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West Virginia hosts Lehigh looking for 3-0 start
West Virginia first-year coach Ross Hodge says a specific type of player is the most challenging to defend: smaller, creative guards who can shoot.,There will be players like that on both sides on Sunday afternoon when his Mountaineers (2-0) host Lehigh (1-1) in Morgantown, W.Va.,In a 91-52 win over...
Arizona State seeking sharper effort vs. Utah Tech
Arizona State will try to correct the shortcomings coach Bobby Hurley noticed in the season opener when the Sun Devils host Utah Tech on Sunday in Tempe, Ariz.,Arizona State led from start to finish in Monday's 81-64 victory against Southern Utah, but Hurley was not pleased with the overall performa...
Browns activate WR Cedric Tillman (hamstring) from IR
Browns wide receiver Cedric Tillman has been activated from injured reserve and is expected to be available to play Sunday when Cleveland visits the New York Jets.,Tillman started the first four games at wide receiver this season before being placed on IR after injuring his hamstring in a 34-10 loss...
Ex-NBA great Tony Parker to fulfill father's dream, coach France's 17U team
Four-time NBA champion Tony Parker has been named head coach of the national Under-17 team in his home country of France.,The team has qualified to compete in the 2026 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup in Istanbul next summer.,Parker, 43, said he accepted the job as a tribute to his father, Tony Pa...
Elena Rybakina jolts Aryna Sabalenka to win WTA Finals crown
Sixth-seeded Elena Rybakina pocketed $5.235 million by defeating World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the championship match of the WTA Finals on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion from Kazakhstan, recorded 13 aces and extended her winning streak to 11 matches with a 6...
Three Realistic MLB Trades That Could Shake Up the League
MLB Hot Stove heating up: Here are three trades that could shake up the league this offseason, featuring Alcantara, Peralta, and Ward....
Missouri eager for faster start in encounter vs. VMI
After narrowly dodging an upset against Southeast Missouri State on Friday night, Missouri will try to rebound Sunday afternoon against Virginia Military Institute in Columbia, Mo.,The Tigers (2-0) will host the Keydets (2-0) to continue their nonconference schedule.,Missouri trailed SEMO by as many...
High-scoring Georgia striving to keep foot on gas vs. Morehead State
Georgia has been producing points at a record level in the first week of the season since coach Mike White gave the players more freedom to run the offense.,The Bulldogs scored 104 points against Bellarmine in the opener on Monday, the most in four seasons under White and their highest output since ...
Devils D Dougie Hamilton (lower body) out at least 1 week
New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton will be sidelined at least one week with a lower-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe said Saturday.,Hamilton was injured in the second period of New Jersey's 4-3 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,"Minor injury, it will be probabl...
Syracuse G Kiyan Anthony, son of Carmelo, gets first start
Syracuse guard J.J. Starling will miss Saturday's home game against Delaware State due to a right-leg injury, with freshman Kiyan Anthony to start in his place.,Starling, who led the Orange in scoring with 17.8 points per game last season, was hurt in Monday's season-opening 85-47 win over Binghamto...
Syracuse G Kiyan Anthony, son of Carmelo, expected to get first start
Syracuse guard J.J. Starling will miss Saturday's home game against Delaware State due to a right-leg injury, with freshman Kiyan Anthony expected to start in his place.,Starling, who led the Orange in scoring with 17.8 points per game last season, was hurt in Monday's season-opening 85-47 win over ...
Report: Vikings RB Aaron Jones expected to play vs. Ravens
Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones is expected to play in Sunday's home game versus the Baltimore Ravens despite nursing a shoulder injury, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Jones, who is listed as questionable to face the Ravens (3-5), sustained his injury in last Sunday's 27-24 victory over the D...
Red Wings looking to ramp up offense vs. Blackhawks
The Detroit Red Wings suddenly find themselves in an offensive drought. They'll try to turn that around when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit has scored two or fewer goals in regulation over the past four games. The Red Wings were blanked for the first time this season i...
Report: President Trump wants D.C. stadium named after him
President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to put his name on their future stadium, ESPN reported on Saturday.,A "senior White House source" told ESPN that the commander-in-chief has expressed his wishes to the NFL team's ownership group, led by Josh Harris.,"It's what the president want...
Man City's Pep Guardiola set for milestone match vs. Liverpool
Pep Guardiola's second-place Manchester City will look for an important victory in the 1,000th match of his managerial career when a resurgent Liverpool side visits on Sunday.,Guardiola previously led Barcelona and Bayern Munich to three domestic titles apiece. But the Spaniard who also was a Barca ...
Best 2026 Landing Spots for Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals appear headed for a breakup. Here are four NFL teams that could revive the former No. 1 pick’s career....
Rested Pacers intent on slowing down surging Nuggets
Playing at altitude is never easy for teams that are from cities near sea level, but the Indiana Pacers have one advantage heading into their game at the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Indiana is rested.,The Pacers had Friday night off while Denver beat Golden State 129-104 at home in an NBA Cup ...
Panthers' Sam Reinhart eager to continue scoring binge vs. Sharks
The first month of the season hasn't been especially kind to the Florida Panthers, who are trying to become the first team since the New York Islanders in the early 1980s to win three straight Stanley Cup titles.,They lost captain Aleksander Barkov to a season-ending knee injury during training camp...
Marquette, Indiana ramp up competition level as they face off in Chicago
The competition will get much tougher for both Marquette and Indiana when they square off in a neutral-site nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.,Marquette improved to 2-0 with a 100-82 victory over Southern at home Wednesday, giving Shaka Smart his 100th win as coach of the Golden Eagl...
De'Aaron Fox to make season debut for Spurs vs. Pelicans
The San Antonio Spurs will look to build on a big win of the young season when they host the injury- and illness-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. ,The game will be the second of a home back-to-back for the Spurs, who beat Houston 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone...