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Surging Bruins set for latest clash with Senators
Although first-year coach Marco Sturm did not want to say his team was turning a corner, the Boston Bruins' four-game winning streak has optimism soaring in advance of a home game against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday,The Bruins are coming off a 4-3 road victory over the New York Islanders on Tues...

No. 9 Oregon tries to avoid upset at Iowa on path to CFP
A four-game stretch to end the regular season against four Big Ten teams currently with six wins each begins on Saturday for Oregon, which on Tuesday debuted at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.,The Ducks hope to avoid an upset the rest of the way and stay in the CFP field in December....

NASCAR fetes Kyle Larson at annual awards ceremony
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the moments after Kyle Larson and his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team celebrated his milestone second career NASCAR Cup Series championship Sunday night at Phoenix Raceway, Hendrick executive, NASCAR Hall of Famer and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon grinned when asked i...

Oregon edges Hawaii in opener on late layup
Oregon missed floor general and main scoring threat Jackson Shelstad but found a way to pull out a 60-59 season-opening victory over Hawaii on Tuesday night in Eugene, Ore.,With Shelstad out due to a hand injury, the Ducks got 18 points from Elon transfer Takai Simpkins, including the game-winning l...

Michael Jordan's 23XI, Front Row score legal win in NASCAR lawsuit
Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports notched a major win in their antitrust fight with NASCAR on Tuesday, tightening the case's scope and turning up the pressure for a settlement.,U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell granted the teams partial summary judgment on a critical threshold is...

Zaccharie Risacher (season-best 21) steers Hawks past Magic
Zaccharie Risacher scored 11 of his team's first 13 points finished with a season-high 21 while leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 127-112 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Tuesday.,Risacher hit 7 of 14 attempts from the field as part of Atlanta's 55.6% shooting effort.,Six players scored in double...

Blackhawks hope to end record losing streak to Canucks
Winners of 11 straight games against Chicago, the Vancouver Canucks look to make it a dominant dozen when the Blackhawks visit on Wednesday.,The 11 consecutive victories are tied for the most in a row against a single opponent in Vancouver franchise history. The Canucks already added to the streak w...

Seahawks acquire WR Rashid Shaheed from Saints
The Seattle Seahawks acquired speedy wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday in exchange for a fourth- and fifth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.,The trade is pending a physical.,Shaheed will join a Seattle passing attack that features third-year wideout Jaxon Smith-Njig...

Report: Clippers owner Steve Ballmer added to lawsuit over Kawhi Leonard deal
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer has been added to a lawsuit that contends the defendants committed fraud by using a sustainability company to pay star Kawhi Leonard off the official NBA books.,The initial suit was filed in July, with the tech billionaire Ballmer added on Monday, Front Offic...

Reports: Seahawks acquire WR Rashid Shaheed from Saints
The Seattle Seahawks are acquiring speedy wide receiver Rashid Shaheed from the New Orleans Saints, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,Per ESPN, the Saints are receiving fourth- and fifth-round picks in the 2026 NFL Draft in exchange for Shaheed.,Shaheed will join a Seattle passing attack that featu...

Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers lead Kraken over Blackhawks
Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 on Monday night.,Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Kraken, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves.,Andre Burakovsky ...

No. 19 Kansas dominates Green Bay behind Darryn Peterson, Flory Bidunga
Darryn Peterson scored 21 points in his debut game and Flory Bidunga led all scorers with 23 points, as No. 19 Kansas easily defeated Green Bay, 94-51, in the season opener for both teams.,Peterson was 7-for-11 from the field, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range in 22 minutes for Kansas (1-0). With ...

Trae Young-less Hawks return home for Magic rematch
The Atlanta Hawks return from a three-game road trip to host the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, but they'll do it without all-star guard Trae Young.,Young sprained the MCL in his right knee on Oct. 29 and will be out four-plus weeks. He will be re-evaluated in a month, when the team will have a better id...

Seahawks blow out Commanders, who lose Jayden Daniels (arm) again
Sam Darnold passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns, and the Seattle Seahawks routed the Washington Commanders 38-14 for their third straight win Sunday night in Landover, Md.,Darnold tied the franchise record by completing his first 17 passes and finished 21 of 24. He threw one interception.,Washi...

Donovan Mitchell (season-high 37 points) on target, Cavs down Hawks
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 37 points and made eight 3-pointers, and Jaylon Tyson added 18 points and a career-best five 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Atlanta Hawks 117-109 on Sunday.,Mitchell, an All-NBA guard and six-time All-Star, poured in 24 points in the sec...

Blackhawks, Kraken would likely rather avoid overtime
It seems the Chicago Blackhawks and Seattle Kraken could both use some work on their 3-on-3 play.,The teams, who meet Monday night in Seattle, both suffered overtime defeats Saturday.,The Blackhawks dropped a 3-2 decision at Edmonton, while the Kraken lost by the same score at home against the New Y...
Five Overrated NBA Players Who Don’t Belong in the 2025-26 All-Star Game
Our NBA No-Star starting five: LaMelo Ball, Trae Young, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Domantas Sabonis shouldn’t make the All-Star Game....

Evan Bouchard's OT goal pushes Oilers past Blackhawks
Evan Bouchard scored at 2:43 of overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-2 win against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.,Spencer Knight made a save on a one-timer by Bouchard, but he scored the rebound to give Edmonton the win.,Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal and an a...

Hawks G Trae Young out for 4 weeks with MCL sprain
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will be sidelined at least four weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee, the team announced Saturday.,Young underwent an MRI exam Friday that confirmed the injury and ruled out structural damage, according to the team.,Young will be re-evaluated in approximately fo...

Depleted Cavaliers hope to snap skid vs. trending Hawks
The injury bug has bit the Cleveland Cavaliers in a big way, with five of their top seven players currently sidelined.,Having over $130 million of the team's league-high payroll in street clothes can't be a happy sight for owner Dan Gilbert. It also has caused Cleveland to lose back-to-back games he...