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Sounders transfer Obed Vargas to La Liga’s Atletico Madrid
The Seattle Sounders transferred star midfielder Obed Vargas to La Liga giant Atletico Madrid on Monday.,Vargas is signing with Atletico through June 30, 2030, and ESPN reported that the Sounders will earn a club-record transfer fee for the move.,"I couldn't be happier for Obed. He's earned this opp...
Pistons, Nuggets celebrating 1st-time All-Stars ahead of clash
The Detroit Pistons made franchise history in their most recent victory. They'll be content to just get another win when they host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday.,Detroit opened a four-game homestand with a 130-77 thrashing of the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. The 53-point margin was the largest in franch...
Hornets rally past Pelicans for 7th straight win
LaMelo Ball scored 24 points and the Charlotte Hornets won their seventh consecutive game by overcoming a 22-point deficit to defeat the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday afternoon.,Kon Knueppel chipped in 17 points and nine rebounds and Brandon Miller added 16 points and eight rebounds...
Blue Jackets aim to win sixth straight, exploit Devils’ inconsistency
The Columbus Blue Jackets look to stretch their season-best winning streak to six games when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Jackets are 9-1-0 in the last 10 games and 8-1-0 since Rick Bowness replaced Dean Evason as head coach. Since the change behind the bench, the ...
Healthy Braylon Mullins, No. 3 UConn go for 18th straight in Xavier visit
Braylon Mullins didn't look the worse for wear in his return from concussion protocol, scoring 16 points to pace No. 3 UConn to yet another victory.,Mullins will look to fuel the high-octane Huskies (21-1, 11-0 Big East) to their 18th straight victory on Tuesday night when they face Xavier (12-10, 4...
UConn still consensus No. 1 as top four unchanged
As the nation's lone undefeated team, UConn remained the consensus No. 1 in Monday's Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll.,The defending national champion Huskies (23-0) received all 31 first-place votes after running their winning streak to 39 games with a 96-66 rout of then-No. ...
Thunder go wire-to-wire to fend off Nuggets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander collected 34 points and a season-high 13 assists, Cason Wallace scored a career-high 27 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the host Denver Nuggets 121-111 on Sunday night.,Gilgeous-Alexander has now scored 20 or more points in 120 straight games and got the better of N...
Upbeat Avs go for back-to-back wins over slumping Red Wings
The Colorado Avalanche broke out of a mini slump with a dominant win over Detroit on Saturday. They will try to make it two in a row over their old rivals when the teams meet in Denver on Monday night.,Colorado routed the Red Wings in Detroit 5-0 to end a two-game skid while displaying the dominant ...
Jets set sights on further momentum vs. streaky Stars
The Winnipeg Jets look to head into the upcoming Olympic break on a positive note when they face host Dallas on Monday night, while the Stars enter the matchup seeking their fifth straight victory.,Dallas forward Matt Duchene extended his goal-scoring streak to four games Saturday as the Stars edged...
All-Stars Jalen Duren, Cade Cunningham power Pistons' rout of Nets
Jalen Duren, who was named an NBA All-Star for the first time prior to the game, had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the host Detroit Pistons pounded the Brooklyn Nets 130-77 on Sunday.,Fellow All-Star Cade Cunningham supplied 18 points, 12 assists and four steals for the Pistons, who have won eight of...
Pacers' rare winning spree to be tested by Rockets
The Indiana Pacers continue a four-game homestand on Monday looking to extend a rare winning streak to three games with the Houston Rockets visiting Indianapolis.,Indiana opened its current home stretch Wednesday with a 113-110 defeat of Chicago, then followed up on Saturday by beating Atlanta, 129-...
Early Longshot Picks to Win the 2027 College Football National Championship
Breaking down under-the-radar contenders to win the 2026 college football national championship, including Georgia, Miami and USC....
Hot Hornets ride longest winning streak in 10 years vs. Pelicans
The Charlotte Hornets will try to add to their hottest stretch in a decade when the New Orleans Pelicans visit on Monday night.,The Hornets have been on the rise and are having sustained success, winning seven of their past eight games.,"It's their connectiveness. It's the work they put in every day...
Novak Djokovic's 2012 Australian Open racket sells for $540K
Shortly before Novak Djokovic took the court for Sunday's Australian Open men's final, a racket he used to win the 2012 tournament set a record for the highest selling price for any game-used racket.,Djokovic's racket was sold Saturday night by SCP Auctions for $540,000, which obliterated the record...
Summit sign Eva Gaetino from Paris Saint-Germain
Expansion Denver Summit FC signed defender Eva Gaetino from Paris Saint-Germain of France's Premiere League.,She is under contract with the Summit through the 2028 season. The National Women's Soccer League club announced her signing on Saturday but didn't release any financial details.,Gaetino, 23,...
How Gary Bettman Built the Model MLB Owners Crave
MLB’s cold free-agent market shows why Rob Manfred and owners envy the NHL’s salary-cap system and trade frenzy....
Government OKs ESPN's blockbuster deal for NFL Network from league
Government regulators approved ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network, linear rights to the NFL RedZone Channel and other league media assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake in ESPN, the NFL and ESPN announced late Saturday night.,The blockbuster deal was formally announced last August pending reviews...
Balanced Rockets attack overcomes Cooper Flagg in win over Mavs
Amen Thompson scored 21 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 19, and Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday.,All five starters scored in double figures for the Rockets, who squared the four-game season series with the Maver...
Blue Jackets extend win streak with surge past Blues
Kent Johnson scored a goal and earned an assist as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-3 Saturday night for their fifth straight victory.,Isac Lundestrom, Denton Mateychuk, Damon Severson and Mason Marchment also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won nine of their l...
Nikola Jokic's return fortifies Nuggets going into game vs. Thunder
Things looked bleak for the Denver Nuggets when superstar center Nikola Jokic went down with a left knee injury on Dec. 29, but they went 10-6 without the three-time NBA Most Valuable Player.,The Nuggets have him back, and he'll be in the lineup for the second straight game when the Oklahoma City Th...