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Why the Raiders Might Be Wrong to Draft Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 Overall
Fernando Mendoza is the consensus No. 1 pick, but should the Raiders reconsider and draft a defensive star instead?...
Arnold Palmer Invitational Betting Picks: Fleetwood, McIlroy and Lowry Bets
Top betting picks for the Arnold Palmer Invitational, including Tommy Fleetwood to win and props for Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry....
Best Team USA Player Future Betting Picks for the World Baseball Classic
Three of the best MLB futures bets tied to Team USA stars, including Roman Anthony hits, Bobby Witt Jr. home runs and Judge-Schwarber RBIs....
Anze Kopitar to play in 1,500th NHL game as Kings host Islanders
After the Los Angeles Kings played the type of game D.J. Smith would like to see them play regularly but still lost, the new head coach will take another aim at earning his first victory when the New York Islanders visit on Thursday.,Smith had a difficult matchup in his first game since taking over ...
Trae Young eager to make impact in Wizards' debut vs. Jazz
Trae Young plans to make his long-awaited debut for the Washington Wizards when they host the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.,Young made the announcement in a video posted to his Instagram account on Monday. He has not played for the Wizards since they acquired him in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks on ...
Mammoth bolster D, acquire MacKenzie Weegar from Flames
The Utah Mammoth acquired MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames for fellow defenseman Olli Maatta, forward prospect Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The second-round selections are from the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators as well as the Mammoth's own pick...
Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Purdue ekes out victory over Northwestern
C.J. Cox scored 21 of his career-high 27 points after halftime and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 11 points and 10 rebounds to boost No. 15 Purdue to a 70-66 victory against Northwestern on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Purdue (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid while snapping a three-game winning str...
NHL roundup: Tomas Hertl, Knights rally past Wings for OT win
Tomas Hertl scored a 4-on-3 power-play goal 2:11 into overtime as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday.,Hertl took a pass from Mitch Marner at the bottom of the right circle and then buried a spinning wrist sh...
NBA roundup: Thunder survive Knicks' late surge
Chet Holmgren poured in 28 points and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder held off a late charge to beat the New York Knicks 103-100 on Wednesday.,The Thunder led by seven with just more than a minute remaining, but the Knicks had a chance to send the game to over...
Ville Husso steller in net as Ducks score 5 unanswered goals to top Islanders
Cutter Gauthier scored Anaheim's first two goals of a three-goal first-period flurry Wednesday night for the host Ducks, who cooled off the surging New York Islanders with a 5-1 win.,Beckett Sennecke scored late in the first while Ryan Poehling and Frank Vatrano added insurance goals in the third fo...
Justin Thomas ready for Bay Hill after long recovery from back surgery
An ailing back kept Justin Thomas from competing in golf tournaments for six months, a stretch that reinforced the two-time major winner's passion and diligence about his sport.,"Probably, honestly, I think the longest I've gone not playing a tournament since I started playing tournaments like when ...
House Dem: Trump administration withholding World Cup money '100%' political
The U.S. government has yet to deliver the allocated $625 million to local authorities for security at the upcoming FIFA World Cup, a situation that a New Jersey congresswoman says comes down to partisan politics.,The Department of Homeland Security planned to distribute the money by Jan. 30, but it...
Florida State starts strong, edges Pitt in dramatic finish
Florida State got off to a hot start and held on for dear life, escaping with a 75-74 win over host Pitt on Wednesday night.,Chauncey Wiggins and Lajae Jones scored 18 points apiece, making a combined seven 3-pointers. Robert McCray V added 14 points, six rebounds and six assists, hitting a pair of ...
Stanford holds off Notre Dame, gets first-ever win vs. Irish
Ebuka Okorie had a game-leading 24 points as Stanford got its first-ever win against Notre Dame, beating the Fighting Irish 86-78 in South Bend, Ind., on Wednesday night.,Notre Dame fought back from multiple 10-point deficits to trail just 79-76 with 58 seconds remaining in the game. Jeremy Dent-Smi...
Bruins hope to carry home success on road vs. Predators
Less than 24 hours before the NHL trade deadline, the Boston Bruins take their playoff-chasing show on the road to close out the season series with the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.,Boston is on an 11-game home win streak, but treks to Nashville having won only two road games this calendar ...
C.J. Cox's career night carries No. 15 Purdue past Northwestern
C.J. Cox scored 21 of his career-high 27 points after halftime and Trey Kaufman-Renn had 11 points and 10 rebounds to boost No. 15 Purdue to a 70-66 victory against host Northwestern on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Purdue (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) stopped a two-game skid while snapping a three-game winnin...
Daniil Medvedev, 2 others reportedly make it to Indian Wells from Dubai
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and two other Russian players made it out of Dubai and will play in the BNP Paribas Open in California after travel plans were thrown into chaos amid the United States' and Israel's attacks on Iran, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,Andrey Rublev and Karen K...
Wisconsin blasts Maryland, keeps pace in Big Ten
Braeden Carrington came off the bench for 18 points and John Blackwell added 14 as Wisconsin bolstered its postseason seeding hopes with a 78-45 victory over Maryland in a Big Ten matchup Wednesday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin's leading rebounder, Nolan Winter, was helped from the floor with an appare...
Devils keep Maple Leafs' skid going with shootout win
Jesper Bratt scored the final tally of a shootout to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,The Devils are on a three-game winning streak, and erased three Toronto leads before winning in the shootout. New Jersey is 4-0 in shootouts this season...
Tomas Hertl's OT tally caps Knights' comeback against Red Wings
Tomas Hertl scored a 4-on-3 power-play goal 2:11 into overtime as the visiting Vegas Golden Knights rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday.,Hertl took a pass from Mitch Marner at the bottom of the right circle and then buried a spinning wrist sh...