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NHL players adapt to business-not-as-usual in Milan
MILAN, Italy -- National Hockey League stars are adapting to different rinks, rules and routines at the Milan Cortina Games, where rivals-turned-team mates will compete for gold beginning on Wednesday after the NHL's 12-year absence from the Olympics.,The tournament is a dream come true for players ...
Reports: RHP Aaron Civale joins Athletics on 1-year deal
Right-hander Aaron Civale and the Athletics agreed to a one-year, $6 million contract, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Per reports, Civale can earn an additional $1.5 million in incentives.,Civale, 30, posted a 4-9 record with a 4.85 ERA in 23 games (18 starts) last season split between ...
Former Giants head coach Ray Handley dies
Former New York Giants head coach Ray Handley, who was an assistant coach during two of the team's Super Bowl titles, died at 81.,The Giants announced Handley's death on Monday, citing nephew Rob Handley. A cause of death was not disclosed.,He died last week.,Ray Handley joined the Giants in 1984 as...
Report: F1 driver Kimi Antonelli unhurt in car accident
Formula One driver Kimi Antonelli was unhurt in a single-car accident near his home in San Marino, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,"We can confirm that Kimi was involved in a traffic accident on Saturday night close to his home in San Marino," read a statement from his team, Mercedes, that was provid...
Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin out vs. US
Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin won't play in Tuesday's Group A game against the United States after sustaining a lower-body injury in Monday's 5-1 win over Czechia, Hockey Canada announced.,A three-time gold medalist who has earned the nickname "Captain Clutch," Poulin is considered day-to-day a...
Former Lions DE Tracy Scroggins dies at 56
Tracy Scroggins, who spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Detroit Lions, died Monday. He was 56.,The Lions announced the passing of the former defensive end but did not provide a cause of death. ,His family issued a statement to TMZ, however, that blamed football, saying they believed he suf...
US takes bronze in combined skiing; Mikaela Shiffrin misses podium
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber won women's team combined Olympic gold on Tuesday as overwhelming U.S. favorites Breezy Johnson and Mikaela Shiffrin missed out on the podium in a major shock.,Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher took the silver, 0...
Atlanta Falcons Bet Big on James Pearce Jr. — and Lost
The Falcons’ decision to trade future draft capital for James Pearce Jr. has spiraled into a franchise-altering disaster....
Ben Ogden (silver) wins 1st US men's cross-country skiing medal in 50 years in sprint
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo won the men's classic cross-country ski sprint with ease on Tuesday for his seventh career Olympic gold medal, while Linn Svahn led a Swedish podium sweep in the women's race at the Milan Cortina Games.,Ben Ogden took silver in the men's race to give the U.S...
Birk Ruud grabs gold, American Alex Hall silver in men's slopestyle
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Freestyle skier Birk Ruud of Norway earned the gold medal in the men's slopestyle event on Tuesday after an impeccable first run at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Alex Hall, the gold medalist four years ago in Beijing, won silver under cloudy skies on the slopes in the mountain...
Mikel Brown Jr. ties single-game records as No. 24 Louisville crushes NC State
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and matched another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the No. 24 Cardinals to a 118-77 win over visiting North Carolina State on Monday night.,Louisville (18-6, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) never...
With each team missing top scorer, Thunder push past Lakers
Jalen Williams scored 23 points and Isaiah Joe added 19 as the Oklahoma City Thunder ended a two-game losing streak with a 119-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in a game where both teams were missing an All-Star.,Alex Caruso put up 17 points and Chet Holmgren totaled 13 points and 1...
Toumani Camara's career night boosts Blazers past Sixers
Toumani Camara established career highs of 30 points and eight 3-pointers while leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 135-118 rout of the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Deni Avdija returned from a four-game absence caused by a back injury to produce 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight a...
Warriors rally late, stun Grizzlies in battle of short-handed teams
Gui Santos turned a scramble under the hoop into a go-ahead layup with 19.4 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 points down in the second half to stun the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 114-113 on Monday night.,In a game in which both teams were missing multiple key players, ...
Donovan Mitchell's last-second FTs lift Cavs over Nuggets
Donovan Mitchell hit two free throws with less than a second left and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 119-117 on Monday night.,Mitchell finished with 32 points and 10 assists, James Harden added 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Cleveland, Jarrett ...
No. 9 Kansas rallies to end No. 1 Arizona's unbeaten run
Flory Bidunga scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 9 Kansas handed top-ranked Arizona its first loss of the season, 82-78 on Monday at Lawrence, Kan.,The Wildcats (23-1, 10-1 Big 12) achieved the best start in Big 12 history at 23-0 overall before the defeat.,Kansas (19-5, 9-2) beat the N...
Pair of 30-point scorers carry No. 5 Vanderbilt past No. 10 Oklahoma
Mikayla Blakes scored 34 points and freshman Aubrey Galvan poured in a career-high 30 points, powering No. 5 Vanderbilt to a 102-86 win over No. 10 Oklahoma on Monday in Nashville.,Galvan hit 10 of 15 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, for the Commodores (23-2, 9-2 Southeaste...
Another huge night by Lamar Wilkerson leads Indiana past Oregon
Lamar Wilkerson had another big night of offense, scoring 41 points to lead Indiana to a 92-74 win over Oregon in Big Ten men's basketball Monday night at Bloomington, Indiana.,Wilkerson scored 25 points in the second half, making 8 of his 10 shots, and the Hoosiers hardly missed in the final 20 min...
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves bounce back to crush Hawks
Anthony Edwards scored 30 points on 11-for-21 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 138-116 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle notched a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Minnesota, which bounced back from a 19-poi...
Pelicans send Kings to Sacramento-era record 13th straight loss
Trey Murphy III produced 21 points and seven assists, Zion Williamson added 18 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans knocked off the visiting Sacramento Kings 120-94 on Monday.,The Kings took their 13th defeat in a row, setting a club record since the team moved to Sacr...