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Bulls' Zach Collins out for season, Jaden Ivey sidelined 2 weeks
Chicago Bulls power forward Zach Collins will undergo surgery on his right big toe and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Saturday.,Also, guard Jaden Ivey is dealing with left knee soreness and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.,Collins, 28, averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in ...
US women lose to Canada in curling bronze match
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Canada beat the United States 10-7 to claim the women's curling bronze medal at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, as skip Rachel Homan ended her long wait for a medal.,Homan punched the air and embraced teammate Tracy Fleury after her counterpart Tabitha Peterson conceded ...
Rangers INF Cody Freeman (back) out 4-6 weeks
Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman will be sidelined at least four-to-six weeks with a fracture in his lower back, manager Skip Schumaker announced on Saturday.,The timeline is a bit of a crunch given there are only five weeks remaining until the Rangers open the season against the host Philadelph...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. unretiring after Mike Tyson exhibition
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming out of retirement after his spring exhibition bout with Mike Tyson.,Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, retired with a perfect 50-0 record after beating MMA star Conor McGregor in August 2017. The fight against Tyson will be his ninth exhibition match si...
Norway's Johannes Klaebo wins 6th gold at Olympics, breaks Eric Heiden mark
TESERO, Italy -- Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men's 50km classic cross-country race on Saturday to claim his sixth gold of the Milan Cortina Games and break the record for most titles in a single Winter Olympics.,Victory on Saturday for "King Klaebo," as fans call him, breaks ...
Canada's Josh Morrissey out of gold-medal game; Sidney Crosby status TBA
Defenseman Josh Morrissey is out and the availability of captain Sidney Crosby is uncertain as Canada prepares for Sunday's gold-medal hockey game against the United States at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Morrissey left in the first period of Canada's group-stage opening win over Czechia with an undi...
Bill Mazeroski, hero of Pirates' 1960 World Series win, dies at 89
Bill Mazeroski, a defensive-minded second baseman whose home run ended the 1960 World Seres, died at age 89.,The Hall of Famer's death was announced Saturday by the Pittsburgh Pirates, the only team he played for in his 17 seasons in the major leagues. Mazeroski died Friday, but the Pirates did not ...
Three MLB Futures Picks to Beat Los Angeles Dodgers in 2026
Looking beyond the Dodgers? Here are three World Series futures bets offering value, including the Mariners, Red Sox and Mets....
Sounders, who have hole in midfield, open vs. Rapids
The Seattle Sounders figured to have pretty much the same lineup this season as they did last year.,Then La Liga powerhouse Atletico Madrid made an offer earlier this month for 20-year-old midfielder Obed Vargas that the Sounders couldn't refuse.,The Sounders (15-9-10, 55 points last season) still w...
Home favorite Jeeno Thitikul seizes lead in Thailand
Jeeno Thitikul ended the third round of the Honda LPGA Thailand with a flourish on Saturday, recording birdies on the final three holes to grab a two-stroke lead.,The World No. 1, playing in front a cheering home-country crowd, mixed seven birdies and a bogey to finish with a 66 and move to a 20-und...
NBA roundup: Nuggets set record in 54-point rout of Blazers
Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in three quarters and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a record-setting 157-103 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,The 157 points were the most scored by an NBA team this season. It was the sixth-highest single-g...
Clippers star Kawhi Leonard (ankle soreness) exits vs. Lakers
Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard departed Friday's 125-122 road loss against the Los Angeles Lakers with 5:10 remaining while dealing with left ankle soreness, the team announced., ,Leonard finished with 31 points for his 35th consecutive game with at least 20 points., ,Leonard, w...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 SLU tops VCU, which ends with 4 on court
Kellen Thames scored 16 points and made five steals as No. 18 Saint Louis rallied past visiting VCU 88-75 on Friday night in a testy game that featured a fight and extensive ejections in the closing seconds when the result was in hand.,The Rams' Nyk Lewis stole the ball in the final second and was k...
Team Liquid stave off elimination again at LCS Lock-In
Team Liquid remained in contention with a 3-0 sweep of Disguised in the first lower-bracket quarterfinal of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles on Friday.,After finishing sixth (out of eight teams) in the Swiss Stage and winning the last-chance tiebreaker match, Liquid again s...
NBA roundup: Cavaliers dump Hornets for 7th straight win
Donovan Mitchell's 32 points and Jarrett Allen's 26 points carried the Cleveland Cavaliers as they extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday.,James Harden had a strong second half and finished with 18 points and eight assists whi...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Saint Louis bounces back with win over VCU
Kellen Thames scored 16 points and made five steals as No. 18 Saint Louis rallied past visiting VCU 88-75 on Friday night to remain atop the Atlantic 10 standings.,The Billikens (25-1, 13-1 A-10) trailed by 14 in the first half before outscoring the Rams (21-7, 12-3) by a 55-33 margin in the second ...
Second-quarter spurt propels Thunder past Nets
Jared McCain scored 21 off the bench and Chet Holmgren had 15 points and seven rebounds to help lift the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-86 home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.,The Thunder won for the third time in four games, while the Nets have lost three straight and six of thei...
Kings F De'Andre Hunter out for season after eye surgery
The Sacramento Kings lost another starter on Friday when forward De'Andre Hunter underwent season-ending surgery on his left eye, the team announced.,Hunter was playing his second game for the Kings when he sustained a retinal detachment in the third quarter of a Feb. 6 contest against the Los Angel...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz, Arthur Fils set for Doha final
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz remained undefeated on the season, advancing to the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over defending champion Andrey Rublev on Friday in Doha.,Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard who completed the career Grand Slam three weeks ago at the Australian Open...
No. 7 Purdue's balance, hot shooting sink rival Indiana
Trey Kaufman-Renn scored 20 points and Fletcher Loyer and Omer Mayer each added 18 as No. 7 Purdue routed visiting Indiana 93-64 on Friday in West Lafayette, Ind.,Purdue (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), which has won five of its last six, never trailed while sending Indiana (17-10, 8-8) to its second straight ...