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No. 8 Gonzaga pulls away from Santa Clara in battle of WCC unbeatens
Graham Ike scored a season-high 34 points on 13-of-17 shooting and collected 11 rebounds to lead No. 8 Gonzaga to an 89-77 victory over Santa Clara on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Emmanuel Innocenti scored 13 points as the Bulldogs (17-1, 5-0 WCC) notched their 10th...
Ohio State uses 21-0 second half run to sink Oregon
Ohio State went on a 21-0 run during a seven-minute stretch of the second half, as the Buckeyes defeated Oregon, 72-62, in Big Ten men's basketball on Thursday night in Eugene, Ore.,Devin Royal and John Mobley Jr. scored seven points each in that run. Royal's 14 points in all led a balanced attack a...
Ilia Malinin takes huge lead at US Figure Skating Championships
Two-time world champion figure skater Ilia Malinin demonstrated on Thursday evening why he is a clear favorite to win gold at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month.,The 21-year old Vienna, Va., native far outdistanced himself from the rest of the field in the men's short program at the US Fi...
Bulls-Heat game postponed due to wet court conditions
Thursday's game between the host Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat was postponed to a later date due to moisture and slick conditions on the United Center floor.,Officials announced the postponement at around 9:54 p.m. ET, nearly two hours after the game was scheduled to tip off.,Players completed pregam...
Sabrina Ionescu to sit out Unrivaled season with injury
New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu will miss the second season of Unrivaled this winter due to an undisclosed injury.,Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league founded by WNBA stars Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, began its new season on Monday.,Ionescu, the former No. 1 WNBA draft pi...
QB Demond Williams Jr. staying at Washington after portal stir
Demond Williams Jr. changed his mind, again.,The quarterback announced Thursday that he will no longer enter the transfer portal and will remain at Washington instead.,The reversal concluded a busy period for Williams, who signed an NIL contract reportedly worth around $4 million last week to stay a...
Wizards on positive run while awaiting Trae Young; Pelicans keep sliding
When the New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Hawks on Wednesday night, four-time All-Star guard Trae Young was sitting in street clothes on Atlanta's bench. When the Pelicans face Washington on Friday night, they could see Young again, but on the Wizards.,The biggest news regarding Friday night's Pelic...
Richard T. Lee leads LIV Golf Promotions after first day
Richard T. Lee of Canada fired a 6-under-par 64 to lead the LIV Golf Promotions event after one round Thursday at Black Diamond Ranch in Lecanto, Fla.,The top three finishers at the four-round event will be awarded full-season, wild-card spots for the 2026 LIV Golf League season, and each of the top...
Report: Orioles make $8.5M deal with SS Gunnar Henderson, avoid arbitration
The Baltimore Orioles avoided arbitration by reaching agreement with star shortstop Gunnar Hendeson on an $8.5 million contract for the 2026 season, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Henderson's deal, which was not confirmed by the club, is a franchise record for a player in his first year of arbitratio...
Colts GM all in on bringing back QB Daniel Jones
Indianapolis general manager Chris Ballard believes the Colts have what they need at quarterback, beginning with Daniel Jones.,The quarterback room went through multiple transitions as former starter Anthony Richardson yielded the spot in preseason to free-agent signee Jones, who like Richardson lat...
Report: Oklahoma hiring Jason Witten as TEs coach
Oklahoma is hiring Dallas Cowboys great Jason Witten as its tight ends coach, CBS Sports reported on Thursday.,It is the first collegiate coaching position for Witten, who replaces Joe Jon Finley on Brent Venables' staff.,Witten, 43, was an 11-time Pro Bowl tight end for the Cowboys (2003-17, 2019) ...
Notre Dame star Leah Klenke joins hometown Dash
Notre Dame defender Leah Klenke signed with her hometown Houston Dash on Thursday.,Klenke, 21, is under contract with the NWSL club through the 2028 season.,She tallied five goals and 17 assists in 78 appearances with the Fighting Irish from 2022-25.,"Leah is a talented and versatile player that bri...
Falcons owner addresses changes, discusses team's future
Atlanta Falcons owner and chairman Arthur Blank said the last several years simply haven't been good enough.,"Good is the enemy of great and I think we're capable of getting to another level," Blank said at a press conference on Thursday.,After making the decision late Sunday night to fire head coac...
Report: Loons coach Eric Ramsay to take job with West Bromwich Albion
Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay is accepting the same position with West Bromwich Albion, the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported on Thursday.,Ramsay, 34, has led Minnesota United to consecutive Western Conference semifinals appearances. The Welshman left his role as an assistant coach at Manche...
Anthony Joshua pays tribute to friends who died in crash
Former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua paid tribute to the two "brothers" he lost in a tragic car accident last month in Nigeria.,Joshua was briefly hospitalized after the Dec. 29 highway crash that killed two members of his boxing team, personal trainer Latif Ayodele and strength coach S...
TGL ratings hold steady with holiday start to season
Television ratings for the start of TGL's second season are holding steady with last year's viewership numbers.,The Dec. 28 season opener for the indoor team golf league co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy garnered 646,000 viewers on ABC and the second match on Jan. 2 drew 354,000 viewers, ac...
Union M Alejandro Bedoya signs 1-year contract
Philadelphia Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya agreed to a one-year contract through 2026 on Thursday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the former U.S. international, who also holds responsibilities in regard to the Union's player development and front office initiatives.,"Alejandro's impact o...
Sirens to play PWHL's first game at Madison Square Garden
The New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent will face off on April 4 in what will be the first-ever women's professional hockey game with fans in attendance at the famed Madison Square Garden.,The Professional Women's Hockey League made the announcement on Thursday.,"Playing at the Garden is an honor an...
Oregon's Jay Harris in portal, still available for Peach Bowl
Oregon running back Jay Harris plans to play in the Peach Bowl days after entering the transfer portal. ,Ducks head coach Dan Lanning confirmed Oregon would have Harris available on Friday against Indiana in the College Football Playoff semifinal in Atlanta. Harris practiced with Oregon on Monday wh...
ATP roundup: Belgium wins, to face Switzerland in United Cup semis
Belgium reached its first United Cup semifinal round with a victory over the Czech Republic on Thursday in Sydney.,Team Belgium reached the next round following singles wins by Zizou Bergs and Elise Mertens.,Bergs defeated Jakub Mensik 6-2, 7-6 (4), his second consecutive victory over a top 20 playe...