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'All systems go' as Panthers return from break vs. Leafs
The Florida Panthers will resume their chase for a playoff spot on Thursday night when they return from the Olympic break to meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in Sunrise, Fla.,"It's high urgency," Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad said. "The guys are really battling hard in practice, trying to make plays,...
Isaiah Johnson's big performance powers Colorado past Kansas State
Isaiah Johnson stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while leading Colorado to a 79-70 win over Kansas State on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The rebound and assist totals were season highs for the freshman.,Ian Inman contributed 17 points, Barrington Hargress tallied ...
Nikita Kucherov posts 700th career assist as Lightning top Maple Leafs
Nikita Kucherov scored and recorded his 700th career assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning resumed the regular season with a 4-2 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.,The right wing fed Gage Goncalves, who later assisted on Kucherov's tally, for a second-period goal to beco...
Ebuka Okorie drops 34 in latest showcase, Stanford beats Pitt
Ebuka Okorie saved his second and third 3-pointers of the night for a late flurry and finished with a game-high 34 points, lifting host Stanford to a 75-67 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Pitt on Wednesday night.,Okorie also found time for six rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Ca...
NCAA proposes strict penalties for adding transfers out of portal window
The NCAA wants football teams to stick to the window.,That's the message delivered by the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee on Wednesday, with the organization proposing stiff penalties for schools not observing the rules surrounding the transfer portal window in early Ja...
Report: Colorado DC Robert Livingston leaving for Broncos assistant post
The Denver Broncos have added staff without leaving the state, hiring Colorado Buffaloes defensive coordinator Robert Livingston to be defensive passing game coordinator and primary defensive backs coach, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,Livingston, 40, replaces Jim Leonhard, who left Denver earlier this...
Cowboys tee up free agency quandary with PK Brandon Aubrey
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones probably didn't picture a scenario where Pro Bowl kicker Brandon Aubrey demanded a $10 million salary to stick around Dallas in lieu of flirting with other teams in restricted free agency, but the two sides could tee up that very reality in the days ahead. ,Aubrey was repor...
Ohio State LB Arvell Reese wants to be pro pass rusher
Arvell Reese traded his Ohio State helmet for a general manager's cap at the NFL Scouting Combine, where he began meeting with prospective pro employers and shared that he plans to be a pass rusher in the NFL.,Reese, 6-foot-4, 243 pounds, is one of five Ohio State prospects with a first-round grade ...
DIII football player dies of carbon monoxide poisoning
A football player at Rhode Island's Division III Salve Regina was found unresponsive in his car during Monday's historic blizzard and later died at a hospital, with his passing attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning.,Joseph Boutros, 21, was found in a snow-covered vehicle Monday night while chargin...
Report: Atlanta NWSL club signs record $28M jersey deal
Two years before making its NWSL debut, the Atlanta expansion club has landed a record front-of-jersey sponsorship deal with the insurance company Aflac, Sportico reported Wednesday.,The reported seven-year, $28 million deal is believed to be the richest jersey contract in women's sports history.,Th...
10 NFL Combine Sleepers Ready to Boost Their Draft Stock
Here are 10 NFL Combine prospects who could boost their draft stock with strong testing in Indianapolis....
Donovan Dent (30 points), UCLA extend rival USC's skid
Donovan Dent shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range on his way to a season-high 30 points, and UCLA sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with an 81-62 decision Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Dent set the tone for the Bruins (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten Conference) by pouring in 19 first-half po...
President Trump plans to award Medal of Freedom to Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck transformed himself from an NHL star into a mainstream American hero while leading the U.S. men's hockey team to the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,The performance by the Winnipeg Jets goalie caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who announced Tuesday in his State of...
No. 11 Virginia dominates NC State in 9th straight win
Thijs De Ridder scored 19 points and No. 11 Virginia completed a season sweep of NC State with a wire-to-wire 90-61 win in Atlantic Coast Conference action Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Cavaliers (25-3, 13-2 ACC) won their ninth straight game, their longest streak since the 2018-19 nat...
SMU, Cal on precipice of 20-win seasons amid ACC seeding battle
SMU and Cal have more than just 20-win seasons in mind when they attempt to improve their NCAA Tournament credentials at the other's expense in an Atlantic Coast Conference head-to-head Wednesday night in Berkeley, Calif.,Both teams will take the court with 19-8 overall records, the Mustangs (8-6 AC...
Golf Glance: PGA Tour starts Florida swing; Masters spot at stake in South Africa
The PGA Tour tees off its Florida swing with Brooks Koepka in the field in Palm Beach Gardens, the LPGA Tour continues its Asia swing and a coveted spot in the Masters is on the line in South Africa.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Cognizant Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Feb. 26-March 1,Course: PGA Nationa...
P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State try to disrupt Colorado's roll at home
Kansas State interim coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to make minor strategic adjustments when the Wildcats head to Colorado for a Big 12 contest on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The Wildcats (11-16, 2-12 Big 12) are 1-1 since former coach Jerome Tang was fired on Feb. 15, following postgame comme...
Pitt hopes long trip to Stanford pays off with victory
Pittsburgh hopes to continue a late-season push into the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament while Stanford seeks to end a two-game losing streak in its pursuit of a 20-win campaign when the Panthers and Cardinal duel on Wednesday night in California.,With four games remaining in the ACC regular se...
U.S. men’s hockey team visits White House; five players skip event
Twenty of the 25 members of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon as they continued to celebrate their first gold medal since 1980.,The five players who did not attend were Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor, Tampa Bay Lightning forw...
Leafs celebrate Auston Matthews' US captaincy, take on Lightning
Toronto's captain has come home wearing gold, and the Maple Leafs are hoping he brings that championship touch with him.,The captain of both the Leafs and the victorious U.S. team at the Milan Cortina Olympics, gold medalist Auston Matthews and his squad will try to start a strong stretch run Wednes...