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No. 10 Houston takes on high-scoring Javon Small, West Virginia
No. 10 Houston's top-ranked defense faces a stiff test when it hosts the Big 12's leading scorer, West Virginia's Javon Small, on Wednesday.,Small, a senior transfer from Oklahoma State, paces the Mountaineers' attack at 19.8 points per game. The Cougars limit opponents to 54.2 points per game. They...
Dynamo sign former LAFC M Erik Duenas
The Houston Dynamo signed midfielder Erik Duenas for the 2025 season with club options each year through 2028, the team announced on Tuesday.,Houston had claimed Duenas, 20, of the 2024 MLS End-of-Year Waivers list, after he spent the start of his career as a homegrown player with the Los Angeles Fo...
Texans move on from WR Diontae Johnson
The Houston Texans on Tuesday waived Pro Bowl wide receiver Diontae Johnson, who was playing for his fourth NFL team since March.,In another move, Houston placed rookie tight end Cade Stover on injured reserve. ,The team visits the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon in the AFC divisional round...
Police: Former Orioles P Brian Matusz likely died from overdose
The cause of death of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz likely is a drug overdose, The Baltimore Banner reported.,A report from the Phoenix Police Department, obtained by the publication, said Matusz was found dead in his home there on Jan. 6 with drug paraphernalia near his body and wit...
Emma Navarro wins all-U.S. showdown in Australian Open
Eighth-seeded Emma Navarro received a stern test from another NCAA singles champion before emerging with a first-round win at the Australian Open.,Navarro, the 2021 NCAA champ for Virginia, got past Peyton Stearns, the 2022 NCAA champ for Texas, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Austral...
Taylor Fritz strolls to first-round win in Australian Open
Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open.,The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, ...
Done Down Under? Nick Kyrgios says Aussie Open may be his last
Nick Kyrgios hinted on Monday that his straight-sets loss in the first round of the Australian Open may be his final singles match in his home country's Grand Slam event.,Kyrgios lost 7-6 (3), 6-3, 7-6 (2) to Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley, who was make his Australian Open debut. Afterward, the 29-y...
Louisville out to keep win streak intact at Syracuse
The Louisville Cardinals venture on the road again in Atlantic Coast Conference play Tuesday when they face the Syracuse Orange, with both teams ready to defend winning streaks.,The Cardinals (12-5, 5-1) have won six in a row, the program's best streak since a 10-game run five years ago. Five player...
Villanova hopes to resume winning ways at Xavier
Two teams still trying to find their footing in Big East play meet Tuesday night when Villanova visits Xavier in Cincinnati.,Villanova (11-6, 4-2 Big East) is coming off an 80-68 loss to St. John's on Saturday night in New York. That took some wind out of the Wildcats' sails after defeating then-No....
T.J. Watt, Russell Wilson raise questions about Steelers' future
Where do the Pittsburgh Steelers go from here?,A valid question in the mind of All-Pro linebacker T.J. Watt, who vented frustration stemming from the latest brief appearance in the postseason with multiple versions of the rhetorical question. ,"It gets more and more frustrating as the years go by," ...
CF Montreal sign F Prince Owusu to two-year deal
CF Montreal announced the signing of forward Prince Owusu to a two-year contract on Monday.,The deal includes an option year for 2027 for the 28-year-old German international.,Montreal traded up to $250,000 in general allocation money to Toronto FC to obtain the right of first refusal.,Owusu scored ...
Coco Gauff ousts '20 champ Sofia Kenin at Australian Open
Third-seeded Coco Gauff posted an eventful 6-3, 6-3 first-round win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin at the Australian Open in Melbourne.,Gauff offset nine double faults with 12 aces and overcame 32 unforced errors by saving five of six break points in the 80-minute victory, her 11th first-roun...
Jannik Sinner cruises, Stefanos Tsitsipas upset in Australia
Top seed Jannik Sinner cruised in his Australian Open opener, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz took one step closer to a quarterfinal showdown, and No. 11 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas was bounced by an unseeded American on Monday in Melbourne.,Italy's Sinner began his title defense by defeating Nicolas ...
Report: Bears' latest targets include Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman, Ron Rivera
The Chicago Bears intend to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, NFL Network reported Sunday.,Freeman, of course, has more pressing matters at the moment. The head coach is guiding the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish into a clash against eighth-seeded Ohio State in th...
No. 24 Michigan efficient in easy win over Washington
Vladislav Goldin scored 19 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field to lead a balanced attack as No. 24 Michigan defeated short-handed Washington 91-75 Sunday afternoon in Big Ten Conference play in Ann Arbor, Mich.,Nimari Burnett made all six of his field-goal attempts, including four 3-pointers, t...
Report: Bears want to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman
The Chicago Bears intend to interview Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman for their head coaching vacancy, NFL Network reported Sunday.,Freeman, of course, has more pressing matters at the moment. The head coach is guiding the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish into a clash against eighth-seeded Ohio State in th...
C.J. Cox powers No. 20 Purdue in rout of Nebraska
C.J. Cox scored 23 points to lift No. 20 Purdue to a convincing 104-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Cox went 9 of 11 from the field overall and went 5 of 7 from 3-point range for Purdue (13-4, 5-1 Big Ten), which has won five straight games. ,Fletcher Loyer scored 19 points on...
Aryna Sabalenka dances into second round at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took her first step Sunday toward a third consecutive Australian Open title as the top-seeded Belarusian breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens in a first-round match in Melbourne.,Sabalenka had 20 winners and broke Stephens, who won the 2017 U.S. Open, on five occasions from...
Alexander Zverev wins Australian opener in step toward first major
Alexander Zverev took a step toward his elusive first major championship, defeating Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,The World No. 2, Zverev needed two hours, 20 minutes to dispatch the wild-card entrant and advance. He didn't ...
Houston Texans Proved They Aren't NFL Playoff Phonies
The Houston Texans blew out the Los Angeles Chargers in the first game of Wild Card weekend, dismissing the rumors that they'd be an easy out in the postseason....