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Baylor retains coach Dave Aranda for 2026 season
Baylor is bringing back head football coach Dave Aranda in 2026 following a review of the athletic program's leadership.,The news on Friday comes one day after the school announced that athletic director Mack Rhoades had resigned.,"We acknowledge the frustrations many of you feel, and we share in th...

Sungjae Im completes Korean military training 'without any injuries'
Sungjae Im announced Friday that he completed his three-week basic military training in South Korea free of injuries.,Im, 27, posted on Instagram that he trained with the 9th Marine Brigade 91st Marine Battalion. ,Able-bodied men in South Korea are required to serve 21 months of military service bef...

Stanford aims to preserve spotless record vs. Seattle
Ebuka Okorie looks to stay hot and keep Stanford out of the loss column as the Cardinal welcome Seattle University to Maples Pavilion on Friday.,Okorie ranks third in the country and first among freshmen averaging 25.5 points per game. He is coming off a 26-point outing in a 93-66 win against Louisi...

No. 15 Texas Tech edges Wake, will face Purdue in Bahamas' title game
JT Toppin scored 21 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field and Christian Anderson notched 16 as No. 15 Texas Tech overcame Wake Forest 84-83 on Thursday night on the first day of the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.,Texas Tech (4-1) will meet top-ranked Purdue, an 80-71 winner against M...

Cal aims for complete effort vs. Sacramento State
Cal coach Mark Madsen is hoping for a fast start when the Bears face Sacramento State on Friday in Berkeley, Calif.,Madsen would like to avoid a replay of the team's last game, when Cal (4-1) struggled in the first half before going on to beat visiting Presbyterian 67-57 on Tuesday.,Delaware transfe...

Jackets' Adam Fantilli tallies twice, including OT winner vs. Leafs
Adam Fantilli scored his second goal of the game at 4:21 of overtime Thursday night and the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.,Fantilli beat a defender while breaking down the right wing and swept in front of the net before tucking the puck past goaltender Joseph Wo...

Pelicans hope lightning strikes twice on Mavericks' floor
The New Orleans Pelicans haven't enjoyed much success this season, but one of their two victories came against the Mavericks in Dallas.,The Pelicans will be back in "Big D" on Friday night for a rematch against the Mavericks as the teams square off in NBA Cup West Group B play.,New Orleans and Dalla...

Buzzer-beating Bulls eager for easier ride against Heat
Relying on late-game heroics is "not sustainable basketball," Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan finds.,While his players agree, they've decided to excel at this style anyway.,The Bulls return home Friday to face the Miami Heat in NBA Cup play still beaming over Wednesday's buzzer-beater in Portland....

No. 6 Louisville rafts into Ohio River rival territory to tackle Cincinnati
A long-time rivalry between Ohio River rivals renews Friday night when No. 6 Louisville visits Cincinnati. , ,The Cardinals (4-0) are among the fastest risers in the polls since the start of the season, jumping six spots to No. 6 after rolling past another rival -- Kentucky 96-88 -- behind star fres...

Cal, Stanford set for 128th edition of the Big Game rivalry
Highly decorated coach Frank Reich would love nothing more than to add to his impressive resume when he leads Stanford up against visiting Cal in the annual Big Game rivalry Saturday.,A two-time former NFL head coach who won a Super Bowl ring as offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles in 20...

Bears at Packers flexed to later start, Bills-Bengals early in Week 14 swap
Traditional NFC North rivals were bumped closer to primetime with the NFL adjusting the Dec. 7 schedule to feature the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in the late afternoon slot. ,The game will replace the Cincinnati Bengals-Buffalo Bills matchup, which rolls forward to a 1 p.m....

Spirit, Liquid open PGL Wallachia Season 6 playoffs with sweeps
Team Spirit and Team Liquid swept their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches Thursday as the playoffs got underway at PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,Spirit opened the double-elimination playoffs at the $1 million Dota 2 tournament by defeating HEROIC in 41 and 50 minutes, both on red. L...

Bears brace for old nemesis Aaron Rodgers, Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers notoriously claimed ownership of the Chicago Bears while leading the Green Bay Packers in 2021.,Whether he gets the opportunity to prolong that proprietorship during Sunday's meeting of division leaders remains questionable.,Rodgers boasts 24 career vict...

Seahawks reset, bank on Sam Darnold rebound at Titans
The Seattle Seahawks have Sam Darnold's back.,That was the overwhelming message after Darnold threw four interceptions in a 21-19 loss to the host Los Angeles Rams in a first-place showdown in the NFC West last week.,The Seahawks (7-3) return to the road for a game Sunday against the struggling Tenn...

Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat top short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...

Bam Adebayo returns to help Heat take down short-handed Warriors
Norman Powell led a late charge to cap a 25-point night, Bam Adebayo returned from a six-game absence to contribute 20 points and the Miami Heat took advantage of a road-weary and short-handed Golden State Warriors club to pull out a 110-96 home victory Wednesday night.,Playing without Stephen Curry...

Young Blackhawks making their mark, aim to keep rolling vs. Kraken
Connor Bedard secured his second hat trick in three weeks on Tuesday with a pair of third-period goals that propelled the Chicago Blackhawks past Calgary.,A 5-2 victory hinged on his heroics, although other teammates are helping lately, too.,Chicago enters Thursday's visit from the Seattle Kraken at...

Maple Leafs hope home ice favors them vs. Blue Jackets
The Toronto Maple Leafs will have one more chance to take advantage of the home-heavy portion of their schedule Thursday night in their clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets.,Toronto is 8-4-2 in 14 home games this season, playing over two-thirds of its schedule to date on home ice.,The Maple Leafs th...

Twins, Phillies to meet in 2026 Field of Dreams game
The Minnesota Twins and Philadelphia Phillies will play a regular-season game at the Field of Dreams site at Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 13, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday.,The contest will be the third played at the iconic location of the 1989 hit movie "Field of Dreams." The Chicago White...

MLB reveals new 3-year rights deal with ESPN, NBC, Netflix
MLB on Wednesday announced a new three-year television deal with ESPN, NBC Universal and Netflix that runs through 2028.,In one of the more significant changes, Sunday Night Baseball now will be carried by NBC instead of ESPN. NBC also will have the rights to the entire wild-card round of the playof...