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By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. All week we have talked about revenge for last November in Berkeley. Here is the twist: the guy who scored the touchdown that ended SMU's ACC title hopes now wears red and blue, and he might be the most important player on the field Saturday. The facts On Nov. 29, 2025, Kendrick Raphael ran in from 2 yards out with 43 seconds left to give Cal a 38-35 win over No. 25 SMU, per the AP recap on SMU Athletics' site. It was his 12th rushing touchdown of that season and it knocked the Mustangs out of the ACC Championship Game race. In January, Raphael transferred to SMU after a 2025 season with 943 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, per On3. Raphael ran for 119 yards in last week's 23-13 win over Virginia, his second 100-yard game this season, per Roundtable's Timothy Hamm. With Dramekco Green out with a hand injury, he figures to carry an even bigger load. Cal allows 181.4 rushing yards per game, which ranks 111t...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the first injury report of the week usually puts people to sleep. Not this one. Thursday told us the Dallas secondary is getting healthier, the Philadelphia passing game is getting thinner, and there is one shoulder in the Cowboys' receiver room everybody needs to watch. The facts On Dallas' first practice report for Monday night, receiver George Pickens (shoulder) and left tackle Tyler Guyton (calf) were limited, per DallasCowboys.com. The bigger news was at cornerback: Cobie Durant (hamstring) practiced for the first time since he got hurt in Week 2 against Washington, also limited. DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) was a full participant, which puts him on track to play. Outside linebacker Marist Liufau had his 21-day practice window opened and was limited as he returns from forearm surgery. Four Cowboys did not practice: Von Miller (veteran rest), tackle Drew Shelton (hamstring), KaVo...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the first injury report of the week usually puts people to sleep. Not this one. Thursday told us the Dallas secondary is getting healthier, the Philadelphia passing game is getting thinner, and there is one shoulder in the Cowboys' receiver room everybody needs to watch. The facts On Dallas' first practice report for Monday night, receiver George Pickens (shoulder) and left tackle Tyler Guyton (calf) were limited, per DallasCowboys.com. The bigger news was at cornerback: Cobie Durant (hamstring) practiced for the first time since he got hurt in Week 2 against Washington, also limited. DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) was a full participant, which puts him on track to play. Outside linebacker Marist Liufau had his 21-day practice window opened and was limited as he returns from forearm surgery. Four Cowboys did not practice: Von Miller (veteran rest), tackle Drew Shelton (hamstring), KaVo...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the first injury report of the week usually puts people to sleep. Not this one. Thursday told us the Dallas secondary is getting healthier, the Philadelphia passing game is getting thinner, and there is one shoulder in the Cowboys' receiver room everybody needs to watch. The facts On Dallas' first practice report for Monday night, receiver George Pickens (shoulder) and left tackle Tyler Guyton (calf) were limited, per DallasCowboys.com. The bigger news was at cornerback: Cobie Durant (hamstring) practiced for the first time since he got hurt in Week 2 against Washington, also limited. DeMarvion Overshown (hamstring) was a full participant, which puts him on track to play. Outside linebacker Marist Liufau had his 21-day practice window opened and was limited as he returns from forearm surgery. Four Cowboys did not practice: Von Miller (veteran rest), tackle Drew Shelton (hamstring), KaVo...

By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, opening night gave us comebacks. Night two gave us history. Anthony Edwards joined a two-man club that starts with Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan, and a 7-foot-2 center in purple and gold did not miss a shot. The facts In Miami, the Timberwolves beat the Heat 131-106, spoiling Giannis Antetokounmpo's first game with Miami, per the AP. Edwards scored 45 points with nine 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. He scored 41 in last season's opener, and the AP says he joins only Chamberlain and Jordan as players with at least 40 points in multiple openers. LaMelo Ball scored 21 in his Minnesota debut, Rudy Gobert grabbed 15 rebounds, and Minnesota outscored Miami 63-24 from three and outrebounded the Heat 52-34. Antetokounmpo scored 35 on 13-of-19 shooting before fouling out. In Los Angeles, the Lakers beat the Warriors 127-105, per the AP. Walker Kessler scored 26 points on 12-of-12 shooting with nine rebounds in his Laker...

By Cam Sutton , RF Sports Radio Colorado voice Buffs fans, Coach Prime wants his team to score the football. The injury report just made that a lot harder. Colorado goes into a sold-out homecoming in Stillwater without its leading rusher and two of its receivers. The facts Colorado's first Big 12 availability report for Saturday's game at Oklahoma State lists seven players out , per Sports Illustrated's Buffs Beat and Pokes Report: wide receivers Kam Perry and Danny Scudero, defensive back Braylon Edwards, running back Micah Welch, offensive lineman Jayven Richardson, tight end Zach Atkins and defensive end Sam Gadie. Defensive end Lamont Lester Jr. and defensive back Preston Ashley are questionable. Welch, Colorado's leading rusher, and Richardson were hurt against Utah. Sanders was unsure about Welch's injury on Tuesday. "He's hurting. He didn't practice today," he said, per SI. "I think he may have broken it. I don't know if he...

By Mac Rivera , RF Sports Radio Baylor voice Bears fans, sometimes the most important thing that happens in a losing week is not a depth-chart change. It is the players deciding they have seen enough. That is what happened in Waco on Tuesday morning. The facts After the 17-6 loss to TCU, Baylor's offense held a player-led meeting Tuesday morning , with quarterback DJ Lagway and receiver Jadon Porter leading it, per The Baylor Lariat. "We had a lot of guys speaking up, but those two were at the front," receiver Jayden McGowan said. Lagway's message, per McGowan, was to "get back to our brand of football. Let's not let that loss dictate us." McGowan also admitted the team "could have got a little complacent over the bye week." Dave Aranda described the mood bluntly: "I want another shot. I want to play right now. This ain't us. I'm embarrassed. I'm pissed off. I'm ready to go." He called those "real positiv...

By Coach Terrence Booker , RF Sports Radio DFW High School Football voice DFW high school fans, Week 9 starts tonight, and it starts with the best team in the area hitting the road. Then Friday brings the matchup I have been waiting on all fall: one of the stingiest defenses in the area against one of the most productive offenses in Dallas. The facts North Crowley (7-0) plays at Dallas Skyline (2-5) tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m. , per MaxPreps. The Panthers are coming off the 76-point night we covered Tuesday and have been the standard in the area all season. On Friday, Allen hosts Dallas Jesuit at 7 p.m. at Eagle Stadium, per Star Local Media's Pick-It Line. Allen is 7-0 with an average margin of victory of 30.1 points , has beaten four straight state-ranked opponents, and has scored more than 50 points in the first half against each of its last three district foes. The Eagles allow 241.6 yards and 13.3 points per game. Jesuit is 3-1 in district play and averag...

By Danielle "Dee" Ortiz , RF Sports Radio WNBA Playoffs voice WNBA fans, I asked you yesterday who would win the third quarter. Atlanta answered for the third straight game, and this time the Dream did not just win it. They turned a tie game into a blowout and grabbed control of the Finals. The facts The Atlanta Dream beat the Golden State Valkyries 97-71 in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals on Wednesday at State Farm Arena to take a 2-1 series lead , per the official box score and the Dream's recap. The sellout crowd was 17,099. Golden State missed its first eight shots and did not score until a free throw nearly five minutes in. Atlanta led 23-15 after one and 46-40 at half. Golden State tied it 49-49 with 7:45 left in the third quarter. Atlanta answered with an 8-0 run and closed the quarter on a 12-2 run to lead 71-57 after three. Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase was called for a technical foul late in the quarter after a charge call. Atlanta shot 49.3%, held Golden S...

By Nolan Frost , RF Sports Radio Stars voice Stars Nation, Tuesday was the Mikko Rantanen show. Tonight is about whether the whole team can stack another one. Winnipeg is in town, losing streak and all, and the Stars have owned this matchup lately. The facts The Stars (5-3-1) host the Winnipeg Jets (4-3-2) tonight, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Central at American Airlines Center, on Amazon Prime and FOX 4, per the Stars' game-day guide. Dallas has won three straight and has won its last four games against Winnipeg . The Stars swept all four meetings last season and scored 16 goals, per Field Level Media via CBS Sports. It is the first of four meetings this season. The Jets have lost three straight (0-2-1), all by one goal, and seven of their nine games have been one-goal games. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck remains under a team-imposed suspension that is slated to end Friday, per multiple reports cited by FLM, so Stuart Skinner (3-1-2, 2.65 GAA) is the likely starter. Kyle ...

By Brooke Calloway , RF Sports Radio SMU voice Pony Up. On paper, this week could not be lining up better for SMU. Cal is hurt, unsettled at quarterback and coming off a 41-7 loss. That is exactly why I am nervous. Revenge games are supposed to be easy. They rarely are. The facts Cal coach Tosh Lupoi would not say Tuesday who starts at quarterback Saturday, per Sports Illustrated's Cal site. "I'm going to put the individual I think is going to be best for us to go win the game," he said. SI expects Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, who threw for 330 yards and four touchdowns in last year's 38-35 upset. Rhett Lashlee is planning for him too: "They're getting their quarterback back, who I think is one of the better quarterbacks in our league and the country," he said. "We saw the talent last year, so that part we do remember." The first injury report, released Wednesday night, hurts Cal more, per SI. Leading rusher Adam Mohammed and No. 2 ba...

By Hank Dalton , RF Sports Radio MLB Playoffs voice Baseball fans, one day until the World Series, and the two most interesting questions are about pitchers. Can Milwaukee's ace get deep into a game again? And who on earth is starting for Tampa Bay? The facts Jacob Misiorowski starts Game 1 for the Brewers on Friday at American Family Field. CBS Sports' Mike Axisa laid out his season: he led baseball in ERA (1.80) and strikeouts (252) and is the National League Cy Young favorite. But in two postseason starts he has not finished five innings, throwing 88 pitches in four innings in Game 1 of the NLDS and 94 in 4 1/3 innings in Game 1 of the NLCS. The velocity is not the problem. His fastball has averaged 101.0 mph in the postseason, up from 100.6. But hitters are fouling it off. Per CBS, his swing-and-miss rate on the fastball has dropped from 40.2% in the regular season to 16.1% in the playoffs , while the foul rate jumped from 38.9% to 67.9%. Induced vertical break, th...

By Marcus Delaney , RF Sports Radio Mavericks voice Mavs Nation, I told you Houston would win. I did not tell you it would be over by halftime. One quarter, twelve minutes of basketball, turned opening night into a lesson, and Dusty May's first NBA game into a history note nobody wanted. The facts The Houston Rockets beat the Mavericks 128-110 on Wednesday night at Toyota Center, per the AP. Kevin Durant and Jabari Smith Jr. each scored 30. Houston led by six after one quarter, then outscored Dallas 38-12 in the second , closing the half on a 19-2 run to lead 70-38. Per ESPN Research, via ESPN's Tim MacMahon, that was the largest halftime deficit in a head coach's first game with a team in NBA history. Dallas shot 4-of-19 in that quarter, including 0-of-14 from three, and allowed 20 fast-break points in the first half. The Mavericks committed 21 turnovers that led to 32 Rockets points, per The Dallas Morning News. Cooper Flagg led everyone with 32 points, 23 after ...

By Jake "Star" Whitfield , RF Sports Radio Cowboys voice Cowboys Nation, the owner has spoken, the opponent is wounded, and the division is a mess. That is the setup for Monday night in Philadelphia, and if Dallas cannot take advantage of this one, I do not know what we are doing here. The facts Jerry Jones said Wednesday at the NFL's fall meeting in New York that he does not anticipate any more coaching changes this season , per the AP's Stephen Whyno. Jones described the hiring of longtime defensive assistant Mike Pettine earlier this month as strategic and unique, and the AP reported that roster additions are another story, with the trade deadline still ahead. Across the field, the Eagles are in worse shape than anyone expected. DallasCowboys.com reports that Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli, and he will likely miss the rest of the season . Tanner McKee is set for his s...

By Jordan Pierce , RF Sports Radio NBA voice NBA fans, I went 1-for-3 on my opening-night picks, and I have never been happier to be wrong. The tripleheader gave us a historic comeback, a banner night spoiled, and a rematch that was not close. The facts In Detroit, the Pistons came back from 22 points down to beat the Celtics 121-113, per NBA.com and Basketball-Reference, completing the largest opening-day comeback in 30 years. Paul George scored 38 points for Boston, the most for a Celtic in his debut, and moved past Kyle Korver into eighth place on the all-time 3-pointers list. Jayson Tatum had 13 points on 6-of-23 shooting with 11 assists. Duncan Robinson scored 21 for Detroit, 15 in the fourth, and Javonte Green scored 19 in the second half. Detroit outrebounded Boston 59-45. At Madison Square Garden, the Knicks raised their first championship banner in 53 years , then lost 106-100 to the 76ers, per NBA.com and the AP. Tyrese Maxey scored 28. Jaylen Brown had 19 points, e...