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Possessions come at a premium during the yearly matchup against the Navy Midshipmen (6-4). Last year the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (9-2) were taken down by Navy 28-27 en route to a lowly 4-8 record. This year, the #9 Irish played physical defense and made key plays on offense...

An Argentine businessman testified Tuesday that Fox Sports was among broadcasters that were involved in bribes to secure broadcasting rights to major soccer tournaments.  Alejandro Burazco, the former CEO of sports marketing company TyC, war arrested for having ties to the corruption in the FIFA case that also involved...

The Golden Grizzlies used a barrage of outside shooting to defeat New Orleans 87-68 Monday night and start the season 2-0 for the fourth time since the move to Division I.  Martez Walker (25 points) and Kendrick Nunn (24) each hit six triples as Oakland took advantage of hot...

Saturday night was a rough game to watch for #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-2) fans. After the game all I heard from the arm chair coaches on the message boards were things like “they weren’t prepared”, “they came out flat”, “the stage was too big for them”, “Brian...

Opportunity has knocked for Jose Aldo. The former champion who was perceived as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in MMA will fill-in for the injured Frankie Edgar against UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway on Dec. 2 in Detroit at UFC 218. Aldo called for the shot to get...

Oakland managed without two of its top interior options in an 85-71 win in its season opener Friday night against Fort Wayne. Despite missing the services of Brad Brechting (broken toe) and Jalen Hayes (suspension), senior guard Kendrick Nunn scored a game-high 36 points to ensure the Golden Grizzlies...

U.S. Soccer fans clamoring for new blood in the squad got their wish with the roster reveal for the team’s coming friendly against Portugal on Nov. 14. Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie and Josh Sargent all received their first senior team call-up by U.S. Men’s National Team interim head coach...

Olympia Enterainment executives know it, and Oakland University alumni and fans do, too. That meant Greg Kampe knows best of all where the bar is it for his team this season. “Obviously, this is a big year for Oakland basketball,” Kampe told reporters at the team’s media day last...

Heavyweight boxing has gained some ground in the past 24 months. When the Klitschko monopoly was broken up, due in equal parts to age and Tyson Fury, the door was open for several new stars to emerge. One of those was Anthony Joshua, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist who,...