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Duke Miles, No. 24 Vanderbilt too strong for Western Kentucky
Duke Miles scored 28 points and Devin McGlockton added 22 to fuel No. 24 Vanderbilt to an 83-78 victory over Western Kentucky at the Battle 4 Atlantis on Wednesday in Paradise Island, Bahamas.,The Commodores (6-0) nearly squandered a 15-point lead and recorded a season low in points and thanks to po...
Report: PWHL eyes rapid expansion to 12 teams
Expansion to Seattle and Vancouver has given the Professional Women's Hockey League eight teams for the 2025-26 season, but don't expect the league to remain at that number for long.,Front Office Sports reported Wednesday that the 3-year-old league is targeting rapid expansion and could have a dozen...
Reports: Arkansas close to hiring USF's Alex Golesh as head coach
Arkansas is finalizing negotiations to hire South Florida's Alex Golesh as its next head coach, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Golesh, 41, would return to the Southeastern Conference after serving as Tennessee's offensive coordinator and tight ends coach in 2021 and 2022, respectively...
No. 11 Michigan State, No. 16 UNC to clash at Fort Myers
Maybe it was just coach-speak when Michigan State's Tom Izzo insisted that he does not want to get too excited about his 11th-ranked Spartans while heading into a showdown with No. 16 North Carolina on Thursday.,The titanic clash serves the championship game of the Beach Division at the Fort Myers T...
Colts QB Daniel Jones limited with fibula injury
Daniel Jones was limited in practice on Wednesday with a fibula injury, but Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen labeled his quarterback "good to go" for a Sunday game against the Houston Texans. ,Jones was on the injury report last week but played start to finish at Kansas City in an overti...
Oklahoma JUCO basketball player dies from injury
A junior college basketball player in Oklahoma has died following an injury sustained during a game.,Ethan Dietz was a 6-foot-8 sophomore forward at Connors State College in Warner, Okla. He was 20.,He sustained a head injury in the second half of a game Saturday against Grayson College in Denison, ...
2025 NFL Week 13 Thanksgiving Betting Preview: Top NFL Bet Picks
Get the latest Thanksgiving NFL betting picks: Lions vs. Packers and Chiefs vs. Cowboys spread picks. Expert analysis for Week 13 spreads and matchups....
Bengals 2025 Season in Crisis: Playoff Hopes Fade Despite Burrow’s Return
Cincinnati’s defense struggles and Joe Burrow’s return can’t mask a frustrating season. NFL Playoff hopes dwindle for the Bengals in 2025....
Patriots rookie LT Will Campbell (knee) headed to IR
New England Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell will be placed on injured reserve with a knee sprain, head coach Mike Vrabel announced on Wednesday.,Campbell, the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, sustained the injury this past Sunday and was carted off the field during the third quar...
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield calls playing Sunday a 'double-edged sword'
The Tampa Buccaneers are already in playoff mode, and the mindset is playing into the decision to start quarterback Baker Mayfield on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals despite a left shoulder sprain.,Mayfield injured his non-throwing shoulder in the second quarter of Sunday night's 34-7 blowout l...
No. 13 Utah looking for better run defense at Kansas
Utah's path to the College Football Playoff narrowed on Tuesday night when the Utes dropped from 12th to 13th after rallying last week for a 51-47 home win over Kansas State.,To earn a spot in the Big 12 Conference title game and a potential berth in the CFP, Utah will have to win Friday at Kansas a...
Report: Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (concussion) likely out vs. Seattle
Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy likely will not play Sunday when Minnesota visits the Seattle Seahawks, a week after reporting concussion-like symptoms, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,He has not yet been ruled out officially. With veteran backup Carson Wentz out for the season with a shoulder in...
D.C. United decline striker Christian Benteke's option
D.C. United declined veteran striker Christian Benteke's contract option for 2026, the club announced Wednesday.,Benteke, who turns 35 next month, recorded 47 goals and 10 assists in 93 MLS matches (90 starts) from 2022-25.,The United said they are in discussions with his representatives potentially...
No. 10 Florida presents tall task for TCU in San Diego
No. 10 Florida will bring its bruising and dominating frontcourt into the spotlight when it faces TCU on Thursday afternoon in a first-round game in the Rady Children's Invitational in San Diego.,The winner will play the victor of the other first-round game between Providence and Wisconsin in the ch...
Iowa-Nebraska rivalry game concludes teams' regular seasons
A longstanding rivalry will be renewed Friday afternoon when Nebraska hosts Iowa in a Big Ten Conference game in Lincoln, Neb.,It's the 56th meeting between the Cornhuskers and Hawkeyes, the 15th since Nebraska joined the conference in 2011. Known as the Heroes Game, Iowa has won 10 of 14 meetings a...
No. 2 Indiana trying to keep focus on rival Purdue
Upsetting unbeaten Indiana on Friday night looms as a tall order for host Purdue, a loser of nine straight games and winless in conference play.,Potentially emulating the Hoosiers' meteoric turnaround next season is the plan for the Boilermakers (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten), a goal they see as feasible even i...
Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals underway
The Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals got started Wednesday in Stockholm.,Twelve teams are competing for a crowd-funded prize pool at the double-elimination Overwatch 2 event.,The action began with four best-of-three Round 1 matches in the upper bracket.,Al Qadsiah recorded the day's only...
NFL to use commemorative ball in 2026 to mark nation's 250th birthday
The NFL will mark the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026 with embossing on the footballs and special field markings.,Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a news release Wednesday that the NFL has been working with the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force to take part in celebrating th...
Tiger Woods' longtime caddie returns to help young Aussie
Anthony Quayle won't be the most famous person in his group when the 31-year-old opens his first season as a DP World Tour member at this week's Australian PGA at Royal Queensland.,Quayle has enlisted the help of Steve Williams, who was on the bag for 13 of Tiger Woods' 15 major championships as wel...
Panthers CB Corey Thornton out with broken fibula
Carolina Panthers cornerback Corey Thornton will miss the rest of the season with a broken fibula.,The undrafted rookie sustained the leg injury in Monday night's loss to the San Francisco 49ers, head coach Dave Canales confirmed Tuesday.,Thornton, 25, had appeared in every game for the Panthers (6-...