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Mets, Reds square off in key NL wild-card battle
For much of August, the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds looked as if they would be the two teams competing for the final National League wild-card spot.,But omnipresent issues for the Mets and Reds -- as well as the presence of the surging San Francisco Giants -- means this weekend's series in Cin...
Connecticut makes proposal to keep Sun in state
The state of Connecticut isn't giving up its WNBA franchise that easily.,About a month after reports emerged that said the Mohegan Tribe reached a deal to sell the Connecticut Sun to an investment group that wanted to move the team to Boston, Connecticut has proposed its own plan that would keep the...
FBS Oversight Committee votes for single CFB transfer window
A key NCAA committee has favored a move to a single, 10-day transfer portal window starting after this season.,Following an initial report by Yahoo Sports, the NCAA confirmed that the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Oversight Committee voted on Thursday to recommend multiple changes to th...
Week 1 TNF: Cowboys-Eagles Preview, Props, Prediction
The 2025 NFL regular season kicks off Thursday night with the Philadelphia Eagles playing host to the Dallas Cowboys after raising their Super Bowl LIX banner.,It's a big early-season litmus test between the bitter NFC East rivals. That's especially true for the Cowboys, who have been the subject of...
Freshman QB leads Cal into clash with Texas Southern
California football fans will get to experience a rare sight - a freshman starting quarterback - when the Golden Bears make their 2025 home debut against Texas Southern in a nonconference game Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif.,Making the first season-opening start for a Cal freshman quarterback...
Browns star DE Myles Garrett (hip) misses practice
Four-time All-Pro defensive end Myles Garrett sat out practice on Thursday with a hip injury, putting his status in question for the Cleveland Browns' season opener against the rival Cincinnati Bengals.,Garrett's participation in practice on Friday will go a long way toward determining his ability t...
Wisconsin likely to turn to QB Danny O’Neil vs. Middle Tennessee
Wisconsin is expected to turn to backup quarterback Danny O'Neil when it hosts Middle Tennessee in a nonconference game Saturday in Madison, Wis.,The Badgers (1-0) opened the season with a 17-0 nonconference victory at home over Miami (Ohio) but lost starting quarterback Billy Edwards Jr. midway thr...
Michigan State faces Boston College with fresh memories of last year's collapse
Michigan State hasn't forgotten how last year's meeting with Boston College slipped away - etched in memory is the final 88 seconds, when Eagles quarterback Thomas Castellanos connected with Lewis Bond on a 42-yard strike that sealed the game.,Four turnovers and a missed opportunity to close out the...
Reports: Mets to recall pitching prospect Brandon Sproat
The New York Mets are recalling prized right-hander Brandon Sproat to start Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Reds, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Sproat is the No. 5 prospect in the New York organization, according to MLB Pipeline.,Sproat, who turns 25 on Sept. 17, is 8-6 with a 4.24...
Excitement builds for historic clash between Arkansas State, Arkansas
At long last, the two top football teams in the state of Arkansas will square off. ,Saturday's matchup between Arkansas and Arkansas State in Little Rock marks the first time the programs will play one another. ,The Razorbacks (1-0) are the heavy favorites out of the Southeastern Conference. The Red...
Rutgers aims for better defensive effort against Miami (Ohio)
Rutgers' identity, particularly under second-term head coach Greg Schiano, is to run the ball and play tough, physical defense to win its games.,Last week's 34-31 win over Ohio in the season opener was an anomaly as the Scarlet Knights scored 31 points in the first half, passed efficiently and avera...
Report: WR Amari Cooper informs Raiders he's retiring
Five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper informed the Las Vegas Raiders that he has decided to retire after 10 seasons, NFL Network reported on Thursday.,The news comes on the heels of Cooper telling reporters, "Trust me, I still have some juice left," last week after signing a one-year contrac...
AFC West Primer: New season, same Chiefs
A one-game margin separated the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos from the Chiefs the last time Kansas City failed to finish a season first in the AFC West. ,That Peyton Manning-led outfit ruled the roost with 12 wins in the regular season, and then Kansas City began its current nine-year ...
Colorado seeking first win of season, welcomes new FBS member Delaware
Colorado missed a chance for a significant win in its opener last weekend and now turns the page and focuses on playing Delaware on Saturday in Boulder, Colo.,Colorado (0-1) took some positives from the 27-20 home loss to Georgia Tech on Aug. 29, most notably ball security. The Buffaloes didn't comm...
Georgia Tech ready for 'big challenge' from FCS team Gardner-Webb
After picking up one of the program's biggest nonconference victories in recent history, Georgia Tech is back in Atlanta for its home opener on Saturday against FCS opponent Gardner-Webb.,Georgia Tech (1-0) went into Boulder, Colo., on Aug. 29 and earned a 27-20 win over Colorado, despite committing...
Nets re-sign G Cam Thomas to reported $6M qualifying offer
Guard Cam Thomas re-signed with the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.,Terms were not disclosed by the team, however miultiple media outlets reported it was a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer.,As a restricted free agent, Thomas' agreement to the one-year deal will make him an unrestricted free agent ne...
Rested Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs take aim at Nationals
The Chicago Cubs are hoping three straight days out of the lineup will bring some life back to the bat of Pete Crow-Armstrong.,Crow-Armstrong is expected to be back in center field when the Cubs (80-60) open a three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals (56-83) on Friday afternoon.,C...
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce on engagement: 'I got one more ring'
Travis Kelce delivered his best voice impression of quarterback Patrick Mahomes and discussed being off the market as an engaged man following a light workout in Sao Paulo before the Chiefs open the season Friday night. ,Kelce said his life has changed in some ways since he began dating Taylor Swift...
Border War renewed as rivals Kansas, Missouri meet after 13 seasons
Kansas coach Lance Leipold hasn't experienced his school's rivalry game against Missouri yet, but he will in a Saturday showdown in Columbia, Mo.,The Jayhawks (2-0) and Tigers (1-0) will meet for the first time since 2011, when Missouri won 24-10 in the 110th meeting between the teams. ,Before Misso...
Wake Forest intends to improve run game vs. WCU
Wake Forest will take the win, but wouldn't mind shedding the cliffhanger finish when the Demon Deacons play the second of a four-game homestand to open the season on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C. ,Western Carolina is next up for the Demon Deacons (1-0), who used a late third-quarter Connor Calver...