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Freshman's late 3-pointer carries Notre Dame past Stanford
Freshman Cole Certa hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in regulation to lift Notre Dame over Stanford 56-54 in Wednesday night's ACC contest in South Bend, Ind.,Markus Burton scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half for the Fighting Irish (13-17, 7-12 ACC), who locked up a spot ...

Rangers expect Adolis Garcia (oblique) ready for Opening Day
Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia (oblique) avoided a major injury and is expected to be ready for Opening Day.,Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told reporters Wednesday that an MRI revealed Garcia suffered a mild strain, "not quite" a Grade 1. ,Garcia was scratched from Tuesday's spring training ga...

ACC's leading scorers to shoot it out as Stanford meets Notre Dame
Riding a three-game winning streak, all coming at home, Stanford hopes to change its fortunes on the road to conclude the regular season.,Meanwhile, winning anywhere remains a struggle for Notre Dame.,The Cardinal look to avoid a fourth straight road loss when they meet the Fighting Irish for Wednes...

No. 14 Louisville looks to stay red-hot against Cal
No. 14 Louisville is in an all-out sprint to the regular-season finish line.,Winners of seven straight and 17 of their last 18 games, the Cardinals continue their push for a share of an Atlantic Coast Conference title Wednesday night against California in the middle game of a three-game homestand.,L...

Rams respect QB Matthew Stafford's year-to-year status
Matthew Stafford required only three weeks to accomplish what the 37-year-old quarterback and the Los Angeles Rams needed seven months to accomplish last offseason: agreeing to a new contract.,The Rams modified Stafford's contract for the 2025 season, added guarantees for the 2026 league year and re...

JuJu Watkins, No. 4 USC sting second-ranked UCLA again
JuJu Watkins went 4-of-11 on 3-point attempt en route to 30 points, and No. 4-ranked Southern California claimed the regular-season Big Ten Conference championship with an 80-67 defeat of second-ranked host UCLA on Saturday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (26-2, 17-1 Big Ten) never trailed, scoring the ...

Maxime Raynaud's 26 points help Stanford top SMU
Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon.,Raynaud's rebound tip-in dunk on a miss from Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds left gave the Cardinal (19-10, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) a five-point lead to secure the win in their home final...

Keeshawn Barthelemy, Jackson Shelstad help Oregon rout USC
Keeshawn Barthelemy scored 20 points, Jackson Shelstad added 19 and Oregon closed the game on a 22-8 run to rout Southern California, 82-61, on Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore. ,The Ducks (21-8, 10-8 Big Ten) held the Trojans without a field goal for nearly six minutes in the decisive late-game st...

ACC tournament berth on the line for Boston College, Cal
Boston College hasn't won a road game all year. Cal hasn't won any games since Feb. 5. ,The chance to erase one of these painful factoids is what's on the line in Saturday night's Atlantic Coast Conference action in Berkeley, Calif.,There's also this key detail: Cal (12-16, 5-12) ranks 15th in the A...

SMU's Boopie Miller likely out again as Stanford hosts home finale
SMU is likely to play its fifth consecutive game without leading scorer Boopie Miller when the Mustangs travel Saturday to play host Stanford in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Mustangs (21-7, 12-5 ACC) are 2-2 since Miller has been out with a bruised foot. SMU had won five straight before Mille...

Oregon out to continue surge vs. fading USC
Big Ten Conference counterparts on opposite trajectories meet Saturday in Eugene, Ore., when Oregon seeks a fifth straight win at the expense of Southern California, which is on a four-game skid. ,Oregon (20-8, 9-8 Big Ten) returns to action for the first time in a week, looking to continue the mome...

Reports: Giants switch QB focus to Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers' goal of playing in New York a few more years might still be attainable.,According to reports, the New York Giants are pursuing the 41-year-old quarterback who will no longer suit up for the Jets under new coach Aaron Glenn.,A two-year run with the Jets is coming to an end after Rodger...

Rams on QB Matthew Stafford: 'He's back'
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford will remain with the team for the upcoming season.,"He's back," the Rams posted on social media Friday.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ALLOW ME TO REINTRODUCE MYSELF <a href="https://t.co/0uaAiGsWTa">pic.twitter.com/0uaAiGsWTa</...

Reports: Rams, QB Matthew Stafford to meet Friday
The Rams and Matthew Stafford are set to meet on Friday as rumors swirl about the quarterback's future in Los Angeles, multiple outlets reported.,The team gave Stafford's camp permission to contact other teams to assess his market value. He has two years left on his current deal with a salary of $27...

Big Ten title on the line as No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 USC collide
When No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Southern California meet Saturday in Los Angeles, the Bruins will be in pursuit of payback for their only loss of the season. And as they take their home floor, UCLA knows success will start with containing JuJu Watkins, USC's standout sophomore. ,UCLA (28-1, 16-1 Big Ten C...

Ohio State regains shooting form, knocks off USC
Bruce Thornton and Micah Parrish scored 20 points apiece and Ohio State snapped a three-game losing streak with an 87-82 victory over Southern California on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,John Mobley Jr. had 18 points and Devin Royal tallied 13 for the Buckeyes (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten)...

Maxime Raynaud's 23 points help Stanford defeat Boston College
Maxime Raynaud had 16 of his game-high 23 points in a runaway first half, Oziyah Sellers added 18 and the host Stanford Cardinal rolled to a 78-60 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball victory over Boston College on Wednesday night.,Raynaud completed a double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds...

Northwestern forfeits wildfire games to USC, UCLA
The Big Ten announced Wednesday that the Northwestern women's basketball team has been assessed forfeit losses to fourth-ranked Southern California and No. 2 UCLA, games that were postponed due to the wildfires in Los Angeles last month. ,Northwestern, which falls to 9-19 (2-15 Big Ten), postponed i...

Rams prefer Matthew Stafford at QB1, work through complex appraisal
INDIANAPOLIS -- Only Aaron Rodgers has more career earnings as an NFL quarterback than current Los Angeles Rams starter Matthew Stafford, but it's possible finances send the latter to a new destination for 2025. ,Rams head coach Sean McVay, who courted Stafford before Los Angeles traded Jared Goff a...

Cal needs win over SMU to make late ACC tourney push
Cal will have its top player while SMU probably won't when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams meet in a rematch Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Boopie Miller had 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals when the Mustangs (20-7, 11-5 ACC) beat the Golden Bears (12-15, 5-11) 76-65 i...