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Browns DE Alex Wright reaches 3-year, $33M extension
Cleveland Browns defensive end Alex Wright agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract extension on Thursday.,The deal includes $21 million guaranteed, agents Drew Rosenhaus and Shawn O'Dare confirmed to ESPN.,Wright, 25, is in his fourth season with the Browns, who drafted him in the third round i...

South Carolina brings superior depth to Greenbrier matchup with Butler
Preseason proclamations of depth are a preseason rite of passage in college basketball, but there's proof of concept at South Carolina, where 10 players have averaged at least 12 minutes per game to start the season. ,The Gamecocks put their deep bench to the test at the Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain ...

Report: Liga MX sides pursuing Fire M Brian Gutierrez
Multiple Liga MX clubs have submitted bids to sign Chicago Fire midfielder Brian Gutierrez, The Athletic reported.,CF Monterrey is in negotiations with the MLS club, which previously rejected a bid from C.D. Guadalajara.,Club America also is interested in the 22-year-old Gutierrez and is considering...

Former Mariners, Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson retires
Former Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays reliever Erik Swanson announced his retirement on Thursday after seven seasons.,Swanson, 32, spent four seasons with the Mariners (2019-22) before being traded to the Blue Jays on Nov. 16, 2022 in a deal that sent outfielder Teoscar Hernandez to Seattle....

Report: Bills benching WR Keon Coleman again
The Buffalo Bills are expected to bench wide receiver Keon Coleman for the second straight week on Thursday night, Cover 1 reported.,A second-round pick (33rd overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft, Coleman was a surprise inactive for last Sunday's 44-32 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Cover 1 reporte...

5-star F Baba Oladotun commits to Maryland
Five-star forward Baba Oladotun of Maryland has committed to the Terrapins over Kentucky, Arkansas and Georgetown.,The 6-foot-10 senior in the Class of 2026 is ranked No. 10 nationally by the 247Sports composite. He ranked No. 1 in the 2027 class by ESPN before reclassifying in August.,From James Hu...

Frost bring back F Denisa Krizova in trade with Goldeneyes
The Minnesota Frost reacquired Denisa Krizova from the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Thursday in exchange for fellow forward Anna Segedi.,Krizova returns to Minnesota, with which she tallied seven goals and eight assists in 54 games with the Frost over the past two seasons while winning back-to-back PWHL ...

Former Duke backcourt of Scheyer-Paulus duel as coaches at Cameron
One-time Duke backcourt mates Jon Scheyer and Greg Paulus are front and center Friday night on opposite benches as the Blue Devils host Niagara in the first-ever meeting between the programs.,The game is part of Duke's Brotherhood Run, which pits the Blue Devils against teams coached by former playe...

Jets captain Adam Lowry signs 5-year, $25M extension
Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry signed a five-year, $25 million extension through the 2030-31 season.,The 32-year-old forward is in the final season of a five-year, $16.25 million deal he signed in April 2021 and could have become a free agent after this season.,Instead, the deal announced Wednesda...

Ducks boast stellar home record ahead of visit from Senators
At roughly the one-quarter mark of the season, the Anaheim Ducks are in a position that few hockey pundits could have predicted: atop the Pacific Division standings.,As the Ducks prepare to host the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night, they have won two straight games overall and six in a row at home....

No. 9 BYU begins extended big-boy road test for No. 23 Badgers
It would be easy to label Friday's clash between No. 9 BYU and No. 23 Wisconsin in Salt Lake City represents an opportunity for the Badgers to gain revenge for their NCAA Tournament second-round loss eight months ago.,But that would ignore the obvious. The Cougars (3-1) and the Badgers (4-0) are sig...

Lightning pursue spark from power play vs. Oilers
The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to ignite a struggling power play when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.,The Lightning are 1-for-11 with the man advantage over their last four games, including 0-for-2 in their 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.,"It's just being simple and ...

Alex Ovechkin, Capitals size up struggling Canadiens
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are heating up as they travel north to visit the struggling Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in a rematch of last season's first-round series.,Washington, then the top seed in the Metropolitan Division, eliminated the wild-card Canadiens in five games last spr...

One star likely in, another out as 76ers, Bucks tussle
The Philadelphia 76ers expect to have Paul George in the lineup again on Thursday night, but the Milwaukee Bucks won't be as lucky with Giannis Antetokounmpo when the clubs meet for the first time this season in Milwaukee.,Coming off knee surgery and playing for the first time since March 4, George ...

Either Grizzlies or Kings will snap losing streak
The Memphis Grizzlies enter their game Thursday night against the visiting Sacramento Kings intent on snapping a five-game losing streak.,If the Grizzlies are to be successful in winning for the first time since Nov. 7 against Dallas, they must solve their fourth-quarter collapses.,In a 108-100 loss...

Arizona State chasing fast start against streaking Hawaii
Before Arizona State takes part in the Maui Invitational, the Sun Devils will play their first road game when they face Hawaii on Thursday in Honolulu.,Arizona State (3-1) rebounded from a 77-65 loss to Gonzaga last Friday by beating Georgia State 75-62 on Monday in Tempe, Ariz.,Maurice Odum led the...

Trojans collide: USC puts unbeaten start on line vs. Troy
Southern California will take an unblemished record into next week's Maui Invitational if the Trojans get past visiting Troy on Thursday night in Los Angeles. ,USC (3-0) will open its first-ever appearance at the prestigious Thanksgiving week tournament in Maui against Boise State, which also marks ...

Fresh off clutch win, Kansas State takes aim at Mississippi State
Kansas State can point to newcomers such as PJ Haggerty as a reason the Wildcats are off to their best start since the program last made the NCAA Tournament in 2022-23.,But as the Wildcats (4-0) prepare to face Mississippi State as part of the four-team Hall of Fame Classic on Thursday in Kansas Cit...

Ball movement key as unbeaten Utah hosts Cal Poly
Utah coach Alex Jensen always wants his team to hunt for the extra pass. ,A full-ball reversal is what he hopes will lead the Utes to success on Thursday night when they face Cal Poly in Salt Lake City.,Utah (5-0) utilized this cross-court passing strategy in an 85-77 home win against Purdue-Fort Wa...

Oklahoma's defense under scrutiny ahead of game vs. Oral Roberts
Oklahoma coach Porter Moser is in an unusual position heading into Thursday night's game against Oral Roberts in Norman, Okla.,Usually, Moser's teams are defensive-minded, with their offense serving as an entity that needs refining throughout the season.,But coming off a wild 105-99 loss to Nebraska...