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Report: White Sox sign IF/OF Josh Rojas to contract
The Chicago White Sox signed versatile infielder/outfielder Josh Rojas to a one-year contract, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Rojas, 30, batted. 225 with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 143 games last season with the Seattle Mariners. The club, however, did not tende...
Steven Ashworth helps Creighton edge St. John's
Steven Ashworth overcame a first-half injury scare to score 18 points Tuesday afternoon as host Creighton overcame an early 11-point deficit before withstanding a furious last-minute rally by St. John's to edge the Red Storm 57-56, in Omaha. Neb.,Ryan Kalkbrenner scored eight of his 16 points during...
Streaking St. John's looks to put clamps on Creighton
The week between Big East games was productive for St. John's, whose final non-conference clash served as a reminder of the type of effort the Red Storm will need to bring in league play.,Creighton is eager to see how much progress freshman Fedor Zugic made in the nine days following his long-awaite...
LeBron James 40th Birthday Wishlist: Three Gifts for the King
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James turns 40 years old on Monday, and we're confident that these three gifts are on his wishlist this year....
LeBron James Was Right, Christmas Day Belongs to the NBA
After knocking off the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day, Lakers star LeBron James called out the NFL. And he's right, as Christmas should belong to the NBA....
Ranking 2024-25 NFL Head Coach Openings: Which Job Is the Best?
There's no denying that some NFL head coach vacancies are more attractive than others, so we ranked which jobs are the most attractive around the league....
USC dominates Southern to extend winning streak
Chibuzo Agbo scored a game-high 18 points as Southern California extended its winning streak to four games while coasting to an 82-51 victory against Southern on Sunday at Los Angeles.,Josh Cohen scored 17 points while connecting on 9 of 10 free-throw attempts, Desmond Claude added 13 points and Wes...
Streaking Southern California takes on Southern to close out year
Southern California can close out the 2024 portion of its schedule with a four-game winning streak on Sunday when the Trojans host Southern University in Los Angeles.,USC (8-4) has rebounded from a three-game losing skid by winning its last three games, the most recent a 90-69 rout of Cal State Nort...
Villanova brings 5-game win streak into matchup at Creighton
Villanova could be finding its rhythm at an opportune time.,The Wildcats enter their first Big East Conference road game against Creighton on a five-game winning streak Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,The Wildcats (8-4, 1-0) have been efficient offensively, shooting at least 55 percent from the fi...
RB to pair Isack Hadjar with Yuki Tsunoda in 2025
French-Algerian driver Isack Hadjar, the 2024 Formula 2 runner-up, will race for the RB F1 team in 2025.,The 20-year-old Hadjar will partner with Yuki Tsnoda on Red Bull's junior team, replacing Liam Lawson.,Lawson is replacing Sergio Perez in the senior Red Bull team alongside four-time world champ...
Upset-minded Cal State Northridge takes aim at USC
Nearly a year to the day after upsetting UCLA, Cal State Northridge aims for its second win in as many seasons over a local power-conference program when it travels to face Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,In reaching its highest win total since 2007-08, Cal State Northridge stunned ...
USC’s Branch Bros. enter transfer portal
Southern California stars Zachariah and Zion Branch will enter the transfer portal, they said Tuesday.,Zachariah Branch, a receiver, and Zion Branch, a safety, published announcements declaring their intent on social media. Both players are former top-100 high school recruits with two years of eligi...
Surging Hoyas face first Big East test vs. Creighton
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley proclaimed that his team's win Saturday at Syracuse was its best "by far" in his two seasons with the Hoyas.,Now the question is: Can the high-flying Hoyas sustain their success in the Big East?,Georgetown (8-2) will begin to find out when it faces Creighton (7-4) in the c...
Nobody Wants To See Conor McGregor Fight Logan Paul
Conor McGregor announced that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul, but this would further postpone his return to the UFC, which might not be the best move for anyone....
Balanced scoring pushes No. 12 Oregon past Stephen F. Austin
No. 12 Oregon led from start to finish behind 15 points from Brandon Angel in a 79-61 victory Sunday over Stephen F. Austin in a nonconference game at Eugene, Ore.,The balanced scoring for Oregon (10-1) included Jadrian Tracey and Supreme Cook each scoring 14 points and Nate Bittle netting 13 before...
Alex Killorn's OT goal lifts Ducks to 4-3 win over Blue Jackets
Alex Killorn capped his two-goal performance by scoring 1:43 into overtime, fueling the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Killorn scored in the second period, then in overtime, he accepted an outlet feed from Robby Fabri and beat Jet Greaves on a par...
Southern California eyes full effort against Montana State
Southern California will try to get off to another hot start when it hosts Montana State in a nonconference game on Sunday afternoon.,The Trojans (6-4) are coming off an 85-61 win over Washington on Dec. 7 in a Big Ten game in Seattle, which ended a three-game losing streak.,USC shot 70.4 percent fr...
No. 12 Oregon looks for bounce-back effort vs. Stephen F. Austin
No. 12 Oregon enters Sunday's home game with Stephen F. Austin in Eugene with various concerns coming off its first loss of the season.,The Ducks (9-1) lost 73-71 to UCLA last Sunday on a banked 3-point shot with 0.4 seconds left.,Oregon coach Dana Altman went into that game critical of his team bec...
Ex-champ Stan Wawrinka gets Australian Open wild card
Former Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka has received a wild-card entry into the tournament.,Wawrinka, from Switzerland, is set to make his 19th appearance in Melbourne, where he won his first major title in 2014 by defeating then-World. No 1 Rafael Nadal in the final. He is 43-17 in the tourna...
LeBron James “Taking Some Time” Away From Los Angeles Lakers, Should Be Traded
LeBron James is taking some time away from the Los Angeles Lakers, and he should spend this time identifying trade scenarios to get him away from the 8th seed in the West....