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After two close calls, 2-0 Syracuse hosts Youngstown State
Things haven't been pretty for Syracuse in the early going, but another opportunity presents itself Saturday when the Orange host Youngstown State.,Syracuse (2-0) has slipped past Le Moyne and Colgate by a combined six points, barely escaping two local programs in games that easily could have gone t...

Bengals WR Tee Higgins (quad) to return vs. Chargers
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is expected to return from a three-game absence Sunday night when Cincinnati visits the Los Angeles Chargers. ,Head coach Zac Taylor said Friday that he anticipates having Higgins in the lineup after he was a limited participant in practice this week due to a quad i...

Bills' Dalton Kincaid out, Amari Cooper questionable vs. Chiefs
Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid has been ruled out for Sunday's showdown with the visiting Kansas City Chiefs due to a knee injury.,Bills coach Sean McDermott also announced on WGR 550 Friday that wide receiver Amari Cooper (wrist) and right tackle Spencer Brown (ankle) will be listed as ques...
Nine Reasons Why the San Francisco 49ers Won’t Be Going Back to the Super Bowl
At 5-4, the San Francisco 49ers don't have to worry about going back to the Super Bowl in New Orleans this February. Here are nine reasons why....
Nike Cowers Behind Giannis Antetokounmpo To Take Shot at Jaylen Brown
A controversial post on social media from Nike surely came off as a shot of Jaylen Brown instead of complimentary to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo....

Texans seek improvement from C.J. Stroud vs. scuffling Cowboys
C.J. Stroud appeared ahead of his years when he put together a strong rookie campaign last season and guided the Houston Texans to a playoff victory.,However, things haven't come easy for Stroud of late and the Texans are looking for the star quarterback to begin a turnaround when they visit the Dal...

Bench players help propel Oklahoma State past Southern Illinois
Abou Ousmane came off the bench to hit his first eight shots Thursday night and scored 18 points as Oklahoma State held off Southern Illinois 85-78 in Stillwater, Okla.,Ousmane shot 8-of-10 overall, while fellow reserve Brandon Newman went 7-for-9 to also tally 18 points. Marchelus Avery scored 11 p...

Billie Jean King Cup: Slovakia knocks out U.S.
The United States bowed out of the Billie Jean King Cup finals in the first round with a 2-1 loss to Slovakia on Thursday in Malaga, Spain.,After the teams split two singles matches, Viktoria Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova of Slovakia got past Ashlyn Krueger and Taylor Townsend 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 in d...

Hayden Springer, Justin Lower tied for lead in Bermuda
Hayden Springer and Justin Lower shared the lead at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship when first-round play was suspended due to darkness Thursday in Southampton, Bermuda.,Springer and Lower shot 6-under-par 65s at Port Royal Golf Course and held a one-shot edge over Patrick Rodgers, Joseph Braml...

Iowa State strives to spin up new streak, 'move on' to Cincinnati
Consecutive losses may have derailed Iowa State's Big 12 title hopes but the Cyclones are certain they face a must-win situation on Saturday when Cincinnati comes calling at Ames, Iowa.,Undefeated prior to a bye in late October, Iowa State (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) since lost 23-22 to visiting Texas Tech an...

Cowboys to proceed with Rico Dowdle as lead RB
Looking for an infusion of energy, Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy said Thursday the team will move forward with Rico Dowdle as the lead running back over Ezekiel Elliott.,The public declaration of moving on from the running-back-by-committee setup confirmed what already was evident, with Do...

In neutral-court game, Iowa expects fan advantage over Washington State
After watching Josh Dix score 23 points on just 10 shot attempts Tuesday night in a 96-77 rout of South Dakota, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was full of praise for the 6-foot-6 guard.,"Josh seemed like he made every shot," McCaffery said. "When he gets going early, he's a handful. We started going to h...

Contract terms, landing spot and bidders for top 20 MLB free agents
1. Juan Soto, OF, Yankees,Soto set himself up for the biggest payday in MLB history after batting .288 with a .419 on-base percentage and .569 slugging for the Yankees in 2024. Not to mention a career-best 41 home runs, 129 walks, a league-leading 128 runs scored and 109 RBIs. And Soto didn't even t...

UMass Lowell's tall task: Tame No. 4 Gonzaga
The schedule for the UMass Lowell men's basketball team is going from 0 to 60 mph in a blur.,After opening the season with a victory against NCAA Division III Rivier, the River Hawks defeated Saint Peter's -- a team that made the NCAA Tournament last season -- by an 81-74 decision last Friday.,Next ...

Former Saint Jameis Winston brings Browns to New Orleans
The New Orleans Saints ended a seven-game losing streak in their first game under their interim head coach Darren Rizzi last weekend.,The Saints (3-7) will try to continue that success when they host the Cleveland Browns (2-7) on Sunday afternoon.,"Our preparation work last week is the reason we won...

With new coaches, Oklahoma State, Southern Illinois still figuring things out
Oklahoma State's new coach Steve Lutz had to mostly remake his roster when he took over after Mike Boynton was fired last spring.,But one guy he didn't have to replace was 6-foot-6 guard Bryce Thompson, one of the Cowboys' leading scorers as they head into Thursday night's home game in Stillwater ag...

Bears coach Matt Eberflus outlines decision to fire OC
Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus declined to describe the process he followed before firing Shane Waldron, but said he dismissed the first-year offensive coordinator on Tuesday morning and promoted passing game coordinator Thomas Brown to the position. ,"It's obviously a big decision. It's not...

Josh Dix scores 23 to propel Iowa past South Dakota
Josh Dix erupted for a team-high 23 points Tuesday night as Iowa pulled away from South Dakota in the second half of a 96-77 win in Iowa City.,Dix needed just 10 shots to do his damage, going 8 of 10 from the floor and 5 of 6 from the 3-point line as the Hawkeyes improved to 3-0. Payton Sandfort and...

Baye Ndongo's double-double leads Georgia Tech past Texas Southern
Baye Ndongo collected 19 points and 11 rebounds to record his second straight double-double, lifting Georgia Tech to an 81-62 victory over Texas Southern on Tuesday night in the second leg of the Peach State Classic in Atlanta.,Ndongo had 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Yellow Jackets' 105-93 setba...

Collin Murray-Boyles, South Carolina trounce Towson
Collin Murray-Boyles recorded 27 points and nine rebounds to lead South Carolina to an 80-53 victory over Towson in nonconference play on Tuesday night at Columbia, S.C.,Jacobi Wright added 16 points and Nick Pringle had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Gamecocks (2-1).,Nendah Tarke had 12 points...