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Baylor, Southern California vault into women's top 10
Baylor and Southern California vaulted into the top 10 in the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll released on Monday.,The Bears (2-0) rose nine places to No. 7 and the Trojans (2-0) jumped 10 spots to No. 8 after both teams earned wins against ranked opponents. Baylor opened the ...
Rob Gronkowski to sign 1-day contract, retire as a Patriot
Carrying out the wish of a friend who died of cancer earlier this month, former four-time All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski will retire as a New England Patriot on Wednesday when he signs a ceremonial one-day contract.,Gronkowski, 36, who won three Super Bowls during his nine seasons with the Patriot...
Inside New York Giants’ Decision To Fire Head Coach Brian Daboll
The New York Giants have fired head coach Brian Daboll after a 2-8 start. Mike Kafka is set to take over as interim head coach as rookie QB Jaxson Dart continues to develop....
Report: Bucks F Taurean Prince out with herniated disc
Milwaukee Bucks forward Taurean Prince will miss significant time with a herniated disc in his neck, ESPN reported Monday.,Prince, 31, has missed Milwaukee's last two games and has been ruled out for Monday's game at Dallas with what the team called a neck strain.,Prince shot 42.9% from 3-point rang...
Rangers C Vincent Trocheck (upper body) returns Monday
After missing 14 games with an upper-body injury, New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck will be in the lineup for Monday's game against the visiting Nashville Predators.,Trocheck, 32, had been placed on long-term injured reserve after sustaining the injury Oct. 9 against the Buffalo Sabres. In tw...
Report: Raiders G Jackson Powers-Johnson's season may be over
Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, NFL Network reported on Monday.,The second-year lineman is expected to go on injured reserve after getting hurt in the second quarter of Thursday's 10-7 loss against the Denver Broncos.,"He hurt hi...
NYCFC M Andres Perea (leg) recovering from surgery
New York City FC midfielder Andres Perea underwent surgery Sunday for a right lower leg fracture and will begin the rehabilitation process, the club announced Monday.,Perea, who turns 25 on Friday, scored three goals and added an assist in 24 appearances this season, his third with NYCFC. In the clu...
Kansas City pair lead five NWSL MVP finalists
Kansas City Current teammates Temwa Chawinga and Bia Zaneratto were among the five finalists for the 2025 NWSL Most Valuable Player award announced Monday.,Delphine Cascarino of the San Diego Wave, Esther Gonzalez of Gotham FC and Manaka Matsukubo of the North Carolina Courage are also up for the aw...
Citi Field to host Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 'Showdown'
Puerto Rican baseball legend Carlos Delgado, who is among the candidates for the Hall of Fame's Contemporary Era ballot, and eight-time All-Star Robinson Cano of the Dominican Republic will be at the forefront of the "RD vs PR Showdown" on Nov. 15 at New York's Citi Field.,The New York Mets, with wh...
High-octane Texas Tech, Illinois square off in expected shootout
The scoreboard operator might be the busiest man in Champaign, Ill., on Tuesday night.,That's because No. 10 Texas Tech is visiting No. 17 Illinois in a battle of ranked teams more than familiar with triple-digits.,The Red Raiders (2-0) have scored 98 points in each of their home wins over Lindenwoo...
Keyshawn Hall, No. 20 Auburn intent to heat up vs. Wofford
Keyshawn Hall led the Big 12 in scoring last season during his only campaign at UCF.,Now at Auburn, Hall looks intent on making a run at top scorer status in the Southeastern Conference.,Hall seeks his third straight stellar outing when he leads the 20th-ranked Tigers into Tuesday night's nonconfere...
PGA Tour adds fall tournament in North Carolina
The PGA Tour added a third North Carolina stop to the calendar on Monday, announcing the debut of The Biltmore Championship as part of the tour's Fall Series.,The tournament is scheduled for Sept. 17-20 at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a Jack Nicklaus-designed course located near Asheville, N.C. The ev...
Japanese RHP Tatsuya Imai posting for MLB free agency
Right-hander Tatsuya Imai is entering the Major League Baseball free agency window on Monday, the Seibu Lions confirmed.,The 27-year-old Japanese righty has 45 days to agree to a contract with an MLB team, following the path of other prominent Nippon Professional Baseball products. He had a 1.92 ERA...
Report: Brian Kelly rebuffs LSU settlement offers
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly rejected two settlement offers and is seeking the full $54 million buyout owed under the terms of his contract, the Baton Rouge Advocate reported.,Kelly's attorneys have given the school a Monday deadline of 6 p.m. ET to confirm in writing that that they will pay him the...
Fresh off onslaught, Michigan braces for Wake Forest
No. 7 Michigan already recorded history this season, and the Wolverines haven't even played their second game.,That will come Tuesday night when Wake Forest is the opponent for a neutral-site game in Detroit.,Michigan won 121-78 in its first game against Oakland, with a program-record seven players ...
Commanders DL Daron Payne suspended one game
Washington Commanders defensive lineman Daron Payne was suspended without pay for one game Monday by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday's loss to the Detroit Lions.,Payne was flagged and ejected in the second quarter for taking a shot at Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.,A league...
Timberwolves' offense overwhelming foes, which isn't music to Jazz's ears
Thanks to an increasingly potent offense, Minnesota has put together a string of victories going into Monday's rematch with Utah in Salt Lake City.,The Timberwolves have won four of their last five games while scoring 122 or more points in each of those victories. Minnesota has put on an offensive c...
Steelers CB Darius Slay sustains concussion in loss to Chargers
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Darius Slay made an early exit due to a concussion during Sunday night's 25-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers at Inglewood, Calif.,Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that Slay is in concussion protocol and added, "We'll see where that leads us this week."...
Cooper Flagg faces big test as Bucks come to Dallas
The NBA's No. 1 leading scorer, Giannis Antetokounmpo, will make his first run at 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg when the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Dallas Mavericks Monday night at American Airlines Center.,Milwaukee (6-4) will be playing the second game of a back-to-back after losing to the Houston R...
Magic searches for winning process, welcomes Blazers
With each team looking to flush disappointing losses, the Orlando Magic host the Portland Trail Blazers in interconference play on Monday.,After Franz Wagner powered Orlando to a 13-point victory over Boston on Friday, the Magic fell 111-107 to the Celtics on Sunday. Orlando has dropped six of nine ...