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Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez (hamstring) out vs. Raiders
New England Patriots starting cornerback Christian Gonzalez has been ruled out of the team's season opener against the Las Vegas due to a hamstring injury, head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday.,Gonzalez, who was a second-team All-Pro in 2024, has not participated in practice since sustaining the injur...
Chargers G Mekhi Becton (illness) questionable vs. Chiefs
Los Angeles Chargers right guard Mekhi Becton has been added to the injury report as questionable for Friday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to an illness.,Signed to a two-year, $20 million contract in March, Becton is expected to help protect star quarterback Justin Herbert on a team that...
Steve Ballmer denies allegations of Kawhi Leonard, Clippers circumventing salary cap
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer claimed he had no knowledge of the deal between Kawhi Leonard and Aspiration and would "want the league to investigate" if another team were accused of circumventing the NBA's salary cap, ,"I'd want the league to investigate, take it seriously," Ballmer told ...
Cowboys Fall Short as CeeDee Lamb Drops Key Chances in Loss to Eagles
Dak Prescott impressed in Dallas’ opener, but CeeDee Lamb’s costly drops doomed the Cowboys in a Week 1 loss to the Eagles....
Angel City transfer Alyssa Thompson to Chelsea for record fee
Angel City FC announced the transfer of forward Alyssa Thompson to Chelsea FC Women for what the club said is a record outgoing fee for the National Women's Soccer League.,Angel City said it is "one of the highest transactions in global women's soccer" and that it was the 20-year-old Thompson's deci...
Bengals C Ted Karras signs 1-year contract extension
Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras signed a one-year contract extension on Friday that spans through the 2026 season. ,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team. However, NFL Network reported it was worth $5 million.,"This is where I want to be," Karras told the team's website. "P...
College Football Week 2 Best Bets: Illinois vs. Duke, Cy-Hawk, Michigan vs. Oklahoma, and More
College football Week 2 betting preview: Picks for Illinois vs. Duke, Iowa vs. Iowa State, Michigan vs. Oklahoma, Missouri vs. Kansas, and more....
MLB Best Bets September 5th: Expert Baseball Betting Picks, Predictions
Today’s MLB picks include a high-scoring Mets vs. Reds matchup and the Rays extending their win streak against the Guardians....
Arizona aims to refine offensive attack vs. Weber State
Arizona will try to fine-tune its offensive performance coming off a season-opening home win over Hawaii when it faces Weber State on Saturday in Tucson, Ariz.,Arizona (1-0) defeated Hawaii 40-6 last Saturday behind a stout defense that did not allow a touchdown while recording five takeaways and fi...
Washington's road to Ohio State continues with UC Davis
Washington coach Jedd Fisch spent more than a dozen years in the NFL as an assistant, so he looks at the first few weeks of the Huskies' season as kind of a preseason for their Big Ten opener Sept. 27 against No. 1 Ohio State.,After beating visiting Colorado State 38-21 in its opener last weekend, W...
$2M on line at Aramco Houston Championship
Twenty-six teams and 104 players will compete for a $2 million prize pool at the Aramco Houston Championship that begins Friday at the Golfcrest Country Club in Pearland, Texas.,The three-day tournament is the fourth of five events in this year's PIF Global Series, which rebranded from the Aramco Te...
Nebraska excited to return home for game with Akron
After playing a neutral site game in front of a partisan crowd in Kansas City, Nebraska gets to return to an even more favorable environment when it hosts Akron in a nonconference game Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers (1-0) have sold out 403 consecutive games at home, by far the longest str...
Floyd Mayweather Jr., Mike Tyson agree to exhibition fight
Boxing legends Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Mike Tyson are set to square off in an exhibition boxing match next spring, it was announced Thursday. The exhibition will be put on by CSI Sports / Fight Sports, with exact dates and locations still unclear.,"Iron" Mike Tyson (50-7, 44 KOs) hasn't secured a p...
College Sports Commission approved $79.8M in NIL since June
The College Sports Commission, charged with overseeing revenue sharing over the current "Power Four" conferences, issued a report on Thursday touting over 8,000 deals totaling nearly $80 million since the implementation of a name, image and likeness (NIL) system on June 11 of this year.,More precise...
Eagles DT Jalen Carter ejected for spitting on Dak Prescott at start of game
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected before playing a down in the NFL season opener Thursday night when he was caught spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.,Not long after the host Eagles raised their second Super Bowl championship banner, Philadelphia kicked o...
Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto signs 4-year extension for reported $120M
After a breakout season in 2024, Denver Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto signed a four-year contract extension Thursday.,Bonitto's agency, Athletes First, announced the contract is worth $106 million, and multiple media reports said the deal was worth up to $120 million with incentives and inc...
Houston, encouraged by key debuts, renews rivalry with Rice
While Houston coach Willie Fritz opened his second season with the Cougars last Thursday, there was enough change within the program to mimic the feeling of an altogether fresh start.,The Cougars' 27-0 home victory over Stephen F. Austin not only featured a ballyhooed newcomer at quarterback in Texa...
PARIVISION among 4 teams to start 2-0 at The International
PARIVISION, Team Tidebound, Xtreme Gaming and Team Falcons opened The International 2025 with a pair of victories Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.,TI 14 kicked off its first two rounds Thursday, and those four 2-0 clubs are now one win away from advancing directly to the playoff stage. They'll face off...
Playoff-hopeful Lions, Roughriders face off in crucial matchup
The B.C. Lions presently have what the Ottawa Redblacks covet -- the CFL's final playoff spot.,The teams meet Friday night in a crucial matchup in Ottawa, where B.C. (5-6) can all but end the Redblacks' chances of repeating last year's playoff berth.,Ottawa (3-8) was hoping to contend for the East t...
Friday Night Football NFL Week 1 Betting Preview: Chiefs vs. Chargers Prediction
Chiefs vs. Chargers in Brazil features Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert, but elite defenses and key absences make the under the best bet....