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Crew's Wilfried Nancy named MLS Coach of the Year
Following a record-breaking season with the Columbus Crew, Wilfried Nancy was rewarded with 2024 MLS Coach of the Year honors on Wednesday. ,Nancy, a finalist for the award for the last three seasons, won the award over Chris Armas of the Colorado Rapids and Gerardo "Tata" Martino of Inter Miami. ,N...
Cardinals activate RT Jonah Williams from IR
The Arizona Cardinals activated right tackle Jonah Williams off injured reserve on Wednesday. ,In a corresponding move made in advance, the team waived OL Charlie Heck on Monday, then re-signed him to the practice squad on Tuesday. ,Williams, 27, who signed a two-year contract worth $30 million with...
FC Dallas name Eric Quill head coach
Former player Eric Quill is the new head coach of FC Dallas, the team announced Wednesday.,Quill, 46, was the head coach of the organization's North Texas SC from 2019-21, a stretch that included winning the inaugural USL League One Championship and earning league Coach of the Year honors in 2019.,I...
Injured Bulls F Patrick Williams returns to Chicago for tests
Bulls forward Patrick Williams is out for Wednesday's road game against the Milwaukee Bucks and has returned to Chicago for imaging on his sore foot. ,The team said the tests and his absence are precautionary, a step the Bulls felt was necessary to protect Williams, 23, during the front-loaded early...
Blazers embark on key road trip, starting against Thunder
After a frustrating start to the season, the Portland Trail Blazers have turned things around of late.,Now riding a three-game home winning streak, the Blazers will try to show they can be successful on the road as well.,On Wednesday night, Portland will begin an important five-game road trip agains...
No. 3 Texas keeps focus on defeating Kentucky
No. 3 Texas will celebrate its senior class while it looks to keep its collective focus on a chance at a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship during a matchup against Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,It's the first time the teams have met as members of the SEC, the first...
Kirill Kaprizov nets pair as Wild defeat Blues
Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-2 Tuesday night,Ryan Hartman and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. Filip Gustavsson earned the victory with 22 saves.,Scott Perunovich and Jake Neighbours scored for ...
Kansas State overcomes poor shooting night in win over Mississippi Valley State
Ugonna Onyenso scored a career-high 16 points and CJ Jones added 12 as Kansas State survived a rough shooting night from distance to earn a 74-56 home victory over Mississippi Valley State at Manhattan, Kan.,David N'Guessan scored 10 points and Coleman Hawkins had 13 rebounds, with four assists and ...
No. 1 Kansas fights off UNC Wilmington for Bill Self's 800th win
Dajuan Harris Jr. led No. 1 Kansas with 17 points in head coach Bill Self's 800th career win, an 84-66 victory over UNC Wilmington on Tuesday night in Lawrence, Kan.,Hunter Dickinson had his third double-double of the season for Kansas (5-0) with 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds. David Coit c...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl team up to lead Oilers past Sens
Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and two assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 5-2 road win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.,The Oilers are 4-1-1 in their last six games, and 6-3-1 in 10 away games this season.,McDavid and Draisaitl each ...
Terrence Edwards Jr., Louisville cruise past Bellarmine
Terrence Edwards Jr., scored 26 points to lead host Louisville to a 100-68 victory over Bellarmine on Tuesday.,The win marked just the second time since November 2018 that the Cardinals scored 100 or more points in a game.,Edwards, a transfer from James Madison and last season's Sun Belt Conference ...
Villanova scores first win in Big 5 play by stifling Penn
Eric Dixon scored 23 points as host Villanova walloped Penn 93-49 in a Big 5 matchup on Tuesday.,Wooga Poplar added 19 points and Jhamir Brickus chipped in 16 for the Wildcats (3-3), who shot a blistering 18-of-30 (60 percent) from 3-point range as part of a 53.2 percent shooting night overall. Vill...
Ohio State shuts down Evansville in 80-30 laugher
Devin Royal came off the bench to set career highs with 20 points and 12 rebounds as Ohio State bounced back from its first loss to rout Evansville 80-30 in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.,Royal, a sophomore, set his previous career bests earlier this season at 16 points and nine rebounds.,Evansville sh...
Jaxson Robinson, No. 9 Kentucky run past Lipscomb
Jaxson Robinson scored 20 points and Lamont Butler added 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting to lead No. 9 Kentucky over Lipscomb 97-68 on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,Otega Oweh scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting, while Koby Brea scored 12 and Amari Williams contributed nine points and a game-high 11 ...
QB Russell Wilson stays in the moment as Steelers take on Browns
Though the Steelers are well on their way to an AFC North title, Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson realizes there is still plenty of work to do., ,Wilson is starting to feel like he might be part of something special as the Steelers prepare for a meeting with the host Cleveland Browns on Thursda...
Louisville F Aboubacar Traore (broken arm) out multiple weeks
Louisville starting forward Aboubacar Traore suffered a broken left arm, the team announced before Tuesday's game against Bellarmine, and he is expected to miss multiple weeks.,The 6-foot-5 native of the Ivory Coast transferred to Louisville in the spring from Long Beach State, where he reached the ...
NFL suspends Cardinals LB Markus Bailey 6 games for PED violation
Arizona Cardinals linebacker Markus Bailey was suspended six games without pay for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy, the NFL announced on Tuesday.,A member of the Cardinals' practice squad, Bailey, 27, has appeared in one game this season, a 17-15 home win over the Los Angeles C...
Slovakia upends Great Britain, advances to Billie Jean King Cup final
Slovakia advanced to face Italy in the Billie Jean King Cup finals by rallying to defeat Great Britain 2-1 on Tuesday in Malaga, Spain.,Emma Raducanu of Great Britain swept Viktoria Hruncakova 6-4 6-4, and Rebecca Sramkova lost her first set to Katie Boulter, putting Slovakia's backs against the wal...
Virginia Tech out to KO the TOs vs. Jacksonville
Coming off their first loss of the season, Virginia Tech returns home to Blacksburg, Va., to play Jacksonville Wednesday night in the first meeting between the two schools since 1986.,The Hokies (3-1) are undefeated at home after topping Delaware State, South Carolina Upstate and Winthrop over an ei...
Canucks F J.T. Miller (personal reasons) takes leave of absence
Vancouver Canucks forward J.T. Miller is taking an indefinite leave of absence for undisclosed personal reasons, general manager Patrik Allvin announced Tuesday. ,"Right now, our sole focus is making sure that J.T. knows the entire organization is here to support him," Allvin said in a statement. "O...