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Lindsey Vonn: 'Olympic dream not over' after hurting knee in crash
Lindsey Vonn said her "Olympic dream is not over" after she injured her left knee while crashing on Friday during the final downhill race before the Milan Cortina Olympics.,The opening ceremony for the Olympics is one week away, with the women's downhill event two days later.,Vonn, 41, lost her bala...
Michael Brennan DQ'd after first round at Farmers
Michael Brennan was disqualified following Thursday's opening round at the Farmers Insurance Open for using non-permitted green-reading materials.,Brennan posted a 2-under-par 70 on the North Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., registering four birdies and two bogeys.,Brennan broke Model Loc...
Report: Bills hire Broncos' Pete Carmichael Jr. as OC
New Bills coach Joe Brady is hiring Pete Carmichael Jr. as his replacement as Buffalo's offensive coordinator, NFL Network reported Friday.,A longtime lieutenant for Broncos coach Sean Payton, Carmichael has served as a senior offensive assistant with Denver for the past two seasons. He was the New ...
The Los Angeles Clippers Were Finished Until Kawhi Leonard Took Over
Written off after a 6-21 start, the Clippers flipped their season behind a dominant Kawhi Leonard run — and one infamous tweet that had to be eaten....
Why San Antonio Spurs Is the Best Trade Partner for Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Spurs have the assets and opportunity to land Giannis Antetokounmpo. Pairing him with Victor Wembanyama could make San Antonio a title contender immediately....
No. 11 Texas Tech visits UCF seeking sixth straight win
With five consecutive wins under its belt, No. 11 Texas Tech will try to keep rolling against UCF on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,Last Saturday against No. 6 Houston, the Red Raiders (16-4, 6-1 Big 12) avenged their lone conference loss by holding the Cougars at bay, 90-86, using a double-double by All...
Lindsey Vonn crashes, limps away at final pre-Olympics run
Lindsey Vonn crashed on Friday during the final downhill race before the Milan Cortina Olympics, injuring her left knee exactly one week before the opening of the Winter Games.,Vonn, 41, lost her balance coming off of a jump in a downhill World Cup event in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, couldn't recov...
Lakers' Luka Doncic in question as road trip continues at Wizards
The Los Angeles Lakers continue a season-long eight-game road swing on Friday when they take to the nation's capital to face the Washington Wizards.,Los Angeles fell to 3-2 on its eight-game, 14-day odyssey with a 129-99 blowout loss at Cleveland on Wednesday. The 30-point margin of defeat marked th...
Team Yandex earns opening win at Fissure Universe: Episode 8
Team Yandex swept Power Rangers 2-0 on Thursday as play got underway in the Fissure Universe: Episode 8 event.,In the day's other matches, all in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, Team Liquid edged MOUZ 2-1 and Aurora Gaming rallied to down BetBoom Team 2-1.,The $250,000 Dota 2 event features eight t...
NBA roundup: Kon Knueppel, Hornets hold off Cooper Flagg (49), Mavs
Kon Knueppel set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets withstood a career-high 49 points from fellow rookie Cooper Flagg to beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday.,The matchup between the top Rookie of the Year candidates -- former Duke teammates -...
NHL roundup: Patrick Kane becomes all-time top U.S.-born point-scorer
Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane's history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.,Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot's second-period goal to...
Stars blow 3rd-period lead, still nip Golden Knights in shootout
Mavrik Bourque scored two goals and Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen tallied in the shootout as the Dallas Stars overcame a three-goal third-period comeback by the Vegas Golden Knights to pull out a 5-4 victory on Thursday in Las Vegas.,It was the first multi-goal game of Bourque's career. Matt Du...
Wolves take care of Thunder behind Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards scored 26 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves jumped on the Oklahoma City Thunder early and rolled to a 123-111 home win Thursday., ,Playing their fourth game in five nights, the Timberwolves had plenty of juice right off the bat, jumping out to a 12-point first-quarter lead and lea...
Flames claim fifth straight loss against hot Wild
Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Danila Yurov, Vincent Hinostroza and Matt Bodly had one goal apiece for Minnesota, which won its second game in a row. Quinn Hughes was among eigh...
Capitals ruin Patrick Kane's record-setting night with shootout win
Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane's history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.,Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot's second-period goal to...
Nick Martinelli's 34 points propel Northwestern past Penn State
Nick Martinelli tied his career high with 34 points as Northwestern ran away from Penn State in the second half as the Wildcats took down the Nittany Lions 94-73 on Thursday night in Evanston, Ill.,Martinelli, the fourth-leading scorer in the country, led Northwestern (10-11, 2-8 Big Ten) once again...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Mississippi St. takes down No. 15 Tennessee
Kharyssa Richardson scored 21 points and Mississippi State delivered a 77-62 victory over No. 15 Tennessee on Thursday, handing the Volunteers their first Southeastern Conference loss of the season in action at Knoxville, Tenn.,Trayanna Crisp added 15 points, five rebounds and three steals for the B...
Nico Hischier delivers OT winner, Devils power past Predators
Nico Hischier was the overtime hero on Thursday in Newark, N.J., to help the New Jersey Devils earn the much-needed two points in a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators.,Hischier came storming down the wing with the puck and blasted a slap shot past Justus Annunen just 42 seconds into overtime to ea...
Islanders complete season sweep against rival Rangers
Carson Soucy and rookie Matthew Schaefer scored 95 seconds apart late in the second period as the visiting New York Islanders completed a season sweep of the rival New York Rangers with a 2-1 victory on Thursday.,The Islanders outscored the Rangers 14-3 in the four games, including a 7-1 margin in M...
Wizards pull away from Bucks to earn rare back-to-back wins
Kyshawn George tallied 23 points, five rebounds and five assists and Alex Sarr recorded 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards to a 109-99 home win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday.,Khris Middleton and Bub Carrington each added 13 points and Justin Champagnie join...