Coach Lincoln Riley will lead a markedly different USC team into the Las Vegas Bowl on Friday against Texas A&M because of defections into the transfer portal. (Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press) Once revered as college football showcases, bowl games are becoming meaningless. Last year Florida State went 13-0 in the regular season, but … Read more
In the first of four duels against the Detroit Red Wings this season, the Montreal Canadiens didn’t play a perfect game last night, but they won the game, overcoming difficulties and with a supporting cast that shone brightly in the 4-3 win. Tonight, in the second part of their back-to-back series with the Wings, the … Read more
The Texas Longhorns will face the Clemson Tigers Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s how to watch. (Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images) The Texas Longhorns, who finished their season as the No. 2 seed in the SEC, will host ACC champions the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the twelve-team College Football Playoff this Saturday afternoon. This … Read more
Unlike the NBA, which has allowed NCAA athletes to leave college early to go pro for more than 50 years, the WNBA restricts anyone in the U.S. from entering the draft before the year they turn 22 or graduate early. Until recently, there was not much discussion about whether the WNBA should copy the NBA’s … Read more
How to watch USC at UConn: JuJu Watkins and Paige Bueckers take center stage All systems go for a titanic matchup on Saturday night. We’ve got JuJu Watkins vs. Paige Bueckers, No. 4 vs. No. 7, East vs. West action. This is set to be one of the most-watched games of the season. How to … Read more
LIV Golf continues to fill out its roster with PGA Tour Q-School entrants. Frederik Kjettrup, a 24-year-old Danish product out of Florida State, has signed with the Saudi-backed league as the newest member of Cleeks GC. The move was first reported by bunkered.co.uk and confirmed by GolfChannel.com. The signing is expected to be announced by … Read more
Spain won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The next two will be broadcast in the United States by Netflix. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images) Netflix and FIFA on Friday announced a groundbreaking deal for the streaming service to broadcast the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cups. The deal is comprehensive and exclusive, FIFA said. Netflix … Read more
Matt Rempe Jerome Miron-Imagn Images New York Rangers right winger Matt Rempe received a game misconduct for elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen. Around seven minutes into the third period, the Rangers had a 2-1 lead over the Stars. That’s when Rempe skated toward the back of Heiskanen, who was chipping the puck out of … Read more
Head coach Roger Powell and his Valparaiso Beacons improved to 6-5 after a last-second win over Western Michigan. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) Justus McNair hit a shot from midcourt as the horn sounded to give Valparaiso a thrilling 76-73 win over Western Michigan at Kalamazoo on Friday. The buzzer-beating 3-pointer completed a 22-point comeback … Read more
NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers topped a record nine teams owing Major League Baseball’s luxury tax this year with a $103 million penalty, and the New York Mets owe $97.1 million that raises their tax total under high-spending owner Steve Cohen to nearly $229 million. The World Series champion Dodgers will pay a … Read more