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No. 5 Indiana loses RB Richard, escapes Northwestern

Lee Beebe Jr. rushed for 203 yards after Indiana lost starting running back Turbo Richard to a right lower-leg injury, powering No. 5 Indiana past Northwestern 29-23.

Colson Montgomery sets strikeout record with 224th K

White Sox infielder Colson Montgomery set the single-season strikeout record Friday, fanning for the 224th time against Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano to surpass Mark Reynolds' 2009 mark of 223.

Sources: Warriors, Curry reach 2-year extension worth $116 million

Stephen Curry agreed to a two-year, $116 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors that includes a player option for 2028-29, taking a pay cut from his max to free roughly $10 million

Yankees host Red Sox for 7th playoff meeting

The Yankees will host the Red Sox in a best-of-three AL wild-card series starting Tuesday at Yankee Stadium — their seventh postseason meeting — with the winner advancing to face Tampa Bay in the ALDS

Red Sox-Cubs Finale Moved to Tropicana Field for Sunday

MLB relocated the Red Sox-Cubs season finale to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg after a nor'easter forecast washed out the Boston weekend, with both clubs opening wild-card playoff series Tuesday th

SEC 'deeply disappointed' as LSU moves to dismiss lawsuit

LSU's motion to dismiss the SEC's federal lawsuit — filed Friday by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill — landed while the conference and university were negotiating a resolution, drawing a '

Cavs' Altman: Foundation 'too much of a good thing' to worry

Cavaliers president Koby Altman said the franchise's foundation is strong enough that LeBron James choosing the Philadelphia 76ers didn't derail Cleveland's offseason plans, which included extensions

The teething troubles with Man Utd's tactics under Olid

New Manchester United Women manager Eva Olid has overseen just one point from her opening three WSL matches, with her possession-based system producing only 37% average possession — but a pragmatic 1-

BBC Sport · 16d ago

Javon Walton vs Henry Cejudo: Misfits Boxing Main Event

A 20-year-old actor best known as Ashtray on HBO's Euphoria headlines a Misfits Boxing card in Miami against former UFC champion Henry Cejudo, who makes his professional boxing debut on short notice.

BBC Sport · 16d ago

The MMA fighter helping Brighton - and filling stadiums

MMA fighter Christian Eckerlin, who helped Brighton prepare for set-pieces ahead of their rise to third in the Premier League, prepares for what he calls his final fight at Frankfurt's 60,000-seat Deu

BBC Sport · 16d ago

Chadwick: F1 Test 'Top of Bucket List' After 32 Laps at Portimao

Jamie Chadwick, one of motorsport's most decorated female drivers, completed 32 laps in a Formula 1 car at Portimao and called the test the top item on her career bucket list.

BBC Sport · 17d ago

BBC Sport Runs Three Daily Football Quizzes

BBC Sport is running three daily football quizzes — Who Am I?, Five in Five, and Brainteaser — with today's questions set by Flora Snelson and Joe Rindl, offering a daily trivia challenge for readers.

BBC Sport · 17d ago

Giles, longtime Phillies exec who helped create Phanatic, dies at 92

Bill Giles, the longtime Philadelphia Phillies executive who rose from vice president to owner and CEO and helped build the 1980 World Series champion team, died Friday at his Gladwyne, Pennsylvania h

Channel News Asia · 17d ago

Loh Kean Yew Beats Lakshya Sen in Asian Games Thriller

Former world champion Loh Kean Yew advanced to the Asian Games badminton round of 16 with a three-game win over India's Lakshya Sen at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Nagoya.

Flagg Rookie Debut Patch Card Sells for Record $8.04M

A Cooper Flagg NBA rookie debut patch card sold for a record $8.04 million in Fanatics Collect's September Premier Auction after a late-night bidding war, setting the bar as the priciest debut patch c

Jays star Guerrero backtracks, expresses 'regret' over contract remarks

Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. publicly apologized Friday for comments in a Spanish-language interview suggesting his $500 million contract was for past accomplishments rather than future perfor

Blaney Downplays Hocevar Brawl; NASCAR Takes No Action

NASCAR won't penalize Ryan Blaney or Carson Hocevar for their Bristol pit-road brawl, which left Blaney with a black eye he downplayed as 'just a racing' thing.