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Jazz sign G Jaden Springer to multi-year contract
Utah guard Jaden Springer signed a multi-year contract on Sunday with the Jazz, who had brought him in on a 10-day deal on Feb. 20.,Springer, 22, is averaging 3.5 points, one rebound, 1.3 assists and 8.8 minutes in four games with Utah. He played 26 games earlier this season for the Boston Celtics a...
Kings, Mavericks battle for ground in tight West terrain
Two teams dealing with injured big men and looking to move out of the play-in portion of the Western Conference standings go head-to-head Monday night when the Sacramento Kings visit the Dallas Mavericks.,Three consecutive wins by the Kings and three losses in four games by the Mavericks have left t...
UCLA refocused on defense in road game against Northwestern
UCLA looks to salvage its final road trip of its inaugural Big Ten Conference season on Monday when the Bruins face recently surging Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.,UCLA (20-9, 11-7 Big Ten) suffered a major blow to its pursuit of a top-four seed and bye into the quarterfinals of the upcoming confere...
No. 4 Houston squares off with Kansas following Big 12 title
Roughly one month before the Big 12 schedule opened, and after Houston absorbed a pair of overtime losses during a tournament in Las Vegas, another conference title did not appear to be guaranteed.,With their 73-64 home victory over Cincinnati on Saturday, the fourth-ranked Cougars (25-4, 17-1 Big 1...
South Carolina wins coin flip to decide No. 1 seed in SEC
The bracket for the SEC women's basketball tournament came down to a coin toss.,South Carolina (27-3) earned the No. 1 seed in this week's conference tournament over Texas (29-2) after commissioner Greg Sankey performed a coin flip televised live on ESPN Sunday.,South Carolina, the defending nationa...
Kings out to halt skid, end trip with win vs. Blackhawks
The suddenly skidding Los Angeles Kings will shoot to salvage the finale of a three-game road trip Monday as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks.,Losers of three straight, Los Angeles had a brief respite Sunday after back-to-back road losses in Dallas and St. Louis to start the weekend.,Kings coach Ji...
Ja Morant on the upswing as Grizzlies prepare for Hawks
Ja Morant is returning to the form that made him a two-time NBA All-Star and one of the league's premier players.,Morant -- who has endured back-to-back seasons interrupted by injury, with a league suspension tossed in -- enters Monday's game against the visiting Atlanta Hawks on a roll, minus an ab...
Canadiens gunning for fifth straight win, sweep of Sabres
The Montreal Canadiens are feeling good since returning to action following the NHL's pause for the 4 Nations Face-Off and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.,The Canadiens picked up a season-high fourth straight win on Saturday, downing the Sabres 4-2 in Buffalo i...
Panthers tasked with cooling off red-hot rival Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning -- the hottest team in the NHL -- are set to visit the rival Florida Panthers on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Tampa Bay has the longest active win streak in the league at eight games and has also won three straight road contests.,The key for the Lightning has been their defe...
Stephen Curry guides Warriors to face his hometown Hornets
While there's not lots to be excited about regarding the Charlotte Hornets, Monday night's home game should create some buzz.,That's because the opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who'll be playing in Stephen Curry's hometown.,The Warriors had a strong February even though March began with a dud...
Capitals not fretting over rare skid as Senators visit
The Washington Capitals will be out to break a season-long three-game losing streak when they host the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,All three losses have come at home for the Capitals but forward Tom Wilson said his team isn't ready to push the panic button.,"You can call that a skid if you want...
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...