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Canadiens' Sam Montembeault returns to start against Panthers
Montreal Canadiens winger Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, continues to improve.,The 21-year-old Slovakian has 13 goals in 38 games and is on pace to eclipse his career high of 20 tallies in 2023-24. He also has four goals and four assists in his past four games headin...

Third-period surge propels Panthers past Capitals
Aaron Ekblad scored the go-ahead goal with 6:48 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart also scored twice, including an empty-netter with 35 seconds left that clinched the win.,The Panthers, who are 9-3-0 ove...
Trae Young Trade Rumors: Three Teams That Make Sense If the Hawks Move On
The Atlanta Hawks may be ready to move on from Trae Young. Here are three NBA teams that make sense as trade suitors this season....

Steelers-Ravens to decide playoff berth on Sunday night stage
The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Baltimore Ravens in a battle for the AFC North title and a playoff berth next Sunday night, the NFL announced after the finish of play on Dec. 28.,The loser of the clash between the Ravens (8-8) and Steelers (9-7) will miss the playoffs. Kickoff is set for 8:20 ...

Reports: Falcons, Matt Ryan have discussed potential role in front office
Matt Ryan, an NFL Most Valuable Player during a storied career with the Atlanta Falcons, is in conversations with his former team about returning for a role in the front office, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,Fox NFL reporter Jay Glazer reported that Ryan is "seriously considering the move...

Giants halt 9-game skid; Raiders in driver's seat for No. 1 pick
Jaxson Dart passed for 207 yards and ran for two touchdowns as the New York Giants earned a 34-10 victory Sunday over the host Las Vegas Raiders in a meeting of teams with the two worst records in the NFL., ,Devin Singletary ran for a first-quarter touchdown and Dart added rushing TDs in the second ...

Billy Horschel's massive putt earns Atlanta Drive season-opening TGL win
Billy Horschel made a 37 1/2-foot eagle putt on the final hole to lift Atlanta Drive GC over New York Golf Club 6-4 in a stirring opening match of TGL's second season Sunday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,In a rematch of last year's SoFi Cup Finals that saw Atlanta sweep New York, the Drive built a 4-1...

NFC West-best Seahawks stifle Panthers, win 6th straight
Zach Charbonnet rushed for a season-high 110 yards and two touchdowns and the Seattle Seahawks' defense was dominant in a 27-10 victory against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C.,The NFC West-leading Seahawks (13-3), who limited Carolina to 139 yards of total offense, won t...

Texas A&M looks to improve on offense vs. Prairie View A&M
The first thing Texas A&M men's basketball coach Bucky McMillan pointed out after the Aggies' 118-77 win over East Texas A&M last week was the 32 assists his team compiled.,McMillan knows with SEC play right around the corner, the Aggies will have to be able to move the ball on offense.,Texas A&M (9...

Knicks extend hot stretch, sneak past free-falling Hawks
OG Anunoby scored 15 points and hit four free throws in the final 30 seconds to help the visiting New York Knicks hang on for a 128-125 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday.,Atlanta erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and took the lead on a 3-pointer by Onyeka Okongwu with 2:01 remaining. Aft...

Lightning down Panthers in penalty-filled game
Nikita Kucherov scored twice, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 24 saves as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the host Florida Panthers 4-2 in a fight-filled game on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,There were 45 penalties called, including nine in a massive brawl toward the end of the second period. The Li...

Rams G Kevin Dotson (ankle) ruled out vs. Falcons
The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting right guard Kevin Dotson for Monday night's road game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Sean McVay said Saturday.,Dotson, 29, came away with a left ankle sprain when he was stepped on by the Seattle Seahawks' Derick Hall during last Thursday's NFC ...

Rams OL Kevin Dotson (ankle) ruled out vs. Falcons
The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting right guard Kevin Dotson for Monday night's road game against the Atlanta Falcons, head coach Sean McVay said Saturday.,Dotson, 29, came away with a left ankle sprain when he was stepped on by the Seattle Seahawks' Derick Hall during last Thursday's NFC ...

UTSA escapes early hole, pounds FIU in First Responder Bowl
Owen McCown passed for 295 yards and three touchdowns, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA rallied from an early 14-point deficit Friday night to pound Florida International 57-20 in the First Responder Bowl at Dallas.,McCown, who finished the season with 2,995 passing yards, finished 18...

Norman Powell, Pelle Larsson push Heat past Hawks
Norman Powell scored 25 points and Pelle Larsson added a career-high 21 points to help the visiting Miami Heat roll to a 126-111 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday to end their three-game losing streak.,It was the first of four meetings between the two teams. Miami has won three straight against A...

Panthers LB Trevin Wallace has shoulder surgery, done for season
Trevin Wallace, who made 12 starts at linebacker for the Carolina Panthers this season, underwent season-ending shoulder surgery, his coach said Friday.,"He was a stud about it," coach Dave Canales said, per the team website. "And it was a playable condition, but he wasn't really turning the corner ...

Panthers ride hot streak into clash with rival Lightning
The Florida Panthers are 8-2-0 over their past 10 games and looking to stay hot Saturday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning.,It's a rivalry matchup pitting two teams that have combined to win four of the past six Stanley Cups. In addition, either the Lightning or the Panthers have won th...

Rashid Shaheed providing special spark for Seahawks with Panthers looming
Rashid Shaheed has helped put the "special" in the Seattle Seahawks' special teams.,Shaheed returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown last Thursday against the Los Angeles Rams, sparking a 16-point, fourth quarter comeback in Seattle's 38-37 overtime victory.,The NFC West-leading Seahawks (12-3) will...

Pride, and the No. 1 pick, on the line in Vegas as Giants visit
To the loser goes the spoils as the Las Vegas Raiders play host to the New York Giants on Sunday.,The side that falls short in the second-to-last game of the regular season moves into sole possession of the bottom spot in the overall NFL standings, and in clear view of next year's No. 1 overall draf...

Bulls' late-fourth-quarter rally stuns Hawks
Coby White scored 24 points and made the go-ahead free throw following an away-from-the-ball foul with 1.9 seconds left to give the Chicago Bulls a 126-123 come-from-behind win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.,With the game tied 123-123 and the Bulls inbounding the ball, White got tangled up with ...