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Conor Garland records another 2-goal outing as Jackets down Lightning
Conor Garland crafted his second straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets swept the three-game season series from the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night.,Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade last week, Garland broke a 24-game scoreless drought with ...
Alexis Lafreniere's hat trick sparks Rangers in shutout of Flames
Alexis Lafreniere netted a hat trick and goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded his 65th career shutout as the host New York Rangers beat the struggling Calgary Flames 4-0 on Tuesday.,Conor Sheary also scored and Mika Zibanejad collected two assists, giving him five points (two goals, three assists) in ...
No more MSG moral victories: DePaul wants more against Georgetown
NEW YORK -- DePaul captivated many in Madison Square Garden when it threatened Villanova before taking a 1-point loss in the 2023 Big East tournament and did the same last year when it took Creighton to double overtime in a quarterfinals loss.,DePaul accomplished more than moral victories this seaso...
Minnesota, Rutgers ride momentum into Big Ten tournament
Moments after his team's regular season ended, Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell turned his attention to the Big Ten tournament.,"A new season starts after this," Pickiell said. "We'll head to Chicago, and everyone has a chance.",Both teams have a legitimate chance to extend their season when No. 11 seed ...
Texas focuses on defense for SEC tourney game vs. Ole Miss
Texas head coach Sean Miller has been honest about his team's struggles on the defensive side of the ball. ,Ahead of the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament against 15th-seeded Ole Miss on Wednesday in Nashville, Miller hopes to see the 10th-seeded Longhorns on the right side of th...
Spring training roundup: Jorge Polanco, Francisco Alvarez go deep for Mets
Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez cracked their first homers of the spring to spark the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,Alvarez (2-for-3, two RBIs), Polanco (2-for-2) and Brett Baty (2-for-3, two RBIs) paced the Mets...
Maryland stifles Oregon in first half, hangs on to win tourney opener
David Coit scored 17 points to help 17th-seeded Maryland to a wire-to-wire, 70-60 victory over 16th-seeded Oregon in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament Tuesday in Chicago.,Elijah Saunders made 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range, scoring all 15 of his points from deep for the Terrapins (12-20),...
Scottie Scheffler yet to make driver decision ahead of Players
Scottie Scheffler can become the second player in golf history this week to win The Players Championship a third time, yet he doesn't appear to have made a crucial equipment decision yet.,It may not seem like the best time of year for the world's No. 1 player to tinker with his driver, but Scheffler...
'Grateful' James Harden leads Cavaliers into battle with Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard James Harden reached another career milestone, becoming the ninth member of the 29,000-point club Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.,His quest to reach 30,000 begins Wednesday, when the Cavaliers hit the road to play the Orlando Magic.,"The Beard" put together ano...
SMU hands Syracuse sixth straight loss in ACC first-round clash
CHARLOTTE -- Boopie Miller poured in 25 points and Jaron Pierre Jr. pumped in 21 points as SMU had a big second half to pull away from Syracuse, winning 86-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's first round and ending a four-game losing streak Tuesday.,Eleventh seed SMU (20-12) faces No. 2...
Cincinnati beats hapless Utah in first round of Big 12 tourney
Jalen Celestine scored 19 points and Baba Miller added 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as ninth-seeded Cincinnati beat hapless, 16th-seeded Utah 73-66 on Tuesday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference tournament first-round game in Kansas City, Mo., ,The Bearcats advance to face eighth-seeded UCF i...
Butler, Providence kick off Big East tourney after pair of 2OT affairs
NEW YORK -- Putting records aside, Butler and Providence produced candidates for Game of the Year in the Big East when both regular-season meetings were decided in double overtime.,Those wins were highlights of disappointing seasons for both schools, and the third encounter is Wednesday when eighth-...
Reports: Interception-hungry Jets signing Pro Bowl CB Nahshon Wright
The New York Jets -- who failed to intercept one pass last season -- are signing Pro Bowl cornerback Nahshon Wright, who had five with the Chicago Bears, to a one-year contract worth up to $5.5 million, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,The Jets also are signing former New York Giants safety...
Washington out to beat USC for third time in Big Ten tourney clash
The basketball seasons for Southern California and Washington, who will meet in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Wednesday in Chicago, have been remarkably similar.,The 12th-seeded Huskies (15-16 overall) and the No. 13-seeded Trojans (18-13), who both entered the campaign with NCAA Tou...
Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $80M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in Ja...
Iowa State faces rematch with Arizona State in Big 12 tourney
Fifth-seeded Iowa State will look to pad its NCAA Tournament resume when it faces upset-minded and 12th-seeded Arizona State on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.,The Cyclones (25-6), ranked seventh in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, earned a bye into...
Broncos re-sign LB Alex Singleton to 2-year contract
The Denver Broncos re-signed inside linebacker Alex Singleton to a two-year contract on Tuesday.,The team did not release financial details but multiple reports put the total value at $15.5 million.,Singleton, 32, served as a physical and emotional leader for the league's No. 2 unit in total defense...
Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $70M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year, $70 million deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in January with ...
Jets reportedly reacquire QB Geno Smith in trade with Raiders
Thirteen years after drafting Geno Smith, the Jets haven't found a surefire solution to their quarterback woes and are bringing the 35-year-old back to New York for another shot.,The Raiders and Jets reportedly agreed to the trade on Tuesday sending Smith back to his original NFL team in return for ...
Anthony 'Pig' Johnson leads Arizona State past Baylor in Big 12 first round
Anthony "Pig" Johnson racked up 19 points off the bench as 12th-seeded Arizona State controlled 13th-seeded Baylor on the way to an 83-79 win on Tuesday afternoon in a first-round clash in the Big 12 Conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo., ,The Sun Devils advance to play fifth-seeded Iowa State (...