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Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga fined $35K for contact with official
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been fined $35,000 for "making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official," the NBA announced Thursday.,Kuminga was ejected in the waning moments of the second quarter in the Warriors' 118-111 preseason victory over the Port...

Coroner: Ex-champ Ricky Hatton died by suicide
Former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton died by suicide last month, according to coroner's court testimony on Thursday in England.,Paul Speak, manager for the 46-year-old Hatton, said he found his client unresponsive on the morning of Sept. 14 at his home in Hyde, Greater Manchester.,"The provisio...

ESPN networks break WNBA viewership records
Broadcasts of the WNBA regular season and postseason were the most-watched ever across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.,For 25 regular season games, WNBA action on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers, up 6% year-over-year. The numbers across 24 postseason games were up 5% with an average of 1.2 million v...

Kraken carry season-opening point streak into Ottawa
The Ottawa Senators will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they host the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.,Ottawa will be playing the second of back-to-back games after dropping an 8-4 decision to the host Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. The Senators have allowed 18 goals in their past three...

Patriots' Mike Vrabel returns to Tennessee to face new-look Titans
The New England Patriots will be looking to extend their winning streak to four games and collect their fourth straight road victory Sunday when they visit the Tennessee Titans for Mike McCoy's first game as Tennessee's head coach.,McCoy was elevated from senior offensive assistant to interim head c...

Trio of multi-goal scorers sends Sabres past Senators for 1st win
Jason Zucker scored two power-play goals as part of Buffalo's four-goal second period and the host Sabres earned their first victory of the season, beating the Ottawa Senators 8-4 on Wednesday.,Ryan McLeod and Jack Quinn both also scored twice for the Sabres, who opened the campaign with three conse...

Predators next up to try to slow Cole Caufield, Canadiens
Cole Caufield and the Montreal Canadiens have responded to their season-opening loss with a flourish.,Fresh off capping his two-goal performance by scoring in overtime, Caufield will look to continue to heat up on Thursday when the Canadiens host the Nashville Predators.,Caufield scored from a sharp...

FIFA: Safety, security of World Cup host cities is 'government' call
FIFA shied away from a confrontation with President Donald Trump and told Field Level Media on Wednesday that the "government" will decide whether 2026 World Cup host cities are safe enough to remain hosts as scheduled.,FIFA was on the spot after Trump issued a veiled threat to move games from Bosto...

Report: Florida could fire Billy Napier this weekend
Florida head coach Billy Napier could be fired as soon as this weekend, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday.,Athletic director Scott Stricklin met Tuesday with a group of "influential boosters" who told him that their continued financial support depends on a "new direction with the program," according t...

Boston mayor dismisses Trump threat of removing World Cup games
Boston mayor Michelle Wu implied the city is ready for a faceoff with President Donald Trump over his claim he could order FIFA to remove World Cup games scheduled to be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough next summer.,Wu appeared on "Java with Jimmy" on Wednesday to respond to Tuesday's critic...

Florida State eager to halt slide in encounter vs. Stanford
The good vibes of Florida State's season-opening upset of Alabama and 3-0 start are gone.,The Seminoles (3-3, 0-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) will look to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday night when they travel to Northern California to meet Stanford.,Florida State's latest setback came la...

Arizona not afraid to get aggressive against Houston
Houston showed the ability to recover from a discouraging result. Now it's Arizona's turn to see if it can pull off that feat.,The teams meet Saturday in a Big 12 Conference game at Houston.,"This is a huge week for us," Arizona coach Brent Brennan said. "This is a huge opportunity for us.",Arizona ...

Penn State launches post-James Franklin era at Iowa
There is picking up the pieces and then there is what Penn State is trying to do this week.,Three consecutive losses not only dropped the Nittany Lions from No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 to zero votes in the poll, but the results dropped Penn State's confidence in 12th-year coach James Frankl...

Cole Caufield’s 2nd goal seals overtime thriller for Canadiens against Kraken
Cole Caufield's second goal of the night came with 1:35 remaining in overtime, and the host Montreal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4 on Tuesday.,Off a drop pass from Lane Hutson, Caufield skated to the side of the net and sent the puck off the shoulder of Seattle goaltender Joey Daccord (17 sa...

Maple Leafs explode for 7 goals in win over Predators
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, John Tavares and William Nylander each recorded a goal and two assists Tuesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Nashville Predators 7-4.,Auston Matthews scored twice -- once into an empty net -- for the Maple Leafs, who had lost two in a row. Nylander's g...

Cincinnati faces Oklahoma State, seeking sixth straight victory
In the AP Top 25 for the first time since Week 13 of the 2022 season, and the first time with head coach Scott Satterfield, the No. 24 Cincinnati Bearcats can clinch bowl eligibility with a win at Oklahoma State Saturday night. ,Cincinnati (5-1, 3-0 Big 12) has won five straight games, including a 2...

Washington State challenges No. 18 Virginia's high-scoring offense
Washington State will attempt to slow down No. 18 Virginia when the programs meet for the first time on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (5-1) are riding a four-game winning streak and have scored at least 30 points in every game, winning their last two in overtime before a bye l...

Streaks in the spotlight as Purdue meets Northwestern
Purdue enters Saturday afternoon's game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., on a 12-game losing streak in Big Ten play.,Although he has presided over only four of those defeats -- all in the past four games -- Boilermakers' first-year coach Barry Odom feels the urgency to stop the skid.,"We've g...

Senators visit winless Sabres with Brady Tkachuk sidelined
The struggling Ottawa Senators are looking to return to the win column without captain Brady Tkachuk when they visit the winless Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Tkachuk is likely to be sidelined one month after suffering an injured right hand in Monday's 4-1 home-opener loss to the Nashville Predators....

Mariners up 2-0 on Blue Jays but wary of letdown in Seattle
SEATTLE -- If the Seattle Mariners -- up 2-0 in the American League Championship Series after wins in Toronto -- need a dose of perspective, they can turn to backup catcher Mitch Garver.,Garver knows the seven-game series, which switches to Seattle for Game 3 on Wednesday, isn't over.,In 2023, Garve...