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Islanders overcome key injury to take down Ducks
Anders Lee had two goals and four points Thursday night for the New York Islanders, who lost Bo Horvat to a lower-body injury while beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Horvat, who leads the Islanders with 31 points (19 goals and 12 assists), twisted his ankle after getting tied up with Duc...
Lightning score early, often in rout of Devils
Oliver Bjorkstrand scored two goals and set up another and Nikita Kucherov notched four assists, fueling the Tampa Bay Lightning to an 8-4 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday in Newark, N.J.,Jake Guentzel collected one goal and two assists and Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point and defenseman D...
Reports: Royals land OF Lane Thomas on 1-year deal
The Kansas City Royals and free agent outfielder Lane Thomas agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million deal, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Thomas, 30, spent 2025 with the Cleveland Guardians but only played in 39 games while battling injuries. He batted .160 with four home runs and 11 RBIs be...
No. 18 Florida hopes to right ship vs. George Washington
The Florida Gators went 36-4 last season, winning their third national championship. This season, the 18th-ranked Gators have already equaled their loss total from all of last year.,On Saturday, the Gators (5-4) will try to get back on track as they face the George Washington Revolutionaries (8-3) i...
Islanders' Bo Horvat exits due to lower-body injury
Bo Horvat, the Islanders' leading scorer, missed the final 33-plus minutes of New York's game against the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y., because of a lower-body injury.,Horvat, who leads the team with 19 goals and 31 points, twisted his ankle after getting tangled up with Ducks defensema...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: Cambridge sisters fuel No. 21 Ohio St.’s comeback
Jaloni Cambridge tied her career high with 33 points, her sister Kennedy Cambridge compiled a career-best 10 steals and No. 21 Ohio State overcame a surprise halftime deficit to beat Northern Kentucky 94-62 on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio.,The Buckeyes (8-1) trailed 17-5 early on and found themselves ...
Neoklis Avdalas pours in 30 as Virginia Tech wallops WCU
Virginia Tech rode a 53-point first half, fueled by leading scorers Neoklis Avdalas and Amani Hansberry, to a 96-74 nonconference win over Western Carolina on Thursday in Blacksburg, Va.,Avdalas led the Hokies (9-2) with 30 points, the first time the freshman scored more than 20 points since posting...
Red-hot Dolphins head to frigid Pittsburgh with T.J. Watt's status in doubt
The Pittsburgh Steelers and visiting Miami Dolphins each are working to improve their chances of making the playoffs as they prepare to clash on Monday night.,The Dolphins (6-7) are riding a four-game winning streak and need to extend that run to keep their slim playoff hopes intact.,The Steelers (7...
Warriors hopeful for Curry's return, another big game vs. T-Wolves
Two teams that have gotten a nice break thanks to a lackluster showing in the NBA Cup return to action Friday night in San Francisco when the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors duel for the first time this season.,The matchup is expected to renew a rivalry between Olympic teammates Ant...
Cooper Flagg's breakout rolls on as Mavericks host resurgent Nets
It's not surprising that No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg immediately stood out for the Dallas Mavericks.,The stunning part is that Flagg is lining up to have one of the most memorable rookie campaigns this century.,Flagg looks to continue his stellar play when the Mavericks host the Brooklyn Nets on...
BetBoom Team among six to reach 2-0 at DreamLeague Season 27
BetBoom Team is one of six teams to start DreamLeague Season 27 with two straight wins, and the only team to do it with a pair of two-map sweeps.,After BetBoom opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Runa Team on Wednesday, they returned to action Thursday and defeated Xtreme Gaming by the same sc...
Coastal Carolina tabs Ryan Beard as head coach
Coastal Carolina announced Ryan Beard as its new head coach on Thursday.,Beard, 36, spent the past three seasons as coach of Missouri State as that school transitioned to FBS status. He went 19-16, including a 7-5 mark this season and a bowl invitation to play Arkansas State in the Xbox Bowl on Dec....
Kraken visit slumping Mammoth after snapping skid
The Seattle Kraken's efforts on their NHL-worst penalty kill have yielded a different kind of success.,Seattle went 3-for-7 with the man advantage Wednesday in a 3-2 overtime victory over the visiting Los Angeles Kings to snap a six-game losing streak.,The Kraken will look to build on that Friday wh...
U.S. proposes 5-year social media review for World Cup tourists
A new proposal from the Trump administration would require visitors to the U.S. to provide five years of social media activity for review as a condition of entry.,The news broke Thursday, six months exactly before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which the U.S. is co-hosting with Mexico and Can...
Grizzlies' Zach Edey (ankle) to be re-evaluated in 4 weeks
Memphis will be without its towering anchor for a while. The Grizzlies announced Thursday that second-year center Zach Edey has a stress reaction in his left ankle and will be re-evaluated in four weeks.,It's the same ankle that sidelined Edey for the first 13 games of the season following offseason...
Amid turnaround, Grizzlies expecting Ja Morant back vs. Jazz
The Memphis Grizzlies are discovering during their current run -- seven wins in nine games -- without star Ja Morant that their 2024 draft picks are in a class of their own.,Big man Zach Edey, wing Jaylen Wells and point guard Cam Spencer have been key factors in the team's early season recovery fro...
'On edge' Cavaliers out to continue domination of Wizards
Amidst an uncharacteristic slide, the Cleveland Cavaliers will look to emerge from their five-day break energized as they face the hapless Washington Wizards in the nation's capital on Friday.,Cleveland, which played five games in seven days before the time off, has lost five of its last seven and s...
‘Incredibly optimistic': Team owners react to NASCAR settlement
Veteran driver Denny Hamlin had plenty to say in court over the past week and a half, but after Thursday's groundbreaking settlement in the antitrust case against NASCAR, Hamlin summed it up in two sentences.,"Standing up isn't easy, but progress never comes from staying silent. The reward is in kno...
Hawks, East-leading Pistons meet again after restful break
The leaders in the Eastern Conference standings didn't reach the knockout stage of the NBA Cup. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing for the Detroit Pistons.,They got a much-needed break from the grind of an 82-game schedule with nearly a week in between games. They'll get back in action when they ho...
76ers looking for a ‘rhythm’ in matchup with Pacers
Joel Embiid and Paul George are working out the kinks as they continue to get acclimated to each other on the court.,Embiid and George are expected to play in their third game together this season when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Indiana Pacers on Friday.,The pair struggled in their last outing,...