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Canucks send Carson Soucy to Rangers for 3rd-round pick
The Vancouver Canucks have moved defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.,Soucy was traded to New York for a 2025 third-round draft pick on Thursday, the Rangers announced.,The pick originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks. It was acquired earlier in th...

Thunder believe defense is back on track, welcome Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wasn't overly concerned about his team's sluggish defensive start after the All-Star break.,But heading into the Thunder's Friday home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Daigneault hopes his side can sustain the defensive momentum it built in Wednesd...

Reports: Canucks send Carson Soucy to Rangers for 3rd-round pick
The Vancouver Canucks have moved defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.,Soucy was traded to the Rangers for a third-round draft pick, TSN and Sportsnet reported Thursday.,The pick originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks. It was acquired earlier in th...

Report: Stephen A. Smith’s $100M ESPN deal allows more political talk
ESPN and Stephen A. Smith have agreed on a new five-year contract worth at least $100 million, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The deal allows the prolific opinionist to reduce some of his duties while remaining a regular fixture on "First Take" -- which could allow him to spend more time talking po...

Wyndham Clark takes Arnold Palmer lead in tough scoring conditions
Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.,Clark's 5-under-par 67 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge was one of just 14 rounds under par out of the 72-man field. The four-way tie for second at 3...

Wild look to continue road success in battle with Canucks
The NHL's top road team faces a club finally starting to make some noise on home ice when the Minnesota Wild visit the Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Minnesota is 22-9-3 in away games this season, with an NHL-leading 47 road points. This success has kept the Wild in third place in the Central Division...

Bengals grant DE Trey Hendrickson permission to seek trade
Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson received permission to seek a trade one year after the Cincinnati front office shot down the same request. ,Hendrickson, 30, led the NFL with 17.5 sacks in 2024 and has one year remaining on a contract extension he signed in 2023 with a base salaary of $15.8 mi...

Spring training roundup: Rays rally past Phillies with four-run ninth
Johnny DeLuca worked a bases-loaded walk and Tampa Bay scored four runs in the top of the ninth as the Rays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 on Thursday in Clearwater, Fla.,Rays prospect Brock Jones hit home runs in this first two at-bats of the spring, tying the game at 4 in the top of the ni...

Big 12 tournament roundup: Kansas State rolls past UCF
Serena Sundell poured in 21 points and No. 20 Kansas State easily handled UCF 80-65 to open the second round of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.,The fifth-seeded Wildcats led 41-30 at halftime, and the No. 13 seed Knights got to within seven points in the four...
NBA Over/Under Best Bet: Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets, March 6
March 6th's best bets include our expert pick for Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets on the point total for Thursday night's matchup....

Big Ten tournament roundup: Indiana, Michigan advance to quarters
Ninth-seeded Indiana scored 10 straight points in the first quarter and 13 in a row down the stretch to earn a 78-62 upset of eighth-seeded Oregon in Big Ten tournament second-round action Thursday in Indianapolis.,Yarden Garzon paced the Hoosiers (19-11) with 18 points that included 4-of-7 shooting...

Atlanta tries to shake off tough loss when Red Bulls visit
Back home after last week's disappointing showing against Charlotte FC, Atlanta United will host the New York Red Bulls on Saturday in hopes of earning a win over its Eastern Conference foe.,Atlanta (1-1-0, 3 points) followed its 3-2 season-opening win over CF Montreal with a 2-0 defeat in Charlotte...

SEC tournament roundup: Vanderbilt knocks off No. 18 Tennessee
Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Khamil Pierre had a double-double and Vanderbilt defeated No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 in the second round of the SEC women's tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.,Pierre had 16 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out, and Iyana Moore added 23 points for the ...

ACC tournament roundup: Lexi Donarski propels North Carolina past BC
Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and 14th-ranked North Carolina rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat upset-minded Boston College 78-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's second round Thursday at Greensboro, N.C.,Indya Nivar had 14 points for the Tar Heels. Aylssa Ustb...

Reports: Golden Knights reacquire Reilly Smith from Rangers
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired forward Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers on Thursday in exchange for forward Brendan Brisson and a third-round draft pick in 2025, according to multiple reports.,Smith previously played six seasons (2017-23) for Vegas and was part of the team that won the 2023...

No. 16 Memphis primed for postseason run, but first takes on USF
No. 16 Memphis has already secured the top seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference tournament and at least a share of the conference's regular-season title.,They will be attempting to win the latter outright when they host the South Florida Bulls on Friday night.,If the Tigers (25-5, 15-2 ...

Commanders re-sign K Zane Gonzalez
The Washington Commanders re-signed kicker Zane Gonzalez to a one-year, $1.17 million contract on Thursday.,Gonzalez, 29, made 5 of 7 field-goal attempts and all 19 extra-point tries while appearing in six regular-season games last season. ,He drilled 7 of 8 field-goal attempts in the playoffs, incl...

Women's basketball coaches out at Houston, McNeese
Two women's basketball programs are looking for new head coaches.,On Thursday, Houston announced the resignation of longtime coach Ronald Hughey, and McNeese said the contract of Lynn Kennedy will not be renewed.,Houston relayed a short statement from Hughey that was addressed to university leadersh...

Hornets next up for sizzling Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are cruising along at a rapid clip with a 12-game winning streak, so their next game might not even look like a speed bump.,The Cavaliers have a road assignment against the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.,The goal for Cleveland, which became the first team in the NBA to cl...

PIF to fund maternity leave, other parental benefits for WTA players
The WTA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund announced Thursday that eligible WTA players will receive benefits through the creation of the PIF WTA Maternity Fund Program.,Under the initiative, players will receive up to 12 months of paid maternity leave and have access to grants for ferti...