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UFL announces new teams in Columbus, Louisville, Orlando
The United Football League unveiled three new franchises Tuesday ahead of the league's third season this spring: the Columbus Aviators, Louisville Kings and Orlando Storm.,The league also rebranded two existing franchises, with the Arlington Renegades now the Dallas Renegades and the Houston Roughne...
AFC Week 5 Shake Up: Jaguars and Colts Take Control as Chiefs Stumble
Week 5 of the NFL saw the Jaguars and Colts surge to the top of the AFC, while the Chiefs stumbled in a Monday Night Football thriller....
No. 3 Oregon's pass defense braces for challenge from No. 7 Indiana
Third-ranked Oregon plays its second top-10 team in as many games when the Ducks host No. 7 Indiana on Saturday in another high-profile Big Ten football matchup at Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) were flying high after a 30-24 double-overtime upset of then-No. 3 Penn State on the road on S...
Arizona's stingy pass defense plots to slow No. 18 BYU
No. 18 BYU has never produced back-to-back 6-0 starts in its storied history.,The Cougars have an eye on that milestone and also crave to remain unblemished in Big 12 play when they battle Arizona on Saturday night at Tucson, Ariz.,BYU (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) is looking to open a season with six straight ...
Oregon State, eager to end worst start since '91, faces Wake Forest
Wake Forest has found its way to good results, and now Oregon State hopes it can experience some of that as the teams clash Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.,"We've done a good job every week of constantly getting better," Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert said.,Wake Forest (3-2) played its first road game o...
SMU swaggers into ACC clash with Stanford
SMU will carry a bit of swagger and bravado into its game with rebuilding Stanford, but don't think for a second the Mustangs will take anything for granted when the teams square off in an Atlantic Coast Conference dustup Saturday afternoon in Dallas.,The Mustangs (3-2, 1-0 ACC) look to build on a 3...
UCLA's task: Produce impressive encore at Michigan State
After his team shocked the college football world last week, the next objective for UCLA interim head coach Tim Skipper is to avoid being "one-hit wonders" as they head into a Big Ten contest Saturday afternoon at Michigan State.,UCLA is coming off a stunning home upset of then-No. 7 Penn State, bec...
Mike Elko, No. 5 Texas A&M wary of sub-.500 Florida
Never mind that Florida is 2-3 and has yet to win on the road this year.,According to Texas A&M coach Mike Elko, his fifth-ranked team will be facing its toughest opponent this year when the Gators invade College Station for a Southeastern Conference matchup Saturday night.,"By far and away, the mos...
With Bobby Petrino back, Arkansas seeks another upset of No. 12 Tennessee
The Arkansas Razorbacks put a slight dent in Tennessee's College Football Playoff positioning last season, so coach Josh Heupel's No. 12 Volunteers will try to avoid a repeat of that game on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Holding a 13-7 all-time series edge, the Volunteers (4-1, 1-1 SEC) wil...
PWHL Vancouver signs first-round pick Michelle Karvinen
PWHL Vancouver signed forward Michelle Karvinen to a one-year standard player agreement for the 2025-26 season. The four-time Olympian was selected seventh overall in June's PWHL Entry Draft.,"Michelle is a proven winner and hockey veteran with a wealth of experience, and we are excited to welcome a...
Katherine Legge returns to Cup Series with start at Las Vegas
Katherine Legge will make her seventh NASCAR Cup Series start of the season for Live Fast Motorsports on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.,The team announced Monday that Legge is tagging in behind the wheel of the No. 78 Desnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet for part-time driver and team owner B.J. Mc...
No. 25 Florida State 'angry' over recent play, takes aim at Pitt
More swiftly than Florida State rose from unranked to the top 10, the Seminoles have plummeted the last two weeks.,After a second straight defeat -- Saturday's 28-22 home loss to No. 3 Miami -- Florida State (3-2, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) clings to the 25th and final spot in this week's AP pol...
No. 4 Ole Miss puts 5-0 start on line vs. Washington State
Ole Miss has risen to No. 4 in the AP poll.,The Rebels (5-0) are one of five teams undefeated in SEC play, but they're the only one with three conference wins.,Head coach Lane Kiffin doesn't want his players to lose their edge as they venture out of conference play to meet Washington State (3-2) on ...
Tigers, Mariners expect another nail-biter as series shifts to Detroit
Not much has separated the Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers over the first two games of the American League Division Series.,Both clubs won a game with a 3-2 final score, and the tightness of series figures to continue when the Mariners battle the Tigers in Game 3 on Tuesday in Detroit.,The Tiger...
LAFC must tackle Toronto FC without top two scorers
Los Angeles FC has clinched homefield advantage for the first round and can still finish with the top seed in the West playoff table.,But to stay home throughout the conference's postseason, they will need to win some crucial matches without key players. That task begins Wednesday night when they ho...
Rangers begin long trip back to playoffs against Penguins
About a year ago, the New York Rangers returned mostly the same cast who guided them to the Presidents' Trophy in 2023-24 and within two games of the Stanley Cup Final.,While there may have been some issues bubbling along the surface, the Rangers hardly envisioned the chaos and roster turnover that ...
Panthers start 3-peat quest down 2 stars vs. Blackhawks
When the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers open their season Tuesday, they will be missing two of their biggest stars: Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk.,The Panthers, who will play host to the Chicago Blackhawks in Sunrise, lost Barkov during practice Sept. 25. One of the...
Facing elimination, Yankees out to cool off Jays' bats
NEW YORK -- Through two games, the New York Yankees have been unable to get Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and most of his other Blue Jays teammates, out.,Because of New York's pitching woes, Toronto is on the verge of sweeping the first postseason series between the teams.,However, the Yankees hope they ca...
Adam Silver: Clippers will retain All-Star Game despite investigation
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has no plans to move All-Star Weekend away from the Los Angeles Clippers' new arena while it investigates whether the team violated salary-cap rules related to Kawhi Leonard.,"There's no contemplation of moving the All-Star Game," Silver said Monday at NB...
John Harbaugh: Staff changes not answer to Ravens’ struggles
The biggest surprise of the NFL season through five weeks has been the Baltimore Ravens.,After entering the season tied for the best odds to win Super Bowl LX (+700), the Ravens fell to 1-4 -- tied for the worst start to a season in franchise history -- with Sunday's 44-10 loss to Houston, tied for ...