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Losing streak over, Vanderbilt faces Alcorn State
Vanderbilt hopes to build on an opening-week upset and turn that into a winning streak when it hosts Alcorn State in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday night.,Quarterback Diego Pavia led Vanderbilt's 34-27 overtime upset of Virginia Tech last Saturday, completing 12 of 16 passes for 190 yards and two tou...

Francisco Lindor, Mets pursue sweep of Red Sox
Francisco Lindor might not be able to do enough to overcome Shohei Ohtani in National League Most Valuable Player balloting, but he just might get the New York Mets into the playoffs.,Lindor and the Mets will look to continue their surge Wednesday night when New York aims to complete a three-game sw...

Diego Pavia sparks Vanderbilt OT upset of Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt, behind quarterback Diego Pavia's 294 yards of total offense, pulled a huge overtime upset of visiting Virginia Tech by a 34-27 score at Vanderbilt's FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday.,The Commodores, 13 1/2-point underdogs, blew a 17-point lead and trailed 27-20 but Pavi...

Reports: Giants re-signing CB Adoree' Jackson to 1-year deal
Cornerback Adoree' Jackson, who played for the New York Giants the past three seasons, is signing a one-year deal with the team, per multiple media reports on Friday.,Jackson, 28, played his first four seasons with the Tennessee Titans, who drafted him in the first round (No. 18 overall) of the 2017...

Experience on Virginia Tech's side in opener at Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech hopes to build on a strong finish to last season when it meets Vanderbilt on Saturday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Hokies won five of their last seven games in 2023 to finish 7-6, with each of those victories coming by at least 17 points.,Virginia Tech is led by head coach Brent P...

Behind Francisco Lindor, Mets face Padres, continue playoff pursuit
Some folks think one's best ability is availability.,New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor must be one of those guys. ,When his team continues its four-game series against the host San Diego Padres on Friday night, count on Lindor being in the lineup. After all, he's played in all 128 games this ...

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea embracing new role, clean slate
Vanderbilt is confident that better days are ahead after failing to win a single Southeastern Conference game for the third time in four seasons. ,The Commodores went 0-8 in SEC play last season, finishing with the same record during the 2021 campaign after an 0-9 showing a year earlier. They went 2...

Peyton Manning wins Ambassador of Golf award
Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning's transition from the gridiron to the greens was recognized Thursday with the Ambassador of Golf Award.,Presented by the PGA's Champions Tour and the Kaulig Companies Championship and benefiting the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, the award honors a p...

Steve Stricker, Duffy Waldorf co-lead senior major at Firestone
Defending champion Steve Stricker is tied with Duffy Waldorf atop the leaderboard at the Kaulig Companies Championship after Thursday's first round at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.,At the major previously known as the Senior Players Championship, Stricker and Waldorf fired matching rounds o...

Argentina's dramatic Copa win drives record ratings
Defending Copa America champion Argentina's 4-2 victory over Ecuador in a penalty shootout on Thursday drew a record 1,869,000 million viewers on Fox.,The match -- the most watched Copa America non-U.S. quarterfinal telecast in U.S. English-language television history -- finished up 482 percent from...

Ecuador fires head coach Felix Sanchez after Copa America loss
Ecuador head coach Felix Sanchez was fired following Thursday's loss to Argentina in the Copa America quarterfinals.,His coaching staff also was dismissed.,"We thank Felix and his coaching staff for their work and professionalism, and wish him success in his future endeavors," according to a stateme...

Argentina tops Ecuador in shootout to reach Copa semis
Argentina didn't play a perfect match, far from it, but when it comes to penalty kicks, the team seems invincible again as a record 16th Copa America championship becomes closer to reality.,With Lionel Messi back in the lineup but having an up-and-down match in Houston on Thursday, defending champio...

Lautaro Martinez boosts Argentina going into Ecuador match
The availability of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi is still in question for the Copa America quarterfinal matchup against Ecuador on Thursday in Houston.,The 37-year-old missed the 2-0 win over Peru on Saturday in the final game of group play because of a right groin/adductor injury sustained in t...

Reports: Bruins land F Elias Lindholm, D Nikita Zadorov
The Boston Bruins began their offseason by landing free agents Elias Lindholm and Nikita Zadorov in deals totaling $82.5 million, according to multiple reports Monday. ,Lindholm's deal is for seven years, $52.5 million and Zadorov for six years, $30 million, per the reports. ,Both players finished o...

Ecuador moves into Copa quarterfinals after 0-0 draw with Mexico
Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw against Mexico in the teams' Group B finale on Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Ecuador (1-1-1, 4 points) absorbed pressure throughout the evening to secure the second spot in the group above Mexico (1-1-1, 4 poi...

Ecuador move into Copa quarterfinals after 0-0 draw with Mexico
Ecuador reached the Copa America quarterfinals by earning a gritty and dramatic 0-0 draw against Mexico in the teams' Group B finale on Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Ecuador (1-1-1, 4 points) absorbed pressure throughout the evening to secure the second spot in the group above Mexico (1-1-1, 4 poi...

Mexico 'calm' going into critical match vs. Ecuador
A spot in the Copa America quarterfinals will be on the line when Mexico faces Ecuador in both sides' Group B finale on Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz.,Ecuador (1-0-1, 3 points) needs only a draw because of its superior goal differential, while Mexico (1-0-1, 3 points) needs a victory to seal progre...

Canucks GM: Nikita Zadorov to become free agent
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov will test the free agent market and sign with a different team, Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin told reporters on Friday.,Zadorov will become an unrestricted free agent on Monday. Allvin said the 29-year-old wants more money than the team feels he's worth.,"...

Ecuador outclasses Jamaica in Copa Group B play
Ecuador took advantage of gifted goals for a much-needed 3-1 victory over Jamaica in Group B of Copa America in Las Vegas on Wednesday.,A wild own goal by Jamaican midfielder Kasey Palmer in the 13th minute preceded a penalty kick from 17-year-old Kendry Paez in the fourth minute of first-half stopp...

Devin Haney vacates super lightweight title; Alberto Puello named champ
Devin Haney vacated his super lightweight championship and will be considered a "champion in recess" at his request.,The World Boxing Council (WBC) said in a statement released Monday that its governing board unanimously approved Haney's request and declared him World Champion in WBC Recess.,Haney h...