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Big 12 raps Texas Tech over in-game tortilla toss, tags Kansas for response
Big 12 officials determined to put the wraps on Texas Tech for allowing fans to repeatedly toss tortillas on the field last week fined the Red Raiders $25,000 for the celebration.,The league also fined visiting Kansas $25,000 for coach Lance Leipold's postgame critique of Texas Tech and the conferen...
Report: Portland Fire set to name Alex Sarama first coach
The Portland Fire are expected to name Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Alex Sarama as the first head coach of the WNBA expansion franchise, Front Office Sports reported.,News of Sarama's hiring was put on the club's LinkedIn page early Tuesday before it was removed. Still, per the report, Sarama...
Reports: Red Sox 3B Alex Bregman opts out of deal
After one solid but unspectacular year with the Boston Red Sox, third baseman Alex Bregman is set to opt out of his contract and become a free agent again, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Bregman arrived in Boston on three-year, $120 million deal in February, but the pact gave him the ri...
No. 21 Texas eager to build resume in rare trip to Kentucky
No. 21 Texas will look to add to its resume and build on perhaps its best overall performance of the season when it travels to the Bluegrass State for the first time since 1993 to battle Kentucky on Saturday night in a Southeastern Conference clash in Lexington.,Texas owns a 2-0 lead in the all-time...
No. 7 Texas Tech continues to dominate as Arizona State looms
No. 7 Texas Tech, one of 11 undefeated FBS teams, will bring a 6-0 record and the most statistically dominant team in the FBS into a Big 12 game at defending league champion Arizona State in Tempe on Saturday afternoon.,The Red Raiders are the only FBS team that has not trailed this season, and thei...
Report: Twins want to interview Boston's Ramon Vazquez
The Minnesota Twins are seeking permission to interview Boston Red Sox bench coach Ramon Vazquez for their managerial opening, MLB Network reported on Tuesday.,The Twins parted ways with skipper Rocco Baldelli on Sept. 29 after finishing 70-92 and fourth in the division in his seventh season. ,Vazqu...
Habs extend GM Kent Hughes, exec Jeff Gorton
The Montreal Canadiens announced multi-year contract extensions Tuesday for general manager Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton, who was promoted to president of hockey operations.,Both executives were in the final year of their previous contracts.,"I am very pleased that Jeff and Kent have committed to the...
No. 4 Texas A&M tackles improved Arkansas in Southwest Classic
Texas A&M stands No. 4 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, which makes the Aggies the highest-ranked team in the Southeastern Conference.,But the Aggies are expecting to be without top rusher Le'Veon Moss when they take on host Arkansas (2-4, 0-2 SEC) on Saturday afternoon in the annual Southwest C...
Undefeated Texas Tech QB1 Behren Morton is day-to-day
For the third time this season, Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton left the field with an injury during a game the Red Raiders won. ,And head coach Joey McGuire said Monday there's a good chance Behren Morton will go three-for-three being back in the lineup to start a week later. ,Morton was favor...
Alex Cejka closes out 3-stroke victory at SAS Championship
Alex Cejka of Germany shot a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday to finish with a three-stroke win at the PGA Tour Champions' SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.,On a high-scoring day at Prestonwood Country Club, Cejka managed one of the lower scores of the final round by weathering a slow start and finishing hot. ...
Alouettes' Davis Alexander aims to stay perfect vs. Redblacks
It might be true that the quarterback gets too much credit when a team wins and too much blame when it loses.,It's also true that the Montreal Alouettes are unbeaten when Davis Alexander is their starter, and he will be under center Monday afternoon when they host the Ottawa Redblacks.,The Alouettes...
Galaxy capitalize on early red card, top short-handed FC Dallas
Gabriel Pec scored in the 87th minute and also had an assist to lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 2-1 victory over short-handed FC Dallas on Saturday night in Carson, Calif.,Elijah Wynder scored a first-half goal for Los Angeles (6-18-9, 27 points), which has won two of its past three MLS matchups.,A...
No. 5 Texas A&M pulls away from Florida, moves to 6-0
Marcel Reed threw for 234 yards and accounted for two touchdowns Saturday night as No. 5 Texas A&M pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 34-17 Southeastern Conference win over Florida in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (6-0, 3-0) sealed the outcome with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Reuben O...
Cameron Dickey, No. 9 Texas Tech run all over Kansas
Cameron Dickey rushed for a career-high 263 yards that included touchdown runs of 71 and 55 yards in No. 9 Texas Tech's 42-17 victory over Kansas in a Big 12 game on Saturday night at Lubbock, Texas.,Dickey, a sophomore, did not rush for more than 100 yards in any of his 12 previous games with the R...
No. 5 Texas A&M holds off Florida to improve to 6-0
Marcel Reed threw for 234 yards and accounted for two touchdowns Saturday night as No. 5 Texas A&M pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 34-17 Southeastern Conference win over Florida in College Station, Texas.,The Aggies (6-0, 3-0) sealed the outcome with 10 points in the fourth quarter. Reuben O...
Alex Cejka fires 2nd-round 66, grabs 3-shot lead at SAS
Alex Cejka of Germany fired a 6-under 66 -- the lowest score of the second round -- on Saturday to vault atop the leaderboard by three shots at the PGA Tour Champions' SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.,Cejka notched a double eagle on the par-5 No. 7 hole, then closed his strong round with two of his fi...
Texas hands No. 6 Oklahoma first loss in Red River Rivalry
Arch Manning completed 78% of his passes for 166 yards and a touchdown to help Texas knock off No. 6 Oklahoma 23-6 on Saturday in Dallas.,The Longhorns' defense intercepted Sooners' quarterback John Mateer three times, and sacked him five times overall, including twice on a critical drive late to cl...
Byrum Brown accounts for 5 TDs as No. 24 USF blasts UNT
South Florida quarterback Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and the 24th-ranked Bulls forced five turnovers in a 63-36 victory over North Texas on Friday night in Denton, Texas.,The Bulls (5-1, 2-0 American Conference) overcame a sloppy first quarter during which t...
NFL, NFLPA launch review of Jaxson Dart concussion protocol
The NFL has initiated a review of the concussion protocol applied in the evaluation of New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart during Thursday's win over the Philadelphia Eagles.,The league announced Friday that the review will be conducted jointly with the NFL Players Association.,Giants hea...
Max Greyserman claims sole possession of lead in Japan
Max Greyserman carded an 8-under 63 in the second round Friday to secure a four-stroke lead at the Baycurrent Classic in Yokohama, Japan.,He sprinkled six birdies around an eagle on the par-5 fourth hole to reside at 12-under 130 at Yokohama Country Club. He was in a three-way tie for first place fo...