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White Sox win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 in 2026
The Chicago White Sox received the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Major League Baseball draft as a result of Tuesday's draft lottery held at the winter meetings in Orlando, Fla.,It was hardly an upset, as the White Sox entered with the highest chance of getting the pick at 27.7% due to their AL-wors...
Pre-Final Four deadline set for future NCAA Tournament expansion
A decision on expansion of the NCAA Tournament in future years from 68 teams to 76 has a pre-Final Four deadline.,NCAA president Charlie Baker said Tuesday at the Intercollegiate Athletics Forum that talks are active and include media rights holders CBS and Warner Brothers Discovery. ,"We are certai...
No. 23 North Texas names interim coach for bowl game
No. 25 North Texas named Drew Svoboda as its interim coach for the New Mexico Bowl on Tuesday.,Svoboda has been the associate head coach for the Mean Green for the past three seasons under Eric Morris.,Morris departed to become the head coach at Oklahoma State after compiling an 11-2 record this sea...
Angels acquire INF Vaughn Grissom from Red Sox
The Los Angeles Angels acquired infielder Vaughn Grissom from the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in exchange for minor league outfielder Isaiah Jackson.,Grissom, 24, last was in the major leagues in 2024 when he played 31 games for the Red Sox while batting .190 with six RBIs. He has 95 games of major le...
Report: New trial ordered for Rays SS Wander Franco in sexual abuse case
A Dominican Republic appeals court ordered a new trial for Wander Franco, less than six months after the Tampa Bay Rays shortstop received a two-year suspended prison sentence for sexual abuse of a minor, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.,Franco, 24, and the mother of the victim were sentenced ...
Matas Vokietaitis sets career high as Texas handles Southern
Matas Vokietaitis poured in a career-high 28 points to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas bounced back from its worst loss of the season with a dominating 95-69 victory over Southern University on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (7-3) led by 19 points at halftime and by 30 after a Jord...
Report: Texans sign injured TE Brevin Jordan to 1-year extension
The Houston Texans signed tight end Brevin Jordan to a one-year extension for 2026, ESPN reported Monday.,Jordan, 25, signed a one-year extension to his rookie deal last December but is sidelined for the entire 2025 season after sustaining a torn ACL in practice this summer.,He also missed much of t...
Texans win 5th straight, halt Chiefs' 9-year AFC West reign
Dare Ogunbowale scored a tiebreaking touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, and the Houston Texans claimed a hard-fought 20-10 road win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.,Ogunbowale rumbled five yards to snap a 10-all deadlock before the Texans (8-5) converted an Azeez Al-Shaair inte...
LeBron James, Luka Doncic return, lift Lakers over 76ers
Luka Doncic and LeBron James combined for 60 points in their return to the lineup as the Los Angeles Lakers topped the host Philadelphia 76ers 112-108 on Sunday night., ,Los Angeles played the first two games of its three-game road trip without Doncic, who was in Serbia for the birth of his daughter...
Texas 'at a crossroads,' hopes to get right vs. Southern
Texas will turn to a mid-major opponent to build some momentum and continuity as it hosts Southern on Monday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (6-3) return to the court after a disheartening 88-69 home loss to Virginia on Wednesday in an ACC/SEC Challenge game. Texas trailed by 19 points at halftime a...
TCU rallies with big second half to beat North Texas
Xavier Edmonds scored 16 points to lead TCU to a 65-55 comeback win over North Texas on Sunday at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,David Punch had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Tanner Toolson added 10 points off the bench for TCU (6-3), which had a 34-18 adv...
Jaron Pierre Jr. drops 35 as SMU knocks off Texas A&M in OT
Jaron Pierre Jr. scored a season-high 35 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, as SMU outlasted Texas A&M 93-80 on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,Pierre scored SMU's first seven points in overtime, including a stepback 3-point...
Christian Anderson, No. 19 Texas Tech hand LSU first loss
Christian Anderson poured in 27 points that included five 3-pointers as No. 19 Texas Tech waylaid previously undefeated LSU 82-58 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader at the Coast-to-Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Red Raiders (7-2) dominated from the opening minutes, led by 21 po...
Report: Alexandre Pantoja has elbow injury, not shoulder
Flyweight legend Alexandre Pantoja was confirmed to have a left elbow injury that ended his bout with Joshua Van during UFC 323 at Las Vegas on Saturday, not a shoulder injury as initially believed, Uncrowned reported.,Van was declared champion after the first-round victory and made a case afterward...
Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (elbow) out vs. Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss his first game of the season on Sunday when he sits out versus the host Utah Jazz on Sunday because of left elbow bursitis.,Signed to a four-year, $273.3 million super maximum contract extension in the offseason, Gilgeous-Alexander i...
Indiana takes No. 1 spot in AP Top 25 for first time in history
Undefeated Indiana sits atop the Associated Press Top 25 football poll for the first time in school history after its 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night.,In this week's poll, released Sunday morning, the Hoosiers earned all 66 first-place votes as they booted t...
Lando Norris wins first F1 world championship, besting Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen went from pole position to a victory lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday, but the real winner was Lando Norris, who secured his first Formula One world championship.,Norris entered the season finale needing to finish in the top three in the race at the Yas Marina Circuit in the ...
Former Texas Rangers, Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks dies at 79
Texas businessman and philanthropist Tom Hicks, who simultaneously owned NHL, Major League Baseball and English Premier League soccer clubs, died Saturday. He was 79.,Hicks formerly owned the Dallas Stars from 1995-2011 and the Texas Rangers from 1998-2010. He also acquired 50% ownership of Liverpoo...
TCU on the rebound against streaking North Texas
TCU has a quick turnaround as it takes on red-hot North Texas on Sunday in the US LBM Coast to Coast Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.,North Texas (7-2) has won four straight games, the latest a 77-75 home victory over Houston Christian on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Horned Frogs (5-3) lost 87-85 in overt...
Surging Texas A&M poses challenge for SMU squad looking for rebound
SMU will look to get back to its winning ways but will have to be better with its offensive execution as it plays surging Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon in the Hoop Hype XL Matchup at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.,The Mustangs (8-1) return to the court after an 88-69 loss at No. 17 Vanderb...