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Texans activate WR Nico Collins (hamstring) off IR
The Houston Texans activated big-play receiver Nico Collins from injured reserve Saturday and he will play in Sunday night's clash against the Detroit Lions.,Collins has missed the past four games due to a hamstring injury sustained in Week 5. He was listed as questionable on Friday's injury report....
Report: Cowboys QB Dak Prescott likely to have season-ending surgery
Rather than face potential complications by letting Dak Prescott's partially torn hamstring to heal without surgery, the Dallas Cowboys have decided the star quarterback will have a season-ending procedure, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Per the report, Prescott and the Cowboys are holding off until one...
Coco Gauff storms back, upends Zheng Qinwen for WTA Finals title
Down a set and trailing in both the second and third sets, World No. 3 Coco Gauff pulled off a memorable 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over No. 7 Zheng Qinwen of China in the WTA Finals championship match on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,In the first year-ending championship of her career, Gauff cap...
No. 23 Clemson outclasses Virginia Tech
Cade Klubnik tossed three second-half touchdown passes as No. 23 Clemson overcame Virginia Tech 24-14 Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Blacksburg, Va.,With the win, Clemson improves to 7-2 and 5-1 in the ACC. They are one of three teams with one loss in the conference behind SMU. ...
New York City FC beats Cincinnati in shootout, moves on to East semis
FC Cincinnati and New York City FC couldn't decide a winner after neither side scored over 90 minutes, but Matt Freese moved NYCFC on to the MLS conference semifinal after making three saves in the penalty shootout in which NYCFC had a 6-5 edge on Saturday night in Cincinnati.,With the win in the be...
Knicks face Pacers optimistic for road ahead
The New York Knicks saw another glimpse at their upside Friday night, while the Indiana Pacers received a sobering vision of their worst-case scenario on the same day.,The Knicks and Pacers each will look to establish consistency Sunday afternoon, when they meet in Indianapolis in the second game of...
49ers' Christian McCaffrey off IR, slated to make season debut vs. Bucs
San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey was activated from injured reserve on Saturday and will make his season debut against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.,McCaffrey missed the first eight games due to Achilles tendinitis in both legs. He was listed as questionable on Friday'...
Post play to loom large as No. 15 Creighton faces Fairleigh Dickenson
No. 15 Creighton received a record-breaking performance from Ryan Kalkbrenner in its season opener. ,When Fairleigh Dickinson visits the Bluejays on Sunday afternoon in Omaha, Neb., Kalkbrenner will try to follow his career high 49-point outburst where he set a school record with 20 made field goals...
Wisconsin on guard for upset-minded Appalachian State
Appalachian State has beaten a power conference team in each of the last two seasons, and Sunday afternoon might provide the Mountaineers' only chance to keep that streak intact., ,The Mountaineers (1-1), fresh off blowing out an NAIA opponent this week, face Wisconsin on the road at Madison, Wisc. ...
St. Thomas eager for opportunity against Oklahoma State
The St. Thomas University Tommies haven't had many opportunities like the one they have against host Oklahoma State on Sunday afternoon in Stillwater. It will be the school's fifth game against a power conference opponent since they made the move to Division I for the 2021-22 season, and it might ju...
Pelicans star Zion Williamson (hamstring) out indefinitely
New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson is out indefinitely with a left hamstring strain.,Imaging taken Saturday morning confirmed the injury. Though the team did not provide a timetable for Williamson's return, ESPN reported he will be re-evaluated "in the coming weeks.",Williamson has av...
Roger Goodell: NFL working on adding Berlin game
The New York Giants and Carolina Panthers will close the 2024 NFL International Series with a game in Munich on Sunday, and commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is working on adding a game in Berlin in 2025.,In fact, Goodell said Saturday the prospects are strong of playing a game in the German c...
Jason Day on lack of LIV Golf offer: 'I don't blame them'
Jason Day said he never had to make a decision on whether to leave for the LIV Golf League. ,That's because the Saudi Arabian-backed rival to the PGA Tour never made a formal contract offer to the former world No. 1.,Day acknowledged that he made a "business move" in having his agent explore what a ...
Wobbly Bucks get chance at revenge on Celtics
The visiting Boston Celtics are out to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time this season when the teams meet Sunday afternoon., ,Jaylen Brown scored 30 points and Payton Pritchard came off the bench to add 28 points with eight 3-pointers when host Boston beat Milwaukee 119-108 on Oct. 28. T...
Rockets face Pistons' triple-double machine Cade Cunningham
The Houston Rockets will try to tighten up their defense when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon.,The Rockets rank among the top 10 in opponents' scoring (108.9 points allowed per game) and defensive field-goal percentage (45.4), yet it didn't look that way Friday when they were blow...
Lynn Kidd, Miami take aim at Binghamton
Lynn Kidd doesn't miss often ... just ask his opponents.,Kidd, a 6-foot-10 center who is in his first season with Miami, will lead the host Hurricanes (1-0) in a nonconference game against Binghamton (1-1) on Sunday afternoon.,Kidd started all 33 of Virginia Tech's games last season, averaging a car...
Former first-rounder Terrell Edmunds released as Steelers shuffle roster
Terrell Edmunds' return to Pittsburgh was short-lived, with the Steelers announcing Saturday the safety was released, just two months into his second stint with the team that launched his career, as the Steelers shuffle their roster heading into Sunday's matchup against the Washington Commanders. ,E...
Report: Panthers DL D.J. Wonnum expected make season debut vs. Giants
Edge rusher D.J. Wonnum is expected to play for the first time in almost a year on Sunday when the Carolina Panthers face the New York Giants in Munich, Germany, ESPN reported Saturday. ,Wonnum hasn't played since sustaining a torn quadriceps muscle late in a Christmas Eve game last season while pl...
Vanderbilt vies to light up scoreboard vs. Southeast Missouri State
Vanderbilt looks to continue an exciting start to the Mark Byington era when it hosts Southeast Missouri State on Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Tenn.,The Commodores (1-0) routed Maryland Eastern Shore, 102-63, on Monday to start Byington's tenure at the school, while the Redhawks (0-1) dropped an 8...
Colts promote WR Laquon Treadwell to roster for game vs. Bills
The Indianapolis Colts elevated wide receiver Laquon Treadwell from their practice squad to the active roster on Saturday.,Treadwell, a former first-round draft pick, will see his first action with the Colts in Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills in Indianapolis.,The Colts previously ruled out M...