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After stumble in opener, No. 3 Florida set for North Florida
No. 3 Florida will return to the warm embrace of home, with national championship vibes all around, as they face North Florida on Thursday at Gainesville, Fla.,In their season opener at Las Vegas on Monday, the Gators led No. 13 Arizona by as many as 12 points on multiple occasions in the early goin...

Stunned Predators out to move forward vs. Flyers
The Nashville Predators will look to move past the disappointment of a wild conclusion to a 3-2 overtime loss at Minnesota when they play host to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,The Predators' Steven Stamkos tied the game with just 0.3 seconds remaining to force overtime on Tuesday, but the joy...

World Series Game 7 most-watched MLB game globally in 34 years
Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers combined across the United States, Canada and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game globally in 34 years, the league announced Wednesday.,Spanning back nearly three-and-a-half decades was Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, which pitted the Mi...

Kentucky's pass rush takes aim at DJ Lagway, Florida
Florida and Kentucky will square off on Saturday night in Lexington, Ky., with their head coaching positions either interim or tenuously held amid swirling rumors.,In a losing effort last Saturday in a season that has already seen the firing of coach Billy Napier, the Gators (3-5, 2-3 Southeastern C...

Longtime ACC powers Clemson, Florida State aim to get right
Clemson and Florida State largely have run the Atlantic Coast Conference of late, winning 13 of the last 14 conference championships between them.,When they meet Saturday in South Carolina, they'll be fighting for something far less significant: bowl eligibility.,The Tigers (3-5, 2-4 ACC) and visiti...

Michael Jordan's 23XI, Front Row score legal win in NASCAR lawsuit
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports notched a major win in their antitrust fight with NASCAR on Tuesday, tightening the case's scope and turning up the pressure for a settlement.,U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell granted the teams partial summary judgment on a critical threshold is...

Wild allow last-second goal, recover to beat Predators in OT
Marcus Johansson scored the winning goal to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Kirill Kaprizov and Zeev Buium also scored for Minnesota, which won back-to-back games for the first time this season. Brock Faber had two assist...

Robert McCray V's record 17 assists pace Florida St. past Alcorn St.
Robert McCray V set a new school record with 17 assists, while Chauncey Wiggins scored a career-high 22 points in their Florida State debuts, leading the Seminoles to a 108-76 victory over Alcorn State in Luke Loucks' coaching debut Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,McCray had never reached double-...

Report: NWSL attendance drops 5% in 2025
The NWSL's 182-game regular season in 2025 drew an average of 10,669 fans, which was down 5% from last year's record high, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.,The Portland Thorns FC passed last year's leader, Angel City FC, with a league-best average of 18,173 fans per match. By co...
Why the New York Jets’ Fire Sale Won the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline
The New York Jets traded Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams to stockpile draft picks, setting up for a franchise-changing 2026 and 2027. Here’s why they won the NFL trade deadline....
Dallas Cowboys Struggle Again, Playoff Picture Looks Bleak
The Dallas Cowboys sit 3-5-1 after a loss to the Cardinals. With tough matchups ahead, here's why Dallas’ playoff hopes are fading fast and draft position matters more....

Wild eye first 2-game win streak as slumping Preds visit
The Minnesota Wild have yet to win back-to-back games, but they will try to snap the drought when they face off against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The Wild are coming off a 5-2 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night, snapping a five-game winless streak...

Brock Boeser's late OT goal boosts Canucks over Predators
Brock Boeser scored in the final two seconds of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 5-4 road win over the Nashville Predators on Monday.,With a shootout seemingly on the horizon, Boeser managed to convert a backhand shot in front of Nashville's net for his fourth career overtime goal. Boeser al...

Florida Atlantic rallies late, takes down Boston College in OT
Kanaan Carlyle scored a team-high 19 points to lead the host Florida Atlantic Owls to an 83-78 overtime win on Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla.,Carlyle was one of five scorers in double figures for the Owls (1-0), who rallied from a nine-point deficit with 5:12 to go in regulation to win their seaso...

Koa Peat debuts with 30, No. 13 Arizona takes down No. 3 Florida, 93-87
Freshman Koa Peat scored 30 points with seven rebounds and five assists in a stirring debut and No. 13 Arizona pulled off a 93-87 upset of No. 3 Florida at Las Vegas in the season opener on Monday. ,Jaden Bradley scored 27 points and Ivan Kharchenkov added 12 points with 10 rebounds as Arizona ralli...

LIV Golf adds qualifying event at Florida in January
The LIV Golf League announced a slight expansion of its qualifying opportunities for prospective members on Monday.,The top two finishers at a new LIV Golf Promotions event in Florida in January will earn spots in the league for 2026. At previous years' qualifiers held in Dubai and Saudi Arabia, onl...

Seahawks blow out Commanders, who lose Jayden Daniels (arm) again
Sam Darnold passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Washington Commanders 38-14 for their third straight win Sunday night in Landover, Md.,Darnold tied the franchise record by completing his first 17 passes and finished 21 of 24. He threw one interception.,Washi...

ACC fines Clemson $10K, reprimands Dabo Swinney for referee criticisms
The Atlantic Coast Conference issued a public reprimand to Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and a $10,000 fine to the university on Sunday for Swinney's critical comments about officiating after the Tigers' 46-45 home loss to Duke on Saturday.,With the Tigers clinging to a 45-38 lead with less than a minu...

Predators try for continued success at home against Canucks
The Nashville Predators have a chance toi record their second home win over the Vancouver Canucks in 11 days when the Western Conference rivals meet on Monday.,The quick rematch comes after the Predators earned a 2-1 win in Nashville on Oct. 23. Home-ice success against the Canucks hasn't come easy ...

Predators F Cole Smith (upper body) out 3-6 weeks
The Nashville Predators announced Sunday that forward Cole Smith will miss three to six weeks with an upper-body injury and captain Roman Josi has been placed on injured reserve.,Josi is considered week-to-week with an upper-body injury. He last played on Oct. 23.,Smith sustained his injury during N...