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Quinn Hughes unlikely to join Team USA for 4 Nations final
Charlie McAvoy is out with a shoulder infection and Quinn Hughes isn't likely to be, also.,The Vancouver Canucks captain -- sidelined with an oblique injury since Jan. 31 -- practiced for the second straight day on Wednesday in Vancouver, but he will not join Team USA in Boston for the 4 Nations Fac...
North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State
RJ Davis had 21 points, Seth Trimble added 15, and North Carolina used a series of first-half runs en route to a 97-73 Atlantic Coast Conference rout of North Carolina State in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday.,Tied with the Wolfpack 6-6 less than four minutes into the game, North Carolina (16-11, 9-...
Michigan State, Michigan meet with Big Ten lead on the line
If Michigan State and Michigan weren't rivals, this would already be big enough of a deal. But since they are heated foes, it only makes the Big Ten's biggest game of the season to date even more intense as the two meet for the first time this season on Friday night in Ann Arbor.,The game will be fo...
U.S., Canada square off again in 4 Nations Face-Off title bout
BOSTON -- With apologies to Finland and Sweden, this is what most everyone wanted.,The championship of the first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off will come down to a United States-Canada rematch on Thursday night.,U.S. coach Mike Sullivan, a Massachusetts native, knows that this "great hockey city" will be a...
Netflix Wants Sunday Afternoon Regular Season NFL Games, and That’s a Great Idea
According to several reports online, Netflix is interested in bidding on regular season Sunday afternoon NFL games, and that might just be a match made in heaven....
7 charged in thefts of items from athletes' homes
Seven men have been charged with federal crimes in connection with robberies pulled off at the homes of professional athletes.,According to a criminal complaint filed in the Middle District of Florida, the men entered the homes of NFL and NBA players and stole items with a total worth of more than $...
Nationals OF Dylan Crews runs own race with spotlight on '23 draft class
Three weeks into the 2025 regular season, Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will head to Pittsburgh to face former college teammate Paul Skenes, the much more familiar face of LSU baseball. ,Skenes, the power pitcher selected No. 1 ahead of Crews in a mildly debated pick in the 2023 draft,...
WTA ejects Dubai fan 'fixated' on Emma Raducanu
The WTA confirmed on Wednesday that a male fan who showed "fixated behavior" toward British tennis star Emma Raducanu was ejected from the Dubai Championships.,The incident occurred during the former U.S. Open champion's 7-6 (6), 6-4 loss to 14th-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic on Tues...
Gloves off or Game On? USA vs. Canada Rematch Promises Fireworks
USA and Canada will rematch for the gold medal in the 4 Nations Face-Off, a game that promises fireworks and potential fist-fights after an exciting game last week....
Stubbs: How William Byron's rise compares to Jeff Gordon's best years
More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 win in 1999, he sat inside the media center at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, preparing to take questions.,Gordon, now the vice chairman of operations for Hendrick Motorsports, was previously the youngest driver to win two...
Southern California faces road challenge against No. 20 Maryland
Southern California heads to College Park, Md., on Thursday to visit No. 20 Maryland, one of the hottest offensive teams in the nation.,The Terrapins (20-6, 10-5 Big Ten) have won three straight and seven of their last eight, most recently a 101-75 rout of visiting Iowa on Sunday. The blowout, which...
Cam Ward's message: "If you don't draft me, that's your fault"
The final on-field image of Cam Ward as a college quarterback was his declining to play the second half of the Pop-Tarts Bowl for Miami after he set a Division I record for most career touchdown passes during the first half.,That topic was brought up to Ward on Monday night when he was in Fort Worth...
NFL rescinds fine for Texans RB Joe Mixon after misattributed quote
Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon is in the clear after the NFL on Tuesday retracted a $25,000 fine for something Mixon didn't say.,Mixon was dinged for public criticism of the officials after his team's AFC divisional round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, yet hearing officer Chris Palmer explai...
As PGA-LIV deal nears, Adam Scott understands ‘negative’ feelings
More than 18 months since the two rival sides shocked the sports world by announcing a "framework" merger agreement, the PGA Tour and LIV Golf are still hammering out the finer details.,Adam Scott is in a critical role in those negotiations as both the chairman of the tour's Player Advisory Council ...
Netflix 'definitely' eyeing Sunday NFL package
Netflix has called an audible and now plans to pursue a Sunday NFL package following its successful Christmas Day debut last season.,Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer for the streaming giant, confirmed the strategy shift on a recent episode of "The Town" podcast.,"I definitely want the Sunday ...
Former Stanford coach David Shaw joins Lions' staff
The Detroit Lions added former Stanford head coach David Shaw to a revamped coaching staff on Tuesday as their passing game coordinator.,Shaw, 52, was a four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year at Stanford from 2011-22. With a record of 96-54, he resigned as the winningest coach in Cardinal history.,Joini...
Sweden edges final-bound USA to cap 4 Nations group play
BOSTON -- Jesper Bratt scored the game-winner as Sweden completed a first-period comeback and held on to defeat the United States 2-1 in the final round-robin game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday night.,Gustav Nyquist also scored and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves (11 in the third period) for Swede...
TGL: Wyndham Clark sends The Bay over Boston
Wyndham Clark recorded the go-ahead point at the 15th hole to give The Bay GC a 5-4 win over Boston Common Golf on Monday to close a TGL tripleheader in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. ,Clark kept The Bay undefeated (3-0-0) by sinking a 10-foot eagle putt. Keegan Bradley had drawn Boston even at the 13th h...
Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers says he won't move from position
Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers was adamant Monday that he would not move to designated hitter, even if the team insisted.,The Red Sox officially signed free agent Alex Bregman, a Gold Glove third baseman and two-time All-Star, to a three-year, $120 million contract on Saturday. Devers, a...
Canada tops Finland, will face U.S. in 4 Nations final
BOSTON -- Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals as Canada punched its ticket to the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against the United States with a 5-3 win over Finland on Monday afternoon.,Canada, which lost to the U.S. on Saturday in Montreal, will try to exact revenge and win the title on Thurs...