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Sabres F Peyton Krebs signs 2-year contract
Restricted free agent forward Peyton Krebs signed a two-year, $2.9 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. ,Krebs, 23, recorded 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) and 67 penalty minutes in 80 games last season for the Sabres.,He has totaled 66 points (20 goals, 46 assists) in 215 career...
Resurgent No. 22 Nebraska, No. 24 Illinois clash in Big Ten opener
For the first time since October 2011, No. 22 Nebraska and No. 24 Illinois find themselves listed in the same Associated Press Top 25 poll. They'll meet in a Big Ten opener Friday night in Lincoln, Neb., to decide which team gets to stay there., ,The Cornhuskers (3-0) are off to their best start sin...
Andy Dalton Replaces Bryce Young as Carolina Panthers QB, Dave Canales Trying To Save Locker Room
Dave Canales is trying to save the Carolina Panthers locker room, and his own job, just two weeks into the NFL season by benching No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young in favor of Andy Dalton....
Diamondbacks place RHP Paul Sewald (neck) on 15-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed right-handed reliever Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list on Sunday because of discomfort on the left side of his neck.,The move was retroactive to Thursday. In other moves, the Diamondbacks reinstated catcher Gabriel Moreno (strained left adductor) from the 10-day...
No. 23 Nebraska gets off to quick start, rolls past Northern Iowa
Freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns to guide No. 23 Nebraska to a 34-3 victory over Northern Iowa Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb., ,"I thought he was excellent," Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said of Raiola, who connected on 17 of his 23 attempts., ,The Cornhuskers (...
Three NFL Players Who Will Bounce Back in Week 2
First impressions are important, but expect these three NFL players to bounce back in Week 2 from subpar performances....
Gio Urshela, Jorge Soler power Braves past Dodgers
Gio Urshela and Jorge Soler each belted a two-run homer in the second inning to pace the host Atlanta Braves to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.,Atlanta's Matt Olson ripped an RBI double in the first inning and Michael Harris II did the same in the eighth.,Marcell Ozuna contribu...
Three Quarterback Options for Miami Dolphins After Tua Tagovailoa’s Scary Injury
The Miami Dolphins lost Tua Tagovailoa to a scary head injury, and should be looking to upgrade from Skylar Thompson as their backup quarterback....
Sooners working through challenges with new sideline tech
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said the Sooners are using the nonconference portion of the schedule to get ready for what their first season in the SEC will actually look like.,"Next year we have Michigan and we actually travel to Temple," Venables said of the 2025 September slate for the Sooners.,Bu...
No. 23 Nebraska out to continue rise vs. Northern Iowa
For the first time in five years and seven days, Nebraska will take the field Saturday night with an Associated Press Top 25 number next to its name. ,The Cornhuskers jumped into the AP poll at No. 23 thanks to last week's dominant effort against Colorado -- and they'll try to build on that versus a...
Texas 6-Step: Quinn Ewers leaps to Heisman favorite
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers used an outstanding effort in the marquee game of the weekend to catapult to the top of the Heisman Trophy favorites following Week 2 of the college football season.,Seventh at +1400 at DraftKings just a week ago, none of the six quarterbacks in front of Ewers...
Nebraska Football and Other Big Winners From College Football Week 2
Week 2 of college football is in the books, and Nebraska football, Alabama football and Northern Illinois walked away as big winners....
Nebraska in vintage form, dominating Colorado to improve to 2-0
Dante Dowdell had a pair of touchdown runs and Nebraska rode a big first half to cruise past Colorado 28-10 on Saturday night in Lincoln, Neb.,With the win, the Cornhuskers are 2-0 for the first time since 2016. It's also their first win over the Buffaloes since 2010. Colorado is 1-1.,Nebraska fresh...
Patriots add S Jabrill Peppers (hip) to injury report
The New England Patriots added safety Jabrill Peppers to the injury report on Saturday, listing him as questionable for Sunday's season opener at Cincinnati with a hip issue.,Peppers, 28, is entering his third season with the Patriots. He posted 78 tackles, two interceptions and one sack in 15 start...
Packers, Eagles Would Glady Punt on NFL Brazil Game
The NFL is expanding globally, as the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in Brazil on Friday night, but both of these teams seem annoyed to make the trip....
Injured QB Max Johnson (leg) plans to play in 2025
Injured quarterback Max Johnson plans to play for North Carolina in 2025.,He broke his right leg in the Tar Heels' season-opening win at Minnesota last week and had surgery at a local hospital last Friday. He remains in Minnesota, where he talked to ESPN.,"I have a lot of football left in me and kno...
Colorado looks for fourth win in a row over Nebraska
Colorado will go for its fourth straight win over longtime rival Nebraska when the Buffaloes travel to Lincoln, Neb., for Saturday night's game.,The Buffaloes have never won four in a row in the series that dates to 1898. Nebraska leads the all-time series 49-21-2 and won every meeting between the s...
Heisman Trophy Odds: Dillon Gabriel's company moving in
The first full week of the college football season didn't create a sea change in the Heisman Trophy picture, but Oregon's lackluster victory over Idaho did help shrink the gap at the top.,Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel was the +750 favorite at DraftKings in July, but those odds lengthened a bit to...
Brewers looking to continue power surge as they host Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames will try to add to his home run streak against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.,Adames homered for the fifth straight game on Monday in the opener of the three-game series, paving the way for the 9-3 win against the Cardinals and tying a clu...
Report: Ex-Nebraska coach Scott Frost likely to join Rams
Former Nebraska head coach Scott Frost is expected to join the Los Angeles Rams as a senior football analyst, ESPN reported Sunday.,Frost was fired by Nebraska three games into the 2022 season after the Cornhuskers' 1-2 start. Hired before the 2018 season, Frost had a 16-31 record with Nebraska.,He ...