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NTMR, Timeless part of 4-way tie atop OCS NA Stage 1
NTMR and Timeless are among four teams tied atop the standings for the Overwatch Champions Series' North American Stage 1 after opening Week 3 with victories on Friday.,NTMR swept Avidity 3-0 while Timeless defeated Amplify 3-1, keeping the latter as the only winless team in the competition. Both vi...
Daytona 500 start time moved up one hour Sunday
Sunday's Daytona 500 will start one hour earlier at 1:30 p.m. ET due to the threat of rain in Daytona Beach, Fla.,NASCAR announced the time change for the "Great American Race" on Friday.,Chase Briscoe will start from the pole and William Byron is the defending champion.,Parking lots open at 6 a.m. ...
Jelena Ostapenko ends Iga Swiatek's reign in Doha
Jelena Ostapenko improved to 5-0 against No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek with a 6-3, 6-1 semifinal rout Friday against the three-time defending Qatar TotalEnergies Open champion.,Ostapenko halted Swiatek's 15-match winning streak in Doha and advanced to her 17th WTA Tour final, her first at the WTA 1000 leve...
Naz Reid, Wolves pin rare loss on visiting Thunder
Naz Reid collected 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 116-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards added 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. J...
Report: Giants looking to sell limited stake in team
The New York Giants are putting a limited stake in the team on the market, with the process likely to set a record for an NFL franchise valuation, Sports Business Journal reported on Thursday.,The Giants, regarded as one of the most valuable sports teams in the world because of their history and the...
Auburn, Alabama ready for first No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown since '21
For all the poetic ways he could have described his team's impending clash with Auburn, Alabama coach Nate Oats kept it simple.,"This could be the best game in all of college basketball all year," he told CBS Sports.,Don't believe him?,Saturday's contest in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will mark college basket...
Five Way Too Early Super Bowl LX Predictions for 2025 NFL Season
The Philadelphia Eagles are Super Bowl champions, but these five teams will quickly gain traction to compete for Super Bowl LX in the 2025 NFL season....
Wolves get crack at slowing Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The Oklahoma City Thunder have the NBA's best record entering the final day of action before the All-Star break.,They would like to keep it that way.,The Thunder will look to lock up the top record before the break when they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Okla...
Missing two stars, Bucks edge Wolves on late FTs
Brook Lopez sank a pair of free throws with 10.9 seconds to go, and the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 103-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis., ,Gary Trent Jr. finished with 21 points off the bench for Milwaukee, which bounced back from a home loss against the G...
Report: Ohio State to tap Matt Patricia as defensive coordinator
Ohio State is turning to former Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia to be its next defensive coordinator, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Patricia would replace Jim Knowles, who helped the Buckeyes to the national title this past season. Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, left Ohio State to assume the s...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) out vs. Magic
Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball has been ruled out of Wednesday's game at Orlando due to ankle soreness.,Ball sat out the final three quarters of a 97-89 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday in New York.,He missed five games bridging January and February due to a sprained left ankle before playing...
Jimmy Butler, Warriors look to keep foot on gas vs. depleted Mavs
The Jimmy Butler trade is already paying dividends for the Golden State Warriors, who appear to be rejuvenated with the six-time All-Star in their lineup.,The Warriors look to improve to 3-0 with Butler on the floor when they face the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Stephen Curry scored a season...
Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards on fire entering matchup with Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks will play their final game before the All-Star break when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,The Bucks have alternated losses and wins in each of their past five games and are looking to go into the break on a positive note. They are coming o...
Cavaliers handle Timberwolves in wire-to-wire victory
De'Andre Hunter's Cleveland debut was a rousing success -- even if he didn't have to do much -- as the Cavaliers never trailed in a 128-107 pounding of the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night.,Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards had a game-high 44 before subbing out with 4:45 left and his team ...
Clippers sign G Ben Simmons after release from Nets
The Los Angeles Clippers signed Ben Simmons on Monday, two days after the Brooklyn Nets agreed to buy out his contract and waived the point guard.,The Clippers did not announce terms of his agreement. Simmons, 28, was in the final season of a five-year, $177.2 million deal, earning $40.3 million thi...
Alex Rodriguez, Marc Lore win arbitration case for Wolves ownership
An arbitration panel on Monday ruled 2-1 in favor of Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore in their quest for a controlling ownership stake of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.,The NBA Board of Governors need to approve Rodriguez and Lore before the deal is formalized. Current o...
Ex-Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel named Ohio Lt. Gov.
Jim Tressel, who coached Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, was named lieutenant governor of Ohio on Monday. ,Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tapped Tressel to replace Jon Husted, whom DeWine chose to replace Vice President J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate. ,"My criteria, No. 1, the most important thi...
Yealimi Noh picks up maiden LPGA win at Founders Cup
Yealimi Noh carded a steady 3-under-par 68, and that was enough to pull away from the pack and win the Founders Cup by four shots on Sunday at Bradenton (Fla.) Country Club.,Noh entered the day with a one-stroke edge on South Korea's Jin Young Ko after she rolled in eight birdies in her final 11 hol...
Cavaliers ready to debut new piece vs. Timberwolves
After adding De'Andre Hunter at the trade deadline, the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers host the surging Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.,Overshadowed by the jaw-dropping Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, the Cavaliers still made a s...
Thomas Detry earns first PGA win at WM Phoenix Open
Belgium's Thomas Detry shot 6-under-par 65 to collect his first PGA Tour victory, winning the WM Phoenix Open on Sunday at TPC Scottsdale Stadium course in Scottsdale, Ariz.,Detry kept improving on his way to a 24-under 260 total and a seven-shot victory, becoming the first Belgian to win a PGA Tour...