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Travis Kelce in disbelief over Chiefs losing Patrick Mahomes
Suspended in disbelief, Travis Kelce said he expected Patrick Mahomes to shake off his injury and rally the Kansas City Chiefs to a win last Sunday. ,But as reality began to sink in and Mahomes limped to the locker room, the bigger picture is potentially even more devastating to the longtime teammat...
Nashville SC re-sign veteran M Bryan Acosta
Nashville SC re-signed midfielder Bryan Acosta for 2026 with an option for 2027, the club announced Wednesday.,The 32-year-old Honduran international made 19 appearances in his first season with Nashville in 2025.,"Bryan fits so well into our group both on and off the field, and we are excited to ha...
Reports: Dolphins bench Tua Tagovailoa, to start rookie QB Quinn Ewers
The Miami Dolphins are benching quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and will start rookie Quinn Ewers on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,The Dolphins (6-8), eliminated from postseason play, signed Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212 million extension in July 2024 a...
Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Should Be NBA MVP Front Runner Again
A numbers-based breakdown of the NBA MVP race after the NBA Cup, ranking SGA, Jokic, Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards and more....
NC State pursues strong finish vs. Memphis in Gasparilla Bowl
North Carolina State has momentum going into the Gasparilla Bowl, and would like to build more before the offseason.,The Wolfpack will take on a Memphis team in transition on Friday afternoon in the bowl matchup in Tampa, Fla.,"It helps in the offseason, like, we won three out of the last four, and ...
Surging foes Western Michigan, Kennesaw State set for Myrtle Beach Bowl
Kennesaw State and Western Michigan were somewhat surprising winners of their respective conferences this season.,Western Michigan (9-4) had a breakthrough in Lance Taylor's third season as coach, beating Miami (Ohio) 23-13 for the Mid-American Conference title Dec. 6 after being picked seventh out ...
No. 25 Georgia eager for more 'fun' in matchup vs. Western Carolina
Boasting the nation's top scoring offense and a new national ranking, No. 25 Georgia is preparing for conference play in January with a game Thursday night against Western Carolina in Athens, Ga.,In addition to scoring (an average of 98.3 points per game), the Bulldogs lead the nation in scoring mar...
New coach opposes lame-duck coach as Ole Miss takes on Tulane
No. 6 Ole Miss will try to win its first game under new head coach Pete Golding when it meets No. 11 Tulane in a College Football Playoff first-round game on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Green Wave will try to prevent the game from being its last under outgoing head coach Jon Sumrall.,The success o...
JMU shrugs off critics, point spread ahead of CFP visit to Oregon
James Madison doesn't feel as if apologies are in order for crashing the College Football Playoff field.,It's not the fault of the Dukes that the system was set up in a way that five-loss Duke could emerge as the Atlantic Coast Conference champion and open the door for 12th-seeded James Madison to c...
High-stake rematch: Oklahoma, Alabama clash in CFP opener
Just more than a month after meeting in the regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama square off again in the first round of the College Football Playoff.,The eighth-ranked Sooners and ninth-ranked Crimson Tide meet Friday in Norman, Okla., in the CFP opener.,The winner will take on top-ranked Indiana in...
Red Wings aim to continue red-hot December vs. inconsistent Mammoth
Home or away, the Detroit Red Wings continue to play well.,Meanwhile, the Utah Mammoth are still struggling to string together some victories.,The Red Wings eye a third consecutive win when they host the Mammoth on Wednesday night.,Amid a 6-1-1 stretch, Detroit followed its impressive 4-1-1 road tri...
Rams cross fingers that Davante Adams will be able to face Seahawks
The Los Angeles Rams have the NFL's touchdown-reception leader.,The Seattle Seahawks have the leader in receiving yards.,However, only one of those players might suit up when the teams meet in an NFC West showdown on Thursday night in Seattle.,The Rams (11-3) might be without Davante Adams, who has ...
Adam Silver: NBA expansion verdict due in 2026
A decision on possible NBA expansion is due next year, and Las Vegas and Seattle are at the head of the line should the league open the door to new franchises, commissioner Adam Silver acknowledged on Tuesday.,Silver spoke ahead of the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas.,"It's not a secret we're looking at ...
Nathan MacKinnon's third-period spree lifts Avalanche over Kraken
Nathan MacKinnon collected two goals and an assist -- all in the third period -- as the Colorado Avalanche rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Tuesday.,Brock Nelson scored the tiebreaking goal and Artturi Lehkonen and Samuel Girard also tallied for the Avalanche, who improved to 5-0-1 i...
Finally off the schneid, Oregon squares off with Portland
Oregon looks to build off the momentum of ending a five-game losing streak last time out when it hosts Portland on Wednesday night in Eugene, Ore.,The Ducks (5-5) put up 104 points against UC Davis on Saturday, the highest total they have scored since putting up 106 against Boise State in 2019. Oreg...
Jacksonville State comes from behind to beat Troy in Salute to Veterans Bowl
Caden Creel threw for 173 yards and a touchdown and Deondre Johnson hauled in six catches for 101 yards on Tuesday, helping Jacksonville State post a 17-13 victory over Troy in the Salute to Veterans Bowl in Montgomery, Ala.,Brock Rechsteiner caught a 22-yard touchdown for the Gamecocks (9-5), who w...
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love declares for NFL draft
Notre Dame junior Jeremiyah Love, a Heisman Trophy finalist and the Doak Walker Award winner as the top running back in college football, declared for the 2026 NFL Draft on Tuesday.,Love, 6-foot, 214-pounder, is projected to be the first running back selected and a potential first-round pick. He mad...
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, No. 20 Tennessee take down No. 11 Louisville
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 23 points for No. 20 Tennessee, which brushed off the cobwebs to score an impressive 83-62 victory over No. 11 Louisville on Tuesday in Knoxville, Tenn.,Playing for the first time in 10 days, the Volunteers (8-3) ended a three-game losing streak by using their size to stifle...
Texas-Arlington testing road success in visit to Stanford
Road-tested Texas-Arlington hopes to extend Stanford's recent home-court miseries Wednesday night when the Mavericks and Cardinal duel in a nonconference game in Stanford, Calif.,Texas-Arlington (7-3) has won three of its last four road contests, including beating Texas-Rio Grande Valley 58-50 in it...
CFP debutants Miami, Texas A&M welcome playoff proving ground
Few teams came closer to the top of the sport without reaching the College Football Playoff than Texas A&M and Miami.,After failing to make the playoff field in the first 11 years the bracket was in place, the Aggies and Hurricanes are first-time playoff competitors this season. ,They'll face off Sa...