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Ruben Dominguez, Texas A&M red-hot entering Mississippi Valley St. clash
Coming off a record-setting 3-point-shooting performance, Texas A&M will look to continue to build when it hosts Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night at College Station, Tex.,The Aggies (4-2) have averaged 89 points per game this season, albeit mostly against non-major conference opponents. It'...
76ers to face Magic while in search of a rhythm
The Philadelphia 76ers will work on consistency in an effort to deliver a complete performance at home against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in an NBA Cup East Group B contest.,Philadelphia has alternated losses and wins in each of its last nine games. And while the Sixers haven't lost two games in a...
Texans QB C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol to start Week 13
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud remains in concussion protocol.,Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Stroud, who has missed the last three games since sustaining a concussion in Houston's Nov. 2 loss to Denver, will start Sunday's game at Indianapolis (8-3) if he clears the protocol this week.,In S...
Broncos sign K Wil Lutz to 3-year contract extension
The Denver Broncos signed veteran kicker Wil Lutz to a three-year contract extension through the 2028 season on Monday.,Lutz, 31, made all five field-goal attempts in Denver's 22-19 win against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11, including the game-winner from 35 yards out as time expired.,The AFC We...
Art Briles named head coach at Div. II Eastern New Mexico
Division II Eastern New Mexico named Art Briles as its new head coach on Monday morning.,"I am excited to welcome Art to Eastern New Mexico University," athletic director Kevin Fite said in a release. "He is an excellent coach, and I look forward to the future of Greyhound football.",Briles, 69, has...
Texas, Arizona State hopeful of parlaying Maui tourney to later success
Former Pac-12 coaching rivals Sean Miller and Bobby Hurley will meet again on Monday, leading Texas and Arizona State, respectively, in an opening-round matchup at the Maui Invitational in Lahaina, Hawaii. ,Miller is in his first season at Texas (4-1) and coached Arizona from 2009-21. Hurley's tenur...
Reports: Art Briles to coach DII Eastern New Mexico
Art Briles is set to take over as the new head coach at Division II Eastern New Mexico, according to reports on Sunday.,Briles, 69, hasn't coached in college football since 2016. He was fired from Baylor after a review of the school's handling of sexual assault allegations made against multiple foot...
Cal fires coach Justin Wilcox after nine years
Cal fired coach Justin Wilcox on Sunday, one day after the Golden Bears were routed by fierce rival Stanford in the "Big Game.",Wilcox compiled a 48-55 record in nine seasons with Cal. The Golden Bears are 6-5 overall and 3-4 in Atlantic Coast Conference play entering Saturday's regular-season final...
Islanders D Alexander Romanov (shoulder) out 5-6 months
The New York Islanders announced Sunday that defenseman Alexander Romanov will miss 5-6 months to recover from shoulder surgery after Dallas Stars forward Mikko Rantanen crushed him from behind into the boards.,Rantanen received a major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Romanov in the final...
Oregon new No. 5 in AP Top 25, Ohio State stays No. 1
Oregon moved back into the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 poll, while the first four spots remained unchanged Sunday.,Oregon (10-1) moved up one spot to No. 5 following a dominating 42-27 home victory over Southern California on Saturday. The Ducks leapfrogged Ole Miss (10-1), which fell on...
Championship frontrunners Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri DQ'd after Vegas GP
LAS VEGAS -- A stunning and potentially championship-altering development unraveled in the hours immediately following the Las Vegas Grand Prix early Sunday morning as McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for skid wear that was less than the required thickness.,Norris had...
Max Verstappen wins Vegas; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri DQ'd
LAS VEGAS - A year after clinching his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship on the Strip, Red Bull's Max Verstappen maintained a sliver of hope for a fifth with a stellar showing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.,After the FIA finished with its postrace inspections, those hopes grew exponential...
Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri could face DQ after Las Vegas Grand Prix
LAS VEGAS -- A stunning and potentially championship-altering development unraveled in the hours immediately following the Las Vegas Grand Prix early Sunday morning, as FIA stewards summoned McLaren drivers and championship frontrunners Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for a rear plank that was less t...
Max Verstappen wins Vegas; Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri could face DQ
LAS VEGAS -- A year after clinching his fourth consecutive World Drivers' Championship on the Strip, Red Bull's Max Verstappen maintained what appeared at the to be a sliver of hope for a fifth with a stellar showing at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.,Verstappen took advantage of a first-lap mishap by McL...
Max Verstappen wins in Las Vegas; Lando Norris extends lead over Oscar Piastri
LAS VEGAS - Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his red-hot run with a stellar showing on the Strip, winning the Las Vegas Grand Prix for a second time in three years after taking advantage of a first-lap mishap by McLaren's Lando Norris.,Norris, the polesitter and championship frontrunner, made wha...
Xavier, West Virginia look to bounce back from disappointing losses
West Virginia and Xavier lamented the final seconds of their close losses on Friday.,Both teams are hoping to avoid a 0-2 tournament showing Sunday afternoon when the Mountaineers face the Musketeers in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket in Charleston, S.C.,West Virgin...
Arch Manning accounts for six scores as No. 17 Texas pastes Arkansas
Arch Manning threw for a career-best 389 yards and four touchdowns, ran for a score and caught a pass for another as No. 17 Texas dismantled Arkansas 52-37 on Saturday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference dustup in Austin, Texas, to keep alive its waning College Football Playoff chances.,The Longh...
Marcel Reed leads No. 3 Texas A&M to rout of Samford
Marcel Reed threw three touchdown passes and Amari Daniels ran for 106 yards and a score to lead No. 3 Texas A&M to a dominant 48-0 win over Samford on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas.,Reed completed 10 of 15 passes for 120 yards and threw his three TD passes during a 21-0 first quarter...
Rams LB Nate Landman reaches 3-year extension
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman agreed to terms on a three-year contract extension on Saturday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, however multiple media outlets reported it was worth $22.5 million -- with NFL Network reporting that his extension includes $15.6 million guarante...
Reports: Rams LB Nate Landman reaches 3-year, $22.5M extension
Los Angeles Rams linebacker Nate Landman agreed to terms on a three-year, $22.5 million contract extension, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.,Per NFL Network, Landman's extension includes $15.6 million guaranteed.,That's quite the raise for Landman, who was playing on the veteran minimum of ...