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Why Ohio State Buckeyes Need the Championship More Than Notre Dame
After failing to defeat Michigan and make the Big Ten Championship game, the Ohio State Buckeyes need to defeat Notre Dame in the National Championship to save their reputation....
No. 25 Baylor vies for better start in tussle vs. TCU
Injuries will force coaches at TCU and No. 25 Baylor to come up with creative game plans on Sunday when the Big 12 rivals meet in Waco, Texas.,Both teams lost in their previous contests. ,The Horned Frogs (9-7, 2-3) dropped their first home game of the season with a 73-65 setback to Utah on Wednesda...
No. 20 Michigan aims to limit turnovers vs. Northwestern
No. 20 Michigan suffered its first conference loss to a team that didn't have any Big Ten wins. ,The Wolverines will try to bounce back when they host Northwestern on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten) lost in overtime, 84-81, to Minnesota on Thursday, snapping M...
Gael Monfils, 38, upsets Taylor Fritz in Australian Open
Gael Monfils expressed extreme confidence on Saturday at the Australian Open, and the 38-year-old Frenchman again displayed that his game is darn good, too.,Monfils upset fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4 in the third round at Melbourne, Australia.,When Monfils m...
Iga Swiatek routs Emma Raducanu in Australian Open's 3rd round
The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.,Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.,Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. R...
Austin FC transfer all-time scorer Sebastian Driussi to Argentine club
Austin FC transferred midfielder Sebastian Driussi, the club's all-time leading goal-scorer, to Argentine side Club Atletico River Plate.,The transaction, which Austin announced Friday, will net the largest transfer fee in club history, reportedly worth almost $10 million.,Driussi scored 51 goals in...
Disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler returns in loss to Nuggets
Jimmy Butler, his seven-game suspension completed, returned to score 18 points for the Miami Heat in a 133-113 loss to the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.,Less than two hours before tip-off, Butler said "I'm back" in a statement his agent Bernie O. Lee released on social media. The statemen...
Torrid No. 3 Duke seeks 12th straight win, visits Boston College
No. 3 Duke is intent on keeping its aggression and focus even as some lopsided results have piled up during Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Blue Devils meet another struggling conference opponent when it visits Boston College on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,"We want to play a whole 40 ...
Disgruntled Heat star Jimmy Butler back in action vs. Nuggets
Jimmy Butler has finished a seven-game suspension and will suit up for the Miami Heat's game against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.,Less than two hours before tip-off, Butler said "I'm back" in a statement his agent Bernie O. Lee released on social media. The statement indicated it was...
Florida assistant Taurean Green to keep coaching amid assault allegation
Florida will allow assistant coach Taurean Green to continue in his role after it was revealed in a Title IX investigation that he faces a sexual assault allegation.,The Gators, ranked No. 5 in the AP poll this week, host Texas on Saturday. Head coach Todd Golden said Green will be with the team for...
Suns ready to unleash new look in test vs. Pistons
The Phoenix Suns' newest addition could make his team debut on the road against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday afternoon.,Center Nick Richards, acquired in a trade with the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday, is expected to suit up as the Suns continue their five-game road swing. They have won four of ...
Wake Forest puts strong ACC start up against Virginia Tech
While visiting Wake Forest has won four games in a row, Virginia Tech has created a recent stir as well as the teams get set to meet Saturday afternoon at Blacksburg, Va.,Virginia Tech rose to the occasion with a sterling comeback earlier this week, overcoming North Carolina State 79-76 on Wednesday...
Surging SMU intends to go full throttle vs. Miami
Matt Cross will get an opportunity to face his former team when SMU takes on Miami in an ACC game on Saturday.,Cross, a 6-foot-7 senior forward, is expected to start for SMU (13-4, 4-2 ACC), bringing with him averages of 10.2 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. The Mustangs have won two straight games...
Red Sox, All-Star OF Jarren Duran avoid arbitration
The Boston Red Sox announced a one-year deal with outfielder Jarren Duran on Friday, avoiding arbitration.,Durran, 28, will earn $3.75 million in 2025 and has an $8 million club option for 2026 with a $100,000 buyout, according to MLB.com.,He can earn up to an additional $150,000 in performance bonu...
No. 2 Iowa State meets WVU, seeks to remain 'in the moment'
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger is determined to avoid a letdown for his second-ranked Cyclones.,Iowa State (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) is coming off a 17-point win at home against No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday night. Iowa State has won 12 games in a row and holds the highest ranking in school history.,Next co...
Angel City re-sign F Christen Press to 1-year deal
Angel City FC signed veteran forward Christen Press to a new one-year contract for 2025 on Friday.,Press, 36, has tallied five goals and one assist in 24 NWSL matches since joining the franchise in 2022.,"L.A., it was always you. This city's strength and resilience inspire me, and I could not be mor...
UCF out to squash win streak of No. 10 Houston
Backed by wins in 15 of their past 17 head-to-head meetings, No. 10 Houston will aim to continue its success against UCF in a Big 12 game Saturday in Orlando, Fla. ,Tip-off for UCF's annual Space Game will be noon. The Knights (12-4, 3-2) will wear alternate uniforms featuring black and "Canaveral b...
It Might Finally Be Time to Move on From the NBA Dunk Contest
The NBA Dunk Contest needs a major shakeup due to repetitive dunks and lackluster participants, the event has completely lost its star power in recent years and it needs changed....
Naomi Osaka retires from third-round Australian Open match
Naomi Osaka exited the Australian Open the same way she bowed out of her previous two events -- retiring midmatch due to injury.,The 27-year-old Japanese star pulled out of her third-round match against Switzerland's Belinda Bencic after losing the first set 7-6 (3) on Friday in Melbourne, Australia...
Carlos Alcaraz strolls into 4th round at Australian Open
Carlos Alcaraz finally lost a set at the Australian Open on Friday, but the third-seeded Spaniard still powered to a third-round victory in Melbourne.,Alcaraz downed Portugal's Nuno Borges 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in just under three hours.,In his prior matches this week, Alcaraz was never even pushed...