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Reports: Josh McDaniels returning for third stint as Pats’ OC
Josh McDaniels is heading back to New England for his third tour as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, several reports said Tuesday.,McDaniels, 48, will take over an offense quarterbacked by rising sophomore Drake Maye on new coach Mike Vrabel's first staff in Foxborough, Mass.,McDaniels spent 200...
Avalanche out to solve Connor Hellebuyck, Jets
The Colorado Avalanche and Winnipeg Jets wrap up their season series on Wednesday night in Denver, and both teams are hoping to rebound from disappointing losses on Monday.,Colorado had a flat performance in a 3-1 home loss to Minnesota and missed a chance to jump the Wild in the Central Division, w...
France's Matthieu Pavon back to defend historic Farmers win
Matthieu Pavon knocked in an 8-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the Farmers Insurance Open last January and made PGA Tour history for his native France., ,Pavon became the first Frenchman to win an official tour event and returns to San Diego this week to defend his title, with the tournament te...
Kansas State looking to launch turnaround at Baylor
Despite its five-game losing streak, Kansas State feels confident heading into Wednesday's Big 12 Conference road game against Baylor in Waco, Texas.,Wildcats coach Jerome Tang, who spent 19 years as an assistant for Baylor coach Scott Drew, feels like his team is close to turning things around. Tha...
Thunder welcome Jazz for battle of first vs. last in West
The top team in the Western Conference meets the bottom team Wednesday when the Oklahoma City Thunder host the Utah Jazz.,The Thunder have won 20 of their last 22 games and haven't lost at home since Nov. 17. Oklahoma City is 19-2 at home this season, the second-best home winning percentage in the N...
Hornets hope to continue season-best win streak vs. surging Grizzlies
The Charlotte Hornets are not playing like the same team from a few weeks ago.,After struggling to an 8-28 record over the season's first two-plus months, Charlotte will bring a season-high three-game win streak into its game at the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.,The Hornets recently lost rising st...
Ex-teammates Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum clash in Bucks-Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks have put a slow start behind them and are playing some of their best basketball of the season.,They'll face another team that is playing better of late when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night.,The Bucks are starting a six-game road trip after sweeping a four-g...
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner headed to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki missed unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame by one vote Tuesday night when he headlined a three-player class selected by the 394 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.,Suzuki will be joined on the Clark Sports Center stage in Cooperstown, N.Y., July 2...
Rockets prepare for teams to focus on Jalen Green as Cavs visit
Considering how well the Detroit Pistons were stifling the Houston Rockets' offense on Monday, the NBA announcing guard Jalen Green as the Western Conference Player of the Week during the game qualified as dubious timing.,Green missed 13 of 21 shots while scoring 19 points and committed five turnove...
Haas makes Laura Mueller F1's first female race engineer
One member of Haas' revamped racing team has made history.,With her promotion to race engineer by Haas on Tuesday, Laura Mueller will become the first woman in Formula 1 history to lead an engineering team.,Mueller will serve as the race engineer for driver Esteban Ocon, who will debut with Haas whe...
Blue Jackets aim to brush off 'slow' effort, visit Maple Leafs
The Columbus Blue Jackets watched a seven-game points streak come to an end on Monday, and their coach wasn't keen on offering up silver linings.,Columbus will continue a four-game road trip Wednesday against the rising Toronto Maple Leafs.,Dean Evason didn't mince words after his Blue Jackets fell ...
No. 16 Ole Miss can't afford slow start vs. No. 13 Texas A&M
Ole Miss lost a Southeastern Conference game for the first time this season on Saturday, the same day Texas A&M collected what could be a pivotal victory.,The No. 16 Rebels (15-3, 4-1 SEC) will try to bounce back and the No. 13 Aggies (14-4, 3-2) will try to continue their momentum when they meet We...
Rudy Gobert, Wolves try to bounce back vs. Mavs
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is asking for more production from center Rudy Gobert ahead of the team's matchup against the host Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.,Gobert managed just four points and four rebounds -- two on the defensive end -- in a 108-106 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Mo...
Pistons chasing rare road win against Hawks
The Detroit Pistons will try to carry their success on the road to a place where they've struggled when they visit the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.,The Pistons are 12-10 away from home after Monday's 107-96 victory at Houston, the first leg of a five-game road trip. But Detroit has lost seven in a ro...
Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher (adductor) out at least 1 week
Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, will sit out at least another week due to a strained left adductor, the team said Tuesday.,Risacher already has missed three games with the injury, and Atlanta said in a statement that he's "progressing in his rehabi...
Vikings secure head coach Kevin O'Connell with multiyear extension
Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell has agreed to a multiyear contract extension, the team announced Tuesday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed. O'Connell, 39, was set to enter the final year of his original contract with the Vikings, who hired him before the 2022 season.,"Kevin is exact...
Short-handed Georgia Tech looks to halt skid vs. Virginia Tech
With each team trying to inch back to the .500 mark, Georgia Tech hosts Virginia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Wednesday in Atlanta.,Georgia Tech (8-11, 2-6 ACC) enters play reeling and undermanned, having dropped four in a row while playing without several key pieces. In its 91-78 loss ...
Syracuse looks to stop 'warrior' Ian Schieffelin, surging Clemson
Ian Schieffelin can barely practice these days, but he expects to play for surging Clemson when the Tigers host Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Wednesday in Clemson, S.C.,More than two months into the season, Schieffelin is dealing with back and calf issues that have limited his abil...
Indiana seeking first win over Northwestern since '21
Indiana hopes to be clicking again after absorbing consecutive 25-point losses.,The Hoosiers enter Wednesday's game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., coming off a 77-76 overtime victory at Ohio State and remain firmly in the hunt for a top-four seed and bye into the Big Ten tournament quarterf...
Elite defenses clash as Xavier visits No. 20 St. John's
The long climb back to national relevance has finally ended for No. 20 St. John's.,But Rick Pitino and the Red Storm are nowhere near satisfied.,St. John's will look to win in its first game since returning to the Top 25 when it hosts Xavier in a Big East Conference clash Wednesday night in New York...