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Report: Bears signing veteran S C.J. Gardner-Johnson
The Chicago Bears are signing well-traveled safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson following his visit on Tuesday, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The Baltimore Ravens released the 27-year-old veteran on Oct. 14 after just one week on their practice squad. He was released by the Houston Texans on Sept. 23 when his si...
Leafs eager to find success on road in matchup vs. Jackets
After playing eight of their first 10 games at home, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to record their first road victory of the season on Wednesday night when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets.,"It's good to get on the road again, for sure," Toronto coach Craig Berube said after the Maple Leafs p...
Heat trounce Hornets behind Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 28 points
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 28 points off the bench to lead the Miami Heat to a 144-117 win over the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.,Bam Adebayo added 26 points and Andrew Wiggins scored 21 for the Heat, who shot a clinical 54.2% from the field, 44.4% from 3-point range and 90.9% fr...
Report: Heat G Terry Rozier faced $8M IRS tax lien
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was assessed an $8 million tax lien from the IRS in 2023, ESPN reported Tuesday, occurring the same year that he allegedly manipulated his performance to aid a sports betting plot.,The lien could help explain Rozier's motivations for allegedly taking part in the scheme,...
Max Domi's late winner elevates Maple Leafs over lowly Flames
Max Domi's second goal of the game broke a tie late in the third period Tuesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Calgary Flames 4-3.,Domi scored at 17:56 of the third on a setup by Matthew Knies shortly after Calgary had tied the game.,Knies had two goals and an assist for the ...
Florida State's Mike Norvell clings to job as Seminoles face Wake Forest
It feels like Mike Norvell's Florida State tenure is hanging on by a string.,The Seminoles (3-4, 0-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference) took their fourth straight loss Oct. 18 at Stanford despite being three-score favorites. It doubled as their ninth straight ACC loss.,Florida State athletic director Mic...
Pelicans might be without Zion Williamson (foot) again at Nuggets
The New Orleans Pelicans remain winless after a quick two-game homestand and, to add injury to insult, they hit the road needing better health for their best player.,New Orleans was already without Kevon Looney, but might also be without Zion Williamson for Wednesday's game at the Denver Nuggets. Wi...
Underdog at No. 24 Utah, No. 17 Cincinnati set for 'tough challenge'
No. 17 Cincinnati faces its biggest test of the season so far when it visits No. 24 Utah on Saturday night., ,The Bearcats (7-1, 5-0 Big 12) are tied atop the Big 12 standings with No. 10 BYU but face a tough path to reach the league title game in Arlington, Texas, with games against the Utes this w...
Cal takes long view on roster retention as season opens vs. CSUB
Cal will trot out another unfamiliar roster when the Golden Bears tip off coach Mark Madsen's third season with a nonconference game against Cal State Bakersfield on Monday night in Berkeley, Calif.,A former Stanford star and two-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, Madsen took over a 3-29...
UCF, Baylor battle for momentum in Big 12
Both UCF and Baylor are hovering just above the lower depths of the Big 12, and the two programs are hoping to build momentum in the conference standings against one another as the Knights and Bears face off Saturday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) are coming off of a second straight def...
Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt (foot) out vs. Iowa State
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt will miss Saturday's rematch of last year's Big 12 Conference championship game against Iowa State in Ames, a school spokesperson announced Tuesday.,Leavitt, who guided the Sun Devils over the Cyclones 45-19 in last year's conference title game, left last Saturd...
Whitecaps' Tristan Blackmon is MLS Defender of Year
Tristan Blackmon of the Vancouver Whitecaps was named the 2025 MLS Defender of the Year on Tuesday.,He anchored a defense that allowed the second-fewest goals (38) and logged the second-most clean sheets (13).,Blackmon, 29, added two goals and one assist in 25 MLS matches (23 starts) in his fourth s...
Sherrone Moore, Michigan dropped NCAA appeals
Michigan and head coach Sherrone Moore withdrew separate appeals with the NCAA Committee on Infractions related to punishment levied for their role in the program's sign-stealing violations.,Former head coach Jim Harbaugh was hit with a show-cause penalty in August when the NCAA also punished Moore ...
Hornets taking fresh mindset into battle vs. up-tempo Heat
A frank, player-led exchange at halftime in the nation's capital helped the Charlotte Hornets reset ahead of Tuesday's trip to Miami to take on the Heat.,Trailing Washington 62-51 at the half Sunday, the Hornets rallied on the back of a candid discussion at the long break, outscoring the Wizards 44-...
Relieved Flames face Maple Leafs in search of more success
One team will emerge with a welcome second straight win Tuesday night when the Calgary Flames visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Flames ended an eight-game losing streak in which they were 0-7-1 Sunday night with a 5-1 home victory over the New York Rangers.,"The overall feeling is a little bit of r...
Reports: Rams acquire CB Roger McCreary from Titans
The Los Angeles Rams acquired cornerback Roger McCreary and a sixth-round draft pick from the Tennessee Titans on Monday in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports Monday.,McCreary, 25, is expected to help a Rams defensive secondary that has used safety Quentin Lake in s...
NCAA must pay Robert Geathers, wife $18M in concussion suit
The NCAA was found to be negligent in failing to warn a former South Carolina State football player about the long-term effects of concussions, a state jury ruled, resulting in a combined $18 million award to the former player and his wife.,An Orangeburg County jury delivered the verdict following a...
No. 25 North Carolina fixed on fast start vs. Central Arkansas
When the light goes green on the 2025-26 college basketball season, North Carolina plans to go with an all-gas approach to eliminate a recent history of starting slow.,Expect the No. 25 Tar Heels to be fully attentive when their schedule begins with a Nov. 3 game against Central Arkansas in Chapel H...
Celtics, Pelicans have first win at stake in matchup
The Boston Celtics and the New Orleans Pelicans are each off to slow starts.,One will get their first victory when they meet Monday night in New Orleans.,The Celtics have lost their first three games, including a 119-113 defeat at Detroit on Sunday. The Pelicans have lost their first two, including ...
Team Liquid unblemished in capturing OWCS NA Stage 3 crown
Team Liquid defeated Spacestation Gaming in the grand final on Sunday to complete a perfect run through the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 -- North America Stage 3.,After going 7-0 in the regular season and advancing through the upper-bracket semifinals and final, Team Liquid had to battle before d...