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NBA fines Celtics' Joe Mazzulla $35K for actions toward official
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official.,Mazzulla charged the court to voice his displeasure with official Justin Van Duyne near the conclusion of the Celtics' 117-108 l...
Chiefs WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown active vs. Texans
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown will make his season debut on Saturday afternoon against the visiting Houston Texans.,Brown, who was listed as active for the game, has worked his way back after being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 13 with a sternoclavicular joint inju...
Bengals seek first sweep of rival Browns since 2017
The Cincinnati Bengals will look for a season-best third straight win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Both teams had high expectations when the NFL schedule came out in May. But both have endured disappointing seasons, and the game was flexed ou...
High-flying offenses face off when Utah meets Iowa
Though the Utah basketball team has never played in the state of South Dakota, the Utes are no stranger to the Iowa Hawkeyes.,They took on the Big Ten Conference squad in the second round of the NIT in March of last season and won 91-82.,Utah (8-2) will face Iowa (8-3) again on Saturday in Sioux Fal...
DJ Lagway, Florida pull away from Tulane to win Gasparilla Bowl
DJ Lagway threw a touchdown pass, Trey Smack kicked four field goals and Florida's defense dominated in a 33-8 victory over Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday in Tampa, Fla.,Lagway completed 22 of 35 passes for 305 yards with two interceptions and improved to 6-1 as a starter as the Gators (8-5...
Top 10 Player Props For NFL Week 16
With 12 games on the schedule for Sunday featuring many of the NFL's best teams, fans will have hundreds of player props to choose from for their betting pleasure in Week 16.,Rather than take hours of your day to research and figure out which are the best, see if any of our top ten picks inspire you...
Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan (ankle) to start Music City Bowl
Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan has recovered from a sprained ankle and will start the Music City Bowl against Missouri on Dec. 30, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Friday.,Sullivan missed the final two games of the regular season due to the ailment.,"He feels fully confident," Ferentz said of Sul...
Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl
Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla., ,Navarro racked up 365 yards -- 255 passing, 110 rushing -- and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown c...
Reign acquire F Lynn Williams from NJ/NY Gotham
Seattle Reign FC acquired U.S. Women's National Team forward Lynn Williams and goalkeeper Cassie Miller from NJ/NY Gotham FC on Friday.,In exchange, Gotham receives midfielder Jaelin Howell, an international roster slot and $70,000 in general allocation money.,"Lynn Williams is a proven winner with ...
5 takeaways vs. Ga. Southern propel Sam Houston to first bowl win
Sam Houston tied a New Orleans Bowl record with five takeaways, and Hunter Watson accounted for three touchdowns as the school got its first bowl victory since moving to FBS in 2022, beating Georgia Southern 31-26 on Thursday.,Watson completed 23 of 28 passes, including 14 straight completions in th...
Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird among first-time Hall of Fame nominees
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame is considering 189 candidates for its Class of 2025, with Carmelo Anthony, Sue Bird and Maya Moore among the 39 first-time nominees.,The Hall of Fame announced the candidates Thursday, along with revealing that its board of governors voted to update eligibility r...
Amid constant change, NIU, Fresno State enjoy tradition at Potato Bowl
For roughly three hours Monday afternoon, the dizzying college football carousel will slow long enough for Northern Illinois (7-5) and Fresno State (6-6) to battle for the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho.,Neither school will have its starting quarterback (and other quality players) due to t...
No. 5 Duke hits road to face struggling Georgia Tech
Aiming to extend their winning streak to six games and to continue their dominance over Georgia Tech, No. 5 Duke travels to Atlanta on Saturday to play its second Atlantic Coast Conference contest.,Duke (9-2, 1-0 ACC) hasn't lost since Nov. 26, when it fell to Kansas 75-72 in Las Vegas. The Blue Dev...
Cowboys target Baker Mayfield; Bucs clamoring to clinch
Tampa Bay rolls toward the playoffs with a win streak Dallas likely needs to ruin to keep its own postseason possibilities alive Sunday.,Leading the NFC South at 8-6, the Buccaneers wrested the NFC's third seed from Seattle last week when the Packers took down the Seahawks.,Winners of four in a row,...
Bengals seeking first sweep of rival Browns since 2017
The Cincinnati Bengals will look for a season-best third straight win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive when they host the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.,Both teams had high expectations when the NFL schedule came out in May. But both have endured disappointing seasons, and the game was flexed ou...
Trivia, tug-of-war on tap for Pro Bowl Games
Dodgeball, tug-of-war and a trivia contest are among the events that will make up the 2025 Pro Bowl Skills competition, the NFL announced Thursday.,AFC and NFC players selected for the Pro Bowl will compete in a 7-on-7 flag football game, which has replaced the traditional Pro Bowl game, on Feb. 2 i...
Report: Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown to make season debut
Wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown reportedly will make his Kansas City Chiefs debut on Saturday, barring any setbacks.,ESPN reported Thursday that the Chiefs (13-1) are planning to activate Brown ahead of their home game against the Houston Texans (9-5).,Kansas City opened Brown's 21-day prac...
No. 24 UNLV defeats Cal in LA Bowl, secures 11-win season
Jacob De Jesus caught a touchdown and gained 142 all-purpose yards to lead No. 24 UNLV to a 24-13 win over Cal in the LA Bowl on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,UNLV clinched their first 11-win season since 1984 with the victory, although all those wins were later vacated after the NCAA penalized the...
Oklahoma State rallies from 12-point deficit, tops Tarleton State
Marchelus Avery came off the bench to score 18 points and grab 10 rebounds Wednesday night as Oklahoma State erased a 12-point first-half deficit to defeat visiting Tarleton State 66-61 in Stillwater.,Avery sealed the game with 4.5 seconds remaining by canning both ends of a one-and-one, allowing th...
Georgia Tech halts 3-game skid, defeating pesky UMBC
Naithan George scored 18 points and dished out eight assists, helping Georgia Tech post a 91-82 victory over visiting UMBC in Atlanta on Wednesday.,Baye Ndongo added 17 points and nine rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (5-6), who snapped a three-game skid. Jaeden Mustaf and Lance Terry had 15 points ...