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Stubbs: Future looks bright for Zane Smith at FRM
In hindsight, June 30, 2024, may go down as the most important day of Zane Smith's NASCAR career.,In one of the wildest races in the modern era of NASCAR, Joey Logano navigated five overtime restarts at Nashville and somehow had enough fuel to cross the finish line first and earn a win that eventual...
Houston Dash name Fabrice Gautrat head coach
The Houston Dash named Fabrice Gautrat as their new head coach on Friday,Gautrat, 37, has been an NWSL assistant coach with the North Carolina Courage (2023-24) and Chicago Red Stars (2020-22). ,"Throughout our search it was evident that Fabrice would be an excellent fit to lead our team as the next...
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic falls in Brisbane quarters
Reilly Opelka hammered 16 aces and defeated top-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International in Australia on Friday.,Ranked No. 293 in the world, Opelka scored points on 80 percent of his serves against the Serbian legend. In February 2022, he was ranked No. ...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka reaches Brisbane semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will meet No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the semifinals Saturday at the Brisbane International in Australia.,Both players won Friday's quarterfinal matches in straight sets at the season-opening WTA 500 event. Sabalenka ousted unseeded Czech Marie Bouzko...
CFP denies request to flip dates of semifinal games
The College Football Playoff semifinal games will be played as scheduled, despite a request for an alteration.,Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey said on "The Paul Finebaum Show" on Thursday that he wanted the CFP committee to flip the dates of the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl.,His requ...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Oilers look to stay hot in clash vs. Ducks
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will try to extend their respective point streaks to 13 games on Friday night when the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks.,McDavid has three goals and 20 assists during his point streak and Draisaitl has 10 goals and 14 assists. The Oilers have gone 9-2-1 since ...
No. 22 Illinois comes west, wipes out No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of ninth-ranked Oregon in Eugene.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. T...
Washington grabs win in first meeting with Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
Washington emerges with win in first meeting against Maryland
Great Osobor scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as host Washington defeated Maryland 75-69 on Thursday night in Seattle for their first Big Ten Conference victory.,Freshman Zoom Diallo came off the bench and scored 17 of his career-high 18 points after the intermission for the Huskies (10-4, 1...
No. 19 Gonzaga extends decades of dominance over Portland
Nolan Hickman scored 13 points and Michael Ajayi collected a season-high 15 rebounds as No. 19 Gonzaga cruised to an easy 81-50 victory over visiting Portland on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Spokane, Wash.,Dusty Stromer scored a season-best 12 points as the Bulldogs defeated Portl...
Penn State hangs on to beat Northwestern in bizarre finish
Zach Hicks scored 20 points and Ace Baldwin Jr. chipped in 17 as host Penn State nipped visiting Northwestern 84-80 in a controversial Big Ten contest Thursday in University Park, Pa.,The Wildcats trailed by a bucket in the waning seconds, when an inadvertent whistle erased a goaltending call -- and...
Brewers acquire RHP Grant Anderson from Rangers
The Milwaukee Brewers acquired right-handed relief pitcher Grant Anderson from the Texas Rangers on Thursday in exchange for minor league left-hander Mason Molina.,The Rangers had designated Anderson, 27, for assignment on Tuesday to make room on the 40-man roster for free agent signee Joc Pederson....
Lakers F/C Anthony Davis (ankle) ruled out vs. Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers star forward/center Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday's home game against the Portland Trail Blazers with a left ankle sprain.,Davis, who tweaked his ankle in a Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors, will miss his second game of the season after sitting out a ...
Spurs, Nuggets set to begin whirlwind back-to-back
The San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets have yet to play each other this season and will get reacquainted in a hurry with two games that tip off less than 24 hours apart.,San Antonio hits the road to play Denver on Friday night and the same two teams are at it again Saturday night in Texas. The Spu...
Jets interview Ron Rivera for head coach, Louis Riddick for GM
The New York Jets said Thursday that they completed interviews with Ron Rivera for their head coaching vacancy and Louis Riddick for their general manager job.,The Jets have gotten the hiring process underway after firing coach Robert Saleh in October and GM Joe Douglas the next month.,Rivera, 62, s...
Wild captain Jared Spurgeon (leg) out 2-3 weeks
The Wild will be without defenseman Jared Spurgeon for two to three weeks due to a lower-body injury, Minnesota president of hockey operations Bill Guerin told reporters Thursday.,The team's captain suffered an apparent right leg injury Tuesday when he was slew-footed by Nashville rookie forward Zac...
Nowhere to go but up as Pelicans, Wizards meet
The teams with the two worst records in the NBA will meet when the Washington Wizards visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night., ,The Wizards have just six wins this season, but three have come in the last seven games. The Pelicans have won just five games and are on an 11-game losing streak w...
Iowa puts efficient offense up against rested Wisconsin
Iowa and Wisconsin used their final nonconference games to work on their rotations and get reserve players some important work., ,The Big Ten rivals are hoping it pays off when Wisconsin hosts Iowa to resume conference action Friday night in Madison, Wis., ,Iowa (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) blew past New Ham...
Raptors, Magic in search of much-needed momentum
The Toronto Raptors are out to win consecutive games for just the third time this season when they host the Orlando Magic on Friday night.,With Immanuel Quickley (elbow) back after missing 22 games, Toronto ended an 11-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 130-113 home victory over the Brooklyn ...
Trying to move on from Jaden Ivey injury, Pistons face Hornets
The Detroit Pistons have won four of their last five games but they're not in a celebratory mood.,Starting guard Jaden Ivey suffered a broken left fibula during their victory over Orlando on Wednesday night.,Ivey, who scored a team-high 22 points, was injured with 10:07 remaining when Orlando's Cole...