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Rams hire special teams coach Bubba Ventrone
The Los Angeles Rams hired two coaches to help fix the team's issues on special teams which proved costly this past season, including in their NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks.,Head coach Sean McVay confirmed Monday that Bubba Ventrone will take over as Rams' special teams coordina...
Arizona stays No. 1 while Illinois leaps into top five
Arizona remained the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 men's basketball poll this week, while Illinois vaulted into the top five.,Arizona (22-0) continued its undefeated run by pulling off a pair of massive victories last week, earning an 86-83 win over then-No. 13 BYU on Monday and taking d...
Mavs coach Jason Kidd fined $35K for ripping refs
The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd $35,000 on Monday for public criticism of the officials and using profane language during a media interview.,Kidd's remarks came after the Mavericks' 111-107 road loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.,Kidd was upset at the referees for not call...
Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Rotterdam tournament
Australian Open champion Carlos Alcaraz withdrew Monday from next week's ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam.,The top-ranked Spaniard won the ATP 500 event in the Netherlands last year but will not return to defend his title.,"After his exertions over the past two weeks, he needs more time to return to actio...
Packers officially name Jonathan Gannon as DC
The Green Bay Packers on Monday officially named former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon as their defensive coordinator.,Gannon replaces Jeff Hafley, who was hired as head coach of the Miami Dolphins last week.,"We are thrilled to add Jonathan Gannon to our coaching staff," Packers head ...
Rams coach Sean McVay, GM Les Snead sign extensions
The Los Angeles Rams announced multi-year contract extensions with head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead on Monday.,"As we enter their 10th season together, it is only fitting to reflect on the tremendous success Sean and Les have brought to this franchise, and the indelible impact the...
Spurs' Mitch Johnson to coach in All-Star Game
San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson and his staff will coach one of the three teams in the All-Star Game, the NBA announced on Sunday night.,The Spurs (33-16) trail only Oklahoma City (39-11) in the Western Conference standings at the Feb. 1 cutoff date, but Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is n...
FlyQuest wins high match, improves to 2-0 at LCS Lock-In
FlyQuest defeated Disguised in a Round 2 high match on Sunday to advance to a third-round high match against Cloud9 that determines the top playoff seed at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,In Sunday's other contest, Team Liquid swept Shopify Rebellion in a Round 2 low matc...
Paris Gentle Mates get redemption as CDL Stage 1 Major champions
The Paris Gentle Mates avenged their first defeat earlier Sunday by defeating OpTic Texas in their rematch in the grand final of the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major in Dallas.,Paris collected the $150,000 first prize and 100 CDL points with the 4-3 victory over OpTic Texas, which had swept the Gen...
Chris Kreider, Ducks go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Chris Kreider scored two goals, Cutter Gauthier and Ryan Poehling each scored one and the Anaheim Ducks got back to their winning ways with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.,Troy Terry had two assists in his return from an 11-game absence because of an upper body injury...
Thunder go wire-to-wire to fend off Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the host Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 or more points in 120 straight games and got the better of N...
G2, Spirit move into upper-bracket final at IEM Krakow
G2 Esports and Team Spirit advanced to the upper-bracket final of Group A on Sunday at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,G2 fought past FUT Esports 2-1, and Team Spirit beat Natus Vincere 2-0.,The lower bracket of Group A kicked off with FURIA and Astralis advancing by 2-1 decis...
Jarrett Allen erupts for 40 as Cavaliers defeat Trail Blazers
Jarrett Allen scored a career-best 40 points, collected a season-high 17 rebounds and added five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 130-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Sam Merrill made six 3-pointers for the fifth time this season and scored 22 points and ...
No rest, no problem for Victor Wembanyama, Spurs in win over Magic
Victor Wembanyama filled up the stat sheet with 25 points, eight rebounds, four steals and five blocks to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 112-103 win over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday.,The game was originally scheduled to begin at 3:12 p.m. CST but was delayed twice, first to 6 p.m. and fina...
Kawhi Leonard, Clippers hotter than the Suns
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Ivica Zubac had 14 points and a season-high 20 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers continued their torrid run with a 117-93 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Sunday.,John Collins scored 16 points and had nine rebounds and reserve Jordan Miller scored 16 of his ...
Lightning pull off historic comeback in Stadium Series game vs. Bruins
Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal and the host Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 Sunday night in a Stadium Series game played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' football stadium.,Guentzel, who had two assists, beat goaltender Jeremy Swayman (41 sa...
Bennett Stirtz drops 32 points, Iowa hands Oregon 8th straight loss
Bennett Stirtz set a career high with 32 points, leading Iowa to an 84-66 win over Oregon on Sunday night in Eugene, Ore.,The Hawkeyes (16-5, 6-4 Big Ten) won their fourth straight game, making 58.9% of their shots for the game, including 18 for 26 (69.2%) in the second to turn a somewhat close game...
Mammoth eying continued Kailer Yamamoto surge vs. Canucks
Kailer Yamamoto aims to continue his offensive fireworks when the Utah Mammoth host the last-place Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.,Since his return to the Mammoth lineup following a four-game absence as a healthy scratch, Yamamoto has been playing some of his best hockey of the season.,The 27-yea...
OG Anunoby, Knicks pull away from Lakers
OG Anunoby scored seven of his team-high 25 points during a decisive run to end the third quarter, and the surging New York Knicks pulled away from the visiting Los Angeles Lakers to earn a 112-100 win Sunday night.,Anunoby added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals for the Knicks, who hav...
No. 9 Illinois rallies past No. 5 Nebraska with big 2nd half
Keaton Wagler scored 23 of his game-high 28 points in the second half as No. 9 Illinois rallied for a 78-69 Big Ten victory over No. 5 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln, Neb.,After going 2-for-9 from the field in the first half, Wagler canned 3 of 4 from 3-point range and 10 of 12 at the line ...