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Colts coach: QB Joe Flacco is team's starting QB 'going forward'
Indianapolis Colts veteran Joe Flacco will serve as the team's starting quarterback "going forward," head coach Shane Steichen announced Wednesday.,Steichen noted that it's not just a one-week switch from former first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson to the 39-year-old Flacco. ,The Colts (4-4) ha...
New events, bigger money ahead for PGA Tour Champions
PGA Tour Champions is adding an event, putting a few new wrinkles in play and increasing the prize money for its 2025 season, according to the schedule announced Wednesday.,In all, players will compete in 20 states and three countries for $69 million in prize money, the highest ever in the tour's hi...
Overhauled Michigan ready for reveal starting with Cleveland St.
Michigan has so many changes within its basketball program since last season, it's almost as if the Wolverines swapped programs with another school.,Head coach Juwan Howard was fired after an 8-24 season and replaced by former Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May. The roster, revamped with a flurry of i...
Report: Jets sign 2 kickers to practice squad ahead of 'TNF'
The New York Jets are signing Riley Patterson and Spencer Shrader to the practice squad with the intent of having one of those kickers play Thursday against the visiting Houston Texans, NFL Network reported.,Both players worked out on Tuesday for the Jets (2-6), whose kicker, Greg Zuerlein, is nursi...
WTA roundup: Top seeds Diana Shnaider, Marie Bouzkova head into quarters
Top-seeded Diana Shnaider breezed past Australia's Priscilla Hon 6-4, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinal round at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Wednesday. ,The Russian needed just 72 minutes to advance to her eighth WTA quarterfinal of the season. Shnaider was aided by converting five of six break opportu...
Wednesday October 30 Best Sports Betting Picks for NHL, World Series Game 5
There's a packed slate of hockey on October 30th, and these are our best sports betting picks and predictions with a bonus World Series Game 5 bet....
Northwestern doesn't mind doubters ahead of opener vs. Lehigh
Northwestern enters 2024-25 coming off consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in school history and returning 66 percent of its minutes.,Still, a preseason media poll tapped the Wildcats 16th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten, due largely to the graduation of top scorer and floor le...
New York Yankees Fan Who Ripped Ball From Mookie Betts Should Be Banned From MLB
The New York Yankees fan who went viral for ripping the ball from Mookie Betts' glove should have his season tickets revoked and be banned from the MLB....
Wisconsin looking inside to replace top production, opens with Holy Cross
After losing two top starters to the transfer portal, Wisconsin unveils its revamped lineup Monday night in the season opener against visiting Holy Cross.,Wisconsin finished 22-14 last season, 11-9 in the Big Ten but outside expectations are well below that mark. ,The Badgers were picked tied for 12...
Sawyer Robertson, Baylor bid to subdue TCU
Something has to give when longtime rivals Baylor and TCU square off on Saturday evening in a Big 12 Conference game in Waco, Texas.,Both the Bears (4-4, 2-3) and Horned Frogs (5-3, 3-2) carry two-game winning streaks into the clash. ,Saturday's meeting will be the 120th all-time in the series, maki...
No. 18 Marquette, with tournament aspirations, opens vs. Stony Brook
Coach Shaka Smart said he is excited about his new-look yet veteran-savvy Marquette team ahead of the No. 18 Golden Eagles' season opener Monday against Stony Brook in Milwaukee.,"A big part of that (transition) is getting our guys better," Smart said at Big East media day last week. "Taking guys th...
Maryland stoked for 'generational talent' Derik Queen's debut vs. Manhattan
Maryland landed just two five-star recruits in its history before Derik Queen committed to the Terrapins.,The touted center makes his Maryland debut Monday when the Terrapins host Manhattan in College Park, Md., the regular-season opener for both teams.,Queen, a Baltimore native, returned home after...
New York Yankees Avoid Sweep, Have Puncher's Chance in World Series
After the New York Yankees exploded for 11 runs in Game 4 and avoided the sweep against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they find themselves with a puncher's chance in the World Series....
Lonzo Ball Sprains Wrist in Latest Career Road Block
Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has another injury road block to overcome, as he'll be sidelined again, this time with a sprained wrist....
Arizona looks to end skid vs. reeling UCF
Arizona will travel to Orlando, Fla., to face UCF on Saturday afternoon in a game featuring two teams that have made coaching and play-calling changes this season.,The Knights (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) dropped their fifth straight decision with a 37-24 setback to then-No. 11 BYU on Saturday. Two days later,...
North Carolina bids to build steam in clash vs. Florida State
North Carolina might have discovered a path back to getting some traction for the final month of the regular season.,Florida State's search for success of any kind remains ongoing. ,Those goals will be atop the to-do list when the Tar Heels face the Seminoles on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coa...
Diego Pavia, Vanderbilt vie to fluster Auburn
Vanderbilt will make a second attempt to become bowl eligible on Saturday afternoon when it visits Auburn.,The Commodores (5-3, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) saw their three-game winning streak snapped in a 27-24 defeat against then-No. 5 Texas last Saturday.,Auburn (3-5, 1-4), in turn, halted a four...
CJ Bailey, NC State hope to pick on Stanford's pass defense
Stanford will aim to snap a five-game losing streak on Saturday when it travels to Raleigh, N.C., for its first-ever meeting with North Carolina State, which is coming off a bye.,The last time NC State (4-4, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) was in action was Oct. 19, when it went to the West Coast and...
Kings, capping back-to-back, aim to end Knights' streak
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to improve their winning streak to five games when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,The Golden Knights are coming off a 5-0 win against the Calgary Flames on Monday that completed a perfect four-game homestand.,Vegas improved its NHL-leading goal...
High-scoring Blue Jackets tangle with Islanders next
The Columbus Blue Jackets have been one of the more surprising NHL teams this season, particularly on the offensive end, and they will attempt to keep rolling when they host the New York Islanders on Wednesday evening.,Columbus is coming off a 6-1 win against the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday, ...