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Report: Kings signing free agent F Precious Achiuwa
The Sacramento Kings are signing free agent big man Precious Achiuwa, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Achiuwa, 26, averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds and 20.5 minutes in 57 games (10 starts) last season with the New York Knicks.,He has career averages of 7.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 20.0 minutes in 320 gam...
White Sox to pick up OF Luis Robert's $20M option
The Chicago White Sox plan to pick up center fielder Luis Robert Jr.'s $20 million option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Robert, 28, was limited to 110 games in 2025 and hit .223 with 14 home runs and a career-high 33 stolen bases.,He has played more than 110 games in only one season -- 145 during...
NFL Playoff Picture entering Week 10: Bears, Chiefs just miss cut
If the NFL playoffs began this week, Super Bowl mainstay and AFC powerhouse Kansas City would miss the tournament with the Jacksonville Jaguars swiping the final wild-card spot. ,In the NFC, the Chicago Bears (5-3) are eighth in the conference, meaning no postseason -- despite being one of three tea...
Reports: Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga becomes free agent
Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is set for free agency after four seasons in Chicago. ,The Cubs declined a team option worth $54 million over the next three years and Imanaga opted out of a $15 million player option for 2026, ESPN reported Tuesday. Free agency begins Thursday. ,In two seasons with th...
Cowboys land LB Logan Wilson, send draft pick to Bengals
Disgruntled Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson is relocating to Dallas in a deal that sends Cincinnati a seventh-round draft pick in 2026.,Two weeks after Wilson, a team captain, requested a trade due to a reduction in playing time, the 29-year-old got his wish. ,He will be going from the NFL's worst d...
What’s Gone Wrong in New Orleans? Pelicans’ 0-6 Start Exposes Deeper Issues
The Pelicans are off to the worst start in franchise history. From Zion’s struggles to poor coaching and a disastrous trade, here’s what’s gone wrong in New Orleans....
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Raptors soar into Toronto after dramatic win
RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram are forming a dynamic duo for the Toronto Raptors, who will look for more heroics from the pair when they play host to the Milwaukee Bucks for the second time in 12 days on Tuesday.,The Bucks have a hero of their own, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, who arrives in C...
Cardinals coach: Kyler Murray still starting QB when healthy
Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon shot down questions of a permanent quarterback change on Monday night, moments after Jacoby Brissett led the team to a 27-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.,Gannon was quick with an answer when asked if he would keep Brissett as the team's starter in pla...
Conner Weigman, Houston stumble into matchup with UCF
Both UCF and Houston, coming off multi-score losses, will look to get back on track when they meet Friday night in a Big 12 matchup at Orlando.,The Cougars (7-2, 4-2 Big 12) were riding high after taking down then-No. 24 Arizona State on Oct. 25 to earn their first AP Top 25 ranking since 2022. Then...
Oilers pursue bounce-back performance against surging Stars
Two unsung players -- one a veteran journeyman and the other a youngster who has worked his way onto the team and into the lineup -- are playing important supporting roles in the Dallas Stars' point streak.,Dallas is coming off back-to-back defeats that both went beyond regulation but has earned poi...
Wild eye first 2-game win streak as slumping Preds visit
The Minnesota Wild have yet to win back-to-back games, but they will try to snap the drought when they face off against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,The Wild are coming off a 5-2 home win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night, snapping a five-game winless streak...
Ex-Clipper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads perfect OKC against old team
On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go back on the road Tuesday to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, Calif.,The Thunder received 30 points and seven assists from Shai Gilgeous-Al...
LPGA's International Crown returning to San Francisco in '27
The LPGA Tour announced that the International Crown will be played at the Lake Merced Golf Club in San Francisco for the sixth edition of the team event in 2027.,The only team event in women's golf that is contested by global teams, the 2025 International Crown included seven national teams and one...
Gervonta Davis, accused of battery, dropped from fight vs. Jake Paul
Gervonta Davis, the subject of a civil lawsuit and a related criminal investigation, will not fight Jake Paul as scheduled on Nov. 14 in Miami.,Courtney Rossel, Davis' ex-girlfriend, accused Davis of battery, aggravated battery, false imprisonment, kidnapping and intentional infliction of emotional ...
New Orleans has big first half, stuns TCU 78-74
Coleton Benson drained four 3-pointers en route to a 24-point night, Jakevion Buckley added 13 points and nine assists and New Orleans stunned TCU 78-74 on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Privateers (1-0) didn't look like a team that went 4-27 a season ago. New Orleans outshot TCU 49.1% to 38.8% fr...
11 players score as Clemson routs New Hampshire
Ace Buckner scored a game-high 18 points and RJ Godfrey finished with nine points and nine rebounds to lead Clemson to an 88-38 victory over visiting New Hampshire on Monday night in the season opener for each team., ,Eleven players scored for the Tigers, who never trailed. Jake Wahlin scored 11 poi...
No. 25 North Carolina flexes muscles in blowout of Central Arkansas
Caleb Wilson scored 22 points in his collegiate debut, and No. 25 North Carolina received contributions from a variety of sources in a season-opening 94-54 victory against Central Arkansas on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Kyan Evans, boosted by four 3-pointers, poured in 15 points, Henri Veesaar...
Despite injuries, No. 4 UConn blows past New Haven
Alex Karaban collected 19 points and 10 rebounds and Solo Ball added 18 points to fuel fourth-ranked UConn to a 79-55 season-opening victory over in-state foe New Haven on Monday in Storrs, Conn.,All-Big East Preseason First Team members Karaban and Ball combined to sink six 3-pointers and all 11 of...
Report: Spurs rookie Dylan Harper out multiple weeks with calf strain
No. 2 overall draft pick Dylan Harper suffered a left calf strain, the San Antonio Spurs said Monday, with ESPN reporting that the rookie will be sidelined for multiple weeks.,Harper, 19, appeared to be injured while trying to defend the Phoenix Suns' Nick Richards on a dunk in the second quarter of...
Commanders LB Frankie Luvu suspended for third hip-drop tackle violation
The NFL announced a one-game suspension for Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu on Monday, following his third recorded hip-drop tackle violation Sunday night against the Seattle Seahawks.,Luvu will be forced to miss the Commanders' next game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, pending ap...