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Pistons seek return to identity vs. Magic after Game 1 shocker
After an exceptional regular season, this wasn't the start to the NBA playoffs that the Detroit Pistons envisioned.,Reeling from a stunning Game 1 loss in which only two players reached double figures, the Eastern Conference's top seed heads into Game 2 Wednesday against the visiting Orlando Magic f...
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Duke lands coveted transfer guard John Blackwell
Coveted Wisconsin transfer guard John Blackwell committed to Duke on Tuesday.,Blackwell announced the news on his social media accounts with the caption, "Committed! #TheBrotherhood.",The rising senior, who's ranked by 247Sports as the No. 1 guard and No. 3 overall player in the transfer portal clas...

Rafael Marquez will replace Javier Aguirre as Mexico manager after World Cup
Rafael Marquez will replace Javier Aguirre as manager of Mexico's national team after this summer's World Cup, Mexico Football Federation sporting director Duilio Davino confirmed in an interview with Fox Sports Mexico on Monday.,Marquez, a legendary defender for FC Barcelona as well as the Mexican ...

Ben Griffin, Andrew Novak have fond memories entering Zurich defense
Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak had the honor of experiencing a golf rarity at last year's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.,They each earned their first PGA Tour wins simultaneously in the team-based event.,Twelve months later, the pair reunites at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La. this week with fond memor...

Peyton Stearns earns chance to face 3-time Madrid champ
Peyton Stearns defeated France's Lois Boisson 6-1, 6-3 in 65 minutes as first-round action got underway Tuesday at the Mutua Madrid Open.,Stearns' reward is a matchup with defending champ and No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, a three-time winner of the WTA 1000 clay-court tournament in the Span...

Orioles activate C Adley Rutschman (ankle) from IL
The Baltimore Orioles activated catcher Adley Rutschman from the 10-day injured list prior to Tuesday night's game against the host Kansas City Royals.,The two-time All-Star has been sidelined with a left ankle injury. He sustained the injury on April 10 when running out a double during a three-hit ...

Lightning coach: Victor Hedman 'doubtful' to play in first round
Tampa Bay Lightning captain Victor Hedman is unlikely to suit up for his team in its first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, head coach Jon Cooper announced Tuesday.,Hedman hasn't played in a game since exiting in the first period of Tampa Bay's 6-2 victory versus the Vancouver Canucks on...

Churchill Downs buying Preakness Stakes
Churchill Downs is in the process of adding the Preakness Stakes to its portfolio, uniting the first two legs of horse racing's Triple Crown.,Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby, announced Tuesday it has entered into an agreement to purchase the intellectual property for the Preakness and th...

Reign captain Jess Fishlock retiring after this season
Seattle Reign FC captain Jess Fishlock will close the books on her decorated career at the end of this season, the NWSL club announced on Tuesday.,Fishlock, 39, has been with the team since the league's inaugural season in 2013. Tuesday's retirement announcement came on the 13th anniversary of the W...

Mike McCarthy: Steelers 'comfortable' giving Aaron Rodgers space to make decision
Mike McCarthy knows Aaron Rodgers can speak the so-called new language he's teaching the Pittsburgh Steelers, which dims the focus on the absence of the unsigned 42-year-old quarterback as team workouts begin. ,McCarthy still sounds confident the door is nowhere near closed for Rodgers to play a sec...

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel chides own decisions in addressing Russini fallout
Mike Vrabel admitted "difficult conversations with people I care about" were necessary to address photos were published of the Patriots head coach and a former Athletic reporter.,Vrabel's comments to reporters Tuesday come approximately two weeks after the New York Post published pictures of Vrabel ...

Golf Glance: LPGA begins major season; PGA Tour's lone team event
The LPGA tees off its major season with the Chevron Championship, while the PGA Tour plays its only team event of the season and the DP World Tour returns to action in China.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Louisiana, April 23-26,Course: TPC Louisiana (Par 72, 7,425 Yards),Purse: ...

PARIVISION, Liquid, Falcons reach PGL Wallachia playoffs
PARIVISION, Team Liquid and Team Falcons qualified for the playoffs with victories on Tuesday at the PGL Wallachia Season 8 event in Bucharest, Romania.,In Round 4 action between teams with 2-1 records, PARIVISION defeated South America Rejects 2-1 while Liquid swept HEROIC and Falcons did the same ...

Report: Ravens' Nnamdi Madubuike could return in '26
The Baltimore Ravens are optimistic that standout defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike could return this season from what was considered a career-threatening neck injury he suffered in Week 2 of the 2025 season, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Per the report, Madubuike underwent neck surgery last week, with doc...

Lawrence Okolie fails drug test, bout vs. Tony Yoka canceled
British heavyweight boxer Lawrence Okolie has failed a drug test, forcing the cancellation of his bout Saturday in Paris against 2016 Olympic champion Tony Yoka of France.,The Times of London reported the substance discovered in his Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test was GHRP 2, which is designe...

Report: Mike Tomlin joining NBC as pregame analyst
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reportedly has landed a new job.,Tomlin, 54, will join NBC as an NFL pregame show analyst on "Football Night in America," The Athletic reported Tuesday morning. The show airs ahead of "Sunday Night Football.",He reportedly will take the spot of Pro ...

Coach K's grandson charged in fatal DWI involving teen
A grandson of former Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski stands charged with driving while impaired in an incident that killed a 15-year-old bicyclist in Durham, N.C. ,Joseph Savarino, 26, was the driver of a Ford Explorer that hit the teen, who was riding an e-bike just prior to 9 p.m. on Saturda...

Raiders pick No. 1, then Ohio State draft takeover begins
Ohio State is not the reigning national champion in college football, and the Buckeyes are not expected to produce a fourth No. 1 overall selection when the 2026 NFL Draft kicks off with the Las Vegas Raiders on the clock Thursday night. ,But you can bet your most sacred scarlet that the Buckeyes ar...

Louisiana Tech closes in on move to Sun Belt Conference
Louisiana Tech is a step closer to a move to the Sun Belt Conference on July 1 after coming to a settlement in principle with jilted Conference USA.,A settlement in principle means the two sides have reached an agreement on how to settle a dispute but have yet to finalize and execute the document.,L...