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Transfer roundup: Starting QBs, Penn State’s Chaz Coleman entering portal
Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula will enter the transfer portal after one season with the Tigers, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,Pribula played two seasons at Penn State (2023-24) before transferring to Missouri, where he threw for 1,941 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions in 10 ga...
Transfer portal roundup: Several top QBs on the move
Florida's DJ Lagway is entering the transfer portal next month after two seasons with the Gators, he announced Monday.,The sophomore passer was a five-star recruit in former coach Billy Napier's 2024 signing class, ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 3 overall prospect by 247Sports.,Lagway compl...
Suns' Devin Booker (groin) will miss at least 1 week
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will be sidelined for a week with a right groin sprain that forced him out of Monday's win over the Los Angeles Lakers.,The team confirmed Booker was out and would be reevaluated before returning. ,The injury occurred late in the first quarter of the 125-108 win, whic...
Fixing the NBA’s Troubled Teams: Five Stars Who Need New Homes
The NBA is thriving. Except for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks. Here’s a five-player “best interests of basketball” plan to fix the league fast....
MLB to limit pitch prop bets to $200 at authorized sportsbooks
MLB announced Monday that all league-authorized sportsbooks will now limit pitch prop bets to no more than $200 in response to a federal indictment that ensnared two Cleveland Guardians pitchers.,On Sunday, Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were accused of rigging bets on particular p...
LeBron James celebrates favorite season with Halloween kids' book
LeBron James has a treat for his younger fans this Halloween.,The Los Angeles Lakers star announced Thursday that the latest in his series of children's books, "Happy Spooky Halloween," will be released on July 21, 2026.,"This is a bucket list item for me for real!!! I used to read alllll the 'Goose...
Yandex, BetBoom advance to FISSURE Playground 2 upper-bracket final
Team Yandex and BetBoom Team clinched top-three spots and advanced to the upper-bracket final of the FISSURE Playground 2 event with wins on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.,Team Yandex rallied for a 2-1 win over MOUZ while BetBoom Team handed Team Spirit its first loss of the tournament, also 2-1, in...
World Series notebook: Blue Jays zoned in on Ohtani; Kershaw on Dodgers' roster
TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays have had to deal with the biggest home run hitters in the sport this postseason.,First, it was Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, who hit 53 regular-season home runs. Then, it was Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners in the AL ...
From Raiders' coaching booth, Tom Brady draws fans' ire
Tom Brady was accustomed to seeing yellow flags on the field throughout his stellar playing career, but the minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders raised some red flags Monday night by appearing in the team's coaching booth during a home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.,Brady, 48, who joined the R...
NASCAR notebook: Denny Hamlin wins pole for first NASCAR Cup Playoff race
DARLINGTON, S.C.--If any active driver has come close to mastering the Track Too Tough to Tame, it's Denny Hamlin, who asserted his superiority once again in Saturday's qualifying session for the Cook Out Southern 500 (6 p.m. ET Sunday on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Gaining enormous time th...
NASCAR notebook: Chase Briscoe comes to Darlington with great expectations
DARLINGTON, S.C.--There's one huge difference between Chase Briscoe's approach to the Cook Out Southern 500 last year and his mind-set this year.,The level of expectations is exponentially higher for Sunday's opening Playoff race at the Lady in Black (6 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)...
Big Ten media days: Nico Iamaleava wants UCLA vying for titles
Nico Iamaleava spoke publicly Thursday for the first time since his April transfer saga and claimed money was not his primary motivator for leaving Tennessee for UCLA.,Closing out Big Ten media days in Las Vegas, the quarterback also shared some lofty goals for a Bruins football program that has not...
ACC Kickoff: All eyes on Bill Belichick ahead of North Carolina debut
It's fair to wonder how long it's been since the University of North Carolina was the talk of the ACC football world.,The Tar Heels stole the show on the final day of ACC Kickoff on Thursday in Charlotte when legendary NFL coach Bill Belichick made his first appearance at the annual preseason event ...
Big Ten notebook: Oregon somehow chasing redemption after playoff loss
Oregon was perfect all the way through its first season in the Big Ten, mowing through the regular season at 12-0 and handling Penn State in the conference championship game. ,Then the Ducks were dropped by eventual national champion Ohio State, 41-21, in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at...
Undefeated in Big Ten, Oregon somehow chasing redemption after playoff loss
Oregon was perfect all the way through its first season in the Big Ten, mowing through the regular season at 12-0 and handling Penn State in the conference championship game. ,Then the Ducks were dropped by eventual national champion Ohio State, 41-21, in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at...
ACC Kickoff: FSU QB Tommy Castellanos stands 'on what I said' about Alabama
CHARLOTTE -- New Florida State quarterback Tommy Castellanos made the most of the talking season that is college football's summer tradition.,In an interview with On3 in June, Castellanos talked boldly about FSU's season-opening matchup against Alabama, saying, "They don't have Nick Saban to save th...
Big Ten Media Days: Tony Petitti pushing for four automatic bids
LAS VEGAS -- At the Big Ten's first-ever media day in Nevada on Tuesday, a portion of commissioner Tony Petitti's opening address suggested College Football Playoff odds are stacked against his conference.,"It's really simple math," Petitti said at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the first day of ...
ACC Kickoff notebook: Carson Beck back to 100% ahead of Miami debut
CHARLOTTE -- Carson Beck hasn't exactly had a typical first offseason at Miami.,The Georgia transfer quarterback suffered a UCL injury in his elbow in the Bulldogs' 22-19 SEC championship game victory over Texas. That injury unceremoniously ended his five-year career in Athens and kept him sidelined...
Big 12 Media Days: BYU to let QB Jake Retzlaff 'speak for himself'
BYU coach Kalani Sitake plans to let quarterback Jake Retzlaff speak for himself on the topic of his court matter and seven-game suspension for having premarital sex, a violation of the university honor code. ,"First of all, I love Jake Retzlaff," Sitake said Tuesday at the Big 12 Conference gatheri...
NBA trade notebook: Grizzlies trade 4 picks for Cedric Coward
The Memphis Grizzlies made one of the first big moves on NBA Draft night by sending two first-round picks and two second-rounders to the Portland Trail Blazers for the No. 11 overall selection, which they used to take Washington State guard Cedric Coward on Wednesday night.,The Grizzlies sent the No...