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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...
Bishop Davenport does it all as South Alabama tops Western Michigan
Bishop Davenport accounted for 356 total yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night as South Alabama knocked off Western Michigan 30-23 in the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,Davenport completed 15 of 24 passes for 271 yards, a pair of scores and an interception. He added 85 yards and ...
Reports: Bill Belichick inquired about Jets vacancy
Bill Belichick, who famously quit on the Jets in 2000, inquired about New York's coaching vacancy before taking the same position at North Carolina this week, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,The 72-year-old Belichick, who won six Super Bowls as coach of the New England Patriots -- one o...
Blake Horvath (4 total TDs) stars as Navy stops No. 22 Army
A year after watching from the sidelines as Navy lost in agonizing fashion to Army, Blake Horvath propelled the Midshipmen to a 31-13 victory over the No. 22 Black Knights, on Saturday in Landover, Md. ,Horvath had two touchdowns passing and two rushing. The junior quarterback carried 25 times for 2...
Kirill Kaprizov takes charge as Wild bounce back vs. Flyers
Kirill Kaprizov scored a pair of goals to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Matt Boldy and Marco Rossi added one goal apiece for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 7-1 loss in its previous game against the Edmonton Oilers...
QB recruit Bryce Baker talks with Bill Belichick, stays with UNC
Four-star quarterback Bryce Baker, after speaking with new North Carolina coach Bill Belichick, will sign with his home-state Tar Heels on Dec. 18, the high school senior told ESPN on Saturday.,Baker verbally committed in June 2023 to North Carolina and then-head coach Mack Brown, who was fired at t...
Boston College out to halt 3-game skid as Stonehill visits
Boston College steps back outside of Atlantic Coast Conference play to host in-state foe Stonehill on Sunday afternoon in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (6-4) enter their penultimate nonconference game with three consecutive losses following a five-game win streak, but they have not seen action sin...
Huge day for Johni Broome as No. 2 Auburn dominates Ohio State
Johni Broome had game highs in scoring (21), rebounding (20) and assists (six) as No. 2 Auburn routed Ohio State 91-53 on Saturday in the Holiday Hoopsgiving in Atlanta.,Broome, among the leaders in the national player of the year conversation, got whatever he wanted as Ohio State was without 7-foot...
DePaul shows off shooting prowess, rolls past Wichita State
Jacob Meyer had 23 points, CJ Gunn scored 22 and the pair combined for eight of DePaul's season-high 17 3-pointers amid a strong second-half defensive performance to earn a 91-72 victory over visiting Wichita State on Saturday in Chicago. ,Isaiah Rivera made five 3-pointers and scored 14 of his 17 i...
Memphis bounces back in overtime vs. No. 16 Clemson
Tyrese Hunter scored a team-high 23 points, including seven 3-pointers, as unranked Memphis went on the road to defeat No. 16 Clemson 87-82 in overtime on Saturday.,Colby Rogers added 22 points while PJ Haggerty chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Memphis (8-2), which shook off ...
Chieh-po Lee wins Promotions, becomes LIV's first Chinese Taipei player
Chieh-po Lee won the 36-hole LIV Golf Promotions event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, cementing his spot on the league roster in 2025.,Lee, who also goes by the English name Max Lee, mixed nine birdies and two bogeys in the opening round with five birdies and two bogeys in the second to finis...
Chiefs activate K Harrison Butker (knee) from IR
The Kansas City Chiefs activated Harrison Butker from injured reserve on Saturday and released fellow kicker Matthew Wright.,Butker, who is eligible to kick in Sunday's game at Cleveland, has been on IR since Nov. 14. He missed four games following arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and returned ...
Thieves down Guerrillas in CDL Major 1 qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves remained perfect in Call of Duty League 2025 Stage 1 Major qualifying, earning a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 on Friday.,The Thieves improved 3-0, while the Guerrillas slipped to 0-3.,In other action as Week 2 got underway, Cloud9 New York topped the Minneso...
Cal hires ex-Wazzu coach Nick Rolovich as assistant
Nick Rolovich, who lost his job as Washington State's head coach by refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, was hired by Cal as a senior offensive assistant on Friday.,Rolovich led the Huskies to a 1-3 record in the abbreviated 2020 season, then a 4-3 mark in 2021 before he was fired when he wou...
Cubs acquire star OF Kyle Tucker from Astros
The Chicago Cubs acquired All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday.,In return, the Astros received infielder Isaac Paredes, right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski and third base prospect Cam Smith.,Tucker, 27, batted .289 with 23 home runs and 49 RBIs in 78 games la...
Whitecaps up for sale, could approach $500 million
The Vancouver Whitecaps are up for sale and could fetch close to $500 million.,Majority owner Greg Kerfoot and his group that includes former NBA star Steve Nash have retained Goldman Sachs to oversee the process. Sportico pinned the franchise's value at $470 million in January.,The plan is to sell ...
Michigan QB Alex Orji to transfer
Alex Orji opted to head for the exits rather than await his fate at Michigan. ,Faced with a backup role or position switch after the Wolverines signed No. 1 overall recruit Bryce Underwood, Orji became the second Wolverines quarterback to choose the transfer portal. ,Head coach Sherrone Moore said t...
Reports: Cubs acquire star OF Kyle Tucker from Astros
The Chicago Cubs are acquiring star outfielder Kyle Tucker in a trade with the Houston Astros, according to multiple reports Friday.,In return, the Astros will send a package that includes infielder Isaac Paredes, with right-handed pitcher Hayden Wesneski and third-base prospect Cam Smith also in th...
Chiefs open window for WR Hollywood Brown, K Harrison Butker
The Kansas City Chiefs opened the 21-day practice windows Friday for wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown and kicker Harrison Butker.,Brown, 27, has been on injured reserve since Sept. 13 with a sternoclavicular joint injury sustained in the preseason.,He signed a one-year, $7 million contract w...
DePaul looks to put brakes on slide in clash vs. Wichita State
DePaul's strong start to the season has taken a slight downturn now that the schedule is getting tougher.,Things won't get any easier for the Blue Demons (7-2) on Saturday afternoon when they host Wichita State (8-1) in Chicago.,Under first-year coach Chris Holtmann and with an entirely new roster f...