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Seahawks release veteran WR Tyler Lockett
The Seattle Seahawks released Tyler Lockett on Wednesday, parting ways with the wide receiver after 10 seasons.,The Seahawks made the move as opposed to paying Lockett $17 million this season, including a $5.3 million roster bonus due March 16.,Seattle's passing game has shifted to Jaxon Smith-Njigb...

K Mason Crosby retires as member of Packers
Former Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby is retiring as a member of the team, general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Wednesday.,The Packers selected Crosby in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL Draft, and he stayed with the team through the 2022 season. In that time, he became the Green Bay fran...

Bengals DE Sam Hubbard, 29, retires
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday after seven seasons with the team.,Hubbard, 29, was voted a team captain in each of his final four seasons with the Bengals. He was the longest-tenured player on the team's roster.,The Cincinnati native r...

Alex Ovechkin using record chase to raise money for cancer research
Washington Capitals star captain Alex Ovechkin is turning his pursuit of the NHL record for goals scored into a fundraiser for pediatric cancer.,Ovechkin announced Wednesday the founding of "The GR8 Chase for Victory Over Cancer," pledging to donate money for each goal he scores from now through the...
Best College Basketball Bets Today: Florida vs. Alabama, Maryland vs. Michigan & More
Wednesday March 5th's college basketball slate features a handful of top 10 SEC teams, and these are our best betting picks and predictions for the entire slate....

Blue Jackets F Mathieu Olivier inks 6-year extension
Columbus Blue Jackets forward Mathieu Olivier signed a six-year, $18 million contract extension on Wednesday.,Olivier, 28, was in line to be an unrestricted free agent after this season. The contract will run through the 2030-31 campaign.,He has 21 points (12 goals, nine assists) and 113 penalty min...
Hand-Picking Your Successor in College Basketball Isn’t Such a Good Idea
College basketball’s coaching legends retired and handpicked their successors. Turns out, they were terrible at it and their programs are now suffering as a result....

Wolves aim to avoid slipup vs. lowly Hornets
The Minnesota Timberwolves need to take care of matters against lowly teams, and they will have one such opportunity Wednesday night when they visit the Charlotte Hornets.,Minnesota produced a big fourth quarter on Tuesday in a 126-112 victory against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers. It was a one-ga...

Devin Vassell's career night sparks Spurs past Nets
Devin Vassell hit a career-high eight 3-pointers en route to a career-high 37 points, and the host San Antonio Spurs were at their best in the second half in a 127-113 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday., ,The Spurs led by five points at halftime but took charge in the third quarte...

Jayden Epps' late hoop caps Georgetown's sweep of Villanova
Jayden Epps scored 20 points and sank the game-winning layup with five seconds left as Georgetown beat Villanova 75-73 on Tuesday in Washington.,Micah Peavy hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Jordan Burks had 14 points as Georgetown (17-13, 8-11 Big East) swept the Wildcats in a two-game r...

Isles edge Jets, move closer to Eastern wild-card spot
Impending free agents and potential trade targets Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson each scored Tuesday night in what might have been their final game with the New York Islanders, who beat the visiting Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,The goals were the 20th of the season for both Palmieri, a member o...

Victor Hedman, Lightning cool off Blue Jackets
Victor Hedman and Jake Guentzel had two goals and one assist apiece as the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back a night after having their winning streak snapped, beating the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Tuesday night.,In its sixth consecutive home victory, the Atlantic Division's third-place c...

Tyrese Haliburton's latest double-double powers Pacers past Rockets
Tyrese Haliburton produced his sixth consecutive double-double and the Indiana Pacers turned a fourth-quarter rally into a 115-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Haliburton paired 28 points with 15 assists to help send the Rockets to their eighth consecutive road loss. ...

Georgia Tech routs Miami, wraps up ACC tourney bye
Lance Terry scored a career-high 31 points while adding seven rebounds and four assists as Georgia Tech breezed to an 89-74 win over Miami on Tuesday in Atlanta.,Baye Ndongo produced 22 points and eight rebounds while Duncan Powell chipped in 16 points and seven boards and Naithan George had 10 poin...

Creighton routs Seton Hall to get closer to Big East's No. 2 seed
Ryan Kalkbrenner had a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds as visiting Creighton soared to a 79-61 Big East win over Seton Hall Tuesday night in Newark, N.J.,The Bluejays (21-9, 14-5 Big East) enhanced their odds for the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Big East Tournament with the win -- gaining a half...

No. 18 Purdue's red-hot 3-point shooting sinks Rutgers
Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each made a career-high seven 3-pointers while scoring 23 points apiece to lead No. 18 Purdue to a 100-71 trouncing of Rutgers in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at West Lafayette, Ind.,Trey Kaufman-Renn added 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting as Purdue (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten)...

Zach LaVine, Kings aim to gain ground in West vs. Nuggets
The Sacramento Kings lost All-NBA center Domantas Sabonis to a hamstring injury, but that hasn't slowed them down the past two games.,Sacramento overcame the absence of Sabonis to beat Houston and Dallas on the road, and it can sweep its four-game road trip when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wedne...

No. 20 Marquette shoots for revenge against UConn
With plenty at stake in terms of the Big East standings, two teams will aim to continue their momentum into March when UConn hosts No. 20 Marquette on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.,Marquette (22-7, 13-5 Big East) has taken care of business in two straight games, dominating Providence at home and winnin...

Xavier can advance at-large case with sixth straight win vs. Butler
Streaking Xavier will try to bolster its NCAA Tournament chances on Wednesday in Indianapolis, when Butler hopes to play spoiler on senior night.,Xavier (19-10, 11-7 Big East) enters play winners of five straight and has firmly latched onto the tourney bubble. CBS Sports' bracket projection has the ...

Shedeur Sanders' No. 1 pick odds plummet amid reports
Shedeur Sanders' status as the most polarizing prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft has been firmly cemented.,Reports surfaced this week that multiple teams felt the former Colorado quarterback didn't take his interviews at the scouting combine seriously. Combined with the questions many scouts have as to...