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Georgetown looking to extend Seton Hall's misery
Georgetown begins an important three-game Big East stretch by hosting last-place and injury-riddled Seton Hall on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C.,Despite losing seven of nine, the Hoyas (14-9, 5-7) still have much to play for as they find themselves in a group of four teams -- with Xavier, Vi...
Chiefs fans, plummeting prices drive run on Super Bowl tickets
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs fans hoping to see history made on Sunday are driving a late spike on ticket sales ahead of Super Bowl LIX.,StubHub reported on Friday morning that it had seen a 14 percent increase in tickets sold to Kansas and Missouri over the previous 24 hours. That put the comb...
Rickie Fowler (illness) withdraws from WM Phoenix Open
Rickie Fowler withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open before Friday's second round due to illness, the PGA Tour said.,He shot a 3-over 74 on Thursday in Round 1 at TPC Scottsdale.,Fowler, 36, has six career wins, including the 2019 WM Phoenix Open. He also was the runner up in 2010 and 2016.,He was schedu...
No. 8 Iowa State aims to escape slump vs. TCU
No. 8 Iowa State is in a funk, as coach T.J. Otzelberger is well aware.,The Cyclones will have a chance to snap their three-game losing streak when they host TCU on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,Otzelberger knows it won't be easy for Iowa State (17-5, 7-4 Big 12) against TCU (12-10, 5-6), a pote...
No. 21 Wisconsin shoots for season sweep of Iowa
When No. 21 Wisconsin and Iowa last met, on Jan. 3 in Madison, Wis., the Badgers set a school record by making 21 3-pointers in a 116-85 rout.,Kamari McGee, who came off the bench to make four of those treys en route to a 12-point night, said after the game that the Hawkeyes "didn't care about defen...
Super Bowl injury report: Two Eagles upgraded to full participants
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness) and running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion, knee) ramped up from limited participants in Wednesday's practice to full participants on Thursday, according to the penultimate Super Bowl LIX injury report.,Carter popped up on the injury repor...
Different roster, different outcome? Eagles tout newcomers' experience
NEW ORLEANS -- It was just two years ago that the Philadelphia Eagles were last in the Super Bowl.,That experience in a 38-35 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs was helpful to the many players who will face the Chiefs again in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.,But the differences betwee...
Chiefs notebook: Travis Kelce admires Taylor Swift's work ethic
NEW ORLEANS -- As the cameras pan around the Caesars Superdome on Sunday during Super Bowl LIX, they're sure to find Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's girlfriend and one of his biggest supporters.,Swift, one of the world's biggest music stars, is famous for putting on an entertaining show during her leng...
Laterals and 'Corn Dogs': Chiefs gain an edge from creative offense
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said he's dreamed about tossing a lateral to win the Super Bowl.,It's not that far-fetched an idea.,In a Week 5 win over the New Orleans Saints, Kelce caught a pass over the middle well short of the yardage to gain on third-and-22. Instead...
FOX's Mike Pereira: Theory that refs favor Chiefs 'a myth'
NEW ORLEANS -- Mike Pereira feigned surprise when a flock of reporters huddled around him Thursday.,"What do you all want to talk to me about?" he quipped as Pereira slid into a chair at FOX Sports' Super Bowl media day.,Predictably, the first question was about his feelings on the conversation abou...
Want in to Super Bowl LIX? Ticket prices down significantly
NEW ORLEANS -- Blame Chiefs fatigue or a simple matter of supply and demand, but ticket prices for Super Bowl LIX are down sharply ahead of Sunday's game.,StubHub reported that as of Wednesday night, the "Get In" price was $3,229. That was down 5 percent from the previous day and down a whopping 43 ...
Ranking NFL New Head Coaches: Genius Hires, Wild Gambles, and Total Shrugs
Deadspin ranked every NFL head coach hire that happened this offseason, highlighting big wins, risky bets, and question marks around the league....
Reports: Pelicans ship Brandon Ingram to Raptors
The New Orleans Pelicans traded Brandon Ingram to the Toronto Raptors for fellow forwards Bruce Brown and Kelly Olynyk, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.,New Orleans will also receive a first-round pick and a second-round pick in the reported deal, which comes hours after both teams p...
Chiefs eye first three-peat, Eagles out to avenge SB LVII loss
NEW ORLEANS -- With history at their fingertips, the Kansas City Chiefs are familiar with holding the Lombardi Trophy and growing more accustomed to getting the Birds.,Two-time defending champion Kansas City draws the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday at Caesars Superdome, the ninth ov...
Colorado's Deion Sanders: Zero interest in coaching 'pro ball,' Cowboys
Deion Sanders stayed at Colorado after interest from the Dallas Cowboys in hiring the Hall of Fame cornerback to return the NFL as Mike McCarthy's replacement. ,But the pro game is, well, too "Primetime" for even Sanders these days, he said on "We Got Time Today" on Tubi in a discussion about contac...
Nick Sirianni: Eagles looking to 'focus and refocus' at practice
METAIRIE, La. -- Throughout the Philadelphia Eagles' first pre-Super Bowl LIX practice on Wednesday, Coach Nick Sirianni urged his players to "focus and refocus." ,"It's not a normal week," Sirianni said. "You want to keep it as normal as possible, but the times are different, the obligations are di...
Chiefs notebook: Patrick Mahomes digests formations, not tortillas
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was asked Wednesday about his college playing days, specifically about the tradition at Texas Tech of fans throwing tortillas onto the field to celebrate good plays.,Wisely, Mahomes suggested it would be a mistake to try to eat one of tho...
Offensive line at forefront of Eagles' power game
NEW ORLEANS -- The Philadelphia Eagles' big-play offense has set the tone in the team's last two playoff victories., ,Jalen Hurts ran 44 yards for a touchdown on the first possession of the Eagles' divisional victory against the Los Angeles Rams, and Saquon Barkley ran 60 yards for a touchdown on hi...
NFLPA stance clear: 'No one wants to play 18 games'
NEW ORLEANS -- If Roger Goodell intends to push to expand the NFL's regular season to 18 games, he's going to have to go through the NFL Players Association to do so, and it's going to be an uphill fight.,The commissioner said earlier this week that the league definitely believes an 18-game regular ...
Unheralded Chiefs defense lauds 'spiritual muse' Steve Spagnuolo
NEW ORLEANS -- The Kansas City Chiefs' offense tends to get most of the headlines.,Quarterbacked by a generational talent in Patrick Mahomes with a head coach in Andy Reid so committed to innovation that by at least one account he literally still draws up plays in the dirt on the fly, it's easy to u...