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Spurs' De'Aaron Fox replaces Giannis Antetokounmpo in ASG
San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox on Thursday was named to replace injured Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo in the upcoming NBA All-Star Game. ,Fox will join the USA Stripes team led by Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson for the Sunday game, while Miami Heat guard Norman Powell -- who h...
Crash involving baseball team bus in Iowa leaves 1 dead
One person died and 32 other occupants were injured when a bus carrying an Iowa community college baseball team overturned, authorities said.,The Iowa State Patrol said a bus from Iowa Lakes Community College crashed into a highway ditch in the single-car incident early Wednesday near Twin Lakes, ab...
American Chloe Kim flies into halfpipe final on the hunt for 3rd gold
LIVIGNO, Italy, -- American snowboarder Chloe Kim cruised into the halfpipe finals at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, showing off high-altitude tricks to easily lead the field as she moved a step closer to claiming a third straight gold medal.,Kim, one of the greatest snowboarders in history, burs...
LIV Golf CEO: World rankings 'nice nod'; 4 majors the focus
LIV Golf accomplished a feat years in the making when the Official World Golf Ranking governing body announced earlier this month that LIV's competitors will begin receiving OWGR points for competing in the league's events.,It wasn't a full win for LIV, as OWGR points will be given out only to top-1...
Hot-shooting Maryland halts Iowa's 6-game Big Ten win streak
Freshman Andre Mills scored a career-high 24 points to propel Maryland to a 77-70 Big Ten victory over Iowa on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,David Coit scored 19 points off the bench and Solomon Washington put up 10 points and eight rebounds for the Terrapins (10-14, 3-10), who won their second str...
Iowa lawmakers propose bill in effort to lure NFL's Bears
A new wrinkle has emerged in the Chicago Bears stadium saga as Iowa lawmakers try to position the state as a landing spot if the franchise's long-running search for a new home drifts beyond Illinois and Indiana.,Seven state senators introduced Senate File 2252, a bill that would expand Iowa's MEGA (...
Bad Bunny's halftime viewership dipped 7% from Super Bowl's peak
Viewership for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime performance fell 7% compared to the game's peak total, Nielsen's quarter-hour ratings data showed.,Sunday's championship in San Francisco maxed out at a record 137.9 million viewers -- 134.3 million on NBC and 3.6 million on Spanish-language broadcas...
Denny Hamlin working his way into 2026 season ahead of Daytona 500
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Denny Hamlin hasn't lost his competitive edge. Simply put, it has been dormant for a few months-and understandably so., ,In 2025, Hamlin, 45, made a wholehearted effort to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship. His preparation was superb, and so was his performance in the titl...
Nearly 1M pack Seattle streets for Seahawks' Super Bowl LX parade
SEATTLE -- The "12s" flew in from Alaska, drove hours over the snowy mountain passes and camped overnight to take part in the celebration.,An estimated crowd of nearly one million Seahawks fans -- affectionately known as the 12s -- packed the streets of downtown Seattle to catch a glimpse of the Sup...
Super Bowl LXI Long Shots: Who Could Be Next Year’s Seattle Seahawks?
After the Seahawks’ historic 60-1 Super Bowl run, here are the +6000 long shots — including Steelers, Commanders and Colts — who could be next year’s Seahawks in 2027....
TCU stuns No. 5 Iowa State on Jayden Pierre's late 3-pointer
Jayden Pierre hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 48 seconds to play to lift TCU to a 62-55 upset of No. 5 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference clash on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas.,Micah Robinson and Tanner Toolson each scored 17 points to lead the Horned Frogs (15-9, 5-6 Big 12). Pierre added nine point...
Super Bowl LX sets U.S. media record; Bad Bunny draws 4B+ social views
Super Bowl LX was the second-most watched show in United States TV history and set a domestic record for peak viewership, the NFL revealed Tuesday.,Sunday's game in Santa Clara, Calif., where the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13, averaged 124.9 million viewers across NBC, Pea...
Australian snowboarder airlifted to hospital with broken neck
MILAN -- Australian snowboarder Cameron Bolton has been airlifted to the hospital after breaking his neck in a training mishap at the Winter Olympics.,The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said the 35-year-old snowboard cross specialist had suffered a serious fall at training on Monday and reported...
Bennett Stirtz, Iowa target seventh straight win at Maryland
It's not easy to find a signature win on Iowa's resume. The Hawkeyes have yet to beat a ranked team in four tries.,But by virtue of being nearly flawless against the rest of its competition, Iowa (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) has risen to No. 20 in the NET Rankings and, barring a late-season collapse, is on i...
Patriots' Will Campbell sorry for Super Bowl media snub
New England Patriots rookie left tackle Will Campbell apologized to the media on Tuesday, two days after he skipped out on reporters following the team's loss in Super Bowl LX.,Campbell, 22, said he wanted to get his head on straight before speaking into a live microphone after he allowed a sack and...
Patriots QB Drake Maye won't need offseason shoulder surgery
After battling through a shoulder injury that required pain-management injections ahead of Super Bowl LX, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye told reporters Tuesday that he won't need offseason surgery to address the issue.,"Time is the best healer," Maye said. "Just need time off. Nothing t...
Mikel Brown Jr. ties single-game records as No. 24 Louisville crushes NC State
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and matched another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the No. 24 Cardinals to a 118-77 win over visiting North Carolina State on Monday night.,Louisville (18-6, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never...
Oklahoma State, Arizona State meet amid rigors of Big 12 season
In his second season in the Big 12 Conference, Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz is getting accustomed to how the ball can bounce.,His Cowboys took down then-No. 16 BYU 99-92 last Wednesday. Three days later, they had to visit the No. 1 team in the country, and Arizona ran them out of the building, 84...
Free agent TE David Njoku posts that his time in Cleveland is over
Tight end David Njoku revealed in an Instagram post on Monday night that he will enter free agency and not return to the Cleveland Browns.,Njoku, 29, has played all nine of his NHL seasons in Cleveland. He ranks second among Browns tight ends in all-time touchdowns (34) and pass receptions (384). On...
No. 5 Iowa State in search of finishing kick vs. TCU
Opportunity awaits TCU when it hosts No. 5 Iowa State in a Big 12 Conference contest on Tuesday at Fort Worth, Texas.,TCU (14-9, 4-6 Big 12) picked up an 84-82 home win over Kansas State on Saturday behind a career-high 26 points from Xavier Edmonds. The Horned Frogs overcame a five-point deficit in...