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Report: Georgia RB Dante Dowdell injured in accidentGeorgia running back Dante Dowdell was admitted to an Atlanta hospital with serious injuries following an all-terrain vehicle accident, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Bulldogs head football coach Kirby Smart confirmed to ESPN that Dowdell was injured in the accident near his home in Mississippi.,Dowdell was...

Joey Chestnut wins Nathan's hot dog contest for 18th timeThe G.O.A.T. remains the top dog when it comes to devouring frankfurters on the Fourth of July.,Joey Chestnut won his 18th Nathan's Famous hot dog-eating contest on Saturday in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. ,Chestnut, 42, consumed 66 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. He holds the event record with 76 ...

Freshman pitcher guides Oklahoma past No. 3 Georgia at MCWSJaxon Willits hit a two-run homer and Brendan Brock added a solo shot to help Oklahoma notch a 4-3 victory over No. 3 Georgia on Monday night in Men's College World Series play at Omaha, Neb.,Oklahoma freshman right-hander Xander Mercurius struck out a career-high nine while pitching a career-best 7...

Teagan Kavan pitches Texas past Mississippi State

Teagan Kavan threw a four-hit shutout to lift Texas to a 4-0 win over Mississippi State in an elimination game in the Women's College World Series on Friday in Oklahoma City.,Kavan, the WCWS Most Outstanding Player during last year's title run, struggled in a three-inning performance in Thursday's o...

Kentucky, Gonzaga agree to end hoops series early

Scheduled to face off for two more seasons, perennial basketball powers Kentucky and Gonzaga on Wednesday announced an agreement to end their series early. ,In a joint statement, the schools said the decision was made "to allow each program freedom to re-evaluate future scheduling priorities, includ...

Report: Joey Chestnut to compete in hot dog contest despite guilty plea

Seventeen-time champion Joey Chestnut won't be banned from this summer's July 4 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest for his recent guilty plea to a misdemeanor battery charge, according to a report from Front Office Sports.,The charge stems from a March 21 altercation at an Indiana bar. US Weekly...

Florida State, Georgia nix 2027-28 home-and-home series

Georgia and Florida State are calling off a home-and-home series scheduled for 2027 and 2028.,There was no longer room on their respective calendars after the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference moved to nine-game league schedules.,The Seminoles and Bulldogs already are playing in-...

Former Georgia WR Zachariah Branch arrested

Wide receiver Zachariah Branch, a Georgia standout who was expected to be selected in the NFL Draft later this week, was arrested early Sunday in Athens, Ga., according to Athens-Clarke County jail records.,Branch, 22, was charged with obstructing public sidewalks/streets and obstruction of a law en...