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MLS News

Montgomery heading to Minnesota United in trade deal

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota United acquired Callum Montgomery over the weekend in a deal with FC Dallas. A fourth-round MLS SuperDraft pick is going to Dallas in exchange for the 23-year-old defender. Additionally, FC Dallas will receive $50,000 in general allocation funds. This is conditional on Montgomery reaching certain performance incentives. Montgomery was drafted by Dallas in 2019 out of UNC-Charlotte. He would score 11 goals in 73 appearances during his tenure from 2015 until 2018. Additionally, he would […]

todayDecember 15, 2020 93

Football News

Oregon to replace Washington in PAC-12 title game

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The Oregon Ducks are replacing Washington in the PAC-12 Championship game due to ongoing COVID-19 issues within the Huskies' football program, the conference announced Monday. The PAC-12 determined that Washington would be unable to field the 53 scholarship players required to compete because of positive COVID-19 cases and the related contact tracing. The Huskies also were below the required number of student-athletes for a specific position group. Change in conference rules would allow Oregon replacement Under […]

todayDecember 15, 2020 91

Football News

LSU football program self-imposes bowl ban for 2020 season

BATON ROUGE, La. (UPI) -- The LSU football program self-imposed a postseason ban for the 2020-21 bowl season, the school announced Wednesday. The one-year bowl ban is part of LSU's effort to cooperate with an NCAA investigation into improper booster payments to its football players. In late October, the Tigers self-imposed a series of sanctions, including a loss of eight scholarships over two years and a reduction in recruiting visits, evaluations, and communication. The school also banned Cleveland Browns wide receiver […]

todayDecember 9, 2020 97

Basketball

HSSU Lady Hornets drop three straight in loss

ST. LOUIS -- The Harris-Stowe State University women's basketball team was back in action Tuesday. The home game at the Emerson Center would host the Saint Xavier Cougars in non-conference action. The Hornets (0-2) were seeking their first win of the season. Meanwhile, the Cougars (1-0) were seeking their second win of the season. First half notes: Hornets 24, Cougars 48 Harris-Stowe would have a tough time getting anything going. Early on, the Cougars would jump to an early 15-2 […]

todayDecember 8, 2020 99

Champions League News

Ronaldo, Juventus beat Messi, Barcelona to win Champions League Group G

BARCELONA (UPI) -- Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals and United States Men's National Team star Weston McKennie added another as Juventus earned a 3-0 win over Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona in the Champions League Group G finale Tuesday at Camp Nou in Spain. The victory pushed the Serie A side to the top of the Group G table based on head-to-head results against Barca, leaving Messi and the Spanish club in second place. Barcelona still advances to the last 16 […]

todayDecember 8, 2020 92

Entertainment

LIVE: What is Kenny Omega plotting in IMPACT Wrestling?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just what the hell is AEW World Champion Kenny Omega doing in IMPACT Wrestling? It has been a point of discussion across the wrestling world since last week's Dynamite. It's still difficult to comprehend or believe in Omega's sudden heel turn. Nevertheless, Omega will be appearing tonight on IMPACT! on AXS TV and various other broadcast mediums. Hopefully, we will be hearing from Omega to get some answers. Is this the long-awaited collaboration between the two companies? […]

todayDecember 8, 2020 46

Boxing

Mayweather announces exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul

LAS VEGAS (UPI) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Sunday he will return to the ring for an exhibition fight against YouTube personality Logan Paul next year. In a post on social media, the retired former boxing champion said the bout is scheduled for Feb. 20. According to the event's official website, the match will be streamed on pay-per-view. The first one million purchases of the event will cost $24.99, with the price increasing after that threshold is reached or the […]

todayDecember 8, 2020 30

Basketball

Missouri Valley updates 2020-21 conference schedule

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) is adopting a new scheduling format for conference games for the 2020-21 season. This format will be in use for both men's and women's basketball programs. For the conference part of the season, MVC schools will play 18 games. Most conference teams will face each other in a two-game series. Additionally, these games will be held over two days at the same site. Each school will play four series on the road […]

todayDecember 6, 2020 115

Commentary

NFL: Who’s the best coach of all time?

When you think of the NFL or professional football, it's easy to default to the players. More often than not, it all leads to the quarterback. However, there's always a head coach in the mix that's deserving of credit as well. Coaches are essential to all sports. With every legendary NBA championship team, there's a coach who staked their claim into the list of best NBA coaches in history. The same is also true in the NFL. Today, we take […]

todayDecember 4, 2020 105

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