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NFL transactions roundup: Bengals sign LB Oren Burks
The Bengals signed linebacker Oren Burks to a two-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were not revealed.,A third-round draft pick by Green Bay in 2018, he spent four seasons with the Packers, two with the 49ers and one with the Super Bowl champion Eagles.,Burks, who turns 30 on Friday, has appe...
Report: Giants set Tuesday visit with QB Jameis Winston
Free agent quarterback Jameis Winston will visit the New York Giants on Tuesday, NFL Network reported.,The 31-year-old becomes the latest veteran to chat with the quarterback-needy Giants, who have only Tommy DeVito -- initially signed as an undrafted free agent in 2023 -- under contract.,The Giants...
College Basketball Crown reveals first-ever bracket
The 16-team bracket for the inaugural College Basketball Crown postseason tournament in Las Vegas was announced on Monday.,Put on by Fox Sports and the Anschutz Entertainment Group, the event features schools from seven conferences and takes place from March 31 to April 6.,<blockquote class="twitter...
Anthony Edwards, Wolves aim to stay hot in clash vs. Pacers
The Minnesota Timberwolves already have established a season high with eight victories in a row as the postseason approaches.,Now, the Timberwolves are greedy for more.,Minnesota (40-29) will try to extend its winning streak on Monday night when it tips off against the Indiana Pacers (37-29) in Minn...
Eight teams most likely to make Women's Final Four
Some teams are riding the momentum of having won their conference tournament championship.,Some are hoping the break after the conference tournaments enables them to regain their season-long form after experiencing some slippage down the stretch.,And everyone is hoping to be as healthy and rejuvenat...
UCLA grabs No. 1 overall seed in Women's NCAA Tournament
For nearly a monthlong span, UCLA wasn't the best team in its own city, losing twice to Southern California in conference play.,But after defeating USC in the Big Ten championship, the Bruins (30-2) regained Los Angeles bragging rights -- and on Sunday, they earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA...
Jack Draper breezes past Holger Rune to win at Indian Wells
Lucky No. 13 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain dominated No. 12 seed Holger Rune of Denmark 6-2, 6-2 in just 69 minutes to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The 23-yaer-old notched his first ATP Masters 1000 title with the victory.,"It's incredible. I wasn't expecting this,"...
Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies
Time is of the essence for the Sacramento Kings, whose tenuous grasp on a spot in the play-in tournament weakened over the past week.,Sacramento (33-33) has lost four straight heading into a matchup against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and is ninth in the Western Conference standings.,Th...
Akron, Drake, Grand Canyon top NCAA Tournament Cinderella candidates
Favorites are easier to follow in the NCAA Tournament, factoring familiarity and knowledge of known commodities with single-digit seeding in the bracket.,Spoiler alert: An underrated Cinderella team or three will pull an upset most don't see coming this week and fracture many bracket predictions alo...
Skidding Blue Jackets seek offensive awakening vs. Devils
The Columbus Blue Jackets will aim to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.,Monday is the third of a four-game homestand for the Blue Jackets, who were blanked 4-0 by the New York Rangers on Saturday.,"I'll be honest, there was some frustration at the ...
Team Liquid topple Tundra Esports to win PGL Wallachia Season 3
Team Liquid recorded a 3-1 win over Tundra Esports on Sunday to win the grand final of the PGL Wallachia Season 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid got off to a fast start by posting a 54-minute victory on green and a 37-minute triumph on red before Tundra Esports responded with a 33-minute win on red. ...
Keegan Bradley aces 13 at Players for 2nd hole-in-one of season
Keegan Bradley doubled his season total for holes-in-one on Sunday after recording an ace on the par-3 13th hole at The Players Championship in Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.,Amid a smattering of rain, Bradley used a 7-iron to launch his tee shot onto the green at TPC Sawgrass. His ball bounced a couple of...
X factor for each NL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each National League team?,National League East,Atlanta Braves: RHP Grant Holmes,Ho...
X factor for each AL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each American League team?,American League East,Baltimore Orioles: RHP Zach Eflin,T...
Team Liquid to play for title at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid waited for its opponent to be determined - either Team Falcons or Tundra Esports -- after advancing on Saturday to the Grand Final of the PGL Wallachia Season 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament began last weekend and runs through Sunday. All matches in the double-e...
Canucks' win streak vs. Blackhawks reaches 10
Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks continued their mastery over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks with a dominant 6-2 win on Saturday night., ,Quinn Hughes, Tyler Myers and Nils Aman also scored for Vancouver, which swept the th...
Canucks hand Blackhawks another road loss
Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks continued their mastery over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks with a dominant 6-2 win on Saturday night., ,Quinn Hughes, Tyler Myers and Nils Aman also scored for Vancouver, which swept the th...
Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks prevail over Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the visiting Indiana Pacers 126-119 Saturday night.,The win could prove crucial in NBA playoff tiebreakers. The teams entered the game tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee (38-28) won the season...
Vincent Trocheck scores twice as Rangers blank Blue Jackets
Vincent Trocheck scored two third period goals and the visiting New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday night in a battle of Eastern Conference wild-card contenders.,Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist for New York, which moved ahead of Columbus...
Diamondbacks preseason capsule: Rotation strong with addition of Corbin Burnes
Arizona Diamondbacks,2024 record: 89-73 (3rd place, NL West).,He gone: 1B Christian Walker, RHP Paul Sewald, OF/DH Joc Pederson, INF Kevin Newman, 1B Josh Bell.,New faces: RHP Corbin Burnes, 1B Josh Naylor, INF Grae Kessinger, RHP Seth Martinez, RHP Kendall Graveman.,Biggest question entering Openin...