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Raiders owner: Star DE Maxx Crosby not available for trade
Three-time Pro Bowl defensive end Maxx Crosby is not available for trade, Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis informed ESPN via email.,"We're Not Trading Maxx Crosby," Davis wrote. "Before Or After The Trade Deadline!!!",Davis' email comes on the heels of the Raiders -- now 2-5 and in last place in t...
Galaxy open playoffs with rout of Rapids
Dejan Joveljic and Riqui Puig each had two goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Galaxy opened their postseason with a dominating 5-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids in the first game of a best-of-three Western Conference series on Saturday night at Carson, Calif.,John Nelson added a goal for the...
Kevin Durant hits milestone as Suns beat Luka Doncic, Mavs
Kevin Durant recorded 31 points and nine rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to 114-102 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.,Durant also became the eighth player in NBA history to top 29,000 career points. He finished the game with 29,010.,Devin Booker scored 21 points, Jusuf ...
No. 14 Texas A&M upends No. 8 LSU, sits alone atop SEC
Backup quarterback Marcel Reed rushed for three second-half touchdowns Saturday night and No. 14 Texas A&M took sole possession of first place in the Southeastern Conference with a 38-23 win over No. 8 LSU in College Station, Texas. ,Reed scored on a pair of 8-yard runs in the third quarter after re...
No. 5 Texas holds off No. 25 Vanderbilt
Texas' Quinn Ewers threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and the defense held Vanderbilt to 269 total yards, as the No. 5 Longhorns knocked off the 25th-ranked Commodores 27-24, in Southeastern Conference play at Nashville on Saturday.,The Longhorns entered the day ranked No. 1 in scoring defense...
TCU overcomes 13-point 4th-quarter deficit, hangs on to beat Texas Tech
Texas Tech freshman quarterback Will Hammond, who replaced injured starter Behren Morton in the second half, fumbled the ball away on a potential game-winning possession late in the Red Raiders' 35-34 loss to TCU Saturday in a Big 12 matchup in Fort Worth, Texas.,Morton, who completed 13 of 22 pass ...
UFC 308: Ilia Topuria beats Max Holloway with KO win
Ilia Topuria successfully defended his featherweight title Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi with a third-round TKO (1:34) against Max Holloway in the UFC 308 main event.,After two closely contested rounds, Topuria (16-0 MMA) landed a flurry of punches, including a left hook, to finish Holloway (26-8 ...
Sixers, Pacers meet trying to find early-season stride
When the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Indiana Pacers for a Sunday matinee in Indianapolis, they will try to avoid an 0-3 start with their star center Joel Embiid sidelined. ,Philadelphia dropped its second game to open the 2024-25 campaign on Friday, 115-107 on the road against the Toronto Raptors. ...
Rangers' Alexis Lafreniere on 7-year deal: 'I love playing here'
New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere was all smiles as he sat in front of his locker on Saturday morning, one day after signing a seven-year contract extension.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Rangers on Friday, however TSN reported the deal is worth $52.15 million. The contract will...
Raptors knock off 76ers for first win of season
Scottie Barnes scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 115-107 on Friday night.,Jakob Poeltl added 19 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots for the Raptors, who have split their first two games of the season.,Jonathan Mogbo had 12 points, nine rebound...
Colts RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle) slated to return vs. Texans
Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor is expected to play against the Houston Texans on Sunday after missing three games with an ankle injury.,Taylor was a full practice participant on Friday and wasn't given an injury status.,Standout defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (ankle) sat out...
After squandering top seed, Galaxy open playoffs vs. Rapids
The Los Angeles Galaxy beat Colorado twice in the regular season and rate as significant favorites to advance deep into the MLS Cup Playoffs.,But the Rapids aren't about to lay down despite a dismal stretch to end the regular season.,Seventh-seeded Colorado looks to improve on its recent play while ...
Reports: Rangers, Alexis Lafreniere finalizing 7-year extension
The New York Rangers and forward Alexis Lafreniere are close to finalizing a seven-year contract extension, multiple media outlets reported on Friday.,TSN reported the deal is worth $52.15 million for Lafreniere, who signed a two-year, $4.65 million contract in August 2023 and is set to become a res...
Injury-riddled Sixers, Raptors square off; Nurse back in the house at Toronto
The Philadelphia 76ers repeat the mission of attempting to win without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Paul George when they visit the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Friday night.,Playing without Embiid and George on Wednesday, the 76ers lost 124-109 at home to the Milwaukee Bucks in their season opener....
C.J. Stroud, Texans aim to take flight vs. Colts
One would figure the least of the Houston Texans' worries in 2024 is the passing game.,Yet last week, the inability to pass or protect quarterback C.J. Stroud was the major reason that Houston lost at Green Bay. Stroud threw for just 86 yards, which most weeks for him is a good quarter, and absorbed...
Damian Lillard, Bucks pull away for opening win over 76ers
Damian Lillard scored 30 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 124-109 road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.,Giannis Antetokounmpo contributed 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting, along with 14 rebounds and seven assists for Milwaukee. Bobby Portis ...
Report: NBA to investigate 76ers over Joel Embiid's playing status
Joel Embiid's planned absences for the Philadelphia 76ers' season opener and their next two games has the attention of the NBA, which will likely begin an investigation this week, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Embiid, a former league Most Valuable Player with a history of injuries, missed the preseason d...
Liberty open as '25 WNBA title favorites as books see record interest
The New York Liberty battled into overtime of the final game of the season to claim the franchise's first WNBA title on Sunday, and they've been installed as the favorites to repeat in 2025.,The Liberty finished first during the 2024 regular season and went on to win the title in five games over the...
Texas Tech, TCU clash to stay relevant in Big 12 race
After its four-game winning streak was snapped last weekend, Texas Tech heads to TCU on Saturday to try to keep pace in the Big 12 race and win the Saddle Trophy for the second season in a row.,Texas Tech (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) suffered its first conference loss last Saturday in a 59-35 upset defeat to B...
Defending champ Collin Morikawa not expecting easy time at Zozo
Collin Morikawa won last year's Zozo Championship by six shots and comes into this year's tournament as the No. 4-ranked player in the world.,That doesn't mean Morikawa thinks he'll run away with the win during this week's event at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. ,"Look, winnin...