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In Cup action, Magic out to stay hot vs. slumping 76ers
The Orlando Magic ride a four-game winning streak into their NBA Cup East Group A matchup at home on Friday with the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.,Orlando dropped five straight, including the first four of the eight games All-Star forward Paolo Banchero has missed due to a torn right oblique. The Mag...
Report: Red Sox signing reliever Justin Wilson
The Boston Red Sox reached an agreement with free agent reliever Justin Wilson, FanSided reported Thursday.,The 37-year-old left-hander was 1-5 with a 5.59 ERA and two saves in 60 games with the Cincinnati Reds in 2024.,Wilson, who missed the entire 2023 season after Tommy John surgery, struck out 5...
More Cash Than Clash: Mike Tyson Enters Ring for a Check, Not a Comeback
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson is about collecting a paycheck, not about making a heroic return to the boxing ring for the 58 year-old legend....
TCU, Michigan meet in game decades in the making
It's been nearly 62 years since TCU and Michigan met in men's basketball. But Friday, the two finally will play again, meeting in Ann Arbor, Mich., with each looking for a key non-conference win.,Michigan won that only other matchup, winning 82-60 on Dec. 13, 1962. Friday's game will be the first of...
Sharpshooting Buckeyes launch into Top 25 rematch with Texas A&M
Texas A&M is bracing for a major test with Ohio State arriving Friday night for a matchup of Top 25 teams in College Station.,Texas A&M (2-1) dropped from No. 13 to 23 in the Associated Press poll after a season-opening upset loss at UCF. The Aggies regrouped quickly over their past two games. The A...
Formula 1 to race in Monaco through at least 2031
The Monaco Grand Prix will continue to be contested through at least 2031 after Formula 1 agreed to a six-year extension with the Automobile Club of Monaco on Thursday.,The iconic race around the streets of Monte Carlo will take place from May 23-25, 2025 and will mark the 75th anniversary of the ra...
North Texas pulls off upset of cold-shooting Minnesota
Rondel Walker recorded 14 points and three steals and North Texas led nearly the entire way while notching a 54-51 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday in nonconference play at Minneapolis.,The Mean Green (3-0) led by as many as 11 and held an 18-4 edge in points off turnovers.,Minnesota star Dawson ...
JT Toppin leads Texas Tech's rout of Wyoming
JT Toppin had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Texas Tech held Wyoming without a field goal for over nine minutes in the first half in a dominating 96-49 win Wednesday night in Lubbock, Texas.,Chance McMillian had 16 points and was 4-for-4 from deep for the Red Raiders, who are 3-0 and were just outsid...
Mike Tyson ready to fight, Jake Paul excited ahead of Netflix bout
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson met the media in Arlington, Texas, ahead of their eight-round boxing match this Friday to put the finishing on Netflix's first foray into the sporting world.,Paul, a 27-year-old YouTube star turned professional boxer, has risen quickly in his quest for mainstream boxing cred...
Darius Garland, Cavaliers remain perfect as 76ers can't keep up
Darius Garland scored 25 points and Donovan Mitchell took over down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers remained undefeated with a 114-106 road victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.,Mitchell finished with 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists for Cleveland (13-0), which...
No. 18 Wazzu looks to pad resume with win at New Mexico
Going into last week's game with Utah State, the mandate was clear for Washington State: Win and hope for help.,Mission accomplished on both counts. Not only did the Cougars cruise to a 49-28 decision, but enough teams ahead of them in the College Football Playoff poll lost so that they were able to...
No. 15 Texas A&M draws New Mexico St. out of bye
Texas A&M might have felt like it lost twice on Nov. 2 when it sustained its first conference loss of the season to South Carolina and lost starting running back Le'Veon Moss to a season-ending injury.,The Aggies needed a well-timed bye week to recover from both setbacks and return to the field Satu...
76ers hold Joel Embiid, Paul George out vs. Cleveland
When the Cleveland Cavaliers visit Philadelphia on Wednesday in pursuit of their 13th consecutive win to start the season, Joel Embiid and Paul George won't be available for the 76ers due to "left knee injury maintenance.",The 76ers, off to a 2-8 start, are also missing a third All-Star, point guard...
Undefeated Cavaliers set for 76ers with Philly's All-Stars idle
The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to the best start in franchise history and the best start for any NBA team in nearly a decade. ,Even more, the 12-0 Cavaliers may catch a break Wednesday night when they visit the scuffling Philadelphia 76ers. ,Not only did Cleveland rest Tuesday while Philadelphia lo...
MLB Free Agency Predictions: Anticipated Landing Spots for Top 10 Players
MLB free agency should be crazy in 2024, and these are our anticipated landing spots and contracts for the top 10 players to hit free agency this offseason....
No. 3 Texas expects fierce test against old rival Arkansas
There will be plenty of bad blood and pent-up hatred let loose when No. 3 Texas squares off against historical rival Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Fayetteville, Ark.,The Longhorns moved from fifth to third in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, tying...
Undefeated Cavaliers take aim at shorthanded 76ers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to the best start in franchise history and the best start for any NBA team in nearly a decade. ,Even more, the 12-0 Cavaliers may catch a break Wednesday night when they visit the scuffling Philadelphia 76ers. ,Not only did Cleveland rest Tuesday while Philadelphia lo...
No Kevin Durant, but Suns outshoot Jazz from long distance
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal combined to make 9-of-16 3-pointers en route to 24 and 31 points, respectively, and the Phoenix Suns opened NBA Cup group play with a 120-112 defeat of the host Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City. ,Mason Plumlee recorded a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds ...
TCU survives scare, narrowly escapes Texas State
Noah Reynolds scored 17 points, Trazarien White added 16 and TCU survived a scare with a 76-71 victory over Texas State on Tuesday night in Fort Worth.,The Frogs (3-0) overcame a night in which they missed more than half of their free throws (15 of 32). Along with Reynolds and White, TCU's Frankie C...
Texas gets off to hot start in drubbing of Chicago State
Freshman phenom Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Texas scorers in double figures as the Longhorns dismantled Chicago State 105-58 on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,The game was all but decided in its first 10 minutes, as the Longhorns (2-1) rushed to a 24-4 lead while going without a turnover an...