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Former LIV golfer Laurie Canter qualifies for The Players
Laurie Canter of England became the first player with LIV Golf ties past or present to qualify for The Players Championship.,Canter, who last played on the LIV Golf circuit in 2023, finished second this weekend at the South African Open on the DP World Tour to rocket into the top 50 of the Official ...
Thunder's Chet Holmgren (ankle) out vs. Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder center/forward Chet Holmgren has been ruled out of Sunday's game against the host San Antonio Spurs due to a sprained left ankle.,Holmgren scored seven points and played just 15 minutes in Oklahoma City's 135-119 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday.,The 7-foot-1 Holmgren i...
Agent: Wizards' Justin Champagnie signing 4-year deal
Enjoying the best season of his young career, Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie landed a four-year, $10 million contract, his agent told ESPN on Sunday.,Champagnie, 23, in his second season in Washington, is averaging career highs in points (7.5), field goal percentage (50.4), 3-point per...
Warriors' Jimmy Butler faces lawsuit over unpaid rent, property damages
Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler has been sued for allegedly failing to pay $260,000 in rent and leaving behind more than $127,000 in damages related to a luxury home he leased in Miami Beach, Fla.,Butler was traded from the Miami Heat to the Warriors last month after requesting a trade.,F...
Magic G Jalen Suggs to have surgery, out indefinitely
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a cartilage fragment in his left knee and is out indefinitely.,Suggs has been sidelined since sustaining what was reported as a left quad contusion during Orlando's 121-113 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Jan. 25.,Signed...
Rangers to sit F Reilly Smith on Sunday with trade deadline approaching
The New York Rangers won't play forward Reilly Smith on Sunday night against the Nashville Predators for roster management reasons.,Smith, 33, is a likely candidate to be traded before the NHL deadline on Friday. The Rangers do not want to take a chance that he'll sustain an injury ahead of the dead...
Duke ready to show its depth against Wake Forest
No. 2 Duke has established that next-man up mentality, and the Blue Devils might need it again Monday night in their home finale against Wake Forest in Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils used various lineup combinations the past couple of games as injuries have struck. But there's no room for a misstep if...
Pitt CB Mason Alexander dies in car accident
Pittsburgh freshman cornerback Mason Alexander died on Saturday night after a car accident in his hometown of Fishers, Ind. He was 18.,Per the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Alexander was a passenger in a 2016 BMW. The driver of the car attempted to pass another car and swerved to avoid a collisi...
Panthers place F Matthew Tkachuk on IR
Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk was placed on injured reserve on Sunday due to a groin injury.,It was not immediately known if Tkachuk is on the traditional injured reserve or long-term IR, however.,Tkachuk, 27, has sat out the Panthers' past four games after being injured during the 4 Nati...
Reports: Commissioner weighs removing Pete Rose from MLB ineligible list
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred is reviewing whether to reinstate the late Pete Rose from baseball's ineligible list, multiple outlets reported.,The move comes after President Donald Trump blasted MLB in a social media post late Friday for Rose's lifetime ban in 1989 for gambling. Tru...
Bulls G Ayo Dosunmu (shoulder) out for season
Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu will undergo surgery on his left shoulder and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Sunday.,Dosunmu sat out three games due to left shoulder subluxation before returning to collect 11 points and five rebounds in Chicago's 125-115 overtime victory over t...
Report: Wisconsin G Max Klesmit out vs. Michigan State
Wisconsin guard Max Klesmit will not play Sunday against No. 8 Michigan State due to a lower-body injury, CBS Sports reported.,Klesmit aggravated the injury early in the first half of the Badgers' 88-62 victory over Washington on Tuesday. Wisconsin head coach Greg Gard said Klesmit had been dealing ...
Hurricanes seek fast start in encounter with Flames
While the ending of games tends to be what's evaluated most heavily by observers, the Carolina Hurricanes are searching for ways to produce better beginnings.,The suddenly inconsistent Hurricanes host the Calgary Flames on Sunday at Raleigh, N.C.,"We always seem to (start slow)," Carolina coach Rod ...
New-look Rangers, with eye on playoffs, host Predators
In the past few days, the top defensive pairing of the New York Rangers has completely changed due to an injury and a trade.,Still within striking distance in a crowded Eastern Conference race for one of two wild-card spots, the Rangers will play their first game since trading Ryan Lindgren when the...
Wild look to halt skid, slow David Pastrnak, Bruins
The Minnesota Wild know that time is running short with 22 games left in the regular season.,The Wild also know that they are playing shorthanded without several prominent players, including top scorer Kirill Kaprizov and steady veteran Joel Eriksson Ek.,"We have no choice," forward Mats Zuccarello ...
Improved defense key for Golden Knights against Devils
The Vegas Golden Knights head into their home game Sunday night against the New Jersey Devils leading the Pacific Division by two points over the Edmonton Oilers, thanks in large part to a veteran defense that has allowed the seventh-fewest goals in the league., ,But the Golden Knights have given up...
Blues, with playoffs in view, meet Stars in first of 6 pivotal road games
After climbing back into the Western Conference playoff race, the St. Louis Blues are taking their postseason quest on the road for six consecutive games.,That challenging stretch will begin in Dallas on Sunday against the Stars.,"It's an opportunity to go on the road with travel, there's a lot of t...
Thunder visit Spurs, look to inch closer to West title
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to move closer to clinching the best record in the Western Conference when they travel to San Antonio to face the struggling, short-handed Spurs on Sunday. ,The Thunder have won two consecutive games and four of their past five, including a 135-119 victory at Atla...
Maple Leafs aim to stay hot in matchup vs. Penguins
Teams going in opposite directions will meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.,The Maple Leafs have won four games in a row and seven of their last eight after Friday night's 3-2 road victory over the New York Rangers. ,The Penguins, in turn, have lost f...
Panthers get Blackhawks D Seth Jones, give up G Spencer Knight
The Florida Panthers acquired veteran defenseman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who also received a fourth-round pick from Chicago in the 2026 draf...