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UCLA enters its Big Ten opener against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., behind an interim coach eager to help the program recharg

When No. 25 BYU travels to Colorado on Saturday night, it will count as a Big 12 Conference game.,The teams squared off last December in a rare intra-

For Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea, taking the next step in the program's resurgence will require defeating one of his mentors on Saturday in Nashville, T

New York Jets linebackers Quincy Williams (shoulder) and Marcelino McCrary-Ball (hamstring) will be placed on injured reserve due to injuries suffered

Florida State has had time to bask in its win over Alabama.,In the three weeks since their 31-17 upset of that Top 10 team, the Seminoles have crushed

Patrick Cantlay stuck to his story when the topic of Ryder Cup headgear arose on Tuesday.,Multiple outlets reported in 2023 that Cantlay chose not to

Oklahoma quarterback and early Heisman frontrunner John Mateer will undergo surgery to address a right-hand injury he suffered in the first quarter of

The Arizona Cardinals placed running back James Conner on injured reserve on Tuesday, as expected, as he is scheduled for foot surgery, and signed off

No. 9 Texas A&M will look to carry the swagger it gained from a last-minute victory and the time spent on an open week of preparation into a Southeast

New York Jets linebacker Quincy Williams will be placed on injured reserve due to a shoulder injury and be required to miss at least four games, accor

The winless Texans released veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson on Tuesday.,Houston's KPRC 2 reported that there was "friction" in the locker room tha

The opening ceremony of the 45th Ryder Cup has been rescheduled to Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET due to inclement weather in the forecast in Farmingdale, N.Y

Automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season.,A Tuesday vote from the MLB Joint Competition Committee, an 11-perso

The New York Giants are adding former Atlanta Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo to their practice squad.,Giants kicker Graham Gano suffered a groin injury o

Dale Coyne Racing is giving an IndyCar Series seat to Norway's Dennis Hauger for the 2026 season.,The team announced the hiring of the 22-year-old rei

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum has not ruled out playing in 2025-26 as he recovers from a torn Achilles.,Injured during the playoffs in May, Ta

Defending Big 12 champion Arizona State, coming off a win at Baylor on a last-second field goal, will face No. 24 TCU on Friday night at Tempe, Ariz.,

The Edmonton Oilers signed Vasily Podkolzin to a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension on Tuesday.,The rugged forward will play this season on

The New York Sirens announced that Swedish defender Maja Nylen Persson has signed an extension that puts her under contract through the 2027-28 season

Oklahoma State fired head coach Mike Gundy after 21 seasons.,The reports come one day after Gundy confirmed that he had zero interest in 2025 being hi

President Donald Trump is not expected to be at the first tee when the Ryder Cup gets underway on Friday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.,Instea

The winless New York Giants are planning to hand the keys to rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart on Sunday when the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers visit E

Titans head coach Brian Callahan is passing play-calling duties to quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree.,Callahan is just 3-17 in his tenure with Tennessee

Louisville coach Jeff Brohm said his team will face its toughest test so far on Saturday afternoon at Pitt, and the Cardinals might have to do it with

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is expected to be sidelined multiple weeks with a hamstring injury, multiple media outlets reported on T

Automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season.,The particulars are pending a Tuesday vote from the MLB competition

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has extra pep in his step this week with Packers pass rusher Micah Parsons returning to AT&T Stadium on Sunday night.,"Yes,

Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Rudi Johnson has died at age 45, TMZ Sports reported on Tuesday.,Police told the media outlet that Johnson died

While the NFL rests on a traditional off-day Tuesday, Field Level Media NFL writers reviewed their notes to rank all 32 teams entering Week 4.,We're p

Captain Keegan Bradley is happy to have a not-so-secret weapon on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad with big-hitting LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau.,"I think

The New York Liberty are moving on from head coach Sandy Brondello, one season after the team won its first WNBA championship.,The Liberty announced T

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is taking a leave of absence to deal with a personal family matter, the team announced Tuesday.,The Maple L

Captain Keegan Bradley is happy to have a not-so-secret weapon on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad with big-hitting LIV Golf star Bryson DeChambeau.,"I think

Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo saved two championship points and defeated top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5) to win the Chengdu

Xander Schauffele had a very good reason why he didn't join his teammates for a Ryder Cup tune-up earlier this month.,Schauffele and wife Maya had the

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The Lions bounced back in primetime, running past the Ravens 38-30. David Montgomery, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Amon-Ra St. Brown fueled Detroit's statement w

The Cleveland Guardians are just one game behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Here's how the pivotal series could decide the division and set

Syracuse and Duke have shown this season that they can battle through adversity.,The Orange will face a significant challenge the rest of the way, as

LSU and Ole Miss have played each other more than 100 times., ,It's such a significant rivalry that the Southeastern Conference (SEC) reportedly has d

Two prospects contributing to their teams in different ways will be in the spotlight again Tuesday night when Jose Fermin and the St. Louis Cardinals

Standing in the middle of a champagne-soaked San Diego Padres clubhouse Monday night, Ryan O'Hearn talked about the accomplishment of making the Natio

Dynamic quarterback Joey Aguilar leads No. 15 Tennessee into a matchup with undefeated Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in the Bulldogs' Southe

A pair of high-profile rookies will face each other on Tuesday when the Atlanta Braves host the Washington Nationals in the second game of a three-gam

Only Georgia's oldest players were alive the last time the Bulldogs beat rival Alabama in Athens, Ga.,It's been 22 years since the Bulldogs took down

Freddy Fermin's one-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brew

Freddy Fermin's one-out single in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night lifted the San Diego Padres to a 5-4 win over the visiting Milwaukee Brew

Houston looks to start 4-0 for the first time since 2016 when it battles winless Oregon State in nonconference play on Friday night in Corvallis, Ore.

Four days after a Montgomery County (Texas) grand jury declined to indict Jimmie Ward on a domestic violence allegation, the NFL took the Houston Texa