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Alabama A&M's Medrick Burnett Jr. dies after head injury
Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died Tuesday night due to a head injury sustained exactly one month earlier in a game against Alabama State. He was 20.,Alabama A&M announced Burnett's death on Wednesday.,"Today, our Bulldog family is heartbroken by the loss of Medrick Burnett Jr.," Alabam...
Vandy pining to play upset track for No. 8 Tennessee in Nashville
Stakes are off-the-charts when No. 8 Tennessee (9-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) heads three hours west to face Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4) in Nashville, Tenn., in the annual in-state rivalry game.,The Vols scored a 56-0 pasting of UTEP last Saturday, but the best part of their week centered around score...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 LSU cruises past No. 20 NC State for title in Bahamas
Mikaylah Williams poured in 24 points and Aneesah Morrow racked up 20 points as No. 7 LSU strolled to an 82-65 victory over No. 20 North Carolina State on Wednesday in the title game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at Nassau, Bahamas.,Flau'Jae Johnson added 16 points and Morrow also...
No. 4 Penn State focused on task at hand: Maryland
Penn State fans waited almost 11 years to see their Nittany Lions reach the College Football Playoff for the first time.,Their patience would almost certainly be rewarded if No. 4 Penn State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) beats visiting Maryland (4-7, 1-7) on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,The Nittany Lions ...
Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell to start Friday vs. Chiefs
The Las Vegas Raiders will start quarterback Aidan O'Connell in their Black Friday game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.,Head coach Antonio Pierce made the announcement Wednesday, declaring O'Connell ready to play after being sidelined since Week 7 because of a thumb injury.,"We feel good about ...
Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu to play vs. Raiders
The Kansas City Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco and Charles Omenihu will play Friday against the Las Vegas Raiders, provided they don't aggravate the injuries that have kept them out, coach Andy Reid said Wednesday.,Pacheco, Kansas City's starting running back, sustained a broken fibula is his team's victory ...
F1, Italian Grand Prix extend contract through 2031
The Italian Grand Prix will stay on the Formula One schedule through at least 2031 after the sides agreed on a six-year contract extension.,The governing body announced the deal on Wednesday. It follows upgrades to the track in Monza, where 335,000 people watched Ferrari's Charles Leclerc win on Sep...
CB Marshon Lattimore has first practice with Commanders
Cornerback Marshon Lattimore practiced Wednesday for the first time since joining the Washington Commanders in a Nov. 5 trade with the New Orleans Saints.,Head coach Dan Quinn confirmed the four-time Pro Bowl selection's return from a hamstring injury that also kept him out of his final game with th...
Louisville wallops No. 14 Indiana to advance in Paradise Jam
Chucky Hepburn posted his first career double-double to lead Louisville to its biggest victory in years on Wednesday as it demolished No. 14 Indiana 89-61 in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis at Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The senior guard, who transferred from Wisconsin, scored 16 points on ...
Kent State Did All Kinds of Losing in 2024: What’s Next for Golden Flashes?
The Kent State Golden Flashes finished their season 0-12. In an exclusive interview with Deadspin, head coach Kenni Burns talks about where the program goes from here....
UFC 310 shuffles card due to heavyweight injuries
A pair of heavyweight fights scheduled for UFC 310 on Dec. 10 have been impacted by injuries.,The promotion confirmed on Wednesday that Kennedy Nzechukwu has stepped in to face Lukasz Brzeski after Tallison Teixeira withdrew due to injury. Nzechukwu is coming off a win over Chris Barnett in his UFC ...
No. 25 Colorado needs win over OK State, help for title game
No. 25 Colorado needs to take care of business against visiting Oklahoma State on Friday in Boulder, Colo., and then hope for some help from other teams to get to the Big 12 Championship.,A 37-21 loss against suddenly red-hot Kansas last week at Arrowhead Stadium snapped Colorado's four-game winning...
Tage Thompson set to return as Sabres welcome Wild
Coming off a highly successful West Coast road trip, the Buffalo Sabres return to home ice on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Wild, when they likely will welcome back their leading goal-scorer.,Tage Thompson told reporters after practice Tuesday that he would be "ready to go" against the second-plac...
No. 18 Florida looks to remain unbeaten vs. Wake Forest
No. 18 Florida will try to remain unbeaten as it takes on one of its tougher challengers so far in Wake Forest on Thursday afternoon as part of the ESPN Events Invitational at Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,The Gators (6-0) and Demon Deacons (6-1) will meet for the second consecutive season and the 14th tim...
Four-star F Niko Bundalo commits to Washington
Four-star power forward Niko Bundalo made a surprising commitment to the Washington Huskies.,The 6-foot-10 Napa (Calif.) Prolific Prep senior had reportedly narrowed down his choices to Connecticut, Michigan State, Ohio State and North Carolina, visiting all four this fall but coming away without a ...
Avs F Jonathan Drouin (upper body) is week-to-week
Colorado Avalanche forward Jonathan Drouin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, coach Jared Bednar said Wednesday.,Drouin has not played since scoring his first two goals of the season in Saturday's 7-4 road win against the Florida Panthers. He missed Monday's 8-2 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightni...
Purdue embraces pressure in Final Four rematch with NC State
No. 13 Purdue fights another familiar power-conference opponent and North Carolina State will step out of its comfort zone for the first time this season in a holiday test in California.,A rematch from the 2024 Final Four, the Boilermakers (5-1) and Wolfpack (5-0) meet Thursday afternoon in the Rady...
Report: Lions WR Kalif Raymond (foot) heading to IR
Detroit Lions receiver and return specialist Kalif Raymond is headed to injured reserve with a foot injury, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Raymond, 30, was carted off the field after returning a punt in the third quarter of Sunday's 24-6 victory over the Colts in Indianapolis.,Raymond will miss the...
Minnesota, Wichita State fight to keep strong starts going
Before they get to work on carving Thanksgiving turkeys, Minnesota and Wichita State will try to slice each other up Thursday in the first semifinal of the ESPN Events Invitational in Orlando.,Both teams are off to good starts, although the Golden Gophers (5-1) have had to work hard for four of thei...
Tundra, BetBoom win groups at BLAST Slam I
Tundra Esports swept four matches on the opening day of BLAST Slam I to win Group B in the $1 million Dota 2 event at Copenhagen, Denmark.,Team Liquid posted a 3-1 mark on Tuesday to qualify second behind Tundra in Group B.,In Group A, BetBoom Team and Xtreme Gaming shared first place at 3-1, but Be...