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After Drew Allar departs, backup QB leads No. 3 Penn State past Wisconsin
Penn State starting quarterback Drew Allar exited the game with an apparent injury, but backup Beau Pribula completed 11 of 13 passes and tossed a touchdown to help No. 3 Penn State beat host Wisconsin 28-13 on Saturday night in Madison, Wis.,The Nittany Lions (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) remained undefeated ...
Taylen Green steers Arkansas to dominating win at Mississippi State
Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green accounted for six touchdowns, four in the first half, as the Razorbacks zipped past the Mississippi State Bulldogs 58-25 on Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss.,Green rushed for a score and connected on TD passes to Luke Hasz (twice), Jordan Anthony and Andreas P...
Jaxson Dart, No. 18 Ole Miss surge past Oklahoma
Jaxson Dart threw for 311 yards and a touchdown, heating up in the second half as No. 18 Ole Miss beat Oklahoma 26-14 on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels (6-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) struggled offensively for large stretches of the first half before coming alive after halftime. The defense...
No. 13 Indiana holds off Washington 31-17 for 8-0 start
D'Angelo Ponds intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, as No. 13 Indiana remained undefeated with a 31-17 victory against Washington in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.,Justice Ellison rushed for a game-high 123 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries for ...
Browns activate Pro Bowl G Wyatt Teller from IR
The Cleveland Browns activated three-time Pro Bowl guard Wyatt Teller from injured reserve on Saturday.,Teller was placed on injured reserve on Sept. 25, three days after he sustained a knee injury during the third quarter of Cleveland's 21-15 loss to the New York Giants. ,Teller, 29, has started th...
Jordi Alba lifts Miami past Atlanta in playoff opener
Jordi Alba scored on an exceptional strike from nearly 30 yards out early in the second half to lift Inter Miami to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United in Game 1 of their MLS Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Lionel Messi picked up an assist on the 60th-minute pla...
Dodgers place LHP Alex Vesia, RHP Brusdar Graterol on WS roster
The Los Angeles Dodgers return left-hander Alex Vesia, right-hander Brusdar Graterol and shortstop Miguel Rojas into the fold as their World Series roster was announced Friday in advance of Game 1 against the New York Yankees.,Vesia, 28, came away with a rib injury during Game 5 of the National Leag...
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa out of protocol, ready to play Sunday
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has cleared concussion protocol and is eligible to play Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, coach Mike McDaniel said Friday.,Tagovailoa, 26, has been sidelined since suffering his third confirmed concussion in five NFL seasons in a Week 2 loss to the Buffa...
Stubbs: Ryan Blaney hoping history repeats itself
Ryan Blaney is used to being the underdog.,It was, after all, only a year ago that nobody thought of the 30-year-old, third-generation racer as a serious contender for the NASCAR Cup Series championship.,As history will forever proclaim, Blaney and Team Penske caught fire in the playoffs, making a r...
Arkansas tries to avoid overlooking struggling SEC foe Mississippi State
Despite Mississippi State's six-game losing streak, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said he won't take the Bulldogs lightly when the schools meet Saturday afternoon in Starkville, Miss., in a Southeastern Conference clash.,Following its 34-10 loss at home last week to No. 8 LSU -- a 16-10 game in the thi...
No. 13 Indiana starting new QB with "College GameDay," Washington visiting
Usually at this time of the year, Hoosiers are looking forward to the start of basketball season.,Not this fall.,Indiana's football team has captured the state's, if not the nation's, imagination. ESPN's "College GameDay" will be on campus Saturday in Bloomington, Ind., for only the second time ahea...
Cup champion Panthers extend coach Paul Maurice
The Florida Panthers have signed coach Paul Maurice to a multi-year contract extension four months after he guided the franchise to its first Stanley Cup victory. Financial terms were not disclosed.,The Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games last June to win the Cup. It was the team's ...
Field Level insights: Rush is on for Vikings to hit Matthew Stafford first
Cooper Kupp is trending toward returning on Thursday night when the Los Angeles Rams welcome the Minnesota Vikings, and the star receiver's timing could not be better.,Based on trends studied by Inside Edge, the Rams possess the antidote for a Minnesota defense that failed to rattle Jared Goff and t...
Report: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke has thumb surgery
Indiana quarterback Kurtis Rourke underwent surgery on his right thumb Monday and could return sooner than previously expected, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The 13th-ranked and unbeaten Hoosiers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) announced that Rourke was out "indefinitely" after he sustained the injury in Saturday's 56-...
No. 3 Penn State braces for battle with improving Wisconsin
Third-ranked Penn State might be facing a tougher challenge than expected when the well-rested Nittany Lions travel to face improving Wisconsin in a Big Ten matchup on Saturday in Madison, Wis.,Penn State (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is coming off a bye week. The Nittany Lions have not played since a wild 33-...
NBA season-preview capsules: Northwest Division
1. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER,Predicted 2024-25 record: 62-20,Last season: 57-25, 1st in NBA Western Conference. Lost 4-2 to Dallas Mavericks in conference semifinals.,Last time ... the Thunder won 60 games in a season was 2012-13, when Kevin Durant helped Oklahoma City post a 60-22 record. The franchise...
Reports: Rockets give Alperen Sengun, Jalen Green lucrative extensions
The Houston Rockets had a bounce-back year in 2023-24 thanks in large part to their 2021 draft class. Now, the Rockets are locking up their core for the immediate future.,The Rockets awarded center Alperen Sengun with a five-year, $185 million rookie extension and signed guard Jalen Green to a three...
Hawks extend F Jalen Johnson, reportedly for $150M
The Atlanta Hawks signed forward Jalen Johnson to a multi-year contract extension on Monday.,The team did not disclose the deal's terms, but ESPN reported the extension is for five years and $150 million -- fully guaranteed.,"Jalen Johnson embodies the characteristics we look for as an organization,...
Reports: Rockets G Jalen Green inks 3-year, $106M extension
Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green signed a three-year rookie contract extension worth $106 million on Monday, ESPN and The Athletic reported.,The third year of the extension features a player option. Per ESPN, Green, 22, is the first NBA player to land a 2-plus-1 rookie extension worth at least $100...
Raheem Morris takes ownership of Falcons' 'flat' loss to Seahawks
As exciting as the Atlanta Falcons' three-game winning streak was entering Week 7, Sunday was a reminder that it's easy to be humbled in the NFL.,Atlanta (4-3) had won three in a row over NFC South foes before a lackluster showing in a 34-14 home defeat to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. The Falcons...