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Red Wings hang on to win Monday matinee over Predators
Defenseman Albert Johansson broke a tie with a short-handed goal late in the second period and the Detroit Red Wings held on for a 4-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Monday afternoon.,Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist apiece and Emmitt Finnie also scored for the Red...
Wild F Marcus Foligno (lower body) placed on IR
Minnesota Wild forward Marcus Folingo was placed on injured reserve Monday with a lower-body injury.,The specifics of the injury are unclear, and the Wild did not release any further details.,Foligno last played in the Wild's 5-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on Friday, when he logged 12:34 of ice time o...
Spring training roundup: Framber Valdez makes impressive debut for Tigers
Framber Valdez, this season's prized free agent pitching acquisition, made an impressive spring debut for the Detroit Tigers in a 5-2 loss to the visiting Atlanta Braves in Lakeland, Fla.,Valdez pitched three scoreless innings, fanning three and allowing just a pair of hits. He threw 30 of 43 pitche...
Report: Chargers LB Khalil Mack passes on retirement, will test free agency
Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Khalil Mack is planning to play in 2026, eschewing retirement to test free agency, NFL Network reported Monday.,Mack, 35, is reportedly planning to "explore options" on the open market but could return to Los Angeles for another season.,A nine-time Pro Bowl selection...
Players, league push to close gap in WNBA CBA talks
Players are determined to avoid a lockout with WNBA owners and consider the latest offer from the league "a win" for the WNBPA.,"I want to play, and players want to play," Kelsey Plum, the WNBPA first vice president, said on Monday before the Unrivaled semifinals are held in New York. "And so obviou...
Rutgers fires Coquese Washington after four seasons
Rutgers fired women's basketball coach Coquese Washington on Monday after four straight losing seasons.,The Scarlet Knights' season ended Saturday with 11 straight losses and a 9-20 record, including 1-17 in the Big Ten. It marked the worst conference record in the program's history.,Washington, 55,...
Vastly improved Penguins, Bruins clash in first of two this week
As February has turned to March, a big week across the NHL is underway.,The trade deadline is now just days away, but the Boston Bruins look to keep controlling their own destiny in a heated playoff race. Thus, a Tuesday night win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins is next on the agenda.,Despi...
No. 11 Illinois bids to bounce back vs. Oregon
No. 11 Illinois knows the postseason awaits despite squandering an opportunity to keep No. 3 Michigan from clinching the Big Ten regular-season title with Friday's home loss.,As the Fighting Illini prepare for Oregon's visit to Champaign, Ill., on Tuesday night, some recent NCAA tournament projectio...
Gotham FC transfer F Gabi Portilho to San Diego Wave
Gotham FC transferred Brazilian forward Gabi Portilho to the San Diego Wave on Monday in exchange for $175,000 in intraleague transfer funds.,Portilho, 30, tallied three goals and three assists in 17 regular-season games last season and helped Gotham win the 2025 NWSL Championship and Concacaf W Cha...
Duke remains AP No. 1; Michigan State, Texas Tech leap into Top 10
Duke remains No. 1 for the second straight week in the Associated Press men's top 25 poll, extending its all-time record to 149 weeks as the top-ranked team.,The Blue Devils (27-2) have won six straight games, with a ranked win each of the last three weeks. After stomping Notre Dame 100-56 on Tuesda...
After blowout loss, No. 13 Virginia looks to rebound vs. Wake Forest
No. 13 Virginia will try to put aside a lopsided loss at No. 1 Duke and finish the regular season with two more wins in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers still are in solo second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference after Saturday's 77-51 setback against the Blue Devils. Virginia (25-4, 13-3 ACC)...
No. 18 St. John's counting on Zuby Ejiofor with Georgetown next up
About two months after Rick Pitino was hired to coach St. John's in March 2023, Zuby Ejiofor joined the Red Storm as former top recruit who received limited playing time in his only season at Kansas.,He was Joel Soriano's backup in his first season at St. John's, but in the past two seasons, Ejiofor...
No. 16 Alabama takes hot streak to Georgia in battle of high-scoring teams
No. 16 Alabama looks to extend its Southeastern Conference winning streak to nine games when it travels to play Georgia on Tuesday in Athens.,Alabama (22-7, 12-4 SEC) remains in second place in the conference after coming from behind to knock off then-No. 22 Tennessee 71-69 on Saturday in a battle b...
MLB adapting Spring Breakout into dual-tournament event in 2027
MLB is adapting its annual Spring Breakout event into a pair of tournaments starting in 2027.,The event, which began in 2024 as a set of games during spring training to highlight each team's farm system, will now see both the Grapefruit League in Florida and Cactus League in Arizona hold single-elim...
MLS vs. Liga MX returns for July 29 All-Star Game
The 2026 MLS All-Star Game on July 29 in Charlotte will once again feature a clash between stars from MLS and Liga MX, the league announced Monday.,It is the third straight year and the fifth time overall that the All-Stars from the rival North American leagues will face off in this format.,The All-...
Reports: Lions trading RB David Montgomery to Texans
The Detroit Lions are trading running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The Lions will receive offensive lineman Juice Scruggs and fourth- and seventh-round picks in next month's draft in exchange, per NFL Network.,ESPN reported Sunday that Montgomery wan...
Report: Commanders reach new deal with OL Nick Allegretti
The Washington Commanders have agreed to a new two-year deal with veteran offensive lineman Nick Allegretti, NFL Network reported Monday.,Allegretti, who had one year remaining on his contract, is now signed through 2027.,He started the final two games last season at center for Washington in place o...
Nats OF Dylan Crews (thumb) day-to-day
Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews is day-to-day with a left thumb contusion after getting hit by a pitch.,X-rays were negative after Crews was struck during a live batting practice on Saturday, according to MLB Network.,Crews was scratched from Sunday's lineup. He is batting .111 with one ...
Bengals G Dalton Risner agrees to 1-year extension
The Cincinnati Bengals announced a one-year extension Monday with guard Dalton Risner for the 2026 season.,Agents Drew Rosenhaus and Shawn O'Dare confirmed to ESPN that the deal is worth up to $5 million.,Risner appeared in 14 games (11 starts) and played 768 offensive snaps in his first season with...
Jerry Jones Promises Free Agency Splash as Cowboys Seek End to Super Bowl Drought
Jerry Jones vows to spend more in free agency as the Dallas Cowboys look to end a decades-long Super Bowl drought....