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Broncos place S Brandon Jones (pectoral) on IR
The Denver Broncos placed safety Brandon Jones on injured reserve with a pectoral injury.,The Broncos (12-2) announced the move Monday, one day after he was hurt during a 34-26 win over the visiting Green Bay Packers. He will miss Denver's final three regular-season games and its first playoff game ...

QB Arch Manning to return to Texas for 2026 season
Quarterback Arch Manning will return to Texas for the 2026 season, his father informed ESPN late Monday night.,"Arch is playing football at Texas next year," Cooper Manning wrote in a text to the network.,The nephew of Super Bowl MVPs Peyton and Eli and grandson of Archie Manning, Arch is eligible t...

Interim coach Nick Petrino, Missouri St. go bowling vs. Arkansas St.
After beating the odds and enough opponents to earn a bowl bid in its first FBS season, Missouri State finds itself searching for a new coach and trying to beat Arkansas State in the Xbox Bowl on Thursday in Frisco, Texas.,The Bears' surprising 7-5 season came with a price. Ryan Beard departed last ...

No. 13 Vanderbilt, Memphis revive in-state rivalry
Vanderbilt coach Mark Byington is a proponent of in-state scheduling when it comes to nonconference opponents.,Memphis is among the schools he likes to see on the Commodores' schedule, perhaps on an annual basis.,The Tigers (4-5) and the 13th-ranked Commodores (10-0) renew the series Wednesday night...

Back from bruising defeat, No. 16 Alabama takes aim at USF
No. 16 Alabama looks to bounce back from its worst beating of the season when it battles South Florida on Wednesday night in nonconference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,The Crimson Tide lost 96-75 to top-ranked Arizona in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday and were outscored by 23 points in the second half. Alab...

No. 23 Florida hopes to get on track hosting Saint Francis
Through 10 nonconference games, the No. 23 Florida Gators have faced scrutiny over their backcourt play, but guard Xaivian Lee has learned from the first part of the season and turned his game around.,The Gators and the former Princeton player will start the first of their final trio of non-Southeas...

Punishment served, Rangers' Mika Zibanejad set to return vs. Canucks
The New York Rangers saw their power-play woes without Adam Fox temporarily disappear when they pulled off an impressive comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Two nights later, the Rangers played without Fox and Mika Zibanejad, and their difficulties on special teams reappeared.,Afte...

After emotional win, Ducks get right back to work at Columbus
The Columbus Blue Jackets will be the more rested team when they attempt to end a five-game losing streak on Tuesday in a matchup with the visiting Anaheim Ducks.,The Ducks are coming off a 4-1 win against the host New York Rangers on Monday night that ended a two-game skid.,Now, Anaheim has an oppo...

Braves land SS Ha-Seong Kim on 1-year, $20M deal
Ha-Seong Kim, who joined the Atlanta Braves late last season, will stick around for at least one more year.,The 30-year-old free agent signed a one-year, $20 million contract with the Braves on Monday, and he will remain the team's starting shortstop, according to Atlanta's president of baseball ope...

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes undergoes knee surgery
Wasting no time after getting knocked out of the Kansas City Chiefs' game on Sunday, quarterback Patrick Mahomes had his injured left knee surgically repaired Monday evening.,The team wrote in a statement, "Patrick Mahomes successfully underwent surgery in Dallas this evening with Dr. Dan Cooper to ...

USMNT's Tyler Adams sustains possible MCL injury for Bournemouth
Tyler Adams, a U.S. men's national team midfield mainstay, sustained a knee injury Monday that could severely impact his availability heading into a World Cup year.,Adams, playing for Bournemouth in a Premier League match at Manchester United, got hurt in the second minute during a challenge with Ma...

Michigan's players 'feel very betrayed,' says interim coach Biff Poggi
In his first public comments since becoming Michigan's interim coach following Sherrone Moore's firing and arrest, Biff Poggi declared Monday that his players "feel very betrayed.",Poggi spoke in Orlando, Fla., where he and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian visited to drum up interest in their teams' Citr...

Jerry Rice, Steve Young chosen as Pro Bowl Games coaches
Pro Football Hall of Famers and former teammates Steve Young and Jerry Rice will oppose each other on the sideline as the head coaches for the 2026 Pro Bowl Games.,Young will coach the AFC, while Rice will coach the NFC, the NFL announced on Monday. The two were teammates on the San Francisco 49ers ...

Report: Journeyman QB TJ Finley hits portal, seeks 7th year of eligibility
TJ Finley is aiming for lucky No. 7.,Finley is filing a waiver for a seventh year of eligibility and planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to On3.,The quarterback, who will turn 24 in March, started his collegiate career with LSU in 2020. He played for Georgia State this past season ...

Avalanche put 5-game point streak up against slumping Kraken
The Colorado Avalanche have been so dominant this season, losing only twice in regulation, that coach Jared Bednar was able to pencil in the same No. 1 line in each of the team's first 31 games.,That is, until Saturday night.,With Martin Necas coming off an illness, Bednar moved rookie Gavin Brindle...

Never-say-die Sharks seek to reverse recent history vs. Flames
Now to see what the San Jose Sharks do for an encore when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,The Sharks kick off a three-game homestand not only sitting in a Western Conference wild-card playoff position, but they're riding a two-game winning streak in the wake of one of the wildest co...

Former Raiders coach Mike White dies at 89
Mike White, who had stints as the head coach of Cal, Illinois and the Oakland Raiders, died at the age of 89 on Sunday in Newport Beach, Calif.,News of his death was announced Monday by the Cal athletic department.,Born in Berkeley, Calif., White was a star end and halfback for the Golden Bears in t...

Darryn Peterson's status uncertain as No. 17 Kansas awaits Towson
No. 17 Kansas, fresh off a road win at North Carolina State on Saturday and a neutral-site victory over Missouri on Dec. 7, returns home to face Towson on Tuesday night in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (8-3), winners of five of their last six, have two more nonconference games before opening Big 12 pl...

No. 10 BYU wants to see continued growth from bench against Pacific
Bench growth is a focus for No. 10 BYU when it hosts Pacific on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The Cougars (9-1) cruised to a 100-53 home win over California-Riverside on Saturday. While freshman phenom AJ Dybantsa led BYU with 26 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals, the Cougars' bench al...

Thriving Trevon Brazile leads No. 14 Arkansas against Queens
No. 14 Arkansas avenged a heartbreaking 2025 NCAA tournament loss to Texas Tech with a 93-86 victory last Saturday, another strong effort on a schedule that requires it.,The Razorbacks' next opponent, Queens, won't inspire a similar thirst for revenge because Tuesday's nonconference game in Fayettev...