With quarterback Quinn Ewers out due to injury, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian announced Thursday who will start under center for Saturday’s home game against BYU.
Sarkisian declared redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy will take the reins as QB1 for the first time in his career when the No. 7 Longhorns (6–1) take the field against the Cougars (5–2). The announcement comes days after Sarkisian fueled speculation by telling reporters that both Murphy and acclaimed freshman Arch Manning would see “a ton of reps” with the first-team offense in practice this week.
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The NHL has dropped the hammer on Ottawa Senators center Shane Pinto, handing him a 41-game suspension for violating the league’s rules against sports betting.
According to The New York Post, this is the league’s first gambling-related ban.
The NHL announced Pinto’s suspension shortly after noon on Thursday.
The NHL announced today that it has suspended Shane Pinto for 41 games for activities relating to sports wagering. https://t.co/AvOhmVCVOc pic.twitter.
Sam Houston State will kick you out of their stadium if you’re a huge ….
Sam Houston State was looking to win their first game of the season, and things got a little nuts. Midway through the game, with the Bearcats up 21-10, someone was seen giving their Johnson a tug up the stadium steps.
Sam Houston State is up 21-10 & looking to win their first game of the year. The fans, however, are focused on something else atm… pic.twitter.com/dUQygWcHRQ
— College Football Campus Tour (@CFBcampustour) October 26, 2023
I…I have no words for any of this.
Inside the yearslong effort to land Damian Lillard in Milwaukee, and why the Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo desperately need this experiment to work — and fast.
The wrongful death lawsuit against former Alabama basketball star Brandon Miller and two others filed last Friday by murder victim Jamea Jonae Harris’ family could not have dropped at a much more opportune time.
Miller just signed his first NBA contract last July after the Charlotte Hornets made him the second overall pick of the draft on June 22. He will make about $12 million a year over the next four. Miller has had time, hopefully, to put some money in the bank, invest it and spend some on himself.
Rose Zhang hits a shot during the first round of the 2023 Maybank Championship. | Photo by Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images
Zhang was firing on all cylinders during the first round of the Maybank Championship, as she shot the lowest round of her LPGA career.
Rose Zhang had plenty of reason to be satisfied after her round on Thursday at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.
She shot a 7-under 65, the lowest round of her young LPGA career.
“I’m super happy, especially going into the last hole. I knew we were cutting it close [with the rain],” Zhang said after her round.
An unusual level of controversy has clouded the Browns‘ quarterback situation this season—even by Cleveland’s standards.
Presumptive starter Deshaun Watson has been battling a recurring shoulder injury, limiting his effectiveness on the field and forcing the Browns into using three quarterbacks this season. Backups Dorian Thompson-Robinson and P.J. Walker have each made starts, and Walker is set to take the reins again on Sunday against the Seahawks.
The Bulls’ 2023-24 season isn’t off to an encouraging start. Chicago was blown out by the Thunder at home, 124–104, in its season opener Wednesday night. After the loss, the team held a players-only meeting—one game into the regular season!
The meeting, held without coach Billy Donovan, was preceded by an argument between Donovan and center Nikola Vucevic in the third quarter. Leading up to the friction, Vucevic hadn’t been involved in the offense, and he was having difficulty on the defensive end.
After winning the 2022 World Cup in legendary fashion, Lionel Messi was widely expected to retire from international soccer. Instead, his international career may be taking on new life with a shot at another Olympic gold medal in play.
The superstar was invited by his former Barcelona and Argentina teammate Javier Mascherano, who currently coaches the Argentina U-20 team, to the upcoming Paris Olympics if the Albiceleste qualify for the Summer Games.
“Leo has an open door to the national team to do whatever he wishes—that’s the reality,” Mascherano said, per Marca.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had himself a heck of a day on Sunday, catching 12 passes for 179 yards and a touchdown in Kansas City’s 31–17 win over the Chargers. Maybe it was because Taylor Swift was in attendance (Kelce has put up bigger numbers when the pop star is in the stadium), or maybe it was because it was National Tight Ends Day.
The NFL has officially dubbed the fourth Sunday in October “National Tight Ends Day” every year since 2019. It’s a movement that started with the 49ers but has come to be embraced by tight ends across the league.