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Orioles acquire INF Luis Vazquez from Cubs for cash
The Baltimore Orioles acquired infielder Luis Vazquez from the Chicago Cubs on Friday for cash considerations.,Vazquez, 25, made his MLB debut last season and was 1-for-12 with one RBI in 11 games for the Cubs. He had been designated for assignment by Chicago earlier in the week.,He batted .263 with...

Report: Saints to interview Kellen Moore again post-Super Bowl
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis informed other coaching candidates Friday that the team plans to continue discussions with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, NFL Network reported.,Per league rules, Moore cannot meet with the Saints again ...

Bruins out to avoid goal flurries in visit from Rangers
As the NHL's break for the 4 Nations Face-Off approaches, the Boston Bruins have defenseman Charlie McAvoy back from injury and hope that consistency can follow.,He is slated to play his second game back after missing seven due to an upper-body injury when the Bruins host the New York Rangers on Sat...

Newly ranked, No. 24 Vanderbilt takes aim at Oklahoma
Two teams looking to add to their NCAA Tournament resumes meet when No. 24 Vanderbilt visits Oklahoma for a Saturday afternoon Southeastern Conference clash in Norman, Okla.,Both squads play exciting brands of basketball and can get points from all over the floor.,The Commodores (16-4, 4-3 SEC) have...

Tim Cindric reduces role at Team Penske
Tim Cindric has stepped down from his day-to-day role as leader of Team Penske, however he will remain the president of the organization's IndyCar Series program.,Cindric, 56, joined Penske in 1999 and watched one of its drivers win the Indianapolis 500 on 10 occasions, including Josef Newgarden in ...

Michigan avoiding distractions with visit to Rutgers ahead
Michigan coach Dusty May believes his team is back on track as the Wolverines get set to visit Rutgers on Saturday in Piscataway, N.J.,Michigan (15-5, 7-2 Big Ten) has bounced back after dropping two of three following a five-game winning streak.,The Wolverines were still ranked No. 21 when they vis...

Boston College looking to halt slide vs. Florida State
Boston College looks to snap a six-game losing streak when it hosts Florida State on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,The Eagles (9-11, 1-8 ACC) haven't won since beating Miami 78-68 on Jan. 1. Four of their losses since then were by 18 or more points.,Boston College was without forward Elijah Stron...

Aussie Open ratings plummet despite American success
Viewership for the 2025 Australian Open was down 11 percent from last year and 16 percent compared to 2023.,That's despite Madison Keys winning her first Grand Slam title by upsetting World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the women's final, and fellow American Ben Shelton reaching the men's semifinals.,The...

Arizona State out to end desert drought vs. Arizona
Arizona State will attempt to earn its first home victory over rival Arizona in five seasons when the programs clash Saturday afternoon in their first matchup as Big 12 opponents.,The Sun Devils (12-8, 3-6 Big 12) last earned a victory over Arizona (14-6, 8-1) in Tempe, Ariz., in January 2020.,Arizo...

No. 4 Alabama seeks to stay hot with Auburn nigh
On a four-game winning streak and two weeks away from playing host to a showdown of top teams in the nation, No. 4 Alabama receives a visit from Georgia on Saturday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Since a surprising 74-64 home loss to Ole Miss on Jan. 14, Alabama has fine-tuned the best offense in Division I by...

Rested Clemson takes 5-game win streak to NC State
Clemson and North Carolina State have something in common ahead of Saturday afternoon's meeting at Raleigh, N.C.,Both teams are trying to get well, but that takes on different meanings.,For Clemson (17-4, 9-1 ACC), an extended break might have come at the right time. For NC State (9-11, 2-7), it's a...

No. 17 Wisconsin looks to snap road skid at Northwestern
Wisconsin looks to avoid a third consecutive Big Ten road loss when the 17th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4) lost at Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday. Prior to that, the Badgers trounced Nebraska 83-55 at home last Sunday, coming off an 85-83 loss on t...

Creighton seeks to complete season sweep at Villanova
In the first matchup of the season between Creighton and Villanova, the Bluejays got the best of the Wildcats.,That win ignited the current stretch of eight wins in nine games for Creighton, which looks to continue its hot run Saturday afternoon in a road rematch in Villanova, Pa.,The Bluejays (15-6...

NHL salary cap set to balloon by $25.5M over 3 seasons
The NHL and the NHL Players' Association have agreed on a plan that will boost the salary cap to $113.5 million for the 2027-28 season, the two sides announced Friday.,The current cap is $88 million and will increase to $95.5 million in 2025-26, to $104 million in 2026-27 and ultimately to $113.5 mi...

Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers take aim at Blackhawks
Although the Florida Panthers weren't able to string more than two wins together in the month of January, head coach Paul Maurice seems confident the defending Stanley Cup champions are headed in the right direction.,The Panthers will try to continue making incremental strides toward another long pl...

Pitt aims to ride momentum into clash vs. Wake Forest
Pitt looks for its third consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon when it visits Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Panthers (14-6, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) answered a four-game losing skid with a 77-73 win over Syracuse last Saturday and a 73-65 victory over North Carolina on Tuesday.,Th...

Johni Broome and No. 1 Auburn visit No. 23 Ole Miss
Top-ranked Auburn has withstood the best shots the Southeastern Conference has had to offer through seven games, managing to remain perfect in the nation's best basketball conference.,The Tigers (19-1, 7-0 SEC) will look to keep it that way Saturday when they face No. 23 Ole Miss (16-5, 5-3) in Oxfo...

No. 3 Iowa State bids to bounce back vs. Kansas State
No. 3 Iowa State hopes to start a new winning streak when it tips off against Kansas State in a Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (17-3, 7-2) are eager to move past an 86-75 overtime loss at Arizona on Monday in their most recent game. It marked their second l...

Dash F Yazmeen Ryan reaches 3-year contract extension
Houston Dash forward Yazmeen Ryan agreed to a three-year contract extension that spans through the 2027 season, the team announced Friday. ,Financial terms were not disclosed for Ryan, who was acquired by the team in a trade with NJ/NY Gotham FC on Dec. 27.,"Yazmeen is a stellar addition to our team...

Pistons' Isaiah Stewart suspended, fined after flagrant foul
The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward-center Isaiah Stewart for one game without pay after he tallied his sixth flagrant foul point of the regular season.,In the second quarter of the Pistons' 133-119 road loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday, Stewart was called for a flagrant foul 2. ,Becaus...