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Report: Braves' Jurickson Profar facing 162-game PED ban
Atlanta Braves outfielder/designated hitter Jurickson Profar faces a 162-game suspension after a second positive test for performance-enhancing drugs, ESPN reported Tuesday.,Profar, 33, will forfeit his entire $15 million salary for the 2026 season and will be ineligible for the postseason and for t...

Report: Kentucky AD Mitch Barnhart to retire after 24 years
Longtime Kentucky athletic director Mitch Barnhart is expected to announce his retirement in the "near future," ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Barnhart, 66, has overseen the Wildcats' athletic department since 2002 and is the longest-tenured athletic director in any of the Power Four conferences.,In Augu...

Players flee UAE courts after nearby Iranian drone strike
Players and officials at an ATP Challenger event in the United Arab Emirates had to flee Tuesday when a fire broke out nearby after an Iranian drone attack, BBC Sport reported.,Two matches were suspended in progress at the Fujairah Open, where a live feed on the ATP website showed Daniil Ostapenkov ...

Report: Toronto signing Chilean D Benjamin Kuscevic
Toronto FC are finalizing a deal to acquire defender Benjamin Kucsevic from Brazilian side Fortaleza, The Athletic reported Tuesday.,The deal for the 29-year-old Chilean center back is a loan with a purchase option, per the report.,Kucsevic played for Brazilian clubs Palmeiras (2020-23) and Coritiba...
NBA Picks Tuesday: Knicks, Spurs, and Lakers Betting Preview
Get expert NBA betting picks for Tuesday’s key games. See why the Knicks, Spurs, and Lakers are favored and how to approach spreads and moneylines....

Colts, QB Daniel Jones doing tag tango on deadline day
Colts quarterback Daniel Jones might be headed for the franchise tag if he can't reach a contract extension to stay in Indianapolis before Tuesday's deadline for teams to use the roster-management maneuver. ,Jones is recovering from a torn Achilles but the risk for the Colts in extending negotiation...

Russell Henley weighs in on Players as a fifth major
As he prepared to defend his championship at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week, Russell Henley weighed in on whether next week's The Players Championship should be recognized as golf's fifth major.,"I think it's a major. It's our home tournament. I don't know the statistics on like what they ...

LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil intent on impact, growing sport in Asia
LIV Golf CEO Scott O'Neil touched on various topics during Tuesday's press conference ahead of the HSBC LIV Golf Hong Kong 2026 -- most notably teasing another announcement later in the week.,When asked about the specific venue of the Korea tournament in late May, O'Neil was coy with his answer.,"Th...
Tuesday March 3 Top College Basketball Betting Picks and Predictions
Get expert CBB picks for Alabama vs Georgia and Cincinnati vs BYU. See where to bet moneylines and who has the edge in these 2026 college basketball matchups....

Falcons ticketed for Madrid in 2026
The Atlanta Falcons are ticketed for a regular-season game in Madrid this season. ,Atlanta will learn a date and opponent for the game in May when the NFL releases the full schedule for the 2026 season. The site is known after the league extended an agreement with Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Sta...
MLB Cy Young 2026: Long-Shot Picks to Bet on This Season
Explore top long-shot bets for the 2026 MLB Cy Young race. From Cole Ragans to Dylan Cease and Nolan McLean, see which pitchers could surprise this season....
NFL Combine Winners and Losers: Who Boosted Their 2026 Draft Stock?
From elite athletic performances to concerning measurements, here are the biggest winners and losers from the NFL Scouting Combine....
Kansas Basketball Is a Bracket Nightmare Waiting to Happen
Kansas has elite defense and brand-name appeal, but rebounding issues and inconsistency make the Jayhawks a risky NCAA Tournament pick....
Why Texas Tech Could Be a Sneaky Final Four Bet Without JT Toppin
Texas Tech faces life without JT Toppin, but +2500 Final Four odds may offer value thanks to elite three-point shooting and guard play....
WWE Elimination Chamber Had Major WrestleMania Implications
Full WWE Elimination Chamber recap featuring Seth Rollins’ return, Rhea Ripley’s victory and major WrestleMania storyline developments....

No. 25 St. Louis hosts Loyola Chicago, vies for unbeaten home season
For the second consecutive week, No. 25 Saint Louis lost a road game. ,The Billikens will look to wrap up the home portion of their schedule with an unblemished record when they host Loyola Chicago in an Atlantic 10 Conference game on Wednesday. ,Loyola (7-22, 3-13) snapped a four-game slide with a ...

'Centered' Milos Uzan, No. 7 Houston set sights on Baylor
Seventh-ranked Houston no longer can clinch a share of the Big 12 regular-season title, but it has a good chance of finishing in second place.,Coach Kelvin Sampson's club will play its home finale Wednesday night against Baylor in the second meeting of the season between the Texas programs. ,The Cou...

No. 15 Purdue eager to get back on track vs. Northwestern
Purdue tumbled out of the Top 10 this week while relinquishing a guaranteed spot in the quarterfinals of the upcoming Big Ten tournament.,While both spots haven't eluded the No. 15 Boilermakers for good, they realize they must remedy their slide soon as the regular-season stretch run begins with Wed...

SEC tournament seeding on line for No. 20 Arkansas vs. Texas
No. 20 Arkansas and Texas enter their Southeastern Conference border war in Fayetteville Ark., on Tuesday after almost polar opposite results.,The Razorbacks (21-8, 11-5 SEC) look to recover from a 111-77 loss to No. 7 Florida on Saturday, a margin of defeat that tied for the largest in coach John C...

Hot teams clash as Ducks test recent form vs. Avalanche
The Olympic break didn't slow down the surging Anaheim Ducks, and they will try to continue their push to the top of the Pacific Division when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night.,Anaheim has won five in a row, including coach Joel Quenneville's 1,000th career victory, and is a point b...