By Geoff Schwartz. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope you're enjoying the day with plenty of food, family and football. Unfortunately, it's not as much football as originally planned, with the Ravens at Steelers game being moved from Thursday to Sunday.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- — John Calipari loved the cohesion, and it was just Kentucky's unveiling of virtually a whole new roster. Brandon Boston Jr. had 15 points and seven rebounds, Devin Askew and Terrence Clarke each added 12 points and No. 10 Kentucky ...
MELBOURNE, Fla. -- — Zach Edey scored 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting in his collegiate debut and Purdue fended off Liberty 77-64 in the opener of the Space Coast Challenge on Wednesday night. Edey, a 7-foot4 freshman, led four Boilermakers into ...
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. The postponed Air Force-Army football game at Michie Stadiuim has been rescheduled to December. The game is now scheduled ...
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- — Connor Vanover scored 23 points to lead eight Arkansas players in double figures and the Razorbacks beat Mississippi Valley State 142-62 on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams. Vanover, a 7-foot-3 transfer from ...
AUSTIN, Texas -- — Courtney Ramey had 20 points and six assists and No. 19 Texas opened the season with a 91-55 victory over Texas-Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday night. Ramey was 7 of 11 from the field, hitting two 3-pointers. Several Texas players ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Indiana scored 20 consecutive first-half points to pull away for good in the Hoosiers' 89-59 win over Tennessee Tech on Wednesday in the season opener for ...
Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee reported the deal will be for the veteran's minimum, which will put Whiteside's salary at $2.32 million for 2020-21. Whiteside spent last season in Portland after being traded by ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- — Jaden Shackelford had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Alabama routed Jacksonville State 81-57 in a season opener on Wednesday night. It was the first career double-double for Shackelford, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Hesperia, ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — A week off was supposed to give the San Francisco 49ers some time to heal some of the slew of injuries that have derailed the 2020 season. While San Francisco did get key players Deebo Samuel, Raheem Mostert and Richard ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - In his first official college game, freshman point guard made his collegiate debut at Carolina. The night went as expected, with bumps and bruises, but overall, Carolina took their first win into the 2020-2021 season. Garrison Brooks ...
MIAMI (AP) — While the Miami Dolphins are much improved in the past 12 months, their run defense is still far from championship caliber, which might keep them out of the playoffs. The Dolphins gave up 189 yards rushing in. "We didn't do a good enough job, ...
From the folks who brought you March Madness, get ready for November Nuttiness, December Delirium, January Jumble and February Frenzy in a Division I men's college basketball season (attempted to be) played during a pandemic. Here's a snippet of ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Graham Harrell hoped to spend Wednesday coaxing more big plays out of the Southern California offense. Todd Orlando wanted to make sure his defense carried the same level of intensity over for a second straight week. Instead, the ...
In the short time since he bought the Mets, Steve Cohen seems to have learned that money doesn't always talk in baseball – even when you're the richest owner in the sport. Cohen, the hedge fund billionaire from Great Neck, explained in an interview on SNY ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — No shot Luka Garza makes surprises Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Not even the new fadeaway that Garza unveiled Wednesday in a 97-67 victory over North Carolina Central. Garza had 26 points and 10 rebounds to help the ...
Vikings safety Harrison Smith read the play perfectly. He saw Cowboys rookie receiver CeeDee Lamb cross over the middle, and the moment the ball got there, Smith laid the boom on him for the pass breakup. As he celebrated the play with his teammates, ...
Saint Louis University men's basketball defeated the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 89-52 in their season opening game on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 at Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Mo. The Billikens were leading the game 48-18 at halftime.
We've reached an inevitable point of college football's farcical season. Coaches who send out their coronavirus-depleted roster of unpaid players to play are hailed as brave. Programs that believe that may not be such a good idea are assailed as cowards.
Among the many changes in the NBA world these days, there will be no 2021 All-Star Game. On Wednesday, the league announced that the annual festivities have been postponed this year. While the 2020-21 season is still going on, the coronavirus ...
AUBURN — Bo Nix has celebrated victory inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The 2017 Class 6A state championship game against Wetumpka. Pinson Valley won, 31-10. It was the first of his two high school state championships. Nix has celebrated victory over ...
During the brouhaha, Titans coach Mike Vrabel and Ravens coach John Harbaugh exchanged words about the dastardly deed. After the game, Harbaugh eschewed the customary handshake between coaches: ...
The Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics are reportedly working on a sign-and-trade deal centered on Gordon Hayward following the Hornets' reported signing of the wing. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal would land Boston a trade ...
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball team probably wishes Minnesota guard Marcus Carr would have left for the NBA instead of returning for his senior season. The Phoenix opened the Will Ryan era with a 99-69 loss to the Gophers on ...
Fifteen years ago, Brett Pierce was invited into millions of American homes on Thanksgiving Day. Though he didn't load up on turkey and stuffing, Pierce took part in one of the holiday's most popular traditions. Football fans might not have noticed Pierce that ...
The Patriots started their practice week ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Cardinals with four players out and 11 players limited on Wednesday. Defensive lineman Tashawn Bower (illness), running back Rex Burkhead (knee), defensive lineman Carl ...
Carson Wentz is struggling, that much is obvious. The Philadelphia Eagles franchise quarterback has his team at 3-6-1, somehow in first place in the NFC East for now, but has second round rookie quarterback Jalen Hurts right behind him. While there are ...
On the eve of the 2020-21 college basketball season, the Pac-12 announced the dates of its conference games. However, the league is still weighing its options, including expanding the conference schedule to 22 games, in light of the challenges presented ...
NEW YORK – The New York Knicks have added Oregon Hall of Famer Aaron Brooks to their coaching staff. Brooks, a 10-year NBA veteran, will be a two-way liaison, assisting the Knicks at both the NBA and the G-League levels. The Seattle, Wash., native ...
Gallinari will come off the bench behind John Collins this season according to general manager Travis Schlenk, stated in a Hawks season-ticket holder Zoom call. Signing Gallinari for three years and $61.5 million to come off the bench seems extreme, but ...
Cornerback Jamel Dean was also injured in the Rams game, suffering a concussion on a hit where the receiver had lowered his head into Dean's helmet as he was bringing him to the ground. His status for Sunday remains uncertain as he'll have to clear the ...
Really, it's nothing personal. Alaric Jackson, Tyler Linderbaum and the rest of the Iowa offensive line believe it is better for placekicker Keith Duncan to be seen on the sideline and not heard from on the field. That's especially true whenever the Hawkeyes ...
After appearing to be headed towards a rebuild, the Rockets signed highly sought after free agent Christian Wood. What does this mean for Houston? It appeared that things were falling apart for the Houston Rockets as both their stars, James Harden and ...
James Franklin knows that for as much as everyone would like to quarantine everything about 2020 in a bubble and burn it, that the ramifications of the Nittany Lions' 0-5 start will last far longer than anyone might like. "Obviously whenever you have ...
Seattle is letting 'Russ Cook,' which is very good. But the Legion of Boom days, and any possible resurrection of that are distant memories, at this point. Currently, the Seahawks defense is ranked at the very bottom of the list in the NFL rankings. Others at the ...
On Monday, November 16th it was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski that the Bucks have traded Eric Bledsoe, George Hill, and 'significant' draft compensation for Jrue Holiday. The 'significant' compensation was originally reported to be 3 first-round draft picks, ...
Alex Barcello had a career-high 25 points and Brigham Young opened the season by routing Division II Westminster (UT) 108-59 on Wednesday night. Brandon Averette had 15 points for Brigham Young , which set a Marriott Center record with 18 3-pointers.
Bayern München and Manchester City qualified for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday, while Real Madrid beat Inter in a group nevertheless still topped by Borussia Mönchengladbach and Liverpool lost at home to Atalanta.