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No. 1 Florida has no trouble with 16 Norfolk State
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Florida built a big early lead on the way to dismissing No. 16 Norfolk State with a 95-69 victory in the West Region first-round game Friday night.,Alijah Martin added 17 points, Thomas Haugh had 13 and Alex Condon 12 for the Gators...

Jacob Bridgeman ekes ahead at Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman shot a 2-under-par 69 to carve out a one-shot lead over Viktor Hovland and two others at the Valspar Championship on Friday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Bridgeman, a 25-year-old in just his 40th career start on the PGA Tour, is at 6-under 136 with a narrow edge over Norwegian star Hovland (6...

Maple Leafs ride momentum into clash with Predators
The Toronto Maple Leafs lay their three-game win streak on the line when they ride into town to face the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,While the Maple Leafs (42-24-3, 87 points) are flying high, the down-and-out Predators (25-35-8, 58 points) have a four-game losing skid to their name.,The Maple ...

Wild look to keep winning ways going vs. Sabres
Fresh off a pair of wins, the Minnesota Wild hope they've turned a corner offensively and will aim to keep it going when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Wild (39-25-5, 83 points) are coming off a 4-0 victory against the Seattle Kraken on Wednesday. They scored three...

Report: Chiefs keep DE Charles Omenihu on $7M deal
The Kansas City Chiefs are re-signing defensive end Charles Omenihu to a one-year, $7 million deal, ESPN reported.,Omenihu, 27, tallied one sack in six games (one start) during the 2024 regular season and added one sack and one forced fumble during the Chiefs' three-game postseason run.,He missed th...

John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Leafs edge Rangers
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...

Coco Gauff double-bagels Sofia Kenin in Miami
Third-seeded Coco Gauff produced the second double bagel of her WTA Tour career, shutting out U.S. compatriot Sofia Kenin 6-0, 6-0 on Thursday in the second round of the Miami Open.,The only other 6-0, 6-0 victory for Gauff came at Madrid in 2024 against the Netherlands' Arantxa Rus.,Gauff entered t...

John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Maple Leafs hold off Rangers
John Taveres scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...

Keith Mitchell, Stephan Jaeger among 5 tied for Valspar lead
Former PGA Tour winners Keith Mitchell (United States) and Stephan Jaeger (Germany) were among the five co-leaders when first-round play was suspended at the Valspar Championship on Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Mitchell, Jaeger, Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo and Finland's Sami Valimaki shot round...

Breach upset Thieves in CDL Stage 2 Major
The No. 8 seed Boston Breach pulled off a major upset over the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Thieves on Thursday during the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major in Dallas.,The Thieves were a perfect 7-0 in qualifying play.,The Breach got a win on Hacienda Hardpoint, 250-230. Then, they we...

Scottie Scheffler calls out LIV for creating golf's divide
Scottie Scheffler has not been shy about pointing the finger at LIV Golf when assessing the fractured state of professional golf.,Speaking on a pre-Masters conference call on Wednesday, Scheffler ventured from missing the competition of the golfers who departed for LIV to an all-out blame session.,"...

Reports: WR Stefon Diggs visiting Patriots on Thursday
Free agent wide receiver Stefon Diggs is visiting with the New England Patriots, multiple outlets reported.,Diggs, 31, had dinner with team staff on Wednesday night with plans for meetings and a physical on Thursday.,The medical exam will be critical as the four-time Pro Bowl wideout is coming back ...

Angela Stanford to lead Team USA at 2026 Solheim Cup
Angela Stanford is moving up to the captain's chair for the U.S. team in the 2026 Solheim Cup, which takes on Europe in the Netherlands next year.,Stanford, 47, competed in the Solheim Cup on six occasions as a player and vice captain in each of the past three.,"I'm extremely grateful to be named th...
Ja’Marr Chase Breaks the Bank—and Redefines What WRs Are Worth
Ja’Marr Chase’s $161M deal resets the WR market as contract extensions continue to balloon around the entire NFL....

Rangers look to find spark vs. Maple Leafs
While there were worse performances during their stretch of 15 losses in 19 games around the holidays, perhaps what unfolded for the New York Rangers on Tuesday against the Calgary Flames was more disappointing than any defeat then.,New York will attempt to bounce back from its inferior showing on T...

Gael Monfils becomes second-oldest man to win match in Miami
Frenchman Gael Monfils became the second-oldest ATP player to win a match at the Miami Open by delivering a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in first-round play on Wednesday.,The 38-year-old Monfils had 15 aces among 38 winners.,The only older male to win in Miami is Hall of Fame...

Steven Lorentz, Maple Leafs slide past Avalanche
Steven Lorentz scored a short-handed goal in the third period to break a tie and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 2-1 on Wednesday night.,Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs (41-24-3, 85 points) and Joseph Woll was strong in making 38 saves. Toronto split ...

Gael Monfils becomes second-oldest male to win match in Miami
Frenchman Gael Monfils because the second-oldest ATP player to win a match at the Miami Open by delivering a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Hungary's Fabian Marozsan in first-round play on Wednesday.,The 38-year-old Monfils had 15 aces among 38 winners.,The only older male to win in Miami is Hall of Fam...

Report: Byron Leftwich joining Colorado coaching staff
Former NFL quarterback and offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich is joining the coaching staff under Deion Sanders at Colorado, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reported Wednesday.,The reports come a day after Leftwich was spotted at practice holding a clipboard and wearing Colorado football gear. Sander...

Peter Malnati faces strong field in defense of Valspar title
Xander Schauffele headlines a surprisingly strong field at the Valspar Championship, the last leg of the PGA Tour's Florida swing that tees off Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Schauffele is the No. 3 player in the Official World Golf Ranking, one of seven top-20 players at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhe...