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The NBA season is upon us.  On Tuesday night, the NBA kicks off its schedule just over four months after the Denver Nuggets won their first championship in franchise history.  Nikola Jokic, #15, speaks during the Denver Nuggets victory parade and rally after winning the 2023 NBA Championship at Civic …

Kirk Cousins connected with rookie Jordan Addison for two first-half touchdowns and Camryn Bynum intercepted San Francisco’s Brock Purdy twice in the fourth quarter to lift the Minnesota Vikings over the 49ers 22-17 on Monday night. Christian McCaffrey scored twice for the 49ers (5-2), who lost their second straight game …

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) football coach Jeff Traylor hoped to motivate his team not to “eat the cheese” after back-to-back victories over Temple and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, but instead he got injured in the process. Traylor revealed during a press conference Monday that he …

HBO’s “Hard Knocks” is staying in the AFC East this year as the Miami Dolphins have been chosen as the franchise that will be the subject of the popular show’s in-season edition. The NFL made the announcement on Monday after the Dolphins’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on “Sunday Night …

Five-time Olympic medalist Mary Lou Retton is back at home after her family revealed earlier this month that the gymnastics icon was “fighting for her life” after suffering from a rare form of pneumonia. McKenna Kelley, one of Retton’s daughters, shared the update on social media Monday, adding that Retton …

After dropping the first two games of the National League Championship Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks pulled off back-to-back thrilling comeback victories to even up the best-of-seven series. The first couple of games were played at the Philadelphia Phillies’ home ballpark, but the series shifted to Chase Field for Games 3 …

The San Francisco 49ers’ quest for a perfect season ended Sunday, and they just got more bad news. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel will miss at least the next two games with a hairline fracture in his shoulder, the team said Saturday. Samuel left Sunday’s loss to the Cleveland Browns with …

The Air Force Falcons are in the midst of an undefeated season. And Saturday’s win over the Navy Midshipmen will likely be remembered for some time. In the second quarter, Air Force wide receiver Dane Kinamon hauled in a pass from quarterback Zac Larrier and sprinted into the end zone.  …

If your smoke alarms are going off in Tuscaloosa, it might be from the cigars at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama was in danger of losing its second straight game to Tennessee, something that hadn’t happened since the early 2000s. But that stretch lives on thanks to Alabama’s dominant second half. The …

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers exited a game with an apparent shoulder injury after he was tackled Saturday against the Houston Cougars.  Houston defender David Ugwoegbu delivered a big hit late in the third quarter. Ewers scrambled and picked up a few yards on third and 6 before he collided with …