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Vols AD expects 'ton of interest' to replace Tony Vitello
Tennessee athletics director Danny White is embarking on a national search for a new baseball manager following the San Francisco Giants' historic hiring of Tony Vitello on Wednesday, but is not daunted by the awkward time of year on the college baseball calendar.,Vitello left the Volunteers after e...
Merab Dvalishvili to make 4th title defense vs. Petr Yan at UFC 323
UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will make his fourth title defense with a rematch against No. 2-ranked Petr Yan in the main event of UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, the promotion announced.,UFC CEO Dana White first announced the matchup last week.,The pair last fought in March 2023 at UF...
Giants go back to school, hire Vols' Tony Vitello as new manager
The San Francisco Giants made an unprecedented commitment Wednesday when they hired Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager.,It will be the first time an MLB team has hired a manager directly from a college program with no experience in the professional ranks.,Multiple reports had expanded...
St. Louis City exercise option on striker Joao Klauss
St. Louis City exercised the contract option for Brazilian striker Joao Klauss for the 2026 season.,Klauss, 28, has scored a franchise-record 27 goals in 85 appearances across all competitions since 2023.,He scored 10 goals in MLS play during the club's debut season in 2023 and matched that total th...
Reports: Giants finalizing hire of Vols' Tony Vitello as manager
The San Francisco Giants are finalizing a deal to name Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as their new manager, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,It will be the first time a major league team has hired a manager directly from a college program with no experience in the professional ranks.,Multiple repo...
Streaking Pitt takes aim at leaky NC State defense
Two teams heading in opposite directions will clash when North Carolina State travels to Pittsburgh for an Atlantic Coast Conference game on Saturday.,Pitt (5-2, 3-1 ACC) has won three straight games thanks to the emergence of a new quarterback.,Before the Panthers' Oct. 4 game against Boston Colleg...
Report: NFL seeking to max out 2026 international games
The NFL is seeking to add two more international games to the 2026 schedule that would bring the total to the nine maximum allowed for the first time, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.,The league already confirmed it will play a game in Australia, and commissioner Roger Goodell s...
Early second period flurry propels Capitals past Kraken
Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored 1:08 apart early in the second period as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 4-1 Tuesday night.,Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist, Tom Wilson scored an empty-netter with 49.6 second left and goaltender Logan Thompson made 16 saves for t...
Fire hunt first playoff win in 16 years at Orlando City's expense
After ending one of the longest playoff droughts in MLS, the Chicago Fire will look to halt another when they host Orlando City in the Eastern Conference wild-card game on Wednesday night in Bridgeview, Ill.,Chicago finished eighth in the East to end a league-worst run of seven years without a posts...
Pistons poised for another leap starting with opener vs. Bulls
The Detroit Pistons engineered much of last season's historic turnaround without guard Jaden Ivey.,As their young core prepares to keep climbing -- beginning with Wednesday's opener against the host Chicago Bulls -- the Pistons will be minus Ivey for a bit longer.,Ivey encountered a setback after he...
Fever coach: Caitlin Clark 'like Taylor Swift 2.0'
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White found an anecdotal comparison for guard Caitlin Clark's transcendent impact on the WNBA in another superstar that needs no introduction.,"It literally is like Taylor Swift 2.0, and because of that, her name gets thrown into a lot of conversations that have absolut...
Pacers F Aaron Nesmith signs multi-year extension
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith signed a multi-year contract extension on Tuesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported late Monday night that it was a two-year extension worth $40.4 million.,"Aaron Nesmith embodies our team's selfless, fast-...
Jack Nicklaus wins $50M lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies
Jack Nicklaus was awarded $50 million by a Florida jury in his lawsuit against his former business, Nicklaus Companies.,The suit was filed in response to statements made by company officials during litigation in a suit filed in New York. In that case, the company sought to have Nicklaus barred from ...
5-star F Anthony Thompson commits to Ohio State
Ohio State landed a commitment Tuesday from Anthony Thompson, a five-star forward from a high school in the Cleveland suburbs.,He is ranked by the 247Sports composite as the No. 2 small forward in the nation and the No. 8 player overall in the Class of 2026.,In July, he named his top seven schools u...
Kraken's Berkly Catton, after fast start in debut, takes crack at Caps
It didn't take Berkly Catton long to make an impact in his NHL debut.,Seattle's first-round draft pick in 2024 got the secondary assist on Jordan Eberle's goal at 7:16 of the first period Monday, but the Kraken took their first regulation defeat of the season, 5-2 to the host Philadelphia Flyers.,Th...
Reports: Pacers give F Aaron Nesmith 2-year, $40.4M extension
The Indiana Pacers signed forward Aaron Nesmith to a two-year contract extension worth $40.4 million, multiple media outlets reported late Monday.,A 2020 lottery pick by the Boston Celtics, Nesmith became a starter after he was traded to the Pacers in July 2022.,Though injuries limited Nesmith to 45...
Jahmyr Gibbs tops 200 total yards as Lions club Buccaneers
Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 218 total yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yard scoring run, as the host Detroit Lions downed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-9, on Monday night.,Gibbs rushed for 136 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 82 yards. Jared Goff passed for 241 yards and a touchdown,...
Veteran WR Tyler Lockett asks for, gets release from Titans
Wide receiver Tyler Lockett asked for his release from Tennessee, which the Titans granted on Monday, per multiple reports.,ESPN noted that Lockett was expected to become free to sign with another team Wednesday evening.,Lockett, 33, was an offseason signing for the Titans (one-year, $4 million deal...
U.S. heads joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup
The United States is expected to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup in a joint effort with Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica.,The presidents of the four nations' soccer federations revealed the details of their bid plans at a press conference Monday in New York.,The joint bid is uncontested, leaving ...
Purdue PG Braden Smith leads AP preseason All-American team
Purdue star point guard Braden Smith was a unanimous choice for the Associated Press preseason All-American team, released Monday.,Smith, a senior, received all 57 votes in the balloting. He is the only returning first-team All-American in the country.,Texas Tech's JT Toppin (52 votes) was second, w...