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No. 24 San Diego State opens league slate at Fresno State
Fresh off a victory over a top-10 opponent, No. 24 San Diego State will jump into Mountain West Conference play Wednesday night with a visit to Fresno State.,The Aztecs' 73-70 overtime victory over then-No. 6 Houston on Saturday in Las Vegas was their first over a top-10 team since ousting No. 1 Ala...
Dangerous Creighton presents road test for No. 1 Kansas
No. 1 Kansas has passed every test so far, but the unbeaten Jayhawks know a daunting Big 12 schedule lies ahead.,In between, three straight tricky Power 5 games await, beginning with Wednesday night's trip to Omaha, Neb., to take on Creighton in the Big 12-Big East Battle.,The Bluejays (5-3), who cr...
NFL playoff standings, big picture entering Week 14
All eyes are on the NFC North pecking order with a Thursday showdown between the Lions and Packers in Detroit kicking off Week 14. ,The Lions (11-1) already registered a win over Green Bay (9-3) at Lambeau Field and begin their second pass through the division with a 3-0 record in the North. The Vik...
Mike Holmgren among Hall of Fame finalists
Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Holmgren is among five people to reach the finalist stage for possible election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the organization announced Tuesday.,Holmgren was nominated in the coach category. Also competing to join football's legends in Canton, Ohio, are Ralph Hay...
Habs F Patrik Laine on upcoming debut: 'It will be great'
Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine was activated from injured reserve and will make his season debut on Tuesday against the visiting New York Islanders.,Laine has been sidelined with a sprained left knee sustained in a preseason game against Toronto on Sept. 28. He skated on a line with Kirby D...
Patrik Laine to make Canadiens debut vs. Islanders
Forward Patrik Laine will make his Canadiens debut on Tuesday night when Montreal hosts the New York Islanders.,Laine, whom the Habs acquired in an offseason trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets, suffered a knee injury during a preseason game on Sept. 28. Montreal returned forward Joshua Roy to Amer...
Illinois assistant Dana Dimel, longtime college coach, dies
Dana Dimel, an assistant coach at Illinois and formerly the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday morning, his family announced. He was 62.,Dimel's agent, Pete Roussel, said on social media that Dimel passed away in his sleep.,The coach spent this season as a senior offensive assista...
Report: Nebraska QB Daniel Kaelin to enter transfer portal
Nebraska quarterback Daniel Kaelin told the Cornhuskers coaching staff on Tuesday that he is entering the NCAA transfer portal, ESPN reported.,He will have four years of eligibility remaining.,The 6-foot-3 Kaelin was part of Nebraska's 2024 recruiting class. A former Elite 11 quarterback at Bellevue...
Bettors behind Alabama to make CFP field
Bookmakers are adjusting the odds for making the 12-team playoff field with a surge of support for a familiar postseason power. ,Alabama is running to the front of the futures pool for teams to make the College Football Playoff 12-team field when it's announced Sunday afternoon as part of a bowl sel...
Red Sox adding Aroldis Chapman on 1-year deal
Veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman is signing with the Boston Red Sox.,While the team didn't confirm the signing on Tuesday, multiple sources told ESPN that Chapman was headed to Boston on a one-year, $10.75 million deal, pending a physical. ,The left-hander made his intentions known, posting a photo ...
Tiger Woods idling with health 'still not there'
Tiger Woods remains in recovery mode and feels physically unprepared to compete on the golf course after undergoing another back surgery in September.,Woods, a bystander in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, attends the unofficial event because he serves as the host.,"I'm not tournament sharp ...
Texas A&M flips 5-star OT Lamont Rogers
Five-star offensive tackle Lamont Rogers committed to Texas A&M on Tuesday within hours of backpedaling out of Missouri's 2025 class.,He made his announcement on social media, posting a photo while wearing an Aggies uniform and captioning it "AggieLand.",<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en...
No. 16 Memphis, Louisiana Tech both bid to bounce back from first loss
Louisiana Tech and host Memphis will look to overcome their first losses of the season when they meet Wednesday night.,The Bulldogs (7-1) fell to visiting Southern 73-70 last Saturday, and the No. 16 Tigers (6-1) lost to then-No. 4 Auburn 90-76 in the championship game of the Maui Invitational on No...
FAU names Zach Kittley, 33, as head coach
Florida Atlantic made Zach Kittley the youngest head coach in the FBS by hiring the Texas Tech offensive coordinator to the post.,Kittle, who spent three seasons at Texas Tech, was at the controls of a Red Raiders' offense that ranked 10th in total yards per game (459.9) this season. He also has ser...
Texans' Azeez Al-Shaair suspended 3 games for hit on Trevor Lawrence
Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair was suspended three games by the NFL on Tuesday after his hit on Trevor Lawrence resulted in the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback being carted off the field.,The NFL cited in its statement that Al-Shaair's "repeated violations of rules intended to protect th...
No. 13 Florida seeks to stay undefeated in clash vs. Virginia
It's called the SEC/ACC Challenge, but will the title apply for No. 13 Florida when it faces Virginia on Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla.?,The Gators (8-0) barely have been challenged on their way to their best start since 2009, as all of their wins have come by at least 13 points.,That could change s...
No. 20 North Carolina braces for stern test vs. No. 10 Alabama
The showdown between No. 10 Alabama and No. 20 North Carolina in the SEC/ACC Challenge might have lost a bit of luster after results from the past few weeks.,But it sure hasn't lost its importance.,It's a vital outing in many ways for the host Tar Heels when the teams clash Wednesday night in Chapel...
UCLA, Washington open Big Ten play with Pac-12 reunion
UCLA concludes a six-game homestand on Tuesday when it hosts its first-ever Big Ten Conference game in Los Angeles, albeit against familiar league foe Washington.,The Bruins (6-1) welcome their longtime Pac-12 Conference counterpart in the Big Ten debut for both programs. UCLA is riding a five-game ...
Stanford seeks to shake off slump as Utah Valley visits
A surprising loss has Stanford scrambling to get back on track when the Cardinal host Utah Valley on Tuesday night.,Cal Poly beat Stanford 97-90 on Saturday, earning its first win over a power conference opponent in 12 years. The Mustangs went winless in the Big West Conference and won just four gam...
Florida State, LSU both search for full-game success
Florida State got off to a fast start in its latest game.,LSU got off to a slow start in its most recent contest.,Both finished well in victories that continued strong starts to their seasons.,The Seminoles (7-1) and the Tigers (6-1) will meet in the SEC/ACC Challenge on Tuesday in Baton Rouge, La.,...