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Duke takes high-octane offense on road against Cal
The Duke offense is piling up points and the defense is forcing miscues over the past two games.,The Blue Devils will try to maintain their sudden prowess and stretch their winning streak to three games when they take on Cal on Saturday night in Atlantic Coast Conference play at Berkeley, Calif.,Duk...
Colorado coach Deion Sanders wants to see more fire at TCU
Colorado and TCU are both looking to bounce back from three-point losses when they meet in Big 12 action Saturday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) jumped out to a 14-0 lead last weekend against then-No. 25 BYU before fading in a 24-21 setback.,Colorado coach Deion Sanders ...
North Carolina hosts reeling Clemson in Bill Belichick's ACC opener
The misery will subside somewhat for either Clemson or North Carolina this weekend.,Two teams that have suffered much-discussed defeats across the first month of the season meet in a Saturday afternoon Atlantic Coast Conference game at Chapel Hill, N.C.,"We've got eight games left. We got a long way...
Cincinnati out to prove its Big 12 candidacy vs. unbeaten No. 14 Iowa State
Cincinnati Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield didn't mince words following the team's 37-34 victory Saturday at Kansas, telling sideline reporter Lauren Jbara that the Bearcats are here for the Big 12.,Saturday's win was the type that largely eluded the Bearcats in their first two seasons as a me...
Pitt riding with QB Eli Holstein against Boston College
It appears that Eli Holstein will remain Pitt's starting quarterback Saturday when the Panthers host Boston College in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.,Holstein was benched for Cole Gonzales in the fourth quarter of last week's 34-27 loss to Louisville. Holstein completed 14 of 26 passes for 22...
11 Texas Tech visits rival Houston for clash of 4-0 teams
No. 11 Texas Tech returns from its bye week with a quarterback quandary heading into Saturday night's game at Houston in a showdown of unbeaten Big 12 Conference rivals.,Behren Morton was knocked out in the third quarter of the Red Raiders' 34-10 win at then-No. 16 Utah on Sept. 20 when he slid on a...
NYCFC sporting director David Lee jumps to Sporting KC
New York City FC sporting director David Lee is leaving the club to take over as president of soccer operations and general manager of Sporting Kansas City.,SKC announced Tuesday that Lee signed a seven-year contract lasting through 2032.,Lee had worked for NYCFC since 2014, moving up from director ...
No. 5 Oklahoma hands keys to QB Michael Hawkins Jr. vs Kent State
Offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle sees flashes of the way John Mateer interacted with Cam Ward at Washington State in the way Michael Hawkins Jr. has interacted with Mateer so far this season at Oklahoma.,Hawkins will make his first start of the season Saturday when the No. 5 Sooners (4-0) take on ...
No. 9 Texas puts elite defense against Florida's anemic offense
No. 9 Texas pits one of the nation's top defenses against stumbling Florida on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference clash in Gainesville, Fla.,The teams, both idle last weekend, meet for the first time in Gainesville since 1940 and for just the fifth time ever. The Longhorns have never lo...
Reports: Canelo Alvarez out until at least mid-2026 after elbow surgery
Canelo Alvarez, boxing's biggest star, has undergone elbow surgery, delaying the Mexican's next fight from a planned February event to at least the second quarter of 2026, according to multiple reports.,Alvarez, 35, lost the undisputed super middleweight world championship to Terence "Bud" Crawford ...
No. 16 Vanderbilt confident, hoping for 'fun time' at No. 10 Alabama
Diego Pavia delivered Vanderbilt's biggest victory ever when he guided the Commodores past then-No. 1 Alabama last season in a monumental upset.,Pavia's next task is producing another mammoth triumph in the rematch to continue the program's best start since 2008.,Pavia looks to excel once again when...
Guardians add top prospect OF Chase DeLauter to wild-card roster
Cleveland Guardians outfielder Chase DeLauter is on the wild-card roster, giving the 2022 first-round pick a shot at making franchise history. ,DeLauter, 23, reached Triple-A this season but has not played in a regular-season game for the Guardians. He would be the first player in franchise history ...
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson reportedly out Week 5
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will not play in Week 5 and could be facing a longer absence because of a hamstring injury, the Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. ,Jackson left the Ravens' loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth quarter on Sunday. The Ravens (1-3) play the Houston Texans (1-3) th...
Minnesota searches for cracks in No. 1 Ohio State's rock-solid defense
Drake Lindsey didn't play like a redshirt freshman quarterback when he led Minnesota on the game-winning drive against Rutgers last weekend.,His 324 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air earned him Big Ten freshman of the week honors, but coach P.J. Fleck knows the Golden Gophers (3-1, ...
Syracuse, SMU ready to move on from painful losses
Syracuse and SMU will look to rebound from tough defeats on Saturday afternoon when the Atlantic Coast Conference teams battle in Dallas.,The Orange (3-2, 1-1) are coming off a humbling 38-3 trouncing by Duke last weekend. Playing without starting quarterback Steve Angeli (torn Achilles), Syracuse t...
NC State eager to establish run game against Campbell
North Carolina State will take a break from a two-game skid in conference play and will look to get back into the win column on Saturday afternoon against Campbell in Raleigh, N.C.,North Carolina State (3-2) started the season on a three-game winning streak, including a home win over now 24th-ranked...
No. 22 Illinois brings high-powered offense into Purdue showdown
Even with a high-profile hiccup, No. 22 Illinois keeps clicking behind an explosive offense entering Saturday afternoon's game against Big Ten Conference rival Purdue in West Lafayette, Ind.,The Fighting Illini (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) are averaging 35.8 points a game, and yes, that includes the 63-10 los...
At No. 24, 'dangerous' Virginia next for unbeaten Louisville
One year ago, Virginia took a 4-1 record into a game with Louisville, lost to the Cardinals, and spiraled to a 5-7 finish., ,The newly ranked Cavaliers (4-1, 2-0 in ACC), at No. 24 in the AP Top 25, have a chance to write a different ending starting Saturday afternoon when they visit Louisville (4-0...
Wild F Kirill Kaprizov ready to celebrate $136M extension
The Minnesota Wild signed star forward Kirill Kaprizov to an NHL-record eight-year, $136 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The deal, which begins in the 2026-27 season, carries a $17 million annual cap hit for the Wild and comes on the heels of Kaprizov reportedly rejecting an eight-year, $128 ...
After loss, adamant James Franklin and No. 7 Penn State take on winless UCLA
After a hard-fought loss last weekend, No. 7 Penn State will be in store for a different type of challenge Saturday afternoon when it faces UCLA in Big Ten action in Los Angeles., ,The Nittany Lions (3-1, 0-1) scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to draw even with then-No. 6 Oregon last Saturd...