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Lions add edge rusher Za'Darius Smith in trade with Browns
The Detroit Lions acquired three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Za'Darius Smith from the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday.,The Lions confirmed the move about two hours before the 4 p.m. ET trade deadline.,In addition to Smith, Detroit receives a seventh-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. In exchange, the Bro...
Second-year coach Damon Stoudamire, Georgia Tech open vs. West Georgia
Year 2 of the Damon Stoudamire coaching era at Georgia Tech will begin Wednesday night in Atlanta when the Yellow Jackets host first-year Division I program West Georgia.,Georgia Tech is coming off last year's 14-18 overall record and 7-13 mark in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Although the Yellow ...
Seahawks tell suitors WR DK Metcalf not available
DK Metcalf won't be running an out route from the Seattle Seahawks. ,Seahawks general manager John Schneider turned back suitors calling about the cost to acquire Metcalf before the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Seattle opened the season 3-0 but lost for the fifth ti...
Reports: Steelers add WR Mike Williams, DE Preston Smith
The Pittsburgh Steelers acquired wide receiver Mike Williams and edge rusher Preston Smith ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline, multiple outlets reported.,The Steelers are sending a 2025 fifth-round draft pick to the New York Jets in exchange for Williams and shipping a seventh-rounder to the Green Ba...
Reports: Vikings K Will Reichard (quad) headed to IR
The Minnesota Vikings are placing kicker Will Reichard (quad strain) on injured reserve and signing free agent John Parker Romo as his replacement, per multiple reports Tuesday.,Reichard suffered the injury in Sunday night's 21-13 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He missed field-goal attempts from 5...
4-star 2026 WR Vance Spafford commits to Georgia
Vance Spafford, the No. 10-ranked wide receiver in the 2026 class, committed to Georgia on Tuesday.,The 5-foot-11, 175-pound Spafford picked the Bulldogs over offers from Oregon, Nebraska and Ole Miss.,In the first nine games of the regular season for 10-0 Mission Viejo (Calif.), the four-star prosp...
Commanders acquire CB Marshon Lattimore from Saints
The Washington Commanders acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints before the trade deadline Tuesday.,The Commanders said the trade was official, pending a physical for Lattimore.,Washington also will receive a fifth-round 2025 NFL Draft pick from the Sain...
Banged-up Blues aim to exploit shaky Lightning defense
The St. Louis Blues are struggling to remain viable amid a bevy of early-season injuries ahead of their home clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.,St. Louis beat Toronto 4-2 on Sunday to snap a three-game skid, but Philip Broberg became the latest Blue to go down. The defenseman will miss f...
Lightning F Brayden Point (lower body) out vs. Blues
Tampa Bay Lightning top-line forward Brayden Point has been ruled out of Tuesday's game against the host St. Louis Blues due to a lower-body injury.,Point sustained his injury during the first period of Tampa Bay's 7-4 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.,Anthony Cirelli likely will be elevated to t...
MNUFC transfer D Mikael Marques to Swedish club
Minnesota United transferred defender Mikael Marques to Vasteras Sportklubb in his native Sweden on Tuesday.,Marques, 23, appeared in one MLS match with the Loons in 2023 and logged five minutes. He also played in 13 matches for their MLS NEXT Pro affiliate, MNUFC2.,"Everyone at Minnesota United tha...
NBA continues tradition of Election Day pause
Observing Election Day with a clear schedule is a tradition the NBA plans to continue.,Commissioner Adam Silver was encouraged by multiple prominent coaches to avoid playing games on national Election Day every two years to allow employees, including league staff, team workers and coaches and player...
Reports: Steelers acquire WR Mike Williams from Jets
The Pittsburgh Steelers are acquiring New York Jets wide receiver Mike Williams in exchange for a 2025 fifth-round draft pick, multiple outlets reported ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.,Williams, 30, has played in all nine games (three starts) in his first season with the Jets but has only 12 catc...
Ryan Kalkbrenner, No. 15 Creighton open against Rio Grande Valley
Expectations remain sky high for No. 15 Creighton to continue to pile up wins despite the team enduring significant losses from last season.,The primary reason for optimism begins with Ryan Kalkbrenner, a three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year and this year's conference preseason Player of...
Aryna Sabalenka clinches year-end No. 1 WTA ranking
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus clinched her first-ever, season-ending world No. 1 ranking on Tuesday.,In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the WTA Tour Finals, Sabalenka earned the top spot officially after Coco Gauff defeated Poland's Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4 in group play.,Swiatek held the No. 1 spot most of the ...
Dabo Swinney details Election Day voting mishap
Clemson football coach Dabo Swinney joked Tuesday that the state was ready to vote him out of office after an Election Day misunderstanding.,Poll workers in South Carolina denied Swinney's attempt to cast a ballot Tuesday morning, telling him the system indicated he had voted already.,Swinney explai...
Reports: Commanders acquiring CB Marshon Lattimore from Saints
The Washington Commanders are acquiring four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,Per ESPN, the Commanders will also receive a fifth-round pick from the Saints in exchange for third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections.,Latt...
Report: Bills releasing S Mike Edwards, per request
The Buffalo Bills granted veteran safety Mike Edwards' request for a release, barring a trade before Tuesday's deadline, NFL Network reported.,Edwards, 28, has been a healthy scratch most of the season for the Bills (7-2), appearing in three games and playing only 20 total snaps on defense and speci...
Wooga Poplar, Villanova look to topple Columbia
The man they call Wooga is on his way to being a very "poplar" player at Villanova.,Fresh off a sparkling debut, Wooga Poplar aims to lead the Wildcats to a second straight win on Wednesday when they host Columbia in non-conference action.,Poplar, a graduate transfer from Miami, registered 20 points...
With John Calipari at helm, No. 16 Arkansas opens vs. Lipscomb
If you think the expectations for Arkansas will be tempered a bit just because the 16th-ranked Razorbacks start their 2024-25 campaign a few days later than other programs, you're dead wrong.,Arkansas, with John Calipari now at the helm, begins its season Wednesday against Lipscomb in Fayetteville, ...
Golf Glance: PGA status chase on in Mexico; 11 Champions vie for title
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Zozo Championship (Nico Echavarria),THIS WEEK: World Wide Technology Championship, Los Cabos, Mexico, Nov. 7-10,Course: El Cardonal at Diamante Cabo San Luc...