LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Cecelia Ossi claimed the individual title in the smallbore competition, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks leads the NCAA rifle championships after the first day on Friday in the Memorial Coliseum. The Nanooks shot an aggregate smallbore score of 2355 on Friday to lead second-place Kentucky by one point. West Virginia … Read more
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Min Woo Lee and Akshay Bhatia shared the lead at The Players Championship going into a weekend with strong wind in the forecast and the potential for a wide-open chase. That includes Justin Thomas, the biggest surprise Friday. Thomas opened with a 78 and was tied for 134th when he … Read more
Update on the Green Bay Packers after Monday’s NFL free agency news Pete Dougherty joins Dominique Yates for observations from the Packers after adding players in the free agency. Eric Stokes, a former first-round pick by the Packers, signed with the Las Vegas Raiders this week. Stokes says he’s looking forward to more late-night food … Read more
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Asher Woods had 20 points in Tulane’s 83-76 win against Florida Atlantic on Friday in the American Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Woods shot 6 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Green Wave (19-13). Kaleb Banks added 17 points … Read more
More veterans at need positions for the Green Bay Packers signed deals elsewhere on Friday. Edge rusher Dante Fowler Jr. signed a deal with the Dallas Cowboys, while wide receiver Cooper Kupp picked a return to his home state of Washington and the Seattle Seahawks as his new team. The Packers were reportedly interested — … Read more
Alabama basketball is optimistic about receiving a boost to its bench, while Kentucky will be without its starting point guard for Friday night’s SEC quarterfinal. Alabama freshman forward Derrion Reid was listed as a game-time decision on the SEC-mandated injury report released Friday evening. Meanwhile, Kentucky graduate point guard Lamont Butler was ruled out for … Read more
The Buffalo Bills have been extremely active in free agency, especially with bolstering their defense. But two of their new signings will be unavailable for the first six games of the 2025-26 season, general manager Brandon Beane revealed on Friday. Defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and edge rusher Michael Hoecht will each be suspended for six … Read more
Diego Simeone needs to rally his Atletico Madrid team for their crunch weekend clash with Barcelona. Los Rojiblancos saw their UEFA Champions League dream ended in controversial style in midweek via a penalty shootout loss to Real Madrid. Despite the ongoing fallout over Julian Alvarez’s ‘double touch’ penalty, Simeone has little choice but to drag … Read more
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Quel’Ron House led Jacksonville State with 20 points, including two free throws with 22 seconds remaining as the Gamecocks took down Middle Tennessee 70-68 on Friday in the Conference USA Tournament semifinals. Jacksonville State will face Liberty in the championship game on Saturday. House shot 6 for 10 (2 for … Read more
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chaz Lanier scored 17 of No. 8 Tennessee’s first 21 points, and the Volunteers never trailed Friday beating Texas 83-72 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. The fourth-seeded Volunteers (26-6) also gave coach Rick Barnes the 832nd victory of his career, moving him into sole possession of 10th all-time after being … Read more