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Brewers closer Trevor Megill heads to the 15-day IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed closer Trevor Megill on the 15-day injured list with a right flexor strain on Wednesday.,Megill is enjoying the best season of his five-year career. He is tied for third in the National League with 30 saves and is also sporting a career-low 2.54 ERA.,The 6-foot-8 right-h...
No. 13 South Carolina carries CFP ambitions into Virginia Tech opener
South Carolina came within one win of its first College Football Playoff appearance last season.,The Gamecocks closed the 2024 regular season strongly, but they wound up 15th in the final CFP poll -- a few spots removed from what would have been a historic program accomplishment. South Carolina had ...
Austin Simmons set to take the reins with No. 21 Ole Miss facing Georgia State
After a pair of seasons serving as the understudy to the program's all-time leading passer, Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons is ready to take the reins.,The redshirt sophomore takes over for Jaxson Dart -- now a member of the New York Giants -- ahead of No. 21 Ole Miss' season opener against Geor...
No. 17 Kansas State out to redeem season-opening loss vs. North Dakota
An angry group of Kansas State Wildcats will take the field against North Dakota on Saturday night for their home opener in Manhattan, Kansas.,The 17th-ranked Wildcats (0-1) are coming off a 24-21 loss to Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic in Dublin, Ireland, last Saturday. They f...
John Mateer hoping to impress for No. 18 Oklahoma in debut vs. Illinois State
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables has plenty of questions about his team heading into its season opener.,But Venables doesn't worry about what he's going to get out of quarterback John Mateer, who will make his first start as a Sooner against Illinois State in Norman, Oklahoma, on Saturday.,"There's sev...
After win in Dublin, No. 22 Iowa State seeks growth vs. South Dakota
Some day in the future, Matt Campbell will reflect on his team's successful trip to Ireland.,But Campbell and No. 22 Iowa State are not dwelling on Dublin, where they held on for a 24-21 win over No. 17 Kansas State last weekend. The Cyclones (1-0) have turned their attention to their home opener ag...
Liberty hoping to overcome injuries in matchup with Mystics
Suddenly, the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty aren't even assured of hosting a first-round playoff game.,The Liberty, who are set to play the visiting Washington Mystics on Thursday night, have been in second place for most of this season. But injuries have caught up to them, and the Liberty...
No. 20 Indiana looks to build off successful 2024 in season opener vs. ODU
Indiana enjoyed a program-defining season in 2024, earning a College Football Playoff bid while racking up a school-record 11 victories, including a program-best eight in Big Ten play.,While much of the personnel has changed for the 20th-ranked Hoosiers, coach Curt Cignetti still expects Indiana to ...
2 top-20 seeds fall, No. 5 Jack Draper withdraws at U.S. Open
It was a bit of a bloody Wednesday on the men's side of the U.S. Open in New York, with two top-20 seeds losing and No. 5 seed Jack Draper being forced to withdraw due to an arm injury.,Draper, who made his deepest Grand-Slam run to the semifinals of last year's U.S. Open, has been transparent about...
Mercury's Alyssa Thomas looks to extend records in matchup vs. Sky
Phoenix point forward and MVP candidate Alyssa Thomas is bringing a couple of WNBA records into the Mercury's game against the visiting Chicago Sky on Thursday.,Thomas set a league record with 31 assists over a two-game stretch while posting her second straight triple-double in the Mercury's 92-84 v...
Kyle Manzardo delivers another walk-off for Guardians to beat Rays
Kyle Manzardo sharply singled to center off Griffin Jax to score automatic runner Angel Martinez in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,Manzardo's two-out hit was his third walk-off of the season for the Guardians, wh...
Braves power their way to series-clinching rout of Marlins
Ozzie Albies homered for the third time in two games, and Jurickson Profar went deep twice, leading the visiting Atlanta Braves to a 12-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.,Michael Harris II and Matt Olson also homered for the Braves, and Joey Wentz (5-4) earned the win, allowing fou...
Thumbs up: Packers QB Jordan Love practices without restriction
Fifteen days after surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb, Packers quarterback Jordan Love was a full participant in practice in Green Bay on Wednesday.,With the Week 1 opener at Lambeau Field in 11 days, Love's return to practice is a welcome sight for the Packers. They host NFC North champ...
Novak Djokovic able to 'survive' in U.S. Open return
Novak Djokovic dropped the first set and struggled to find his rhythm throughout but still managed to survive his second-round U.S. Open match against qualifier Zachary Svajda on Wednesday in New York.,After committing 14 unforced errors in losing an hour-long first set, the 38-year-old managed to t...
Oilers F Connor McDavid doesn't want to rush contract talks
As he prepares to enter the final season on his contract, Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid said he won't rush extension talks.,"Like I said in June, I had every intention to take my time with it, and I still feel see the same way," McDavid said on Wednesday. "Take my time and go through ever...
QBs step into primetime spotlight for No. 10 Miami, No. 6 Notre Dame
Notre Dame played in the national championship game in January while Miami missed the College Football Playoff field.,Getting to that game is the goal to start this season when the No. 6 Fighting Irish face the No. 10 Hurricanes on Sunday night at Miami Gardens, Fla.,Miami lost No. 1 overall pick Ca...
Parker Messick Is off to One of the Best Rookie Pitcher Starts You’ve Never Heard Of
Cleveland’s Parker Messick has opened his MLB career with a historic start, giving the Guardians a rare bright spot in a lost 2025 season....
Panthers exec departs to become Timberwolves/Lynx CEO
Florida Panthers executive Matthew Caldwell accepted a 10-year deal to serve as the CEO of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, the teams announced Wednesday.,Caldwell, who will relinquish his role as the president of business operations with the NHL's Panthers, will begin ove...
Chiefs' Travis Kelce kicks off fashion partnership with American Eagle
It's been quite a couple of days for Travis Kelce.,On Tuesday, the Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end and pop megastar Taylor Swift announced their engagement. And on Wednesday, an ad campaign launched for his new line of clothing, a collaboration with American Eagle and his label, Tru Kolors.,The...
QB-rich Tulane keeps Northwestern guessing entering opener
Perhaps there's a small piece of Northwestern coach David Braun that wishes quarterback Darian Mensah had stayed at Tulane instead of taking a reported two-year, $8 million deal to transfer to Duke., ,If Mensah had stayed, then Braun and the Wildcats wouldn't have needed to spend so much time prepar...