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Report: Seahawks keep Rashid Shaheed with 3-year, $51M deal
On a day that saw NFL rivals poach several key contributors from their Super Bowl roster, the Seattle Seahawks made a big commitment to retain explosive playmaker Rashid Shaheed.,The wide receiver and kick returner has agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal that includes $34.7 million in guarantee...
Two MLS players banned for life for betting on games
Former Major League Soccer players Yaw Yeboah and Derrick Jones received lifetime bans for betting on MLS matches -- including their own -- the league announced Monday.,Yeboah, 28, most recently played for LAFC in 2025 and is a former teammate of Jones with the Columbus Crew. Both were placed on adm...
Tom Brady-Fanatics flag football event moved from Saudi Arabia to L.A.
The flag football event organized by Tom Brady and Fanatics for Saudi Arabia has been moved from Riyadh to Los Angeles amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, Fanatics announced Monday.,The revamped event will take place on March 21 as planned but will now be held at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, the...
Iraq coach asks FIFA to delay World Cup playoff game due to travel issues
Graham Arnold, head coach of Iraq's national soccer team, is requesting FIFA delay the team's World Cup playoff game scheduled for later this month because of travel issues due to the current conflict in the Middle East.,Iraq is currently scheduled to face the winner of the March 26 match between Su...
Work to do for Cincinnati at Big 12 tournament, starting vs. Utah
Cincinnati enters this week's Big 12 tournament not knowing exactly how many wins it needs to assure itself of an NCAA Tournament berth.,But the ninth-seeded Bearcats definitely need at least one and will have that opening opportunity when they face No. 16 seed Utah Tuesday afternoon in Kansas City,...
Joel Dahmen, caddie Geno Bonnalie reunite for The Players
Joel Dahmen will have best friend Geno Bonnalie back on his bag for The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass this week.,The two quickly became fan favorites following their appearances on the Netflix series "Full Swing." However, they parted ways last July after Dahmen missed six consecutive cuts an...
Jon Rahm vaults 14 spots in world rankings; Akshay Bhatia reaches career high
LIV Golf's inclusion in the Official World Golf Ranking continues to provide early dividends for its players, with Jon Rahm vaulting 14 spots to No. 36 following his victory in Hong Kong on Sunday.,It is the Spaniard's highest ranking in more than a year, as the former world No. 1 has steadily climb...
Report: Patriots releasing veteran LB Jahlani Tavai
The New England Patriots are releasing veteran linebacker Jahlani Tavai ahead of the start of free agency, according to multiple reports Monday.,Tavai, 29, has one year left on the three-year, $16 million contract extension he signed ahead of the 2024 season. He's spent the last five seasons with th...
Lightning F Brandon Hagel fined $5K for altercation
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel received a $5,000 fine Monday for his role in an altercation with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin the previous day.,The NHL Player Safety department said Hagel served as "the aggressor" in the incident that occurred 3:35 into the second period of the...
Warriors look to steady form against slumping Jazz
Heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Golden State Warriors finally had a positive development on the injury front.,Kristaps Porzingis returned to action for the Warriors on Saturday in their 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing six games due to illn...
Jon Rahm breaks title drought at LIV Hong Kong
Jon Rahm captured his first individual tournament win since September 2024 on Sunday, carding a 64 for a three-stroke victory at LIV Golf Hong Kong.,Tied with Harold Varner III and Belgium's Thomas Detry entering the round, Rahm took over on the back nine with birdies on four consecutive holes, givi...
Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...
Oklahoma tops Texas in OT, keeps NCAA tourney hopes alive
Derrion Reid's 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in overtime proved to be the dagger and Nijel Pack had 23 points as Oklahoma outlasted Texas 88-85 on Saturday in Austin, Texas, in the teams' regular-season finale., ,The Sooners (17-14, 7-11 Southeastern Conference) won their fourth straight game and h...
Tounde Yessoufou scores 26 as Baylor crushes Utah
Tounde Yessoufou scored 26 points and Cameron Carr added 21 to lift Baylor to a 101-75 Big 12 win over Utah Saturday in Waco, Tex.,The Bears (16-15, 6-12) made 61.5% of their shots from the floor, including 8 of 18 3-pointers.,The Utes (10-21, 2-16) hit 60.4% of their shots from the floor, but turne...
Chase McCarty's career day helps No. 7 Houston sneak past Oklahoma State
Freshman reserve Chase McCarty scored a season-high 20 points, and seventh-ranked Houston rallied to an 82-75 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon to close out Big 12 regular-season play in Stillwater, Okla.,McCarty made 7 of 10 from the field, including a career-best 6 of 9 from deep -...
Three share 2-shot lead entering final round in Hong Kong
Spain's Jon Rahm, Harold Varner III and Belgium's Thomas Detry are tied for the lead at 17-under entering Sunday's final round at LIV Golf Hong Kong.,Belgium's Thomas Pieters and 36-hole co-leaders Dean Burmester of South Africa and Carlos Ortiz of Mexico are two shots behind following Saturday's th...
Texas, Oklahoma eager to polish tournament resumes
Texas and Oklahoma will look to improve on their chances for an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament when they play their respective regular-season finales on Saturday in Austin, Texas.,The Longhorns (18-12, 9-8 Southeastern Conference) are the more likely team to earn the berth in the NCAA Tournamen...
Don't call it a tank-off when sliding Bucks host struggling Jazz
With their postseason aspirations hanging in the balance, the Milwaukee Bucks look to get back on track when they host the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.,The Bucks lost their fourth straight game by at least 18 points on Wednesday night as they fell 131-113 to the Hawks, allowing Atlanta to gain a fiv...
Pens F Evgeni Malkin suspended 5 games for slash to the head
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended five games Friday night for slashing Buffalo Sabres captain Rasmus Dahlin in the head.,The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced the discipline after holding a hearing with Malkin earlier in the day. The hearing was conducted by phone, wh...
Baylor, Utah try to make best of poor seasons
Baylor coach Scott Drew doesn't have his team where he wants it this season, but that hasn't kept him from admiring other Big 12 teams.,The Bears (15-15, 5-12 Big 12), who are in danger of their first losing season since 2006-07, finish the regular season Saturday when they host Utah (10-20, 2-15) i...