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Moore, Augustus, McWilliams-Franklin part of '24 Hall of Fame class
Maya Moore led UConn to perfect seasons and national championships in 2009 and 2010, then was selected as the No. 1 pick in the 2011 WNBA draft. - Seimone Augustus was the consensus national player of the year in 2005 and 2006, leading LSU to the Final Four from 2004 to 2006. - Taj McWilliams-Franklin, the 1993 NAIA player of the year for St. Edward's, averaged 11.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in her 14 WNBA seasons.

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Joining that trio in the 2024 WBHOF induction class are veteran player Rita Gail Easterling, NBA/WNBA/college official Violet Palmer and coaches Sue Phillips and Roonie Scovel.

 

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Nebreska, Wisconsin, Stanford, Pitt top NCAA volleyball bracket
The 64-team volleyball tournament bracket seeds the top 32 teams nationally. The regional semifinals and finals also will be at campus sites. If the four No. 1 seeds advance, they will host those regionals, which will be played Dec. 7-9. The volleyball final four will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, with the semifinals Dec. 14 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). Then for the first time, the championship match will be televised on ABC, at 3 p.m. ET Dec. 17.

 

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Dallas Cowboys 2023 Schedule

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Presaeson (1 - 2)

Aug. 12: vs. Jacksonville L
Ridley had 2 catches in 1st game in almost 2 years as Jags get 28-23 preseason win over Cowboys
Aug. 19: at Seattle L
Seahawks starters look sharp in limited action, Seattle tops Dallas 22-14
Aug 26: vs. Las Vegas W
Grier shines in possible final act with team as Cowboys beat Raiders 31-16


Regular Season (9 - 3)

Week 1: at New York Giants W
Cowboys rip Giants 40-0 for worst shutout loss between NFC East rivals
Prescott was 13 of 24 for 143 in beating the Giants for the 11th straight time. Tony Pollard scored on two short touchdown runs and Dallas forced three turnovers and sacked Daniel Jones seven times - Jones finished 15 of 28 for 104 yards with a quarterback rating of 32.4.

Week 2: vs. New York Jets W
Presott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in first start, Cowboys beat Jets 30-10
Dak Prescott was 31 of 38 for 255 yards and Tony Pollard had 72 yards rushing. CeeDee Lamb tied a career high with 11 catches. - Zach Wilson finished 12 of 27 for 170 yards.

Week 3: at Arizona L
Joshua Dobbs, James Conner lead the Cardinals ro 28-16 over cowboys
Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception. - Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Week 4: vs. New England W
Cowboys score twice on defense in 38-3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick's worst loss
Elliott didn't get the start for the Patriots after watching a video tribute on the big screen above the field a few minutes before kickoff. he picked up 13 of his 16 yards (on just six carries). DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score. - Mac Jones was responsible for all three Patriots turnovers and was pulled in the second half.

Week 5: at San Francisco L
Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead 49ers past the Cowboys 42-10
Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle in their dominance over the Dallas Cowboys. - Prescott was sacked three times and heaved an interception into double coverage after Dallas fell behind 28-10 in the third quarter. He threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter.

Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers W
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Prescott became the 30th quarterback in NFL history to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents. Prescott responded by throwing for 272 yards and a touchdown.

Week-7: BYE

Week-8: vs. Los Angeles Rams W
Prescott throws 4 TD's, Bland gets 3rd pick-six of season as Cowboys rout Rams 43-20
The Cowboys won their 11th consecutive home victory. The streak matches the club's longest since an 11-game run at Texas Stadium in 1991-92, almost two decades before AT&T Stadium opened. Lamb had career highs with 12 catches for 158 yards, including another personal best with 122 yards before the break.

Week-9: at Philadelphia L
Jalen Hurts leads Eagles past Cowboys 28-23 for NFL best 8-1 mark
Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score - Prescott threw for 374 yards and three scores. Lamb had 11 catches for 191 yards.

Week-10: vs. New York Giants W
Prescott accounts for 5 TDs, Cowboys rout Giants again 49-17 for 12th straight home win
Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while running for another score. The Cowboys (6-3) won 40-0 in the opener in New Jersey. Cooks had his first 100-yard game since joining Dallas in an offseason trade, finishing 13 off his career high with 173. The Giants (2-8) were outgained 368-27 in the first half.

Week-11: at Carolina W
Dak Prescott scores 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys'' 33-10 rout of Panthers
Prescott threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Bland is tied for second on the team in touchdowns, something that doesn't often happen for a cornerback in the NFL, particularly on a team with an offense as explosive as the Cowboys. The Cowboys have averaged 33.6 points over the last five games. Tony Pollard ran for 61 yards and a touchdown, and CeeDee Lamb found the end zone again for his fifth score of the season.

Week-12: vs. Washington W
Bland, Prescott help Cowboys to 13th straight home win with 45-10 victory over Commanders
DaRon Bland set an NFL record with his fifth interception return for a touchdown this season, and the Cowboys extended their longest home winning streak in 42 years to 13. Dak Prescott threw for 331 yards in his fifth consecutive game with at least two TD passes, one shy of his career best. Dallas is now within five games of the 18-game winning streak at old Texas Stadium from 1979-81, when the Cowboys were in middle of an NFL-record run of 20 consecutive winning seasons.

Week-13: vs. Seattle W
Precott throws for 3 TDs, Cowboys extend win streak to 14 with 41-35 win over Seahawks
Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey kicked four field goals to extend the 28-year-old rookie’s NFL record to 26 consecutive makes to start a career. CeeDee Lamb finished with 12 catches for 116 yards. Neither team punted, the first time on NFL history that's happened. - Seattle's QB Geno Smith ran for a score while throwing for 334 yards with an interception.

Dec. 10: vs. Philadelphia (SNF)
Dec. 17: at Buffalo
Dec. 24: at Miami
Dec. 30: vs. Detroit (ESPN)
Jan. 7: at Washington

 

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Michigan, Washington, Texas, Florida State top 4 teams in AP poll​

Michigan is No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll for the first time since it won its last national championship in 1997, while Georgia slipped to No. 6 on Sunday after its 29-game winning streak was snapped by Alabama. Michigan received 51 first-place votes. No. 2 Washington had 11 first-place votes, and the Huskies were followed by Texas at No. 3 and Florida State Fat No. 4. All four are conference champions, and all but the Longhorns are unbeaten. Alabama moved up three spots to No. 5 after beating Georgia 27-24 in the SEC title game Saturday. The Bulldogs had their string of 24 straight weeks at No. 1 snapped. It was the second-longest run in AP poll history behind USC's 33 straight from 2003 to 2005. Ohio State was seventh, with Oregon, Missouri and Penn State rounding out the top 10.

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WBA joins WBC in adding 18th weight class with super cruiserweight​

The WBA has joined the WBC with an 18th weight class following Friday's introduction of a super cruiserweight division for boxers between 200 and 224 pounds. The WBC created the bridgerweight division (190 to 224 pounds) in 2020 and was met with harsh criticism from a boxing industry that was already littered with titles from four organizations across 17 weight classes. The IBF and WBO have held off on adding the 18th division, but now the WBA, too, has a weight class between cruiserweight (200 pounds) and heavyweight. Heavyweight is still an unlimited class above 200 pounds in the eyes of the IBF and WBO.

The bridgerweight division has been anything but a success thus far, with just two title fights since its inception. The WBC bridgerweight champion is Lukasz Rozanski. So-called undersized heavyweights such as Deontay Wilder and Oleksandr Usyk, the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, opted to remain at heavyweight, boxing's glamour division. The cruiserweight division, meanwhile, is a nonentity in the U.S., and is mostly filled with European fighters. "The creation of this new weight will mainly help to avoid bouts in which the fighters enter the ring with excessive weight differences, as tends to happen at heavyweight occasionally.

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Arizona rises to No. 1 in AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll​

It is Arizona's turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll. The Wildcats rose to No. 1 in Monday's poll for the first time in nearly nine years, making Tommy Lloyd's squad the third team to hold the top spot this season. Last week's No. 1 team, Purdue, slid after an overtime loss at Northwestern. Arizona claimed 59 of 63 first-place votes to move up one spot, putting the Wildcats comfortably ahead of preseason No. 1 Kansas. The Jayhawks rose three spots to No. 2 with a win against last season's NCAA champion, UConn.

AP Top 5
No.1: Arizona | 7-0
No.2: Kansas | 7-1
No.3: Houston | 8-0
No.4: Purdue | 7-1
No.5: UConn | 7-1

 

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UConn women fall to No. 17, worst AP poll ranking in 30 years​

UConn dropped to 17th in the Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll Monday, its worst ranking in 30 years. The last time the Huskies were ranked this low was the second poll of the 1993-94 season when they were 18th. The drop also ended a 357-week stretch of being ranked in the top 15, which was the second longest in the history of the poll, which dates to 1977 (Tennessee had 428 consecutive appearances).

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AP Top 5
No.1: South Carolina | 7-0
No.2: UCLA | 7-0
No.3: NC State | 9-0
No.4: Iowa | 8-1
No.5: Texas | 9-0

 

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Texas, Oklahoma rivalry game staying at Cotton Bowl through 2036​

Texas and Oklahoma have agreed to extend their historic rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl through 2036, the two schools announced Wednesday. As part of the deal, the city of Dallas has agreed to an estimated $140 million renovation of the aging stadium, which opened in 1930. The Longhorns and Sooners first met at a neutral site at the State Fair of Texas in 1929 and have played every game in the Cotton Bowl since it opened the next year. The rivalry game began in 1900 and the two teams played for the 119th time this season. In recent years, as teams around the country have played at neutral sites in modern NFL stadiums, there have been questions if Texas and Oklahoma should consider a similar arrangement. But both schools have continuously stated they hoped to remain at the Cotton Bowl in the middle of the state fair, one of the most unique settings in college football.

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Texas, Oklahoma rivalry game staying at Cotton Bowl through 2036​

Texas and Oklahoma have agreed to extend their historic rivalry game at the Cotton Bowl through 2036, the two schools announced Wednesday. As part of the deal, the city of Dallas has agreed to an estimated $140 million renovation of the aging stadium, which opened in 1930. The Longhorns and Sooners first met at a neutral site at the State Fair of Texas in 1929 and have played every game in the Cotton Bowl since it opened the next year. The rivalry game began in 1900 and the two teams played for the 119th time this season. In recent years, as teams around the country have played at neutral sites in modern NFL stadiums, there have been questions if Texas and Oklahoma should consider a similar arrangement. But both schools have continuously stated they hoped to remain at the Cotton Bowl in the middle of the state fair, one of the most unique settings in college football.

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Athletes sue NCAA, Power 5 for not getting paid​

The NCAA added a new legal challenge to its already cumbersome caseload Thursday, as a trio of college athletes filed suit against the association and its five most powerful conferences claiming that rules that prohibit schools from paying their athletes violate antitrust law. "It's time for the NCAA to recognize that the rules prohibiting athletes from sharing in the massive revenues we help to generate are harming all college athletes," Carter said in a statement provided by his lawyers. "There are hundreds of people involved in NCAA sports but the only ones who cannot be paid are the athletes; I'm proud to stand up for all college athletes to correct that injustice."

The lawsuit comes just two days after NCAA president Charlie Baker announced a new proposal that would allow schools to sign NIL deals directly with their athletes and share significant amounts of money for their players through a "enhanced educational trust fund." Baker's proposal stops short of allowing schools to pay athletes specifically for their athletic performance. He said during an interview at the Sports Business Journal's Intercollegiate Athletics Forum this week that his plan would not turn athletes into employees of their school. Baker and other leaders in college sports have been asking Congress to create a federal law that would prevent athletes from filing antitrust lawsuits like the case filed this week.

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Nebreska, Wisconsin, Stanford, Pitt top NCAA volleyball bracket
The 64-team volleyball tournament bracket seeds the top 32 teams nationally. The regional semifinals and finals also will be at campus sites. If the four No. 1 seeds advance, they will host those regionals, which will be played Dec. 7-9. The volleyball final four will be at Amalie Arena in Tampa, with the semifinals Dec. 14 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN). Then for the first time, the championship match will be televised on ABC, at 3 p.m. ET Dec. 17.

NCAA volleyball tournament: Top storylines from each region​

It's the biggest day of women's college volleyball all year: eight matches between the 16 teams still vying for the national championship. Regional semifinal day is a smorgasbord of talent stretching across the country. It starts Thursday at noon ET, and by early Friday morning we'll know which programs are one step away from the national semifinals in Tampa, Florida. With the conference realignments next season, including the demise of the Pac-12, volleyball like every other sport will look notably different. But for one more NCAA tournament, we have volleyball's two traditional "power" conferences -- the Pac-12 and the Big Ten -- with four teams from each still alive. Two rising powers, the ACC and SEC, have three teams each. The Big 12 and the Big East have one each. Six of the teams remaining have won the NCAA title, led by nine-time champion Stanford. Three of the regional semifinal matches will pit conference foes: Kentucky vs. Arkansas, Wisconsin vs. Penn State, and Stanford vs. Arizona State.

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LSU's Daniels, Washington's Penix win top college football awards​

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels continued to collect postseason awards when additional honors were handed out Friday night. Daniels, named The Associated Press player of the year on Thursday, won the Walter Camp national player of the year award as well as the Davey O'Brien Award as the top quarterback in college football. Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's best all-around player, while Payton Wilson of NC State won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player as well as the Dick Butkus Award as top linebacker.

Daniels, a San Bernardino, California, native who transferred to LSU from Arizona State in 2022, led the nation in total offense this season with 4,946 yards in 12 games (412.2 yards per game).

Penix led the Huskies into the College Football Playoff after passing for 4,218 yards with 33 touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Wilson was involved in 138 tackles for the Wolfpack, with 6 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 interceptions.

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LSU's Jayden Daniels tops veteran AP All-America college football team​

Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press' All-America team announced Monday. Daniels, a fifth-year quarterback, won the Heisman and AP player of the year honors last week after accounting for 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards of offense this season. The SEC has the most first-team selections with nine, followed by the Big Ten (6), Pac-12 (4), Big 12 (3), independents (2) and the ACC, MAC and Sun Belt with one each. The AP All-America team was selected by a panel of 18 college Top 25 poll voters.

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Dallas Cowboys 2023 Schedule

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Presaeson (1 - 2)

Aug. 12: vs. Jacksonville L
Ridley had 2 catches in 1st game in almost 2 years as Jags get 28-23 preseason win over Cowboys
Aug. 19: at Seattle L
Seahawks starters look sharp in limited action, Seattle tops Dallas 22-14
Aug 26: vs. Las Vegas W
Grier shines in possible final act with team as Cowboys beat Raiders 31-16


Regular Season (10 - 3)

Week 1: at New York Giants W
Cowboys rip Giants 40-0 for worst shutout loss between NFC East rivals
Prescott was 13 of 24 for 143 in beating the Giants for the 11th straight time. Tony Pollard scored on two short touchdown runs and Dallas forced three turnovers and sacked Daniel Jones seven times - Jones finished 15 of 28 for 104 yards with a quarterback rating of 32.4.

Week 2: vs. New York Jets W
Presott has 2 TDs, Wilson 3 picks in first start, Cowboys beat Jets 30-10
Dak Prescott was 31 of 38 for 255 yards and Tony Pollard had 72 yards rushing. CeeDee Lamb tied a career high with 11 catches. - Zach Wilson finished 12 of 27 for 170 yards.

Week 3: at Arizona L
Joshua Dobbs, James Conner lead the Cardinals ro 28-16 over cowboys
Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception. - Prescott completed 25 of 40 passes for 249 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

Week 4: vs. New England W
Cowboys score twice on defense in 38-3 blowout of Patriots, Belichick's worst loss
Elliott didn't get the start for the Patriots after watching a video tribute on the big screen above the field a few minutes before kickoff. he picked up 13 of his 16 yards (on just six carries). DaRon Bland returned one of his two interceptions for a touchdown, Leighton Vander Esch scooped up a fumble for a score. - Mac Jones was responsible for all three Patriots turnovers and was pulled in the second half.

Week 5: at San Francisco L
Brock Purdy throws 4 TD passes to lead 49ers past the Cowboys 42-10
Purdy threw three of his four touchdown passes to George Kittle in their dominance over the Dallas Cowboys. - Prescott was sacked three times and heaved an interception into double coverage after Dallas fell behind 28-10 in the third quarter. He threw two more interceptions in the fourth quarter.

Week 6: at Los Angeles Chargers W
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Prescott became the 30th quarterback in NFL history to throw at least one touchdown pass against 31-or-more opponents. Prescott responded by throwing for 272 yards and a touchdown.

Week-7: BYE

Week-8: vs. Los Angeles Rams W
Prescott throws 4 TD's, Bland gets 3rd pick-six of season as Cowboys rout Rams 43-20
The Cowboys won their 11th consecutive home victory. The streak matches the club's longest since an 11-game run at Texas Stadium in 1991-92, almost two decades before AT&T Stadium opened. Lamb had career highs with 12 catches for 158 yards, including another personal best with 122 yards before the break.

Week-9: at Philadelphia L
Jalen Hurts leads Eagles past Cowboys 28-23 for NFL best 8-1 mark
Hurts braved a direct hit on his injured left knee to throw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and he ran for another tush push score - Prescott threw for 374 yards and three scores. Lamb had 11 catches for 191 yards.

Week-10: vs. New York Giants W
Prescott accounts for 5 TDs, Cowboys rout Giants again 49-17 for 12th straight home win
Prescott threw for 404 yards and four touchdowns while running for another score. The Cowboys (6-3) won 40-0 in the opener in New Jersey. Cooks had his first 100-yard game since joining Dallas in an offseason trade, finishing 13 off his career high with 173. The Giants (2-8) were outgained 368-27 in the first half.

Week-11: at Carolina W
Dak Prescott scores 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys'' 33-10 rout of Panthers
Prescott threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Bland is tied for second on the team in touchdowns, something that doesn't often happen for a cornerback in the NFL, particularly on a team with an offense as explosive as the Cowboys. The Cowboys have averaged 33.6 points over the last five games. Tony Pollard ran for 61 yards and a touchdown, and CeeDee Lamb found the end zone again for his fifth score of the season.

Week-12: vs. Washington W
Bland, Prescott help Cowboys to 13th straight home win with 45-10 victory over Commanders
DaRon Bland set an NFL record with his fifth interception return for a touchdown this season, and the Cowboys extended their longest home winning streak in 42 years to 13. Dak Prescott threw for 331 yards in his fifth consecutive game with at least two TD passes, one shy of his career best. Dallas is now within five games of the 18-game winning streak at old Texas Stadium from 1979-81, when the Cowboys were in middle of an NFL-record run of 20 consecutive winning seasons.

Week-13: vs. Seattle W
Precott throws for 3 TDs, Cowboys extend win streak to 14 with 41-35 win over Seahawks
Dallas’ Brandon Aubrey kicked four field goals to extend the 28-year-old rookie’s NFL record to 26 consecutive makes to start a career. CeeDee Lamb finished with 12 catches for 116 yards. Neither team punted, the first time on NFL history that's happened. - Seattle's QB Geno Smith ran for a score while throwing for 334 yards with an interception.

Week 14: Philadelphia (13) @ Dallas (33) W
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Dec. 17: at Buffalo
Dec. 24: at Miami
Dec. 30: vs. Detroit (ESPN)
Jan. 7: at Washington

 

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Carolina Panthers 2023 Schedule​

Preseason (0 - 3)
Week 1: vs. New York Jets L
Panthers Bryce Young limited to 21 yards in preseason debut, Jets win 27-0 without Aaron Rodgers
Week 2: at New York Giants L
Jones plays like $40 million man for Giants, No. 1 overall Young shows flashes for Panthers
Week 3 vs. Detroit L
No. 1 Bryce Young looks sharp, Lions 26-17 over Panthers

Regular Season (1 - 12)
Week 1: at Atlanta L
Bijan Robinson outshines top pick Bryce Young as Falcons knock of Carolina 24-10
Robinson caught a touchdown pass in his debut and set up another score with a long run - Young was intercepted twice by Jessie Bates and didn't complete a pass longer than 14 yards.

Week 2: vs. New Orleans (MNF) L
Saints' defense shuts down Bryce Young in 20-17 win
Jones ran for two touchdowns, rookie Blake Grupe kicked two field goals on Monday night, improving to 2-0 for the first time since 2013. The Saints' defense did the rest, holding Panthers rookie Bryce Young to 153 yards passing in his home debut.

Week 3: at Seattle L
Kenneth Walker sparks Seahawks in second half to beat Carolina 37-27
Kenneth Wallker III rushed for 97 yards and two second-half touchdowns, Jason Myers kicked five field goals. - Andy Dalton threw for 361 yards. Adam Thielen had 11 catches for 145 yards.

Week 4: vs. Minnesota L
Justin Jefferson 2 TDs lift Vikings over Panthers 21-13
Kirk Cousins overcame two interceptions, including one that was returned 99 yards for a touchdown, and threw two touchdown passes to Jefferson. -Young finished 25 of 32 for 204 yards for Carolina, falling to 0-3 as an NFL starter.

Week-5: at Detroit L
Jared Goff throws 3 TD passes, runs for score, NFC North-leading Lions beat winless Panthers 42-24
Goff was 20 of 28 for 236, meanwhile made many more plays than mistakes. - Young, the No. 1 overall pick, was 25 of 41 for 247 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Week-6: at Miami L
Tua Tagovialoa 3 TD passes rally the Dolphins past the Panthers 42-21
Tagovailoa finished 21 of 31 for 262 yards and has an NFL-leading 1,876 yards passing this season. - Bryce Young finished 23 of 38 with 217 yards and was sacked four times.

Week-7: BYE

Week-8: vs. Houston W
Eddy Pineito's 23-yard FG as time expires help Bryce Young, Panthers get first win over Texans 15-13
Pineiro made his third attempt, even as another flag for offsides was thrown on the Texans. Young overcame six sacks and three drops by his wide receivers to record his first win since coming into the NFL out of Alabama. Young, the No. 1 overall pick, threw for 235 yards and a touchdown. - Stroud, the second overall pick, was 16 of 24 for 140 yards and ran for a touchdown for Houston (3-4).

Week-9: vs. Indianapolis L
Kenny Moore's two pick 6's help Colts snap 3-game skid with 27-13 victory over Panthers
Moore returned two Bryce Young interceptions for touchdowns, Jonathan Taylor caught a touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew. - Young has now been sacked 26 times in seven starts, and the rookie clearly seems bothered by the constant pressure.

Week-10: at Chicago L
Foreman runs for TD, Bears beat Panthers 16-13 to boost their shoot at the top pick in the draft
Tyson Bagent completed 20 of 33 passes for 162 yards in his fourth straight start with Justin Fields sidelined because of a dislocated right thumb. Cairo Santos kicked three field goals. - Adam Thielen caught six passes for 42 yards, and the Panthers fell to 0-5 on the road.

Week-11: vs. Dallas L
Dak Prescott scores 2 TDs, Bland ties NFL record with 4th pick-6 in Cowboys'' 33-10 rout of Panthers
Young finished 16 of 29 for 123 yards, and the No. 1 draft pick threw his third pick-6 in the last three games. He also fumbled. The Cowboys sacked Young seven times and limited the Panthers to 187 yards and 13 first downs in the first game since Reich resumed control of play-calling duties.

Week-12: at Tennessee L
Derrick Henry runs for 2 TDs as the Titans hold off Panthers, Bryce Young 17-10
Young threw for 194 yards. The No. 1 overll pick in April’s draft helped Carolina hold the ball for much of the second half, but the Panthers managed to cap only one possession with Chuba Hubbard's 5-yard TD run to open the third quarter pulling within 17-10. - Titans rookie Will Levis threw for 185 yards and improved to 2/3 as a starter. He was sacked only once behind an offensive line featuring a pair of rookies with left tackle Jaelyn Duncan in his first NFL start beside left guard Peter Skoronski.

Week 13: Carolina (18) at Tampa Bay (21) L
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Week 14: Carolina (6) @ New Orleans (28) L
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Dec. 16 or 17: vs. Atlanta
Dec. 24: vs. Green Bay
Dec. 31: at Jacksonville
Jan. 6 or 7: vs. Tampa Bay

 

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Arizona strengthens hold atop AP Top 25 ahead of Purdue showdown​

Arizona strengthened its place atop the Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll Monday, setting up a showdown this weekend against Purdue, the former No. 1 team in the nation.

Men Top 5

No.1: Arizona | 8-0
No.2: Kansas | 9-1
No.3: Purdue | 9-1
No.4: Houston |10-0
No.5: UConn | 9-1

 

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Iowa star player Caitlin Clark signs NIL deal with Gatorade​

National player of the year Catlin Clark has signed with Gatorade, becoming the fourth collegiate athlete and second women's basketball player to join its roster. The deal marks the expanding name, image and likeness portfolio for the Iowa point guard, who has taken the sport by storm since her freshman year but catapulted to national fame this spring when she led the Hawkeyes to their first national title game. Her other NIL partnerships include State Farm, Nike and Hy-Vee, among others, and she recently signed with Excel Sports Management, whose women's basketball clients include WNBA stars Naphessa Collier and Arlke Ogunbowale.

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Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj elected to Tennis Hall of Fame​

Leander Paes, who won 18 Grand Slam titles in men's doubles or mixed doubles, and ex-player, broadcaster and promoter Vijay Amritraj are the first Asian men elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The Hall, which is based in Newport, Rhode Island, and has been around since 1955, announced its Class of 2024 on Wednesday. Also being inducted next year: Richard Evans, a British journalist and historian, who was selected in the Contributor Category. Amritraj, also chosen in the Contributor Category, and Paes, who enters in the Player Category, are both from India and that country's first members of the shrine. It is the 28th nation to be represented. Li Na, a Chinese woman who won two Grand Slam singles titles, became the first Asian member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame when she was inducted in 2019. Next year's induction ceremony will be held in Newport on July 20.

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