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Winter Meetings Primer: MLB converges on Orlando
The Winter Meetings officially begin Monday amid what already has been a bustling offseason in Major League Baseball.,Several major free-agent signings, along with a number of trades, were finalized well before the front-office representatives and player agents even headed to Orlando. ,So if the mee...
Bowl Watch List: Ranking non-playoff games by watchability
The College Football Playoff has certainly taken some of the shine off of bowl season.,Look no further than Notre Dame electing to opt out of a bowl game after it was left out of the CFP field on Sunday afternoon. Iowa State and Kansas State elected to opt out due to coaching changes this offseason....
No. 16 North Carolina rides two double-doubles past Georgetown
Caleb Wilson's 20 points and 14 rebounds and Henri Veesaar's 18 points and 15 rebounds led No. 16 North Carolina to an 81-61 nonconference victory against Georgetown on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Luka Bogavac and reserve Derek Dixon each added 14 points as North Carolina (8-1) backed up a recent vi...
Themus Fulks, UCF throttle Towson
Themus Fulks netted a season-high 20 points and dished out eight assists as UCF posted its seventh straight victory with an 86-61 win over Towson on Sunday in Orlando, Fla.,A senior at his fourth school, Fulks made eight of his 11 shots and his only 3-point attempt. Jamichael Stillwell added 15 poin...
Notre Dame, Iowa State, Kansas State decline bowl bids
Notre Dame, Iowa State and Kansas State qualified for bowl games but have turned down invitations to play.,Notre Dame was the biggest program to opt out of the postseason, historically seen as a reward for a good campaign before the sport adopted a playoff and grew it to 12 participants.,The Fightin...
Titans deny Browns' comeback attempt, end lengthy skid
Cam Ward threw two touchdown passes and Tony Pollard ran for two touchdowns as the Tennessee Titans ended a seven-game losing streak by beating the host Cleveland Browns 31-29 on Sunday afternoon.,The Titans kept Cleveland out of the end zone in the second half until the Browns tallied two touchdown...
UCF seeks 7th straight win with Towson in town
UCF coach Johnny Dawkins has his team off to its best start since 2016-17, and the Knights will look to notch their seventh straight victory Saturday afternoon when they face the Towson Tigers in Orlando, Fla.,In his 10th season at the Orlando school, Dawkins registered his 175th win last weekend wh...
Bennett Stirtz helps Iowa cruise past Maryland
Bennett Stirtz hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 25 points to lead Iowa to a blowout 83-64 Big Ten conference win over visiting Maryland on Saturday in Iowa City. ,Cam Manyawu filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. Tate Sage also ha...
Max Holloway to defend title against Charles Oliveira at UFC 326
A rematch 10 years in the making is officially on the horizon, as Max Holloway will face Charles Oliveira in the new main event scheduled for UFC 326 on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.,Holloway beat Oliveira by TKO in a featherweight bout on Aug. 23, 2015, that lasted less than two minut...
Milan Momcilovic, No. 10 Iowa State jolt No. 1 Purdue
Milan Momcilovic scored 13 of his 20 points after halftime as No. 10 Iowa State poured it on in the second half, running away with an 81-58 win over No. 1 Purdue on Saturday afternoon in West Lafayette, Ind.,Momcilovic recorded his third straight 20-point game and fifth of the season on 8-of-17 shoo...
No. 16 North Carolina hosts upset-minded Georgetown
No. 16 North Carolina keeps checking off significant boxes early in the season and will try to maintain momentum against Georgetown on Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,The Tar Heels (7-1) already own victories against traditional powers Kansas and Kentucky.,"It's just great for our growth as a young team...
Penn State set to hire Iowa State's Matt Campbell as head coach
The lengthy process of selecting the next Penn State football coach ended on Friday when the school reached an agreement with Iowa State's Matt Campbell.,Nittany Lions athletic director Patrick Kraft announced in a statement on the program's website that Campbell's hiring must receive approval from ...
Iowa State tabs Washington State's Jimmy Rogers as next head coach
Iowa State announced the hire of Jimmy Rogers as its next head coach Friday evening to replace Matt Campbell, who is reportedly heading to Penn State.,Rogers, 38, just concluded his first season at Washington State, leading the Cougars to a 6-6 record and the program's second consecutive bowl appear...
Iowa was 'exposed,' aims to parlay that into growth vs. Maryland
Humbled in its Big Ten opener, Iowa looks for more physicality when it takes on visiting Maryland on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City.,The Hawkeyes (7-1, 0-1 Big Ten) were manhandled inside by No. 7 Michigan State on Tuesday. There's no shame in that: Matching the brute force of the Spartans has been...
5-star DL Lamar Brown signs with Lane Kiffin, LSU
Lane Kiffin ended his first early signing period at LSU in a big way Friday, landing a signature from five-star defensive line commit Lamar Brown.,Brown, who is from Baton Rouge, La., committed to the Tigers' previous coaching staff under Brian Kelly in July. He made his commitment official to Kiffi...
Report: Penn St. working to finalize deal with Matt Campbell
Penn State's lengthy process to determine its next football coach appears to be nearing an end, with On3.com reporting that the program is working to finalize a deal to hire Iowa State's Matt Campbell.,Campbell reportedly became the Nittany Lions' focus after BYU's Kalani Sitake and Louisville's Jef...
Reports: Ex-NBA champ Elden Campbell died by drowning
Elden Campbell, who won an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons, died earlier this week in Florida by drowning, multiple outlets reported Friday.,His death was announced Wednesday with no cause given.,People magazine reported that Thomas Steinkamp, the chief of investigative services for Browar...
No. 1 Purdue eager to continue balanced scoring vs. No. 10 Iowa State
Top-ranked Purdue began Big Ten play with a splash, beating Rutgers 81-65 on Tuesday.,Before diving back into conference play, the Boilermakers (8-0) have another marquee non-conference game on the docket for Saturday afternoon when they face No. 10 Iowa State (8-0) at West Lafayette, Ind. ,It will ...
Jahmyr Gibbs scores 3 TDs as Lions run over Cowboys for key win
Jahmyr Gibbs scored three rushing touchdowns and the host Detroit Lions won a pivotal NFC game, downing the Dallas Cowboys 44-30 on Thursday.,Gibbs, who also caught seven passes for 77 yards, gained 43 yards on 12 carries. Jared Goff produced 309 yards and a touchdown on 25-of-34 passing for the Lio...
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) playing vs. Cowboys
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is available to face the visiting Dallas Cowboys in a significant Thursday night matchup.,The Lions initially feared St. Brown would be sidelined for one or two games due to the ankle sprain he sustained during a Thanksgiving loss to the rival Green Bay ...