Ryan Young

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UCLA and Tennessee have pulled off a rare quarterback trade in college football. Joey Aguilar, who transferred into UCLA just a few months ago, is now on his way out. He struck a deal to sign with Tennessee on Monday afternoon, where he'll replace quarterback Nico Iamaleava — who just left the program for UCLA after a chaotic NIL holdout in Knoxville — according to ESPN's Chris Low.

2 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ryan Young

The Los Angeles Lakers did not look good in their first postseason game this past weekend. At all. The Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 117-95 rout at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday night in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series, and did so without much issue whatsoever. The issue, head coach JJ Redick said on Monday, was relatively simple. "We have to do a lot of things better, and it starts with playing harder and being more organized," he said, via The Athletic's Jovan Buha.

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ryan Young

San Diego Padres designated hitter Luis Arráez was carted off the field and taken to a local hospital on Sunday night after a scary collision at first base during their matchup with the Houston Astros. Arráez ran directly into Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubón while trying to make it to first after a sacrifice bunt. Arráez and Dubón collided hard and both immediately crumpled to the ground.

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ryan Young

Finalists for the NBA's seven major awards have officially been announced, and the Most Valuable Player contest is officially on. Both Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokić were named finalists for the top award on Sunday after a thrilling season-long battle. Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was the third finalist.

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Ryan Young

He went more than 1,000 days between wins, but Justin Thomas is finally back on top. Thomas sank a deep birdie putt on the first playoff hole to beat Andrew Novak and win the RBC Heritage on Sunday afternoon. He fired a bogey-free 68, and then erupted into a massive celebration on the green after what was his first win since the 2022 PGA Championship. With that win came a $3.6 million check, too. AdvertisementAs the RBC Heritage is a Signature Event on the PGA Tour, it offered a $20 million purse.