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No. 2 South Carolina beats Texas A&M 90-49 in tuneup before 5-game stretch of ranked foes
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 2 South Carolina beat Texas A&M 90-49 on Thursday in a final tuneup before its biggest stretch of the season. The Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 Southeastern) are playing thin after junior forward Ashlyn Watkins suffered a season-ending injury in their last game, but they rolled over the Aggies (8-7, 1-2) with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 2 South Carolina beats Texas A&M 90-49 in tuneup before 5-game stretch of ranked foes
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 2 South Carolina beat Texas A&M 90-49 on Thursday in a final tuneup before its biggest stretch of the season. The Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 Southeastern) are playing thin after junior forward Ashlyn Watkins suffered a season-ending injury in their last game, but they rolled over the Aggies (8-7, 1-2) with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 2 South Carolina beats Texas A&M 90-49 in tuneup before 5-game stretch of ranked foes
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 2 South Carolina beat Texas A&M 90-49 on Thursday in a final tuneup before its biggest stretch of the season. The Gamecocks (15-1, 3-0 Southeastern) are playing thin after junior forward Ashlyn Watkins suffered a season-ending injury in their last game, but they rolled over the Aggies (8-7, 1-2) with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peterborough coach says Everton player ‘had a pop’ at him for leaving Ashley Young’s son on bench
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson said an unnamed Everton player “had a pop” at him after he denied Tyler Young the opportunity to come on as a substitute against his father Ashley in Thursday’s FA Cup third round match. While former England international Ashley came off the bench in the second half for Everton, Tyler was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For the first time in a decade, AFC North rivals Pittsburgh and Baltimore clash in the postseason
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — John Harbaugh was in his first year as Baltimore’s coach, Mike Tomlin in his second for Pittsburgh. After a pair of clashes that came down to the wire during the 2008 regular season, the two met again in the AFC championship game. They were just getting started. Now those two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia Amoore leads No. 15 Kentucky women past Florida 71-55
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Georgia Amoore had 18 points and four steals, Dazia Lawrence scored 14 points and made four 3-pointers, and No. 15 Kentucky beat Florida 71-55 on Thursday night. Kentucky scored the opening seven points of the game and Amoore’s three-point play made it 10-2. Amoore also capped an 8-0 run that spanned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Georgia QB Carson Beck may enter transfer portal for final season and delay NFL draft plans
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia quarterback Carson Beck may be rethinking his plans for 2025 less than two weeks after announcing he would enter the NFL draft. Beck, who has one year of eligibility remaining, could enter the transfer portal and complete his college career at another school, On3 and ESPN.com reported Thursday. Beck suffered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bears interview Pete Carroll for head coaching job
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
The Chicago Bears interviewed former Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll for their head coaching job on Thursday. The 73-year-old Carroll is looking to return to the sideline after moving into an advisory role with the Seahawks at the end of last season. He led Seattle to its lone Super Bowl championship during a 14-year run ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!14-win Vikings enter NFC wild-card game against Rams, who beat them in October
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
Minnesota (14-3) at Los Angeles Rams (10-7) Monday, 8 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Vikings by 1. Against the spread: Vikings 11-5-1; Rams 8-9. Series record: Rams lead 29-17-2. Last meeting: Rams beat Vikings 30-20 in Inglewood, Calif. on Oct. 24. Last week: Vikings lost to Detroit 31-9; Rams lost to Seattle 30-25. Vikings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father and son Ashley and Tyler Young miss out on chance to face each other in FA Cup
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
Ashley Young and his 18-year-old son Tyler were denied the chance to go head-to-head on the field as Everton beat Peterborough 2-0 in the FA Cup on Thursday. While Ashley came on as a second-half substitute for the Premier League club, his son remained on the bench for Peterborough in the match at Goodison Park. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lions coach Dan Campbell has gone for it on 4th down an NFL-record 151 times in a 4-season span
By Canadian Press on January 9th, 2025
DETROIT (AP) — Dan Campbell has redefined four-down territory. The Detroit Lions go for it on fourth down almost anywhere on the field under their aggressive coach, whose fearless mentality has reshaped the franchise’s culture and led to record-breaking results. “Our guys, for the most part, look at it as it’s just the next down,” ... Read More »
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