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Career milestones for Panthers rookies in rout of Red Wings
Mike Benning scored his first two NHL goals, Wilmer Skoog tallied his first two assists in his third game and Mikulus Hovorka got a point in his fourth contest as the Florida Panthers dominated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 8-1 in Wednesday's regular-season finale.,Luke Kunin had two goals and an a...
FURIA, Team Falcons riding high going into IEM Rio playoffs
Team Falcons and FURIA earned byes to the semifinals with group-stage victories on Wednesday at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio event in Brazil.,MOUZ, Team Spirit, Team Vitality and Natus Vincere also made the quarterfinals on Friday in Rio de Janeiro.,Sixteen Counter-Strike 2 teams are compe...
Nico Hoerner drives in 5 as Cubs blitz Phillies to win series
Nico Hoerner had a career-high five RBIs and Shota Imanaga matched a personal best with 11 strikeouts, lifting the visiting Chicago Cubs to an 11-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday.,Hoerner hit an RBI single in the third inning and later scored on a throwing error. He belted a two...
Max Homa hoping to finally carry over Masters success to RBC Heritage
Max Homa has found quite a bit of success the last three years at the Masters.,Carrying that over to the RBC Heritage the following week has surprisingly proven a tough challenge.,Homa, coming off his third straight result among the top 12 at Augusta National, will look to follow that up with his fi...
Sal Stewart, Reds keep rolling against woeful Giants
Sal Stewart slugged a pair of three-run homers, Eugenio Suarez and Elly De La Cruz each hit solo shots, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 8-3 on Wednesday.,Stewart went deep for the second straight night and has seven homers to lead all rookies. Suarez went 3-for-4 and S...
Pirates combine for 3-hit shutout in win over Nationals
Carmen Mlodzinski pitched six shutout innings and led the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,Marcell Ozuna and Nick Gonzales each had RBI singles in the first inning to give Pittsburgh's pitchers all the run support they would need. Mlodzinski ...
Report: LIV Golf CEO tells players league continuing at 'full throttle'
LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil has assured the league's players that the 2026 season will continue as planned amid speculation that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund may be preparing to cut its financial support.,A "high-ranking" league source told bunkered.co.uk that "funding and operations for LIV ...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour follows Masters with signature event; Champions major season begins
After all eyes were focused on the Masters last week the professional golf world returns to jam-packed action. That includes a signature event on the PGA Tour, the LPGA in Los Angeles, LIV Golf in Mexico and the first major of the year for the Champions Tour.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: RBC Heritage, Hilton...
Playoff-bound Kings out to improve positioning vs. Flames
The Los Angeles Kings have a playoff spot assured entering their final regular-season contest, a visit to the Calgary Flames on Thursday night.,What has not been decided is whether the Kings (35-26-20, 90 points) will finish third in the Pacific Division or be a Western Conference wild-card team. Th...
Report: Point guard Robert Wright III staying at BYU
The exodus of stars from BYU will not include sophomore Robert Wright III, who will stay in Provo, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Regarded as one of the top point guards in the transfer portal, Wright was a third-team All-Big 12 selection last season as BYU went 23-12 and lost to 11th-seed Texas in the...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton continues successful run at BMW Open
Second-seeded Ben Shelton saved two set points in the second set, including one in the tiebreaker, in knocking off Belgian wild card Alexander Blockx 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Wednesday in the BMW Open's second round in Munich, Germany.,Ranked No. 6 in the world, Shelton is 6-1 all-time in Munich, where he re...
WTA roundup: Two-time Stuttgart champ Iga Swiatek into quarterfinals
In her first match with new clay-court coach Francisco Roig, former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek cruised past Laura Siegemund of Germany 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. ,Swiatek, a two-time champion at Stuttgart who is seeded No. 3, failed to capitalize on an...
Iowa's Tavion Banks declares for NBA draft, hopeful of return to Hawkeyes
Iowa guard/forward Tavion Banks declared for the NBA draft on Wednesday and also said he is entering the transfer portal.,Banks indicated that if he is granted a fifth season of eligibility, he would like to return to the Hawkeyes.,"As I explore all options in continuing my basketball career, I am d...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino: Iran 'for sure' playing in World Cup
Despite Iran's sports minister stating that the country cannot participate amid the war with the United States, along with President Donald Trump voicing concerns for the players' "life and safety," FIFA president Gianni Infantino is confident Iran will play in the FIFA World Cup this summer in Nort...
Reign extend Evan O’Steen's deal through 2030 season
The Seattle Reign extended the contract of 18-year-old goalkeeper Evan O'Steen through the 2030 season, the team announced Wednesday.,O'Steen was the youngest player to ever sign with Seattle when she reached a deal at age 17 in January.,O'Steen was part of Florida State's national championship team...
Liberty re-sign F Betnijah Laney-Hamilton
The New York Liberty re-signed forward Betnijah Laney-Hamilton to a contract on Wednesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team for Laney-Hamilton, who helped the Liberty capture the WNBA title in 2024.,Laney-Hamilton, however, missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing a procedure i...
Alex Condon confirms return to Gators for senior season
Alex Condon confirmed he will be back with the Gators for his senior season in 2026-27. ,Condon was the team's leading scorer last season, when Florida entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed but fell in the Elite Eight against No. 9 seed Iowa in a bid to repeat as national champions. ,The 6-11 ...
Reports: Former Alabama C Aiden Sherrell commits to Indiana
Indiana added former Alabama center Aiden Sherrell from the NCAA transfer portal, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday.,Sherrell will head to Bloomington, Ind., after averaging 11.1 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 34 games (all starts) last season with the Crimson Tide.,Listed at 6-fo...
Defending champ Justin Thomas among elite field at RBC Heritage
The famed red and white lighthouse that overlooks Harbour Town Golf Links symbolizes the RBC Heritage and has become synonymous with a deep breath and a "vacation" vibe after the Masters., ,Juxtaposed with that, though, is the fact that the Heritage is in its fourth year as a PGA Tour "signature eve...
Trevor Story homers, drives in five as Red Sox knock off Twins
Trevor Story hit a three-run home run and drove in five runs to help the visiting Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep by defeating the Minnesota Twins, 9-5, Wednesday afternoon., ,After he homered against Minnesota starting pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson in the third inning, Story added a two-r...