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Childhood friends and top 2 draft picks Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud square off as Panthers host Texans 10/26/2023 03:47pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — C.J. Stroud hasn’t forgotten the first time he faced off against Bryce Young on the football field as an eighth grader on a rainy afternoon in Fontana, California. Young’s Inland Empire Ducks defeated Stroud’s Pomona Steelers in an all-star exhibition. “They killed u No. 5 Marquette says it still has plenty of motivation even after losing its underdog status 10/26/2023 07:10am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Success hasn't removed the chip from Marquette guard Tyler Kolek’s shoulder. Kolek recently posted a picture on Instagram that had him posing alongside Marquette’s Big East regular-season and tournament championship trophies from last year, as well as his Big East player of th Jets tweak their schedule to try to avoid a repeat of last season's post-bye collapse 10/25/2023 07:00pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets were flying high entering their bye-week break last year, with a playoff run a real possibility. That all ended with a thud after a few days off. The Jets went on to lose seven of their final eight games — including the last six — to finish 7-10 and Stacked Pac-12 enters what could be its final basketball season 10/25/2023 04:16pm • The Pac-12 produced one of the great dynasties in sports history and some of the best college basketball players the game has ever known. John Wooden's UCLA Bruins won 10 titles in 12 years with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar then Bill Walton. Reggie Miller played in the Pac-12. So did Gail Goodrich, Gary Payt No. 21 USC looking to hit the heights in its farewell Pac-12 season 10/25/2023 01:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coach Andy Enfield has restocked Southern California’s roster and retained major talent, putting the 21st-ranked Trojans in contention to make a deep postseason run. The buzz around the basketball Trojans is a major change for a team that’s long been overshadowed by the scho N'Faly Dante will be a centerpiece for Oregon in the Ducks' final Pac-12 season 10/25/2023 09:00am • EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's upcoming season got a boost back in April when center N'Faly Dante announced he'd be returning for his fifth season with the Ducks. Dante will lead a team that struggled with injuries last season then saw a number of key departures in the offseason. Dante was an excep The Gophers are happy with good health and a full roster after 2 painful seasons 10/24/2023 07:04pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first two years for Ben Johnson as head coach at his alma mater Minnesota were a struggle in many ways, with myriad injuries that made program development all the more challenging given the impact of the transfer portal and growing pains for a young team. After going 22-39 o Quinten Post is the man in the post and the reason for optimism at Boston College 10/24/2023 04:23pm • BOSTON (AP) — Boston College center Quinten Post was the Atlantic Coast Conference's most improved player last year. The Eagles are hoping that with his next big step, he carries the team with him. Post was the biggest contributor for Earl Grant last season, when the Eagles flirted with .500 afte Virginia Tech turns attention to defense in hopes of rebounding from a season that fell short 10/24/2023 02:59pm • Offense has rarely seemed a problem since Mike Young became the coach at Virginia Tech. This year, the Hokies hope to make defense a strength, too. Coming off a disappointing 19-15 season that was marked by defensive deficiencies, Young has the Hokies focusing more on that end of the floor. They did Warriors open the season by facing former star Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns 10/23/2023 06:10pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr recalls a one-point Christmas Day defeat at Cleveland in 2016 when Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant were still figuring out how to thrive playing together during Durant's first season with the Warriors, each doing his best to let the other shine bright, and how things Prime leaf peeping spots in the DC region 10/23/2023 02:56pm • Fall foliage season is underway and there are fall colors already emerging in the D.C. area. As a result, there are plenty of great options to take in autumn's spectacular colors. DC The National Arboretum is famous for its Capitol Columns. The 451-acre park also boasts dozens of species of trees, 49ers-Vikings game puts Iowa pals George Kittle and T.J. Hockenson on prime-time stage 10/22/2023 12:31pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The starting offense for the San Francisco 49ers offense was cycling through the narrated intros during a recent nationally televised game, when a mischievous-looking face popped up on NBC's broadcast for his turn at telling the 26 million viewers where he learned his craft. “ Giants QB Daniel Jones inactive for Sunday against the Commanders, Taylor gets start again 10/22/2023 11:48am • EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones missed his second straight game with a neck injury and Tyrod Taylor got the start for Sunday's game against the Washington Commanders. Jones returned to practice on a limited basis this week after missing the Sunday night's g Browns QB Deshaun Watson expected to start at Indy after missing 2 games with right shoulder injury 10/20/2023 04:07pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson's official status for Sunday's game at Indianapolis is questionable. Nothing looked uncertain about Cleveland's quarterback on Friday. Watson fired passes with his usual velocity during his second straight practice, and he is expected to start when the Browns visi Wembanyama already setting a tone for his rookie NBA season with the Spurs 10/20/2023 11:17am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s first win of his rookie season with the San Antonio Spurs came with no fans present, no referees around and didn’t even require the use of a basketball. It was, of all things, an art contest. The Spurs gave their players a few minutes to sketch The Coyote