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Report: Reggie Miller joining NBC as lead NBA analyst
Hall of Famer Reggie Miller will join NBC Sports as its top color commentator when the NBA returns to the network later this year, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday.,Miller reportedly will call the games alongside play-by-play broadcasters Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle, starting with the 2025-26 s...
Report: Raiders to keep special team chief Tom McMahon
The Las Vegas Raiders are retaining special teams coordinator Tom McMahon under new head coach Pete Carroll, NFL Network reported Wednesday. ,McMahon, 55, has been with the Raiders since 2022 and will work under his third head coach. He was first hired by Josh McDaniels.,Carroll was introduced on Tu...
Report: Senators' Nick Cousins (knee) out 6-8 weeks
Senators forward Nick Cousins is expected to be sidelined six-to-eight weeks with a knee injury, the Ottawa Sun reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Cousins is receiving different opinions on the severity of the injury. ,Cousins was injured following a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto Maple Lea...
Devils' leading goal scorer Nico Hischier week-to-week
New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Wednesday.,Hischier was injured after taking a cross check up high by Montreal captain Nick Suzuki during the second period of the Devils' 4-3 overtime win against the host Canadiens...
Kings D Drew Doughty to make season debut vs. Panthers
Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will make his season debut in Wednesday night's road game against the Florida Panthers.,Doughty, 35, underwent surgery in early October to repair a fractured left ankle. The injury occurred during a preseason game against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 25...
Report: Tigers near deal with reliever Tommy Kahnle
The Detroit Tigers are nearing a deal with veteran reliever Tommy Kahnle, MLB Network reported Wednesday.,The 35-year-old right-hander posted a 2.11 ERA in 50 appearances for the New York Yankees last season.,Kahnle is 10-14 with eight saves and a 3.47 ERA in 390 games (zero starts) with the Colorad...
Report: Mets, RHP Ryne Stanek agree to 1-year deal
Right-handed reliever Ryne Stanek agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Mets, MLB.com reported on Wednesday. ,Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Stanek, 33, posted a 1-0 record with a 6.06 ERA in 17 relief appearances with the Mets after he was acquired from the Seattle Marine...
Lakers' Anthony Davis (abdominal) out at least a week
The Los Angeles Lakers will be without star big man Anthony Davis for at least a week due to an abdominal strain.,The injury occurred during the first quarter of Tuesday's 118-104 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.,"Davis will return to Los Angeles today and be re-evaluated in approximately one we...
Reports: Hawks F Jalen Johnson (shoulder) out for season
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery to repair his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,He sustained the injury while blocking a layup attempt by Toronto's Scottie Barnes in the second quarter of Atlanta's 122-119 road l...
Angel City FC sign Thompson sisters to extensions
Angel City FC announced contract extensions on Wednesday with sisters Alyssa and Gisele Thompson.,Alyssa, 20, a forward, agreed to a three-year extension and Gisele, 19, a defender, agreed to a two-year extension. The contracts will run through the 2028 season.,Financial terms were not announced.,"A...
Jim Furyk named U.S. Ryder Cup vice captain
U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley named Jim Furyk as one of his vice captains on Wednesday for September's showdown at Bethpage Black.,Furyk joins Webb Simpson, Brandt Snedeker and Kevin Kisner, who were previously appointed by Bradley as vice captains. Additional vice captains will be announced...
Chuck Pagano ends retirement to join Ravens' staff
Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has come out of retirement to rejoin the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff.,The Ravens announced Tuesday that Pagano, who retired in January 2021, is their new senior secondary coach.,"It is exciting to add Coach Chuck Pagano to our defensive staff an...
Reports: Price tag reaches $8M for Super Bowl LIX commercials
Fox Corp. has sold at least 10 commercials for Super Bowl LIX for $8 million apiece, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The price tag is said to be about $500,000 higher than last year, far exceeding the typical year-over-year increase of $100,000.,Fox announced in November that it had already sol...
Eagles fan, 18, dies after falling from pole in celebration
An 18-year-old college student has died in Philadelphia after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Eagles' NFC Championship victory Sunday.,Tyler Sabapathy, a Toronto native and freshman at Temple University, passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized with a brain injury.,Video footage ...
INF/OF Adam Frazier rejoins Pirates on 1-year deal
Veteran infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier is rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year contract.,Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed but multiple reports put the value at $1.525 million.,Frazier, 33, was a sixth-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2013 and played for the Pirates fr...
Report: Mike McCarthy not in Saints' plans, focused on '26
Mike McCarthy is out of the running for the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job and no longer plans to coach in 2025, ESPN reported late Tuesday.,The Dallas Cowboys didn't renew the contract of McCarthy following a 7-10 season in 2024. He was 49-35 with two NFC East titles in five seasons in Dalla...
No. 18 Illinois looks to control glass in clash vs. Nebraska
Illinois coach Brad Underwood is high on his 18th-ranked team.,"We can be a dominant team if we keep growing and finding ways," Underwood said Sunday after an 83-74 Big Ten Conference home romp over Northwestern. "It's growing steps and part of our process.",That process will take the Fighting Illin...
Eric Dailey Jr., surging UCLA take aim at No. 16 Oregon
UCLA has emerged from an ugly stretch to put together an impressive winning streak.,After losing five of six games, the Bruins are looking to record their fifth consecutive victory when they host No. 16 Oregon on Thursday night in Big Ten play at Los Angeles.,The Bruins (15-6, 6-4) have beaten Iowa,...
Santa Clara products clash as Warriors meet Thunder
The Golden State Warriors expect to have Stephen Curry available on Wednesday when they play a second game in two days, facing a rested Oklahoma City Thunder squad in San Francisco.,The Warriors chose to give Curry the night off Tuesday, and they found a way to win. His replacement, Dennis Schroder,...
Domantas Sabonis, Kings set to challenge ailing Sixers
The Philadelphia 76ers are trending in the right direction, but they could have their hands full with Domantas Sabonis and the visiting Sacramento Kings when the teams square off Wednesday.,The Sixers are the worst rebounding team in the NBA -- they are the only team that pulls down fewer than 40 pe...