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Colorado's ratings down 49% in Year 2 under Deion Sanders
The Colorado Buffaloes are already bowl eligible for the first time since 2016 and are ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, but they aren't driving the same massive television ratings seen during coach Deion Sanders' first season in Boulder.,Colorado games are averaging 3.7 million vie...
Ducks out to find offense, halt Canucks' road success
The Vancouver Canucks look to keep rolling on the road when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.,The Canucks are 4-1-0 in their first five away games, including four consecutive wins away from home. A victory on Tuesday would tie the fifth-longest road winning streak in franchise history.,Extend...
Soaring Jets look for fourth straight win when stumbling Utah visits
A complete team effort has the Winnipeg Jets surging amid the best start in franchise history.,Meanwhile, the Utah Hockey Club has come down to earth following its successful introduction.,The Jets will try on Tuesday night to win their fourth consecutive game and hand Utah its fifth straight road d...
Avalanche will host Kraken in battle of cold clubs
The Seattle Kraken were a surprise team in their second year of existence, coming within a game of reaching the Western Conference finals in 2023.,The Kraken haven't been to the playoffs since, but they were optimistic about this season under new coach Dan Bylsma. However, their current 1-5-1 stretc...
Short-handed Islanders aim to quell Penguins' momentum
The New York Islanders know the task at hand is to make sure the season isn't lost by the time their injured stars return.,The Islanders aim to emerge from a slump Tuesday night when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a battle of longtime Metropolitan Division rivals.,The Islanders were off Monday...
Juan Soto, Teoscar Hernandez among 13 to receive qualifying offer
Thirteen players received one-year, $21.05-million offers from their clubs, including Juan Soto of the New York Yankees and fellow outfielder Teoscar Hernandez of the Los Angeles Dodgers, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The New York Mets extended the most qualifying offers with first baseman Pete ...
Hurricanes carry league-leading win streak into clash vs. low-scoring Flyers
Boasting the NHL's longest active winning streak at six games, the Carolina Hurricanes will aim to keep the good times rolling against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Martin Necas has been key to Carolina's 8-2-0 start - the forward has tallied 18 points across his last nin...
Flames, Canadiens get together while searching for spark
Two struggling clubs in need of a spark will meet Tuesday when the Calgary Flames visit the Montreal Canadiens.,After opening the season with points in six straight games (5-0-1), Calgary virtually erased that hot start with a 1-5-0 record its next six outings. The Flames' latest setback was a 4-2 h...
Report: RHP Gerrit Cole commits to four more seasons with Yankees
Two days after he opted out on the final four seasons of a nine-year, $324-million contract, New York Yankees ace right-hander Gerrit Cole will finish out the deal after all, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Cole exercised the right to opt out of the remaining four years and $144 million on the dea...
Colts-Jets flexed out of Week 11 SNF in favor of Bengals-Chargers
The New York Jets entered the season with sky-high expectations and six nationally televised prime-time games.,Amid a disastrous 3-6 start, the Jets have appeared in prime time five times and were flexed out of their sixth such game by the NFL Monday.,The NFL announced that the Indianapolis Colts' v...
Falcons' Raheem Morris wary of Saints, praises their interim coach
Everything appears to be falling in place for the Atlanta Falcons, who matched their best start since their 2016 NFC Championship season with Sunday's 27-21 home win over the Dallas Cowboys.,The Falcons (6-3) have taken control of the NFC South. Atlanta, a franchise that's searching for its first wi...
Cowboys hand offense to QB Cooper Rush, discuss IR call with Dak Prescott
Cooper Rush is ready to step into the starting spot vacated by injured Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.,Head coach Mike McCarthy said Monday afternoon the Cowboys are moving forward with Rush as the starter while Prescott heals. Prescott is seeking a second opinion on a hamstring injury that...
Bengals RB Zack Moss (neck) out indefinitely; TE Erick All tears ACL again
Cincinnati Bengals running back Zack Moss is out indefinitely with a neck injury, head coach Zac Taylor said Monday.,Moss, signed as an unrestricted free agent in March, did not play last week after reporting the injury to the Bengals on Thursday. He did not practice Friday and was added to the inju...
Report: Reds extend $21M qualifying offer to RHP Nick Martinez
The Cincinnati Reds are set to extend a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer to right-hander Nick Martinez, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported, after the swing man opted for free agency following the completion of the 2024 season.,Martinez signed with the Reds before the 2024 season in a deal tha...
Texas A&M loses leading rusher Le'Veon Moss for season
Junior Amari Daniels is the next man up for Texas A&M with leading rusher Le'Veon Moss ruled out for the remainder of the season with a leg injury.,Aggies coach Mike Elko confirmed Moss will not play again this season after leading the team with 765 yards and 10 touchdowns on 121 carries this season...
Notre Dame has reasons for optimism, starts season vs. Stonehill
Notre Dame is coming off consecutive 20-loss seasons for the first time in school history, but the performance of Markus Burton in his freshman season makes the Fighting Irish optimistic for better things on the horizon.,After enjoying a standout freshman campaign, Burton begins his sophomore season...
Alabama WR/PR Cole Adams (lower body) done for season
Alabama will be without wide receiver/punt returner Cole Adams for the rest of the season due to a lower-body injury, coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday.,Adams suffered the injury early in Alabama's 34-0 win over Missouri on Oct. 26. The Crimson Tide are returning from a bye week.,"With his injury, he'l...
49ers RB Christian McCaffrey practices, could play Sunday
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey practiced on Monday for the first time since September, opening a 21-day window to add the reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Year to the active roster. ,Head coach Kyle Shanahan said before the 49ers began their bye schedule last week the 49ers...
Sharks’ No. 1 pick Macklin Celebrini to return from injury Tuesday
No. 1 overall draft pick Macklin Celebrini, who hasn't played since sustaining a lower-body injury in his NHL debut, plans to take the ice with the San Jose Sharks in Tuesday's home game against Columbus.,The 18-year-old forward tallied a goal and an assist in the Oct. 10 season opener against the S...
Bears stand behind OC Shane Waldron
With 24 points in a pair of losses since the bye week, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus expected to field questions about his offensive play-caller.,But the Bears (4-4) are not planning a change at offensive coordinator or taking any responsibility from first-year play-caller Shane Waldron.,"C...