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Reports: Courtney Vandersloot ready to rejoin Sky
Courtney Vandersloot, who spent her first 12 WNBA seasons in Chicago before playing two years for the New York Liberty, is set to rejoin the Sky.,The 35-year-old guard agreed to a free agent deal with Chicago, multiple media outlets reported on Wednesday. Vandersloot's agent confirmed the agreement ...
Canucks shut down Predators for 3rd straight win
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves and Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal in the Vancouver Canucks' 3-1 road win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday.,The Canucks have won three consecutive games, tying their second-longest winning streak of the season.,Demko stopped 31 of 32 shots in arguably ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 6 UConn wins 10th straight
Azzi Fudd and Kaitlyn Chen each scored 17 points as No. 6 UConn rolled to its 10th consecutive win, an 84-58 blowout of DePaul on Wednesday in Chicago.,Sarah Strong added 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Huskies (20-2, 11-0 Big East). UConn had no problem despite the struggles of Pai...
Red Wings, Oilers face off, each looking for 4th straight win
The Detroit Red Wings begin a four-game Western swing when they face the host Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,The Red Wings and the Oilers, playing the penultimate game of a six-game homestand, have each won three consecutive games.,Most recently, Detroit defeated the visiting Los Angeles Kings 5...
Kansas State sharp from deep, blows out Oklahoma State
Brendan Hausen was 5 of 5 from 3-point range en route to a team-high 18 points to lead Kansas State past Oklahoma State 85-57 on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kan.,The Wildcats shot 52.2 (12 of 23) percent from 3-point range for the game.,Kansas State (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) has won back-to-back games by...
First-period goals guide Wild to win over Leafs
Jared Spurgeon scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the first period and the visiting Minnesota Wild went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night.,Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Foligno (empty net) also scored for the Wild, who have won the first two games of a five-ga...
Scottie Barnes, Raptors rout woeful Wizards
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to their fifth straight win, a 106-82 blowout over the Wizards on Wednesday in Washington.,Barnes eclipsed the 20-point mark for the fourth consecutive game, making 10 of 19 attempts from the field while grabbing four rebounds and dishing o...
Fast-starting Virginia Tech runs past Florida State
A hot start and a double-double from Tobi Lawal led Virginia Tech to a 76-66 victory over Florida State on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Fla.,A 12-2 run in the first five minutes jump-started Virginia Tech to a 20-point halftime lead, and the margin never dipped below six in the second half.,The Hokies ...
JT Toppin, No. 22 Texas Tech hold off TCU
TCU did just enough to catch Texas Tech's attention on Wednesday. Once the 22nd-ranked Red Raiders got their wake-up call, however, they settled back in as one of the hottest teams in the Big 12 Conference.,JT Toppin logged his seventh double-double of the season with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Chan...
Maryland stays hot, knocks off No. 17 Wisconsin
Ja'Kobi Gillespie delivered 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead a balanced Maryland to a 76-68 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Wednesday in College Park, Md.,Rodney Rice also scored 16 points and Selton Miguel added 12 points on four 3 pointers, leading a long-range assault by the Te...
WTA roundup: No. 1 seed Anna Kalinskaya advances in Singapore
Top seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia had to battle in the second set before eliminating Switzerland's Simona Waltert 6-2, 7-6 (3) on Wednesday in the Round of 16 at the Singapore Tennis Open.,Kalinskaya, ranked No. 18 in the world, converted 3 of 5 break-point opportunities and saved 4 of 5. Waltert, ...
Viktor Hovland aims to rediscover his game at Pebble Beach
Viktor Hovland said his toe is fine after breaking it late last year, but said his game entering this week's Pebble Beach Pro-Am could use some fixing.,"It's not very good," said Hovland, who won the U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach in 2018. "Yeah, it's been frustrating. I do feel like I'm making ...
Pirates RHP Johan Oviedo loses arbitration case
Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Johan Oviedo lost the first salary arbitration result of the year and will earn $850,000 in 2025, MLB.com reported Wednesday.,Oviedo sought $1.15 million after missing last season after Tommy John surgery. He made $765,000 in 2024.,Oviedo's case was heard Tuesday. ,In...
Reports: Reds acquiring LHP Taylor Rogers from Giants
The Cincinnati Reds are finalizing a trade with the San Francisco Giants for left-hander Taylor Rogers, FanSided and ESPN reported Wednesday. ,The Reds are sending minor league right-hander Braxton Roxby to the Giants in return, according to FanSided. ,Rogers, 34, is entering the final season of a t...
Hawks F Jalen Johnson (shoulder) out for season
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson will undergo surgery to repair his injured left shoulder and will miss the rest of the season, the team said Wednesday.,The Hawks said Johnson was diagnosed with a torn labrum. The surgery is scheduled for next week.,He sustained the injury while blocking a layup ...
Jordan Spieth: 'All systems go' in return from wrist injury
Jordan Spieth said he's excited to be back playing golf and that it's "all systems go" on his surgically repaired wrist as he prepares to make his season debut Thursday at Pebble Beach. ,Spieth made the comments on Wednesday ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. ,Spieth underwent surgery on his lef...
Brandon Saad to have contract terminated by Blues
The St. Louis Blues will place forward Brandon Saad on unconditional waivers Thursday for the purpose of terminating his contract, the team announced.,Saad, 32, was waived by the Blues on Tuesday and cleared on Wednesday. He will not be assigned to the team's affiliate in Springfield of the American...
De'Aaron Fox Next Team Odds: Pairing with Wemby leads way
The Sacramento Kings are reportedly open to trading De'Aaron Fox, and there is already an odds-on favorite to land the star point guard.,A pairing with Victor Wembanyama was widely speculated as soon as news surfaced that the Kings were open to dealing Fox, and San Antonio has been installed as the ...
Tiger-Rory showdown fails to bring TGL big ratings boost
The TGL strategically scheduled Rory McIlroy's TGL debut match to come against co-founder Tiger Woods, and while Monday night's showdown featured plenty of drama, it failed to produce a big ratings boost for the new league.,ESPN drew an average of 864,000 viewers for the overtime victory by Woods' J...
2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Preview, Props, Best Bets
The second signature event of 2025 tees off on Thursday with the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am.,The event brings the PGA Tour returns of Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as part of a field that includes 45 of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking.,Our golf experts pre...