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Report: Brazil, France to play March friendly in Boston
Brazil and France will play a friendly at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. in March ahead of the 2026 World Cup, according to a report by ESPN.,France has an opportunity to clinch a spot in the World Cup with a win over Ukraine on Thursday, while Brazil has already qualified.,The match will tak...
Penguins and Predators seeking spark in Sweden
The Pittsburgh Penguins have cooled off after a hot start. The Nashville Predators have struggled to even get warm.,Both squads hope a trip overseas will provide a spark when they square off in Friday's opener of a two-game set in Stockholm, Sweden, for the 2025 NHL Global Series.,The Penguins surpr...
No. 6 Michigan hunting another quality win at TCU
No. 6 Michigan returns to the Fort Worth, Texas, area for the first time in a dozen years as it visits TCU on Friday night.,The Wolverines (2-0), fresh off an 85-84 overtime victory over Wake Forest on Tuesday, are the highest-ranked nonconference team to visit the Horned Frogs (2-1) since No. 1 Kan...
Backcourt leads No. 14 Illinois into clash with Colgate
Three games into the season, Illinois coach Brad Underwood is already making some bold comments about his starting backcourt of Kylan Boswell and freshman Keaton Wagler.,"It reminds me a little bit of having Ayo (Dosunmu) and Trent (Frazier)," he said, invoking the program's star guards of the early...
Seidler family to explore 'strategic options,' including sale of Padres
The Seidler family announced Thursday that it is exploring "strategic options" that could result in the sale of a portion or all of the San Diego Padres.,The announcement comes one day before the two-year anniversary of owner Peter Seidler's death on Nov. 14, 2023.,"The family has decided to begin a...
One-time ACC powers FSU, Va. Tech cling to postseason hope
When Florida State and Virginia Tech face off Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla., both will be close to the brink of losing bowl eligibility.,The Seminoles (4-5, 1-5 in Atlantic Coast Conference) lost for the fifth time in six games Saturday at Clemson. A season that began with remarkable promise, seeing...
Baylor AD Mack Rhoades taking leave, also stepping away as CFP chair
Mack Rhoades is taking a leave from his job as athletic director at Baylor and also stepping away from his position as the College Football Playoff chairman, ESPN reported Thursday, citing personal reasons.,Per the report, Rhoades told ESPN that he informed the school he intended to leave his role f...
JT Toppin, No. 11 Texas Tech look to bounce back vs. Milwaukee
To say that No. 11 Texas Tech's game plan revolves around JT Toppin is a huge understatement.,The Red Raiders (2-1) will likely lean on the 6-foot-9 junior forward again Friday night when Milwaukee (2-2) visits Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin tallied 35 points, 11 rebounds, three steals, three assists and th...
Ryan Hunter-Reay joins Arrow McLaren for 2026 Indy 500
Former Indianapolis 500 champion Ryan Hunter-Reay will join Arrow McLaren for the 110th running of the race in 2026, the team announced Thursday.,Hunter-Reay, who won in the race in 2014, will drive the No. 31 Chevrolet and join fellow Arrow McLaren drivers Pato O'Ward, Nolan Siegel and Christian Lu...
Pac-12, USA Sports reach 5-year media deal
The Pac-12 Conference, soon to be reborn, and USA Sports are entering a five-year partnership that will give the network rights to select conference football and men's and women's basketball games.,The two sides announced the agreement, which begin in 2026-27 season, on Thursday but did not reveal f...
DC Ryan Walters, Washington primed to welcome Purdue
For Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters, Saturday's Big Ten game against visiting Purdue will be all business.,Walters will face the Boilermakers in a reunion of sorts. He was fired as their head coach last season following a 66-0 loss to Indiana in the game for the Old Oaken Bucket.,"I've...
Luka Bogavac, No. 18 Tar Heels take aim at NC Central
The season already is evolving for No. 18 North Carolina as it tries to get through the next stretch of games without one of its top players.,An off-court injury to swingman Seth Trimble forced a lineup adjustment this week. The Tar Heels (3-0) will see how that works out Friday when North Carolina ...
State rivals North Carolina, Wake Forest wrestle for critical win
Fresh off defeating what was then the first-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, there are bigger topics on the table for Wake Forest this week. ,Bill Belichick and in-state rival North Carolina arrive Saturday for an anticipated meeting in Winston-Salem, N.C.,"This is a unique opportunity w...
Illinois stands in way of Maryland's postseason mission
A five-game losing streak stands to crush Maryland's bowl hopes as the Terrapins visit Illinois on Saturday.,Maryland (4-5, 1-5 in the Big Ten) needs to find success in a hurry with games at Champaign, Ill, home against No. 18 Michigan and at Ford Field against Michigan State.,Since surrendering a 2...
Report: Leafs' Auston Matthews to miss at least 1 week
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews will be sidelined at least a week because of a lower-body injury, TSN reported Thursday.,The outlet also reported the injury is not considered serious.,Matthews, 28, was hurt Tuesday night in the Leafs' 5-3 road loss to the Boston Bruins, Toronto's third cons...
Senators F Shane Pinto inks 4-year, $30M extension
Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto signed a four-year, $30 million contract extension on Thursday.,Pinto, who turned 25 on Wednesday, was in line to become a restricted free agent after this season. The extension begins with the 2026-27 campaign.,Pinto has 14 points (eight goals, six assists) in 17...
Run-heavy Arizona State, West Virginia tangle in Tempe
Arizona State and West Virginia want to play smashmouth football when they square off Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.,The Sun Devils (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) are 4-1 at home and come off a bye week having picked up a 24-19 win at Iowa State to open November. Quarterback Jeff Sims piled up 235 rushing yards and tw...
Coco Gauff, Taylor Fritz to defend United Cup title
World No. 3 Coco Gauff and world No. 6 Taylor Fritz will return to United Cup play in January, focused on defending the United States' title in the mixed-team event.,The Americans were named the top seeds on Thursday. ,Eighteen countries are entered in the event, which will run from Jan.2-11, with m...
Michael Kim leads in Dubai, Rory McIlroy outplays Marco Penge
Michael Kim recorded an 8-under-par 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.,Kim's bogey-free round at Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth Course) put him just ahead of England's Tommy Fleetwood (65) and t...
Arkansas prepares for LSU's two-headed QB attack
Arkansas and LSU are reeling with interim coaches in place and plans for bigger prizes at the end of the season long since scrapped.,One of the SEC rivals will claim their first victory under an interim head coach when they meet Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. ,The Razorbacks (2-7, 0-5 SEC) are 0-4 sin...