3+ week, 2+ hour ago (402+ words) Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday. USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points in the second half. USC relied on a balanced scoring attack, reminiscent of coach Eric Musselman's first season at the helm when six Trojans averaged between 9.4 and 15.8 points per game. However, it was a new-look lineup sharing the wealth. Musselman was faced with replacing 2024-25 leading scorers Desmond Claude and Wesley Yates III -- both now at Big Ten Conference-rival Washington -- as well as Chibuzo Agbo, Saint Thomas and Rashaun Agee. In their places, Virginia transfer Jacob Cofie, Utah transfer Ezra Ausar and Maryland transfer Rodney Rice stepped up for 23, 21 and 21 points in…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago (726+ words) Oklahoma wide receiver Nic Anderson plans to enter the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, several reports said Thursday. The 6-foot-4 Texas native hauled in 38 receptions for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns during the 2023 season. Then he missed nearly the entire 2024 season due to a nagging quad injury. His 10 scores broke the Sooners' freshman touchdown record. Players around Division I have begun declaring their intention to enter the portal, which is officially open between Monday and Dec. 28. That includes Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold (1,421 passing yards, 12 touchdowns, three interceptions in 2024), a former five-star who was reported Wednesday to be jumping into the portal. --Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown announced that he plans to enter the transfer portal. A preseason first-team All-American, Brown was held to just 29 receptions for 361 yards and three TD catches in his third season in Lexington, all representing…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) Authorities in Egypt have shut down Streameast, an illegal live sports streaming operation, on the eve of the NFL season. The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, an antipiracy coalition, announced the action on Wednesday. The group said Streameast had more than 1.6 billion visits over the past year and was the biggest such organization in the world. Through Streameast, fans who didn't pay for access to cable television or streaming services accessed sports worldwide, including the four major U.S. sports leagues, Major League Soccer, boxing and martial arts pay-per-views, and a variety of international soccer leagues. "Piracy is not a victimless crime -- it undermines the entire sports economy, from rights holders and leagues to athletes and fans," said Cameron Andrews, a legal director of anti-piracy for beIN MEDIA GROUP. The Athletic reported that two men were taken into custody on suspicion of…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago (233+ words) Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports.,They shut down the embattled venture bef Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports. They shut down the embattled venture before it had a chance to debut despite the three media entities having invested more than $400 million each, according to Front Office Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint venture, and not launch the streaming service," the partners said in a joint statement Friday. "In an ever-changing marketplace, we determined that it was best to meet the evolving demands of sports fans by focusing on existing products and distribution channels. "We are proud of the work to date and grateful to the Venu staff, whom we…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (215+ words) After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV.,The two companies announced a new deal was reached Friday a ESPN, YouTube TV announce new deal after 15-day outage After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV. This includes all ESPN programming for sports fans, along with ABC, all Disney channels and more. Disney Entertainment co-chairmen Alan Bergman ad Dana Walden and ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said, "This new agreement reflects our continued commitment to delivering exceptional entertainment and evolving with how audiences choose to watch. College Football Playoff Nightmare? How Duke's Run Could Upend the ACC College Football Week 12 Best Betting Picks, Predictions Islanders vs. Mammoth Betting Preview and Prediction: November 14 Top NHL Bet Wild All-Star Idea That Could Save NBA All-Star Weekend Why Darren Mougey Is the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago (317+ words) Through three games, the Darian DeVries era at Indiana is off to a high-scoring start. Under DeVries, who came over as the Hoosiers' new head coach from West Virginia in the offseason, Indiana has scored at least 100 points twice and 98 points the other game. Indiana will hope to keep its offensive momentum going Sunday against visiting Incarnate Word in the programs' first-ever meeting. "They just share the ball," DeVries said of his team. "I think that's what good offense comes from. You know, guys that are willing to move it, share it. We got great balance. One night it could be this guy, one night the next guy. They really don't care. They don't talk about it. They just go out and play and they take what the defense gives them." Indiana is shooting 56% from the field overall, 47.5% from 3-point…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago (247+ words) Group stage action got underway on Wednesday at the $350,000 BLAST Rivals Fall 2025 event in Hong Kong. Eight Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing this week for a top prize of $125,000. The double-elimination group stage will send the top three finishers from each group to the single-elimination playoffs. Group winners advance directly to the semifinals, with runners-up and third-place teams going to the quarterfinals as high and low seeds, respectively. All matches are best-of-three until Sunday's best-of-five grand final. In Group A, Team Falcons swept Team Spirit with a 16-13 win on Dust II and a 13-8 victory on Nuke. Passion UA defeated The MongolZ 2-1. After losing 16-14 on Overpass, Passion UA answered with 13-11 wins on both Inferno and Nuke. In Group B, FURIA rallied for a 2-1 win against paiN Gaming. After falling 13-7 on Nuke, FURIA won 13-6 on Overpass and 13-11 on Mirage. Team Vitality also won…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (159+ words) The College Sports Commission launched a tip line for reporting potential NIL violations on Wednesday. The commission called it an important information-gathering tool as it oversees thousands of name, image and likeness deals that have transformed the college sports landscape. All phone numbers and identifying information are masked to protect the reporter's identity, according to the CSC. The CSC has contracted with the technology firm RealResponse, which offers similar reporting tools for issues relevant to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, NFL Players Association, Major League Baseball and others. The watchdog CSC was created out of this summer's $2.8 billion antitrust settlement between former Arizona State swimmer Grant House and the NCAA and the nation's five biggest athletic conferences. The CSC examines third-party NIL deals worth $600 or more that are submitted through its "NIL Go" app. As of last month, it said it had…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (191+ words) Competition started Monday at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Chengdu 25 tournament in China. Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams are competing in this week's competition for a top prize of $125,000. The double-elimination group stage began Monday with two groups of eight teams, with all matches best-of-three. The group winners advance to the playoff semifinals, with the group runners-up entering the quarterfinals as high seeds and the third-place teams entering the quarterfinals as low seeds. In Group A's upper-bracket quarterfinals Monday, Team Falcons swept TYLOO and Team Spirit swept paiN Gaming. The MongolZ defeated HEROIC and Astralis beat Natus Vincere, both by 2-1 scores. In Group B's upper-bracket quarterfinals, FURIA swept Lynn Vision Gaming, G2 Esports swept 3DMAX and MOUZ swept FaZe Clan. Team Vitality rallied for a 2-1 win against Virtus.pro. The tournament continues Tuesday with eight more matches: --The MongolZ vs. Astralis --Team Falcons vs. Team…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago (332+ words) PARIVISION cruised to two wins on Friday to stay alive at the $1 million Fissure Playground Belgrade in Serbia. PARIVISION first got past HEROIC 2-0 in a lower-bracket first-round match before downing BetBoom Team 2-0 in the lower-bracket quarterfinals. In the day's other match, Talon Esports came back for a 2-1 win over Team Liquid in the lower-bracket first round. The Dota tournament began on Jan. 24 with 16 teams competing in the group stage. The top eight teams moved on to the double-elimination playoffs. All playoff matches are best-of-three except for the grand final on Sunday, which will be best-of-five. The championship team will earn $400,000. On Friday, PARIVISION beat HEROIC in 34 minutes on green and 28 minutes on red. Russia's Alan "Satanic" Gallyamov paced PARIVISION with an average 7.5/0.0/5.5 kill-death-assist ratio. Brazil's Joao Gabriel "4nalog" Giannini Santos wound up at 2.0/3.5/1.0 for HEROIC. PARIVISION then ousted BetBoom Team in…...