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No. 18 Vanderbilt presents tall obstacle for Ole Miss
No. 18 Vanderbilt unexpectedly will play a second straight home game on Saturday when it hosts Ole Miss in Nashville, Tenn.,The Southeastern Conference moved this game from Oxford, Miss., and shifted the teams' scheduled March 4 rematch from Nashville to Oxford due to a winter storm that caused powe...
Commanders choose Daronte Jones to revive defense
The Washington Commanders hired Daronte Jones to be their new defensive coordinator on Friday.,Jones, 47, replaces Joe Whitt, who was fired on Jan. 6 after two seasons with the Commanders.,Jones coached the Minnesota Vikings' defensive backs for five of the past six seasons, departing in 2021 to ser...
Report: Bills hire Broncos' Pete Carmichael Jr. as OC
New Bills coach Joe Brady is hiring Pete Carmichael Jr. as his replacement as Buffalo's offensive coordinator, NFL Network reported Friday.,A longtime lieutenant for Broncos coach Sean Payton, Carmichael has served as a senior offensive assistant with Denver for the past two seasons. He was the New ...
Two Broncos among finalists for new Protector Award
Two Denver Broncos offensive linemen were among the six finalists announced Thursday for the NFL's inaugural Protector of the Year Award.,Denver left tackle Garrett Bolles and right guard Quinn Meinerz are joined by Miami Dolphins center Aaron Brewer, Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey, Detroi...
Fox to air record 70 World Cup matches, with 40 in primetime
Fox Sports will air 70 matches and its sister station FS1 will show an additional 34 of the games being played in the 2026 World Cup, the networks announced Thursday.,Those matches are the 104 to be contested in what is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams. They will total 304 hours of live cover...
Senegal, Morocco fined, bans issued for AFCON incident
Senegal head coach Pape Thiaw has been suspended for five matches and fined $100,000 for "unsporting conduct" after he told his team to leave the pitch during the Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco.,The Confederation of African Football levied the punishment to Thiaw on Thursday as well as ...
Wisconsin wipes out large deficit, downs Minnesota
John Blackwell scored 23 points and Nick Boyd produced 19 of his 21 points in the second half as Wisconsin overcame an 18-point halftime deficit to rally for a 67-63 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (15-6, 7-3 Big Ten) trailed 35-17 at the half and took their first le...
Mississippi State snaps skid with comfortable win over LSU
Josh Hubbard put up 15 points to lead a balanced scoring effort and Mississippi State never trailed while ending a five-game losing streak with an 80-66 victory over LSU on Wednesday in Baton Rouge, La.,Quincy Ballard scored 13 points, Ja'Borri McGhee added 11 points and Sergej Macura had 10 points ...
Jets hire Brian Duker as defensive coordinator
The New York Jets hired Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator on Wednesday.,Duker, 36, was the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons.,Duker worked with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn in Detroit from 2021-23. Glenn was the defensive coordinator for t...
Report: Jets hiring Brian Duker as defensive coordinator
The New York Jets are hiring Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Duker, 36, was the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons.,Duker worked with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn in Detroit from 2021-23. Glenn was the def...
Red Wings D Ben Chiarot signs 3-year, $11.55M extension
The Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Ben Chiarot to a three-year, $11.55 million extension on Wednesday.,The contract carries an average annual value of $3.85 million and covers the 2026-27 through 2028-29 seasons.,Chiarot, 34, has 11 points (four goals, seven assists), 113 blocks and 109 hits th...
Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina advance to Australian Open semis
Jessica Pegula keeps getting better with age.,The 31-year-old Buffalo native made history while beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne.,Pegula became the first woman in Open Era (since 1968) to reach her first three major semifinals after...
Report: Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve out of WBC after insurance denial
Houston Astros standouts Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa will not represent their countries in March's World Baseball Classic because they were not able to receive insurance on their major league contracts for the event, according to a report from The Athletic.,Correa, who hasn't represented his nativ...
Wisconsin, Minnesota try to shrug off painful home losses
Wisconsin has not lost back-to-back games at home in nearly three full seasons. Yet those are the stakes when the Badgers host Minnesota in a Big Ten matchup Wednesday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten) let a 12-point second-half lead slip away in a 73-71 loss to Southern California on S...
Dedan Thomas Jr., LSU aim to topple reeling Mississippi State
LSU and Mississippi State are both in the bottom quadrant of the Southeastern Conference standings.,But the Tigers (13-7, 1-6) entertain a glimmer of hope that recently has eluded the Bulldogs (10-10, 2-5) as the teams prepare to meet Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,LSU point guard Dedan Thomas ...
Pens F Bryan Rust suspended 3 games for head shot
The NHL suspended Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust for three games on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.,Rust received a minor penalty on the play, which occurred at the end of Pittsburgh's 3-2 road win on Sunday.,The Penguins' next three games ...
Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins Team Japan's WBC rotation
Team Japan announced Monday that Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will lead its rotation during the World Baseball Classic on March 5.,Yamamoto posted a 12-8 record with a 2.49 ERA during the 2025 regular season to earn third place in the National League Cy Young Award balloting, then he c...
Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper headline Rising Stars selections
Top three NBA draft picks Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe headline the 10 rookies named to the annual Rising Stars showcase as part of NBA All-Star weekend.,The 28 players selected to compete at Rising Stars were revealed Monday night. In addition to the rookies, there are 11 second-year...
No. 12 Purdue aiming for improved shooting, rebounding against Indiana
No. 12 Purdue is making 3-pointers at an excellent 38.3% clip, good for 21st in Division I.,But in the last four games, the Boilermakers have hit just 33.3% (27 of 81). That's not bad but isn't good enough when weighed against how they normally hit it.,As Purdue prepares for a Tuesday night trip to ...
Mike McDaniel hired as Chargers' offensive coordinator
Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was officially hired Monday as offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Chargers.,McDaniel, 42, was also viewed as a candidate for the OC positions with Philadelphia and Tampa Bay and was under consideration for head-coaching vacancies with Baltimore an...