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Boston College bids to continue Notre Dame's woes
Boston College's lack of success on the road, albeit in a small sample size, could provide Notre Dame with some confidence to end its current losing streak.,The Eagles look to hand the Fighting Irish a fifth straight loss in Monday night's Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in South Bend, Ind.,Boston...
Penguins F Michael Bunting in car accident, out Sunday
Penguins forward Michael Bunting emerged unscathed from a car accident outside Pittsburgh's home arena before Sunday's game, but did not suit up against the Tampa Bay Lightning.,In his first full season with the Penguins, the 29-year-old Bunting has 25 points (13 goals, 12 assists) in 43 games.,At t...
No. 24 Michigan efficient in easy win over Washington
Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to lead a balanced attack as No. 24 Michigan defeated short-handed Washington 91-75 Sunday afternoon in Big Ten Conference play in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Nimari Burnett made all six of his field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, t...
Bills pull away from Broncos, face Ravens in divisional round
James Cook rushed for a season-high 120 yards and a touchdown, Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes in the second half and the host Buffalo Bills won in the AFC wild-card round for the fifth straight year, beating the Denver Broncos 31-7 on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y., ,Allen was 20-for-26 passing...
Women's Top 25 roundup roundup: No. 2 S. Carolina dominates No. 5 Texas
Chloe Kitts and Te-Hina Paopao each finished with 11 points as No. 2 South Carolina handed No. 5 Texas its first Southeastern Conference loss 67-50 in a top-five showdown Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,The Gamecocks (16-1, 4-0 SEC) outshot their opponent 51.0 percent to 27.8 percent from the floor. Seve...
Report: Miami QB Carson Beck lands $10M through transfer
Carson Beck's recent transfer to Miami (FL) already has proven to be a success off the field, with the quarterback landing as much as $10 million in combined NIL deals, Front Office Sports reported.,The former Georgia quarterback missed the Bulldogs' College Football Playoff quarterfinal loss to Not...
Flames face Blackhawks chasing extended winning streak
Led by a surging Matt Coronato, the Calgary Flames will look to forge a winning streak of at least three games for the first time since before Thanksgiving when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Coronato notched a goal and an assist during Saturday's 2-1 home victory against the Los Angel...
No. 16 Michigan State tops Northwestern, takes win streak to 9
Jaden Akins scored 14 points, including six free throws in the final 34 seconds, and Jase Richardson added 13 points as No. 16 Michigan State earned its ninth straight win with a 78-68 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Sunday at Evanston, Ill., ,Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 12 points and eight as...
Quarterbacks Alex Orji, E.J. Warner pick transfer destinations
The college quarterback carousel continues to turn, with two quarterbacks announcing their decisions to head west.,Alex Orji, who started three games at Michigan in 2024, said Saturday he will play at UNLV. ,E.J. Warner, a three-year starter with Temple (2022-23) and Rice (2024), will give Fresno St...
After satisfying win, Flyers set to face Panthers
The Philadelphia Flyers hope to build off perhaps their best effort of the season when they host the Florida Panthers on Monday., ,The Flyers trounced the Anaheim Ducks 6-0 on Saturday in a much-needed performance after the team went 0-3-1 in its previous four games. Travis Konecny registered four a...
C.J. Cox powers No. 20 Purdue in rout of Nebraska
C.J. Cox scored 23 points to lift No. 20 Purdue to a convincing 104-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Cox went 9 of 11 from the field overall and went 5 of 7 from 3-point range for Purdue (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten), which has won five straight games. ,Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points on...
No. 22 UCLA drags three-game skid into clash at Rutgers
Both No. 22 UCLA and host Rutgers look to snap out of slumps as the visiting Bruins continue a Big Ten Conference swing on the East Coast on Monday at Piscataway, N.J.,The host Scarlet Knights (8-8, 1-4 Big Ten) are closing a three-game homestand with looking to salvage something from a rugged stret...
Notre Dame LT Anthonie Knapp (ankle) out vs. Ohio State
Notre Dame starting left tackle Anthonie Knapp has been ruled out for the College Football Playoff national championship game against Ohio State with a high ankle sprain, coach Marcus Freeman said on Sunday.,The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and eighth-seeded Buckeyes will square off on Jan. 20 in A...
Report: Auburn's Johni Broome (ankle) won't need surgery
The sprained ankle Auburn's Johni Broome suffered Saturday in a win over South Carolina isn't as bad as initially feared, and he won't need surgery, The Field of 68 reported.,Broome underwent an MRI on Sunday that showed the sprained left ankle. He is "likely to miss some time but it shouldn't be to...
Lindsey Vonn continues comeback with fourth-place finish in Austria
Lindsey Vonn continued her comeback Sunday with a fourth-place finish in what turned out to be a splendid super-G race for the Americans in St. Anton, Austria.,Vonn was sixth in her specialty -- downhill -- on Saturday, and with her super-G finish, the 40-year-old became the oldest woman to finish i...
Broncos RB Audric Estime inactive vs. Bills
Denver Broncos rookie running back Audric Estime was inactive for the team's AFC wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon in Orchard Park, N.Y.,Estime, 21, rushed 76 times for 310 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games since being selected by Denver in the fifth round of the 2024 N...
Aryna Sabalenka dances into second round at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took her first step Sunday toward a third consecutive Australian Open title as the top-seeded Belarusian breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens in a first-round match in Melbourne.,Sabalenka had 20 winners and broke Stephens, who won the 2017 U.S. Open, on five occasions from...
Alexander Zverev wins Australian opener in step toward first major
Alexander Zverev took a step toward his elusive first major championship, defeating Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,The World No. 2, Zverev needed two hours, 20 minutes to dispatch the wild-card entrant and advance. He didn't ...
Mike Vrabel returning to New England to coach Patriots
The New England Patriots hired franchise legend Mike Vrabel as their next head coach on Sunday morning.,ESPN reported that it was a multi-year contract for Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl titles as a linebacker with New England and was named to the club's Ring of Honor in 2023. ,"He's back! Patriot...
The Pittsburgh Steelers Are Who We Thought They Were
The Pittsburgh Steelers got blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs, confirming the suspicions that they were overrated literally all season long....