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Pacers seek to stop skid vs. unbeaten Celtics
The Indiana Pacers hope to end a three-game losing streak Wednesday night when they host the undefeated Boston Celtics in a matchup between teams that met in last season's Eastern Conference Finals.,Indiana opened this season with a victory over Detroit, but Monday's 119-115 setback against Orlando ...
Dodgers' rookie RHP Ben Casparius to start potential Series clincher
With a commanding lead in the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers will turn to rookie right-hander Ben Casparius to open Game 4 on the road against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.,Holding a 3-0 advantage in the series, the Dodgers are in position to pull off the sweep for their first title ...
Lakers, LeBron James set to meet undefeated Cavaliers
LeBron James returns home to Cleveland where he is 9-2 as an opponent, and this time his son Bronny is coming with him.,The father-son combo for the Los Angeles Lakers are coming off their first loss of the young season when they visit the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.,Cleveland is 4-...
Michigan State, poised for another tourney run, opens vs. Monmouth
Michigan State enters its 30th season under head coach Tom Izzo unranked and without last year's preseason expectations, which could be a good thing.,The Spartans were projected as a top-five team before the 2023-24 campaign but were one of the country's more disappointing teams.,Michigan State did ...
Iowa QB Cade McNamara (concussion) out vs. Wisconsin
Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara will miss Saturday's game against Wisconsin due to a concussion.,McNamara sustained the head injury during last Saturday's 40-14 home win over Northwestern. He exited in the second quarter.,McNamara took a hard hit on the play and "hit the turf pretty hard," Hawkeyes c...
FIA fines Honda, Alpine for engine cost cap breach
Formula 1 assessed $1 million in total fines to power unit manufacturers Honda and Alpine (Renault) for errors in procedure with FIA engine cost cap rules.,Neither manufacturer was deemed to have exceeded cost cap restrictions but both had documentation issues that earned penalties.,Honda was given ...
Expectations rise for No. 19 Texas, Ohio State
No. 19 Texas and Ohio State will look to begin their campaigns on the right foot when they square off Monday in Las Vegas as part of the season-opening Hall of Fame Series. Both teams are rebuilding around key players from the transfer portal. ,The Longhorns went 21-13 in 2023-24 in coach Rodney Ter...
49ers CB Charvarius Ward reveals death of 1-year-old daughter
San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward revealed Tuesday that his 1-year-old daughter passed away. No cause of death was given.,Ward's daughter, Amani Joi Ward, was born premature with Down syndrome and had open-heart-surgery on April 11 of last year.,"We are heartbroken that our beautiful ba...
Raptors exercise options for Ochai Agbaji, Gradey Dick
The Toronto Raptors exercised team options for guards Ochai Agbaji and Gradey Dick on Tuesday.,It will be a fourth-year option for Agbaji and a third-year option for Dick, who were first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, respectively.,Both players are now signed through the 2025-26 season. Financial ter...
No. 7 Duke launches Cooper Flagg era vs. Maine
As No. 7 Duke gears up for what's bound to be another eventful season, the debut for heralded freshman Cooper Flagg likely will be extra special.,That's because he'll be going up against his home-state team, Maine, in the Monday opener in Durham, N.C.,The Black Bears visit the Blue Devils in what sh...
Reports: Ravens acquire WR Diontae Johnson from Panthers
The Baltimore Ravens acquired wide receiver Diontae Johnson from the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, multiple outlets reported.,The Ravens will give up their fifth-round draft pick in the 2025 draft in the deal while also acquiring the Panthers' sixth-round pick, per the reports.,Johnson, 28, has 30 r...
QB a question mark for No. 3 Penn State vs. No. 4 Ohio State
Penn State could have quarterback Drew Allar available when the No. 3 Nittany Lions host No. 4 Ohio State in a Big Ten showdown on Saturday afternoon in University Park, Pa.,Allar sustained a knee injury that kept him out the second half of a 28-13 win at Wisconsin last Saturday after going 14-for-1...
R.J. Davis, No. 9 UNC begin national title quest vs. Elon
The post-Armando Bacot era will begin for North Carolina when it plays host to Elon on Monday night in both teams' 2024-25 season opener.,The Tar Heels may have lost the top rebounder and No. 2 scorer in school history to graduation, but they've got plenty of talent on this season's roster, headline...
Big Ten: No disicipline for Spartans-Wolverines fight
The Big Ten will not take any further action against participants in Saturday's postgame fight involving players from Michigan State and Michigan.,The conference announced Tuesday that its thorough review of the video evidence from the incident in Ann Arbor was "inconclusive.","Amidst the confrontat...
No. 19 Ole Miss braces for Arkansas
In the always dangerous Southeastern Conference -- where seemingly easier, unranked matchups on paper become 60-minute battles on the field -- coach Lane Kiffin and No. 19 Ole Miss understand what can happen one state to the west. ,Ole Miss (6-2, 2-2) will face one of those situations Saturday after...
Report: Colts bench QB Anthony Richardson for Joe Flacco
The Indianapolis Colts are benching former first-round quarterback Anthony Richardson and turning to 39-year-old Joe Flacco, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,On Monday, Colts head coach Shane Steichen was non-committal when asked if Richardson would start in Week 9.,"We're evaluating everything," ...
Texans WR Stefon Diggs (ACL) out for the season
Houston Texans wide receiver Stefon Diggs sustained a torn ACL and will miss the remainder of the season, head coach DeMeco Ryans announced Tuesday.,Diggs, who was named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last four seasons, was injured on a non-contact play during Houston's 23-20 victory over the Indian...
No. 10 Texas A&M set for 'enormous challenge' at South Carolina
The regular-season finale with arch-rival Texas is still four weeks away, but Texas A&M coach Mike Elko said Saturday night's Southeastern Conference game against South Carolina will be his team's "most challenging game to date.","This is going to be an enormous challenge for our program," Elko said...
Giants coach confirms Daniel Jones remains QB1
The Giants lost their third straight game Monday night but Daniel Jones did not lose the starting quarterback job.,New York head coach Brian Daboll confirmed Tuesday that Jones remains the starter heading into Week 9.,"He did some good things throughout the game, made some good decisions, made some ...
Penguins F Bryan Rust sidelined by lower-body injury
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will not play in Tuesday's game against the visiting Minnesota Wild and is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Mike Sullivan announced.,Rust sustained his injury during the third period of Saturday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks af...