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Surging Hurricanes strive to stay hot vs. reeling Jets
The Carolina Hurricanes don't plan on letting up as they've surged through the past month of the season.,"I think when you get used to playing like (we did during the past playoffs), you kind of hold yourself to a standard," forward Logan Stankoven said.,The Hurricanes have points in 13 of their fir...
Report: Commanders' Daron Payne (foot) out for season
Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne suffered a season-ending Jones fracture on his left foot during Friday's practice, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Payne initially was added to the Commanders' injury report as questionable to play in Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles before ...
Report: Philip Rivers in talks for NC State coaching job
NC State legend Philip Rivers is in "serious discussions" about returning to coach his alma mater, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Rivers, 44, emerged as an early favorite to replace Dave Doeren, who was fired on Oct. 24. A deal with Rivers isn't close, per ESPN.,Per the report, Rivers told NC State offi...
Three other women accused Packers' Josh Jacobs of abuse
After Josh Jacobs' battery arrest this spring, records obtained by The Associated Press show that three other women accused the Green Bay Packers running back of abusive behavior.,Jacobs, 28, was arrested on May 26 in Wisconsin after his then-girlfriend said he threw her to the ground. He pleaded no...
Ducks WR Messiah Hampton arrested in high-speed chase
Oregon wide receiver Messiah Hampton is facing felony charges in connection with a high-speed police chase on Oct. 18.,The freshman was arrested Friday and charged with two felony counts of attempting to elude police in Springfield, Ore., plus a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving, according to j...
Report: Micah Parsons targets Thanksgiving Eve return
Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons is targeting the Thanksgiving Eve game against the Los Angeles Rams for his return, NFL Network reported Saturday.,The All-Pro pass-rusher sustained a season-ending left knee injury in Week 15 last season and underwent surgery on Dec. 29. He will be about 11 mont...
WTA roundup: Finals set in Tokyo, Guangzhou
No. 3 seed Diana Shnaider of Russia and Canada's Leylah Fernandez will meet Sunday in the final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.,Both players won big points down the stretch in Saturday's semifinals, with Shnaider beating Slovakian teenager Mia Pohankova 6-4, 7-6 (7) and Fernandez taking down...
Defending champ Miyu Yamashita maintains Maybank lead
Japan's Miyu Yamashita fired a 5-under 67 on Saturday to maintain a two-stroke lead and move closer to defending her title at the Maybank Championship in Malaysia.,Yamashita enters Sunday at 18-under 198, matching her final total from last year when she prevailed in a three-way playoff at the Kuala ...
Report: Colts open to trade talks involving RB Jonathan Taylor
The Indianapolis Colts are engaged in "active and ongoing" trade talks with multiple teams surrounding star running back Jonathan Taylor, ESPN reported Saturday morning.,Per the report, the Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Seattle Seahawks are believed to be ...
Versatile Noah Juulsen, Avalanche take aim at Flames
Noah Juulsen received playing time as a winger when Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar used seven defensemen early in the season, but now he'll get some significant run in his natural position.,With veteran defenseman Josh Manson expected to miss up to eight weeks with an ankle injury sustai...
Rockets strive for better defensive play vs. undermanned Thunder
Buoyed by an offense ranked first in efficiency entering the weekend, the Houston Rockets masked some defensive concerns while rolling to an unblemished five-game start to the season.,Against the Dallas Mavericks and their dynamic duo of Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving, those issues were laid bare. Th...
Spurs finding their step, improving ahead of visit from Timberwolves
The San Antonio Spurs seemingly have found their stride after starting the campaign with two losses but will have to be even better on their execution when they host the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Spurs return home carrying a three-game winning streak, with their most recen...
After dramatic win over Knicks, 76ers turn focus to Hornets
The Philadelphia 76ers are coming off a pretty big high as they head into the second game of a back-to-back set on Saturday against the host Charlotte Hornets.,Behind newcomer LeBron James, the 76ers claimed a 98-93 home victory against the reigning NBA champion New York Knicks on Friday.,"We're jus...
Hanwha Life Esports, LOS stay alive at LoL Worlds
Hanwha Life Esports and LOS extended their stays at the League of Legends World Championship on Friday in Allen, Texas, prevailing in fourth-round Swiss stage action.,In matchups of teams with 1-2 records, LOS squeezed past Team Liquid 2-1, and Hanwha Life Esports swept G2 Esports 2-0.,The results s...
Fuel, Liquid power into upper-bracket final in OCS' NA Stage 3
The Dallas Fuel swept Spacestation 3-0 while Team Liquid got past The Kafe 3-1 as Overwatch Champions Series' North America Stage 3 playoffs got underway on Friday.,The Fuel and Team Liquid will clash on Saturday in the upper-bracket final, while The Kafe and Spacestation will meet in the lower-brac...
Team Spirit ride 2 victories into PARI Universe's lower-bracket final
Team Spirit earned a pair of 2-1 wins on Friday and advanced to the lower-bracket final of the PARI Universe event.,After rallying past PARIVISION, Team Spirit ousted Team Liquid to become one of the last three teams in the tournament.,Team Yandex and GamerLegion will square off in the upper-bracket...
DJ Lagway (4 TDs) leads Baylor past UCF in interim coach's debut
DJ Lagway returned to Florida and threw four touchdown passes as Baylor rolled in its first game under interim coach Joe Klanderman, thrashing UCF 41-9 in Orlando on Friday.,Taking over the Bears (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) after seventh-year coach Dave Aranda was fired on Sunday, Klanderman put out a defense...
NBA roundup: LeBron James delivers late as Sixers get by Knicks
LeBron James converted a key putback and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists as the Philadelphia 76ers edged the visiting New York Knicks 98-93 on Friday.,On a night when all NBA games were the teams' openers in NBA Cup play, Philadelphia was without Jaylen Brown (knee), giving ...
NHL roundup: Anton Lundell's first hat trick powers Panthers past Jets
Anton Lundell scored his first career hat trick and Seth Jones added one goal and two assists to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in Sunrise, Fla.,The Jets took their eighth loss in a row (0-6-2). The franchise record is 10, which has happened three t...
Matt Coronato (4 points), Flames bounce back in win vs. Kraken
Matt Coronato scored once in his first career four-point game, and Joel Farabee tallied a goal and two assists to lead the host Calgary Flames to a 6-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Friday.,Morgan Frost and Matvei Gridin each collected a goal and an assist, while Aydar Suniev and Ryan Strome ad...