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Elite run games clash as Jax State meets Ohio in 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...
Missouri pulls away from Jacksonville State with late run
Mark Mitchell scored 18 points as Missouri avoided an upset bid on Tuesday night, defeating Jacksonville State 83-72 in Columbia, Mo.,Mitchell, who played a team-high 34 minutes, was 6-of-12 from the field and 6-of-9 at the free-throw line, scoring 10 points over the final 20 minutes. Missouri (10-1...
Hot-shooting Villanova beats Seton Hall for fifth straight win
Eric Dixon scored 25 points as Villanova topped visiting Seton Hall 79-67 on Tuesday in the Big East opener for both teams.,Tyler Perkins contributed 17 points for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0 Big East), who have won five straight games following a bumpy start to the season. Jordan Longino chipped in 15 p...
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...
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...
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...
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. ,...
Big day by Josh Allen helps Bills tame Lions
Josh Allen passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more and the visiting Buffalo Bills halted Detroit's franchise-record 11-game winning streak with a 48-42 victory over the Lions on Sunday.,Allen, who has 10 total touchdowns in the last two games, passed for 362 yards and rushed for 68 yards. ...
Chad Venning, Donald Hand Jr. help Boston College edge Stonehill
Chad Venning scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting as Boston College held off visiting Stonehill for a 73-69 win Sunday afternoon in nonconference action in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Venning contributed eight second-half points to help the Eagles (7-4) hold off a late rally that saw a 13-point...
Bills without S Taylor Rapp, Damar Hamlin vs. Lions
Buffalo Bills safeties Damar Hamlin and Taylor Rapp, who were questionable for the road game against the Detroit Lions, were on the inactive list Sunday.,Hamlin (back, ribs) and Rapp (neck, shoulder) were limited at practice this week. Tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee), who hasn't played since Nov. 10...
Ex-USC QB Miller Moss headed to Louisville
Former Southern California quarterback Miller Moss officially committed to Louisville on Saturday. ,Moss posted an edited graphic of him wearing a Louisville jersey on X, formerly known as Twitter, with a caption that reads, "Let's do it #TheVille.",<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir...
Mackenzie Blackwood (37 saves), Avs top slumping Predators
Mackenzie Blackwood had 37 saves in his Colorado debut and the Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 in Denver on Saturday night.,Blackwood, acquired from the San Jose Sharks on Monday, just missed a chance for his second shutout of the season. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and an assist, Artt...