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Report: Bears let LB Tremaine Edmunds seek trade
The Bears are allowing veteran outside linebacker Tremaine Edmunds to seek a trade this offseason, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.,The two-time Pro Bowl selection is set to earn $15 million in salary and bonuses in 2026 and carries a cap hit of $17.43 million.,Edmunds, who turns 28 in May, l...

JGR adds Spire in amended lawsuit against ex-competition director
Joe Gibbs Racing has amended its lawsuit against its former competition director to include Spire Motorsports, alleging the NASCAR team illegally obtained proprietary information from the ex-employee.,The amendment filed on Tuesday in the Western District of North Carolina calls the defendants' acti...

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: Falcons release special-teams star KhaDarel Hodge
The Atlanta Falcons have informed Pro Bowl special-teams star KhaDarel Hodge that he is being released, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Wednesday.,The 31-year-old wide receiver spent the past four seasons with the Falcons, making the Pro Bowl in 2024 and catching 37 passes for 596 yards and two ...

Brooks Koepka relishes return 'home' for Cognizant Classic
Brooks Koepka will look to regain his form at a familiar course this week when he tees off at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Koepka has struggled thus far in his return to the PGA Tour, recording a T56 at the Farmers Insurance Open and a missed cut at the WM Phoenix Open. The five...

Lightning's Jon Cooper out 2 games after father's death
The Tampa Bay Lightning return from the Olympic break without head coach Jon Cooper, who will miss two games following the death of his father.,The team announced that Cooper, 58, will miss Wednesday night's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Thursday's road contest versus the Carolina Hu...

USA's gold-medal hockey game averages 26M viewers
The United States' gold-medal victory against Canada on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics averaged 26 million viewers in the U.S. on NBC and Peacock.,The 2-1 overtime win gave the Americans their first gold medal in men's ice hockey since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.,The North A...

Pens' Sidney Crosby out at least 4 weeks with Olympic injury
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks with the lower-body injury he sustained while playing for Team Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,The Penguins announced the timeline and placed the star center on injured reserve Wednesday.,Also on Wednesday, P...

Jaguars, Commanders host teams for London games
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be designated as the home team for two games in London this year, the NFL announced on Wednesday.,The games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium will be played in consecutive weeks in October. A second game overseas was added to the Jaguars' schedule due to ...

With Jaylen Brown's status in question, Celtics face tall task vs. Nuggets
The Nuggets won at Boston in early January without their best player. ,The Celtics will try to even the score potentially without their top scorer on Wednesday night when they visit Denver.,Nikola Jokic was injured when the Nuggets posted a 114-110 win over Boston on Jan. 7. But he's healthy now and...

With Jaylen Brown questionable, Celtics face tall task vs. Nuggets
The Nuggets won at Boston in early January without their best player. ,The Celtics will try to even the score potentially without their top scorer on Wednesday night when they visit Denver.,Nikola Jokic was injured when the Nuggets posted a 114-110 win over Boston on Jan. 7. But he's healthy now and...
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....

No. 8 Purdue, No. 13 Michigan State meet for smaller stakes than usual
In previous seasons, Michigan State and Purdue playing this late with both ranked among the nation's top 15 would feel like the Big Ten's most important game of the year.,But entering their only regular-season meeting on Thursday night in West Lafayette, Ind., this clash between No. 13 Michigan Stat...

Liquid edge Aurora in DreamLeague Season 28 first-place battle
Team Liquid won a first-place showdown with Aurora Gaming on Tuesday, registering a 2-1 decision in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.,The result leaves Team Liquid (4-0) alone atop the standings. Aurora Gaming (3-1) share second place with Tundra Esports (3-1), who downed Xtreme Gaming 2-0 on ...

Paolo Banchero scores 36 in Magic's tight win over Lakers
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful West Coast road trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday., ,Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 as the Magic went 3...

USTA names Aussie Open boss Craig Tiley as new CEO
Australian Open CEO Craig Tiley, who has overseen massive growth in tennis participation in Australia during his tenure, was named CEO of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Tuesday.,Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia since 2013 and Australian Open director since 2006, will assume his new rol...

No. 3 Michigan tops Minnesota to clinch share of Big Ten title
Elliot Cadeau scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting, and No. 3 Michigan pulled away for a 77-67 win over Minnesota on Tuesday night in Ann Arbor, Mich.,L.J. Cason added 14 points for Michigan (26-2, 16-1), which clinched a share of the Big Ten Conference regular-season title. It marked the program's...

Artemi Panarin set for Kings debut against Golden Knights
Artemi Panarin will make his Los Angeles debut on Wednesday night when the Kings host the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights.,The 34-year-old left winger, who has scored 321 goals and 606 assists in 804 career games, was acquired from the New York Rangers on Feb. 4 in exchange for forward...

Oklahoma State pulls away in overtime to edge West Virginia
Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of overtime to defeat West Virginia 91-84 in a Big 12 game Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Anthony Roy completed a 3-point play and Jaylen Curry hit a 3-pointer in the OT run as the Cowboys (17-11, 5-10) improved to 17-2 when scoring 80 or more points.,The M...

Marquette snaps 3-game skid, tops Georgetown to split season series
Nigel James Jr. scored 20 points as Marquette snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Georgetown 76-60 on Tuesday night in Washington, D.C.,Adrien Stevens added 16 points while Chase Ross had 14 as Marquette (10-18, 5-12 Big East) won its ninth straight game at Georgetown, a streak that star...