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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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Browns OT Dawand Jones (ankle) will miss rest of season
Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Dawand Jones is done for the season after fracturing his left ankle during Sunday's 35-14 loss to the New Orleans Saints.,Jones was injured in the second quarter when linemate Wyatt Teller rolled into his left leg. Jones was fitted with an air cast before being cart...

Taysom Hill has huge day as Saints beat Browns
Taysom Hill rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns, Derek Carr threw two touchdown passes, and the host New Orleans Saints defeated the Cleveland Browns 35-14 on Sunday afternoon.,Carr passed for 248 yards and Hill added a career-high eight receptions for 50 yards as the Saints (4-7) improved to ...

Report: Louisville RB Isaac Brown injured, out vs. Stanford
Louisville standout running back Isaac Brown was ruled out after the first half of the No. 24 Cardinals' game against host Stanford on Saturday because of a shoulder contusion, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.,The true freshman was injured at the 6:29 mark of the first quarter and finished w...

JJ Starling (38 points), Syracuse top Youngstown State in 2OT
JJ Starling scored a career-high 38 points and Eddie Lampkin came up big in double overtime as Syracuse held off visiting Youngstown State 104-95 on Saturday afternoon., ,Starling shot 14 of 23 from the field, smashing his previous high of 26 points. Lampkin finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds and ...

Notre Dame locks in from long range, topples Georgetown
Matt Allocco made his first four 3-point attempts and scored 17 points to get visiting Notre Dame off to a fast start on its way to a 84-63 victory over Georgetown on Saturday in Washington, D.C.,Markus Burton contributed 16 points and five assists while Tae Davis added 13 points and eight rebounds ...

Thomas Sorber, Georgetown size up Notre Dame
It's Year Two for both Micah Shrewsberry at Notre Dame and Ed Cooley at Georgetown. ,As for which coach has his program in better shape, well a clue may come Saturday afternoon when the Fighting Irish (2-0) visit the Hoyas (2-0) in Washington, D.C.,With wins over mid-major teams, the former Big East...

Bengals WR Tee Higgins (quad) set 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...

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...
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....

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...

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...

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...

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...