Expectations have been raised for an Alabama team that has appeared in just two of the last 13 NCAA Tournaments. More »

Nicholls State continues its five-game tour of the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday night when it visits California in a nonconference game. More »

(Reuters) - With COVID-19 related issues leaving the Denver Broncos without a quarterback for Sunday's game against New Orleans, practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton was thrust into the starting role and got a quick lesson on just how tough the position can be. More »

When Xavier hosts Eastern Kentucky on Monday night, it will mark its fourth game in six days. More »

Sophomore guard Isaiah Wong scored a team-high 20 points to lead the host Miami Hurricanes to a season-opening 77-59 win over the North Florida Ospreys in a nonconference game on Sunday night. More »

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's three-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has inspired a new manga character to appear in an issue of Nakayoshi magazine next month, the publishers announced on Sunday. More »

Jae'Lyn Withers had 12 of his 20 points in the first half and David Johnson scored 19 as Louisville shook off a slow start en route to an 86-64 home win over Prairie View A&M on Sunday night. More »

Preseason All-American guard Jared Butler scored 20 points, shooting 4 of 7 from beyond the 3-point arc, to lead a balanced attack as No. 2 Baylor easily dispatched Washington 86-52 on Sunday at the Vegas Bubble in Las Vegas. More »

Solid defense will camouflage a lot of problems and Houston is a team built around success on that end of the court. More »

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Daniel Ricciardo blasted the "Hollywood" coverage of Romain Grosjean's fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash on Sunday and said he was disgusted by Formula One showing endless replays while drivers were waiting for the race to restart. More »

Kirk Cousins threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Chad Beebe with 46 seconds left and the Minnesota Vikings rallied for a 28-27 victory against the visiting Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. More »

Patrick Mahomes passed for 462 yards and three touchdowns, winning a duel with Tom Brady, as the visiting Kansas City Chiefs beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27-24 on Sunday. More »

Robbie Gould kicked a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give the San Francisco 49ers a 23-20 victory and a season-series sweep over the host Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon. More »

Matt Ryan passed for 185 yards and two touchdowns and Deion Jones returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown as the host Atlanta Falcons took advantage of the turnover-prone Las Vegas Raiders for a 43-6 win on Sunday. More »