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Northwestern stays unbeaten, cruise past Cleveland St.
Nick Martinelli scored 21 points and Arrinten Page had 17 points and nine rebounds to boost host Northwestern to a 110-63 victory against Cleveland State on Monday in Evanston, Ill.,After averaging 73 points in their first two victories, the Wildcats (3-0) reached triple digits with 60.3 percent sho...

Northwestern stays unbeaten with easy win over Cleveland St.
Nick Martinelli scored 21 points and Arrinten Page had 17 points and nine rebounds to boost host Northwestern to a 110-63 victory against Cleveland State on Monday in Evanston, Ill.,After averaging 73 points in their first two victories, the Wildcats (3-0) reached triple digits with 60.3 percent sho...

Report: Raiders G Jackson Powers-Johnson's season may be over
Las Vegas Raiders guard Jackson Powers-Johnson could miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury, NFL Network reported on Monday.,The second-year lineman is expected to go on injured reserve after getting hurt in the second quarter of Thursday's 10-7 loss against the Denver Broncos.,"He hurt hi...

Northwestern picking up pace, ready to face Cleveland St.
Northwestern leading scorer Nick Martinelli embraces the Wildcats' transition to playing a more up-tempo style.,"It's pretty awesome just seeing the guys flowing," Martinelli said. "When we get a rebound, it's bang, bang, three.",Pressuring opponents defensively helps create those sequences, of cour...

Brenen Lorient's big day leads West Virginia past Lehigh
Brenen Lorient scored a game-high 26 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead West Virginia to a 69-47 win over Lehigh on Sunday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Lorient made 11 of 15 field goal attempts and connected on 3 of 4 3-point attempts. ,Harlan Obioha added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Honor...
Three Realistic MLB Trades That Could Shake Up the League
MLB Hot Stove heating up: Here are three trades that could shake up the league this offseason, featuring Alcantara, Peralta, and Ward....

Jayden Maiava accounts for 3 TDs as No. 19 USC tops Northwestern
Jayden Maiava passed for two touchdowns and ran for another, Makai Lemon added two scores and No. 19 Southern California overwhelmed Northwestern in the second half en route to a 38-17 win on Friday in Los Angeles.,The Trojans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) scored on each of their first three possessions in the...

Tarris Reed Jr. returns, No. 4 UConn humiliates UMass Lowell 110-47
Tarris Reed Jr. made quite an impression in his return from a hamstring injury, pouring in 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as No. 4 UConn cruised to a 110-47 victory over UMass Lowell Friday night in Hartford, Conn.,Reed shot 9-of-12 from the floor for the Huskies (2-0) as he recorded the sixth 2...

Nick Martinelli, Northwestern ease past Boston U.
Nick Martinelli scored 20 points to go with nine rebounds and Jayden Reid added 17 points and eight assists to help host Northwestern to a 76-52 victory against Boston University on Friday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (2-0) capitalized on savvy defense and speed in a game in which it never trailed...

Alabama legend, NFL standout Woodrow Lowe dies at 71
College Football Hall of Famer Woodrow Lowe, a former Alabama All-American and standout NFL linebacker, died on Thursday after a lengthy illness. He was 71.,Lowe's younger brother Eddie, the mayor of Phenix City, Ala., confirmed the death to AL.com.,Woodrow Lowe was a three-time first-team All-Ameri...

Northwestern's jelling process continues against Boston U.
Jelling on the job comes with the territory in college basketball, though lately that goes double for Northwestern.,"Obviously, we always start the season just trying to figure things out, and especially this year with eight new guys," said Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli. "You've just got to try t...

No. 4 UConn wants to shake off 'painful' effort, faces UMass Lowell
No. 4 UConn wasn't exactly thrilled with the way it played in its season opener against New Haven on Monday night.,Yes, the Huskies still won, pocketing a 79-55 triumph against a team making its Division I debut. The issue was with the energy, as it wasn't at the level one expects from an elite prog...

Pat Fitzgerald feels '100% vindicated' by Northwestern settlement
Former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald broke his long silence Thursday, telling ESPN he feels "100% vindicated" by this summer's settlement of his wrongful termination lawsuit.,In his first public comments since he was fired in July 2023 after 17 seasons, Fitzgerald also told the "College Game Day...

Freshman QBs face off as West Virginia hosts Colorado
West Virginia is riding high as it enters a Big 12 tilt against a reeling Colorado squad on Saturday in Morgantown, W. Va.,While the Mountaineers and Buffaloes share identical records at 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference, it's West Virginia, in the first year of Rich Rodriguez's second stint atop th...

World Series Game 7 most-watched MLB game globally in 34 years
Game 7 of the World Series averaged 51 million viewers combined across the United States, Canada and Japan, making it the most-watched MLB game globally in 34 years, the league announced Wednesday.,Spanning back nearly three-and-a-half decades was Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, which pitted the Mi...

No. 19 USC eager to reignite offense vs. Northwestern
No. 19 Southern California will begin its closing four-game stretch of the season in the thick of both the Big Ten Conference championship and College Football Playoff races.,The Trojans will face another stout defense in Northwestern on Friday night in Los Angeles.,Southern California (6-2, 4-1) wi...

Arrinten Page's double-double paces Northwestern to win over Mercyhurst
Arrinten Page posted a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds in his program debut, and Nick Martinelli scored 17 points to lift host Northwestern to a season-opening 70-47 victory against Mercyhurst on Monday night in Evanston, Ill.,K.J. Windham added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Wildca...

Texas A&M rolls Northwestern St. in Bucky McMillan's debut
Spanish import Ruben Dominguez poured in 18 points to lead five Texas A&M players in double figures as the new-look Aggies romped past Northwestern State 98-68 on Monday in the season opener for both teams in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (1-0) played their first game under new coach Bucky McMi...
Five Overrated NBA Players Who Don’t Belong in the 2025-26 All-Star Game
Our NBA No-Star starting five: LaMelo Ball, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Domantas Sabonis shouldn’t make the All-Star Game....

LeBron James celebrates favorite season with Halloween kids' book
LeBron James has a treat for his younger fans this Halloween.,The Los Angeles Lakers star announced Thursday that the latest in his series of children's books, "Happy Spooky Halloween," will be released on July 21, 2026.,"This is a bucket list item for me for real!!! I used to read alllll the 'Goose...