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Former Lions DE Tracy Scroggins dies at 56
Tracy Scroggins, who spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died Monday. He was 56.,The Lions announced the passing of the former defensive end but did not provide a cause of death. ,His family issued a statement to TMZ, however, that blamed football, saying they believed he suf...
US takes bronze in combined skiing; Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber won women's team combined Olympic gold on Tuesday as overwhelming U.S. favorites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium in a major shock.,Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher took the silver, 0...
Union sign F Agustin Anello on permanent transfer
The Philadelphia Union signed forward Agustin Anello on a permanent transfer from Uruguayan side Boston River on Tuesday.,With the transfer, Anello's contract is guaranteed through the 2028-29 season with an option for the 2029-30 season.,"Agustin is a versatile, dynamic attacker," Philadelphia Unio...
Ben Ogden (silver) wins 1st US men's cross-country skiing medal in 50 years in sprint
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint with ease on Tuesday for his seventh career Olympic gold medal, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milan Cortina Games.,Ben Ogden took silver in the men's race to give the U.S...
Birk Ruud grabs gold, American Alex Hall silver in men's slopestyle
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Freestyle skier Birk Ruud of Norway earned the gold medal in the men's slopestyle event on Tuesday after an impeccable first run at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Alex Hall, the gold medalist four years ago in Beijing, won silver under cloudy skies on the slopes in the mountain...
Tennessee focuses on inside offense ahead of Mississippi St. matchup
The remedy is simple for the Tennessee men's basketball team: start making more layups.,An abundance of missed shots at the rim cost the Volunteers a Southeastern Conference game Saturday at Kentucky, a contest that Tennessee led by 14 points at halftime. The 74-71 loss also cost them a spot in the ...
Cavs, unbeaten with James Harden in action, clash with Wizards
Trade-deadline acquisition James Harden came through in the clutch during his first two games with the Cavaliers, rallying Cleveland to road victories over the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets.,"The Beard" and the red-hot Cavaliers will look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday when they h...
Spurs pursue season-series-clinching win against Lakers
Surging toward the All-Star break, the San Antonio Spurs will begin a back-to-back scenario before some much-deserved rest when they hit the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,The second half of the back-to-back for the Spurs, who arrive in California on a four-game winning streak, will...
Indiana plans to build statue depicting Bob Knight
Fifty years after he coached the last undefeated men's Division I basketball team, legendary Indiana coach Bob Knight will be honored with a statue at the program's Assembly Hall home in Bloomington, Ind., the school announced Monday.,Knight, who died in 2023 at age 83, led the Hoosiers to national ...
NBA roundup: Pistons top Hornets at Fight Night in Charlotte
Cade Cunningham led everyone with 33 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Detroit Pistons held on for a 110-104 win over the Charlotte Hornets Monday night in a game marred by a massive third-quarter brawl.,The fighting resulted in four ejections prior to the Pistons winning for t...
Top 25 roundup: No. 9 Kansas ends No. 1 Arizona's perfect run
Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78 on Monday at Lawrence, Kan.,The Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) achieved the best start in Big 12 history at 23-0 overall before the defeat. Kansas (19-5, 9-2) beat the N...
Mikel Brown Jr. ties single-game records as No. 24 Louisville crushes NC State
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and matched another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the No. 24 Cardinals to a 118-77 win over visiting North Carolina State on Monday night.,Louisville (18-6, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never...
With each team missing top scorer, Thunder push past Lakers
Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Isaiah Joe added 19 as the Oklahoma City Thunder ended a two-game losing streak with a 119-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in a game where both teams were missing an All-Star.,Alex Caruso put up 17 points and Chet Holmgren totaled 13 points and 1...
Toumani Camara's career night boosts Blazers past Sixers
Toumani Camara established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers while leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 135-118 rout of the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Deni Avdija returned from a four-game absence caused by a back injury to produce 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight a...
Warriors rally late, stun Grizzlies in battle of short-handed teams
Gui Santos turned a scramble under the hoop into a go-ahead layup with 19.4 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 points down in the second half to stun the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 114-113 on Monday night.,In a game in which both teams were missing multiple key players, ...
ATP roundup: Sebastian Korda wins all-U.S. match in Dallas
Sebastian Korda got a small measure of revenge by defeating Michael Zheng 6-4, 6-4 in an all-U.S. first-round clash at the Nexo Dallas Open on Monday.,Korda ended a three-match losing streak that included a five-set, opening-round loss to Zheng at the Australian Open last month.,In the rematch, Kord...
Donovan Mitchell's last-second FTs lift Cavs over Nuggets
Donovan Mitchell hit two free throws with less than a second left and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 on Monday night.,Mitchell finished with 32 points and 10 assists, James Harden added 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Cleveland, Jarrett ...
No. 9 Kansas rallies to end No. 1 Arizona's unbeaten run
Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78 on Monday at Lawrence, Kan.,The Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) achieved the best start in Big 12 history at 23-0 overall before the defeat.,Kansas (19-5, 9-2) beat the N...
Pair of 30-point scorers carry No. 5 Vanderbilt past No. 10 Oklahoma
Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points and freshman Aubrey Galvan poured in a career-high 30 points, powering No. 5 Vanderbilt to a 102-86 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on Monday in Nashville.,Galvan hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Commodores (23-2, 9-2 Southeaste...
Another huge night by Lamar Wilkerson leads Indiana past Oregon
Lamar Wilkerson had another big night of offense, scoring 41 points to lead Indiana to a 92-74 win over Oregon in Big Ten men's basketball Monday night at Bloomington, Indiana.,Wilkerson scored 25 points in the second half, making 8 of his 10 shots, and the Hoosiers hardly missed in the final 20 min...