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Safety Randall returns to practice with struggling Browns
Browns starting safety Damarious Randall back at practice after missing 2 games with hamstring injury

E. Michigan opens campaign against Siena Heights
The Eastern Michigan Eagles are set to battle the Saints of NAIA school Siena Heights

LSU vs. Alabama will provide fantastic CFB Playoff chaos
Saturday’s college football powerhouse showdown will be the first domino to fall on the road to the postseason.

Wolves held their own during Towns’ suspension
The Minnesota Timberwolves rolled to a road win over the Washington Wizards in Karl-Anthony Towns’ absence, but couldn’t hang with the Milwaukee Bucks

Schalke chairman back to work following racist comments
Schalke chairman Clemens Tönnies will resume his duties on Thursday following a three-month break after making racist comments in August

Russia, US go toe-to-toe at anti-doping meeting
Ready to rumble: Russia, US go toe-to-toe at anti-doping meeting

Scoreboard roundup — 11/5/19
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONCharlotte 122, Indiana 120 — OTBoston 119, Cleveland 113Atlanta 108, San Antonio 100L.A. Lakers 118, Chicago 112Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 94Denver 109, [Read More…]

Top-ranked Michigan State opens with 69-62 loss to No. 2 Kentucky
Spartans struggle to score

WWE NXT: Nov. 6, 2019
Full WWE NXT preview for Nov. 6, 2019, featuring the fallout of NXT’s Raw and SmackDown takeovers, Pete Dunne vs. Damian Priest and more!

Randy Orton and WWE come to terms on multi-year extension
As first reported on WWE Backstage, Randy Orton has agreed to a multi-year extension with WWE.

Alexa Bliss expected to return to action soon from minor injury
Alexa Bliss is expected to make a return to in-ring action soon after suffering a minor injury.

Tyson Fury returns to SmackDown on FOX this Friday
As first reported on WWE Backstage, Tyson Fury set to appear when Friday Night SmackDown on FOX broadcasts from his hometown of Manchester, England.

FIFA says Iraq unsafe to host World Cup qualifying games
FIFA says Iraq is not safe enough to host World Cup qualifying games against Iran and Bahrain

Detroit faces New York, looks to break 3-game skid
Detroit is looking to stop its three-game skid with a victory against New York

Western Conference-leader St. Louis and Edmonton face off
Western Conference-leading St. Louis travels to take on Edmonton

Hauser carries Portland St. past Puget Sound 94-69
Matt Hauser had 13 points to lead five Portland State players in double figures as the Vikings routed Puget Sound 94-69 in their season opener

Tinkle leads Oregon State to 87-67 win over CSU Northridge
Tres Tinkle had 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Oregon State beat Cal State Northridge 87-67 in the season opener for both teams

K-State knocks off North Dakota State 67-54 behind big performances from Diarra, Mawien
The defending Big 12 Champions took the floor at home for the first time since cutting down the nets last year as Kansas State beat North Dakota State 67-54.

Salnave, Hammond help Monmouth weather Lehigh charge 66-62
Ray Salnave scored 15 points and Deion Hammond added 14 as Monmouth held off a last-minute Lehigh surge for a 66-62 season-opening win

Magic’s below par 4th-quarter shooting leads to 102-94 loss to Thunder
The Orlando Magic were outscored 21-15 in the 4th quarter in a 102-94 loss to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder.