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Unranked Oregon looks to set tone vs. Hawaii in home opener
Oregon enters the 2025-2026 men's college basketball season unranked, but the Ducks have advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament in each of the past two seasons and have two of the top players in the Big Ten back for 2025-26.,Forward Nate Bittle made the conference's all-defensive team a...

Iowa takes down Minnesota in all-around dominant performance
Mark Gronowski passed for one touchdown and rushed for another, and Iowa pulled away for a commanding 41-3 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference contest Saturday afternoon in Iowa City.,Gronowski completed 12 of 19 passes for 135 yards and a score for Iowa (6-2, 4-1), which won its third game i...

Alvaro Folgueiras, Iowa tip off campaign against Robert Morris
For at least one Iowa player, the new era of Hawkeyes basketball begins against a familiar opponent.,Ben McCollum makes his Hawkeyes' coaching debut, complete with some talented transfers, including Alvaro Folgueiras, who'll face off against his former Robert Morris squad on Nov. 4, in Iowa City.,Af...

Sam Hunt Racing expanding to two cars with Harrison Burton signing
Harrison Burton has inked with Sam Hunt Racing, giving that organization two full-time drivers on the grid going forward.,Burton will drive the No. 24 Toyota next season following his departure from AM Racing, joining Dean Thompson for Sam Hunt. ,That marks a return to Toyota for Burton, which is no...

Lamar Jackson sidelined again as Ravens prep for red-hot Bears
It's a flip-flop scenario with the Chicago Bears possessing a four-game winning streak and the Baltimore Ravens mired in a four-game slide.,One of those teams will see the end of a streak when the upstart Bears visit the banged-up Ravens on Sunday afternoon.,Chicago (4-2) is looking for its first fi...

With Ravens' Lamar Jackson out vs. Bears, Tyler Huntley to start
Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss his third straight game on Sunday due to his right hamstring injury, the team announced Saturday.,Tyler Huntley will get the start against the visiting Chicago Bears, while Jackson is expected to be under center on Thursday when Baltimore (1-...

Skidding Flames, Rangers desperate to find a win
The New York Rangers kick off a four-game road trip Sunday against the Calgary Flames with their season already at a crossroads.,The floundering Rangers have managed just one win in their last six games and are coming off a dispiriting 6-5 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Admittedly...

UFC 321: Tom Aspinall-Ciryl Gane ends in no-contest
Tom Aspinall's first UFC heavyweight title defense did not go according to plan, as an anticlimactic ending saw Ciryl Gane accidentally poke both of Aspinall's eyes (15-3-1 MMA) at 4:35 of Round 1.,The fight was ruled a no-contest, likely setting up a rematch between the pair. The UFC has yet to dec...

Blue Jays' Bo Bichette not in Game 2 starting lineup vs. Dodgers
Toronto Blue Jays star Bo Bichette isn't in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the World Series against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.,Bichette played in Game 1 for the first time since he sustained a sprained left knee in a play at the plate against the New York Yankees on Sept....

Chucky Lozano's status uncertain as San Diego prepares to host Timbers
San Diego FC is experiencing more drama than a No. 1 seed would like entering its playoff opener against the visiting Portland Timbers on Sunday night.,San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas has yet to determine if face of the franchise Hirving "Chucky" Lozano will play in the opener of the Round 1 best-of-...

Aldrich Potgieter explains Utah withdrawal amid LIV Golf rumors
Aldrich Potgieter said he withdrew from the Bank of Utah Championship due to illness, at least temporarily quelling rumors that the young South African is contemplating a move to LIV Golf.,Potgieter carded an opening round 71 on Thursday but withdrew before the start of the second round at Black Des...

Whitecaps hoping team-record 60 points will translate in playoffs
The second-seeded Vancouver Whitecaps look to build on their best regular season in club history when they begin a Western Conference Round One playoff series against seventh-seeded FC Dallas on Sunday.,Vancouver earned a team-record 60 points in MLS while also winning the Canadian Championship and ...

New-look Washington opens season against road-warrior Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Arkansas-Pine Bluff will experience the first of 11 consecutive road games when it plays at Washington on Nov. 3 in the season opener for both teams.,The Huskies, in their second season under coach Danny Sprinkle, are also one of four Power 4 programs Pine Bluff will face in the 11-game stretch on t...

Late Emmett Johnson TD run pushes Nebraska over Northwestern
Emmett Johnson rushed for 124 yards on 27 carries with two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score, to lead Nebraska to a 28-21 Big Ten win over Northwestern on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. ,Johnson barreled into the end zone with 2:44 left in the fourth quarter for the decisive touchdown. ,Dylan Raio...

Cowboys put CB Trevon Diggs (concussion) on IR
The Dallas Cowboys placed cornerback Trevon Diggs on injured reserve Saturday, which will require him to miss at least four games.,Diggs already had been ruled out by the Cowboys (3-3-1) for their game Sunday at the Denver Broncos (5-2).,Diggs sustained a concussion in an "accident at his home" last...

Trail Blazers overcome distraction, now battle Clippers
A pair of teams that found much-needed victories for the first time this season square off Sunday when the visiting Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers try to build some momentum., ,In their first game under interim head coach Tiago Splitter, the Trail Blazers rolled to a 139-119 home vi...

Union begin quest for 1st MLS title with 3-game series vs. Fire
Bradley Carnell's first year as coach of the Philadelphia Union has been a revelation, as he has transformed a team that finished 12th in the MLS Eastern Conference last year into a winner of the Supporters' Shield.,Now it is on to the postseason for the Union, who open a three-game series at home a...

Cavaliers not yet clicking as they prepare for unbeaten Bucks
Two perennial All-Stars and the reigning Defensive Player of the Year will share the court as the Cleveland Cavaliers begin the home portion of their schedule against the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.,Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell have combined ...

Bears place DB Kyler Gordon, OL Braxton Jones on IR
The Chicago Bears placed defensive back Kyler Gordon and offensive lineman Braxton Jones on injured reserve on Saturday.,The Bears (4-2) also signed defensive lineman Jonathan Ford to the active roster and elevated tight end Stephen Carlson and defensive back Dallis Flowers from the practice squad f...

First winning streaks of new season on line for both Lakers, Kings
Two teams that reversed fortunes with second-game wins following opening-day losses go for their second straight victories when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.,Going for a second time without the injured LeBron James, the Lakers bounced back from a disappointing op...