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Reports: No IR, surgery for Commanders QB Jayden Daniels
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels has no ligament damage in his right elbow and won't need surgery or a stint on injured reserve, according to multiple reports on Friday.,An MRI revealed that Daniels does not have damage in the dislocated elbow on his throwing arm, per the reports, an...
No. 2 Houston works on chemistry entering encounter vs. Towson
No. 2 Houston will host Towson on Saturday afternoon in another early-season matchup that Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson views as important to get his new charges acclimated to major college basketball.,Sampson knows a thing or two about winning games, given that he notched his 300th career victory at...
Georgia Tech looks to lock in against Bryant after OT scare
After escaping with an overtime win over Maryland-Eastern Shore, Georgia Tech hopes to see a more complete effort Friday against visiting Bryant in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (1-0) needed Peyton Marshall's game-tying free throw with 1.7 seconds left to send its season opener to overtime, where the Yellow...
Joshua Jefferson puts up 20 as No. 16 Iowa State routs Grambling
Joshua Jefferson scored 20 points and Jamarion Bateman, Milan Momcilovic and Killyan Toure had 11 apiece to lift No. 16 Iowa State to a 102-62 victory against Grambling on Thursday in Ames, Iowa.,Jefferson shot 8-for-10 as the Cyclones (2-0) enjoyed a 54.5% shooting night.,Antonio Munoz was the lone...
Iowa seeks to build intensity in matchup with Western Illinois
Iowa coach Ben McCollum wants the Hawkeyes to play with some edge.,After cruising to a 101-69 season-opening home win against Robert Morris on Tuesday, Iowa has another chance to show off its tenacity against Western Illinois in Iowa City on Friday.,"We've got some edgy, tough kids that fly around,"...
For first time since 2016, old rivals Georgetown, Maryland meet
As the premier college basketball programs in the Washington, D.C. area, Georgetown and Maryland have long had an adversarial relationship -- though their rivalry rarely has played out on the court.,Over the last 45 years, the schools have met just five times.,On Friday night, however, the teams rek...
For the first time since 2016, old rivals Georgetown and Maryland meet
As the premier college basketball programs in the Washington, D.C. area, Georgetown and Maryland have long had an adversarial relationship -- though their rivalry rarely has played out on the court.,Over the last 45 years, the schools have met just five times.,On Friday night, however, the teams rek...
Alabama legend, NFL standout Woodrow Lowe dies at 71
College Football Hall of Famer Woodrow Lowe, a former Alabama All-American and standout NFL linebacker, died on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 71.,Lowe's younger brother Eddie, the mayor of Phenix City, Ala., confirmed the death to AL.com.,Woodrow Lowe was a three-time first-team All-Ameri...
Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge, extradited to U.S.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown is back in the United States to face a second-degree attempted murder charge tied to a May 16 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami.,Miami police said Brown, 37, was taken into custody in Dubai by U.S. Marshals and flown to Essex County, N.J., where he's be...
No. 4 UConn wants to shake off 'painful' effort, faces UMass Lowell
No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.,Yes, the Huskies still won, pocketing a 79-55 triumph against a team making its Division I debut. The issue was with the energy, as it wasn't at the level one expects from an elite prog...
Five free agents worth the risk -- and five to avoid
The MLB offseason is underway, which means it's time to spend.,Let's take a look at five players who figure to be worth the big bucks no matter what and five others who could be worth it, but also have to come with warning labels attached.,--Free Agents Worth Every Penny,Josh Naylor, 1B,Though he sa...
Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland dead at 24; suicide suspected
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday morning, with his death caused by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.,He was 24. ,Police in Frisco, Texas, issued a news release outlining events that began Wednesday night and resulted with his body being found Thursday...
Friend group: Fleetwood, Lowry among leaders at Abu Dhabi Championship
Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are part of a five-way tie atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Abu Dhabi Championship at Yas Links Golf Club on Thursday. ,Playing in the opening leg of the DP World Tour playoffs, Fleetwood was bogey-free and Lowry combined nine birdies and a bogey to f...
Cowboys DE Marshawn Kneeland dead at 24
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland died Thursday morning, the team announced.,He was 24. The Cowboys issued a statement but did not reveal the cause of death of the second-year player.,"It is with extreme sadness that the Dallas Cowboys share that Marshawn Kneeland tragically passed away...
TCU begins decisive stretch against Iowa State
TCU still is eyeing a return to the Big 12 Championship Game.,And the Horned Frogs have plenty of games remaining against teams ahead of them in the standings.,If that hope is to stay alive, though, TCU figures to need to sweep its November slate, starting with Saturday's matchup against Iowa State ...
Jets, facing Browns, try to move past trade-deadline sell-off
First-year New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn believes change is the one constant in the NFL.,His team epitomizes that going into its Sunday matchup against the Cleveland Browns in East Rutherford, N.J.,No team dealt quite like New York at the Tuesday trading deadline. The Jets sent star cornerback Sau...
Panthers RB Rico Dowdle fined for pelvic-thrust celebration
Carolina Panthers running back Rico Dowdle was fined Wednesday for doing two pelvic thrusts after scoring a touchdown last weekend, disproving a supposed NFL rule demonstrated years ago in a sketch on the "Key & Peele" comedy show.,Dowdle confirmed on social media that he was fined. The amount wasn'...
Former NFL LB, USC star Keith Browner Sr. dies at 63
Former NFL linebacker and Southern California star Keith Browner Sr. died Tuesday, reportedly in San Leandro, Calif. He was 63.,Keith Browner Jr. told TMZ that his father was having stomach issues on Monday night and said he would visit the hospital Tuesday. But the younger Browner said his father c...
Tamin Lipsey 'cherishing it all' as No. 16 Iowa State prepares for Grambling
Tamin Lipsey brings 104 career starts for Iowa State into Thursday night's visit from Grambling in Ames, Iowa.,He says each of them is special, especially after he worked through preseason injury concerns.,Lipsey started his final season with 18 points, five assists and five steals to help the 16th-...
No. 9 Oregon tries to avoid upset at Iowa on path to CFP
A four-game stretch to end the regular season against four Big Ten teams currently with six wins each begins on Saturday for Oregon, which on Tuesday debuted at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.,The Ducks hope to avoid an upset the rest of the way and stay in the CFP field in December....