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Max Verstappen captures ninth win of season in Qatar
Max Verstappen won his ninth race of the season on Sunday at the Qatar Grand Prix, which was marked by a key penalty and three appearances by the safety car.,The Dutchman started one place off the pole after a penalty in qualifying but quickly took control. Sunday's race slowed almost as soon as it ...
SEC championship game capsule: Texas vs. Georgia
Southeastern Conference championship game,Texas (11-1) vs. Georgia (10-2),Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at 4 p.m. ET,Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium,TV: ABC,Early line: Texas -1.5 (FanDuel),What's at stake:,Texas is in the playoffs no matter what happens in the pro-Georgia environment. But the Longhorns ar...
Dejan Joveljic's goal sends Galaxy past Sounders, into Cup final
Dejan Joveljic scored his fifth goal of the playoffs in the 85th minute to lift the LA Galaxy into a league record 10th all-time MLS Cup final appearance with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Sounders in Saturday's Western Conference final.,Joveljic's goal, assisted by Riqui Puig and Mark Del...
No. 3 Texas baffles No. 20 Texas A&M, lands spot in SEC title game
Quinn Ewers passed for 218 yards and a touchdown and No. 3 Texas rode a dominant defensive performance to a berth in the Southeastern Conference championship game, beating No. 20 Texas A&M 17-7 on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.,Quintrevion Wisner rushed for a career-high 186 yards on 33 c...
Devin Booker, Suns deal Warriors their third straight loss
Devin Booker and Tyus Jones stole the spotlight from a Kevin Durant-Stephen Curry showdown with a combined 46 points and 18 assists Saturday night and the Phoenix Suns held off the visiting Golden State Warriors 113-105.,Durant shot just 7-for-20 but still managed 21 points and added 10 rebounds for...
No. 20 Texas A&M wins tight battle vs. Rutgers
Wade Taylor IV poured in 24 points, Manny Obaseki put his team ahead for good with a fastbreak dunk and No. 20 Texas A&M staved off Rutgers 81-77 to take fifth place at the Players Era Festival on Saturday in Las Vegas., ,In a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes, the Aggies (6-2) took a 78-77 l...
Tahj Brooks caps season of 100-yard games as Texas Tech clubs West Virginia
Tahj Brooks set a school season record with his 11th 100-yard rushing game to lead Texas Tech to a 52-15 victory Saturday over West Virginia in Lubbock, Texas, to conclude the regular season.,The Red Raiders (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) reached eight wins in the regular season for the first time since 2009.,Br...
Texas QB Quinn Ewers (ankle) probable to start vs. Texas A&M
Quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to start for No. 3 Texas despite a high-ankle sprain when the Longhorns visit No. 20 Texas A&M on Saturday night in College Station, Texas.,The junior was listed as probable on the Southeastern Conference injury report on Friday. He sustained the injury during the...
Lynx add Eric Thibault, Lindsay Whalen to coaching staff
The Minnesota Lynx bolstered their coaching staff on Saturday by adding former Washington Mystics bench boss Eric Thibault as associate head coach and franchise legend Lindsay Whalen as an assistant coach.,"I am excited to add both Eric and Lindsay to our coaching staff," Lynx head coach and preside...
Report: Lakers C Jaxson Hayes (ankle) out 2-3 weeks
Los Angeles Lakers center Jaxson Hayes is expected to be sidelined two to three weeks after re-injuring his right ankle, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Hayes, 24, underwent an MRI on Friday that revealed the extent of the ankle sprain.,The 7-foot Hayes returned to play on Tuesday against the Phoenix Sun...
76ers limp into Detroit to face 'selfless' Pistons
The foundering Philadelphia 76ers offered a mixed bag in injury news on Friday.,They won't have star center Joel Embiid for the fourth consecutive game on Saturday night when they play the Pistons. He'll miss the team's visit to Detroit due to left-knee-injury management and personal reasons.,Paul G...
New Mexico sends USC to last-place finish in Palm Desert
Tru Washington scored 20 points to help New Mexico post an 83-73 victory over Southern California on Friday night in the third-place game of the Acrisure Classic at Palm Desert, Calif.,Donovan Dent recorded 17 points and 11 assists for his third double-double of the season and also collected six reb...
Texas dominant from start to finish vs. Delaware State
Freshman standout Tre Johnson poured in 21 points and Kadin Shedrick added 14 points and 11 rebounds as Texas cruised to a 90-68 win over Delaware State on Friday in Austin, Texas., ,The Longhorns (6-1) never trailed, leading by 19 points at halftime and by as many as 24 midway through a workmanlike...
Texas Tech puts away Northern Colorado with hot shooting
Darrion Williams scored 21 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, and Texas Tech cruised to an 89-64 win over Northern Colorado on Friday night in Lubbock, Texas., ,Kevin Overton contributed 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting for Texas Tech (6-1), which won its second straight game. JT Toppin registered a ...
Texans try to get 'locked in' with Trevor Lawrence, Jags up next
A week after a demoralizing loss to the Tennessee Titans, the AFC South-leading Houston Texans might have a perfect opportunity to reboot when they face the host Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.,Then again, maybe not.,It depends, Houston coach DeMeco Ryans said, if the Texans (7-5) are "locked in" an...
Dominant Galaxy up against experienced Sounders in West final
The Los Angeles Galaxy have been the most dominant team in the 2024 MLS Cup playoffs, but they will face arguably the most consistent postseason performer in recent MLS history when they host the Seattle Sounders on Saturday in the Western Conference final at Carson, Calif.,The second-seeded Galaxy ...
Dodgers INF/OF Tommy Edman agrees to $74M extension
Infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman, who earned National League Championship Series MVP honors for the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers, agreed to a five-year, $74 million extension on Saturday with a club option for a sixth season.,Edman, 29, will be under contract with Los Angeles through at...
Sensational freshman Dylan Harper, Rutgers take on No. 20 Texas A&M
The inaugural Players Era Festival has been chock full of standout performances, but no participant is flying quite as high as Rutgers freshman Dylan Harper.,Harper put up 36 points, six rebounds and six assists in Rutgers' 85-84 opening win over Notre Dame, in which he delivered the go-ahead free t...
Texas A&M flips 4-star QB Brady Hart from Michigan
Four-star quarterback Brady Hart has flipped his commitment to Texas A&M from Michigan and will reclassify to the 2025 recruiting cycle.,Hart changed his profile on the social media platform X on Friday morning, listing himself as a "Texas A&M Commit" while posting "#GigEm" on his profile, which inc...
Giants DT Dexter Lawrence may be done for season
New York Giants star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence is likely out for the season with an elbow injury.,The two-time Pro Bowler exited Thursday's 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the second half with a dislocated elbow.,On Friday, head coach Brian Daboll announced that Lawrence, 27, will be out ...