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Jamir Watkins, Florida State hand Hofstra first loss
Jamir Watkins scored a game-high 17 points and host Florida State pulled away in the second half to beat Hofstra 79-61 Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Watkins missed his first four shots from the field before hitting a 3-pointer to end the first half. He added 10 points in the second half for Flo...
Maryland goes on 28-0 run, obliterates Canisius by 71 points
Julian Reese had a game high 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 108-37 rout over Canisius on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.,Selton Miguel scored 15 points, Rodney Rice added 13 and Jay Young netted 12 for the Terrapins (4-1). Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Derik Queen and Malachi Palmer all sco...
Rafael Nadal's career ends with Spain's Davis Cup exit
Rafael Nadal's legendary tennis career ended Tuesday not in victory, as had so often been true for the 22-time Grand Slam champion, but with a loss in his singles match for Spain against the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.,With a tremendous home-country advantage making for an electric a...
Guardians’ Stephen Vogt, Brewers’ Pat Murphy win Manager of the Year
Stephen Vogt of the Cleveland Guardians won the American League Manager of the Year while the Milwaukee Brewers' Pat Murphy was the winner in the National League, as announced by Major League Baseball Tuesday evening.,The AL Central champion Guardians had a highly successful season under Vogt in his...
Top five stay same in CFP rankings; Boise State in position for bye
The Big Ten-heavy top five of the College Football Playoff committee's rankings stayed the same in the newest iteration released Tuesday night, with Oregon remaining on top after being the first team to reach 11-0.,Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana rounded out the top five for the second str...
Leafs thriving without Auston Matthews ahead of duel vs. Golden Knights
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be without Auston Matthews again on Wednesday night against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, but so far that has not been a problem.,The Maple Leafs are 5-1-0 in the games Matthews has missed due to an upper-body injury that was initially expected to sideline him for j...
Georgia Tech ready for home finale in Thursday clash with NC State
A pair of well-rested teams will meet Thursday in Atlanta, when Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Neither team has played since Nov. 9, with each coming off bye weeks.,The last time Georgia Tech played, the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 ACC) delivered one of the b...
Deion Sanders dismisses talk of leaving Colorado
Given his success this season as Colorado's head coach, it's no surprise that Deion Sanders' name has been mentioned for other coaching vacancies, including in the NFL, but Sanders said Tuesday he has no intention of leaving the Buffaloes.,"I'm happy where I am, man," Sanders told reporters Tuesday....
Playoff picture: Broncos (AFC), Commanders (NFC) slotted as No. 7 seeds
The Denver Broncos are the No. 7 seed and the final team in the AFC playoff picture entering Week 12 of the regular season. ,A stranger to the postseason since last securing a spot in the 2015 season, the Broncos (6-5) are ahead of the Indianapolis Colts (5-6) and Miami Dolphins (4-6) in the confere...
Paul-Tyson fetches non-Vegas record $18.1M revenue; sets streaming record
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson punched up a record-breaking gate at AT&T Stadium on Saturday with 72,300 fans in attendance leading to $18,117,072 in total revenue, a record for boxing and mixed martial events held outside of Las Vegas.,Meanwhile, Netflix saw the fight peak at 65 million concurrent stream...
Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas
The New York Jets' season of upheaval continued Tuesday with the firing of general manager Joe Douglas.,The Jets (3-8) fired head coach Robert Saleh on Oct. 8 and are 1-5 under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.,The GM spot also will be filled on an interim basis by Phil Savage, who was senior vice preside...
New York Jets Fire Joe Douglas Despite His Contract Expiring in Six Weeks
The New York Jets fired general manager Joe Douglas despite his contract expiring in six weeks, and while this timing might seem weird, they can now plan for the future....
Reports: Jets fire general manager Joe Douglas
The New York Jets' season of upheaval continued Tuesday with the reported firing of general manager Joe Douglas.,The Jets (3-8) fired head coach Robert Saleh on Oct. 8 and are 1-5 under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.,New York headed into its bye week with a 28-27 loss at home against the Indianapolis C...
Spirit's Croix Bethune named NWSL Rookie of Year
Washington Spirit midfielder Croix Bethune was named the 2024 NWSL Rookie of the Year on Tuesday.,Bethune, 23, tallied five goals and 10 assists in just 17 matches before a season-ending knee injury.,Drafted third overall last January, Bethune also earned a spot on the NWSL Best XI first team this s...
Heisman Trophy Frontrunners After College Football Week 12
After 12 weeks of college football, the Heisman Trophy race is heating up across the nation, with Colorado's Travis Hunter and Boise State's Ashton Jeanty leading the pack....
Samford has chance to prove its mettle vs. Michigan State
If ever there were a nonleague matchup where the home power conference team could have trouble with a visiting mid-major squad, the Tuesday tilt between Samford and Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., would be a leading candidate.,Picked to win the Southern Conference at the beginning of the seas...
Texas Tech blasts Arkansas-Pine Bluff for 4-0 start
Darrion Williams scored 19 points to lead Texas Tech past Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 98-64, on Monday night in Lubbock, Texas.,Kevin Overton had 17 points thanks in part to 3-of-6 shooting from 3-point range for the Red Raiders (4-0). JT Toppin had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Eli...
No. 20 Arkansas fends off upset-minded Pacific
Adou Thiero tallied 23 points, including six dunks, as the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks defeated the pesky University of Pacific Tigers 91-72 Monday night in Fayetteville, Ark., ,In their fourth game under new coach John Calipari, the Razorbacks (3-1) led by as many as 16 points in the first half but ...
Florida State aims to clamp down on well-balanced Hofstra
Last week, Hofstra defeated a pair of opponents the program hadn't beaten in the previous 50-plus years.,The Pride won't have to wait nearly as long to get another chance against Florida State, which will look to avoid an upset on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,The Seminoles (3-1) have been off ...
Netflix exec: 'Very ready' for XMas NFL games despite Paul-Tyson issues
Despite having viewers deal with frequent buffering, low quality feeds and other stream-related issues during Jake Paul's victory over Mike Tyson in a boxing match on Friday night, Netflix is fully prepared to prove its worth as a sports streaming service. ,Netflix will get to air a pair of NFL game...