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Isles get OT win over Habs in key wild-card showdown
Bo Horvat scored his second goal of the night with 1:23 left in overtime for the surging New York Islanders, who gained ground in the Eastern Conference wild-card race with a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Horvat, accompanied down the ice by Kyle Palmieri on a two-on...

'It's a lot of hate': Shedeur Sanders postpones workouts but remains positive
The Big 12 Conference's inaugural Pro Day had its share of standouts Thursday, but one thing it did not have was Shedeur Sanders working out.,The Colorado quarterback elected not to participate in workouts, though he was in attendance at the event in Frisco, Texas, highlighting the top NFL prospects...

Keith Mitchell, Stephan Jaeger among 5 tied for Valspar lead
Former PGA Tour winners Keith Mitchell (United States) and Stephan Jaeger (Germany) were among the five co-leaders when first-round play was suspended at the Valspar Championship on Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Mitchell, Jaeger, Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo and Finland's Sami Valimaki shot round...

Magic keeping long-range faith with visit to Wizards ahead
The fading Orlando Magic will look for better shooting and a better result when they visit the Washington Wizards on Friday.,The Magic (32-38) currently sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, one of four play-in tournament spots. But they are not there because of their long-distance shooting.,Orlando...

Commanders sign WR Michael Gallup
The Washington Commanders signed wide receiver Michael Gallup to a contract on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Gallup, who returns to the NFL after he retired last offseason.,Gallup, 29, was released from the Las Vegas Raiders' reserve/retired list earlier this month. He signed a ...

Reports: WR Stefon Diggs visiting Patriots on Thursday
Free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs is visiting with the New England Patriots, multiple outlets reported.,Diggs, 31, had dinner with team staff on Wednesday night with plans for meetings and a physical on Thursday.,The medical exam will be critical as the four-time Pro Bowl wideout is coming back ...

Report: Byron Leftwich joining Colorado coaching staff
Former NFL quarterback and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich is joining the coaching staff under Deion Sanders at Colorado, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported Wednesday.,The reports come a day after Leftwich was spotted at practice holding a clipboard and wearing Colorado football gear. Sander...

Report: Deebo Samuel gets $17M guaranteed in reworked deal
The Washington Commanders and newly acquired Deebo Samuel agreed on a one-year renegotiated deal that guarantees the wide receiver $17 million, ESPN reported Wednesday.,The Commanders also added another $3 million in incentives, per the report.,The Commanders acquired Samuel from the San Francisco 4...

'Determined' Xander Schauffele continues rehab at the Valspar
For Xander Schauffele, there's no place like the road.,Schauffele is playing this week at the Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Course of the Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. He's there, working to find his game after being sidelined six weeks because of an intercostal strain in the rib c...

Vanderbilt takes aim at stingy Saint Mary's defense
East Region opponents Saint Mary's and Vanderbilt meet in the first round Friday in Cleveland, bringing squads of considerably different makeup but with a similar goal: reaching the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in more than a decade.,Seventh-seeded Saint Mary's (28-5) has...

NFL transactions roundup: Jaguars to sign OT Fred Johnson
The Jacksonville Jaguars will sign offensive tackle Fred Johnson to a one-year contract, his agent told ESPN on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the 6-foot-7, 326-pound Johnson, who played in all 17 games (six starts) last season with the Philadelphia Eagles., ,The reported move wil...

Derik Queen, Maryland face tourney-tested Grand Canyon
Bryce Drew knows all about shining moments in the NCAA Tournament. His task now is to create more.,Drew's buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifted No. 13 seed Valparaiso to a 70-69 victory over No. 4 seed Ole Miss in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament, and Valpo rode that wave to the Sweet Sixteen.,...

Four-goal third lifts Islanders over Penguins
Pierre Engvall scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:52 left Tuesday night for the New York Islanders, who mounted a multi-goal third-period comeback for the second straight game and boosted their wild-card hopes with a 4-2 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins.,With the Islanders down 2-0 after two pe...

4-goal third lifts Islanders over Penguins
Pierre Engvall scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:52 left Tuesday night for the New York Islanders, who mounted a multi-goal third-period comeback for the second straight game and boosted their wild card hopes with a 4-2 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins.,With the Islanders down 2-0 after two pe...

Can Magic stop Rockets' win streak like they did the Cavs'?
After posting its most impressive victory of the season, the Orlando Magic look to carry the momentum into Wednesday's matchup with the visiting Houston Rockets.,Orlando ended the Cleveland Cavaliers' franchise-record 16-game winning streak with a 108-103 road victory on Sunday. The loss was just th...

Report: Browns owners commit $2 billion for new stadium
The Cleveland Browns took a major step toward playing in a new retractable-roof stadium by 2028 after owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam committed $2 billion to make the venue happen, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The team posted a video with an artist's rendering of the new stadium and surrounding property, whic...

Eagles DE Brandon Graham retires: 'No regrets'
Two-time Super Bowl champion Brandon Graham announced his retirement Tuesday after a franchise-record 206 regular-season games over 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles.,The 36-year-old defensive end became a Philadelphia icon, returning from a torn triceps to play in last month's Super Bowl LIX ...

Penguins, Islanders still vying to keep postseason hopes alive
Impressive third periods by the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Islanders on Saturday and Sunday ensured they'd each still remain on the fringes of the Eastern Conference wildcard race for at least another game.,On Tuesday night, the Penguins and Islanders will try to damage the other's long-shot h...

Pryce Sandfort becomes third Iowa player to enter portal
Iowa sophomore forward Pryce Sandfort became the third Iowa player to put his name into the transfer portal following the firing of head coach Fran McCaffery on Friday.,Sandfort, who averaged 8.8 points in 33 games (two starts) this past season, announced his plans on social media Monday. His brothe...

Islanders score 4 unanswered, double up Panthers
Marc Gatcomb, Maxim Tsyplakov and Noah Dobson scored in a span of a little more than six minutes in the third period Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who stormed back to beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 in Belmont Park, N.Y.,The Islanders (30-28-8) were outshooting the Panthers 27-12 when Gatco...