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Oregon streaks into Big Ten tourney tilt vs. Indiana
A seven-game winning streak has Oregon back in the rankings at No. 23 as the eighth-seeded Ducks open the Big Ten tournament Thursday against ninth-seeded Indiana in Indianapolis.,Oregon (23-8) closed the regular season Sunday with an 80-73 overtime win at Washington, getting a career-high 36 points...
NFL transactions roundup: Steelers to sign RB Kenneth Gainwell
Kenneth Gainwell is set to join the Pittsburgh Steelers in a reshaped backfield without Najee Harris and no defined answer at quarterback.,Gainwell agreed to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports Wednesday, and gives the Steelers some insurance behind restricted free agent Jaylen Warren. Wa...
WNBA draft scheduled for April 14 in New York City
The 2025 WNBA Draft will be held April 14 in New York City. ,The Dallas Wings have the No. 1 pick, followed by the Seattle Storm. The Washington Mystics have the next two selections, with the expansion Golden State Valkyries owning the fifth choice.,WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce th...
Hanwha Life Esports improves to 2-0 at First Stand
Hanwha Life Esports improved to 2-0 on Wednesday with a sweep of CTBC Flying Oyster in the round-robin stage of the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,Five teams are competing this week in Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, with the winner of Sunday's grand final taking ...
Spirit star Trinity Rodman feels tug of international soccer
Trinity Rodman and the Washington Spirit open the NWSL season Friday at Houston, but the fifth-year forward admits she feels the pull of playing overseas.,After leading the Spirit to the NWSL final and a runner-up finish to Orlando last season, Rodman took notice of multiple marquee transfers to Eur...
NFL Free Agency Begins: Ranking Biggest Splashes From Legal Tampering
NFL Free Agency opens on Wednesday afternoon, so Deadspin ranked the biggest surprises and fireworks from the first two days of legal tampering....
The NHL’s Rich Get Richer—and the Playoffs Are Going to Be a War Zone
After a wild NHL trade deadline, the Stanley Cup playoffs are shaping up to be a brutal arms race with several teams identifying themselves as legit contenders....
Kraken open homestand vs. Canadiens without high-energy forwards
For Seattle fans, something will be missing when the Kraken open a three-game homestand Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens.,Namely, Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev.,The high-energy forwards, who were with the Kraken from the beginning after being selected in the 2021 NHL expansion draft, ...
After 6 OTs in 2 games, Cal aims to maintain 'rhythm' vs. Stanford
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cal is getting plenty of action late in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.,Now the Bears go into the second round of the ACC tournament, and there's something familiar waiting - the Stanford Cardinal.,Cal (14-18), the No. 15 seed, will meet seventh-seeded Stanford ...
Colorado, on rare winning streak, sets sights on WVU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Colorado managed just three wins in the entire Big 12 regular-season slate.,Now the 16th-seeded Buffaloes are riding a two-game winning streak as they prepare to face eighth-seeded West Virginia in the second round of the conference tournament on Wednesday.,Colorado (13-19) opene...
Liquid, Eternal Fire, G2 Esports round out ESL 21 playoff field
Team Liquid, Eternal Fire and G2 Esports nabbed the final three playoff berths at ESL Pro League Season 21 with wins on Tuesday to complete Group Stage 2 in Stockholm.,In Round 5 matches, Team Liquid edged 3DMAX 2-1, Eternal Fire slipped past Team Falcons 2-1 and G2 Esports swept GamerLegion 2-0.,Th...
Tidebound, Gaimin, Xtreme move on at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Tidebound, Gaimin Gladiators and Xtreme Gaming earned victories on Tuesday to clinch berths in the playoffs of PGL Wallachia 3 at Bucharest, Romania.,All three victors improved to 3-1 in the event's group stage. Team Liquid and Team Spirit previously wrapped up playoff berths by winning all thr...
ACC tournament roundup: Cal tops Va. Tech in 2 OTs
Andrej Stojakovic scored 29 points and 15th-seeded Cal, playing in its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, scored the first eight points of the second overtime session to defeat 10th-seeded Virginia Tech 82-73 in a first-round game Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C.,Rytis Petraitis added 16 points f...
NHL roundup: Bruins score 3 in 3rd to rally past Panthers
Pavel Zacha scored the game-winner with 3:17 left in regulation to punctuate the Boston Bruins' three-goal third period in a 3-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.,David Pastrnak was the lone Bruin with multiple points (one goal, one assist). His 33rd goal of the season came on...
Big 12 tournament roundup: UCF advances to face Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Keyshawn Hall scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, as UCF defeated Utah 87-72 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Tuesday. ,The Knights will face No. 6 seed Kansas in the second round Wednesday night. ,It was the 15th 20-point game for Hall, who led the Big ...
Reports: Falcons land DE Leonard Floyd on 1-year deal
On the same day that Leonard Floyd was released by the San Francisco 49ers, the edge rusher agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, ESPN and NFL.com reported.,Floyd, 32, is headed to his fourth team in four seasons and his fifth NFL team overall.,He lasted just on...
Kings use penalty kill to pull away from Islanders
Philip Danault and Quinton Byfield scored the clinching goals within a span of five minutes for the host Los Angeles Kings, who rode a potent penalty kill to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.,Vladislav Gavrikov opened the scoring in the first and Drew Doughty added a short-handed emp...
Kieffer Bellows' 3rd-period goal propels Predators past Sharks
Filip Forsberg scored once and added an assist, and Kieffer Bellows broke a third-period tie to give the visiting Nashville Predators a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Steven Stamkos also scored for the Predators, who have won four straight games. Goaltender Juuse Saros, who increas...
Habs ride Juraj Slafkovsky's 3-point game to win over Canucks
Juraj Slafkovsky had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 4-2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,The Canadiens are 6-1-1 in their last eight games, moving Montreal two points behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final Eastern Conference wild-card slot.,Mont...
Holger Rune edges Stefanos Tsitsipas in BNP Paribas Open
Denmark's Holger Rune advanced to a tournament's quarterfinals for the first time this year, beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,Rune, seeded 12th in the Southern California desert, had made it past the second ro...