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Golden Knights score 5 in 1st, hold on vs. Blackhawks
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar also scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a team record with five goals in the first period and then held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third career four...
Blue Jackets top Red Wings to draw even in wild-card race
James van Riemsdyk scored two goals to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-2 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.,Kent Johnson had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner had three assists for Columbus, which has won three straight. With the victory, Columbus pulled level on points with ...
Report: UFL quarterbacks holding out over pay dispute
The 24 quarterbacks of the United Football League decided not to attend a QBs-only training camp this weekend as they seek better salaries and benefits, Sports Business Journal reported Thursday.,The UFL heads into its second season since being created by a merger between the USFL and XFL. The leagu...
Heat host Pacers, look to home-court advantage to rise in standings
So far this season, no team in the NBA has played fewer home games than the Miami Heat.,However, over the final 25 games, the Heat will be home for 17 of them, including Friday night when they are set to host the Indiana Pacers.,"It felt like we haven't played here in forever," Heat coach Erik Spoel...
Golden Knights seek redemption vs. visiting Blackhawks
The Vegas Golden Knights enter Thursday night's game against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks with a two-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers in the Pacific Division standings. ,However, head coach Bruce Cassidy wasn't pleased with his team's last outing, a 5-2 loss at Los Angeles on Monday. The Golde...
Tyrese Haliburton, Myles Turner shoot Pacers over Raptors
Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner hit a combined 12 of 14 from 3-point range and their efforts of 33 and 18 points, respectively, helped the Indiana Pacers avoid a season sweep against the Toronto Raptors with a 111-91 rout on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Haliburton went 12 of 15 from the field, incl...
Syracuse snaps skid in 74-60 rout of NC State
J.J. Starling scored 17 points and Eddie Lampkin collected 14 points and 15 rebounds as Syracuse rolled past visiting North Carolina State 74-60 on Wednesday night., ,Jyare Davis chipped in 15 points for the Orange (12-16, 6-11 ACC), who put up only eight 3-point attempts throughout the contest. Syr...
Blue Jackets, Red Wings commence critical series
The second game of the Detroit Red Wings' back-to-back with the Columbus Blue Jackets this week will attract more attention. The first one, in Detroit on Thursday night, will count just as much as in the standings.,Both Eastern Conference teams are in a spirited battle for a playoff berth. The Red W...
Webb Simpson WDs from Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
Webb Simpson withdrew from the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches on Wednesday.,The PGA did not disclose a reason for Simpson's withdrawal, however it noted that he will be replaced by Mason Andersen in the tournament at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Simpson, 39, won the 2012 U.S. Open championship an...
Report: Packers open to trading star CB Jaire Alexander
The Green Bay Packers have held trade talks involving star cornerback Jaire Alexander, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,The report comes one day after Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst's lukewarm response when asked about the team's plans for Alexander in 2025.,"We'll see, we're working through...
Senators' Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris, Shane Pinto out vs. Jets
Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and fellow forwards Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will sit out the team's home game against the white-hot Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported.,All three players participated in the Senators' optional skate on Wednesday morning before the te...
Trace McSorley returns to Penn State as assistant QB coach
Former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley is returning to Happy Valley as assistant quarterbacks coach for the 2025 season.,Penn State spread the word on social media on Tuesday.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Home run hire! Welcome home, 9?.<a href="https://twitter.com/...
Pacers look to close out homestand with win over Raptors
After facing Western Conference contenders in the first three dates of their four-game homestand, the Indiana Pacers close out the set on Wednesday with their struggling Eastern Conference counterparts, the Toronto Raptors.,Indiana began its challenging home stretch with wins over Memphis (127-113) ...
Kollin Keister holds off last-lap bump to win at virtual Vegas
Kollin Keister survived a furious final push by Michael Cosey Jr. to take the checkered flag at virtual Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Tuesday night and pick up his second career eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series win.,Restarting sixth when the green flag dropped for the final time with 10 laps to go, Ke...
Utah backhands Blackhawks to keep playoff push going
Lawson Crouse's third-period goal led the Utah Hockey Club to a 2-1 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Utah outshot Chicago 36-22, including a 14-6 edge in the third period. The offensive flurry paid off 12:12 into the final frame, when Crouse fired a backhanded s...
Kirill Marchenko, Blue Jackets turn back Stars
Kirill Marchenko collected two goals and an assist to fuel the host Columbus Blue Jackets to a 6-4 victory over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night.,Ivan Provorov and Adam Fantilli each recorded a goal and an assist for Columbus, and Mathieu Olivier and James van Riemsdyk also tallied.,Elvis Merzlikin...
Georgia Tech hot from the foul line, downs Pitt
Duncan Powell scored a career-high 26 points and Georgia Tech took a big step toward a first-round bye in the ACC tournament with a 73-67 victory over host Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.,Georgia Tech (14-14, 8-9 ACC) won despite making only one field goal in the final 9:48 of the contest. The Yellow J...
Cue the Spider-Man meme: Arkansas, Texas meet with matching records
Arkansas and Texas will try to create some separation from each other in the minds of the NCAA Tournament committee when they square off Wednesday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Fayetteville, Ark.,Differentiation is important for both teams because each owns a 16-11 overall record and a 5-...
Wake Forest's sliding NCAA hopes on the line vs. Virginia
Wake Forest had avoided the pitfalls of what might be considered "bad losses" for most of the season.,After absorbing a couple of them recently, the Demon Deacons can ill afford another when Virginia visits for an Atlantic Coast Conference game Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (19-...
Zach LaVine, Kings aim to retain urgent tempo against Jazz
Two common themes emerged from the Sacramento Kings' blowout victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night.,For one, the Kings liked how they responded while playing with "a sense of urgency." For another, they couldn't help but be wowed by the performance of recent acquisition Zach LaVine, who...