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Penguins F Ben Kindel back in Pittsburgh after fainting on team plane
Penguins forward Ben Kindel is back in Pittsburgh after he was hospitalized in Salt Lake City and might even return to practice as soon as next week, general manager Kyle Dubas said Thursday.,Kindel, 19, had an urgent medical issue about 10 minutes after the team charter departed Salt Lake City Inte...
Villanova pulling out of Philadelphia's fabled Big 5
Philadelphia's Big 5 basketball rivalry will move on without Villanova following the 2026-27 season.,Fellow founding members Penn, La Salle, Temple and Saint Joseph's will continue a series that started seven decades ago.,Drexel was added as a sixth member ahead of the 2023-24 season and will take V...
Wizards' AJ Dybantsa, top overall pick, out vs. Raptors
Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa will miss his second straight game to begin the season due to a sprained left ankle.,Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, has been ruled out of Friday's home game against the Toronto Raptors.,He remains day-to-day with the injury sustained in...
Steelers place DT Sebastian Joseph-Day on IR
The Pittsburgh Steelers placed defensive tackle Sebastian Joseph-Day on injured reserve Thursday.,Joseph-Day did not participate in Wednesday's practice due to a triceps injury. He will miss at least the next four games on IR.,Signed as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, Joseph-Day has tot...
Pens F Bryan Rust (lower body) to be re-evaluated in 6 weeks
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust will be re-evaluated in six weeks after he sustained a lower-body injury, head coach Dan Muse said Thursday.,Rust was injured in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Utah Mammoth. The slumping Penguins have dropped four in a row and seven of their last eight games (1-6-1)....
1990 World Series champ Todd Benzinger dies at 63
Todd Benzinger, the first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds' 1990 World Series championship team, died Wednesday at age 63.,He caught the final out of the World Series as Cincinnati completed a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics.,"Todd will be remembered with great affection and gratitude for hi...
Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki (upper body) out 2-4 weeks
Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki will miss two to four weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced Thursday.,The recipient of the Frank J. Selke Trophy last season as the best defensive forward in the NHL, Suzuki was injured while blocking a shot with his hand in Montreal's 4-3 overtim...
Utah suspends player arrested for allegedly sharing sex video
Utah placed senior defensive tackle Jamal Wallace on "indefinite suspension" after his arrest earlier this month on a misdemeanor charge of distribution of an intimate image.,Wallace was arrested Oct. 11 after a woman reported to police that he raped her and shared videos of the alleged assault on h...
Former NHL player Ron Duguay dies after bout with cancer
Ron Duguay, known for his flowing hair and celebrity lifestyle while playing the majority of his 12-season career with the New York Rangers, died Thursday at the age of 69.,The former forward announced in February that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer and had lost his appendix and gal...
Reports: Eagles RB Saquon Barkley to return vs. Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is expected to return to practice Thursday and play against the visiting Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, NFL Network reported.,Barkley's return from a hamstring injury sustained early in Week 4 would be a major boost for a team riding a four-game losin...
Karis Davidson rides birdie binge to share of lead at BMW Ladies Championship
Australia's Karis Davidson recorded six birdies during an eight-hole stretch to secure a tie for the lead after the first round of the BMW Ladies Championship on Thursday in Haenam-gun, South Korea.,After starting on the back nine, Davidson began her birdie binge on hole No. 1. ,Overall, she shot a ...
J.J. Watt inks new deal with CBS as No. 1 NFL analyst
CBS Sports named J.J. Watt as its lead NFL analyst and signed him to a new multiyear agreement on Thursday.,Watt, who replaced Tony Romo in that role, will continue working alongside play-by-play man Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.,The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year joine...
WTA roundup: Top seed Ann Li reaches Osaka quarterfinals
No. 1 seed Ann Li defeated Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to move into the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Osaka.,It was 2-2 in the opening set before the 26-year-old American won 10 of the next 12 games to finish in 88 minutes. Li delivered six aces, saved all six break points she f...
Coming off 28-win season, Nebraska strives for strong start vs. Le Moyne
Fresh off its best season in program history, Nebraska will begin its bid to build on that success when it opens the 2026-27 schedule against Le Moyne on Nov. 2 in Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers reached the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history last March, finishing 28-7 after a school-recor...
Flory Bidunga, No. 11 Louisville take aim at Chattanooga in opener
Pat Kelsey has shown he can win at Louisville, going a combined 51-19 in his first two seasons, with a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.,Kelsey, however, has just one March Madness win, although he now might have the roster to change that.,The Cardinals, 11th in the preseason Associated Press pol...
No. 5 Arizona, No. 22 UCLA set to test mettle in Hall of Fame Series
Two of the premier programs in the West certainly won't tip-toe into the season as No. 5 Arizona takes on No. 22 UCLA in the Hall of Fame Series on Nov. 2 in Las Vegas.,The Wildcats reached the Final Four last season before falling to eventual national champion Michigan, while the Bruins were elimin...
Penguins, worried about Ben Kindel's condition, face off with Panthers
The Pittsburgh Penguins return to the ice against the visiting Florida Panthers on Thursday night, two days after a health scare involving Ben Kindel.,The 19-year-old forward experienced a medical episode on the team flight out of Salt Lake City on Tuesday. The flight returned to Salt Lake City, and...
Sharks, Senators tasked with refocusing after emotional wins
Two teams coming off emotional highs will face off in Ottawa on Thursday night as the Senators welcome the San Jose Sharks.,The Sharks snapped a two-game skid (0-1-1) with a 4-3 overtime victory over the host Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. San Jose rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period...
NBA roundup: Wolves' Anthony Edwards puts up 45 to beat Giannis, Heat
Anthony Edwards scored 45 points as he and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves spoiled Giannis Antetokounmpo's debut with the Miami Heat in an emphatic 131-106 season-opening win Wednesday night.,Edwards became just the third player in NBA history to record multiple 40-point games in season openers,...
Vikings welcome back key players for clash vs. banged-up Colts
The Minnesota Vikings are about to welcome some reinforcements.,That could be good news for Minnesota (5-0) as it looks to stay undefeated when it plays the Indianapolis Colts (2-4) on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.,The Vikings are coming off a bye that offered an opportunity for several injured p...