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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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Nashville SC acquire Norwegian M Edvard Tagseth
Nashville SC acquired midfielder Edvard Tagseth from Rosenborg BK in his native Norway on Tuesday.,The 23-year-old is under contract through the 2026 MLS season with an option for 2027.,Tagseth tallied nine goals and 19 assists in 138 matches in all competitions for Rosenborg since 2019.,"Eddi provi...
Heisman Trophy Frontrunners After College Football Week 12
After 12 weeks of college football, the Heisman Trophy race is heating up across the nation, with Colorado's Travis Hunter and Boise State's Ashton Jeanty leading the pack....
Penn, Villanova set to battle for Philly bragging rights
Tyler Perkins will experience the Villanova-Penn rivalry for the second straight year, but in a very different sense on Tuesday when the Wildcats host the Quakers in a Big 5 Classic game.,Last season, Perkins scored 22 points to guide the Quakers to a 76-72 upset of the Wildcats -- just Penn's 19th ...
Louisville comes out of hiatus to face Bellarmine
Louisville returns to the court for the first time in 10 days when it hosts crosstown rival Bellarmine on Tuesday night.,The Cardinals (1-1) last played on Nov. 9, losing 77-55 to then-No. 12 Tennessee. The Volunteers dominated from the opening tip, shooting 56.6 percent from the field and making 10...
Islanders D Mike Reilly to undergo heart procedure
New York Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly will undergo a heart procedure on Tuesday that will sideline him indefinitely, the team announced Monday. ,Reilly didn't know he had a heart condition until it was found during testing for a concussion that he sustained during a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo ...
Italy ousts Iga Swiatek, Poland to reach Billie Jean King Cup final
Italy returned to the championship match of the Billie Jean King Cup finals by outlasting Poland 2-1 in Monday's semifinal showdown in Malaga, Spain.,Italy, which lost to Canada in last year's final, will meet the winner of the other semifinal between Great Britain and Slovakia, which is slated for ...
Starting pitchers Paul Skenes, Luis Gil win Rookie of the Year honors
Pittsburgh Pirates ace right-hander Paul Skenes capped his first major league campaign by being named winner of the National League Rookie of the Year on Monday night.,Skenes received 23 of 30 first-place votes for 136 points in balloting conducted by the Baseball Writers' Association of American.,S...
Unranked again, Ohio State tries to rebound vs. Evansville
Evansville coach David Ragland wanted to challenge his team in the preseason to prepare the Purple Aces for the Missouri Valley Conference.,He'll get his wish Tuesday in Columbus when Evansville takes on Ohio State, with the Buckeyes looking to bounce back from a 78-64 loss at No. 23 Texas A&M on Fr...
Lions are Super Bowl favorites for first time ever
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape.,The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks -- for ...
Josh Allen's clutch TD run ices Bills' win over Chiefs
Josh Allen's 26-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-2 with just more than two minutes left sealed the Buffalo Bills' 30-21 win Sunday and dealt the visiting Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season.,Facing the choice of attempting a short field goal or handing the defending Super Bowl champion...