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Vying for sweep of Senators, Leafs believe 'killer instinct' will kick in
Closing out a playoff series has been an issue for the Toronto Maple Leafs over the years. With a 2-13 record in potential series-clinching games since 2004, they'll look to buck that trend when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Game 4 of their first-round series on Saturday.,"All we can do is unde...

Liquid, PARIVISION reach PGL Wallachia upper-bracket final
Team Liquid and PARIVISION advanced to the upper-bracket final of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs by notching semifinal wins Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid and PARIVISION will square off Saturday after Liquid swept Team Spirit 2-0 and PARIVISION rallied past Aurora Gaming 2-1.,In two other...

Golden Knights try to avoid digging 3-1 hole vs. high-scoring Wild
When the Vegas Golden Knights won yet another Pacific Division title and notched the second-best record in the Western Conference with 110 points, they were expected to make a strong run to lift their second Stanley Cup in three years.,But the Golden Knights find themselves in must-win mode heading ...

PGL Wallachia playoffs begin with three sweeps
Team Liquid beat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the upper-bracket semifinals at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid opened the double-elimination playoffs by sandwiching a 37-minute win on red and a 42-minute victory on green around Tundra's 58-minute win on ...

George Kittle refutes report that OTA absence is related to contract
Responding to recent reports that George Kittle has been absent from voluntary San Francisco 49ers practice due to an issue with his current contract, the six-time Pro Bowl tight end posted, "Your source is incorrect" on X on Wednesday.,Recent reports, including one by The Athletic on Wednesday, hav...

Playoff brackets finalized at PGL Wallachia Season 4
Team Tidebound, NAVI Junior and Aurora Gaming joined the playoff party with sweeps Wednesday as the group stage concluded at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,In Round 5 action between 2-2 teams, Tidebound took down Xtreme Gaming with a 39-minute win on red and a 53-minute vict...

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey 'feeling great' after tough 2024
Limited to four games last season due to injuries, San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey is fully recovered and participating in the team's offseason program, which began Tuesday. ,McCaffrey, 28, missed the first eight games of the 2024 season due to bilateral Achilles tendinitis...

Team Liquid sweep into PGL Wallachia Season 4 playoffs
Team Liquid, Tundra Esports and BetBoom Team won their matches Tuesday to advance out of the group stage at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid swept Team Tidebound while Tundra and BetBoom each posted 2-1 wins against Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming, respectively.,Liquid, ...

49ers TE George Kittle absent for voluntary OTAs
All-Pro tight end George Kittle was a no-show Tuesday as the San Francisco 49ers began voluntary workouts, according to multiple reports.,Another marquee player negotiating a new contract, quarterback Brock Purdy, did show up to the team facilities in Santa Clara, Calif.,Kittle, 31, is entering the ...

PARIVISION, Team Spirit go 3-0 in PGL Wallachia Season 4 group stage
PARIVISION and Team Spirit swept their matches Monday to be the first two teams to advance out of the group stage of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,In a pair of matches pitting 2-0 teams against one another, PARIVISION defeated Team Falcons 2-0 and Team Spirit did the same t...

PARIVISION, Spirit, Falcons, Aurora prevail at PGL Wallachia
PARIVISION, Team Spirit, Team Falcons and Aurora Gaming improved to 2-0 Sunday on the second day of the PGL Wallachia Season 4 group stage in Bucharest, Romania.,Those four teams are now one win away from clinching a berth in the playoff stage. They will be paired up for win-and-advance matches on M...

Liquid, Spirit among winners as PGL Wallachia Season 4 opens
Team Liquid, Team Spirit, Tundra Esports and PARIVISION swept to opening-day victories on Saturday in the PGL Wallachia Season 4 group stage in Bucharest, Romania.,Other winners were Aurora Gaming, Edge, Team Tidebound and Team Falcons.,The $1 million tournament features 16 teams in a modified Swiss...
Free Agency Silence Speaks Volumes for These Struggling NFL Teams
The 49ers, Browns and Steelers made minimal moves in free agency — and it could cost them in 2025 and beyond....

Alexander Volkanovski becomes two-time champ at UFC 314
Former champion Alexander Volkanovski regained his once undisputed UFC featherweight championship Saturday night opposite Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 by winning a unanimous decision 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in Miami., ,The fight lived up to expectations, with both men staying composed on the...

At UFC 314, Alexander Volkanovski back in Octagon after 14 months
Former UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski returns to the Octagon for the first time in 14 months opposite Diego Lopes for the vacant featherweight title at UFC 314 on Saturday night in Miami.,Ilia Topuria, who knocked out Volkanovski (26-4 MMA, 13-3 UFC) in the main event of UFC 298, d...

Denny Hamlin prevails at Darlington for second straight win
Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road, roared away on a two-lap overtime shootout and found checkers for the second straight race, claiming the NASCAR Cup Series' Goodyear 400 Sunday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.,Following pit service after Kyle Larson wrecked with four laps to go, Haml...

Ice legends: Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky had different paths to 894
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an NHL career.,While they each have 894 goals, the eras in which they played were far from equal.,Ovechkin tied Gretzky's 31-year-old record by scoring twice in a 5-3 win against t...

William Byron sets blazing pace to win Darlington pole
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron won pole position for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- yet another supreme performance for his NASCAR Cup Series championship-leading No. 24 team., ,Byron's lap of 170.904 mph ar...

Richard Sherman shares images of gunmen breaking into home
Former All-Pro NFL cornerback Richard Sherman on Monday took to social media to share security footage and stills of armed gunmen breaking into his home with his family inside. ,ABC News reported that the break-in occurred on Sunday evening, Sherman's 37th birthday.,"House being robbed at gun point ...

49ers GM optimistic Brock Purdy contract can be done in April
Signing Brock Purdy to a long-term contract extension by mid-April is a reasonable goal, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said Monday at the NFL annual spring meeting in Florida.,"Brock wants to be with us," Lynch said. "We want Brock to be with us.",Purdy, 25, has taken the 49ers to t...