Quarterback Dante Moore returned to practice with No. 13 Oregon this week but he remains in the concussion protocol and won’t play on Saturday when the Ducks host UCLA. Moore sustained the concussion in a late hit by linebacker Desman Stephens during the second quarter of the Ducks’ 41-27 ...
The College Sports Commission is looking into possible rules violations at between five and 10 Power Four conference schools regarding payments to players. According to CBS Sports, which first reported the existence of the queries, the questions involve potential violations of the $21.5 million per school spending cap that schools can share with players, along with third-party payments to players that allow them to circumvent the cap. The CSC had asked questions at between five and 10 schools, though that does not confirm a full-scale investigation is taking place, a person familiar ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Mathew Dumba is retiring after 13 NHL seasons with five different teams. Dumba last played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, with stints in Minnesota, Dallas, Arizona and Tampa Bay. The 32-year-old defenseman won the 2020 King Clancy Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best ...
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers will start Tarik Skubal against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, last year’s World Series MVP, will start Game 2 on Monday at American Family Field, manager Dave Roberts said ...
CINCINNATI — Even while five Cincinnati Bengals’ defensive backs are dealing with injuries, the secondary as a whole has taken a step forward over the first month of the season. The Bengals have the 13th-best scoring defense in the NFL this season, and one of the strengths of the unit has been its ability to take away the deep ball. The Bengals kept up that trend last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the best offenses in the NFL, despite having five defensive backs playing new positions. “I thought they rose to the challenge,” Taylor said. “I really did. I ...
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti said Thursday he’s “optimistic” the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams during ESPN’s exclusive negotiating window. That window was scheduled to end Friday but Petitti indicated during his remarks at Big Ten men’s ...
