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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 ...
Tyrese Maxey, Sixers intent on cooling off Heat
Tyrese Maxey isn't the best player in the NBA, but he just might be the toughest.,Maxey looks to build off a career-high performance when his Philadelphia 76ers host the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon.,In Thursday's 123-114 overtime win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Maxey scored a career-high 54 points ...
Hawks' Nickeil Alexander-Walker rides hot streak into clash vs. Pelicans
The Atlanta Hawks have been searching for another consistent scorer since Trae Young landed on the injured list earlier this month with a sprained MCL.,They may have found their answer in Nickeil Alexander-Walker, who will try to help the visiting Hawks beat the struggling New Orleans Pelicans on Sa...
No. 1 Purdue overwhelms No. 15 Texas Tech in Bahamas
Oscar Cluff's 15 points led seven players in double figures for No. 1 Purdue in an 86-56 romp past No. 15 Texas Tech in the title game of the Baha Mar Championship on Friday night at Nassau, Bahamas.,Trey Kaufman-Renn posted 12 points, reserves Omer Mayer and Daniel Jacobsen each scored 11, and C.J....
Ruben Dominguez hits Texas A&M-record 10 threes in win vs. Manhattan
Ruben Dominguez scored a career-high 30 points, all on 3-pointers, to lead a balanced offensive attack as Texas A&M built a huge lead by halftime and rolled past Manhattan 109-68 on Friday in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (4-2) sprinted away from a one-point deficit eight minutes into the game ...
Tomislav Buljan's big night helps New Mexico edge Mississippi State
Tomislav Buljan scored 19 points and collected a school freshman-record 21 rebounds to lead New Mexico to an 80-78 victory over Mississippi State on Friday night in the consolation game of the Hall of Fame Classic at Kansas City, Mo.,Uriah Tenette and Deyton Albury added 13 points apiece for the Lob...
Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts receives new 6-year deal
Texas A&M's board of regents announced a new six-year contract for athletic director Trev Alberts on Friday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the deal. It will run through 2031 to coincide with the term of head football coach Mike Elko, who received an extension through the same season last we...
Report: Temple extends Adam Fisher through 2030
Temple has extended men's basketball coach Adam Fisher's contract through 2030, ESPN reported Friday.,The extension adds two years to the initial five-year deal Fisher signed when he took over the Owls in 2023.,Temple went 16-20 in his first season and 17-15 in 2024-25. The Owls are off to a 3-1 sta...