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Following quality win, No. 19 Mississippi St. faces Bethune-Cookman
Mississippi State is back in the AP Top 25.,The No. 19 Bulldogs (11-1) jumped into the rankings last week as they were preparing to face Bethune-Cookman on Monday night in Starkville, Miss.,Mississippi State was unranked in the preseason poll and stayed in the rankings for just one week in both of i...
Bryson Daily, No. 22 Army cap big season with Independence Bowl win
Bryson Daily rushed for 127 yards and three touchdowns, setting a single-season FBS record for scores by a quarterback along the way, as No. 22 Army rolled past Louisiana Tech 27-6 in the Independence Bowl on Saturday in Shreveport, La.,Hayden Reed carried 20 times for a career-high 114 yards and a ...
Colby Rogers shines as Memphis rolls past No. 16 Ole Miss
Colby Rogers made 6 of 9 3-pointers and scored 28 points as host Memphis defeated No. 16 Ole Miss 87-70 on Saturday afternoon.,Rogers fouled out and finished one 3-pointer and one point short of his career-highs in both categories, and Memphis never trailed. PJ Haggerty added 17 points, seven reboun...
LSU freshmen to get further development vs. Mississippi Valley State
One of the most important aspects of LSU's early-season success has been the development of its freshmen., ,The young players figure to get significant playing time when the Tigers (10-2) play their final nonconference game against Mississippi Valley State (2-10) on Sunday in Baton Rouge, La., ,Reds...
Deep, balanced Indiana faces high-scoring Winthrop
Winthrop and Indiana each were merry in advance of a short Christmas break after both earned victories before the holiday.,Before their respective conferences resume play next week, the programs will aim to keep that positive feeling intact when they clash on the Hoosiers' home floor Sunday in Bloom...
Miami QB Cam Ward sets Div. I record for career passing TDs
Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward became the all-time leader in Division I career touchdown passes during the first half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Saturday.,Ward had three passing scores in the half and the first of them was a 4-yard touchdown to Jacolby George for the 156th of his career, allowi...
Josh Hoover passes TCU to rout of Louisiana in New Mexico Bowl
Josh Hoover completed a record-setting season by passing for 252 yards and four touchdowns and TCU defeated Louisiana 34-3 in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday in Albuquerque.,Hoover completed 20 of 32 passes and finished the season with 3,949 passing yards, 48 more than Trevone Boykin's previous sing...
Colby Rogers shines as Memphis rolls past Ole Miss
Colby Rogers made 6 of 9 3-pointers and scored 28 points as host Memphis defeated No. 16 Ole Miss 87-70 on Saturday afternoon.,Rogers fouled out and finished one 3-pointer and one point short of his career-highs in both categories and Memphis never trailed. PJ Haggerty added 17 points, Dain Dainja h...
25 to watch in 2025
In the final days of the 2024 calendar, there's a lot to look forward to in the sports world in 2025. ,Field Level Media surveyed writers and editors in its network to come up with 25 to watch in the New Year. ,Bill Belichick, head coach, North Carolina,After 333 career NFL wins and 29 years as a he...
Avs sign G Mackenzie Blackwood to 5-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche announced a five-year extension for goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood on Friday.,Terms were not disclosed but multiple reports pegged the deal at $5.25 million per season through 2029-30.,Acquired from the San Jose Sharks on his 28th birthday on Dec. 9, Blackwood is 3-1-0 with a ...
Week 17 NFL Capsules
--Saturday,Los Angeles Chargers (9-6) at New England Patriots (3-12), 1 p.m. ET, NFL Network,No. 1 in the NFL in scoring defense at 18.3 points per game, the Chargers have yet to give up more than 20 points in a road game this season. That's been accomplished only by five teams in league history, mo...
Miami coach Jim Larranaga resigns amid slow start
Jim Larranaga stepped down as coach of the Miami Hurricanes, effective immediately, on Thursday.,"After more than fifty years in college coaching, it is simply time," Larranaga, 75, said. "There is never a great moment to step away, but I owe it to our student-athletes, our staff and the University ...
Simona Halep, on comeback trail, pulls out of Australian Open
Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep withdrew from qualifying for the Australian Open, citing knee and shoulder pain.,Halep announced Thursday via Instagram that she also won't compete in the ASB Classic in Auckland, a tune-up for the Australian Open that begins next week. Halep said she began ...
Reports: Miami basketball coach Jim Larranaga to resign
Jim Larranaga is stepping down immediately as coach of the Miami Hurricanes, multiple outlets reported Thursday.,The school has scheduled a news conference for Thursday afternoon.,Larranaga, 75, led the Hurricanes to their first Final Four in school history in 2023, losing to eventual champion UConn...
Nebraska tops Oregon State to win Diamond Head Classic
Brice Williams scored a game-high 25 points and Nebraska won the Diamond Head Classic with a 78-66 decision over Oregon State on Wednesday night in Honolulu.,Berke Buyuktuncel added a career-high 16 points, while Juwan Gary chipped in 14 as the Cornhuskers (10-2) earned their first in-season tournam...
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (concussion) estimated as missing practice
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is in concussion protocol and would not have practiced Wednesday, while his replacement, Kenny Pickett, would have been listed as a limited participant on the injury report because of a ribs issue.,The Eagles did not practice on Wednesday, so the report wa...
Star players sit out as Iowa battles No. 19 Missouri in Music City Bowl
Like every team in postseason play, Iowa suffered defections to the transfer portal or NFL draft preparations, like star running back Kaleb Johnson deciding to turn pro.,But the Hawkeyes (8-4) got quarterback Brendan Sullivan back from injury for their Music City Bowl matchup with No. 19 Missouri (9...
No. 22 Army faces unexpected foe La. Tech in Independence Bowl
Louisiana Tech coach Sonny Cumbie knows how to pull off a bowl game upset.,Flash back to the 2004 Holiday Bowl, when Cumbie threw for 520 yards to lead No. 23 Texas Tech to a 45-31 win over Aaron Rodgers, Marshawn Lynch and No. 4 California.,Twenty years later, Cumbie hopes to engineer another posts...
Louisiana hopes to slow TCU's Josh Hoover in New Mexico Bowl
TCU played its best football during the second half of the regular season.,Louisiana played its worst game of the season in its most recent contest.,The Horned Frogs (8-4) will try to keep rolling and the Ragin' Cajuns (10-3) will try to bounce back when they meet in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday ...
Report: Louisiana coach Michael Desormeaux gets new deal
Louisiana agreed to terms on a new five-year deal with Ragin' Cajuns football coach Michael Desormeaux, ESPN reported Monday.,The contract keeps Desormeaux, 39, in Lafayette through the 2029 season. Financial terms were not reported.,Desormeaux was named the Sun Belt Coach of the Year this season an...