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Report: Bengals LB Germaine Pratt requests trade
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade from the team, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Pratt was close with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. The latter was fired by the Bengals following the conclusion of last season and hired to the sam...

Trump Education Dept. rescinds Biden's NIL equity mandate
President Donald Trump's Department of Education has rescinded the previous administration's Title IX guidelines for an equitable distribution of name, image and likeness (NIL) payments to college athletes.,In his final days in office, former President Joe Biden's Department of Education released a ...

Angels GM: Anthony Rendon needs hip surgery, out 'long term'
Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon, who has played in just 257 games across five seasons in Anaheim, now needs hip surgery and is going to be out "long term," general manager Perry Minasian told reporters Wednesday.,Rendon, 34, had a setback during his rehab, making it unclear if and wh...

LIV CEO: Greg Norman is 'a gift,' remains on board of directors
Greg Norman remains on LIV Golf's board of directors despite losing his spot last month as the upstart circuit's CEO and commissioner to Scott O'Neil.,O'Neil made the announcement on the Shark's status Wednesday in Adelaide, Australia, where the second LIV Golf tournament of the season tees off at T...

Canada, Sweden set to drop puck on anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off
When the puck drops between Canada and Sweden on Wednesday in Montreal, marking the start of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the nine-year absence of best-on-best international hockey will finally end.,Not since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey have the NHL's brightest stars lined up against each other to compe...

Wild's Filip Gustavsson to start for Sweden vs. Canada
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden's game against Canada in Wednesday night's opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa Senators and Samuel Ersson of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ersson ...

Bills re-sign OL Alec Anderson to one-year deal
The Buffalo Bills re-signed offensive lineman Alec Anderson to a one-year contract on Wednesday.,Anderson, 25, who was undrafted out of UCLA in 2022, was an exclusive rights free agent.,He made his NFL debut in 2024 and appeared in all 17 regular season games (four starts) and three playoff games fo...
Travis Kelce’s Ex Girlfriend Celebrates Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win on the Field
Travis Kelce's ex girlfriend, Kayla Nicole, shared images on social media celebrating on the field with the Philadelphia Eagles after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA Gambling Predictions for February 12th
Every single NBA team is in action on Wednesday, so these are Deadspin's expert sports betting picks and predictions for February 12th's slate of games....

No. 14 Memphis hopes Tyrese Hunter can return to face South Florida
Memphis guard Tyrese Hunter missed a game for the first time this season on Sunday when a knee injury kept him sidelined.,The good news: If Hunter has to sit out the 14th-ranked Tigers' Thursday game against South Florida in Tampa, coach Penny Hardaway appears to have a quality backup in place.,Form...

Brice Williams, Nebraska look to stay hot vs. No. 25 Maryland
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament hopes were dim after a six-game skid in January.,Since then, Brice Williams has taken over to help propel the Cornhuskers back into contention.,The fifth-year guard will try to lead Nebraska to a fifth straight win Thursday night when No. 25 Maryland visits Lincoln, Neb.,W...

Pacers seek a lift vs. wallowing Wizards
In the final game before the All-Star break for each team, the Indiana Pacers travel to the nation's capital to meet the lowly Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,Indiana has lost three of four games and is looking to enter the weeklong break with momentum as it finishes the unofficial first half of th...

Top 25 roundup: No. 20 Michigan wins Big Ten tussle vs. No. 7 Purdue
Danny Wolf had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 20 Michigan to a 75-73 win over No. 7 Purdue in a battle for first place in the Big Ten on Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich., ,Roddy Gayle came off the bench to score 14 points and grab seven rebounds, and Vladislav Goldin and Tre Donaldson each score...

NBA roundup: Karl-Anthony Towns, Knicks trounce Pacers
Karl-Anthony Towns notched 40 points and 12 rebounds, Josh Hart scored a season-high 30 points, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 128-115 on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.,Miles McBride added 15 points off the bench for New York and Landry Shamet added 11 as the Knicks secured the seas...

Indiana hangs on to stun No. 11 Michigan State
Malik Reneau had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Indiana snapped a five-game losing streak with a 71-67 upset of No. 11 Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., on Tuesday night.,Oumar Ballo supplied 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Hoosiers (15-10, 6-8 Big Ten), while Myles Rice and Luke Goode had 10 ...

No. 8 Texas A&M uses 22-0 run to rally past Georgia
Solomon Washington scored a season-high 17 points off the bench Tuesday to help No. 8 Texas A&M rally for a 69-53 win over visiting Georgia in Southeastern Conference play in College Station, Texas.,Henry Coleman III added 13 points and Wade Taylor IV chipped in 12 for the Aggies (19-5, 8-3 SEC), wh...

No. 17 Kansas finally puts away sliding Colorado
Hunter Dickinson finished with 19 points and nine rebounds, Zeke Mayo had 13 points and eight, respectively, and No. 17 Kansas beat the Colorado Buffaloes 71-59 in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday night.,Dajuan Harris and KJ Adams scored 10 points apiece for the Jayhawks (17-7, 8-5 Big 12).,Sebastian Ranc...

No. 18 Marquette downs DePaul to halt three-game skid
Kam Jones had 19 points and Stevie Mitchell added 17 as 18th-ranked Marquette snapped a three-game skid with a 68-58 Big East victory over DePaul on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,David Joplin pulled down 10 rebounds and Mitchell added seven to pace the Golden Eagles to a 44-36 edge on the boards and a 15-2 ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 Baylor takes down No. 18 WVU
Aaronette Vonleh scored 21 points on 10-of-12 shooting as the No. 25 Baylor Bears knocked off the visiting No. 18 West Virginia Mountaineers 75-65 in a Big 12 contest on Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,Vonleh, who was held to 4-of-16 from the field against BYU on Saturday, had 13 points in the third q...

No. 3 Florida rallies to 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State
Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures on Tuesday night as No. 3 Florida overcame a halftime deficit in a 81-68 win over No. 22 Mississippi State in Starkville. ,Walter Clayton stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Gators (21-3, ...