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Towns Is 'Very Disappointed': Knicks' Extension Freeze Still Dominates the League Chatter as the Option Clock Ticks

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By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, the champs are still the loudest offseason story in October. Not because of a trade. Because Karl-Anthony Towns found out about a freeze the same way the rest of us did. The facts The New York Knicks have paused all contract extension talks with eligible players, including Karl-Anthony Towns and Josh Hart, to focus on the season, per AP and prior club statements. On Sunday, Towns told reporters the pause " was news to me " and that he was " very disappointed, to say the least ," while adding that there is still business on the court, per James L. Edwards III of The Athletic as reported by Hoops Rumors on Oct. 11. Reporting around the freeze has put New York's offer to Towns in the neighborhood of four years and about $200 million, against a maximum extension projection of roughly four years and $276 million. Towns is earning about $57.1 million in 2026-27 and holds a player option of about $61 milli...
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Confirmed: Isaac Wilson Starts Against Utah, and Coach Prime's Joke About Throwing to His Own Team Is the Week's Real Pressure Test

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By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, the speculation is over. Isaac Wilson is starting against the school he left — and Folsom Field is about to find out whether a revenge narrative can survive a ranked Utah defense. The facts Colorado coach Deion Sanders confirmed Tuesday, Oct. 13, that Utah transfer quarterback Isaac Wilson will start Saturday against No. 11 Utah at Folsom Field, per USA TODAY. It will be Wilson's second consecutive start for the Buffaloes after he replaced Julian Lewis. In his first Colorado start, a 29-7 loss to Texas Tech, Wilson completed 26 of 44 passes for 290 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions . Colorado is 2-3 and on a three-game losing streak; Utah is 5-0. Sanders said Wilson is "always up to the task" and, with humor, said he told Wilson to "make sure you throw the ball to the guys on our team" after the interceptions. Sanders also said Colorado does not want to throw 40-plus times and pr...
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Blackout Clock Is Loud: 4-1 Baylor's Defense Still Has Not Allowed 21, and TCU Visits Saturday With the Revivalry Under the Lights

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By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, the blackout is not just a T-shirt theme. It is a defensive identity test against a Horned Frogs team that still knows how to spoil a McLane night. The facts Baylor (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) hosts TCU (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. Central at McLane Stadium on FS1 in the rivalry branded Blackout on the Brazos , per BaylorBears.com. Fans are encouraged to wear black. The game notes package for TCU week highlights a defense that has held all five opponents to 20 points or fewer and is allowing about 14.2 points per game, a dramatic improvement from last season's profile, per Baylor game notes and Star-Telegram preview framing. That defensive start — including results against Power conference foes already on the resume — is the reason Waco is talking about more than a midseason rivalry. Rushing defense near 97 yards allowed per game has been part of the same notes package. TCU's own defensive numbers hav...
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Crown Game Friday: No. 1 North Crowley Hosts Lake Ridge With the DCTF Target Already on the Panthers' Backs

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By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW high school football voice DFW Friday night people, the poll already crowned North Crowley. Now the Panthers have to wear it under the lights against a district foe that did not vote. The facts North Crowley is No. 1 in 6A in Dave Campbell's Texas Football Week 8 rankings after climbing from No. 3, per AP's DCTF rankings roundup and the Dallas Morning News' Texas AP HS poll coverage dated around Oct. 12. The Panthers are 6-0 and 3-0 in district after a 42-17 win at Waxahachie on Oct. 9, per MaxPreps. That Waxahachie club still sat in the state conversation (DCTF had Waxahachie in the teens), which is why the Panthers' road statement moved the poll. Week 8 brings Lake Ridge to North Crowley on Friday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. , a district home date on the MaxPreps schedule. After that, the Panthers visit Skyline on Oct. 22, then continue district play at Mansfield and at home against Red Oak. The national and Texas MaxPr...
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Finals Venue Flip: Dream's Home Games 3 and 4 Move to State Farm Arena, and Saturday's Chase Center Opener Just Got a Bigger Stage Around It

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By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA Playoffs voice WNBA fans, the loudest subplot of Finals week just got an answer. Atlanta is not stuck in a 3,500-seat box for the first two home dates anymore — and Saturday's tip in San Francisco now opens a series with a real arena story on both coasts. The facts On Tuesday, Oct. 13, the WNBA announced that Finals Games 3 and 4 between the Golden State Valkyries and Atlanta Dream will be played at State Farm Arena in Atlanta instead of Gateway Center Arena , per the Valkyries' official release and NBC Sports. State Farm Arena seats about 16,888 for basketball; Gateway Center is about 3,500. Game 3 moves to Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 5 p.m. Pacific (7 p.m. Central) on USA Network/CNBC and Peacock. Game 4 stays Saturday, Oct. 24, with tip moving to 10 a.m. Pacific (noon Central) on NBC/Peacock. Game 6 remains scheduled for Gateway Center. Game 1 is still Saturday, Oct. 17, at 12:30 p.m. Pacific / 2:30 p.m. Central a...
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Rematch in Denver Tonight on TNT: Stars Drop a 3-2 Home Opener to the Avs Without Johnston, and Makar's Family Night Changes the Math

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By Nolan Frost , RF Sports Radio Stars voice Stars Nation, Tuesday night was a good hockey game and a bad result. Necas wrecked the building, Hintz answered, and now Dallas has to finish the home-and-home in Denver without Wyatt Johnston. The facts The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Tuesday, Oct. 13 , at American Airlines Center, per NHL.com. Martin Necas scored twice, Artturi Lehkonen scored, and Nathan MacKinnon had two assists. Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves. Tyler Seguin scored a power-play goal and added an assist, Roope Hintz scored in the third period, Miro Heiskanen had two assists, and Jake Oettinger made 22 saves. Dallas fell to 2-3-1; Colorado improved to 4-2-0. Cale Makar did not play so he could be with his wife, Tracy, awaiting the birth of their twins, per the NHL.com recap and team comments. Dallas forward Wyatt Johnston was a late scratch with an illness, and coach Glen Gulutzan said Johnston will not travel to Colorado for Wednesday...
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Virginia Week on the Hilltop: No. 24 SMU Needs a Clean Home Win More Than It Needs Another Highlight Reel

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By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. The ranking held at No. 24. Saturday will decide whether that number still feels like momentum or like a target Virginia came to steal. The facts SMU is No. 24 in the Associated Press Top 25 at 4-1 with 142 points after the Oct. 11 poll, and No. 22 in the coaches poll, per CBS Sports and College Poll Archive mirrors. The Mustangs host Virginia on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m. Central at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on The CW, per SMU Athletics. Both clubs sit 2-1 in ACC play; Virginia enters at 4-2 overall. Radio coverage is listed on KTCK and SiriusXM through the SMU gameday notes. SMU's week-to-week identity has not changed since the Mustangs climbed back into the twenties: explosive enough to hang with the league's better offenses, messy enough that turnover margin and penalties keep turning comfortable home dates into stress tests. Local and conference previews for Virginia week keep returning to the same two them...
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