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Hurricanes take top spot in East with shootout win over Capitals
Seth Jarvis scored the only tally in the shootout to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 road win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,The victory moved the Canes into first place in the Eastern Conference. Carolina and Washington each have 40 points, but the Hurricanes hold the tiebreaker advan...

Reports: Royals land OF Lane Thomas on 1-year deal
The Kansas City Royals and free agent outfielder Lane Thomas agreed to a one-year, $5.25 million deal, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Thomas, 30, spent 2025 with the Cleveland Guardians but only played in 39 games while battling injuries. He batted .160 with four home runs and 11 RBIs be...

Capitals F Ryan Leonard (shoulder) out 3-4 weeks
Washington Capitals forward Ryan Leonard will be sidelined three to four weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday.,Leonard was injured by a hit from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba during the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks last Friday. He was placed on injured reserve two ...

On hot stretch, Texans out to avoid letdown vs. lowly Cardinals
Riding a five-game winning streak built mainly against fellow AFC playoff contenders, the Houston Texans enter the trap-game portion of the schedule when they host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.,The Texans (8-5) are inside the playoff bubble as a wild-card team entering Week 15 after beating Jacks...

Riled Ravens on rebound as Bengals fight to avoid elimination
The Baltimore Ravens find themselves outside the playoff picture with four games remaining and a razor-thin margin for error. ,"We're 6-7. The urgency becomes a little more urgent," safety Kyle Hamilton said. "There's no excuses that are to be made at this point.",After losing consecutive games to A...

Hurricanes visit surging Capitals with first place on the line
In a crucial division rivalry, the Carolina Hurricanes travel to face the red-hot Washington Capitals on Thursday.,The Hurricanes are 4-2-0 in their last six games and sit a point behind the Capitals in the standings. A victory Thursday would move Carolina ahead of Washington for first place in both...

Cardinals RB Trey Benson (knee) will not return this season
Arizona Cardinals running back Trey Benson, sidelined since late September with a knee injury, will not return this season.,Head coach Jonathan Gannon confirmed that the team will not activate Benson from injured reserve before his 21-day practice window expires Wednesday.,"(He) just hasn't progress...

Report: Bengals' Trey Hendrickson undergoes core muscle surgery
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson underwent core muscle surgery Tuesday morning and will miss the remainder of the regular season, NFL Network reported.,A traditional recovery time following this type of surgery is six weeks, per the report.,The Bengals (4-9) are three games behind t...

Report: Cards LT Paris Johnson Jr. nursing sprained MCL
Arizona Cardinals left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. is considered week-to-week while dealing with a sprained MCL, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Johnson, who is leading his position in the voting for the Pro Bowl, sustained the injury during the third quarter of Arizona's 45-17 loss to the Los Angeles...

John Harbaugh: NFL admits officiating error in Ravens' loss to Steelers
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh thought game officials got two out of three crucial calls correct in Sunday's 27-22 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Unfortunately for the Ravens, the NFL felt differently in all three cases.,Two calls late in the game were reversed after initially being called i...

Bengals face more uncertainty with WR Tee Higgins, DE Trey Hendrickson
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins returned to the concussion protocol after his team's dramatic Sunday loss to the Buffalo Bills.,Physicians evaluated Higgins for a concussion at multiple points of Cincinnati's 39-34 defeat, and though he was cleared to continue to play, he reported sympt...

Logan Thompson, Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...
