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Rising Kraken take show on the road, battle Kings
Things are starting to look up for the Seattle Kraken.,The Kraken won five of six games on their just-completed homestand to surpass hockey's version of .500 (10-9-1) and move within a point of the Western Conference's two wild-card playoff spots.,Seattle will try to carry that momentum into Saturda...
Joel Dahmen's 'half-court' putt keeps PGA Tour status alive
Joel Dahmen has handled the pressure of closing out a PGA Tour victory, but even that didn't equate to the emotional weight he felt standing over a 5 1/2-foot putt in Georgia on Friday.,Miss it, and Dahmen was assured of missing out on fully exempt status on the PGA Tour for 2025. Make it, and he wo...
Not Purdy: 49ers hit Green Bay with backup QB, no Bosa
Brock Purdy and Nick Bosa are not available for the San Francisco 49ers when they enter Green Bay with designs on finding their finishing kick on Sunday afternoon.,Purdy is out with a right shoulder injury and won't leave the sideline at Lambeau Field, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday, when he a...
Knights face tall road task vs. Sam Montembeault, Canadiens
Bruce Cassidy became the eighth active coach in the NHL to hit the 400-win mark on Thursday when his Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 3-2 victory at Ottawa on Thursday. But the Ottawa native had little time to celebrate., ,The Golden Knights jumped on a train for Montreal ...
Max Verstappen chasing fourth straight F1 title in Vegas
Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen enters Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix on the verge of clinching his fourth consecutive Formula 1 world championship.,There are various scenarios that will land Verstappen his fourth title on Saturday night, the most basic of which is him simply finishing ahead of La...
Soaring Magic shoot to knock off Pistons
The surging Orlando Magic seek their eighth win in the last nine games on Saturday when they host the visiting Detroit Pistons.,Orlando is returning home from a three-game Western swing in which it went 2-1, rebounding from a 104-93 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 119-118 defeat...
Iowa turns to former walk-on QB to start against Maryland
Iowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon.,Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton t...
49ers QB Brock Purdy, DE Nick Bosa out, Brandon Allen to start at Green Bay
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will not play Sunday and head coach Kyle Shanahan said the lingering discomfort is a concern.,Purdy sat out Friday after he participated in the start of Thursday's practice with the 49ers, then retreated indoors for what Shanahan said was a treatment sessi...
Iowa QB Cade McNamara slams 'ridiculous' rumors
Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara released a statement Friday slamming the "100% false" media reports that suggested he had thrown his final pass for the Hawkeyes.,McNamara has been sidelined since sustaining a concussion during the Oct. 26 win against Northwestern.,Backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan ...
Rivals NYCFC, Red Bulls prepare for first playoff clash
New York City FC will have the privilege of hosting the first-ever playoff Hudson River Derby against the New York Red Bulls in Saturday's Eastern Conference semifinal.,Sixth-seeded NYCFC outlasted FC Cincinnati in a best-of-three Round 1 series despite losing the opening game.,Alonso Martinez, Thia...
ECU CB Shavon Revel Jr. declares for NFL draft
East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., a potential first-round pick, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday.,Revel, who sustained a torn left ACL in practice in September, had one season of eligibility remaining.,"After an incredible journey at East Carolina, I am officially declaring for the...
Report: Iowa CB Jermari Harris opts out of rest of season
Iowa cornerback Jermari Harris has opted out of the remainder of the 2024 season in order to prepare for the NFL draft, according to a report by 247Sports.com.,The 6-foot-1 sixth-year senior from Chicago has recorded 27 tackles, three interceptions and a team-high seven pass breakups in 10 games for...
Ex-DePaul guard leads N. Illinois against Chris Holtmann's Blue Demons
New coach Chris Holtmann has been tasked with rebuilding DePaul to the point where it can return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004.,Northern Illinois coach Rashon Burno knows what it takes to steer DePaul to the NCAAs because he was the starting point guard on the 2000 team that m...
Avs out to keep rolling as Panthers try to get on track
The Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche, who both have Stanley Cup aspirations this season, have been going in different directions entering Saturday's matchup in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida is 1-4-0 in its past five, while Colorado is 5-1-0 in its past six.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice, however, said ...
Wake Forest still experimenting ahead of Detroit Mercy game
Wake Forest keeps trying new things early in the season, even if not all of the adjustments are by design.,The Demon Deacons will try to stick to the script when Detroit Mercy visits for Saturday's game in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Demon Deacons (5-1) will be at home for the final time prior to three ...
Dodgers agree to one-year deal with RHP Dustin May
Right-hander Dustin May agreed to a one-year, $2.135 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers ahead of Friday's tender deadline.,May has made only 30 starts since the 2020 season due to injuries and missed the Dodgers' entire World Series-winning 2024 campaign.,May, 27, is 12-9 with a 3.10 ERA in 4...
Leafs put F Matthew Knies (upper-body injury) on IR
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies was placed on injured reserve Friday due to an upper-body injury, though coach Craig Berube said the former second-round pick is showing signs of improvement.,The decision to put the 22-year-old Knies on IR, retroactive to Wednesday, means the third-year pla...
New Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore ruled out again
The Washington Commanders will have to wait at least another week for cornerback Marshon Lattimore.,Acquired in a Nov. 5 trade with New Orleans, he has yet to practice for Washington due to a hamstring injury.,On Friday, the Commanders (7-4) ruled Lattimore out for Sunday's game against the visiting...
Chiefs keep healthy RB Isiah Pacheco on shelf till Black Friday
Chiefs coach Andy Reid is holding something special back for the Las Vegas Raiders on Black Friday.,Reid said Friday he won't put running back Isiah Pacheco on the field at Carolina on Sunday, when the Chiefs visit the Panthers for a Week 12 matchup, to give him more time to recover from a broken fi...
Giants' Malik Nabers (groin) questionable after missing practice
New York Giants rookie receiver Malik Nabers missed practice Friday with a groin injury and is questionable for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.,Nabers ranks second among NFL rookies in receptions (61) and is fourth in receiving yards (607) in eight games (seven starts). Both of those totals lead th...