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Report: Ed Orgeron linked to Arkansas, Oregon State jobs
Former LSU head coach Ed Orgeron has been in contact with Arkansas about its open head coach position, On3 reported Friday, while he also has been linked to the vacant Oregon State job.,Orgeron, 64, reached a mutual agreement to leave the Tigers program following the 2021 season when the team went 6...

Syracuse rides 'elite' duo into encounter vs. Drexel
Two games into the season, Donnie Freeman and Kiyan Anthony already are drawing some lofty praise.,Syracuse's dynamic duo aims to lead the team to another victory Saturday afternoon when the Orange head to Philadelphia to take on Drexel as part of the Basketball on Broad: Autumn Invitational.,Freema...

Long-range accuracy helps Oregon hold South Dakota St. at bay
Jackson Shelstad's 22 points and 20 from Takai Simpkins led Oregon to an 83-69 win over South Dakota State Wednesday night in Eugene, Ore.,The two combined to make nine of Oregon's 15 3-pointers on the night, with Shelstad adding eight assists for the Ducks (3-0). Shelstad and Simpkins made two key ...

No. 8 Oregon minding own business with Minnesota in sights
The top of the College Football Playoff standings feature Big Ten teams at No. 1 and No. 2, and one-loss Oregon might not have enough time to close the gap.,Ranked No. 8 in this week's CFP rankings released Tuesday, Oregon gained one spot from last week and carries visions of a return to the Big Ten...

After pair of close wins, Oregon wants improvement vs. South Dakota State
Oregon has survived two close games to open the season, and the Ducks hope to stay undefeated on Wednesday night when they meet South Dakota State in a non-conference contest in Eugene, Ore.,Center Nate Bittle, one of the top returning players from last season's NCAA Tournament team, is off to a str...

Butler overwhelms Chicago State with 17 3-pointers
Finley Bizjack scored 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting along with six assists to lead Butler to a 98-66 nonconference win over Chicago State in Indianapolis.,Butler (3-0) also got 16 points from Jamie Kaiser and 12 points from Evan Haywood on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range. Azavier Robinson added ...

High-scoring Butler looks to continue success vs. Chicago State
The non-conference slate continues for Butler as they welcome Chicago State for a Tuesday night matchup in Indianapolis, Ind., ,Butler (2-0) on Saturday defeated IU Indianapolis 112-80 to give the Bulldogs a second straight win to start the year. Butler's 112 points were the Bulldogs' most in a game...

San Diego FC rout Timbers, advance to Western Conference semifinals
Amahl Pellegrino and Anders Dreyer each scored twice and San Diego FC eased into their first-ever Western Conference semifinal appearance with a 4-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers to clinch their first-round series on Sunday night.,Dreyer also picked up an assist on Pellegrino's second g...

Loaded Spurs focus on ending losing streak vs. Bulls
De'Aaron Fox shined enough Saturday to inspire San Antonio Spurs teammate Devin Vassell to describe the star guard's season debut simply as "Fox being Fox.",After missing the first two-plus weeks of the season recovering from a hamstring injury, Fox returned to the Southwest Division-leading Spurs w...

Jacob Trouba's OT goal propels surging Ducks past Golden Knights
Jacob Trouba scored with 31.5 seconds left in overtime to lead the Anaheim Ducks to their sixth straight victory, 4-3, over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,Trouba, who also had an assist, took a pass from Leo Carlsson while breaking down the right wing and then cut in front ...

Cal pulls off road upset, handing No. 15 Louisville its second loss
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner on fourth down on the final play, and visiting Cal upset No. 15 Louisville 29-26 in overtime on Saturday night.,The Bears (6-4, 3-3 ACC), trailed by three points and faced fourth-and-goal from the 3 when Saga...
NBA 2025 Eastern Conference Contenders & Pretenders
Eastern Conference NBA contenders vs. pretenders: Which teams can make a deep playoff run this season?...

Garrick Higgo ties course record to take lead at World Wide Technology Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo matched the El Cardonal at Diamante course record with an 11-under 61 to take a one-stroke lead after the third round at the World Wide Technology Championship on Saturday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Higgo chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 first hole, then sank five st...

Atticus Sappington's last-second kick lifts No. 9 Oregon over No. 20 Iowa
Atticus Sappington made a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift No. 9 Oregon to an 18-16 Big Ten victory over No. 20 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in damp Iowa City.,The Ducks (8-1 overall, 5-1 in Big Ten) never trailed until 1:51 remained in the game -- when Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowsk...

Red Wings looking to ramp up offense vs. Blackhawks
The Detroit Red Wings suddenly find themselves in an offensive drought. They'll try to turn that around when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit has scored two or fewer goals in regulation over the past four games. The Red Wings were blanked for the first time this season i...

Oregon rallies late behind Nate Bittle to beat Rice
Oregon rallied from eight points down in the second half behind Nate Bittle's 18 points after halftime to beat Rice 67-63 in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.,Bittle had 25 points for the game to go with eight rebounds, and the Ducks (2-0) had a big advantage at the free-throw line with 26 made free th...

Connor Bedard's 4-point game leads Blackhawks past Flames
Connor Bedard had a goal and three assists and Spencer Knight made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the host Calgary Flames 4-0 on Friday night.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored two goals and Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which won its seco...

San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...

Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...

Fire acquire M Anton Saletros from Sweden's AIK
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,The 29-year-old Swede tallied 19 goals and 23 assists in 225 matches with the Stockholm-based club.,Saletros has more than 350 career professional appearances including stops in Norway, Russia and...