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Reports: 'Inside the NBA' to move to ESPN, ABC next season
The limbo is over for "Inside the NBA." ,The studio show, winner of 21 Sports Emmy Awards, will appear on ABC and ESPN after an agreement was reached with Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent of TNT Sports, The Athletic reported.,"Inside the NBA" has been on TNT since the start of the 1989 season. ,Pe...

No. 4 Gonzaga, San Diego State to test mettle in battle of powerhouses
Gonzaga and San Diego State have been considered the top programs in the West over the past several seasons.,But the evidence shows the topic also is a national one.,The No. 4 Bulldogs have the best record in the nation since the start of the 2019-20 season, and the Aztecs rank third as the two pote...

NC State to employ depth against Colgate
North Carolina State has been winning and learning at the same time, and that's a combination that coach Kevin Keatts is savoring. ,The Wolfpack will play their fourth consecutive game at home when Colgate visits Monday night in Raleigh, N.C. ,"We got so many different guys from different places and...

Michigan, Miami (Ohio) share early-season traits
Miami (Ohio) and Michigan will have identical records and identical motives when they collide Monday night in Ann Arbor, Mich. ,Both the RedHawks and Wolverines have relatively new rosters, so in addition to each having 2-1 records, they'll want to continue to find an identity and continuity as the ...

Temple fires third-year head coach Stan Drayton
Temple football coach Stan Drayton was fired Sunday after nearly three seasons on the job.,The move comes one day following the Owls' 18-15 overtime victory against FAU. ,Drayton, 53, guided Temple to a 3-7 record overall (2-4 in the American Athletic Conference) on the season and 9-25 overall (4-18...

Stipe Miocic to retire after loss to Jon Jones
Former UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic is retiring.,"I'm done," Miocic said after losing to Jon Jones at UFC 309 Saturday night in New York. "I'm hanging ‘em up. I'm retiring.",Miocic lost in a third-round stoppage after he took blows to the head and a spinning back kid to the ribs. He retires...

Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves to have hearing following illegal check
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves' hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety is scheduled for Sunday, one day following his illegal check to the head of Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse.,Reaves hit Nurse in the head with his shoulder as the latter was attempting to skate out fro...

Report: Jaguars could fire GM, coach Doug Pederson during bye week
Big changes could be afoot in Jacksonville during the bye week, with head coach Doug Pederson and general manager Trent Baalke scheduled for a meeting with ownership that might end with a pink slip. ,NFL Network reported on Sunday morning that Pederson and Baalke could be fired this week "depending ...

Georgia makes statement, wonders aloud what CFP committee is looking for
A statement win and then an open question defined Saturday for No. 12 Georgia. ,The Bulldogs put together what head coach Kirby Smart considered the most complete team effort of the season with a 31-17 win over No. 7 Tennessee, then pointed their curiosity to the big picture question left for the Co...

Dodgers RHP Brusdar Graterol out until midseason after shoulder surgery
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol underwent surgery on his right shoulder and will be out until the middle of the 2025 season.,Graterol required a labrum repair last week and won't begin a throwing program for several weeks., ,The right-hander battled multiple injuries last season but wa...

49ers TE George Kittle expected to sit vs. Seahawks
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle plans to test his injured hamstring prior to Sunday's game against the visiting Seattle Seahawks, but multiple reports indicate he'll be sidelined for the Week 11 game. ,Kittle felt discomfort in the hamstring earlier in the week. Head coach Kyle Shanahan ...

Canucks vie to pick up steam in encounter vs. Predators
Success at home has been tough to achieve so far this season for the Vancouver Canucks. ,But after their 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, the Canucks head into Sunday's clash with the visiting Nashville Predators on a winning note and with proof of what they can do when they play...

Clippers host Jazz, hope home court cures their woes
Back at home, where they finally found a sense of comfort, the Los Angeles Clippers will attempt to move on from a three-game losing streak when they host the Utah Jazz on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif. ,The Clippers return to their new arena after dropping all three games of a road trip, including con...

Hot Hurricanes face Blues, aim to extend home dominance
The Carolina Hurricanes would like to reaffirm their home-ice advantage before they head back onto the road for a three-game trip.,The Hurricanes will bring a 6-1-0 record at Lenovo Center into their game with the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes have won 10 of their last 12...

Thunder, Mavericks seek answers to lingering questions
The last time the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder met, the former eliminated the latter in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.,Now, one day short of six months since that game, the Mavericks and Thunder will square off Sunday in Oklahoma City.,"The playoffs is over," Thunder coac...

Rangers, likely without Filip Chytil, set to face Kraken
It appears the New York Rangers will be without forward Filip Chytil when they open a four-game trip Sunday night in Seattle.,Whether Chytil will join the Rangers later on the trek, which also will comprise stops in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, is uncertain.,"Right now he's still getting evaluat...

Cavaliers host Hornets, look to go 15-0
Even a few notable results for the Charlotte Hornets across the first month of the season can't come close to stacking up to the Cleveland Cavaliers' achievements.,And it's the Hornets who have the next shot at trying to put the first blemish on the Cavaliers' record. ,The teams will meet Sunday eve...

Former U.S. gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi dies at 82
Former USA Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, who helped American Mary Lou Retton and Romanian Nadia Comaneci become gold medalists, has died at the age of 82. ,USA Gymnastics said that Karolyi died Friday, but the organization did not reveal a cause of death. ,Karolyi guided a then-14-year-old Comaneci...

New Mexico upends No. 18 Washington St. in final minute
Quarterback Devon Dampier rushed for a 1-yard touchdown with 21 seconds left Saturday night and New Mexico rallied from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to upset No. 18 Washington State 38-35 in Albuquerque.,Dampier gained 193 yards on 28 carries and scored three times as the Lobos improved t...

UMass Lowell continues Northwest run at Washington
When UMass Lowell coach Pat Duquette announced the River Hawks' 2024-25 schedule, he highlighted a mid-November trip to the state of Washington that "will bring great exposure and experience for our program.",As his team prepared for Sunday's game against Washington in Seattle, Duquette still couldn...