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Alexandre Texier nets first career hat-trick as Canadiens tame Panthers
Alexandre Texier recorded his first career hat trick and the host Canadiens won their third straight game by a 6-2 count over the Florida Panthers.,Texier has four goals and two assists in his past two games.,Oliver Kapanen tallied a goal and two assists and Juraj Slafkovsky contributed a goal and a...
Colten Ellis makes 30 saves as Sabres outclass Rangers
Jason Zucker scored the game-winning power-play goal with 7:26 remaining in the second period, rookie Colten Ellis made 30 saves in his return from a concussion and the surging Buffalo Sabres earned a 5-2 victory over the host New York Rangers on Thursday.,Buffalo won for the 12th time in 13 games b...
Patrick Kane scores career goal No. 500 as Red Wings thrash Canucks
Patrick Kane became the 50th player in NHL history to score 500 goals as he tallied twice in Detroit's 5-1 victory over Vancouver on Thursday night.,Kane scored in the first period, then notched his milestone goal with an empty-netter with 3:53 remaining.,He has the sixth-most goals among active NHL...
Hurricanes pull away, deliver Ducks' eighth straight loss
Defenseman Jalen Chatfield scored a goal to snap a tie late in the second period, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the reeling Anaheim Ducks on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Logan Stankoven, Taylor Hall and Chatfield each collected a goal and an assist and Mark Jankowski and Jackson...
No. 12 Michigan State pushes past Northwestern in second half
Carson Cooper had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 12 Michigan State to a 76-66 win over Northwestern in a Big Ten contest on Thursday in East Lansing, Mich.,Jaxon Kohler had 15 points and eight rebounds and Jeremy Fears scored 15 points for the Spartans (14-2, 4-1), which overcame 15 turnove...
Texans, Steelers prepare for 'old-school' brawl in AFC wild-card round
The Pittsburgh Steelers haven't won a playoff game in nearly nine years.,Now the NFL's best defense stands in the way and threatens to impose another unhappy ending.,Aaron Rodgers will be asked to solve the defensive unit of the Texans when Pittsburgh hosts Houston on Monday night during the AFC wil...
QB Demond Williams Jr. staying at Washington after portal stir
Demond Williams Jr. changed his mind, again.,The quarterback announced Thursday that he will no longer enter the transfer portal and will remain at Washington instead.,The reversal concluded a busy period for Williams, who signed an NIL contract reportedly worth around $4 million last week to stay a...
USC, Eric Musselman return to his childhood stomping grounds at Minnesota
Southern California coach Eric Musselman will return to a familiar building Friday night.,Sure, Musselman never has coached a game at Minnesota's Williams Arena. But his dad has - Bill Musselman served as the Golden Gophers coach from 1971-75 - and young Eric often tagged along to home games and too...
Wizards on positive run while awaiting Trae Young; Pelicans keep sliding
When the New Orleans Pelicans lost to the Hawks on Wednesday night, four-time All-Star guard Trae Young was sitting in street clothes on Atlanta's bench. When the Pelicans face Washington on Friday night, they could see Young again, but on the Wizards.,The biggest news regarding Friday night's Pelic...
Report: Orioles make $8.5M deal with SS Gunnar Henderson, avoid arbitration
The Baltimore Orioles avoided arbitration by reaching agreement with star shortstop Gunnar Hendeson on an $8.5 million contract for the 2026 season, MLB.com reported on Thursday.,Henderson's deal, which was not confirmed by the club, is a franchise record for a player in his first year of arbitratio...
Colts GM all in on bringing back QB Daniel Jones
Indianapolis general manager Chris Ballard believes the Colts have what they need at quarterback, beginning with Daniel Jones.,The quarterback room went through multiple transitions as former starter Anthony Richardson yielded the spot in preseason to free-agent signee Jones, who like Richardson lat...
Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore faces weapons charge
Washington Commanders cornerback Marshon Lattimore is facing a weapons charge following a traffic stop near Cleveland.,Lattimore, 29, was arrested on Wednesday night in Lakewood, Ohio. He was booked into jail and later released, according to police records.,He was charged with carrying a concealed w...
Reports: Ex-Florida QB DJ Lagway commits to Baylor
Former Florida quarterback DJ Lagway has committed to Baylor, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Lagway visited the school in Waco, Texas on Wednesday and was spotted numerous times at the Baylor-Iowa State men's basketball game with Bears football coach Dave Aranda on Wednesday night.,Lagwa...
Trinity Rodman returning to USWNT camp
Trinity Rodman is returning to training camp with the United States national team for the first time in nine months.,She is listed on the 26-player January camp roster announced by coach Emma Hayes on Thursday. The team will convene in Southern California for friendlies against Paraguay on Jan. 24 a...
Buccaneers fire OC Josh Grizzard in staff overhaul
Josh Grizzard is out after one season as offensive coordinator of the Buccaneers, which puts Tampa Bay in position to hire a fifth primary play-caller in as many years.,Grizzard and quarterbacks coach Thad Lewis were fired by head coach Todd Bowles, who vowed to "make needed changes" to this coachin...
Blue Jackets D Brendan Smith (knee) out 3-4 months
Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Brendan Smith will be sidelined three-to-four months after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, the team announced Thursday.,Smith, who had the surgery on Tuesday, sustained the injury during a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 29.,Smith, 36, recorde...
Falcons owner addresses changes, discusses team's future
Atlanta Falcons owner and chairman Arthur Blank said the last several years simply haven't been good enough.,"Good is the enemy of great and I think we're capable of getting to another level," Blank said at a press conference on Thursday.,After making the decision late Sunday night to fire head coac...
Giannis Antetokounmpo ask Bucks for a trade? 'Never'
Giannis Antetokounmpo said he considers himself a member of the Milwaukee Bucks for life -- or as long as the team will have him.,Despite speculation in the first part of the 2025-26 NBA season that he wants out of Milwaukee, he told The Athletic that he would never ask the only team he's known as a...
Crushers confirm returns of Paul Casey, Anirban Lahiri
Crushers GC confirmed the return of Paul Casey and Anirban Lahiri on Thursday, thereby keeping the same roster for a fifth consecutive season under captain Bryson DeChambeau.,Casey, Lahiri and DeChambeau are joined by Charles Howell III for Crushers GC, who have eight regular-season team titles and ...
Brazil, France, others plan pre-World Cup friendlies in U.S.
Trophy contenders Brazil, France, Croatia and Colombia will tune up for this summer's FIFA World Cup in North America by playing friendlies in the United States in March.,The "Road to 26" series of matches announced Thursday will be played in Boston, Orlando, Fla., and the Washington, D.C., area dur...