Clemson remains firmly on the bubble and in the top four in the Atlantic Coast Conference despite its season-high three-game losing streak. The Tigers (18-7, 10-4 ACC), who host Florida State (8-18, 6-9) on Wednesday night, know they cannot afford another loss -- especially to the struggling Seminoles -- if they are to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes from dwindling. ESPN bracketologist Joe Lunardi has Clemson at the bo
Charles Augrom III, of Bath, New York, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography following a prior child pornography conviction.
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The San Antonio Spurs are signing center Charles Bassey to a new four-year deal worth $10.2 million, The Athletic reported Tuesday. The new deal guarantees Bassey $5.2 million, per the report. Bassey had been playing on a two-way contract. Bassey takes the roster spot that opened up with the release of Stanley Johnson on Sunday. Johnson signed with the Spurs in mid-December. Bassey, 22, is averaging 4.7 points and 5.3
Montreal Canadiens rookie defenseman Arber Xhekaj, who leads the NHL in penalty minutes, will be out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. The team said Xhekaj sustained the injury against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. He exited the game in the second period after a fight with Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais. Xhekaj appeared to injure his shoulder after landing a punch to Desharnais. Xhekaj, 22, has 13 points (
Tiger Woods was pretty direct when discussing his goal for the upcoming Genesis Invitational. "If I'm playing, I'm playing to win," Woods said Tuesday during a news conference ahead of the event at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. "I know some players have played as ambassadors to the game and trying to grow the game. I can't wrap my mind around that. I'm playing to beat the other players and get a
Avoiding the play-in round is a priority for any team, and the outcome of the final contest before the All-Star break could determine whether the Brooklyn Nets or Miami Heat end up in that situation. Both teams are currently clear of the play-in round, but a slump could easily knock them down inthe Eastern Conference standings as the Nets look to increase their hold on fifth place when they host the sixth-place Heat on W
The Philadelphia 76ers signed G League standout Mac McClung to a two-way contract and waived Julian Champagnie on Tuesday. McClung, 24, has yet to catch on with an NBA team full-time but has made his mark in the developmental league. Playing for the Chicago Bulls' and Los Angeles Lakers' G League affiliates last season, McClung averaged 21.6 points, 7.6 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game and was named G League Rookie of
The New York Knicks will look for their fifth victory in six games when they travel to play the Atlanta Hawks, the team directly behind them in the Eastern Conference, on Wednesday in the final game before the All-Star break. The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference and hold a 2frac12;-game lead over the Hawks. But Atlanta has won two of three meetings against the Knicks this season and could secure the tiebreake
Derek Carr is free. The Las Vegas Raiders informed the quarterback that he has been released from his contract, making him a free agent immediately, ESPN reported Tuesday. He can begin negotiating with teams immediately. The Raiders were forced to release him Tuesday before $40.4 million in his contract became guaranteed on Wednesday. By cutting him, the Raiders free up $29.3 million in cap space and it takes them off
The Chicago Bulls fell out of positioning for the Eastern Conference play-in tournament with their latest defeat. The Indiana Pacers are just two games back of their rivals despite an extended slump of their own. One team will earn a much-needed victory when Indiana hosts Chicago on Wednesdaynight while the other will go back to the drawing board. Again. Chicago hopes to have leading scorer DeMar DeRozan in tow. DeRoza
Maryland has hired former head coach Kevin Sumlin as a co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, On3 and InsideMDSports reported Tuesday. Sumlin spent 2022 as the head coach and general manager of the USFL's Houston Gamblers. It's unclear who the other co-offensive coordinator would be to help replace Dan Enos, who left to take the OC job at Arkansas. Sumlin, 58, went 95-63 at three stops in 13 seasons as head coa
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All of my favorite Zach Thomas stories center around the same themes: his love for football and his passion for preparation. Those were the hallmark traits of a signal-caller in the middle of one of the league's most dominant defenses. And now that signal-caller is going to Canton.
The numbers quantify what Zach Thomas accomplished. His 1,734 tackles, 17 interceptions, 20.5 sacks, 16 force
