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A New Commissioner by New Year's? What Dallas Should Want From Cathy Engelbert's Successor as the League Goes to 50 Games

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By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA voice Wings fans, there is no Dallas trade to talk about today, and the lottery is Sunday without us. But the most important person for this franchise's next five years might not wear a Wings jersey. It is whoever replaces Cathy Engelbert. The facts Per USA Today, Engelbert said Thursday the search for her replacement is ongoing and that she hopes her successor is named by the end of the calendar year. She spoke after the league's annual competition committee meeting in New York, which brings coaches and general managers together to review the season. Engelbert announced in September that she will retire effective Dec. 31 and told the AP she will stay on until a replacement is named if the search runs long. Engelbert would not say how many candidates are under consideration. In October she said there are "internal and external candidates" and that "there's a lot of interest in the job," pe...
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Thirty-Seven Sacks and a Quarterback Who Keeps Giving It Away: Baylor's Pass Rush Is the Key to Provo

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By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, we already talked about the line and the turnover margin. Today I want to talk about the one unit on this team that can flip Saturday by itself: the guys getting after the quarterback. The facts Per Baylor Athletics' game notes, the Bears have 37 sacks this season, the fourth-most in program history and nine shy of the single-season record, and they rank among the top three teams in the country in both sacks and tackles for loss. Baylor had three sacks and nine tackles for loss in the 42-31 Homecoming win over Iowa State. BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier leads the Cougars in passing and rushing, with 2,022 passing yards, 13 touchdowns and eight interceptions, plus 395 rushing yards and seven rushing scores, per Baylor's notes. Sports Illustrated's betting preview says he has thrown at least one interception in four straight games, including four in the 28-20 loss at Utah. BYU allows 19.8 points and 102.4 rushin...
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15-2 in November: Lashlee's Closing Record Meets a Wake Forest Team Riding Six Straight Wins

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By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Mustang fans, we spent yesterday on the quarterbacks. Today I want to talk about the month. Because if there is one thing Rhett Lashlee's SMU has done better than almost anybody in the country, it is close in November. The facts Per SMU Athletics' game notes, Lashlee is 15-2 in November since 2022, an .882 winning percentage that is the best for the month by any head coach in program history. The 15 November wins are tied with Ohio State for second-most in FBS over that span, behind Georgia's 18. SMU is 19-4 in ACC play since joining the league in 2024, the most conference wins by any ACC team in that stretch, and Lashlee is 32-7 in conference games for his career. SMU (7-2, 5-2 ACC) is No. 25 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the coaches poll, per the notes. Wake Forest (8-1, 5-1) is No. 11 in both polls and No. 13 in the CFP rankings, comes off a 77-0 win over Merrimack and has won six straight. SMU leads the series 3-1, ...
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One Ranger on the MVP Ballot, One Triple Crown Slugger on the Market: Why Teruaki Sato Should Be Texas' Big Swing

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By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB voice Rangers fans, awards week is over, and it ended with a line that tells you everything about 2026 in Arlington. Two unanimous MVPs. And exactly one Texas Ranger on the ballot, with three points. The facts Per MLB.com, Houston's Yordan Alvarez won the American League MVP and the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong won the National League award, each with all 30 first-place votes. MLB.com says it is the first time both MVPs and both Cy Young winners were unanimous in the same season. Alvarez hit .316 and led the AL in on-base percentage, slugging and OPS, with career highs of 42 homers and 106 RBIs. He is the third Astro to win an MVP. Crow-Armstrong hit 45 homers and stole 41 bases, per the AP. The BBWAA vote totals show Ezequiel Duran as the only Ranger to receive votes, with one ninth-place vote and one 10th-place vote for three points. Texas finished 80-82, one game behind the Astros in the AL West, per final standings in the Samwise M...
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'If I Can't Run, Skip or Jump': Porter Sits Again, Overshown Goes Full and Dallas Chases Its First Win Over the 49ers Since 2020

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By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, Thursday gave us one piece of good news, one piece of bad news and one number that should make everybody in Frisco uncomfortable. The good news is DeMarvion Overshown. The bad news is Joey Porter Jr. And the number is 2020, the last time Dallas beat San Francisco. The facts Per Cowboys On SI and Blogging The Boys, Overshown (hamstring/back) was upgraded from limited to a full participant Thursday. He told reporters the hamstring had flared up with "blood and fluid just clogged up in there," and said "the problem is fixed now and I'm ready to get back to it," per The Dallas Morning News. Porter (ankle) did not practice for a second straight day. He told DallasCowboys.com the stretch has been "definitely frustrating" and said he has started running again, something he was not allowed to do the past couple of weeks. He also pushed back on any idea that his absences...
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Cade Drops 52 With Zero Turnovers, Booker Survives a Blown 17 and Maxey Handles Toronto: Thursday's Four-Game Night

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By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, Thursday only had four games, and one of them was a 39-point Mavericks loss I am leaving to Marcus. But the night still produced a stat line the league has never seen. The facts Per the KMJ NBA roundup, Cade Cunningham scored a career-high 52 points with 11 assists in Detroit's 144-140 double-overtime win at Washington. He became the first player to record a 50-point, 10-assist game without a turnover since individual turnovers were first tracked in 1977-78. Cunningham scored 18 in the fourth quarter and went 17-of-18 at the line, and Ausar Thompson had a triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. Trae Young had 37 points and 14 assists for Washington, Anthony Davis had 30 and 15 rebounds and Alex Sarr scored 30. The Wizards have lost six straight. In Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey scored 27 as the 76ers beat Toronto 123-112. Joel Embiid added 20 and Jaylen Brown had 18 and eight assists, with LeBron James (...
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'Unacceptable': Jets Score Eight, Benn's 1,000th Gets Waved Off by a Kick, and Bichsel Joins the Injury List

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By Nolan Frost , RF Sports Radio Stars voice Stars fans, Jamie Benn had his 1,000th point for a few minutes Thursday night. Then the officials took it away, the Jets took over, and the captain walked out of the room calling it what it was. The facts Per the Associated Press, Winnipeg scored five goals in the second period and the final six of the game to beat Dallas 8-3 at American Airlines Center. Each team had a goal disallowed, and the Stars' goal was ruled out for a kicking motion, which negated an assist that would have been Benn's 1,000th career point. Benn stays at 999. It was the most goals a Dallas opponent has scored this season, per AP. Per NHL.com, Arttu Hyry and Roope Hintz staked Dallas to a 2-0 first-period lead, and David Perron scored his first goal as a Star to make it 3-2 in the second. Then Winnipeg took over: Mark Scheifele had two goals and an assist, Dawson Mercer scored twice for the second straight game, and Kyle Connor and Gabriel Vilardi each...
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