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Iowa uses balanced scoring to put away Rider
Four players scored in double figures Tuesday night and Iowa improved to 5-0 with an 83-58 nonconference rout of Rider in Iowa City, Iowa.,Payton Sandfort led the way with a game-high 22 points, canning 9 of 16 shots from the field. Owen Freeman added 19 points in just 25 minutes, while reserve Seyd...

QB Russell Wilson stays in the moment as Steelers take on Browns
Though the Steelers are well on their way to an AFC North title, Pittsburgh quarterback Russell Wilson realizes there is still plenty of work to do., ,Wilson is starting to feel like he might be part of something special as the Steelers prepare for a meeting with the host Cleveland Browns on Thursda...

Georgia Tech ready for home finale in Thursday clash with NC State
A pair of well-rested teams will meet Thursday in Atlanta, when Georgia Tech hosts North Carolina State in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Neither team has played since Nov. 9, with each coming off bye weeks.,The last time Georgia Tech played, the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-3 ACC) delivered one of the b...

Report: Sixers' team meeting calls out tardy Joel Embiid
With frustration growing after a 2-11 start to the season, the Philadelphia 76ers held a team meeting Monday night, pointing some of the blame at former league Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid, ESPN reported Tuesday.,With NBA championship aspirations after spending more than $400 million to put toge...

Current NFL draft order: Jags hold No. 1 pick; Browns, Giants, Raiders on heels
If the 2024 season ended today, the Jacksonville Jaguars would hold the No. 1 overall pick for the third time in five years.,Jacksonville enters its bye week at 2-9 with a tiebreaker edge over the Cleveland Browns (2-8).,Cleveland is No. 2 in the current draft order by a slim margin over a pack of t...

Ryan Preece joins RFK Racing in Cup Series in 2025
Ryan Preece will drive the No. 60 Ford for Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing during the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, the organization announced Tuesday.,Preece will join co-owner/driver Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher in the team's three-car lineup.,"Having a third team gives us another shot at th...

Georgetown looks for turnaround against Mount St. Mary's
Georgetown coach Ed Cooley did not approve of his team's defensive effort in Saturday's loss to Notre Dame.,"F-minus. Terrible. Absolutely horrendous," he said following the 84-63 defeat.,The Hoyas (2-1) hope to tighten the screws when they host improved Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday night in Washin...

Jerry Jones: Cowboys not planning to fire Mike McCarthy
In-season coaching changes are a thing of the past for the Dallas Cowboys, owner Jerry Jones said.,"You don't need to worry about anybody in that locker room giving everything they've got and more and how bad they feel when they get beat on a play or get beat in a quarter or the whole game, at all,"...

Browns place OT Dawand Jones on IR, sign Geron Christian
The Cleveland Browns placed Dawand Jones on season-ending injured reserve Tuesday and signed fellow offensive tackle Geron Christian to the 53-man roster off the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.,Jones sustained a fractured fibula when linemate Wyatt Teller rolled into his left leg during the second...

Bowl hunt top of mind for Michigan, Northwestern
Coming off its second bye week in a transitional season, defending national champion Michigan will take another run at becoming bowl-eligible on Saturday afternoon when it takes on Northwestern in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Moving past recent struggles is the mission at Michigan (5-5, 3-4 Big Ten) as the Wolv...

Iowa, leaning on defense, plots to slow Rider
During Fran McCaffery's 15 years at Iowa, the Hawkeyes have gained a well-deserved reputation as an elite offensive team that occasionally struggles to stop its opponents.,However, as the Hawkeyes get ready to host Rider on Tuesday night in Iowa City, results from the first four games suggest Iowa i...

Joe Mixon, Texans run over Cowboys, pad AFC South lead
Joe Mixon rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Houston Texans to a convincing 34-10 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night in Arlington, Texas.,Derek Barnett scored on a fumble return for the Texans (7-4), who hold a two-game lead over the second-place Indianapolis Colts in...

Curtis Jones, No. 5 Iowa State overpower IU Indianapolis
Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting as No. 5 Iowa State cruised to an 87-52 win over IU Indianapolis on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.,Tamin Lipsey scored 17 points and recorded a team-high five steals for Iowa State (3-0), which remained untested in its nonconference slate. Joshua Jeffe...

NASCAR opposes Michael Jordan's request for expedited appeal
NASCAR urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday to deny an appeal filed by Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports requesting an accelerated review of their recently denied motion for a preliminary injunction.,A U.S. District judge denied 23XI Racing and Front ...

Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan out, Cade McNamara back from injury
Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan will miss the final two regular-season games and Cade McNamara will return from a two-game absence to replace him when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland on Saturday, according to multiple reports on Monday.,McNamara sustained a concussion against Northwestern on Oct. 26 a...

Lions are Super Bowl favorites for first time ever
The Kansas City Chiefs finally took their first loss of the season on Sunday, and while 9-1 is still a strong record to have, it caused a noteworthy shift in the NFL landscape.,The Detroit Lions surpassed the Chiefs to become the betting favorites to win the Super Bowl at several sportsbooks -- for ...

Six-man core sharing spotlight as No. 5 Iowa State faces IU Indy
Most teams rely upon a starting five to lead the way.,No. 5 Iowa State is following a different approach at the start of this season. The Cyclones boast a starting five -- plus one.,"For us, I look at it like we pretty much have six starters," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said.,Iowa State (2-0)...

Cowboys put QB Dak Prescott on IR, elevate DB Josh Butler
The Dallas Cowboys officially placed quarterback Dak Prescott on injured reserve and elevated cornerback Josh Butler to the active roster ahead of Monday night's game against the Houston Texans.,Prescott underwent season-ending surgery to repair a partial avulsion of his hamstring tendon last week.,...

Ichiro, King Felix among 14 first-time HOF candidates
Seattle Mariners legends Ichiro Suzuki and Felix Hernandez were among the 14 newcomers on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday.,The other first-time candidates are CC Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Hanley Ramirez, Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler, Ben Zobrist, Troy Tulowitzki, Russell Martin, Brian McCann...

UMass fires coach Don Brown amid 2-8 season
UMass fired coach Don Brown on Monday after a 2-8 start to his third season.,Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery will be the interim coach for the Minutemen's final two games.,Brown's record was 6-28, including 1-11 in his first year back with the program in 2022.,Brown, 69, previously served as ...