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No. 23 Virginia takes down Stanford, now 10-0 at home
Thijs De Ridder scored 22 points and No. 23 Virginia rolled to a 70-55 victory over cold-shooting Stanford on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (14-2, 3-1) improved to 10-0 at home as De Ridder made 8 of 11 shots from the field and 5 of 5 free throw...
Ram, Kaulig launch reality-show competition for driver's seat
Ram Trucks and Kaulig Racing are traveling an unconventional route to fill the final seat for the latter's entries in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.,Per Ram Trucks, a full-season ride with Kaulig Racing will be awarded to the winner of a reality-based competition.,Billed as "15 Drivers. 10 Chall...
Matthew Stafford, Myles Garrett headline NFL All-Pro team
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford on Saturday was named to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro Team for the first time in his career.,Stafford, who led the NFL in passing yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46), received 31 of the 50 first-place votes by a national panel of media members.,N...
Chad Baker-Mazara (29), USC squeeze past Minnesota
Chad Baker-Mazara scored 29 points, including a go-ahead pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds left in overtime, and USC held on for a 70-69 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday night in Minneapolis.,Baker-Mazara added eight assists and Ezra Ausar contributed 14 points and nine ...
No. 23 Virginia rides depth into clash vs. Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
No. 23 Virginia finds strength in numbers, while Stanford is experiencing success with a "party of one" approach. ,The balanced Cavaliers (13-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) will host freshman sensation Ebuka Okorie and the Cardinal (13-3, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.,Malik T...
Ebuka Okorie's 3 caps huge comeback as Stanford downs Virginia Tech
Freshman guard Ebuka Okorie had a finish to remember, draining a long right-wing 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds left to give Stanford a 69-68 win over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Wednesday. Okorie had 26 of his 31 points after halftime, leading the Cardinal back from a 13-point deficit with 3:36 to p...
Miami surges past Wake Forest for 1st ACC road win in 24 months
Shelton Henderson converted a go-ahead putback with 26 seconds remaining in the second half to lift visiting Miami to an 81-77 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Tre Donaldson scored 21 points and Malik Reneau added 18 to help Miami (13-2, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) sna...
Stanford, Virginia Tech out to build off strong starts
When Virginia Tech hosts Stanford on Wednesday at Blacksburg, Va., there will be plenty in common between the teams.,Both sides enter with 12-3 overall records, while also going 1-1 to open Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Virginia Tech, recipients of two votes in the most recent AP poll, opened ACC ...
Red Sox sign RHP Kutter Crawford, avoid arbitration
The Boston Red Sox reached a one-year, $2.75 million deal with right-hander Kutter Crawford on Tuesday, avoiding arbitration.,Crawford, 29, missed the entire 2025 season with knee and wrist injuries. He also earned $2.75 million last season and will be eligible for free agency in 2029.,He led the ma...
Cal's Dai Dai Ames returns to Virginia to face No. 23 Cavaliers
Two familiar faces return to Charlottesville, Va., on Wednesday when Cal visits No. 23 Virginia for a late-night Atlantic Coast Conference game.,Golden Bears guard Dai Dai Ames started 26 of his 31 games in his lone season with the Cavaliers in 2024-25. First-year Cal assistant coach Isaiah Wilkins ...
Ebuka Okorie nets 28 as Stanford upsets No. 16 Louisville
Ebuka Okorie scored 28 points for host Stanford, which scored its first win over a ranked opponent in more than two years Friday with an 80-76 upset of No. 16 Louisville in an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown., ,Held to just seven points in a disappointing 47-40 loss to Notre Dame on Tuesday, the...
No. 16 Louisville's defense could cause trouble for stagnant Stanford
Louisville will wrap up its California road trip on Friday, looking to start 2-0 in Atlantic Coast Conference play as the No. 16 Cardinals square off against the Stanford Cardinal.,The Cardinals (11-2, 1-0 ACC) are coming off one of their better victories of the season, a 90-70 win over Cal that sna...
Jeremy Payne's OT jaunt lifts TCU past No. 16 USC in Alamo Bowl
Jeremy Payne broke two tackles on his way to the game-winning touchdown and TCU shocked Southern California 30-27 in overtime to win the Alamo Bowl in dramatic fashion Tuesday in San Antonio.,TCU faced third-and-20 and needed at least a field goal to match USC and force a second overtime. Ken Seals ...
Notre Dame outlasts Stanford in low-scoring ACC opener
Jalen Haralson had a team-high 13 points as Notre Dame held off host Stanford for a 47-40 win to kick off ACC play on Tuesday night.,Carson Towt posted eight points and a team-leading 10 rebounds for the Fighting Irish (10-4, 1-0), who led by as much as 16 points midway through the second half.,Chis...
Matthew Stafford may have thrown MVP away in 3-pick loss
Matthew Stafford's march toward his first NFL Most Valuable Player award went from one of the league's feel-good stories of 2025 to a significant longshot over four shocking quarters in Atlanta on Monday night.,With only two regular-season games remaining -- both against teams out of playoff content...
NC State, Wake Forest enter ACC play with plenty to prove
Wake Forest and North Carolina State have much more than just identical records in common going into their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.,Both teams have a lot to prove in league play, so there's no better time to get to work on that than Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,"We've got 18 of thes...
Leaning on Ebuka Okorie, Stanford opens ACC play vs. Notre Dame
Ebuka Okorie and Stanford hope to kick off ACC play on a high note as they host Notre Dame on Tuesday.,The Cardinal (11-2) are 7-2 at home this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. Okorie posted 32 points in a 77-68 win against Colorado on Dec. 20 and had 30 points in an 88-80 vic...
Reports: Penn State hiring USC DC D'Anton Lynn
Penn State is finalizing a deal with Southern California defensive coordinator D'Anton Lynn for the same position, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Lynn, 36, played cornerback for the Nittany Lions from 2008-11 and is joining new head coach Matt Campbell's staff after two seasons with the Trojans.,...
Ebuka Okorie nets 30 as Stanford edges pesky Cal State Northridge
Ebuka Okorie contributed eight of his game-high 30 points to a 13-0 flurry to begin the second half and Stanford completed an 11-win nonconference schedule with an 88-80 victory over visiting Cal State Northridge in men's basketball Saturday night.,Chisom Okpara aided the Stanford cause with 20 poin...
No. 16 USC to test depth vs. TCU in Alamo Bowl
No. 16 Southern California fell short of the College Football Playoff and had a handful of key players opt out of its Alamo Bowl matchup against TCU on Tuesday in San Antonio., ,But to coach Lincoln Riley, much of the benefit of bowl season is derived from getting in work for younger players in adva...