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Bears LB T.J. Edwards, LT Ozzy Trapilo out for season
The Chicago Bears won a wild-card thriller over rival Green Bay on Saturday night but lost two starters to season-ending injuries.,Linebacker T.J. Edwards was carted off in the second quarter of the 31-27 victory with a fractured left fibula, and rookie left tackle Ozzy Trapilo sustained a torn pate...
Jon Hamm to host NFL Honors during Super Bowl week
Award-winning actor Jon Hamm will host the 15th annual NFL Honors, which will include a new award for offensive lineman on Feb. 5 as well as announcing the Most Valuable Player and Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026.,The program, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, takes place three da...
Report: Yankees looking to acquire Marlins P Edward Cabrera
With Gerrit Cole, Carlos Rodon and Clarke Schmidt out for the start of the season following elbow surgeries, the New York Yankees are exploring the trade market to add a starting pitcher and Miami Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera has piqued their interest, The Athletic reported Sunday.,Milwaukee ...
Nick Martinelli scores 32 as Northwestern downs Howard
Nick Martinelli scored a career-high-tying 32 points and freshman Tre Singleton added a career-high 17 as Northwestern gradually pulled away for an 80-60 nonconference victory over Howard on Tuesday afternoon in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli, who missed the Wildcats' previous game with a concussion, add...
Northwestern closes out nonconference play vs. pesky Howard
Northwestern should regain the services of the nation's No. 9 scorer when it closes nonconference play Tuesday afternoon against Howard in Evanston, Ill.,Senior forward Nick Martinelli (21.9 ppg), who missed the Wildcats' 61-58 loss to Butler on Dec. 20 due to a concussion, has returned on the pract...
Timberwolves' Anthony Edwards (foot) out vs. Kings
The Minnesota Timberwolves will be shorthanded for Sunday's game against the Sacramento Kings in Minneapolis.,The Timberwolves will be without three-time All-Star Anthony Edwards (right foot soreness) and backcourt mate Mike Conley (right Achilles tendinopathy). ,Fellow guard Bones Hyland will be av...
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza headlines college football award winners
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza turned the 2025 College Football Awards ceremony into his own highlight reel Friday, sweeping the Maxwell Award for most outstanding player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback.,Mendoza piloted the Hoosiers to a 13-0 season, a Big Te...
Joe Buck wins prestigious Ford C. Frick Award from Hall of Fame
Joe Buck is the 2026 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award, joining his late dad as the only father-son duo to be celebrated for broadcasting excellence by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.,The younger Buck has transitioned away from baseball and is the voice of ESPN's "...
Shohei Ohtani named AP Male Athlete of Year for 4th time
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani was named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for a record-tying fourth time on Tuesday.,Ohtani, who also earned the distinction in 2021, 2023 and 2024, matched LeBron James, Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong for the most selections since t...
UConn's Skyler Bell joins big-name WRs as Biletnikoff finalist
Jeremiah Smith of Ohio State, Makai Lemon of Southern California and Skyler Bell of UConn are the 2025 Biletnikoff Award finalists, announced Tuesday.,The award is presented annually to the season's most outstanding FBS receiver at any position.,The surprise of the list is Bell, who had a breakout s...
No. 5 Duke uses paint dominance to obliterate Howard
Cameron Boozer's 26 points and 12 rebounds powered No. 5 Duke's 93-56 blowout of Howard on Sunday in Durham, N.C.,Patrick Ngongba had 16 points and Isaiah Evans provided 11 points for Duke (7-0), which shot 61% from the field despite the team's late-game drop-off in efficiency. Darren Harris had all...
No. 5 Duke not looking to let up against Howard
Duke's variety of competition has been vast through the first three weeks of the season, but the No. 5 Blue Devils (6-0) have been consistent in their results., ,They wrap up a two-game homestand with Sunday's matchup against Howard serving as the final game of the inaugural Brotherhood Run in Durha...
Temwa Chawinga earns second straight NWSL MVP award
Temwa Chawinga made history on Wednesday, when the Kansas City Current forward became the first player ever to win consecutive NWSL Most Valuable Player awards.,Chawinga scored a league-high 15 goals in 23 games this year after producing a league-record 20 goals in 25 games during 2024.,The 27-year-...
New-look No. 24 Wisconsin refining formula against SIUE
Wisconsin looks to continue its early-season blending of newcomers and veterans when the No. 24 Badgers host SIUE in a nonconference game on Monday night in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (3-0), which boasts eight newcomers averaging a combined 120.3 minutes per game, has not played since an 86-55 victory ...
DP World Tour names annual award after Rory McIlroy
An award bearing Rory McIlroy's name will be introduced on the DP World Tour next season.,The Rory McIlroy Award will be presented annually to the member of the Europe-based tour who has the top performance in the season's four major tournaments. The winner will total the highest number of Race to D...
Brian Kelly sues LSU as buyout fight continues
Former LSU coach Brian Kelly is taking the school to court, asking a judge to clarify that he was not fired for cause and is entitled to a buyout of close to $54 million.,Kelly's attorneys sued the school late Monday, hours after LSU representatives told them via phone on Monday that Kelly hadn't ac...
Kansas City pair lead five NWSL MVP finalists
Kansas City Current teammates Temwa Chawinga and Bia Zaneratto were among the five finalists for the 2025 NWSL Most Valuable Player award announced Monday.,Delphine Cascarino of the San Diego Wave, Esther Gonzalez of Gotham FC and Manaka Matsukubo of the North Carolina Courage are also up for the aw...
NASCAR fetes Kyle Larson at annual awards ceremony
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the moments after Kyle Larson and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team celebrated his milestone second career NASCAR Cup Series championship Sunday night at Phoenix Raceway, Hendrick executive, NASCAR Hall of Famer and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon grinned when asked i...
Shawn Phillips Jr., Missouri size prove too much for Howard
Shawn Phillips Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Jayden Stone paced a strong bench effort with 13 points to lead Missouri to a season-opening 88-67 victory over Howard on Monday night in Washington, D.C.,Nine different Tigers reached the scoring column during Missouri's first-ever true road game...
LSU parts ways with embattled AD Scott Woodward
LSU and athletic director Scott Woodward mutually agreed to part ways, the university announced Thursday night, in the wake of the high-profile firing of football coach Brian Kelly.,After LSU dismissed Kelly over the weekend, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said during a press conference at the state cap...