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Reports: Adrian Autry out as Syracuse basketball coach
Syracuse fired men's basketball coach Adrian Autry on Wednesday, three years after he replaced legendary coach Jim Boeheim, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,Under Autry, who played for Boeheim and was an assistant coach on his staff, the Orange finished 49-48 with no NCAA Tournament appearances....

Devin Carter, Kings hand Pacers 10th consecutive loss
Devin Carter scored 22 of his career-high 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Sacramento Kings beat Indiana 114-109 on Tuesday, sending the visiting Pacers to their 10th straight loss.,Sacramento rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit behind Carter, who made three 3-pointers and scored 15 ...

Avs' Nathan MacKinnon ejected against Oilers after collision
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon received a game misconduct and a major penalty for interference on Edmonton Oilers goaltender Connor Ingram in the final minute of the second period Tuesday night in Denver.,Colorado was on the power play when MacKinnon skated hard to the Edmonton net and col...

Wake Forest deals blow to Virginia Tech's tourney hopes with OT win
Myles Colvin scored 18 points as Wake Forest beat bubble team Virginia Tech 95-89 in overtime in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday night in Charlotte, North Carolina.,This first round game between the No. 12 Hokies (19-13) and the 13th-seeded Demon Deacons (17-15) marked the 50th over...

Conor Garland records another 2-goal outing as Jackets down Lightning
Conor Garland crafted his second straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets swept the three-game season series from the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night.,Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade last week, Garland broke a 24-game scoreless drought with ...

SMU hands Syracuse sixth straight loss in ACC first-round clash
CHARLOTTE -- Boopie Miller poured in 25 points and Jaron Pierre Jr. pumped in 21 points as SMU had a big second half to pull away from Syracuse, winning 86-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's first round and ending a four-game losing streak Tuesday.,Eleventh seed SMU (20-12) faces No. 2...

Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $80M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in Ja...

Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $70M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year, $70 million deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in January with ...

Yandex, Aurora, HEROIC reach PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs
Team Yandex, Aurora Gaming and HEROIC all posted 2-1 wins on Tuesday to clinch berths in the PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs in Bucharest, Romania.,Yandex rallied past PARIVISION, Aurora outlasted Xtreme Gaming and HEROIC defeated Natus Vincere in Round 4 action involving 2-1 teams in the group stag...

Nationals sign RHP Zack Littell to one-year, $7M deal
The Washington Nationals signed right-hander Zack Littell to a one-year, $7 million contract on Tuesday.,The deal includes a $3 million salary for 2026 and a $12 million mutual option for 2027 with a $4 million buyout.,Littell, 30, can earn up to $2.5 million more in performance bonuses based on tot...

Report: Lions signing ex-Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco
The Detroit Lions are signing former Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,Pacheco, 27, gives the Lions a new backfield partner for Jahmyr Gibbs after they traded David Montgomery to the Houston Texans earlier this month.,Pacheco ...

Reports: Packers releasing CB Nate Hobbs after 1 season
The Green Bay Packers are releasing cornerback Nate Hobbs after one expensive, injury-shortened season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Hobbs, 26, signed a four-year, $48 million contract last March that included a $16 million roster bonus and a $1.2 million base salary in 2025. He would have bee...

Report: Bills, TE Dawson Knox agree to 3-year contract
Tight end Dawson Knox is staying in Buffalo, agreeing to a three-year contract extension with the Bills, according to multiple reports Tuesday.,While contract details were not immediately available, the contract is believed to restructure his current deal to lower his scheduled $17 million salary ca...

Rory McIlroy (back) eyes Wednesday arrival at Players Championship
Rory McIlroy is hoping to travel to the Players Championship on Wednesday after experiencing a bit of difficulty with his ailing back.,McIlroy, the world's No. 2 golfer, was forced to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational ahead of the third round on Saturday after he "tweaked" his lower back....

After high-scoring game, Lightning focus on Jackets
The Tampa Bay Lightning are not disappointed by a bad road trip, losing the Atlantic Division lead, and squandering a chance to win Sunday in what many regard as the "game of the season." ,Now in second place in the Atlantic, the Lightning have plenty to put behind them as they open a three-game hom...

Liquid, Spirit charge into PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs
Team Spirit came from behind to edge HEROIC 2-1 on Monday at Bucharest, Romania, earning a berth in the PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs.,Team Liquid also booked their playoff spot by sweeping PARIVISION 2-0. Both Spirit-HEROIC and Liquid-PARIVISION were clashes of teams that entered the day with 2-0...

Pacers face Kings in battle of NBA conference cellar-dwellers
The Sacramento Kings will look to build on their first home win in nearly two months when they face the visiting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.,The matchup features the two teams with the worst records in the NBA. Sacramento (15-50) is last in the Western Conference, while Indiana (15-49) has lost nine ...

Frank Nazar tallies in OT as Blackhawks rally past Mammoth
Frank Nazar scored on the power play 2:36 into overtime and Connor Bedard had two assists to lift the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory against the Utah Mammoth on Monday.,Drew Commesso made 22 saves for the Blackhawks, who stopped a three-game skid while ending the Mammoth's three-game winni...

Virginia Tech enters ACC tournament opener vs. Wake on NCAA bubble
Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12th-seeded Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stev...

Virginia Tech, Wake Forest clash in ACC tournament
Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12-seed Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stevens ...