Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will miss his first game of the season Friday night when he sits against the Memphis Grizzlies for personal reasons.

Victor Wembanyama will miss the first game of his NBA career when the San Antonio Spurs visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, according to several reports.

Police say a dead longhorn cow was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State University fraternity in Stillwater.

Oregon State, Washington State and the Mountain West have announced a football scheduling agreement for the 2024 season.

The governing body of gymnastics in Europe voted against allowing Russian and Belarusian gymnasts to return to international competitions, calling into question how they could qualify for next year’s Olympics.

Thursday’s loss marks the Spurs’ 13th-straight loss, which is tied with the second-most in San Antonio’s franchise history.

Rafael Nadal says he will return to playing at the Brisbane International in Australia in January.

The Southeastern Conference is the only league to claim a spot — sometimes two spots — in every College Football Playoff.

Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, and the Dallas Cowboys extended their home winning streak to 14 games by rallying for a 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams has pleaded guilty to one felony charge in a gun case, and one of his attorneys said he does not expect the 19-year-old to face jail time.

Trae Young scored a season-high 45 points and drew a charge from Jeremy Sochan with 2.7 seconds left as the Atlanta Hawks handed the San Antonio Spurs their 13th straight loss with a 137-135 victory on Thursday night.

Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 16th consecutive loss with a 118-112 victory Thursday night.

LSU forward Angel Reese helped the Tigers beat Virginia Tech in her return from a four-game absence.

Goalie Tristan Jarry scored an empty-net goal and made 39 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins; 4-2 comeback victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night.

The playoff beard had been shaved off well before fresh-faced Ryan Blaney arrived in Nashville to celebrate his first NASCAR championship.

Tiger Woods made a solid return to golf until he limped home in the Bahamas.

After being listed as ‘questionable for right hip tightness’ ahead of Thursday’s home game against the Atlanta Hawks, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama was upgraded to available to play.

Aaron Rodgers fully intends to play again this season for the New York Jets and he hasn’t ruled out being back on the field in a few weeks.

Corey Perry says he has begun working with mental health and substance abuse experts to discuss his struggles with alcohol after the Chicago Blackhawks terminated his contract for engaging “in conduct that is unacceptable” and against team policies.

The Southeastern Conference championship game will remain at Mercedes-Benz Stadium through at least 2031.

Bronny James has been cleared by doctors for a full return to basketball four months after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Ryan Blaney already has his eyes on another prize.

Bubba Wallace acknowledged it was difficult for him to find joy in best friend Ryan Blaney’s first NASCAR championship.

A limited-edition stamp honoring the late UCLA basketball coach John Wooden will go on sale early next year.

Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller has turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant.

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has been hit with a billion dollar class-action lawsuit over his role in promoting cryptocurrency-related “non-fungible tokens,” or NFTs, issued by the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange Binance.

The prospective new owner of the Dallas Mavericks is one of the richest women in the world, a Las Vegas casino mogul, and a U.S. and Israel power broker and newspaper publisher.

Deion Sanders reinvigorated a fanbase and put a downtrodden football program back on the map in his first season at Colorado.

No. 17 Tulane is trying to win back-to-back conference titles for the first time in nearly a century when it hosts No. 25 SMU in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Trevon Brazile had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Khalif Battle scored 21 off the bench and Arkansas held on to beat No. 7 Duke 80-75.

In the UTSA football program’s debut year in the American Athletic Conference (AAC), the Roadrunners stayed in the fight for a spot in the AAC championship game until the very end.

The Blanco Panthers suffered a season-ending loss to Edna in last year's regional final and in the second round the year before. But this year has a different feel. Blanco's 2nd-year head coach, Jamie Dixon, is familiar with Edna, having previously coached in their district.

Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds, Michael Porter Jr. scored a season-high 30 points and the Denver Nuggets rolled past the Houston Rockets 134-124 on Wednesday night in Jamal Murray’s return from a hamstring injury.

Texas will try to bid farewell to the Big 12 with a bookend title.

Two suspects in the kidnapping of the parents of Liverpool soccer player Luis Díaz were ordered sent to prison by a judge, according to Colombia’s Prosecutor’s Office, which accused one of the men of being the link to a person close to the family who provided information about the victims.

The Davenport Wolves will face Port Lavaca Calhoun on Friday at the Alamodome.

The Falls City Battlin’ Beavers will face their toughest playoff opponent when they take on the Chilton Pirates on Friday in Buda.

Baltimore’s Félix Bautista is the unanimous winner of the Mariano Rivera American League Reliever of the Year Award and Milwaukee’s Devin Williams won the Trevor Hoffman National League honor.

Mark Cuban in many ways has been the face of the Dallas Mavericks franchise since he bought the club in 2000.

Dak Prescott is rolling and so are the Dallas Cowboys.

Spurs' small forward Doug McDermott's jersey number will be retired later this year at his alma matter, Creighton University.

The San Antonio Spurs announced, that the "Tony Parker Hall of Fame Game" will be held on December 17 at the Frost Bank Center.

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LSU star forward Angel Reese is ending her four-game absence and rejoining the No. 7 Tigers in advance of their match-up with ninth-ranked Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

The San Antonio Spurs will play two more regular season games in the 2023-24 season, team officials announced Wednesday.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck and Alabama's Jalen Milroe have led their teams into the Southeastern Conference championship game after replacing big-name stars.

A survey of players involved in this year’s Women’s World Cup suggests women’s soccer is falling short in key areas including medical support and pay.

Arkansas is bringing back Bobby Petrino to be its offensive coordinator.

In 28 seasons in the Big 12, Texas has only three league championships and none since 2009.

Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson says he needs to do a better job of getting control of his emotions going forward.

A lawyer for the Memphis couple who took in former NFL player Michael Oher when he was in high school says references to Oher being their adopted son will be removed from the couple’s websites and public speaking materials as part of their legal battle over Oher’s finances.

There’s been a love-hate relationship with conference championship games historically.

Luke Donald is staying on as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain for its title defense in 2025 at Bethpage Black.

The Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers haven’t let last season’s postseason disappointment become a hangover in 2023.