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Quick turnaround to start season as Marquette readies for Southern
On just one day of rest for both teams after their season openers, Marquette hosts Southern for Game 2 of the new campaign on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles kicked off their new season with an 80-53 victory over Albany on Monday night.,Preseason Big East first-team selection Chase R...
Chargers acquire OL Trevor Penning from Saints
The New Orleans Saints traded offensive lineman and former first-round draft pick Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Tuesday.,The Chargers will send the Saints a 2027 draft pick, which multiple reports said will be a sixth-rounder.,The Chargers were in desp...
Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns meets up again with Timberwolves
With a few more wins in their respective conference finals series last spring, the New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves would have advanced to the NBA Finals and figured out the ultimate way to determine the winner of their blockbuster October 2024 trade.,But the evidence continues to mount th...
Blues upbeat while Caps search for identity among struggles
After racing to a 6-2-0 start that mirrored their surprising 2024-25 success, the Washington Capitals have encountered some early season turbulence.,Their current 0-3-1 downturn is worse than any winless streak they sustained a year ago. The loss of No. 2 center Pierre-Luc Dubois to a long-term lowe...
Knowing answers lie on defense, skidding Wizards take on Celtics
The Washington Wizards will be striving to end a five-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,Inconsistency at the defensive end of the court has been a major issue for Washington, which has allowed at least 119 points in six of its seven games. The Wizards enter We...
No. 23 Creighton, restocked after departures, opens vs. South Dakota
No. 23 Creighton officially will begin life after Ryan Kalkbrenner on Wednesday when it hosts South Dakota in the team's season opener in Omaha, Neb.,Replacing Kalkbrenner, a four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year, wasn't the only assignment for head coach Greg McDermott. He also saw the de...
After losing two top-five picks, Rutgers begins campaign vs. Rider
Rutgers fell flat and missed the NCAA Tournament last season despite having two future top-five NBA draft picks on the roster., ,Is it possible the Scarlet Knights will be better without Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey?, ,That's what Rutgers is set to find out as it opens the 2025-26 season at home agai...
Pacers, Nets face off as both look to move past slow starts
The Brooklyn Nets' pursuit of their first win of the season continues on Wednesday night when they visit the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,The Nets fell for the seventh time in as many games on Monday with a 125-109 setback to a Minnesota Timberwolves team that was missing All-Star guard Anthony E...
Bears acquire DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka from Browns
The Chicago Bears are acquiring defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a 2026 seventh-round pick from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the same draft, the team announced Tuesday.,The move comes two days after Bears defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo sustained a season-ending Achill...
White Sox pick up OF Luis Robert's $20M option
The Chicago White Sox picked up center fielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option for 2026 on Tuesday.,The team also announced that left-hander Martin Perez declined his $10 million mutual option for 2026 and will receive a $1.5 million buyout.,Robert, 28, was limited to 110 games in 2025 and hit ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks soar into Toronto after dramatic win
RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are forming a dynamic duo for the Toronto Raptors, who will look for more heroics from the pair when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time in 12 days on Tuesday.,The Bucks have a hero of their own, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who arrives in C...
Cade Cunningham riding hot streak into Pistons' clash vs. Jazz
Cade Cunningham gained his first All-Star selection last season. The Detroit Pistons guard appears well on his way to earning that distinction again with the way he's playing early this season.,The Pistons are off to a 5-2 start, thanks to the production of their floor leader. Detroit will be seekin...
Georgia believes in its offense entering game vs. UMES
Georgia will try to continue its quest for offensive improvement on Wednesday when it hosts Maryland-Eastern Shore in Athens, Ga.,The Bulldogs (1-0), who reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago, opened the new season with a convincing 104-59 win over Bellarmine. It was the 300th win of coach Mike Whi...
Caps expect D Rasmus Sandin (upper body) to return vs. Blues
Washington Capitals coach Spencer Carbery said defenseman Rasmus Sandin is "on track" to play in Wednesday's home game against the St. Louis Blues after missing five contests with an upper-body injury.,Carberry also said on Tuesday that forward Pierre-Luc Dubois (lower-body injury) will be out long ...
Reports: Red Sox SS Trevor Story opts into contract, will return in 2026
Coming off a bounce-back 2025 season, Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story is opting into his contract and returning to Boston in 2026, according to multiple media reports.,Story, who had an opt-out after the fourth year of his six-year, $140 million deal he signed ahead of the 2022 season, has two...
Report: Chargers acquiring OL Trevor Penning from Saints
The New Orleans Saints traded offensive lineman and former first-round draft pick Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the NFL trade deadline on Monday, multiple reports said.,The Chargers will reportedly send the Saints a sixth-round draft pick in 2027, per reports.,The Chargers were...
Report: Commanders signing WR Treylon Burks to roster
The Washington Commanders are signing former first-round draft pick Treylon Burks to their 53-man roster, NFL Network reported on Tuesday.,Burks, a wide receiver, signed with the Commanders on Oct. 17 and was sent to the practice squad after being released from injured reserve last month by the Tenn...
Cowboys acquire Jets DT Quinnen Williams
The Dallas Cowboys acquired defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade with the New York Jets mere hours before Tuesday's trade deadline, the team announced Tuesday.,The Cowboys are sending a 2026 second-round pick, a 2027 first-round pick and defensive tackle Mazi Smith to New York, which dealt a...
Padres RHP Yu Darvish out for 2026 season after UCL surgery
San Diego Padres right-hander Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and an internal brace in his pitching elbow.,Darvish, 39, announced Tuesday over social media that was performed by Dr. Keith Meister last week in Arlington, Texas. The Padres, ...
Reds sign RHP Keegan Thompson to 1-year deal
The Cincinnati Reds signed free-agent right-hander Keegan Thompson to a one-year major league contract on Tuesday.,Thompson, 30, pitched last season for the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A affiliate in Iowa and was 6-2 with a 4.50 ERA, 25 walks and 83 strikeouts in 64 innings over 33 games (five starts).,Tho...