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Red Wings look to bounce back vs. Connor Bedard-less Blackhawks
Aiming to secure a winning record on their season-high, six-game road trip, the Detroit Red Wings visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday coming off a lopsided loss that almost felt fulfilling.,"I actually think -- this is going to sound strange -- I think this is one of our better-played games on ...
Reports: Indiana DC Bryant Haines lands lucrative deal
Indiana defensive coordinator Bryant Haines was rewarded for overseeing the country's No. 2 scoring defense, landing one of the biggest contracts among assistant coaches, multiple media outlets reported on Friday. ,Haines, 40, whose defense ranked sixth in the country in yards allowed this season, r...
Blackhawks' Connor Bedard hurt on faceoff, out Saturday
Chicago Blackhawks star center Connor Bedard suffered an apparent right shoulder injury in Friday night's loss at the St. Louis Blues and has been ruled out of Saturday's home matchup against the Detroit Red Wings.,Bedard, 20, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, was injured on a faceoff ju...
FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere fill out semis at StarLadder Budapest Major
FaZe Clan swept MOUZ and Natus Vincere got past FURIA in the two remaining quarterfinal matches at the StarLadder Budapest Major on Friday in Hungary.,FaZe and NaVi will square off in the semifinals Saturday, with Team Spirit and Team Vitality playing the other semi first. Those four are the last on...
Colorado's Tad Boyle wants more accountability, defensive improvement vs. UTSA
Colorado men's basketball coach Tad Boyle sounded more like the leader of a 1-8 team than an 8-1 team after losing to Colorado State last week.,The Buffaloes, who host UTSA (4-5) Saturday in Boulder, Colo., came storming from behind with a 21-4 run to take the lead against the Rams with four minutes...
Scorer supreme PJ Haggerty, K-State take on Creighton
Coming off an explosive offensive performance, Kansas State faces Creighton on Saturday afternoon in Omaha, Neb.,PJ Haggerty, a Memphis transfer, shot 11 for 14 (78.5%), made 5 of 6 three-point attempts and tallied a team-high 28 points to lead Kansas State in a 108-49 triumph over Mississippi Valle...
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza headlines college football award winners
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza turned the 2025 College Football Awards ceremony into his own highlight reel Friday, sweeping the Maxwell Award for most outstanding player and the Davey O'Brien Award, given to the nation's top quarterback.,Mendoza piloted the Hoosiers to a 13-0 season, a Big Te...
Cincinnati tries to shake off disappointments vs. high-scoring Georgia
Cincinnati will try to put a tough loss in the Crosstown Shootout in the rear view mirror when they take on Georgia on Saturday afternoon in a Holiday Hoopsgiving appearance in Atlanta.,The Bearcats (6-3) have been off since their Dec. 5 loss at rival Xavier, 79-74. With a home loss to Eastern Michi...
Donovan Mitchell (48 points), Cavaliers rally to stun Wizards
Donovan Mitchell scored a season-high 48 points on Friday to help the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 130-126 victory over the Washington Wizards.,Mitchell hit eight 3-pointers, while Evan Mobley added 23 points and 13 rebounds and Darius Garland chipped in 18 points for the Cavaliers, who ...
Raiders' Kenny Pickett, an ex-Eagle, to face former club
The Las Vegas Raiders made it official Friday, naming backup Kenny Pickett the starting quarterback for their Sunday game against the Philadelphia Eagles.,Pickett played for the Super Bowl champion Eagles in 2024, backing up Jalen Hurts and starting one game, a 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys in We...
Butler, Providence do battle in matchup of 2 high-scoring teams
Two of the top-scoring teams in the Big East will meet Saturday when Butler and Providence open conference play in Indianapolis.,Providence (7-4) is averaging 90 points per game, which leads the Big East. The Friars have had issues at the other end of the court, however, as they enter Saturday's mat...
Victor Wembanyama returns as Spurs face Thunder in NBA Cup semis
The Oklahoma City Thunder have matched the best 25-game start in NBA history and will seek out another victory when they face the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,The Thunder and 2015-16 Golden State Warriors are the lone teams in NBA history to win 24 of t...
League-best Avalanche seek payback vs. surging Predators
The Colorado Avalanche have lost twice in regulation this season, and they narrowly escaped a third at Nashville on Tuesday night.,Colorado tied the game with eight seconds left in the third period, but then lost in a shootout to the Predators. The Avalanche get a chance to avenge that rare loss whe...
Lexi Thompson, Charley Hull help their teams shoot 55s at Grant Thornton
A pair of teams with high-profile LPGA stars took down the scoring record at the Grant Thornton Invitational, as Lexi Thompson and Wyndham Clark, as well as Englishwoman Charley Hull and Michael Brennan, posted a 17-under-par 55 on Friday in Naples, Fla.,The three-day team event at Tiburon Golf Club...
Rangers in midst of yet another tough skid with Canadiens on deck
The New York Rangers expressed satisfaction with their performance when they took the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights in overtime on a home back-to-back set last week, but the follow-up was highly disappointing.,Coming off one of their more lackluster showings of a middling season, the R...
Report: Guardians manager Stephen Vogt already has extension
So much for the idea that Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt was possibly headed into a lame duck season, with ESPN reporting Friday that the two-time American League Manager of the Year already signed an extension that never was announced.,The report indicates that Vogt's extension went into ...
Why a Joe Burrow Trade to the Vikings Actually Makes Sense
Joe Burrow hasn’t demanded a trade, but frustration is showing. Examining why the Vikings make sense if the Bengals ever decide to reset....
Golden Knights out to take trip from 'good' to 'great' vs. Blue Jackets
The Vegas Golden Knights hope to put the finishing touches on what has been a productive five-game road trip when they face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Vegas has picked up seven of a possible eight points following a 3-2 overtime victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. It was th...
Lightning visit Islanders in clash of East heavyweights
The New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning are both trying to cement themselves as contenders despite the absence of multiple key players.,They will continue their fight for the top spot in the Eastern Conference on Saturday afternoon when the Islanders host the Lightning in Elmont, N.Y.,Both te...
AFC Super Bowl Picture: Ranking the Conference’s Top Contenders
Despite strong records, AFC teams are being overlooked in Super Bowl odds. Ranking the Broncos, Patriots, and other contenders....