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Barclay Goodrow scores in OT as Rangers tie series vs. Panthers
NEW YORK -- Barclay Goodrow scored 14:01 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference final.,Goodrow won it by putting a shot from near the right circle over the stick of Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky after getting a clean cros...
Luka Doncic hits game-winning 3 to put Mavs up 2-0 on Wolves
Luka Doncic knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a 109-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Doncic registered a triple-double with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 13 as...
BetBoom wins twice to advance at DreamLeague Season 23
BetBoom Team won a pair of matches Friday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 event.,BetBoom outlasted Aurora 2-1 in the first round before sweeping Tundra Esports 2-0 to move two spots away from the grand final.,Also Friday, Azure Ray defeated HEROIC 2-...
Blackhawks, Islanders swap 1st-round picks ahead of draft
The Chicago Blackhawks moved up in the first and second rounds of the 2024 NHL Draft through a trade with the New York Islanders on Friday.,The Blackhawks received the 18th and 50th overall picks of the draft from the Islanders. ,In turn, New York pocketed the 20th and 54th selections in addition to...
Report: Power 5, NCAA reach historic agreement to pay players
The SEC and Pac-12 joined the three other power conferences - the Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 - and the NCAA in agreeing on a multi-billion-dollar settlement that would allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for the first time in NCAA history, ESPN reported on Thursday.,"The five autonomy confer...
Bucks Gaming, Warriors GS move on in NBA 2K Tipoff playoffs
After a perfect run through group play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff tournament, top-seeded T-Wolves Gaming were eliminated Thursday by Bucks Gaming in a semifinal matchup in Washington, D.C.,After group play determined seeding for bracket play, the top four teams from each conference gathered i...
Jaylen Brown scores 40 as Celtics take 2-0 series lead vs. Pacers
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 40 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 126-110 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals., ,Brown was 14 of 27 from the floor and made 8 of 11 free throws. Boston had a 13-point lead af...
Gladiators, Falcons move on at DreamLeague Season 23
Gaimin Gladiators and Team Falcons each recorded a sweep on Thursday to advance to the upper bracket final of the playoffs at the $1 million online DreamLeague Season 23 event.,Gaimin Gladiators posted a 2-0 win over Tundra Esports after notching 29-minute victories, first on green and then on red.,...
Wizards, Raptors advance in NBA 2K League's Tipoff playoffs
Benjamin "Benzo" Bernstein averaged 21 points and 13.5 assists as Wizards District Gaming, the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference, swept top-seeded Heat Check Gaming to open bracket play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.,The Wizards will next face second-seeded Rap...
Report: NCAA agrees to settlement in House v. NCAA
Former college athletes are due for a payday after the NCAA Board of Governors voted to agree to settle House v. NCAA and other antitrust cases related to it, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,With the NCAA's board agreeing to the terms of the settlement, former college athletes are one step closer to getti...
Gladiators, Falcons win DreamLeague Season 23 groups
Gaimin Gladiators and Team Falcons finished atop their respective groups on Wednesday at the $1 million online DreamLeague Season 23 event.,Gaimin Gladiators and Xtreme Gaming advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs from Group A, while Falcons and Tundra Esports did the same from Group B.,The ...
Pittsburgh to host 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh will host the 2026 NFL Draft, the league announced Wednesday at its spring league meetings in Nashville, Tenn.,"The NFL Draft is one of the biggest, most-anticipated sporting events of the year, and we're thrilled to partner with the Pittsburgh Steelers and VisitPITTSBURGH for our 2026 ev...
Report: ACC teams up with Big 12 in House vs. NCAA case
The Atlantic Coast Conference will be working alongside the Big 12 in House v. NCAA, and it will vote to settle that case in addition to other antitrust cases related to it, ESPN reported Tuesday. ,A settlement is expected to pass, which would create a framework that would allow schools to give mill...
Reports: Big 12 first to agree to House v. NCAA settlement
The presidents and chancellors of the Big 12 Conference voted unanimously to authorize the settlement of House v. NCAA, Yahoo Sports and ESPN reported Tuesday.,The Big 12 is the first power conference to take that step, with the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC expected to join it in the coming days.,If...
Tundra posts 2-0 day at DreamLeague Season 23
Tundra Esports earned a pair of key wins in Group B at the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23 on Tuesday.,Tundra swept Natus Vincere 2-0, winning in 39 minutes on green and 39 minutes on red, before doing the same to BetBoom Team in 30 minutes on red and 49 minutes on green.,Those results helped Tundr...
Gladiators, Falcons start strong at DreamLeague Season 23
Gaimin Gladiators and Team Falcons rose to the top of their respective groups Monday on the first day of the $1 million DreamLeague Season 23.,All teams opened the group stage with a pair of best-of-two matches, and Gaimin Gladiators swept PSG Quest and Xtreme Gaming to take the pole position in Gro...
Tianba triumphant at Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2024
Tianba recorded 172 points in the grand finals to win the $2.5 million Peacekeeper Elite League Spring 2024 on Sunday in China.,Tong Jia Bao Esports finished in second place with 144 points, followed by ThunderTalk Gaming (134) and TeamPal (128). Tianba qualified for the World Cup 2024.,Chinese star...
Penguins boss Mike Sullivan to coach 2026 U.S. Olympic hockey team
USA Hockey named Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan to lead Team USA for the 2025 Four Nations Face-Off and the 2026 United States Men's Olympic hockey team on Saturday morning.,The Four Nations Face-Off will be played next Feb. 12-20 and feature NHL players from the United States, Canada,...
T-Wolves cap perfect prelim run in NBA 2K League's Tipoff
T-Wolves Gaming completed a perfect run through group play at the NBA 2K League's The Tipoff tournament, beating previously unbeaten Warriors Gaming Squad 76-64 on Friday.,Michael "BearDaBeast" Key paced the T-Wolves (6-0) with 27 points and eight assists, while teammate Roger "Polow" Adams produced...
Brazil awarded 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup
Brazil will host the 2027 Women's World Cup, the FIFA Congress voted Friday in Bangkok, Thailand.,Members chose Brazil over a joint bid by Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.,The United States and Mexico withdrew their joint bid last month with an eye toward 2031.,Brazil has never hosted a Women's...