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Vandy returns home on winning streak to host The Citadel
Vanderbilt looks to eclipse last season's win total when it meets The Citadel in Nashville, Tenn., on Wednesday evening.,The Commodores last played Dec. 8, when they notched an 83-74 win over TCU in Fort Worth, Texas, their third victory in a row. This will be Vanderbilt's first home game since an 8...
Report: Titans' Will Levis out as QB1, Mason Rudolph to start
The Tennessee Titans are not planning to stick with Will Levis as their starter, ESPN reported Tuesday. ,The move was expected after head coach Brian Callahan was noncommittal about the pecking order at the position on Monday.,The Titans are likely to name Mason Rudolph the QB1 for Sunday's game aga...
17-year-old Blades Brown turning pro, won't play college golf
High school junior Blades Brown, the top-ranked golfer in the Class of 2026, announced Tuesday that he's turning pro.,In a lengthy post on Instagram, Brown said he won't play college golf and will make his PGA Tour debut at The American Express at La Quinta, Calif., in January.,"I am ready to begin ...
Dan Campbell: Loss 'exactly what Lions needed' to flush 'filet' mindset
Contrary to near-unanimous NFL coaching opinion, maybe there is such a thing as a good loss. ,Lions coach Dan Campbell was open to considering the merit of a quality defeat based largely on the timing of Detroit dropping Sunday's game to the Buffalo Bills, 48-42, to snap an 11-game winning streak th...
Milwaukee Bucks’ Performance in NBA Cup Final Could Determine How Rest of Season Pans Out
The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot hinging on their NBA Cup Final matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including setting the table for how they finish the regular season....
Backup QB guides Tulane into Gasparilla Bowl vs. Florida
Florida wasn't always sure it was going to win enough games to become bowl-eligible.,Tulane flirted with the possibility of playing its way into the College Football Playoff.,Eventually a late-season surge by the Gators (7-5) and consecutive losses by the Green Wave (9-4) landed them both in the Gas...
Interim coaches guide Jacksonville State, Ohio into Cure Bowl
Jacksonville State won its first Conference USA championship in only its second year playing FBS football. Now the leader and architect of the program's transition from the FCS level is off to West Virginia.,The Gamecocks will move forward without Rich Rodriguez and face Ohio in a battle of conferen...
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers pull out 6-5 win over Oilers
Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist for the Florida Panthers, who recovered for a 6-5 win in a back-and-forth affair against the host Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,Sam Reinhart and Niko Mikkola also had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who had been shut...
Missouri tries to avoid trap game vs. Jacksonville St.
Even in Missouri's 9-1 start, Dennis Gates has not stopped preaching improvement to his fast-rising squad.,Just five days on the heels of a 76-67 upset over top-ranked Kansas, Missouri's head coach was asked about areas for continued development. He mentioned taking care of the ball. In that, he poi...
Villanova finally on a roll, faces skidding Seton Hall
Villanova and visiting Seton Hall are trending in opposite directions heading into both teams' Big East Conference opener on Tuesday.,After losing four of their first seven games -- including a 10-point home upset against Columbia and a one-point defeat against Maryland -- the Wildcats (7-4) have re...
Blues, Devils both on the rise ahead of rematch
The St. Louis Blues expect winger Jordan Kyrou to be one of the cornerstone players for their ongoing rebuild.,Recently he has shown why. Kyrou will bring a four-game goal-scoring streak into Tuesday's game against the visiting New Jersey Devils.,After scoring just two goals in a span of 11 games, K...
Khaman Maluach, No. 5 Duke rested and ready for George Mason
No. 5 Duke can extend its four-game win streak Tuesday night when it hosts George Mason in Durham, N.C.,Duke (8-2) enters the game against the Patriots (7-3) having had a full week between games. The Blue Devils had some time off for final exams after pulling away from Incarnate Word for a 72-46 vic...
Lions RB David Montgomery out for season after MCL surgery
Lions running back David Montgomery will undergo season-ending surgery for a torn MCL in his right knee.,Detroit was devastated by injuries on Sunday in a 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills. ,Montgomery finished the game and was scheduled for more detailed testing on Monday that revealed the tear. Mont...
Titans coach noncommittal about starting QB in Week 16
Tennessee Titans head coach Brian Callahan would not commit to a starting quarterback for their Week 16 game. ,Callahan told reporters Monday that he'll take the next two days to decide if Will Levis or Mason Rudolph will start next week's game at the Indianapolis Colts (6-8). ,Callahan yanked Levis...
Reports: Lions RB David Montgomery (MCL) could miss rest of season
Lions running back David Montgomery could be in jeopardy of missing the rest of the season with a torn MCL in his right knee, according to multiple reports. ,Detroit was devastated by injuries on Sunday in a 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills. ,Montgomery finished the game but is scheduled for more det...
Two more Lions defensive starters out for rest of season
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alim McNeill tore his ACL in Sunday's loss to the Buffalo Bills while starting cornerback Carlton Davis III broke his jaw and will be sidelined for at least six weeks, multiple outlets reported Monday. ,Further, top special teams player and backup defensive back Khail ...
Auburn DL Trill Carter recovering from gunshot wound
Auburn defensive lineman Trill Carter is recovering from a gunshot wound he suffered last week, The Charlotte Observer and The Athletic first reported. ,Carter was shot in the stomach late Thursday night in Charlotte and was briefly hospitalized, per the reports. The wound did not require surgery. ,...
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe delays NFL draft decision
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe plans to push back a decision on entering the draft or returning to the Crimson Tide until after the ReliaQuest Bowl against Michigan on Dec. 31. ,Milroe told 247 Sports his focus is on beating the Wolverines, who ended Alabama's 2023 season in the Rose Bowl and Coll...
Devin Booker pours in 28 to carry Suns past Trail Blazers
Devin Booker had a game-high 28 points and Phoenix rode a big fourth quarter to take down the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 116-109 Sunday night.,Despite shooting 1-for-9 from 3-point range, Kevin Durant added 20 for the Suns, who were without Bradley Beal for a second straight game with a sore kn...
Victor Olofsson (2 goals) leads Knights past Wild
Victor Olofsson scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third period, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn.,Shea Theodore notched a goal and an assist for Vegas, which bounced back from a loss in Edmonton one day earlier...