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Wolves aim to carry momentum into meeting with 76ers
The Minnesota Timberwolves have not won back-to-back games since early February.,Minnesota has a chance to change that fact when it tips off against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves are coming off a 116-98 victory on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday...

Miles Kelly, No. 1 Auburn bring hot hands to No. 22 Texas A&M
National Player of the Year candidate Johni Broome receives most of the attention for top-ranked Auburn's stellar season, but other players have stepped up to deliver key performances.,It was senior guard Miles Kelly who excelled in that role in the Tigers' last contest and he will look to deliver a...

No. 25 Mississippi State wraps home schedule vs. messed-up Texas
No. 25 Mississippi State gets another chance to build momentum for the postseason when it closes its home schedule against struggling Texas in a key late-season Southeastern Conference game Tuesday in Starkville, Miss.,The Bulldogs (20-9, 8-8 SEC) snapped a two-game losing streak with an 81-69 home ...

Jimmy Johnson retires from Fox Sports after 30 years
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Jimmy Johnson announced his retirement from broadcasting on Monday after 30 years with Fox Sports.,The former NFL and college coach had been an NFL studio analyst since 1994. Johnson, 81, made the announcement during an appearance on "The Herd with Colin Cowherd.","As...

Katherine Legge, 44, to make Cup Series debut at Phoenix
Katherine Legge will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Live Fast Motorsports announced Monday.,Legge, 44, will drive the No. 78 Chevrolet in Sunday's Shriners Children's 500, becoming the first woman to compete in a Cup Series race since Danica Patrick at the 2018 Day...

Bengals release starting OL Alex Cappa
The Cincinnati Bengals released starting right guard Alex Cappa on Monday in a cost-cutting move. ,The move saves the Bengals $8 million against their salary cap in 2025, according to reports. He joined the Bengals on a four-year, $35 million deal in March 2022. ,Cappa, 30, started all 50 games he p...

76ers' Quentin Grimes bids to build off career night in clash vs. Blazers
Quentin Grimes may not be the best player the Dallas Mavericks traded away last month, but the Philadelphia 76ers seem awfully happy to have him.,The newly acquired guard aims to build off the best game of his career Sunday when the Sixers host the road-weary Portland Trail Blazers.,In his first nin...

Christopher Bell surges late at Austin for back-to-back wins
The NASCAR Cup Series schedule just moved to March, but Christopher Bell finds himself streaking early in 2025.,The Joe Gibbs Racing driver finally found his way around Kyle Busch with five laps to go and went back-to-back with wins, capturing Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Serie...

Whitecaps hand defending champion Galaxy a second loss
Brian White guided home an 87th-minute header and the Vancouver Whitecaps continued their perfect start under new manager Jesper Sorensen in a 2-1 win over the visiting LA Galaxy on Sunday.,Samuel Adekugbe also scored in the home opener for the Whitecaps (2-0-0, 6 points), who parted with previous m...

Christopher Bell closes late at Austin for back-to-back wins
Christopher Bell finally found his way around Kyle Busch with five laps to go and went back-to-back with wins, capturing Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.,In a restart with 14 circuits left on the first road course of 2025, Be...

South Carolina wins coin flip to decide No. 1 seed in SEC
The bracket for the SEC women's basketball tournament came down to a coin toss.,South Carolina (27-3) earned the No. 1 seed in this week's conference tournament over Texas (29-2) after commissioner Greg Sankey performed a coin flip televised live on ESPN Sunday.,South Carolina, the defending nationa...

Pitt CB Mason Alexander dies in car accident
Pittsburgh freshman cornerback Mason Alexander died on Saturday night after a car accident in his hometown of Fishers, Ind. He was 18.,Per the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Alexander was a passenger in a 2016 BMW. The driver of the car attempted to pass another car and swerved to avoid a collisi...

Report: Wisconsin G Max Klesmit out vs. Michigan State
Wisconsin guard Max Klesmit will not play Sunday against No. 8 Michigan State due to a lower-body injury, CBS Sports reported.,Klesmit aggravated the injury early in the first half of the Badgers' 88-62 victory over Washington on Tuesday. Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard said Klesmit had been dealing ...

76ers halt losing skid as Quentin Grimes drops career-high 44 points vs. Warriors
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its firs...

Suns set to host Timberwolves in a matchup of underachievers
Two disappointing squads match up when the Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.,Minnesota has dropped six of its past eight games while falling to ninth place in the Western Conference. Phoenix has lost 10 of 13 games and is in 11th place, outside the final play-in berth.,T...

No. 3 Florida rides Will Richard's 25 points, 6 3-pointers past No. 12 Texas A&M
Will Richard scored a game-high 25 points Saturday night and canned six of Florida's 14 3-pointers as the third-ranked Gators bounced back from an upset loss Tuesday night at Georgia, bouncing No. 12 Texas A&M 89-70 in Gainesville, Fla.,Thomas Haugh added 17 points for Florida (25-4, 12-4), which ti...

Silas Demary’s 26 points help Georgia thrash Texas in NCAA bubble clash
Silas Demary Jr. scored a season-high 26 points as Georgia dominated from the jump in an 83-67 win over stumbling Texas on Saturday in a near do-or-die Southeastern Conference matchup for both teams in Austin, Texas.,Both teams are projected to be on the bubble to earn an appearance in the NCAA Tour...

JT Toppin scores 21, lifts No. 10 Texas Tech over Kansas
JT Toppin scored 21 points to lead No. 10 Texas Tech to a 78-73 win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,Toppin made 9 of 15 attempts from the field before fouling out with 1:47 remaining. The 6-foot-9 forward scored 18 points in a first half outburst that helped Texas Tech take an...

Galaxy face Whitecaps in search of early offensive flow
The defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy will try to rebound from a surprising season-opening defeat on Sunday when they visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, who are off to a bright start under new manager Jesper Sorensen.,Shorthanded by a long-term injury to key playmaker Riqui Puig, and a short...
Rafael Devers and Alex Bregman Highlight Boston Red Sox Defensive Dilemma
The Boston Red Sox face a defensive dilemma as Rafael Devers struggles at third base while Gold Glove winner Alex Bregman is set to play out of position....