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Wild D Jonas Brodin out for Game 1, F Joel Eriksson Ek also ailing
Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin didn't travel with the team to Denver and will miss Sunday night's playoff series opener against the Colorado Avalanche.,Forward Joel Eriksson Ek is listed as questionable to play in Game 1 of the Western Conference second-round series.,Brodin, 32, sustained a ...
Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway--and wound up on the pole for Sunday's Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Before Saturday's time trials at the 1.5-mile track, Hocevar said he hop...
FaZe Vegas move to 3-0 in Week 2 of CDL Stage 3 qualifying
FaZe Vegas outlasted the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-2 on Friday, improving to 3-0 as the second week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League's Stage 3 got underway.,Los Angeles Thieves and OpTic Texas also recorded victories and are 2-0. The Thieves swept Cloud9 New York 3-0, while OpTic defeated the...
Red-hot Carson Hocevar tops Kyle Busch to win Truck race in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas -- The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.,Beating runner-up and Spire Motorsports teammate...
Soaring Nashville has date with struggling Union
Nashville SC will look to continue their winning ways when they return to MLS action Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union in Chester, Pa.,Nashville (7-1-1, 22 points) is unbeaten in its last three matches in league play but returns to the pitch Saturday following a 1-0 midweek loss to Tigre...
Dallas hunting for first win at Red Bulls in 20 years
FC Dallas are winless in their past 11 visits to the New York Red Bulls across all competitions. The skid dates back nearly two decades.,The Red Bulls rarely conceded goals in those matchups and hope to clamp down defensively Saturday night in Harrison, N.J., especially after their most recent MLS h...
Surging Sounders primed to avoid 'trap' vs. lowly Sporting KC
The surging Seattle Sounders will try to continue their excellent away form when they visit struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday afternoon.,The Sounders (6-1-1, 19 points) tied the best eight-game start in club history with a 2-1 home victory over FC Dallas last Saturday, powered by first-hal...
Buckle up: Cup Series 'roller coaster' travels to Texas
Talladega's fast-paced action gave fans a thrilling finish last week with Carson Hocevar recording his first win, and the Lone Star State will try to match or eclipse that this weekend.,With 10 races in the books, the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday afternoon's Wurth 400...
Report: Formal offer made to relocate Whitecaps to Vegas
There is a formal offer on the table to purchase the Vancouver Whitecaps and relocate the MLS club to Las Vegas, The Athletic reported.,An investor group led by Grant Gustavson, the son of Kentucky billionaire Tamara Gustavson and grandson of Public Storage founder B. Wayne Hughes, submitted a bid t...
Wrongful death suits filed in Greg Biffle plane crash
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed this week in connection with the December plane crash in North Carolina that claimed the lives of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others.,Biffle, 55, was killed along with his wife, Cristina, and their two children, family friend Craig Wadsworth, and t...
Fernando Alonso unsure of F1 future, but won't stop racing
In the midst of a disappointing season as an Aston Martin driver, Fernando Alonso isn't in a hurry to make a decision on his Formula 1 future.,The two-time F1 series champion (2005-06), racing in his 23rd season at the top level of competition, remains up in the air about the future of his Aston Mar...
Howard tabs John Wall as president of basketball ops
Five-time NBA All-Star and former top overall draft pick John Wall is returning to the Washington.,ESPN reported on Thursday that Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard, based in D.C. and a top-ranked HBCU program.,Wall played the first nine seasons of his NBA career with W...
Yordan Alvarez Powers Early AL MVP Lead in 2026
Yordan Alvarez is dominating MLB in 2026 and leading the early AL MVP race, but Ben Rice and Aaron Judge still have time....
Yankees OF Jasson Dominguez heads for CT scan on elbow
Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez will have a CT scan on Thursday in New York after X-rays on his left elbow were inconclusive on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.,Dominguez came out of the Yankees' 3-0 defeat to the Texas Rangers after being hit on the elbow by Nathan Eovaldi's 89.1 mph cutter in ...
Cowboys WR George Pickens signs franchise tag, will make $27.3M in 2026
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver George Pickens officially signed the franchise tag on Wednesday, locking him in for the 2026 season with a guaranteed salary of $27.3 million.,Pickens, 25, is coming off his first Pro Bowl season in 2025, when he caught 93 passes on 137 targets for 1,429 yards with nine ...
Stars in search of calm facing Game 6 elimination vs. Wild
The Dallas Stars will look to play with a sense of calm as they face elimination in Game 6 against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in St. Paul.,Dallas has dropped back-to-back games in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals series and trails Minnesota 3-2, following Tuesday's 4-2 lo...
Yankees OF Jasson Dominguez exits vs. Rangers with bruised elbow
New York Yankees left fielder Jasson Dominguez exited Wednesday's game against the host Texas Rangers due to a bruised left elbow.,Dominguez was hit on the elbow by Nathan Eovaldi's 89.1 mph cutter in the fourth inning. He was hunched over in pain and initially stayed in the game after being attende...
Report: Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby placed over 10k wagers since 2022
Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby has placed more than 10,000 sports betting wagers since 2022, according to a report from On3.,Sorsby, who transferred to Texas Tech from Cincinnati this offseason, announced Monday he is entering a treatment program for a gambling addiction, taking an indefinite...
Two-way Florida football player ranked No. 1 in 2028 class by 247Sports
A'mir Sears, a rising high school junior being compared to two-way NFL player Travis Hunter, is the No. 1 player in the Class of 2028, according to 247Sports, which released its first rankings for the group on Wednesday.,He also received the first -- and only, for now -- 5-star ranking in the class....
Report: UConn, Duke finalizing Thanksgiving Eve clash
UConn and Duke are finalizing plans to clash on Nov. 25 -- Thanksgiving Eve -- at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, CBS Sports reported on Wednesday.,It would be a rematch of last month's Elite Eight showdown in Washington, D.C., where the Huskies knocked out the Blue Devils in a 73-72 thriller. ,Freshma...