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LHP Matthew Boyd, Cubs finalize 2-year deal
Left-hander Matthew Boyd has landed a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, the club confirmed Saturday.,MLB.com put the value of the contract at $29 million with up to $1 million more in incentives.,Boyd turns 34 in February.,Returning from Tommy John surgery, Boyd went 2-2 with a 2.72 ERA in eight ...
Report: Creighton G Pop Isaacs to have hip surgery, miss rest of season
Creighton guard Pop Isaacs is expected to undergo surgery to address a lingering hip problem and sit out the rest of the season, The Field of 68 reported Saturday.,A transfer from Texas Tech, Isaacs had offseason hip surgery. The Field of 68 reported Isaacs continued to experience pain, and his surg...
Three NBA Trades We're Ready To See: Lakers, Warriors, Bucks All Get Active
The NBA trade deadline is still two months away, but here are three NBA trades we're ready to see as the Lakers, Warriors, and Bucks all need to make moves....
Pius Suter scores twice, helps Canucks rally past Jackets
Pius Suter scored twice in the third period and Brock Boeser collected one goal and one assist as the host Vancouver Canucks erased a two-goal deficit en route to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.,Kiefer Sherwood and Jake DeBrusk also scored for the Canucks, who are riding a 5-...
Bryson Daily (4 TDs), No. 24 Army pound Tulane in AAC title game
Bryson Daily scored four rushing touchdowns to lead No. 24 Army to a 35-14 win over visiting Tulane in Friday's American Athletic Conference title game in West Point, N.Y.,In the Black Knights' first season in the AAC, Daily set a new league record for rushing touchdowns in a season (29). However, t...
Tyrese Haliburton helps Pacers top Bulls, end 4-game skid
Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points and Pascal Siakam added 21 as the Indiana Pacers snapped a four-game skid with a 132-123 win over the host Chicago Bulls on Friday.,Haliburton hit 5 of 9 3-pointers and finished with eight assists. Siakam hit 3 of 5 from beyond the arc for the Pacers, who had lost ...
Rangers trade captain Jacob Trouba to Ducks
The New York Rangers traded captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on Friday in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft.,The Ducks will take on the full remaining salary for Trouba, the veteran defenseman who had fallen out of favor in Ne...
Arkansas defensive-minded heading into game against UTSA
Arkansas, unranked in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll, will look to continue improving on defense after winning its SEC/ACC Challenge game against Miami on Tuesday.,Coach John Calipari's Razorbacks (6-2), No. 19 in last week's rankings, will host the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday night in a n...
Reports: Rangers trade captain Jacob Trouba to Ducks
The New York Rangers are trading captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for defenseman Urho Vaakanainen and a 2025 fourth-round draft pick, several reports said Friday.,The Ducks will take on the full remaining salary for Trouba, the veteran defenseman who had fallen out of favor in N...
Blackhawks seek fresh start under new coach vs. Jets
A new era will begin for the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday when they host the Winnipeg Jets in their first game under interim head coach Anders Sorensen.,Chicago, whose 18 points are fewest in the NHL, fired third-year coach Luke Richardson on Thursday amid another slow start for the rebuilding Bla...
Boston College, Wake Forest seek consistency on offense
Boston College and Wake Forest hope to find rhythm on offense after they both bumbled through games earlier this week.,The teams meet in an Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.,"There's some stuff we need to improve and some stuff we need to tighten up," Boston ...
Notre Dame staggers into ACC opener vs. Syracuse
Notre Dame is hoping there is no place like home when it takes on Syracuse in both teams' Atlantic Coast Conference opener Saturday afternoon.,The Fighting Irish (4-5) haven't played in South Bend, Ind., since a stunning loss to Elon on Nov. 22. Notre Dame has dropped its last five games, including ...
Reports: Jacob Trouba's time with Rangers nearing end
Captain Jacob Trouba may no longer be with the New York Rangers by the end of Friday, multiple outlets reported.,The veteran defenseman will be a healthy scratch for Friday night's game against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, per the reports.,Trouba, 30, reportedly has a 15-team no-trade list and ...
China set to host first NBA preseason games since 2019
The NBA's relationship with China that turned cold over a general manager's tweet in 2019 is defrosting with the announcement Friday that two preseason games will be played in Macao in October.,The Brooklyn Nets and the Phoenix Suns will play on Oct. 10 and 12, 2025, at Macao's Venetian Arena, marki...
Canucks look to treat home like road as Blue Jackets visit
Even though they dropped the final game of their latest road swing, the Vancouver Canucks are back home feeling good about their game as they prepare to host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.,The Canucks return home after cobbling together a 4-1-1 mark during a six-game trip that ended with a 3-2...
Pacers attempt to cut back on mistakes against Bulls
Cutting down on turnovers will be vital for the visiting Indiana Pacers if they are to snap their four-game losing streak at the expense of the Chicago Bulls on Friday.,The Pacers committed 12 first-half turnovers -- and 16 overall -- to fall in a hole and ultimately crash to a 99-90 loss to the Bro...
Oilers blast Blue Jackets with four-goal second period
Zach Hyman made the most of his return to the ice, scoring twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 6-3 on Thursday.,The left wing missed the Oilers' last five games due to an unspecified injury. Even before missing time, the 32-year-old, who scored 54 goals last sea...
Lions edge Packers, win 11th straight, on walk-off FG
Jake Bates kicked a 35-yard field goal on the final play of the game and the host Detroit Lions extended their franchise-record winning streak to 11 games with a 34-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night.,Jared Goff passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns (two to Tim Patrick) for ...
Grizzlies' bench strength evident in victory over Kings
The Memphis Grizzlies got 60 points from their reserves and survived losing star Ja Morant to a late-game ejection in defeating the visiting Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night.,Marcus Smart had 18 points off the bench and starter Desmond Bane also scored 18 to lead the Grizzlies, who won the...
Manny Pacquiao headlines boxing HOF 2025 class
Manny Pacquiao was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Thursday, further cementing the Filipino's legacy as one of the sport's most iconic fighters.,Pacquiao headlined a group of 14 of inductees that will be enshrined June 5-8 in Canastota, N.Y. The 2025 class include...