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After an SEC breakthrough, Missouri moves on to face Vanderbilt
Missouri came into this season with last year's 0-18 Southeastern Conference finish hanging over the proceedings.,The Tigers (12-3, 1-1 SEC) gained a measure of relief with their 83-67 breakthrough over LSU at home Tuesday. They will bid for their second straight league victory Saturday afternoon wh...
Florida State flying high ahead of big ACC test at Clemson
Florida State rolls into its ACC matchup at Clemson on Saturday having won four of its past five games.,The Seminoles (11-4, 2-2 ACC) are riding the high of an 80-65 win over Miami on Wednesday where they dominated from start to finish, thriving off a determined effort to share the basketball. They ...
Dolphins dismiss two, including WR coach Wes Welker
The Miami Dolphins fired special teams coordinator Danny Crossman on Friday as well as wide receivers coach and pass game specialist Wes Welker.,Crossman, 57, had been with the Dolphins since 2019 and had been the special teams coordinator since 2022. He has been an NFL coach since 2003 with the Car...
Alabama LB Justin Okoronkwo commits to South Carolina
After choosing Alabama over South Carolina in July 2023, linebacker Justin Okoronkwo committed to the Gamecocks on Friday.,Okoronkwo entered the transfer portal after playing in Alabama's 19-13 loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve.,The German native committed to the Crimson Tide...
With work to do, No. 19 Memphis takes on East Carolina
Despite its No. 19 ranking, Memphis began the week with plenty of things to work on, leaving coach Penny Hardaway thankful to have extra practice days.,East Carolina, which will visit Memphis for an American Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon, is coming off a hard-fought win on Wednes...
Emma Raducanu snubs treatment for bites, cites doping concerns
Emma Raducanu said she believes she was bitten by jumping ants as she prepares for the start of the Australian Open.,Raducanu disclosed Friday that she suffered swelling to her hand and ankle as a result. ,The 22-year-old British tennis star told reporters that she pondered whether to use antiseptic...
Former Georgia QB Carson Beck commits to Miami
Former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck spent roughly 24 hours in the transfer portal before committing to play for the Miami Hurricanes in 2025, according to multiple reports.,Beck, who is recovering from elbow surgery, originally announced his intention to enter the 2025 NFL Draft. However, he did ...
ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. pull plug on Venu Sports
Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports.,They shut down the embattled venture before it had a chance to debut despite the three media entities having invested more than $400 million each, according to Front Office Sports.,"After ca...
Team Vitality president: ropz 'fits perfectly into our vision'
Team Vitality signed former FaZe Clan player Robin "ropz" Kool to their Counter-Strike 2 roster on Friday.,Fellow rifler Lotan "Spinx" Giladi will be moved to the inactive roster in order to make room for ropz ahead of the BLAST Bounty Spring 2025: Closed Qualifier.,ropz, 25, spent nearly three year...
Racing Louisville sign GK Jordyn Bloomer to new deal
Racing Louisville goalkeeper Jordyn Bloomer agreed to a new two-year deal through the 2026 season on Friday.,Boomer, 27, has made three NWSL appearances over three seasons since joining the club, including two in last year's NWSL x Liga MXF Summer Cup.,She also spent time on loan with Australia's We...
College Football Playoff National Championship Is Ohio State’s To Lose
After a feeble performance out of Notre Dame and Penn State in the Orange Bowl, the National Championship appears to be all Ohio State barring a letdown....
Pittsburgh Steelers Stumble Into Wild Card With Everything to Prove
The Pittsburgh Steelers are going to the NFL Playoffs without much momentum as they have everything to prove and a lot of pressure on them in the first round....
Five College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat Entering 2025
These five college football coaches are quickly falling out of favor with their school's faithful, placing them on the hot seat entering next season....
No. 4 Duke counting on defense to shut down Notre Dame
Duke's offense is receiving rave reviews at times, but the fourth-ranked Blue Devils have been a well-rounded operation for much of the season.,So when Notre Dame visits Durham, N.C., for Saturday afternoon's Atlantic Coast Conference game, the Fighting Irish will have to contend with Duke's defense...
Vikings confident heading into playoff matchup with Rams
Playoff rivals from a bygone era will be in adjustment mode when the Los Angeles Rams take on the Minnesota Vikings in the final game of the wild-card round on Monday night at Glendale, Ariz.,The NFL moved the scheduled Rams home game to the Arizona Cardinals stadium "in the interest of public safet...
Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. avoid arbitration with $28.5M deal
One year after earning a record salary through arbitration, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided another boardroom faceoff by agreeing to a one-year, $28.5 million deal on Thursday.,The pact is the third largest ever landed by an arbitration-eligible player, trailing only the $31 ...
Eight Astros avoid arbitration; Framber Valdez lands reported $18M
The Houston Astros came to terms on one-year contracts for all eight of their arbitration-eligible players on Thursday, including star left-handed pitcher Framber Valdez.,The Astros did not disclose financial terms, but according to multiple media reports, Valdez will make $18 million in 2025.,The o...
Late field goal lifts Notre Dame past Penn State, into CFP final
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Mitch Jeter's 41-yard field goal with seven seconds left lifted Notre Dame to a 27-24 comeback win over Penn State in the Orange Bowl -- one of the College Football Playoff semifinals -- on Thursday.,The seventh-seeded Fighting Irish (14-1) won their 13th game in a row and adv...
Julius Randle helps Timberwolves top Magic for 3rd straight win
Julius Randle collected 23 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Edwards added 21 points, lifting the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 104-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday.,Edwards had seven assists and joined Donte DiVincenzo in draining four 3-pointers to pace the Timberwolves to the...
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media names Derek Chang new CEO
Formula One owner Liberty Media appointed longtime sports executive Derek Chang as its next CEO on Wednesday.,Chang will officially take over on Feb. 1 and will lead Liberty's three-man executive board that will work with F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali. He'll replace John Malone, who has served as Libert...