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Fake-punt TD helps USF cruise past No. 25 Boise State
Locklan Hewlett threw a touchdown pass to Keshaun Singleton on a fake punt to help South Florida notch a convincing 34-7 season-opening rout over No. 25 Boise State on Thursday night at Tampa.,The stunning trick play gave the Bulls a 10-point lead in the middle of the third quarter and was part of 3...
Three tied at the top in first round of FM Championships
Allisen Corpuz, England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff and South Korea's Sei Young Kim shot 7 under par rounds of 65 and are tied at the top of the leaderboard at the FM Championship in Norton, Mass.,Twenty-seven other players are within four shots of the lead as exactly half of the 144-player field played th...
MLB Wild Card Race: Can Seattle Mariners and New York Mets Hold On?
Seattle and New York have clear wild card cushions entering September, but past playoff sprints suggest underdogs could still crash the field....
WNBA MVP Watch: A’ja Wilson Surges, Napheesa Collier Returns, Alyssa Thomas Stays Steady
With the season winding down, three stars are vying for WNBA MVP. Wilson, Collier and Thomas all make their case in the final two weeks of the regular season....
College Football Week 1 Best Bets: Top Betting Picks & Predictions
Week 1 CFB betting guide: Alabama's Ty Simpson rushing yards prop, Clemson’s defense to test LSU, and Tulane to run past Northwestern....
MLB Best Bets Today: Friday August 29th Top MLB Betting Picks
Today’s MLB picks feature the Blue Jays’ bats against Freddy Peralta and the Cardinals as plus-money home underdogs vs. the Reds....
No. 12 Illinois attempts to put winning on repeat in 2025
No. 12 Illinois has claimed a spot in the preseason Top 25 poll for the first time since 2008. ,That's a long time ago, but it pales in comparison to the last time Illinois pulled off back-to-back excellent seasons. That hasn't happened since John Mackovic was in charge, when the Jeff George-led 198...
Cardinals break away late to split series with Pirates
Jordan Walker hit a two-run home run to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Thursday afternoon.,Thomas Saggese went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run as the Cardinals earned a split of the four-game series.,Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas allowed one run on four hits i...
Mets C Francisco Alvarez plans to play through pinky fracture
Despite yet another injury, this time a small fracture on the pinky finger of his left hand, New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez still intends on playing in the major leagues down the stretch.,Alvarez was on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday when he was hit by a pitch and forc...
Doris Burke extended by ESPN, but out on NBA Finals team
Doris Burke signed a multi-year contract extension with ESPN, but she will no longer be part of the NBA Finals announcer team for ABC/ESPN, the company revealed Thursday.,Following an initial report of Burke's demotion in The Athletic, ESPN announced that Tim Legler will join the four-person "lead N...
Astros RHP Lance McCullers Jr. makes 'short term' move to bullpen
Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. will be available to work out of the bullpen in the "short term," manager Joe Espada said prior to Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies.,McCullers initially was in line to start Friday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. Right-hander Cristia...
Missouri State opens FBS chapter against USC
Southern California welcomes Missouri State to the ranks of the Football Bowl Subdivision when the programs meet on Saturday in Los Angeles. ,USC embarks on a pivotal 2025 campaign against the fledgling FBS program, which is in its first season as a Conference USA member. ,The Bears were members of ...
Alexis Sherard named Liberty women's coach as Carey Green retires
Liberty women's basketball coach Carey Green announced his retirement Thursday after 26 seasons on the job.,The school moved quickly to name his replacement, promoting longtime assistant coach Alexis Sherard.,In his tenure, Green's teams won 31 conference titles -- 15 in the regular season, 16 in co...
Ranking Nike’s New NFL Rivalry Uniforms From Best To Worst
Nike dropped new NFL Rivalry uniforms for the AFC East and NFC West. From the Bills’ icy blues to the Patriots’ miss, here’s how the new jerseys rank....
Keegan Bradley Leaves Himself Off Ryder Cup Team: Bold Call or Costly Mistake?
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley passed on picking himself despite fan support and a hot season. Will leaving himself out prove costly at Bethpage?...
Louisville assembling many new parts as Cardinals entertain Eastern Kentucky
Louisville made a name for itself as a football program known for producing offense. ,Coach Jeff Brohm's team opens the season Saturday afternoon against visiting Eastern Kentucky with designs on flexing as a first-rate scoring machine. With a lot of new parts to assemble, results might not come ins...
MLB Betting Picks Today: Thursday August 28th Top Baseball Picks, Predictions
Looking for MLB best bets today? We’re fading the Cardinals and Rockies with two value plays on the Pirates and Astros....
Inside the Complicated Decline of Gio Reyna
Once hailed as the future of USMNT, Gio Reyna’s career has stalled. Injuries, scandal and lost pace have left him fighting for a World Cup comeback....
Rich Rodriguez begins second West Virginia stint vs. Robert Morris
It will be a homecoming for West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez on Saturday, when the Mountaineers and Robert Morris kick off the season against each other in Morgantown, W. Va.,Rodriguez, a West Virginia graduate, returned to the school in December, after spending the last two seasons as the head co...
Austin Simmons set to take the reins with No. 21 Ole Miss facing Georgia State
After a pair of seasons serving as the understudy to the program's all-time leading passer, Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to take the reins.,The redshirt sophomore takes over for Jaxson Dart -- now a member of the New York Giants -- ahead of No. 21 Ole Miss' season opener against Geor...