Las Vegas Raiders star Maxx Crosby needs season-ending arthroscopic ankle surgery, he said as part of an Instagram post Saturday.

Crosby initially hurt the ankle in Week 2 in Baltimore, later missing just one game. He said he aggravated it "even worse" last weekend against Tampa Bay, leading to the need for surgery.

"Some people will say that I should just take my time and just relax and get ready for next year, I will never be that person," he wrote. "I have a team around me that made it possible for me to come back and still disrupt even though I truly wasn't fully healthy all year. I will stand in the fire no matter what the circumstance because this game is my life. If I got a heartbeat, I expect to play for the fans that spend their hard earned money to watch me perform and wear my jersey every Sunday. I do it because it means everything to me and I will never change my approach to this game."

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Crosby will meet with Dr. Rob Anderson on Monday and undergo the arthroscopic surgery that will determine whether a second surgery is needed and how much damage he has suffered to the ankle, sources told ESPN. Doctors believe the extent of the injury could be worse than initially thought.

The Raiders (2-11) already have been eliminated from postseason contention, and Crosby will begin rehabbing with an eye on the 2025 season. The question will be whether it's for the Raiders.

Multiple teams inquired about Crosby with Las Vegas leading up to or at the NFL trade deadline in November. The Raiders refused to entertain any team's interest, and owner Mark Davis even told ESPN: "We're Not Trading Maxx Crosby. Before Or After the Trade Deadline!!!"

Still, it won't stop other teams from approaching the Raiders again this offseason as they attempt to rebuild their roster around whichever quarterback they draft for the 2025 season.

Crosby will turn 28 in August and is entering the prime of his career, which will be attractive to other teams -- or Las Vegas if it does keep him.

NEW YORK -- Travis Hunter turned every play into prime time -- on both sides of the ball -- and ultimately took home the Heisman Trophy.

Now, he has a leg up on his celebrity coach at Colorado.

The two-way star won college football's most prestigious award Saturday night, punctuating a tireless performance all season by a dynamic player with a unique combination of skills.

"I never thought I would be in this position," said a tearful Hunter, who grabbed the trophy hard with two hands and let loose a happy roar. "It's crazy."

A big-play wide receiver and a lockdown cornerback, Hunter dominated on both sides of the ball for coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes, joining the late running back Rashaan Salaam in 1994 as the only Heisman winners in school history.

Hunter received 552 first-place votes and 2,231 points. Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty was the runner-up with 309 first-place votes and 2,017 points, making it the closest margin of victory since 2009, when Mark Ingram edged Toby Gerhart. The previous highest total for a runner-up was 1,871 points by Tua Tagovailoa in 2018, when Kyler Murray won.

Hunter garnered 80.14% of the possible points, the 11th highest in Heisman Trophy history, and joined Michigan cornerback Charles Woodson (1997) as the only full-time defensive players to claim the prize. Woodson also made big plays on offense, but he didn't play nearly as much as Hunter on that side of the ball.

Two quarterbacks -- Oregon's Dillon Gabriel and Miami's Cam Ward -- finished third and fourth, respectively, in balloting for the 90th Heisman Trophy, presented annually since 1935 to the nation's most outstanding player. This year's ceremony was held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, where Sanders was in attendance.

It marked only the fifth time this century that a quarterback didn't win. The last time no signal-caller placed in the top two was 2015, when running backs Derrick Henry of Alabama and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford ran 1-2 in the voting.

Hunter's Heisman capped a week full of awards for him, including The Associated Press Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Award as national player of the year, the Chuck Bednarik Award as the top defensive player and the Fred Biletnikoff Award for best wide receiver.

He helped spark an impressive turnaround at Colorado, from 4-8 in 2023 when he missed 3 games because of injuries to 9-3 this year in Sanders' second season. The 20th-ranked Buffaloes got their first bowl bid in four years, and they will face No. 17 BYU (10-2) in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28.

Hunter has pledged to play, rather than skip the game to prepare for the NFL draft -- he is projected to go No. 1 overall, according to ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. -- and prevent any possible injury, as many top prospects do. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound junior from Suwanee, Georgia, plans to pass up his senior season in Boulder.

"He wants to be great at everything," Sanders said. "He wants to have a commitment to excellence in everything he does -- including fishing."

Showcasing his blazing speed and explosive playmaking, Hunter rarely came off the field this year -- making him an every-down throwback to generations gone by and the first full-time, true two-way star in decades.

On offense, he had 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns, plus a rushing score. On defense, he made four interceptions, 32 tackles, broke up 11 passes and forced a critical fumble that secured an overtime victory against Baylor.

With the Buffaloes winning games and challenging for a Big 12 title, he soared from a long shot underdog in Heisman futures -- his odds reached as long as 75-1 before the season, per ESPN BET -- to a heavy betting favorite this week.

All the while, he struck the Heisman pose with teammates to celebrate big plays as it became more and more clear Hunter was the man to beat.

He played 669 defensive snaps and 687 on offense -- a total of 1,356, which was 434 more than any other FBS player. He was on the field for 84% of his team's total snaps; no other FBS player accounted for more than 56%.

It would seem an overly exhausting workload for any player these days, both mentally and physically, but not Hunter.

"I think I laid the ground for more people to come in and go two ways," he said Friday. "It starts with your mindset. If you believe you can do it, then you'll be able to do it. And also, I do a lot of treatment. I keep up with my body. I get a lot of recovery."

Rated the country's top recruit in the 2022 class, Hunter stunned many when he committed to Sanders at Jackson State, a historically Black university that plays in the lower-level FCS, with the promise of playing both offense and defense.

After one campaign there, Hunter followed Sanders to Colorado and was a consensus All-America selection as an all-purpose player last season despite sitting out three games with a lacerated liver caused by a late hit.

Following his recovery, a healthy Hunter finished strong in 2023 then really took off this season, catching passes from Shedeur Sanders, the coach's son, and becoming Colorado's first Heisman Trophy finalist in 30 years.

Hunter, who plans to get married in May, is the first Heisman winner to play in the FCS.

Deion Sanders, nicknamed "Prime Time" during his playing days -- seemingly by himself -- was a two-time All-American defensive back at Florida State and finished eighth in the 1988 Heisman voting.

An electrifying kick returner -- who also played major league baseball by the way -- "Neon Deion" went on to a Hall of Fame career as an NFL cornerback but mostly just dabbled on offense, aside from a 36-catch season with the 1996 Dallas Cowboys.

Nothing quite like Hunter, who now has Heisman bragging rights on Coach Prime forever.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

The Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal to acquire Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schroder for De'Anthony Melton, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

The Warriors are also receiving one second-round pick from the Nets and sending three second-round picks to Brooklyn in the deal, sources said.

Schroder has been one of the best guards in the NBA this year, pushing the Nets into play-in contention in the Eastern Conference early in the season.

In his first full season in Brooklyn since being traded from the Raptors last year, Schroder is averaging 18.4 points and a career-high 6.6 assists in 33.6 minutes. He has taken strides as an outside shooter as well, attempting a career-high 6.5 3-pointers per game on nearly 39% shooting.

The Nets entered the weekend in 10th place in the conference and four losses back of the No. 6 seed.

Melton, signed to a one-year deal this offseason, went down with a torn ACL last month and is out for the remainder of the season. The Warriors have struggled without him; after a hot start to the year, Golden State has lost seven of their past nine games.

Schroder fills several needs for the Warriors, including a much-needed additional point guard who can handle the ball, potentially help the second unit get organized, make outside shots and provide Steve Kerr with another veteran.

The Warriors coach said prior to the trade being reported on Saturday afternoon that the loss of Melton sent his rotation into flux. Kerr has been searching for the right combinations to play on a nightly basis. Melton was seen as a perfect fit alongside Stephen Curry with his two-way skillset and ability to handle the ball.

"[It] changed everything," Kerr said on early Saturday afternoon after Warriors practice. "De'Anthony was a guy who could help get us organized offensively as a secondary ball handler, pick-and-roll guy, but also be an on-ball defender, spot-up shooter. We're mixing and matching around his absence for sure.

"But I love the guys on this team, on this roster. I think we have a lot of depth and yes, we're mixing and matching, but that's what is required right now and that's what we're going to continue to do."

Schroder, 31, is on an expiring contract worth $13 million.

ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk contributed to this report.

An already disappointing season for the Philadelphia 76ers took yet another hit Saturday when the team announced that rookie guard Jared McCain -- one of its few bright spots -- will undergo surgery on a lateral meniscus tear and is out indefinitely.

McCain, 20, has been arguably the top rookie in this year's class, averaging 15.3 points -- tops among rookies -- while shooting 46% from the field and 38.3% from 3-point range. He also leads all rookies in 3-pointers made (51) and has scored at least 25 points in four games.

The No. 16 pick out of Duke is one of three Philadelphia players (Kelly Oubre Jr., Guerschon Yabusele) to have played in all 23 games for the 76ers, whose injury woes have been the defining story of their season.

Stars Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey have played together in just three games and finished only one -- Sunday's win in Chicago -- with all of them on the floor.

Embiid, who has played in only six games this season, left Friday's loss to the Indiana Pacers with a sinus fracture. His status will be reevaluated at some point this weekend ahead of Monday's game in Charlotte.

Philadelphia is 7-16 on the season, good for 12th place in the Eastern Conference. It is two games behind the Brooklyn Nets -- who are finalizing a deal with the Golden State Warriors to send guard Dennis Schroder to the Bay, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Saturday -- for the 10th and final spot in the East's play-in picture.

LAS VEGAS -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 32 points and finished an assist shy of a triple-double, but it was his "winning plays" down the stretch that helped will the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday to clinch a spot in the NBA Cup championship game.

Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 blocks, including a spectacular rejection of an alley-oop dunk from Clint Capela at the rim with 2:35 remaining in the game, preserving what was then a five-point Bucks lead. Antetokounmpo also drew praise from his teammates and coaching staff for diving on a loose ball to secure a steal and prevent the ball from going out of bounds with about 6:30 remaining in the fourth.

"Winning plays," Bucks coach Doc Rivers said after the game. "You can't script any of that stuff before the game, but you just got to keep teaching that it just takes what it takes every night."

Milwaukee advances to the championship game on Tuesday night, avenging a loss in last season's semifinals in Las Vegas to the Pacers. The Bucks are 11-1 all time in NBA Cup games and will face the winner of Houston/Oklahoma City.

"I'll do whatever it takes to win a game," Antetokounmpo said after the game. "I'm happy that I did, because I feel like it translated to the whole team. You got to do whatever is necessary to close this one out. I'm just proud of my teammates. The way we started the game, we kind of set the tone that we were here to compete."

Several Bucks players said the team arrived to Las Vegas more focused this season, ready to settle what Antetokounmpo called "unfinished business" from last season, but also to take care of business in an atmosphere that would simulate a playoff game.

"We probably looked a little sharper this time around," said Bucks star Damian Lillard, who added 25 points and seven assists. "This time we came into it remembering our last experience. We came correct. We knew it wasn't going to be easy playing against a good team, but we prepared, and it just felt familiar."

The Hawks actually had the lead heading into the fourth quarter, thanks to a masterful performance from Trae Young, who had 14 points in the third period. But Milwaukee outscored Atlanta 12-3 during clutch time to seal the win. Young finished with 35 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds, and although the Hawks were preparing to go home after the loss, Young said he was proud of what the team had accomplished by making a run to the Cup semifinals.

"What we have done in this Cup was really, really special, really good," Young said. "We've really found the way we want to play and figured out the tempo we want to play at.

"It's been good. I feel like this Cup was really good for us. For a young team to go as far as we did, we can really use this as hopefully momentum going into the rest of the season."

Making it to the championship was also an accomplishment for the Bucks, especially considering they started the season with a 2-8 record through their first 10 games. But also Rivers made it clear for weeks that the Bucks were taking aim at the NBA Cup and planned on winning it.

"It's a competition, man, and you want your team to be competitive," Rivers said. "You want them to accept the challenge, that's all I've been talking about.... That's what I'm proud of for our guys.

Even in the aftermath of their victory Saturday, Antetokounmpo offered his team a reminder that they still had one more game to win and take home the championship, invoking another late NBA legend: Kobe Bryant when he said "the job's not finished."

"The only thing that matters right here is to get a win, and that's the message within our team right now," Antetokounmpo said. "Everybody got to stay locked in. Everybody got to stay locked in; the job's not done."

LAS VEGAS -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away late Saturday night to defeat the Houston Rockets 111-96 and advance to the NBA Cup championship.

The Thunder take a five-game winning streak into Tuesday night's final against the Bucks. Milwaukee defeated the Atlanta Hawks 110-102 in the Eastern Conference semifinal. The title game does not count in the league standings.

Saturday night's semifinal pitted two of the top three defenses in the league against each other and both offenses struggled in the first half. However the Thunder, led by Gilgeous-Alexander, found their groove in the second frame, scoring 70 points to pull away after trailing 42-41 at halftime.

Isaiah Hartenstein added 21 points for the Thunder, Jalen Williams scored 20 and Luguentz Dort finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.

Amen Thompson led Houston with 19 points, one of six Rockets in double figures, and Alperen Sengun had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The Rockets and Thunder have two of the three best records in the Western Conference, making Saturday's second semifinal a potential playoff preview.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

Ampthill's game against Hartpury in rugby union's Championship had to be abandoned after referee Alex Thomas was hit by a clearing kick during the first half.

He appeared to be knocked out when he was struck by the clearance from Hartpury fly-half Harry Bazalgette, with the visitors leading 14-0 at the time.

Thomas was treated on the field before being taken off on a stretcher.

The game, in the second tier of English rugby union, was called off a few minutes later.

"We appreciate that the decision is disappointing for supporters who have travelled to the game but our priority is for health of the players and match officials," Bedfordshire side Ampthill said in a statement.

"Our thoughts are with Alex for a swift recovery."

Hartpury, who began the match fifth in the table and two places above Ampthill, had taken the lead with an Ethan Hunt try.

Aristot Benz-Salomon added a second shortly before the incident which ended the game after 28 minutes.

Exeter Chiefs stayed top of the Premiership Women's Rugby standings courtesy of a 41-22 win at Trailfinders as second-placed Saracens were beaten at Gloucester-Harpury.

Prop Hope Rogers scored four tries for the Chiefs, with her first two coming after the home side had twice taken the lead when Grace White and Kat Evans went over the line.

Exeter took the lead for the first time when Rogers scored her third try on 34 minutes and team-mate Sabrina Poulin also touched down to give the visitors a 22-10 point lead at half-time.

Evans and Rogers traded tries before Emily Tuttosi and Katie Buchanan went over for Exeter, while Annabel Meta added a try for Trailfinders.

Gloucester-Harpury had seven different try scorers in their 47-31 victory against Saracens.

Kate Williams, Nel Metcalfe, Natasha Hunt, Emma Sing, Maud Muir, Neve Jones and Mackenzie Carson each touched down as they avenged a defeat by Saracens earlier on in the season.

Rosie Galligan, Zoe Harrison with two and Kelsey Clifford scored the tries for the visitors, who kept within reach of their opponents until late on when Gloucester-Harpury pulled away.

Harlequins twice came from behind in the first half before going on to claim a 40-22 win at Loughborough Lightning.

Daisy Hibbert-Jones put the home side in front before Connie Powell responded for the visitors and, after Alev Kelter scored for Lightning, Jade Konkel went over the line to give Harlequins a two point lead at half-time.

Harlequins did enough to keep Loughborough at arm's length after the break before securing victory.

Ulster: Lowry; Kok, Postlethwaite, McCloskey, Ward; Morgan, Doak; O'Sullivan, Herring, O'Toole; Henderson (capt), Treadwell; Izuchukwu, Timoney, McCann.

Replacements: Andrew, Warwick, Wilson, Sheridan, Marcus Rea, Shanahan, Humphreys, Telfer.

Sin-bin: McCann (27)

Bordeaux: Bielle-Biarrey; Penaud, Depoortere, Moefana, Retiere; Carbery, Lucu (capt); Poirot, Latterrade, Sadie; Petti, Gray; Gazzotti, Swinton, Tatafu.

Replacements: Lamothe, Boniface, Tameifuna, Coleman, Ricard, Vergnes-Taillefer, Tapuai, Garcia.

Sin-bin: Gazzotti (17), Poirot (31), Moefana (31)

Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)