-27 College Football Playoff features a slate of 11 games starting Dec. 18 and concluding with the championship on Jan. 25 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.,The schedule, including kickoff times and broadcast information, was announced on Monday by the CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports. ESPN's expan...
Late Mike Leach makes first appearance on College Football HOF ballot
The late Mike Leach, who passed away in December 2022 at 61 while coaching at Mississippi State, is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year.,Leach's appearance on the ballot comes after the National Football Foundation, which oversees the Hall of Fame, adjusted its c...
Kaitlyn Terry lifts Texas Tech past UCLA into WCWS semifinals
Kaitlyn Terry delivered an RBI double in the ninth and allowed just two runs in five innings over three stints in the circle to lift Texas Tech to an 8-7, extra-inning win over UCLA on Sunday in a Women's College World Series elimination game Sunday in Oklahoma City.,Terry, who spent the previous tw...
Teagan Kavan pitches Texas past Mississippi State
Teagan Kavan threw a four-hit shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Mississippi State in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,Kavan, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player during last year's title run, struggled in a three-inning performance in Thursday's o...
Luka Doncic, Donnie Nelson pair to purchase Rome pro team
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Luka Doncic and former Dallas Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson teamed to purchase professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona in Italy's Lega Basket Serie A, with a bid to become NBA Europe's representative in Rome. ,The club is relocating to Rome ahead of the 2026-27 se...
The NCAA May Be Losing Control of College Football as SEC Frustrations Boil Over
Could the SEC and Big Ten eventually leave the NCAA? Kirby Smart’s latest comments suggest college football may be heading toward a major split....
Kirby Smart, SEC Continue Complaining About College Football’s Future
Kirby Smart’s latest comments on SEC expansion, NIL and a possible NCAA split are reigniting debate around college football’s power structure....
The SEC Dynasty Is Over and the Big Ten Proved It
The SEC’s dominance in college football may be over as the Big Ten continues to prove it’s the sport’s strongest conference....
UCLA No. 1 overall seed as NCAA baseball regionals set
UCLA was named top overall seed of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship on Monday, with 12 teams from the SEC named to the 64-team field.,The tournament begins Friday at 16 regional sites, all hosted by the top 16 seeded teams in the field.,The Bruins went 51-6 during the regular season an...
Five Programs Set to Make Major Strides in the 2026 College Football Season
LSU leads a list of college football programs positioned for major improvement in 2026, alongside Auburn, UCLA, Wisconsin and Boise State....
Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole, SS Jose Caballero off IL, in starting lineup
Former Cy Young Award-winner Gerrit Cole has been activated from the injured list and will return from an absence of more than a year following elbow surgery to start for New York on Friday when the Yankees host the first-place Tampa Bay Rays in an American League East matchup.,Cole spent the past 1...
Rays' ballpark proposal survives initial narrow Tampa council vote
The Tampa Bay Rays received initial permission for a long-awaited, $2.3 million ballpark.,The vote of the Tampa City Council on Thursday was 4-3 -- not exactly the endorsement the Rays would have liked. The stadium issue in Tampa has been stopped and started throughout the years, and the City Counci...
Georgia president Jere Morehead: '24-team playoff is a mistake'
Georgia president Jere Morehead doesn't think expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams is a good idea.,In fact, he said this to The Athletic: "A 24-team playoff is a mistake.",With the Southeastern Conference meetings set for next week in Destin, Fla., Morehead doesn't feel the Big Ten has...
Yankees recall SS Anthony Volpe, place Jose Caballero (finger) on IL
The New York Yankees placed utility man Jose Caballero on the 10-day injured list with a fractured finger on Tuesday and called up shortstop Anthony Volpe from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take his place.,Caballero hurt his right middle finger on Sunday when he dove back to first base to avoid ...
Broncos, Chiefs to kick off 2026 season on MNF
The Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos take their AFC West rivalry to primetime in the opening "Monday Night Football" game of the 2026 season.,The location was not yet announced. ,Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is working his way back from a torn ACL and has targeted a return for the Week 1 ...
Lucas Herbert goes wire-to-wire at LIV Golf Virginia, earns U.S. Open spot
Lucas Herbert has won golf tournaments around the world. He finally has his first title on LIV Golf.,The Australian completed a wire-to-wire victory at LIV Golf Virginia by posting a final-round 3-under-par 69 on Sunday at Trump National DC in Potomac Falls, Va.,Herbert went 24 under par for the wee...
Ex-NFL QB Robert Griffin III leaves USA flag football team
Former NFL quarterback Robert Griffin III is no longer part of the U.S. flag football team as it prepares for the sport's Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028.,The 36-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner announced Friday on X that he had removed himself from the 2026 USA Football selection process ...
College Basketball Teams That Won the Transfer Portal This Offseason
Louisville, Indiana and Providence made major upgrades through the college basketball transfer portal heading into the 2026 season....
Brendan Sorsby Case Highlights Growing Gambling Problem in College Sports
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is under NCAA investigation for alleged sports gambling activity that could end his college football career....