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Raptors chasing sweep of season series against Pacers
The Toronto Raptors will be going for a four-game season-series sweep of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday afternoon while trying to guarantee a winning five-game homestand.,The Raptors improved to 3-0 for the season against the Pacers with a 115-101 road victory on Jan. 14.,On the current homestand, Tor...

NBA finalizes competitors for Slam Dunk, Shooting Stars competitions
Orlando Magic rookie guard Jase Richardson will attempt to follow in his father's footsteps when he competes in the NBA's All-Star Slam Dunk competition next Saturday.,The son of two-time Slam Dunk champion Jason Richardson, who won the event in 2002 and 2003, will be one of four competitors officia...

Former World Series champ Terrance Gore dies at 34
Terrance Gore, who was part of World Series championship teams as a speedy bench weapon, passed away at the age of 34, the Kansas City Royals announced Saturday.,Though the outfielder only logged 85 plate appearances across eight seasons, he made his time in the postseason count.,He played in 11 pos...

Hilary Knight ties goals mark as US women's hockey routs Finland
Megan Keller collected a goal and two assists to lift the United States to a 5-0 victory over Finland on Saturday in a Group A game of the preliminary round in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Abbey Murphy and Taylor Heise each had one goal and one assist, and captain Hilary Knight scored in her second s...

WTA roundup: Qualifier Sara Bejlek wins Abu Dhabi title
Czech qualifier Sara Bejlek defeated No. 2 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-1 to capture her first title on Saturday at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in the United Arab Emirates.,The 20-year-old Bejlek, ranked No. 101 in the world, pulled away after a competitive first set to win the WT...

Bruins F Pavel Zacha (upper body) won't play for Czech team
An ailing Pavel Zacha, still sidelined with an upper-body injury, will not play for Team Czechia in the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Zacha, who plays for the Boston Bruins, is being replaced by fellow forward Filip Chlapik, who plays with Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.,Team Czechia opens play in th...

Streaking Celtics seek to widen gap over Knicks
The Boston Celtics will look to extend their winning streak to six games and put more distance between themselves and the visiting New York Knicks when they meet on Sunday afternoon.,Both teams are near the top of the Eastern Conference standings. Boston is in second place, 4 1/2 games behind Detroi...

IOC: Sports leaders reach consensus on new gender policy
MILAN -- Global sports leaders have reached consensus on a new set of eligibility criteria for transgender athletes, with the new policy expected to be announced within the first half of this year, the International Olympic Committee said Saturday.,It would be the first uniform policy adopted by the...
Why the Anthony Davis Trade to Washington Wizards Feels Like a Dead End
Anthony Davis reportedly wasn’t thrilled about being traded to the Wizards. Here’s why the deal feels like a loss for the former All-Star....
Super Bowl 60 Prop Bets: 10 Best Bets for Patriots vs. Seahawks
Our top Super Bowl 60 prop bets for New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks, including player overs, unders and value picks backed by matchup analysis....
Five NBA Franchises Best Positioned After the 2026 Trade Deadline
After the dust settles on the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline, these five franchises are best positioned for long-term success thanks to draft capital, young stars and roster flexibility....

Swiss skier wins first gold of Games in men's downhill
BORMIO, Italy -- Swiss young gun Franjo von Allmen produced a stunning descent of the fearsome Stelvio slope to win the Olympic Alpine skiing men's downhill on Saturday as illustrious teammate and race favorite Marco Odermatt missed the podium.,The 24-year-old von Allmen barely put a ski off line as...
Three Ways the Seahawks Can Beat the Patriots in Super Bowl LX
The Seahawks enter Super Bowl LX with strength on offense, defense and special teams. Here’s how Seattle can beat New England on Sunday....

Lindsey Vonn finishes third in final downhill training run
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- World champion Breezy Johnson led a weather-interrupted final training for the women's Olympic downhill on Saturday but injured U.S. teammate and comeback queen Lindsey Vonn was again the talk of the slopes with the third-fastest time.,Johnson set the pace with a time of ...

No. 13 Texas Tech skids into meeting with West Virginia
Texas Tech coach Grant McCasland has not pressed the panic button ahead of the No. 13 Red Raiders' Big 12 Conference matchup against West Virginia on Sunday in Morgantown, W.Va.,While every game in the conference offers a stern test, McCasland is confident the Red Raiders (16-6, 6-3 Big 12) will bou...

Ohio State eager to derail No. 2 Michigan's historic run
No. 2 Michigan will look to continue its historic winning ways by completing a season sweep of rival Ohio State on Sunday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.,The Wolverines (21-1, 11-1 Big Ten) demolished visiting Penn State 110-69 on Thursday for their seventh win in a row, and they set the program record...

Manchester City arrive at Liverpool amid EPL road losing streak
Manchester City will try to keep their Premier League title hopes alive when they visit a resurgent Liverpool in the late afternoon kickoff on Sunday at Anfield.,Pep Guardiola's City squad (14-5-5, 47 points) enter the weekend in second place, six points behind an Arsenal side that could add to thei...

HEROIC, GamerLegion stay alive at BLAST Slam VI
Nicaragua's Yuma "Yuma" Langlet compiled a 29-10-22 kill-death-assist ratio while leading HEROIC to a 2-0 win over REKONIX on Friday in a last-chance elimination match at the BLAST Slam VI event.,In the day's other match, GamerLegion edged MOUZ 2-1 to reach the tournament's play-in round.,BLAST Slam...

FURIA, MOUZ cruise into semifinals at IEM Krakow
The road to the semifinals was a rather easy one for a pair of teams Friday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,Next up, the Friday winners will oppose the two best teams in the tournament thus far.,After FURIA swept Aurora Gaming 2-0, MOUZ did the same to G2 Esports as the pai...

Kawhi Leonard, Clippers send Kings to 11th straight defeat
Kawhi Leonard produced a game-high 31 points, Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. contributed and-ones to a fourth-quarter pull-away and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers handed the Sacramento Kings their 11th straight defeat, 114-111 on Friday.,Playing short-handed in the aftermath of trades this week ...