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Texas A&M tests 'Bucky Ball' against new-look Oklahoma State
Former Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Texas A&M -- teams that made major forays into the transfer portal to remake their rosters -- meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Second-year Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz brought in 12 new players, including seven Division I transfers, to add to the one starte...

Garrick Higgo ties course record to take lead at World Wide Technology Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo matched the El Cardonal at Diamante course record with an 11-under 61 to take a one-stroke lead after the third round at the World Wide Technology Championship on Saturday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Higgo chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 first hole, then sank five st...

No. 3 Texas A&M shuts down No. 22 Missouri in Matt Zollers' first start
Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns, and Dalton Brooks made two big plays to help No. 3 Texas A&M record a 38-17 victory over No. 22 Missouri in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and EJ Smith also had a scor...

No. 3 Texas A&M shuts down No. 22 Missouri in Matt Zollers's first start
Marcel Reed passed for two touchdowns and Dalton Brooks made two big plays to help No. 3 Texas A&M record a 38-17 victory over No. 22 Missouri in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday afternoon at Columbia, Mo.,Rueben Owens II rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and E.J. Smith also had a sco...

Sean Miller gets first win at Texas in rout over Lafayette
Tramon Mark scored 16 points and Chendall Weaver added 15 to pace a balanced attack as Texas trounced Lafayette 97-60 on Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas in its home opener., ,The win was the first for the Longhorns under new coach Sean Miller. Texas dropped its season opener to No. 6 Duke on Tue...

No. 8 Texas Tech sends No. 7 BYU to first loss in Big 12 clash
Cameron Dickey had 23 carries for 121 yards and a touchdown, and No. 8 Texas Tech pulled away for a 29-7 win over No. 7 BYU in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Lubbock, Texas.,It was the first loss of the season for BYU.,Behren Morton completed 17 of 32 passes for 219 yards and a to...
Three Realistic MLB Trades That Could Shake Up the League
MLB Hot Stove heating up: Here are three trades that could shake up the league this offseason, featuring Alcantara, Peralta, and Ward....

Sixers, riding regulars hard, plot to stop Raptors' win streak
Two teams that could probably benefit from some extra rest meet when the Philadelphia 76ers face the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday.,Toronto is playing the second game of a back-to-back after rallying to beat the host Atlanta Hawks 109-97 on Friday, while the undermanned Sixers have three play...

JT Toppin shines in return as No. 10 Texas Tech topples Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four assists a...

JT Toppin has huge debut as No. 10 Texas Tech pulls away from Sam Houston
Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year JT Toppin led No. 10 Texas Tech with 31 points and 14 rebounds on Friday, as the Red Raiders pulled away for a 98-77 victory over visiting Sam Houston in Lubbock, Texas.,Toppin, who missed the season-opening win over Lindenwood with a lower-body injury, added four...

Dodgers LHP Alex Vesia announces death of infant daughter
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife Kayla announced on social media Friday that the couple's infant daughter died Oct. 26.,Vesia, a key member of the Dodgers' bullpen, was not included on the team's World Series roster because of what the club described as a "deeply personal family m...

Spurs PG De’Aaron Fox (hamstring) to make season debut Saturday
San Antonio Spurs standout point guard De'Aaron Fox will make his season debut on Saturday against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans, the team said Friday.,Fox, 27, has been recovering from an offseason right hamstring injury.,Fox was acquired from Sacramento in early February last season after his ...

Texas tips off four-game homestand against Lafayette
New-look Texas will look to break into the win column when it hosts Lafayette in Saturday's home opener in Austin, Texas.,It is the first of four straight home games against mid-major opponents for Texas in advance of a trip to Hawaii to play in the Maui Invitational on Thanksgiving week. The stretc...

Reports: Fox takes Mark Sanchez off air permanently
Fox Sports has severed ties with game analyst Mark Sanchez as he faces criminal charges, multiple outlets reported Friday.,"We can confirm that Mark Sanchez is no longer with the network," a Fox spokesperson told The Athletic. "There will be no further comment at this time.",Stepping into an analyst...

FURIA, Team Vitality move to semis at IEM Chengdu
FURIA and Team Vitality each recorded a win on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 2025 tournament in China.,FURIA posted a 2-0 victory over The MongolZ, courtesy of a 13-5 win on Mirage and 13-10 triumph on Overpass. ,Latvia's Mareks "YEKINDAR" Galinski...

SMU holds off pesky Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
After trailing for most of the first half and seeing an 11-point second-half lead evaporate, SMU pulled away in the last four minutes to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 69-58.,The Mustangs shot 35.6% and went 4-for-16 from 3-point range but shot 23-for-28 from the foul line to grab the win.,Boopie M...

Texas A&M cracks 100-point barrier in blowout of Texas Southern
Rashaun Agee scored a team-high 16 points Thursday night and Texas A&M blew open a tight game in the first 10 minutes of the second half for a 104-70 nonconference win over visiting Texas Southern in College Station, Texas.,Rylan Griffen added 14 and Marcus Hill tallied 13 points for the Aggies (2-0...

Antonio Brown arrested on attempted murder charge, extradited to U.S.
Former NFL star Antonio Brown is back in the United States to face a second-degree attempted murder charge tied to a May 16 shooting outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami.,Miami police said Brown, 37, was taken into custody in Dubai by U.S. Marshals and flown to Essex County, N.J., where he's be...

Amid injuries, No. 10 Texas Tech digs deep ahead of Sam Houston tilt
Taking the court without three projected starters, one who is a preseason All-American, might create a problem for most teams.,For No. 10 Texas Tech, that challenge didn't cause much of a ripple in the 2025-26 season opener.,After a 98-60 romp past Lindenwood on Monday in Lubbock, Texas, the Red Rai...

'Tata' Martino returns as head coach of Atlanta United
Gerardo "Tata" Martino has signed on for a second stint as head coach of Atlanta United.,The club announced Thursday that he signed a two-year contract. He replaces Ronny Deila, who was dismissed after one season and a 14th-place finish in the MLS Eastern Conference.,He was the first coach of the ex...