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Patriots rookie LT Will Campbell (knee) headed to IR
New England Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell will be placed on injured reserve with a knee sprain, head coach Mike Vrabel announced on Wednesday.,Campbell, the fourth overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft, sustained the injury this past Sunday and was carted off the field during the third quar...
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield calls playing Sunday a 'double-edged sword'
The Tampa Buccaneers are already in playoff mode, and the mindset is playing into the decision to start quarterback Baker Mayfield on Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals despite a left shoulder sprain.,Mayfield injured his non-throwing shoulder in the second quarter of Sunday night's 34-7 blowout l...
No. 2 Indiana trying to keep focus on rival Purdue
Upsetting unbeaten Indiana on Friday night looms as a tall order for host Purdue, a loser of nine straight games and winless in conference play.,Potentially emulating the Hoosiers' meteoric turnaround next season is the plan for the Boilermakers (2-9, 0-8 Big Ten), a goal they see as feasible even i...
Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals underway
The Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals got started Wednesday in Stockholm.,Twelve teams are competing for a crowd-funded prize pool at the double-elimination Overwatch 2 event.,The action began with four best-of-three Round 1 matches in the upper bracket.,Al Qadsiah recorded the day's only...
NFL to use commemorative ball in 2026 to mark nation's 250th birthday
The NFL will mark the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026 with embossing on the footballs and special field markings.,Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a news release Wednesday that the NFL has been working with the White House Salute to America 250 Task Force to take part in celebrating th...
Tiger Woods' longtime caddie returns to help young Aussie
Anthony Quayle won't be the most famous person in his group when the 31-year-old opens his first season as a DP World Tour member at this week's Australian PGA at Royal Queensland.,Quayle has enlisted the help of Steve Williams, who was on the bag for 13 of Tiger Woods' 15 major championships as wel...
Fixing the NBA’s Troubled Teams: Five Stars Who Need New Homes
The NBA is thriving. Except for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, and Dallas Mavericks. Here’s a five-player “best interests of basketball” plan to fix the league fast....
Top Thanksgiving NFL Player Props: Jahmyr Gibbs, Patrick Mahomes, Ja’Marr Chase Picks
Break down the best NFL player props for Thanksgiving Day, including picks for Jahmyr Gibbs, Patrick Mahomes, and Ja’Marr Chase in Thursday’s marquee matchups....
Lane Kiffin, No. 7 Ole Miss focused on Mississippi State despite future uncertainty
Lane Kiffin is expected to clarify his future after the Egg Bowl., ,But speculation about whether the Ole Miss head coach is staying or leaving -- presumably for LSU or Florida -- will take a back seat for a few hours Friday afternoon when the No. 7 Rebels (10-1, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) and Mis...
Colorado State hires coach Jim Mora away from UConn
Jim Mora, who resurrected a floundering football program at UConn, has accepted the head coach job at Colorado State.,UConn athletic director David Benedict confirmed Mora's departure in a statement issued Wednesday morning. ,"We are grateful for Coach Mora's contributions to UConn over the past fou...
Ranking the 2025 NFL Thanksgiving Games by Importance
A full ranking of all three Thanksgiving NFL games by importance, including why Packers vs. Lions could reshape the NFC North race and why the Chiefs and Cowboys each need wins....
Why the Baseball Hall of Fame Might Welcome Zero Players This Year
The Baseball Hall of Fame could see zero new inductees for the first time since 1965. A breakdown of BBWAA voting, the Contemporary Era ballot and what it means for MLB....
No. 8 Alabama pursues another offensive surge in clash vs. Maryland
No. 8 Alabama will look to ride a stellar offensive performance into Wednesday night's Players Era men's tournament consolation game against Maryland in Las Vegas.,Aden Holloway scored 26 points to lead six Crimson Tide players in double figures in a 115-76 rout of UNLV on Tuesday. The point total w...
Coming off loss, No. 3 Houston eager to bounce back vs. Notre Dame
No. 3 Houston will not have to wait long for a chance to move away from its first loss of the season when the Cougars face Notre Dame in a consolation game of the Players Era men's championship on Wednesday afternoon at Las Vegas.,Houston (6-1) fell short in a marquee matchup against Tennessee on Tu...
No. 7 Michigan, No. 12 Zags meet for $1 million in Players Era final
The Players Era men's championship and $1 million in name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation are at stake on Wednesday in Las Vegas when No. 7 Michigan faces No. 12 Gonzaga in the tournament final.,The Wolverines (6-0) and Bulldogs (7-0) advanced to the championship round with the highest point ...
Tundra Esports get off to hot start at BLAST Slam V
Tundra Esports, who won the BLAST Slam IV championship earlier this month, began BLAST Slam V with two group-stage wins on Tuesday.,MOUZ and OG also completed the opening day of action with 2-0 records.,The $1 million Dota 2 event is starting with 12 teams competing in a round-robin of single-map ma...
Aden Holloway, No. 8 Alabama outrun UNLV in Players Era event
Aden Holloway scored 26 points and Houston Mallette added 19 to lead No. 8 Alabama to a comfortable 115-76 win over UNLV on Tuesday at the Players Era men's tournament in Las Vegas.,The Crimson Tide (4-2) scored 64 points in the second half, pushing their record to 1-1 in the tournament after a setb...
Tramon Mark, Texas trounce Chaminade in Maui losers bracket
Tramon Mark scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures for Texas, which bounced back from an opening-round loss at the Maui Invitational to beat Chaminade 119-78 in a consolation game on Tuesday evening in Lahaina, Hawaii.,Dailyn Swain finished with 18 points and nine rebounds while Mat...
Ravens out to extend surge as Bengals welcome back Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow is coming back from a toe injury, and people are questioning that decision, even though there are six games remaining in the regular season.,His Bengals are five games below .500 and have lost eight of their past nine games but Burrow doesn't want to simply hang out on the sideline when C...
Despite cold shooting start, Florida St. crushes Cal State Bakersfield
Chauncey Wiggins scored a game-high 17 points and three of his teammates finished in double figures as Florida State ran away with an 89-59 win over Cal State Bakersfield on Tuesday in Tallahassee, Fla.,Wiggins tallied 11 of his 17 points in the second half, when the Seminoles (5-1) outscored the Ro...