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'Humble' Cavs still not satisfied with surging Blazers ahead
Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson believes his team still has a lot to prove over the final 23 games of the regular season., ,At 49-10, Cleveland holds the league's best record and is coming off a stunning comeback victory against the defending NBA champions. None of that matters to Atkinson,...
Report: Clippers G Jordan Miller agrees to 4-year deal
Los Angeles Clippers two-way guard Jordan Miller agreed to a four-year, $8.3 million contract with the team, ESPN reported on Saturday.,Miller, 25, fared well with the Clippers' G League team in Oceanside this season and has provided valuable contributions with Los Angeles to boot.,Miller has averag...
South Carolina, coach Dawn Staley land 5-star G Agot Makeer
Agot Makeer, the No. 1 combo guard in the nation and the No. 4 overall recruit, committed to South Carolina on Saturday.,The five-star player announced her commitment on social media site X with photos of her wearing a Gamecocks uniform and one of head coach Dawn Staley.,She simply wrote, "no long c...
Avalanche acquire Ryan Lindgren, Jimmy Vesey from Rangers
The Colorado Avalanche acquired forwards Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey and the rights to defensive prospect Hank Kempf from the New York Rangers on Saturday.,The Rangers picked up forward Juuso Parssinen, defenseman Calvin de Haan and conditional second-round and fourth-round 2025 NHL Draft selectio...
Predators hold out Gustav Nyquist (trade-related) vs. Islanders
The Nashville Predators held forward Gustav Nyquist out of their game against the host New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon due to "trade-related reasons.",The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings reportedly are potential landing spots for Nyquist, who is playing in the final season of a two-yea...
Celtics bid to halt modest slide in clash vs. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets
The Boston Celtics will be looking to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season Sunday afternoon when they take on the visiting Denver Nuggets.,After losing 117-97 at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Celtics dropped a 123-116 decision to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday in the o...
Xander Schauffele to return at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Xander Schauffele will make his return to active competition at next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla.,Schauffele, who is No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, has been nursing a rib cage injury since tying for 30th place in the season-opening The Sentry in Hawaii. ,"It's been a...
Figure skating community gathers for tribute to D.C. crash victims
The figure skating community will gather Sunday in Washington, D.C., to remember the victims of the Jan. 29 aircraft collision that killed 67 people, including 11 young skaters and members of their families.,The event, "Legacy on Ice," will be co-hosted by Olympic gold medalists Brian Boitano (1988)...
Reports: Duke G Tyrese Proctor (knee) out vs. Florida State
Duke guard Tyrese Proctor will sit out against visiting Florida State on Saturday night due to a bone bruise in his knee, multiple media outlets reported.,Proctor sustained the injury during the first half of the second-ranked Blue Devils' 97-60 victory at Miami on Tuesday.,Isaiah Evans started the ...
Tigers OF Parker Meadows shut down with nerve issue
Detroit Tigers center fielder Parker Meadows has been shut down from baseball activities due to a nerve issue in his upper right arm.,Meadows, however, was not ruled out of the team's season opener on March 27 against the host Los Angeles Dodgers.,"We're going to wait and see," Tigers manager A.J. H...
Sky move home games against Fever to larger United Center
The Chicago Sky are the latest team to book a bigger venue for home games against the Indiana Fever in the 2025 season.,The Sky are moving their June 7 and July 27 games with the Fever to the United Center in Chicago, home of the Bulls. It seats more than 20,000 for basketball, while the Sky's home,...
President Trump says he will issue 'complete pardon' of Pete Rose
President Donald Trump said he intends to sign a "complete pardon" of the late Pete Rose, who was banned from baseball for betting.,Trump made the declaration late Friday on his Truth Social account. ,It wasn't exactly clear what the pardon would cover. Rose, who in 2004 -- years after his 1989 ban ...
No. 18 Memphis keeping guard up ahead of game vs. UAB
Given that No. 18 Memphis has a rich basketball tradition and high expectations nearly every year, it's hard to believe the Tigers haven't won a regular-season conference title since 2013.,Memphis will take a big step in that direction on Sunday afternoon if they can complete a season sweep of Ameri...
No. 15 Michigan braces for close contest vs. Illinois
In order to win a championship, teams often have to win close games. ,But No. 15 Michigan has won nearly all of its close games in its pursuit of a Big Ten championship. ,The latest hurdle to clear in that goal will come Sunday afternoon against Illinois in Ann Arbor, Mich.,If Michigan's trend in Bi...
No. 11 Wisconsin aims to stay in 'attack mode' vs. No. 8 Michigan State
Wisconsin finished a nearly perfect February with a resounding victory over Washington on Tuesday. ,The Badgers will face perhaps their biggest test of the Big Ten season in their March opener, however.,No. 11 Wisconsin, which went 6-1 in February, will visit East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday afternoon...
Grizzlies pursue season sweep of skidding Spurs
The Memphis Grizzlies will be looking to complete a season-series sweep of the San Antonio Spurs when the clubs meet for a fourth and final time Saturday night in Tennessee.,Continuing a trend they began in January 2021, the Grizzlies have dominated their Southwest Division rival this season, winnin...
Pistons look to start new win streak vs. Nets
The Detroit Pistons saw their longest winning streak in 17 years end on Friday night. They will attempt to start a new run in the second game of a back-to-back.,The Pistons had won eight straight before the Denver Nuggets handed them a 134-119 loss. Detroit will close out a four-game homestand again...
Blues ride hot streak into matchup with Kings
The St. Louis Blues are finally seeing a payoff for their progress made since Jim Montgomery took over as head coach in November.,They will carry their first three-game winning streak of the season into a Saturday night home game against the Los Angeles Kings.,"I think everybody here believes in eac...
Wizards, Hornets meet with each in search of rare victory
The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets meet Saturday bearing the load of disappointing seasons as well as the weight of all of the teams above them in the Eastern Conference standings.,While the Wizards have the NBA's worst record at 10-48, the Hornets are second worst at 14-44. Three of Washi...
LAFC try to keep rolling, earn first win over NYCFC
Los Angeles FC are off to a running start and will bring plenty of momentum into a visit from New York City FC on Saturday in a match that pits two of the past four MLS champions.,LAFC (1-0-0, 3 points) not only earned a 1-0 victory in their MLS opener last weekend against Minnesota United, but the ...