College basketball’s Big 5 Classic tipped off on Tuesday with pod play which will lead up to three big games on Dec. 7. The classic is only in its second year but the Big 5 has been around for much longer. NBC10’s Matt DeLucia explains the Big Five and its Philly connection. College basketball's Big 5 and its Philly connection originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Bill Self becomes winningest coach in Kansas history, Jayhawks beat Michigan State 77-69
Hunter Dickinson scored 28 points and Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history as the top-ranked Jayhawks pulled away from Michigan State for a 77-69 victory in the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 52 with just under nine minutes remaining. KJ Adams Jr. hit a pair of free throws to put Kansas (3-0) ahead to stay.
If Astros can’t keep mainstay Alex Bregman, here’s what they’re losing
Bregman’s wealth of playoff experience, renowned work ethic and rep as a clubhouse leader are some of the headlining features of his case as one of this winter’s premier free agents.
College Football Playoff rankings: Texas rises to No. 3 behind Oregon, Ohio State
The second College Football Playoff rankings were released, with the big questions surrounding who would be No. 3 and where the SEC teams would land.
College Football Playoff rankings: Georgia drops out of the provisional field after loss to Ole Miss
The Bulldogs are the first team out of the 12-team playoff after Week 11.
Video: Mike Tyson shows he’s not your typical 58-year-old during open workout
IRVING, Texas – Boxing legend Mike Tyson is approaching 60 years of age, but you wouldn't know it by the way he's still able to hit the pads. At an open workout Tuesday at Toyota Music Factory, the 58-year-old boxing legend showed off his power and technique…
Injured Dylan Pietsch returns to Australia from Wallabies’ grand slam tour
- Winger forced to leave camp after picking up calf injury
- Josh Flook called up as replacement ahead of Wales game
The Wallabies must make at least two enforced team changes after winger Dylan Pietsch was forced out of the grand slam spring tour of Europe with a calf injury.
Pietsch is on his way back home to Australia after hurting himself in the Wallabies’ 42-37 tour-opening triumph over England at Twickenham on Sunday morning.
Continue reading...Berlin launches official bid campaign to host an NFL game the next five seasons
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell all but said this week that the league will play a game in Berlin next season.
‘Mark Waugh just laughed’: The hilarious true story behind formation of an Aussie rock icon
In 1999, rumours started swirling around the New South Wales sheds of the formation of a potential rock band - and the response was anything but encouraging.
Source: Lenoir, 49ers agree to five-year contract extension
Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a five-year contract extension, a source told NBC Sports Bay Area's Matt Maiocco.
Report: Giants in ‘mix’ for free-agent starter, make sense for another
The San Francisco Giants reportedly are "in the mix" for left-handed pitcher Max Fried in MLB free agency.
Dolphins-Rams attracts only 12.2 million
The pivot to streaming has happened, as evidenced by the audiences attracted by NFL games televised on cable and streamed by Amazon Prime.
Why timing worked for Lenoir, 49ers to get extension done now
Matt Maiocco explains why the timing was perfect for 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir and San Francisco to finalize a contract extension now.
Old gloves return: UFC 309 fighters notified of style reversion for New York card
It's out with the new and in with the old – at least for now. Ahead of Saturday's UFC 309 card at Madison Square Garden in New York, competing fighters and their teams were notified the old-style gloves will be used rather than the new-style ones that were…
Citing health issue, Mike Westhoff steps down as Broncos assistant head coach
Broncos assistant head coach Mike Westhoff has stepped down.