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USF QB Byrum Brown follows Alex Golesh to Auburn
Outgoing South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown decided to follow head coach Alex Golesh to Auburn, he announced Tuesday.,Brown visited the campus over the weekend before committing to the Tigers for his final season of eligibility. He headlines an exodus of nine former Bulls who joined Auburn since ...
Reports: Commanders part ways with OC Kliff Kingsbury, DC Joe Whitt Jr.
The Washington Commanders are in the market for a pair of new coordinators after parting ways with Kliff Kingsbury and Joe Whitt Jr., ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Kingsbury, the Commanders' offensive coordinator, reportedly is leaving the team to pursue other opportunities.,Per reports, Kingsbury and W...
Tom Brady, college teammate lead Raiders' search for 15th coach since 2000
If ever there was a doubt that Tom Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders in name only, principal stakeholder Mark Davis set the record straight in kickstarting the search for the franchise's 15th coach since the turn of the century.,Brady, approved for a minority stake in the Raiders by the NFL l...
Australian Open's new prize money tops Wimbledon's
The Australian Open has increased the prize money for this year's first Grand Slam tournament by 16% to $74.9 million USD.,That surpasses Wimbledon ($72.7 million in 2025) and trails last year's U.S. Open, which set a Grand Slam record at $85.0 million. The purse for the 2025 French Open was $65.4 m...
Report: PGA Tour winner Thomas Detry to sign with LIV
PGA Tour winner Thomas Detry is jumping ship to sign with LIV Golf for the 2026 season, The Times reported Tuesday.,Detry's seven-stroke victory at the WM Phoenix Open last February made him the first Belgian to win a Tour event. He is expected to join countryman Thomas Pieters on Dustin Johnson's 4...
Commissioner Steve Phelps ends long ride in NASCAR
Steve Phelps, named NASCAR's first commissioner just 10 months ago, announced his impending departure from the organization on Tuesday.,Phelps, 63, has been with NASCAR since 2005 and had served as its president from 2018 until his promotion to the newly created commissioner's role on March 31.,He s...
Ole Miss to have LSU coaches on staff for Fiesta Bowl
LSU granted assistant coaches Charlie Weis Jr. and Kevin Smith permission to continue double duty and work for Ole Miss through the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday.,The offensive coaches have been splitting their focus between LSU and Ole Miss (13-1), which plays Miami (12-2) in the College Football Playoff...
Boopie Miller, No. 24 SMU eager to take down Clemson
Only four Atlantic Coast Conference teams have unbeaten league records, and two of them will meet Wednesday night at Clemson, S.C.,Fresh off an upset, No. 24 SMU will arrive to take on Clemson.,"We have some goals we want to accomplish and we want to compete," Mustangs coach Andy Enfield said. "Our ...
Cleveland Browns Prove They’re Still Dysfunctional by Firing Kevin Stefanski
The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski but retained Andrew Berry, raising familiar questions about accountability and direction in Cleveland....
Hurricanes acquire D Juuso Valimaki from Mammoth
The Carolina Hurricanes picked up defenseman Juuso Valimaki in a late-night trade with the Utah Mammoth on Monday.,Utah received future considerations in the deal.,Valimaki played 43 games for the Mammoth in 2024-25 but had yet to log an NHL appearance this season as he recovered from a torn ACL. Th...
Kevin Stefanski's Firing is Reminiscent of Baker Mayfield's Exit From Browns
The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski on Black Monday, but is Cleveland prepared to find a better replacement—or repeat past mistakes?...
Kansas State faces tall task in encounter vs. No. 1 Arizona
Kansas State wants to prevent another prolonged losing streak when it visits No. 1 Arizona on Wednesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Kansas State saw its four-game winning streak snapped against No. 10 BYU on Saturday.,Before that streak, the program lost four straight games.,"Win or lose this game, it's ...
Cowboys pull plug on short-lived Matt Eberflus experiment
Matt Eberflus is out in Dallas, where the former Bears head coach failed to repair a defense that allowed 30.1 points and 377 yards per game in the 2025 season.,Eberflus, a former linebackers coach with the Cowboys, was trumpeted as a home-run hire by franchise owner Jerry Jones last winter.,With th...
Braden Smith, No. 5 Purdue strive for continued success in matchup vs. Washington
Purdue's Braden Smith totes a new superlative heading into Wednesday night's Big Ten game against Washington in West Lafayette, Ind.,The senior point guard for the fifth-ranked Boilermakers is just a few days removed from becoming the Big Ten leader in career assists.,Smith had 12 during an 89-73 vi...
No. 3 Iowa State aims to continue winning ways in clash vs. Baylor
Iowa State has matched the best start in program history while Baylor is the college leader in coming under scrutiny.,The Bears will strive to knock the No. 3 Cyclones from the unbeaten ranks when the two Big 12 rivals meet on Wednesday night at Waco, Texas.,Iowa State (14-0, 1-0) has 10 victories b...
Upset-minded Providence sets sights on No. 4 UConn
Can Providence double up on upset victories in the Big East?,After toppling St. John's at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, the Friars (8-6, 1-2) will have home court on their side for a Wednesday night challenge against their old New England rival in No. 4 UConn (14-1, 4-0). ,The Huskies are ridin...
Well-rested Bruins will try to exploit Kraken on back-to-back
As the Seattle Kraken were preparing to play Monday night in Calgary, the Boston Bruins were leaving the ice at Climate Pledge Arena following a lengthy practice.,The Bruins, who last played Saturday at Vancouver, will wrap up a five-game trip Tuesday against the host Kraken.,"It's a good opportunit...
Kings beat Wild for 2nd time in 3 days, snap Minnesota's 6-game point streak
Warren Foegele and Kevin Fiala each scored goals in the final five minutes of the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings finished off a 4-2 home victory Monday to end the Minnesota Wild's six-game point streak.,Andrei Kuzmenko had a goal and an assist, Adrian Kempe had a goal and Darcy Kuemper mad...
Flyers sign Christian Dvorak to 5-year extension
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension.,The average annual value is worth $5.15 million for a total of $25.75 over the length of the deal, which runs through the 2030-31 season.,"We're very happy to have Christian be a part of the Philadelphia Flyers f...
Clippers, without James Harden, maintain hot streak vs. Warriors
Kawhi Leonard led the way with 24 points, Kobe Sanders chipped in with 20 and the Los Angeles Clippers overcame the absence of James Harden to hold off the visiting Golden State Warriors, 103-102, on Monday night.,Leonard completed a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds and Ivica Zubac had one...