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Tigers’ Tarik Skubal won’t pitch again for U.S. in WBC
Tarik Skubal is one-and-done for the World Baseball Classic, as originally planned.,Team USA manager Mark DeRosa said Skubal will leave the team to return to the Detroit Tigers' camp in Florida after Monday's game.,This comes after the two-time reigning American League Cy Young winner opened the doo...
Bam Adebayo leads surging Heat vs. wilting Wizards
The Miami Heat are gaining steam, and Bam Adebayo is leading the way.,Miami, which has won five straight games, will play host to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.,Adebayo scored 24 points Sunday as Miami dominated Eastern Conference leader Detroit 121-110. With that total, Adebayo passed 10,...
Hawks put 6-game win streak on the line vs. Mavericks 7-game skid
The Atlanta Hawks look to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games on Tuesday when they host the struggling Dallas Mavericks, who have lost seven in a row.,This will be the first meeting between the clubs this season, with Dallas having won the last four. They play again on March 18 in...
Isles keeping pace in wild-card chase with streaking Blues on deck
The New York Islanders want to solidify their playoff position when they visit the suddenly red-hot St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.,The Islanders sit in third place in the Metropolitan Division, a point behind the second-place Pittsburgh Penguins and not far ahead of several division rivals battling to ...
Golden Knights' flaws catching up to them ahead of tilt with Stars
In a stretch that has seen them win just five times in its last 17 games, the Vegas Golden Knights now hit the road to face the hottest team in the NHL, the Dallas Stars, on Tuesday night.,Dallas, second in the NHL with 88 points, brings in a 12-game point streak into the contest with the lone blip ...
Red Wings seek rare back-to-back wins while Panthers discuss next year
If the Detroit Red Wings are to remain in playoff position, they likely can't afford more losses to teams well behind them in the Eastern Conference standings -- like the Florida Panthers -- or more injuries.,Looking to win back-to-back games for the first time in nearly two months, the visiting Red...
Long shots Northwestern, Penn State square off in Big Ten tourney
Northwestern advertises itself as "Chicago's Big Ten Team," a slogan sure to circulate this week as the Big Ten tournament descends on that city's United Center.,As the 15th-seeded Wildcats prepare to face 18th-seeded Penn State in the first round on Tuesday, however, they'll need to channel court a...
Pens have ample opportunities to trim Canes' division lead
If the Pittsburgh Penguins have any chance of rising to the top in the NHL's Metropolitan Division, they'll want to make headway in the next couple of weeks.,The Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes for Tuesday night's game in Raleigh, N.C. These teams occupy the division's top two spots, and they...
BYU riding AJ Dybantsa in Big 12 tourney; first up is Kansas State
A couple of the nation's leading scorers will square off when BYU and Kansas State meet in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,The Cougars (21-10), the 10th seed in the tournament, boast AJ Dybantsa, who leads the country with 24.7 points per game. The Wildc...
Canadiens out to extend rival Maple Leafs' woes
The Canadiens aim to bolster their postseason aspirations and levy another blow to those of the Toronto Maple Leafs when the Original Six rivals meet Tuesday in Montreal.,Montreal finds itself tentatively holding the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the third-place Detr...
Report: Seahawks keep Rashid Shaheed with 3-year, $51M deal
On a day that saw NFL rivals poach several key contributors from their Super Bowl roster, the Seattle Seahawks made a big commitment to retain explosive playmaker Rashid Shaheed.,The wide receiver and kick returner has agreed to a three-year, $51 million deal that includes $34.7 million in guarantee...
Sabres 'fired up' about winning ways, take on Sharks next
There's still more than a fifth of the season remaining, and nobody wants to jinx it, but Lindy Ruff and the Buffalo Sabres can taste it.,For the first time since 2011, an NHL-record 14-year drought, Buffalo is expected to reach the postseason.,The Sabres, who have won all seven games they've played...
Francis Ngannou added to Netflix's Rousey-Carano card
Netflix has added former MMA heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to the May 16 card headlined by Ronda Rousey's return to mixed-martial arts for the first time in nearly a decade.,Netflix and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced Monday that Ngannou (18-3, 4 Submissions, 13 KOs) will...
San Diego tabs Iowa State assistant JR Blount as new coach
San Diego hired well-respected Iowa State assistant JR Blount as its new head coach, the school announced Monday.,Blount replaces Steve Lavin, who was fired last month before finishing out a 12-21 season at the West Coast Conference school.,Blount, 38, has been part of four straight NCAA Tournament ...
Report: Five defect with Iran's women's soccer team in limbo in Australia
Amid the war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran, five members of the Iranian women's soccer team reportedly defected after Sunday's game during the Women's Asian Cup in Australia.,The Iranian team has been in Australia since the U.S. and Israel began attacking Iran on Fe...
Report: Police responded to 911 calls before Falcons LB James Pearce's arrest
Records showed that police received seven 911 calls reporting threatening behavior by Atlanta Falcons linebacker James Pearce Jr. before he was ultimately arrested in February, ESPN reported Monday.,The names of the callers were redacted in the documents ESPN obtained, but between November and Febru...
Two MLS players banned for life for betting on games
Former Major League Soccer players Yaw Yeboah and Derrick Jones received lifetime bans for betting on MLS matches -- including their own -- the league announced Monday.,Yeboah, 28, most recently played for LAFC in 2025 and is a former teammate of Jones with the Columbus Crew. Both were placed on adm...
Injuries helped push Oregon, Maryland into Big Ten 16-17 matchup
Devastating injuries to their top players have been debilitating for Oregon and Maryland, as both have had uncharacteristic losing seasons.,When the 16th-seeded Ducks (12-19) meet the 17th-seeded Terrapins (11-20) in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament Tuesday in Chicago, it will be a matchu...
NBA cancels Hawks' controversial strip club promotion
The NBA stepped in to cancel the Atlanta Hawks' planned collaboration with local strip club Magic City.,NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement Monday indicating that his office decided to scrap the promotion.,"When we became aware of the Atlanta Hawks' scheduled promotion, we reached out to...
SMU, Syracuse each bring slumps into ACC tournament
CHARLOTTE -- SMU and Syracuse have been sliding in the wrong direction, but one of them will pick up an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament victory when they meet Tuesday.,The first-round matchup might be too late for No. 11 seed SMU (19-12), which has fallen to the brink of the NCAA Tournament bub...