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Reports: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers agree to deal for 18th season
Clayton Kershaw agreed to a contract with Los Angeles and will return to the Dodgers for an 18th season, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,The deal is pending a physical. Contract details were not reported.,Kershaw is at the Dodgers' spring training site at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.,The le...

Rutgers, Iowa running out of time to salvage seasons
Two teams battling through star-crossed seasons meet on Wednesday night when Iowa visits Rutgers for a Big Ten Conference clash in Piscataway, N.J.,Both are coming off weekend losses in winnable games against Top 25 opponents. The Hawkeyes dropped a 74-63 home decision Saturday against then-No. 21 W...

Georgia's Dakota Leffew, Tyrin Lawrence out vs. No. 8 Texas A&M
Georgia will be without guards Dakota Leffew and Tyrin Lawrence for Tuesday's game against No. 8 Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.,Silas Demary Jr. and Blue Cain likely will handle the bulk of the workload in the absence of Leffew (undisclosed) and Lawrence (leg). ,Per the program on social media...

Trae Young ends big day by guiding Hawks past Magic
Trae Young capped a memorable day by scoring 19 points while leading the visiting Hawks to a 112-106 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday, Atlanta's third consecutive victory.,Young made four free throws in the final 24 seconds to ice the outcome. He also had eight assists and five rebounds to help ...

No. 17 Kansas looks to regain momentum against spiraling Colorado
Kansas ruled the Big 12 conference for decades, winning the regular season 21 times since 1997, but that dominance has ended.,The Jayhawks have dropped three of their last five and slipped into a tie for fifth in the Big 12 standings after an 81-73 loss at Kansas State on Saturday. After dropping on...

Magic face Hawks intent to settle into familiar surroundings
The Orlando Magic hope to build momentum in advance of All-Star weekend when they host the Atlanta Hawks on Monday in the first meeting between the Eastern Conference rivals this season.,The Magic opened their three-game homestand leading into the break with a 112-111 win over the San Antonio Spurs ...

Blues defeat Blackhawks after 10-round shootout
Radek Faksa scored in the 10th round of the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over the visiting the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 on Saturday night.,The Blues outshot the Blackhawks 40-20 through overtime, but they needed the marathon shootout to earn just their second victory in eight games (2-5-1).,Ma...

Matthew Tkachuk sparks 4-goal 2nd as Panthers top Sens
Matthew Tkachuk scored a goal and had two assists during the Florida's four-goal second period as the Panthers cruised past the Ottawa Senators 5-1 in Sunrise, Fla., on Saturday night.,Aleksander Barkov, Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scored during a break-out second for the Panthers, who have...

Trae Young's big night propels Hawks past Wizards
Trae Young scored 35 points, his 14th game with 30-plus points this season, and led the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 125-111 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,The Hawks have won two straight and three of their last four, and divided the season series with Washington at 2-2. The Wizar...

No. 21 Wisconsin uses late surge to down Iowa
John Tonje scored a game-high 22 points Saturday and No. 21 Wisconsin rallied in the second half for a 74-63 Big Ten Conference road win over Iowa in Iowa City.,Tonje did his key damage late in the second half, scoring seven straight points to help Wisconsin flip a one-point deficit into a 65-59 lea...

Hawks, Wizards hope to have newcomers in action
The Atlanta Hawks and host Washington Wizards will both have different looks when the teams meet for the final time this season on Saturday.,Atlanta's newest acquisitions acquired at the trade deadline -- Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Bones Hyland and Terance Mann -- were with the team on Friday for ...

Blues aim to salvage homestand finale vs. Blackhawks
St. Louis Blues coach Jim Montgomery hopes his team can learn from facing top NHL teams as it tries to restore a winning culture.,The Blues will try to apply the lessons learned from their 3-2 losses to the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers this week when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Satur...

Ryan Donato racks up 4 points as Blackhawks rout Predators
Ryan Donato had two goals and two assists to lead the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Friday night.,Frank Nazar, Connor Bedard and defenseman Seth Jones had a goal and an assist each and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Blackhawks, who snapped a three-game losi...

Down 21 in 2nd half, Hawks storm past Bucks
Mouhamed Gueye had his first career double-double to lead the short-handed Atlanta Hawks to a 115-110 win over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.,Gueye got a chance to play extended minutes since none of the four players Atlanta added at the trade deadline were available. Gueye scored a season-...

Canelo Alvarez signs Saudi deal, nixing Jake Paul fight
Canelo Alvarez has signed a four-fight deal with Riyadh Season, scuttling reports late Thursday that he was close to a deal for a boxing match with Jake Paul in May.,The Riyadh Season pact was announced by Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority of Saudi Arabia. Financial te...

Rickie Fowler (illness) withdraws from WM Phoenix Open
Rickie Fowler withdrew from the WM Phoenix Open before Friday's second round due to illness, the PGA Tour said.,He shot a 3-over 74 on Thursday in Round 1 at TPC Scottsdale.,Fowler, 36, has six career wins, including the 2019 WM Phoenix Open. He also was the runner up in 2010 and 2016.,He was schedu...

Kansas State heating up in time to face No. 16 Kansas
A suddenly hot Kansas State team will host No. 16 Kansas on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan., as the Sunflower Showdown returns to the hardwood.,The Wildcats have won four straight games, including two against ranked teams and two on the road.,Kansas State (11-11, 5-6 Big 12) won its past two home matchu...

No. 21 Wisconsin shoots for season sweep of Iowa
When No. 21 Wisconsin and Iowa last met, on Jan. 3 in Madison, Wis., the Badgers set a school record by making 21 3-pointers in a 116-85 rout.,Kamari McGee, who came off the bench to make four of those treys en route to a 12-point night, said after the game that the Hawkeyes "didn't care about defen...

Preds, Blackhawks out to halt skids in Central matchup
The Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators both come into Friday night's Central Division game in Chicago on losing streaks., ,The Blackhawks have not only lost three straight games after their 4-3 home overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night, but they also appeared to lose o...

Bucks hope to welcome back Giannis against reeling Hawks
The Milwaukee Bucks hope to get two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo back in the lineup Friday when they complete their three-game road trip with a stop in Atlanta to face the Hawks.,Antetokounmpo has missed the last two games. He did not play on Monday because of right knee soreness and was a lat...