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Aaron Rai leads by 1 entering final round in Abu Dhabi
England's Aaron Rai holds a one-stroke lead over countryman Tommy Fleetwood and Denmark's Nicolai Hojgaard on Saturday entering the final round of the Abu Dhabi Championship.,Rai moved to 20-under with a 6-under 66 in Saturday's third round at Yas Links Golf Club, cashing in seven birdies prior to h...
Best 2026 Landing Spots for Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals appear headed for a breakup. Here are four NFL teams that could revive the former No. 1 pick’s career....
Bruce Thornton scores 38 as Ohio State bests Purdue Fort Wayne
Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 points to lead Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday.,Thornton made 14 of 17 field-goal attempts, was 5 of 8 from 3-point range and hit all five free throws to break his previous best of 33 vs. Indiana State set last ...
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...
CJ Gunn powers for 28 as DePaul escapes Stonehill
CJ Gunn scored a career-best 28 points while N.J. Benson posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds as host DePaul edged upset-minded Stonehill 72-64 on Friday in Chicago.,Playing their first season in NCAA Division I, the Skyhawks (1-1) trailed by as many as 25 points in the first half. Th...
Bruce Thornton scores career-high 38 as Ohio State bests Purdue Fort Wayne
Bruce Thornton scored a career-high 38 points to lead host Ohio State to a 94-68 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in Columbus on Friday.,Thornton made 14 of 17 field goals, was 5 of 8 on 3-pointers and hit all five free throws to break his previous best of 33 vs. Indiana State last Dec. 29. The senior...
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 ...
Matti Schmid leads World Wide Tech Championship after two rounds
German Matti Schmid had a bogey-free, 9-under-par 63 on Friday to overtake the lead at the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Schmid, seeking his first career win on the PGA Tour, took a one-stroke lead at 17-under 127 by pocketing seven birdies and an eagle at El Cardonal...
Freshmen making impacts as Colorado hosts Eastern Washington
Isaiah Johnson may have had the best game for Colorado in its opener last week, but he wasn't the only freshman on the court for the Buffaloes.,Johnson, the godson of NBA great Dwyane Wade, scored all of his 24 points in the second half of an 84-78 win over Montana State, but four other freshmen als...
Claressa Shields sets retirement goal with $8M deal in hand
Now financially stable after making just $50,000 in her first fight with Salita Promotions, women's boxing star Claressa Shields has plans to fight two or three times in 2026, take a year off to have a child, continue to increase her paydays and retire by 38.,Shields, 30, has a two-year promotional ...
Washington soccer GK Mia Hamant dies of rare cancer
Mia Hamant, the goalkeeper of Washington's women's soccer team, has died of kidney cancer, the university announced Friday.,She was 21.,"We are heartbroken by the passing of Mia Hamant after her courageous battle with cancer. Mia inspired everyone around her with her strength and spirit. Our love is...
Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. (ankle) ruled out vs. Texans
An ankle injury will keep No. 1 wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. out of the Jacksonville Jaguars' lineup Sunday for a divisional matchup at the Houston Texans.,Thomas, 23, leads the Jaguars (5-3) with 30 catches and 420 yards and has one touchdown through eight games. ,Thomas was the 23rd overall pick...
Flyers out to avenge loss, extend Sens' tough stretch
The Flyers will have revenge on their mind Saturday when they host former Philadelphia captain Claude Giroux and the Ottawa Senators.,The Flyers have lost only three times in their last 10 games, but one of those defeats came in Ottawa on Oct. 23 in a 2-1 setback. Giroux, who spent 2007-22 with Phil...
Aaron Rai uses rare feat to tie Tommy Fleetwood for Abu Dhabi lead
Aaron Rai holed his approach shot from 218 yards out to score a rare albatross, highlighting a round of 64 that left him tied for the lead after 36 holes at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.,Rai entered the second round at Yas Links Golf Club two strokes behind a quintet of co-leaders, including...
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...
Jiyai Shin, Nasa Hataoka stand atop leaderboard in Japan
South Korean Jiyai Shin recorded a 5-under 67 to grab a share of the lead at the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic on Friday.,She started the round a stroke behind opening-round leaders Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita of Japan at Seta Golf Course in Otsu in the western part of the country. Consecutive birdi...
No. 22 Michigan State ready for better effort vs. No. 14 Arkansas
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo seems sure of one thing entering his team's second game of the season. ,If the Spartans don't improve dramatically from their opening-night performance, they have no chance of beating No. 14 Arkansas on Saturday night in East Lansing, Mich.,No. 22 Michigan State struggl...
DePaul, trying to avoid overconfidence, faces Stonehill
Early-season runaways can offer lots to like, but "what you don't want to do is create bad habits," DePaul coach Chris Holtmann cautions.,After rolling past Chicago State on Monday behind what Holtmann called some terrific sequences, the Blue Demons will host Stonehill on Friday with an eye on stayi...
Seven double figure scorers pace Washington over Denver
Hannes Steinbach had a double-double with 13 points and 16 rebounds to lead Washington to an 84-70 win over Denver on Thursday in Spokane, Wash., ,It was a balanced scoring effort for Washington as seven players scored in double figures., ,Wesley Yates III tallied 13 points, Zoom Diallo added 12 poi...
Purdue Fort Wayne offers more breakneck pace for Ohio State
Early games are a chance to learn, and the Ohio State Buckeyes are eager to discover whether lessons from their historic season opener are applied when they host Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (1-0) faced a frenetic tempo and lots of fouling from IU Indy in their 118-102...