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Reports: USMNT's Alex Freeman leaving Orlando City for Villarreal
U.S. national team defender Alex Freeman is set to move from Orlando City to Villarreal in Spain's LaLiga, The Athletic and ESPN reported on Monday.,The transfer fee reportedly starts at more than $4 million but could top $7 million with add-ons included. Per ESPN, Orlando City would get 15% of the ...

Celtics never trail in triumph over Trail Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 20 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Pritchard made 5 of 11 3-point attempts and also grabbed four rebounds. Brown had eight rebounds, five assists and ...

Donovan Mitchell's big night leads Cavs over struggling Magic
Donovan Mitchell scored 26 of his 45 points in the first half and Evan Mobley had 20 points and nine rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Orlando Magic 114-98 on Monday night, sweeping their home-and-home set.,Jaylon Tyson, named to the Rising Stars Game at All-Star weekend earlier ...

Ilya Sorokin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau lead Isles' shutout of Flyers
Ilya Sorokin made 21 saves for his league-leading sixth shutout as the visiting New York Islanders notched a 4-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.,Jean-Gabriel Pageau, who came into Monday's contest with two goals in his last 26 games, scored twice for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal, who...

Reports: Rangers trading D Carson Soucy to Islanders
The New York Rangers are finalizing a trade to send defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders, The Athletic reported Monday.,The Islanders will send their New York rivals a third-round pick in the 2026 draft, ESPN reported later in the day.,The Rangers had not confirmed the deal but held Sou...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 6 LSU handles Florida to win fifth in a row
Jada Richard scored 12 of her game-high 20 points in the third quarter as No. 6 LSU pulled away for an 89-60 Southeastern Conference victory over Florida on Monday night in Baton Rouge, La.,MiLaysia Fulwiley added 11 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Tigers (19-2, 5-2 SEC), who won thei...

No. 4 Duke dominates No. 20 Louisville for season sweep
Cameron Boozer scored 19 points for No. 4 Duke, which blew out visiting No. 20 Louisville for an 83-52 win Monday in Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) upped their winning streak to eight games and swept the two-game regular-season series from the Cardinals (14-6, 4-4...

For Seahawks' Mike Macdonald, no need for a 'Super Bowl handbook'
The Seattle Seahawks are heading to their fourth Super Bowl since 2006, but neither Mike Holmgren nor Pete Carroll are walking through that door.,Instead, the job of preparing his team for Super Bowl LX falls to 38-year-old Mike Macdonald in just his second season as a head coach at any level.,Asked...

Dodgers' Yoshinobu Yamamoto joins Team Japan's WBC rotation
Team Japan announced Monday that Los Angeles Dodgers ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto will lead its rotation during the World Baseball Classic on March 5.,Yamamoto posted a 12-8 record with a 2.49 ERA during the 2025 regular season to earn third place in the National League Cy Young Award balloting, then he c...

Blackhawks ready to bring back Teuvo Teravainen vs. Wild
Connor Bedard is about to get a boost on the Chicago Blackhawks' top scoring line.,Chicago expects to welcome back forward Teuvo Teravainen from injury when the Blackhawks face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,The 31-year-old Teravainen shares fourth on the team w...

Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper headline Rising Stars selections
Top three NBA draft picks Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe headline the 10 rookies named to the annual Rising Stars showcase as part of NBA All-Star weekend.,The 28 players selected to compete at Rising Stars were revealed Monday night. In addition to the rookies, there are 11 second-year...

Thunder hope to emerge from tough stretch, battle Pelicans
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder are facing some challenges, with two starters out and several other rotational players injured, Mark Daigneault views it as a positive.,"There's a lot of headwinds in the NBA -- scheduling, injuries, refereeing, shot variance, and everybody deals with it at diff...

Report: Brazil requests to host 2029 FIFA Club World Cup
Brazil formally has told FIFA it wants to host the 2029 Club World Cup, according to a report by ESPN Brazil.,The request was delivered during meetings in Rio de Janeiro as FIFA president Gianni Infantino visited the country.,Infantino's trip was focused on kick-starting the buildup to the 2027 Wome...

West Virginia tries to stay connected, meets free-falling K-State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge is happy with the way his team has settled into the brutal grind of the Big 12.,The Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) road-tripped through Arizona last week and earned their first win away from home by defeating Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday. The back half of the trip didn...

UFC debut sets streaming records for Paramount+
The UFC's new era on Paramount+ didn't just arrive -- it kicked the door in.,The UFC's first numbered event under its new Paramount+ deal delivered immediate record-setting results for the streamer. Paramount+ and the promotion announced that UFC 324 this past Saturday became the platform's biggest ...

Hornets ride massive 3rd quarter to blow out 76ers
Brandon Miller poured in 30 points and was one of eight Charlotte players in double figures as the Hornets blew out the visiting Philadelphia 76ers 130-93 on Monday afternoon.,Miller shot 9-for-12 from the field, making six 3-point baskets to lead the Hornets in scoring for the sixth game in a row. ...

No. 25 Washington bullies Rutgers on boards
Freshman Brynn McGaughy scored a game-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, Yulia Grabovskaia grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds and No. 25 Washington trampled Rutgers 76-48 on Monday in Piscataway, N.J.,Avery Howell added 16 points, and both she and McGaughy had seven rebounds as the Huskies (16-4, 6-3...

Cole Caufield, Habs out to extend Knights' tough stretch
Cole Caufield will look to continue his torrid goal-scoring pace on Tuesday when the Montreal Canadiens host the Vegas Golden Knights.,Caufield recorded his second career hat trick in Montreal's 4-3 setback to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, extending his point streak to five games (eight goals, two ...

Reports: Shedeur Sanders in for Drake Maye at Pro Bowl Games
With the New England Patriots advancing to the Super Bowl, quarterback Drake Maye will be replaced at the Pro Bowl Games by Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders, multiple media outlets reported Monday.,Sanders, 23, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, started the final seven games of the 2025 ...

Report: Rangers trading D Carson Soucy to Islanders
The New York Rangers are finalizing a trade to send defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Islanders, The Athletic reported Monday.,The return for the Rangers has not been confirmed. The Rangers are expected to hold Soucy out of Monday night's game against the visiting Boston Bruins for roster mana...