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Cubs acquire RHP Ryan Pressly from Astros
The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed relief pitcher Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros on Tuesday.,Pressly, who served as the Astros' closer for three of the past four seasons, waived his no-trade clause to allow the move to go through. The Cubs also acquired cash considerations in exchange for ...

Liam Coen: Jaguars will rely on Trevor Lawrence, toughness
With a strange hiring process and the obligatory introductory news conference behind him, Liam Coen officially begins his job Tuesday as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars with clear missions in mind: creating a winning culture built on aggressive play and designing a top-flight offense arou...

Reports: Lions name John Morton as offensive coordinator
The Detroit Lions tabbed former Denver Broncos pass game coordinator John Morton as the team's offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday.,Morton, 55, will fill the vacancy left open after Ben Johnson became head coach of the Chicago Bears.,Under Johnson, the Lions boasted the NF...

Tiger Woods details 'difficult' decision to move Genesis to Torrey Pines
Tiger Woods admitted that it was "very difficult" to relocate The Genesis Invitational to Torrey Pines Golf Course in San Diego in the wake of the wildfires in California.,Riviera Country Club is in the hard-hit Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles and was set to hold the Feb. 13-16 tournament, ...

Chiefs to wear away white jerseys in Super Bowl LIX
The Kansas City Chiefs will wear their away white jerseys in Super Bowl LIX, the same color they donned two years ago in the big game against the Philadelphia Eagles.,The Eagles had the choice of jersey color given that they are considered the home team with the Feb. 9 game being played in New Orlea...

Fresh off close contests, No. 1 Auburn braces for LSU
Auburn has endured a few close calls lately. ,But the unanimous No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll has won 11 consecutive games heading into its Southeastern Conference contest against LSU on Wednesday night in Baton Rouge, La. ,Auburn (18-1, 6-0) had one of its most difficult and satisf...

No. 25 UConn bids for bounce-back effort vs. DePaul
No. 25 UConn will look to continue a trend of bounce-back victories in Big East play when it hosts DePaul in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday night in the teams' second and final meeting of the season.,For the Huskies (14-6, 6-3), all three conferences losses have come within the last five games, inclu...

Ducks' Mason McTavish aims to continue hot hand vs. Kraken
Anaheim Ducks coach Greg Cronin labeled him a "third-line guy.",His teammates nicknamed him "Iron Sights" for the frequency with which he was hitting a post or crossbar.,Mason McTavish, who will turn 22 on Thursday, has had plenty of growing pains since being the No. 3 overall pick in the 2021 NHL D...

Stephen Curry, Warriors stumble into matchup with Jazz
Stephen Curry looks to snap out of a shooting slump against an opponent that has given him trouble in the past when the Golden State Warriors host the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in San Francisco.,Curry missed all eight of his second-half shots, finished 4-for-17 and totaled 13 points when the Warriors wer...

Bucks' Damian Lillard makes second return to Portland
Damian Lillard's second trip back to Portland is nowhere near as big a deal as his first.,After Lillard made a much-anticipated return last season, the buzz is much lighter this time as he and the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Lillard spent 11 seasons as the face...

Rockets, after three notable wins, face ailing Hawks
The Houston Rockets will look to extend an impressive run through the East when they visit the ailing Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night.,The giant-killing Rockets followed back-to-back victories over the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers, the second of those contests in Cleveland, with a thrilling 1...

Injury-weakened 76ers aim to halt Lakers' win streak
Riding their longest winning streak since before Thanksgiving, the Los Angeles Lakers will take a four-game run of success into a road matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.,The Lakers began the East Coast portion of a six-game road trip Monday with a 112-107 victory over the Charlotte H...

Cincinnati, Utah seek to ignite struggling offenses
Cincinnati travels to Salt Lake City on Tuesday to face Utah in a battle of Big 12 teams that share a lot in common.,The Bearcats (12-7, 2-6) have lost two straight and are coming off their worst game of the season, an 80-52 defeat at BYU on Saturday. The hosts shot 73.9 percent (17-of-23) in the se...

Reports: Fenway Sports Group trying to sell minority stake in Penguins
Fenway Sports Group is looking to sell a minority share of the Pittsburgh Penguins, multiple media outlets reported Monday. ,The Boston-based conglomerate hasn't revealed how much of the Penguins it plans to sell, but reports indicated that the group still plans on being the majority owner. ,This is...

Stars expect another playoff-like clash at Golden Knights
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in three weeks when they host the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.,The Golden Knights come in off a 4-1 home victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Sunday, just the team's third win...

Arizona State aims to deepen Colorado's Big 12 misery
Arizona State enjoyed a fast start to the season but has slowed down during Big 12 conference play. ,However, the Sun Devils (11-8, 2-6 Big 12) recently snapped a four-game conference skid and can secure their second win in three games when they visit a slumping Colorado team in Boulder, Colo., on T...

BYU bids to extend home success vs. banged-up Baylor
There isn't much separation between Baylor and BYU -- at least on paper -- as the teams square off on Tuesday night in Provo, Utah. ,BYU has the fourth-best scoring offense (80.4) in the Big 12, while Baylor is right behind in fifth (79.9). BYU and Baylor check in at Nos. 7 and 8, respectively, in s...

Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle) exits game vs. Lakers
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball sprained his left ankle in the second quarter of a meeting with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.,Ball got hurt after knocking down a 3-pointer with 8:47 remaining in the first half. He was backpedaling following the make when he stepped on Lakers forward Ja...

Providence F Bryce Hopkins (knee) out for season again
Providence coach Kim English said Monday that Bryce Hopkins will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the second straight season the star forward has had cut short.,Hopkins suffered an ACL tear in his left knee on Jan. 3, 2024, and missed not only the end of the 2023-24 season, but also t...

Georgia Tech vying for second win over Notre Dame this season
A pair of Atlantic Coast Conference teams looking to form rare winning streaks will meet Tuesday when Georgia Tech visits Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.,Notre Dame (9-10, 3-5 ACC) has won two of three games following a four-game losing streak. That skid began with an 86-75 loss at Georgia Tech on De...