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No. 12 UCLA faces old adversary Dan Monson in clash with Eastern Washington
Past UCLA teams have faced plenty of Dan Monson-coached squads in years past, but the Nov. 3 season opener in Los Angeles marks the first time the No. 12-ranked Bruins meet an Eastern Washington side with Monson at the helm.,UCLA played Long Beach State nine times during Monson's tenure with the Bea...

Bank of Utah leader Michael Brennan making most of opportunity
Michael Brennan, in his first PGA Tour start as a professional, held a one-shot lead at the Bank of Utah Championship when play was suspended due to darkness Friday evening in Ivins, Utah.,Brennan shot a 6-under-par 65 in the second round, boosting him to 10-under 132, one ahead of Jackson Suber (67...

No. 7 Michigan opening season with high expectations vs. Oakland
Oakland and No. 7 Michigan might be located roughly an hour from each other, but they don't have an extensive shared history.,The season-opening game between the two teams Nov. 3 in Ann Arbor will mark just their second matchup since 2011 and the first since 2020.,Michigan enters this season with gr...

On a hot streak, Isles strive to maintain supremacy over Flyers
Following a slow start to the season, the New York Islanders are riding a four-game winning streak into Saturday afternoon's road game against the Philadelphia Flyers.,New York began the campaign with three straight losses, including a 5-2 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets that dropped the team to 0-3-0. ...

Vince Covello WDs from Bank of Utah Championship
Vince Covello withdrew from the Bank of Utah Championship prior to the start of the second round on Friday.,PGA Tour Communications did not provide a reason for Covello's withdrawal at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah,Covello fired a 10-over-par 81 after the first round to reside 16 strokes behind...

Bilibili Gaming, T1 stay alive at World Championship
Bilibili Gaming and T1 swept their Swiss Stage matches Friday to stay alive at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Competing in best-of-three Round 4 Low Matches between 1-2 teams, Bilibili Gaming eliminated Keyd Stars and T1 sent 100 Thieves home from the competiti...

WTA roundup: Sofia Kenin reaches semifinals in Tokyo
Sofia Kenin knocked out No. 3 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Friday to advance to the Toray Pan Pacific Open semifinals in Tokyo.,Kenin trailed 5-2 in the deciding set and fought off four match points to force the tiebreak, withstanding a dozen aces by the Russian to win in two hour...

Without Jayden Daniels, Commanders try to cool off Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are heating up.,That's bad news for the NFL in general and the reeling Washington Commanders in particular as the teams prepare for a Monday night matchup in Kansas City.,The Chiefs (4-3) have won two straight and are back in the thick of the AFC West race, one game back of th...

Gen.G Esports advance to World Championship knockout round
Gen.G Esports swept Top Esports on Thursday to advance to the Knockout Stage at the $5 million League of Legends World Championship in Beijing.,Gen.G claimed its third victory in the Swiss Stage in the Round 4 High Match with a 25-minute win on blue and a 30-minute win on red.,Teams need three wins ...

WTA roundup: Elena Rybakina rolls into Tokyo quarters
No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan cruised into the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Leylah Fernandez of Canada on Thursday at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,In a clash of last week's WTA Tour champions, Rybakina (Ningbo Open) saved four of five break points and converted three ...

Falcons, Dolphins search for much-needed win in Week 8
If the Atlanta Falcons are going to end a seven-year postseason drought, a victory on Sunday against the visiting Miami Dolphins is likely paramount.,In the heart of a competitive NFC, Atlanta (3-3) has battled inconsistency through six games, earning wins over reigning conference finalists in Washi...

Fire end playoff-win drought, KO Orlando in East wild-card game
Hugo Cuypers recorded a second-half brace and the Chicago Fire picked up their first playoff win in 16 years with a dominating 3-1 triumph over Orlando City in an Eastern Conference wild-card match on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Ill.,Brian Gutierrez also scored for the eighth-seeded Fire, who end...

Out to shake slow start, Lightning face upstart Blackhawks
Intent on emerging from their early-season struggles, the Tampa Bay Lightning will open a three-game homestand with a visit from the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,One of the NHL's best clubs on home ice last season, the Lightning have struggled their way to one win and four total points in six gam...

Reports: Eagles star WR A.J. Brown does not practice on Wednesday
Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver A.J. Brown was at practice only as an observer on Wednesday, according to multiple media reports.,Brown is coming off of his most productive game of the season on Sunday in a 28-22 road victory over the Minnesota Vikings. He caught four of six targets for seaso...

Dolphins place TE Darren Waller (pectoral) on IR
The Miami Dolphins placed tight end Darren Waller on injured reserve Wednesday with a pectoral strain.,Waller will miss at least the next four games for the Dolphins (1-6).,Also on Wednesday, Miami signed Greg Dulcich to the active roster off the practice squad and signed fellow tight end Chris Myar...

Tom Izzo opens season 31 at Michigan State counting on chemistry, depth
Tom Izzo has been chasing the white whale since the 2000-01 season. Michigan State has maintained basketball excellence during his storied coaching career but a second national championship has proven elusive.,Izzo and the No. 22 Spartans are back on the mission to capture that championship trophy i...

Dolphins' Mike McDaniel understands 'big-boy league. It does get tough'
Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel might be on alert after Miami lost a game by more than 10 points for the 14th time in his tenure at Cleveland last week, but he insists the focus is on winning in Week 8.,"Anything else other than the Atlanta Falcons is a disservice to our entire team," McDaniel said of ...
Why the Philadelphia Eagles Look Ready to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions
The Philadelphia Eagles are quietly 5-2 and surging again. After a win over the Vikings, Philadelphia looks ready for another Super Bowl run....

G2, Hanwha Life reach KO stage at World Championship
G2 Esports and Hanwha Life won their matches Wednesday to reach the Knockout Stage at the $5 million League of Legends 2025 World Championship in Beijing.,Hanwha Life swept CTBC Flying Oyster and G2 rallied for a 2-1 victory over FlyQuest in their Round 4 High Matches in the Swiss Stage.,Teams need ...

WTA roundup: Linda Noskova stages Tokyo comeback
Sixth-seeded Czech Linda Noskova moved into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 comeback against McCartney Kessler on Wednesday in Tokyo.,Noskova struck 10 aces and saved six of nine break points to set up a meeting with Russian Anna Kalinskaya, who outlasted seventh-seeded...