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Viral TikTok Star Brandon Dwyer Scores His First D1 Points for Florida Gulf Coast
Florida Gulf Coast walk-on Brandon Dwyer, a viral TikTok star, finally scored his first college points and the crowd went wild in an unforgettable college basketball moment....
Thursday NHL Picks: November 6th Top Hockey Bets
NHL odds and picks for Thursday November 6th. Montreal offers value in New Jersey, low-scoring game expected in L.A., and Sidney Crosby looks to extend goal streak vs. Caps....
Ex-reliever Craig Stammen named Padres manager
The San Diego Padres named Craig Stammen, a former relief pitcher for the team, as their new manager on Thursday.,The 41-year-old signed a three-year contract.,He is well-known within the organization. Since retiring in March 2023, he has worked as a special assistant in the player development depar...
Nasa Hataoka, Miyu Yamashita share lead at Japan Classic
Nasa Hataoka and Miyu Yamashita each recorded rounds of 65 on Thursday to take the lead in their home country at the LPGA's Toto Japan Classic.,After rounds of 7-under 65, they stand a stroke ahead of Ji-yai Shin of South Korea, who carded a 66 at Seta Golf Course in Otsu in the western part of the ...
Boston Legacy's star investor roster adds USC's JuJu Watkins
Add Southern California women's basketball standout JuJu Watkins to a lengthy list of stars behind the Boston Legacy FC investor group. ,Watkins is the first college athlete with a public investment in a women's pro sports team. The Legacy open their first-ever season on March 14 and will play at Gi...
Underdog Oakland ready to tangle with No. 1 Purdue
Mid-major teams usually play difficult nonconference schedules, often out of financial necessity more than anything.,But the nonconference schedule that Oakland has is even more extreme than usual, with the next daunting task being a game at No. 1-ranked Purdue on Friday. ,Oakland stayed in state an...
Duke pursues another road win in clash with UConn
Duke will seek its fourth straight road win when it faces UConn in a non-conference matchup Saturday afternoon in East Hartford, Conn.,Duke (5-3) is 3-1 on the road this season, but its last three road games were victories over Syracuse (38-3 score), Cal (45-21) and Clemson (46-45). The Blue Devils ...
Blaze destroys home of Heat coach Erik Spoelstra
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra's home was destroyed by an early morning fire that caused a partial collapse of the primary structure visible on drone video of the emergency Thursday. ,Spoelstra and his family safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported by Miami-Dade firefighters first on t...
Rashid Shaheed debuts for Seahawks with Jacoby Brissett, Cardinals in town
Rashid Shaheed might have been one of the happiest players to learn he was on the move at the NFL trade deadline Tuesday.,The wide receiver was dealt from the one-win New Orleans Saints, who are in contention for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 draft, to a Seattle Seahawks team that has won three...
Ravens' midseason rally faces tough test vs. Vikings, J.J. McCarthy
The Minnesota Vikings know they will need to be at their best to slow down Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens this weekend.,Not good. Not above-average. At their best.,"There's a reason why he's an MVP-caliber player," Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said. "It's not just the skillset to cause so m...
Charlotte FC undeterred by playoff scoring outage vs. NYCFC
Charlotte FC have yet to score a goal in their first-round MLS playoff series against New York City FC but still stand on the precipice of their first Eastern Conference semifinal appearance heading into the series finale on Friday.,As the fourth seed, Charlotte earned the right to host the definiti...
Luka Doncic (35) helps Lakers overtake Spurs in 4th quarter
Luka Doncic amassed 35 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-116 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.,Deandre Ayton contributed 22 points and 10 rebounds and Marcus Smart added 17 points as the Laker...
Tyler Bertuzzi's 3rd-period hat trick sends Blackhawks past Canucks
Tyler Bertuzzi recorded a hat trick and Spencer Knight made 43 saves in the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.,The victory ended both Chicago's three-game winless streak (0-2-1), and a longstanding drought against Vancouver. The Blackhawks were 0-10-1 in their ...
Macklin Celebrini, Sharks hand Kraken first regulation home loss
Macklin Celebrini logged a goal and two assists as the San Jose Sharks defeated Seattle 6-1 Wednesday night, handing the Kraken their first regulation loss at home this season.,Will Smith, Tyler Toffoli and John Klingberg each added a goal and an assist and Ethan Cardwell and Ty Dellandrea also tall...
Nazem Kadri tallies in 1,000th game as Flames trounce Jackets
Nazem Kadri scored in his 1,000th game and the Calgary Flames got off to a lightning start and claimed a 5-1 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday.,Morgan Frost and Blake Coleman gave Calgary a 2-0 lead after 92 seconds. Adam Klapka and Mikael Backlund also scored for the Flam...
No. 23 Creighton tops South Dakota for 31st straight home-opening win
Owen Freeman scored 19 points off the bench and Nik Graves added 15, lifting No. 23 Creighton to a 92-76 season-opening victory over South Dakota on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Freeman made 9 of 11 shots from the floor and showed no ill effects as he works his way back from a knee injury since he trans...
Pelicans hold off Mavericks for second straight win
Saddiq Bey scored a season-high 22 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans won their second straight game after going 0-6 to open the season, beating the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on Wednesday.,Jeremiah Fears and Jose Alvarado scored 13 points apiece for the Pelicans, who announced on Tuesday tha...
Rockets win 5th straight as Amen Thompson torches Grizzlies
Amen Thompson scored a season-high 28 points with 10 rebounds and Alperen Sengun added 20 points and 16 boards to lead Houston to its fifth straight win, a 124-109 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.,Thompson knocked down 13 of 26 shot attempts while distributing seven assists to f...
No. 23 Creighton tops South Dakota for 32nd straight home-opening win
Owen Freeman scored 19 points off the bench and Nik Graves added 15, lifting No. 23 Creighton to a 92-76 season-opening victory over South Dakota on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Freeman made 9 of 11 shots from the floor and showed no ill effects as he works his way back from a knee injury since he trans...
Knicks down Timberwolves to stay perfect at home
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns each posted double-doubles Wednesday night for the New York Knicks, who remained perfect at home this season by pulling away from the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 137-114 victory.,Brunson (23 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds) flirted with his first career tripl...