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Report: Pats signing ex-Texans DE Darrell Taylor
The New England Patriots reportedly are signing former Houston Texans defensive end Darrell Taylor to the practice squad.,The report on Wednesday from NFL Network comes two days after Houston waived Taylor and four days before Sunday's AFC divisional playoff game between the Patriots and the visitin...
Magic hoping for 'home' advantage over Grizzlies in Berlin
Orlando's Moe Wagner, his younger brother Franz and Tristan da Silva are ready to embrace a homecoming on Thursday when the Magic and Memphis Grizzlies tip off their European tour in Berlin.,The German-born trio will compete at the 17,000-seat Uber Arena on Thursday. The game serves as the 14th feat...
LIV Golf signs Dustin Johnson to multiyear extension
LIV Golf announced a multiyear extension Wednesday with 4Aces GC captain and two-time major champion Dustin Johnson.,The league also confirmed that former PGA Tour and DP World Tour member Thomas Detry of Belgium, ranked No. 58 in the world, will fill out the 4Aces' roster alongside Johnson, Patrick...
Ja Morant denies rift, will 'live with' trade if Memphis pulls trigger
Ja Morant is with the Memphis Grizzlies for their European trip, but his name continues to surface in trade rumors ahead of the NBA's deadline next month.,Morant said Wednesday he will "live with it" should the Grizzlies decide to move him as reports surfaced he prefers the Miami Heat as a destinati...
No. 9 Gonzaga braces for stern test from Washington State
Most years, Gonzaga's most difficult games come in the first couple of months of the season -- when they load up the schedule with highly ranked non-conference opponents -- and during March Madness.,But this season, the ninth-ranked Bulldogs are finding some stiff competition in the West Coast Confe...
'Special' Cooper Flagg, Mavericks take aim at Nuggets
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd says Cooper Flagg is "built differently.",The first-year sensation from Duke has proved that ahead of the Mavericks' encounter against the visiting Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. ,Flagg leads all rookies in scoring with an average of 19.13 points per game, just ...
Pelicans, Nets eager to halt pronounced slides
Two teams trending in the wrong direction will match up when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night.,The Pelicans have the worst record in the NBA and have lost 11 of their last 12 games. New Orleans squandered an 11-point lead Tuesday night in a 122-116 loss to the Denve...
Jazz chase strong defensive performance vs. Bulls
The Utah Jazz were left with both resentment and resolve after suffering the worst loss in club history.,The Jazz hope to keep channeling the latter during Wednesday night's visit to the Chicago Bulls.,Utah moved past its 55-point home loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday by opening a five-game...
Rangers intent on halting slide in clash vs. Senators
The New York Rangers were looking for answers on Monday after their latest home loss.,On Wednesday night, the Rangers hope to have found answers to questions about their fourth straight loss (0-3-1) when they host the Ottawa Senators.,The Rangers appeared they were going to rebound from Saturday's 1...
No. 11 BYU poses tall task for TCU as part of tough road trip
TCU opens a two-game road swing with a big challenge in No. 11 BYU in a Big 12 Conference game Wednesday in Provo, Utah.,The Horned Frogs (11-5, 1-2 Big 12) have dropped two straight games, both against ranked teams. A 104-100 overtime setback at then-No. 22 Kansas on Jan. 6 was followed by an 83-7...
Malik Monk behind Kings' surge heading into matchup with Knicks
Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk had his playing time severely cut in mid-December.,But suddenly the Kings have won back-to-back games for the second time all season, and he has been the catalyst.,Monk strives to put together his third straight strong performance when the Kings host the New York Kn...
No. 6 Duke pays 1st-ever visit to Cal
Cal gets an opportunity to host the most attractive home game of the Mark Madsen era when No. 6 Duke makes its first-ever visit to Berkeley, Calif., on Wednesday night.,The Blue Devils (15-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) will bring a four-game winning streak into the matchup, while the Golden Bear...
Clippers on the rise, while Wizards looking for more offense
The surging Los Angeles Clippers will complete a short visit at home between East Coast road trips when they face the Washington Wizards on Wednesday in Inglewood, Calif.,Travel fatigue or not, the Clippers continue to roll, having improved to 10-2 since Dec. 20. They held off the Charlotte Hornets ...
No. 4 Michigan hopes for bounce-back effort at Washington
Michigan's dominating season includes 10 wins by 25 or more points, but now there is a blemish on the ledger.,The No. 4 Wolverines will look to bounce back from their initial defeat of the season when they visit Washington on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Michigan (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) s...
Tigers Woods, back on course, helped shape Brooks Koepka's PGA Tour return
Brooks Koepka is headed back to the PGA Tour, and Tiger Woods hopes to do so, too.,In addition to focusing on his rehabilitation from his seventh lifetime back surgery, Woods was a part of the PGA Tour committee that formulated the Returning Members Program. On Monday, Koepka, 35, accepted the terms...
Rebounding key when Arizona State takes on No. 1 Arizona
Arizona State's next two games are on the road against No. 1 Arizona in Tucson on Wednesday and No. 7 Houston on Sunday, which means a win over struggling Kansas State at home in the Sun Devils' most recent game was essential.,"This was much needed, this outcome, just for the morale of the group," A...
Jets score 4 in second period, hold off Islanders
Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had a goal and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets.,Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman and Kyle MacLean and Matthew Scha...
Jamal Murray puts up 35 as Nuggets run past Pelicans
Jamal Murray collected 35 points and nine assists and Peyton Watson added 31 points and seven rebounds, lifting the visiting Denver Nuggets to a 122-116 victory over the reeling New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,Murray made five 3-pointers in his return from a two-game absence caused by an ankle inju...
No. 23 Utah State, Nevada clash amid strong MWC starts
No. 23 Utah State will put its undefeated Mountain West record on the line Wednesday night when it faces Nevada in Logan, Utah., ,The Aggies (14-1, 5-0), ranked for a school-record third season in a row, joins No. 9 Gonzaga as one of two teams from mid-major conferences in the Top 25., ,The Wolf Pac...
PGA Tour reinstates announcer, former LIV player Pat Perez
Pat Perez, who worked as an announcer in 2025 after a three-year run on the LIV Golf Tour, has been reinstated by the PGA Tour.,That move comes after the news on Monday that the PGA is welcoming Brooks Koepka back.,Perez, 49, shared the news on his Instagram bio, with the PGA confirming it to Golfwe...