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Reports: Red Bull set to replace Sergio Perez with Liam Lawson
Red Bull's Sergio Perez is expected to lose his seat to Liam Lawson as soon as the coming days, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The move comes after Red Bull saw its run of consecutive constructors' championships come to an end in 2024 when McLaren finished on top.,Red Bull driver Max Verstappen w...
Frisco Bowl: Memphis-West Virginia Preview, Props & Prediction
Seth Henigan has major credentials, but you never hear him mentioned among the top quarterbacks in the nation.,He is surprisingly invisible considering he has four consecutive 3,000-yard seasons and has thrown more than 100 career touchdown passes.,The often-overlooked Henigan will look to end his c...
Virginia braces for stern test at home vs. No. 21 Memphis
With a long track record of home success against non-conference foes, Virginia will face its toughest test of the season Wednesday night when No. 21 Memphis visits Charlottesville, Va. ,The Cavaliers (6-4) are 5-0 at home this season and 103-10 at John Paul Jones Arena against out-of-conference team...
No. 2 Auburn going for third straight win vs. Georgia State
Fresh off a statement win over Ohio State, No. 2 Auburn aims to extend its dominant run against visiting Georgia State on Tuesday.,The Tigers (9-1), who received 12 first-place votes in Monday's AP Top 25 poll, followed a 98-54 win over Richmond with Saturday's 91-53 victory against the Buckeyes in ...
Knicks get 20-20 game from Karl-Anthony Towns in win over Magic
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded his first 20-point, 20-rebound game in over five years on Sunday night, when he lifted the visiting New York Knicks to a 100-91 win over the Orlando Magic.,Towns had 22 points and 22 rebounds for his 13th career 20-20 game and his first since March 23, 2019, when he colle...
Quick start carries Northwestern past Georgia Tech
Brooks Barnhizer scored 20 points and Nick Martinelli and Jalen Leach added 16 apiece to lead Northwestern to a 71-60 victory over Georgia Tech in a nonconference game Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee.,Northwestern (8-3) scored the first 11 points of the game and never trailed. The Wildcats led 31-26 a...
Former Mississippi State QB Michael Van Buren Jr. transfers to LSU
Former Mississippi State quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. announced on social media Sunday that he is transferring to LSU.,Van Buren, who has three years of eligibility remaining, made eight starts as a true freshman this season for Mississippi State (2-10). He played in 10 games and completed 140 ...
Ben Burnham paces Virginia Tech past Navy
Ben Burnham scored a season-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting as host Virginia Tech outshot Navy 80-72 on Sunday in Blacksburg, Va.,Mylyjael Poteat tallied 12 points and Rodney Brown Jr., Ben Hammond and Jaden Schutt added 11 points apiece for the Hokies (5-6), who won their second game in a row.,Th...
Magic, Knicks set to get more familiar with one another
The Orlando Magic and New York Knicks each had an obvious short-term goal the last time they met.,The long-term goal will be even more obvious Sunday night, when the Magic host the Knicks in the first game since the NBA Cup for both teams.,The second Magic-Knicks clash in a 12-day span was set up wh...
Georgia holds off pesky Grand Canyon at Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta
Asa Newell scored a game-high 17 points as Georgia ground out a 73-68 win over Grand Canyon at the Holiday Hoopsgiving event in Atlanta on Saturday to continue its best start since the 2001-02 season.,Somto Cyril scored 12 points and had eight rebounds. The 6-foot-11 freshman, a four-star recruit ou...
Javon Small comes up big as West Virginia handles Bethune-Cookman
Javon Small paved the way for West Virginia's fourth consecutive win, scoring 27 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out six assists in an 84-61 victory over Bethune-Cookman Saturday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,Amani Hansberry finished with 16 while Jonathan Powell hit four 3-pointers and scor...
No. 17 Texas A&M stays hot, outlasts No. 11 Purdue
Zhuric Phelps and reserve Pharrel Payne each scored 16 points as No. 17 Texas A&M knocked off 11th-ranked Purdue 70-66 on Saturday in the first game of the Indy Classic in Indianapolis.,Wade Taylor IV added 15 points, five assists and five steals for the Aggies (9-2) before leaving in the final minu...
Virginia Tech hopes to follow solid outing with win against Navy
Virginia Tech received contributions from up and down the roster Thursday when it halted a six-game losing streak. ,Now, the Hokies will try to carry some of that firepower with them into their game on Sunday afternoon against Navy in Blacksburg, Va. ,During its slide, Virginia Tech (4-6) had lost t...
Former FCS powers Sam Houston, Georgia Southern meet in New Orleans Bowl
Sam Houston will make its first-ever bowl appearance against Georgia Southern in the New Orleans Bowl on Thursday, but the Bearkats will do it with a new head coach.,Sam Houston will be led by interim coach Brad Cornelsen, the team's offensive coordinator. He takes over for K.C. Keeler, who resigned...
Georgia Tech meets Northwestern, seeks first road win of season
Georgia Tech will be looking for its first victory away from home this season when the Yellow Jackets face Northwestern in a non-conference game Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee.,The matchup is part of the MKE Tip-Off, a tripleheader at Fiserv Forum, home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. Akron faces host ...
Georgia rides hot streak into Atlanta to face Grand Canyon
Looking to extend the program's best start to a season since 2006-07, Georgia faces Grand Canyon in Atlanta on Saturday.,The Bulldogs (8-1) have won three in a row, but they haven't played since Dec. 3, when they earned a 69-48 home win over Notre Dame as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge.,Keying Georgi...
WVU, adjusting to life without Tucker DeVries, faces Bethune-Cookman
West Virginia will still be without one of its best players when it takes the court against Bethune-Cookman on Saturday in a nonconference game in Morgantown, W.Va.,The school announced Tuesday that Tucker DeVries is out indefinitely due to an upper-body injury.,DeVries, who is averaging 14.9 points...
Next stop Georgia? Alabama RB Justice Haynes in portal
Alabama sophomore running back Justice Haynes entered the transfer portal and could be headed home to Georgia.,Haynes played in all 12 games as part of a timeshare with co-starter Jam Miller for the Crimson Tide in 2024 and was third on the team in rushing with 448 yards and tied for second with sev...
Virginia Tech QB Kyron Drones, backup staying with Hokies
Starting quarterback Kyron Drones and backup William "Pop" Watson III will return to West Virginia next season, the school announced Friday.,Both had been believed to have strong value had they chosen to enter the transfer portal.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Drones Strik...
Fire lend F Georgios Koutsias to FC Lugano for 2025
The Chicago Fire sent forward Georgios Koutsias to Switzerland's FC Lugano on a loan on Friday.,The year-long loan begins Jan. 1 and includes an option for a permanent transfer at the end of the deal.,Koutsias, 20, had five goals and three assists in 57 MLS matches (18 starts) with the Fire from 202...