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Caleb Williams, Bears out to avoid potential letdown vs. Giants
Quarterback Caleb Williams' impressive effort throughout a seesaw shootout in Cincinnati in Week 9 allowed the Chicago Bears to match their win total from last season.,As Chicago prepares to host the skidding New York Giants on Sunday, Williams assures the team realizes "there is no slouch game." No...
Sauce Gardner set for Colts debut vs. Falcons in first Berlin NFL game
The Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts each hope an international trip can help fix recent setbacks as the teams meet in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday in the city's first NFL game.,Indianapolis (7-2) will serve as the game's 'designated home team' for the league's fifth game played in Germany. The ...
Pelicans hold off Mavericks for second straight win
Saddiq Bey scored a season-high 22 points and the visiting New Orleans Pelicans won their second straight game after going 0-6 to open the season, beating the Dallas Mavericks 101-99 on Wednesday.,Jeremiah Fears and Jose Alvarado scored 13 points apiece for the Pelicans, who announced on Tuesday tha...
Knicks down Timberwolves to stay perfect at home
Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns each posted double-doubles Wednesday night for the New York Knicks, who remained perfect at home this season by pulling away from the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 137-114 victory.,Brunson (23 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds) flirted with his first career tripl...
Capitals celebrate Alex Ovechkin's 900th goal in blowout of Blues
Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-1 on Wednesday.,Anthony Beauvillier and Tom Wilson each scored two goals, and John Carlson had a goal and an assist as the Capitals snapped a four-game winless streak.,Jakob Chychrun recorde...
Donovan Mitchell drops 46 points to spur Cavaliers past 76ers
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 46 points and Jarrett Allen collected 24 points and 10 rebounds, powering the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-121 win over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.,Evan Mobley had 23 points and Darius Garland scored eight in 26 minutes in his season debu...
Paige Bueckers joins Unrivaled’s expansion Breeze for 2026
Celebrated basketball star Paige Bueckers, the top choice in the 2025 WNBA Draft, made it a two-fer on Wednesday, becoming the first selection of the expansion Breeze in Unrivaled's own draft.,Unrivaled, the professional 3×3 basketball league for women, announced in September that it is adding two t...
Freshman QBs face off as West Virginia hosts Colorado
West Virginia is riding high as it enters a Big 12 tilt against a reeling Colorado squad on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,While the Mountaineers and Buffaloes share identical records at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference, it's West Virginia, in the first year of Rich Rodriguez's second stint atop th...
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin becomes 1st NHL player to score 900 goals
Alex Ovechkin scored his milestone 900th career goal on Wednesday night in the Washington Capitals' home matchup with the St. Louis Blues.,Ovechkin increased his league-record total, becoming the first player to 900 goals by corralling a missed shot from teammate Jakob Chychrun and spinning to backh...
ATP roundup: No. 3 seeds falter in Greece and France
Two of the top four seeds at the ATP 250 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship suffered second-round defeats Wednesday in Athens, Greece.,Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic piled up 14 aces with no double faults to knock out Italy's Luciano Darderi, the No. 3 seed, by a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 count. Marcos Gir...
Uber-frosh Hannes Steinbach leads Washington against Denver
Washington wants to keep sharing the basketball and crashing the glass when it hosts Denver on Thursday night in Seattle.,The Huskies (1-0) racked up 21 assists on 30 baskets during their 94-50 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Monday. Hannes Steinbach led the way with 21 points as he converted 9 of 1...
California returns to home court vs. Wright State with new passing mentality
California will once again reserve space for VIP seating when the Golden Bears return to their home court to take on Wright State in a non-conference men's basketball game Thursday night in Berkeley, Calif.,With his Hall of Fame father, Scottie, watching from the front row, transfer Justin Pippen be...
Texas A&M looks to build off strong debut showing vs. Texas Southern
Bucky Ball is off to a quick start at Texas A&M.,New Aggies coach Bucky McMillan guided his team to a 98-68 win Monday night in its season opener against Northwestern State (La.). The Aggies shot 49.3% from the field while forcing 16 turnovers and earning a 48-24 advantage in points in the paint.,Te...
Phillies pick up option for reliever Jose Alvarado
Even though he missed nearly half of this past season due to an 80-game suspension for a positive performance-enhancing substance test, the Philadelphia Phillies exercised their option to retain reliever Jose Alvarado for the 2026 season Wednesday.,He's set to receive $9 million next year and become...
After first opening loss since 2013, TCU welcomes Saint Francis
After a stunning season-opening loss to New Orleans on Monday, TCU gets a chance to regroup when it takes on Saint Francis on Thursday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (0-1) lost their opener for the first time in Jamie Dixon's 10 seasons. They got off to a slow start against New Orleans...
Improved defense the key for SMU vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Entering their second game of the season, the SMU Mustangs are looking for defense. ,Offense hasn't been a problem. Three Mustang guards combined for 61 points and the team shot 56% in Monday's 96-76 win over Tarleton State. But coach Andy Enfield wants to see improved defense in Thursday's matchup ...
Fresh off near-disaster, Xavier targeting a better 40 minutes vs. Le Moyne
The first game of the Richard Pitino era at Xavier was not an artistic piece of work, but it was a win, and the Musketeers will look to make it two in a row when they host Le Moyne on Thursday night in Cincinnati.,The Musketeers (1-0) overcame blowing a 20-point, second-half lead to Marist in their ...
New-look West Virginia in learning curve as it hosts Campbell
A pair of first-year coaches square off when West Virginia hosts Campbell on Thursday in Morgantown, W.Va. ,Ross Hodge is the fourth West Virginia coach in the last three years and leads the Mountaineers after two seasons at North Texas. Meanwhile, John Andrzejek takes the helm of the Campbell progr...
Miami wary of upset-hungry Bethune-Cookman
It's unlikely the host Miami Hurricanes will look past Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night.,That's because the Wildcats (0-1) put a scare into the No. 20 Auburn Tigers on Monday night. Auburn won that game 95-90 in overtime in the season opener for both teams.,"We took them all the way to the end," sa...
Lightning out to get back on track vs. Golden Knights
The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to complete a two-game regular-season series sweep of the Vegas Golden Knights in the final game of their three-game Western Conference road trip on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,The Lightning, who started the trip with a 4-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth in Salt La...