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No. 24 Army looks to win first AAC title vs. Tulane
Army and Tulane were both on the College Football Playoff radar recently.,The Black Knights were as high as No. 19 in the CFP rankings before a 49-14 loss to Notre Dame on Nov. 23 in New York.,The Green Wave were No. 17 before losing at home to Memphis 34-24 on Thanksgiving night.,No. 24 Army (10-1,...
Memphis snaps No. 17 Tulane's eight-game winning streak
Greg Desrosiers Jr. caught two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Memphis defeated No. 17 Tulane 34-24 on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Desrosiers -- who had two touchdown receptions and one rushing touchdown for the season entering the game -- finished with eight catches for 84 yards an...
No. 17 Tulane meets Memphis, eyes playoff berth
Tulane has a chance to sneak into the 12-team College Football Playoff. ,It's a long shot, but it's possible as the No. 17 Green Wave (9-2, 7-0 American Athletic Conference) face Memphis (9-2, 5-2) on Thursday night in New Orleans.,Tulane would have to beat the Tigers, top Army in the American title...
No. 25 Tulane dominates Navy 35-0, wins eighth straight
Makhi Hughes rushed for two touchdowns and No. 25 Tulane's defense smothered Navy 35-0 in Annapolis, Md., in their American Athletic Conference showdown on Saturday., ,Darian Mensah threw for 138 yards and two scores and also ran for a TD for Tulane (9-2, 7-0 AAC), which clinched a berth in next mon...
No. 25 Tulane, Navy tangle in critical AAC game
A spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game on Dec. 6 is likely hanging in the balance when Navy hosts No. 25 Tulane in Annapolis, Md., on Saturday afternoon. ,Two of the conference's stars in running back Makhi Hughes of Tulane (8-2, 6-0) and quarterback Blake Horvath of Navy (7-2,...
Stubbs: Ryan Blaney hoping history repeats itself
Ryan Blaney is used to being the underdog.,It was, after all, only a year ago that nobody thought of the 30-year-old, third-generation racer as a serious contender for the NASCAR Cup Series championship.,As history will forever proclaim, Blaney and Team Penske caught fire in the playoffs, making a r...
Reports: Braves fire hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, two others
The Atlanta Braves fired hitting coach Kevin Seitzer, assistant hitting coach Bobby Magallanes and catching coach Sal Fasano, multiple reports said Thursday.,The rest of the Braves' coaching staff will be left intact, and the club will replace both hitting coaches but not carry a catching coach goin...
Memphis, South Florida, UTSA, Tulane pledge to stay in American
The next spin on the conference realignment carousel won't include Memphis, South Florida, UTSA or Tulane.,The American Athletic Conference released a statement Monday saying those four schools are committed to remaining in the league, following reports that they could be targets of the rebuilding P...
Jackson Arnold (3 total TDs), No. 15 Oklahoma top Tulane
Jackson Arnold threw for 169 yards and a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and another score as No. 15 Oklahoma held off Tulane 34-19 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners were in a precarious position in the fourth after Tulane pulled within five.,But then Billy Bowman Jr. pulled down a redirected ...
Quarterbacks showing their youth for No. 15 Oklahoma, Tulane
No. 15 Oklahoma and Tulane are looking for better things out of their young quarterbacks this weekend when the Sooners and Green Wave play Saturday in Norman, Okla.,Oklahoma is 2-0 but coming off a shaky offensive performance in last week's 16-12 home win over Houston.,The Sooners managed just 249 y...
No. 17 Kansas State rallies, tops Tulane on fumble return
Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes and Jack Fabris' 60-yard fumble return produced the winning touchdown as No. 17 Kansas State rallied past Tulane 34-27 on Saturday afternoon in New Orleans., ,Johnson completed 15 of 23 passes for 181 yards, with one of his scoring passes going to DJ Giddens,...
Ryan Blaney rides momentum into Brickyard 400
NASCAR Cup Series teams watching the No. 12 Team Penske Ford as it circles the tracks this summer likely are starting to feel like 2024 might just be last season all over again.,After driver Ryan Blaney matched his June Iowa victory with his second checkered flag in five weeks last Sunday at The Gre...
Ryan Blaney captures second win of 2024 at Pocono
Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney won for the second time in five races by taking The Great American Getaway 400 Sunday afternoon at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.,Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Racing Ford jetted away on a restart with 23 laps left and easily topped Denny Hamlin by 1....
Four-star S Faheem Delane verbally commits to Ohio State
Highly sought four-star safety Faheem Delane verbally committed to Ohio State over the weekend.,Delane is the No. 2 safety in the 247Sports composite national rankings and the 34th overall player. He also is the top-ranked high school recruit in the state of Maryland.,Delane selected Ohio State over...
Ryan Blaney puts 'frustrating' finish behind him as NASCAR hits Sonoma
While Ford driver Austin Cindric scored a much-needed victory with a shocking gift from a Team Penske teammate outside of St. Louis last Sunday, Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell will be looking for redemption as the schedule twists and turns to Northern California this weekend.,Bell and the winless ...
Austin Cindric wins at Gateway after Ryan Blaney's tank hits empty
Austin Cindric took advantage of a Team Penske teammate's misfortune to break an 85-race winless streak and claim the Enjoy Illinois 300 Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway in Madison, Ill.,As reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney came down the frontstretch toward the white ...
15 most memorable women's March Madness moments
As the women’s sports movement grows, the March Madness tournament grows with it. Things like fan attendance and viewership are all growing because people want to watch these exciting athletes compete in some of the biggest moments of their careers. Each year of the tournament seemingly gets more ex...
The New York Islanders have lost their minds
The silver lining, we suppose, is that at least the Islanders are noticeable for a few minutes. The other one, possibly if you’re really stretching for them, is that if the Isles are going to have a dinosaur GM that the game has passed by, they might as well have (another) coach who is also a dinosa...
Alabama should be applauded for defying historical trends by hiring Kalen Deboer
In response to Nick Saban’s sudden retirement, the Crimson Tide hired Washington’s Kalen Deboer and averted the mistake that’s plagued program after program over the last half-century. Bravo to Alabama for expanding beyond their horizons....
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Kelce is retiring and you can't blame Taylor Swift [Updated]
Update, Jan. 17: Jason Kelce made his first statement on the reports of his retirement since news broke Tuesday. Kelce said on an episode of his podcast, “New Heights” that Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni gave him the opportunity to speak to the team postgame and that he didn’t mean to announce any ...