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Report: President Trump wants D.C. stadium named after him
President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to put his name on their future stadium, ESPN reported on Saturday.,A "senior White House source" told ESPN that the commander-in-chief has expressed his wishes to the NFL team's ownership group, led by Josh Harris.,"It's what the president want...
Man City's Pep Guardiola set for milestone match vs. Liverpool
Pep Guardiola's second-place Manchester City will look for an important victory in the 1,000th match of his managerial career when a resurgent Liverpool side visits on Sunday.,Guardiola previously led Barcelona and Bayern Munich to three domestic titles apiece. But the Spaniard who also was a Barca ...
Best 2026 Landing Spots for Arizona Cardinals Quarterback Kyler Murray
Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals appear headed for a breakup. Here are four NFL teams that could revive the former No. 1 pick’s career....
Rested Pacers intent on slowing down surging Nuggets
Playing at altitude is never easy for teams that are from cities near sea level, but the Indiana Pacers have one advantage heading into their game at the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Indiana is rested.,The Pacers had Friday night off while Denver beat Golden State 129-104 at home in an NBA Cup ...
Panthers' Sam Reinhart eager to continue scoring binge vs. Sharks
The first month of the season hasn't been especially kind to the Florida Panthers, who are trying to become the first team since the New York Islanders in the early 1980s to win three straight Stanley Cup titles.,They lost captain Aleksander Barkov to a season-ending knee injury during training camp...
Marquette, Indiana ramp up competition level as they face off in Chicago
The competition will get much tougher for both Marquette and Indiana when they square off in a neutral-site nonconference game on Sunday afternoon in Chicago.,Marquette improved to 2-0 with a 100-82 victory over Southern at home Wednesday, giving Shaka Smart his 100th win as coach of the Golden Eagl...
De'Aaron Fox to make season debut for Spurs vs. Pelicans
The San Antonio Spurs will look to build on a big win of the young season when they host the injury- and illness-depleted New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night. ,The game will be the second of a home back-to-back for the Spurs, who beat Houston 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone...
Trail Blazers pursue success on road in encounter vs. Heat
After winning four of their last five games, the Portland Trail Blazers will look to continue their strong start to the season on Saturday night when they visit the Miami Heat in the opener of a five-game road trip.,Portland bookended a three-game homestand with two-point wins over two of the last t...
Cavaliers clash with Bulls after near record-setting night
A near-record scoring night boosted the Cleveland Cavaliers on the first night of a back-to-back.,On Saturday night, the Cavaliers will try to win their fourth consecutive game when they host the Chicago Bulls in an NBA Cup clash.,Visiting Cleveland routed the Washington Wizards 148-114 on Friday, c...
Luka Doncic, Lakers embrace challenge vs. short-handed Hawks
Some of the luster will be missing Saturday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Atlanta Hawks in a game that will be contested without two marquee stars.,The Lakers will be without LeBron James, who didn't make the team's five-game road trip and has yet to play this season because of a sciat...
Sixers, riding regulars hard, plot to stop Raptors' win streak
Two teams that could probably benefit from some extra rest meet when the Philadelphia 76ers face the visiting Toronto Raptors on Saturday.,Toronto is playing the second game of a back-to-back after rallying to beat the host Atlanta Hawks 109-97 on Friday, while the undermanned Sixers have three play...
Islanders out to extend Rangers' winless home start
The New York Rangers are putting together a string of strong performances on the road, going 7-1-1 on their travels.,On home ice, the Rangers are turning in starkly different showings, and they hope to stop a maddening six-game skid in front of their fans Saturday night when they face the New York I...
Cellar-dwelling Wizards, Mavericks meet up again
The bottom feeders of the respective conference standings will meet in the nation's capital on Saturday night when the Washington Wizards host the Dallas Mavericks.,A little more than two weeks into the regular season, Washington (1-8) is tied with the Brooklyn Nets for the league's worst record, wh...
Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...
Rangers remain hot on road, take down Red Wings 4-1
Artemi Panarin notched a goal and two assists, leading the New York Rangers to a 4-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Alexis Lafreniere supplied a goal and an assist, Will Cuylle and Noah Laba also scored, while Mika Zibanejad added two assists. Jonathan Quick made 32 saves for the Ran...
Kirill Kaprizov's 2-point game guides Wild past Islanders
Kirill Kaprizov produced a goal and an assist Friday night as the Minnesota Wild defeated the New York Islanders 5-2 in Elmont, N.Y.,Vincent Hinostroza, Danila Yurov, Brock Faber and Marco Rossi also scored for the Wild. Jesper Wallstedt made 25 saves to improve to 2-0-2 on the season.,The Wild lost...
Nicolas Fernandez tallies twice as NYCFC knock out Charlotte FC
New York City FC scored a pair of breakaway goals just before and shortly after halftime, then held off a late rally from host Charlotte FC to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs with a 3-1 decision on Friday.,Nicolas Fernandez scored twice for New York City in the decisive third game of a best-of-three...
San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...
Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...
Near-healthy Suns face injury-riddled Clippers for 2nd time in 3 days
All set to run it back again for a second matchup in three nights, the Phoenix Suns are close to becoming whole again, while the Los Angeles Clippers have availability issues.,Both statuses were on display Thursday when the Suns earned a 115-102 home victory over the Clippers. Now the scene shifts t...