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Predators blow three-goal lead, still edge Sharks 6-5
Fedor Svechkov scored a third-period go-ahead goal in a two-point performance and Filip Forsberg tallied twice as the visiting Nashville Predators earned a 6-5 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Tommy Novak notched a goal and an assist while Gustav Nyquist and Steven Stamkos also scored f...
Bucks blast Heat for fifth win in a row
Damian Lillard came up one rebound short of a triple-double, scoring 29 points and dishing 11 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125-96 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Thursday night.,Milwaukee was able to make it home in time after not being able to leave New Orleans until 3 p.m. Central ...
Joonas Korpisalo stops 29 shots as Bruins blank Senators
Morgan Geekie scored the game-winning goal and Joonas Korpisalo recorded a 29-save shutout as the Boston Bruins beat the visiting Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Thursday night.,Geekie tallied at 2:06 of the second period, his second goal in as many games and fourth in a six-game span.,David Pastrnak dished ...
PJ Haggerty nets 22 points as No. 24 Memphis beats Wichita State
PJ Haggerty scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night and No. 24 Memphis finished with a 12-2 run that allowed it to avoid an upset against visiting Wichita State with a 61-53 American Athletic Conference win.,Tyrese Hunter added 16 for the Tigers (15-4, 5-1 AAC), who survived sloppy play. They co...
Slumping Iowa searching for answers vs. Penn State
After experiencing some significant issues on defense, Iowa is now seeking to fix its struggling offense Friday when Penn State visits Iowa City.,The Hawkeyes (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) had won five of their last six games before enduring a three-game losing streak over the last 10 days. First, they surren...
Tiger-less TGL suffers big ratings drop in Week 3
Nearly a million viewers tuned in to see the debut match of the TGL with co-founders Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy on hand for the star-studded debut two weeks ago.,The new league then topped the 1 million viewer mark for Woods' debut last week. ,On Tuesday night with Woods and McIlroy idle, TGL suff...
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Jimmy Butler drama: 'Get used to it'
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra wants his team to realize the recent Jimmy Butler drama is just another day in the NBA.,Butler, who reportedly has requested a trade out of Miami, was suspended for two games Wednesday for missing a team flight. It's his second team suspension of the season, the first...
Bengals hire Al Golden as defensive coordinator
The Cincinnati Bengals announced the hiring of Al Golden as their new defensive coordinator on Thursday.,Golden, 55, spent the past three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Notre Dame. That stint followed two years as the Bengals' linebackers coach from 2020-21.,"Al is a very highly regarded co...
Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison to declare for draft
Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison plans to enter the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Thursday on social media.,The 6-foot, 190-pound junior underwent season-ending hip surgery in October but still is considered a first-round pick. ,ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr., in his mock draft issued Thursday,...
No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Madison Keys set for Australian Open final
American Madison Keys shocked No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek to crash the Australian Open women's final, where top-seeded, two-time defending champ Aryna Sabalenka awaits on Saturday.,Keys dropped the opening set 7-5 before rolling off 6-1 and 7-6 (8) wins to eliminate the five-time major champion in the se...
Bucks bid to walk off plane and subdue short-handed Heat
After their game Wednesday was postponed due to a winter storm in New Orleans, the Milwaukee Bucks hope to return to the court on Thursday night against the visiting Miami Heat.,The Athletic reported the Bucks were unable to travel to Milwaukee on Wednesday night. The team hopes to fly back early en...
Bruins return home, look to rebound vs. Senators
The Boston Bruins have little time to dwell on negatives.,A night after the Bruins' season of ups and downs continued with a 5-1 road loss to the New Jersey Devils, Boston returns to home ice for a Thursday night matchup against the Atlantic Division rival Ottawa Senators.,Boston had been on a four-...
No. 5 Florida gets only lead when it counts, edges South Carolina
Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia, S.C.,The Gators (17-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) trailed 58-45 with 8:4...
Heat suspending Jimmy Butler two more games
The Miami Heat suspended Jimmy Butler for a second time this month on Wednesday after he missed the team flight to Milwaukee.,In a statement, the club said Butler was suspended "for (a) continued pattern of disregard of team rules, insubordinate conduct and conduct detrimental to the team, including...
Baylor pulls away late to down Kansas State
VJ Edgecombe had a career-high 30 points as Baylor snapped a two-game losing streak with a 70-62 victory over visiting Kansas State Wednesday night. He had 20 of his points in the second half, when Baylor outscored the Wildcats 44-32.,It was the first victory in four tries for Baylor over Kansas Sta...
Cal, minus top scorer, runs away from Florida State
Jeremiah Wilkinson had 18 points in his first collegiate start and Cal overcame the absence of leading scorer Andrej Stojakovic to turn back Florida State 77-68 on Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,DJ Campbell gave the Golden Bears (10-9, 3-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) the lead for good on a 3-poi...
Predators, boosted by wild win, get another shot at Sharks
The Nashville Predators enter Thursday 10 points out of playoff position with 36 games remaining as they head to San Jose to face the Sharks.,On the heels of their wild 7-5 comeback victory over the Sharks on Tuesday in the first half of a home-and-home set, the Predators are riding a four-game winn...
Ty Berry's hot shooting carries Northwestern past Indiana
Ty Berry swished a career-best seven 3-pointers on his way to 23 points and Brooks Barnhizer had 21 points and eight rebounds to lift host Northwestern to a 79-70 win against Indiana on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Nick Martinelli added 18 points and Jalen Leach scored all 15 of his points after half...
USMNT blanks Costa Rica, caps perfect January camp
Brian White and Caden Clark each scored his first international goal as the U.S. men's national team defeated Costa Rica 3-0 in a friendly at Orlando on Wednesday.,White scored in the 21st minute and Clark in 77th before Patrick Agyemang added a goal in the 90th after also scoring in his debut Satur...
No. 5 Florida gets its only lead when it counts, edges South Carolina
Will Richard capped a 22-point showing by hitting the go-ahead layup with five seconds left as fifth-ranked Florida executed down the stretch and rallied for a 70-69 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night in Columbia, S.C.,The Gators (17-2, 4-2 SEC) trailed 58-45 with 8:49 left but outscored...