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U.S. figure skaters, coaches were on plane that crashed in D.C.
Top figure skaters and their coaches were among those who were on an American Airlines flight that crashed Wednesday night near Washington, D.C.,The airplane collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter close to Ronald Reagan National Airport, and both fell into the Potomac River.,It was unknown ...
Canucks shut down Predators for 3rd straight win
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves and Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.,The Canucks have won three consecutive games, tying their second-longest winning streak of the season.,Demko stopped 31 of 32 shots in arguably ...
No. 4 Alabama wins shootout against No. 14 Mississippi State
Chris Youngblood scored a season-high 23 points on a career-best seven 3-pointers to help No. 4 Alabama squeeze out an 88-84 victory over No. 14 Mississippi State on Wednesday night in Starkville, Miss.,Mark Sears had 17 points and nine assists and Grant Nelson registered 15 points, seven rebounds a...
Kansas State sharp from deep, blows out Oklahoma State
Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.,Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by...
Donovan Mitchell, Cavs go wire-to-wire past Heat
Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points and Evan Mobley collected 22 points and 15 rebounds, lifting the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to a wire-to-wire 126-106 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,Mitchell made 14 of 23 shots from the floor -- and 5 of 11 from 3-point range -- as Cleveland overcame t...
Fast-starting Virginia Tech runs past Florida State
A hot start and a double-double from Tobi Lawal led Virginia Tech to a 76-66 victory over Florida State on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.,A 12-2 run in the first five minutes jump-started Virginia Tech to a 20-point halftime lead, and the margin never dipped below six in the second half.,The Hokies ...
No. 1 Auburn cruises past LSU for 12th straight win
Johni Broome had 26 points and 16 rebounds and No. 1 Auburn won its 12th consecutive game by defeating LSU 87-74 on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Miles Kelly added 13 points, Chad Baker-Mazara scored 11 and Tahaad Pettiford had 10. ,Auburn (19-1, 7-0 Southeastern Conference) had an easier time...
Titans DT Jeffery Simmons, Steelers LB Patrick Queen added to Pro Bowl Games
Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen were added to the Pro Bowl Games roster as replacements on Wednesday.,Simmons, who also went to the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2022, replaces Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike, who is out d...
Pirates RHP Johan Oviedo loses arbitration case
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo lost the first salary arbitration result of the year and will earn $850,000 in 2025, MLB.com reported Wednesday.,Oviedo sought $1.15 million after missing last season after Tommy John surgery. He made $765,000 in 2024.,Oviedo's case was heard Tuesday. ,In...
East-leading Capitals set to face contending Senators
The resurgent Ottawa Senators go for a third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,The Senators completed a successful weekend back-to-back set with a 3-1 win against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday.,Washington enters the finale of a five-city road trip at 3-1-0 after...
Brandon Saad to have contract terminated by Blues
The St. Louis Blues will place forward Brandon Saad on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purpose of terminating his contract, the team announced.,Saad, 32, was waived by the Blues on Tuesday and cleared on Wednesday. He will not be assigned to the team's affiliate in Springfield of the American...
Tiger-Rory showdown fails to bring TGL big ratings boost
The TGL strategically scheduled Rory McIlroy's TGL debut match to come against co-founder Tiger Woods, and while Monday night's showdown featured plenty of drama, it failed to produce a big ratings boost for the new league.,ESPN drew an average of 864,000 viewers for the overtime victory by Woods' J...
Ohio State seeks breathing room in encounter vs. Penn State
Coming off a rare blowout victory was so refreshing that Ohio State looks to duplicate its defensive effort at Penn State on Thursday in University Park, Pa.,The Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) went 2-3 in a stretch of five games that was decided by a combined nine points. On Monday, they extended a fo...
Canadiens' Kaiden Guhle (quadricep) out indefinitely
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle will be out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to repair a lacerated quadricep muscle, the team announced on Wednesday. ,Guhle was released from the hospital on Wednesday, one day after sustaining the injury while getting his legs tangled and falling in...
Report: Senators' Nick Cousins (knee) out 6-8 weeks
Senators forward Nick Cousins is expected to be sidelined six-to-eight weeks with a knee injury, the Ottawa Sun reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Cousins is receiving different opinions on the severity of the injury. ,Cousins was injured following a knee-on-knee collision with Toronto Maple Lea...
Eagles fan, 18, dies after falling from pole in celebration
An 18-year-old college student has died in Philadelphia after falling from a light pole while celebrating the Eagles' NFC Championship victory Sunday.,Tyler Sabapathy, a Toronto native and freshman at Temple University, passed away Tuesday after being hospitalized with a brain injury.,Video footage ...
INF/OF Adam Frazier rejoins Pirates on 1-year deal
Veteran infielder/outfielder Adam Frazier is rejoining the Pittsburgh Pirates on a one-year contract.,Terms of the deal announced Wednesday were not disclosed but multiple reports put the value at $1.525 million.,Frazier, 33, was a sixth-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2013 and played for the Pirates fr...
Gabe Madsen's late flourish pulls Utah past Cincinnati
Gabe Madsen's basket with two minutes left broke a tie and lifted Utah to a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Cincinnati on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Madsen, a senior guard who began his career with Cincinnati in 2020-21, finished with 18 points. He scored the Utes' last seven points in the final two ...
Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...
Arizona State keeps Colorado winless in Big 12 play
Adam Miller scored 18 points, Alston Mason finished with 17 and Arizona State hung on to beat scuffling Colorado 70-68 in Boulder, Colo., on Tuesday night.,Shawn Phillips Jr. scored 13 points and Basheer Jihad contributed 11 for the Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12). BJ Freeman, who entered Tuesday aver...