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Eric Olen named New Mexico coach
Eric Olen is leaving UC San Diego and will become the head basketball coach at New Mexico, the school announced Sunday.,ESPN reported Olen agreed to a five-year contract to replace Richard Pitino, who resigned Wednesday to accept the same job at Xavier.,"I am honored to be the next head coach of New...

Reports: Eric Olen to be named New Mexico coach
Eric Olen is leaving UC San Diego and will become the head basketball coach at New Mexico, multiple outlets reported Sunday.,ESPN reported Olen agreed to a five-year contract to replace Richard Pitino, who resigned Wednesday to accept the same job at Xavier.,Olen, 44, has been the head coach of the ...

Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (thumb) placed on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday, one day after the veteran right-hander lasted just three innings in his debut with the team.,Scherzer, 40, allowed two solo homers in the first inning and three hits overall before exiting Toronto's 9-5 loss to the Baltimor...

Ascending Raptors set sights on spiraling 76ers
With the regular season winding down, the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers appear to be headed in opposite directions.,The Raptors aim for their fourth straight victory on Sunday when they visit the 76ers, who are hoping to avoid their eighth straight defeat.,Toronto (27-47) has endured a chal...

Rangers' Jacob deGrom faces Red Sox, looks to pick up where 2024 ended
Texas is counting on a healthy season from right-hander Jacob deGrom, who will take the mound Sunday afternoon when the Rangers and Boston Red Sox wrap up a four-game series in Arlington, Texas.,Texas signed deGrom, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, to a five-year, $185 million contract following th...

White Sox look for spark from offense in rematch vs. Angels
A pair of mid-rotation starters who enjoyed solid springs will oppose one another on Sunday afternoon as the host Chicago White Sox close a season-opening series against the Los Angeles Angels.,Chicago and Los Angeles split the first two games, with the Angels regrouping from an 8-1 loss on Opening ...

Orlando City score on late miscue, keep Galaxy winless
Luis Muriel scored on a 90th-minute free kick that should've been a routine save for John McCarthy, and visiting Orlando City rallied for a 2-1 victory over the struggling LA Galaxy on Saturday night.,Muriel's match-winner came 14 minutes after Martin Ojeda pulled the visitors level from the penalty...

Adolis Garcia (HR, 3 RBIs) stars as Rangers nip Red Sox
Adolis Garcia homered among his three hits and drove in three runs Saturday to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Arlington, Texas.,Garcia broke a 2-2 tie by hitting a leadoff home run in the fourth off Boston starter Walker Buehler (0-1). He also collected a two-run ...

Madison Booker, defense carry Texas past Tennessee
Madison Booker scored 17 points capped by two key free throws with 35.1 seconds to play as No. 1 Texas outlasted No. 5 Tennessee 67-59 on Saturday afternoon in an NCAA Women's Championship regional semifinal in Birmingham, Alabama.,The Longhorns (34-3) advance to the Elite Eight to square off agains...

Max Scherzer (lat soreness) exits Blue Jays debut after three innings vs. Orioles
Max Scherzer's debut with the Toronto Blue Jays was cut short on Saturday as the veteran right-hander exited after just three innings with lat soreness against the Baltimore Orioles.,Scherzer recorded one strikeout on 45 pitches, giving up two home runs in the top of the first inning, including one ...

Jose Soriano shines as Angels shut out White Sox
Jose Soriano delivered seven shutout innings and Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo had two hits apiece to help the Los Angeles Angels blank the host Chicago White Sox 1-0 on Saturday.,Soriano (1-0) scattered two hits, two walks and five strikeouts while breezing through Chicago hitters in a tidy 73 pitch...

Bills, CB Christian Benford reach 4-year, $76M extension
Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford reached agreement on a four-year, $76 million extension, his agents told multiple media outlets on Saturday.,Benford, 24, was entering the final season of his rookie deal. He is now under contract through the 2029 campaign.,The Bills have been busy with con...

New Mexico standout Donovan Dent transferring to UCLA
Donovan Dent, who won the Mountain West Player of the Year award with New Mexico this season, is transferring to UCLA.,The 247Sports transfer portal listing confirmed the move on Saturday. He was ranked as the No. 2 player in the portal.,Dent led the Mountain West with an average of 20.4 points and ...

Report: Cowboys star Micah Parsons seeks $200M extension
Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons is seeking a $200 million contract extension, The Dallas Morning News reported.,That total would serve as the largest deal ever for a non-quarterback in NFL history.,Conversations between Parsons' representation and members of the Cowboys' front office were ...

Walker Buehler makes Red Sox debut vs. Rangers
Walker Buehler is looking to revive his career by pitching a full season for the first time since 2021.,The injury prone right-hander will make his Boston Red Sox debut on Saturday night when he pitches against the Texas Rangers at Arlington, Texas.,Buehler has undergone two Tommy John surgeries dur...

Thumbs up: Max Scherzer set to make Jays debut vs. Orioles
Toronto's Max Scherzer was given the thumbs up to start Saturday afternoon against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Now the Blue Jays hope his thumb holds up.,Scherzer's thumb was an issue during spring training, but it passed the test against the Minnesota Twins last Saturday at Fort Myers, Fla. ,Th...

UCLA lands New Mexico PG Donovan Dent out of transfer portal
Point guard Donovan Dent, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year who led New Mexico to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is transferring to UCLA.,Multiple media outlets reported the news Friday night.,ESPN ranked Dent as the top player in the transfer portal, while 247 Sports listed ...

Winless Galaxy try to contain high-scoring Orlando City
The LA Galaxy continue their search for a first win of the season on Saturday night when they host an Orlando City side whose current form resembles how the Galaxy were playing late last season.,The Galaxy (0-3-2, 2 points) have been without several of the key contributors to their 2024 MLS Cup titl...

Jonah Heim's two homers help Rangers past Red Sox
Jonah Heim slugged two homers and right-hander Jack Leiter picked up his first major league victory as the Texas Rangers recorded a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in Arlington, Texas.,Jake Burger and Josh Jung also had run-scoring hits as the Rangers evened the four-game series ...

Florida strives to continue 'surreal' run in Elite Eight vs. Texas Tech
SAN FRANCISCO -- Grant McCasland was not even 30 minutes removed from receiving his first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight when the inevitable question came.,What's it going to take Saturday against Florida, the No. 1 seed in the West Regional?,"Man, can they score," the head coach of ...