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Kraken test Lightning's perfect record in Seattle as wild-card race heats up
For the Seattle Kraken to be effective, they need to have four lines rolling.,They showed that again Sunday when their third and fourth lines did most of the damage in a 6-2 victory against Florida, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.,The Kraken, who moved past San Jose into the second wil...
Contrasting styles on tap as Oklahoma State, Davidson open NIT
Oklahoma State will be in familiar territory as it tries to cap a solid campaign with an NIT run. The Cowboy open by hosting Davidson on Tuesday night in Stillwater, Okla.,The clash will be a battle of contrasts as the Cowboys (19-14) play at the nation's ninth-fastest pace, per KenPom.com, while th...
Sharks' late-game execution in spotlight vs. Oilers
San Jose has had no problem scoring goals and taking leads against Edmonton this season.,Holding on to those leads, however, has been another story.,The Sharks conclude a five-game road trip in Edmonton on Tuesday night.,San Jose sits one point out of the Western Conference's final wild-card spot af...
Oilers F Leon Draisaitl to miss ‘some time’ with unspecified injury
The Edmonton Oilers are preparing to play some stretch of games without star forward Leon Draisaitl.,Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch revealed that but little else to reporters Monday, one day after Draisaitl exited a game against the Nashville Predators after taking a hard hit.,"He had his doctor's appo...
Bucks try to build off skid-snapping win against Cavaliers
A lost season for superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks continues Tuesday, when they host the stumbling Cleveland Cavaliers.,Antetokounmpo is a game-time decision for the Central Division matchup after injuring his left knee while landing on a spinning dunk in the third quarter of ...
Golf Glance: PGA wraps Florida Swing; LPGA returns to U.S.; LIV makes South Africa debut
The PGA Tour concludes its Florida Swing at Innisbrook, the LPGA Tour returns to the United States and LIV Golf makes is South Africa debut among a busy slate of golf events around the globe this week.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla. (March 19-22),Course: Innisbrook Resor...
Miami (Ohio)'s storybook season takes underdog angle against SMU
DAYTON, Ohio -- College basketball's biggest storybook tale this season seizes the national spotlight as Miami (Ohio) takes on SMU in a clash of No. 11 seeds in the final First Four game Wednesday night.,The RedHawks (31-1) will have a decided home-court advantage from the sellout crowd as they try ...
Shohei Ohtani ready to rejoin Dodgers rotation, could pitch this week
One spring training appearance is all the Los Angeles Dodgers have witnessed of Shohei Ohtani's ramp-up for the start of the regular season next week. ,Ohtani had one hit in three at-bats in the only game he played with the Dodgers this spring before joining Japan for the World Baseball Classic. He ...
Alabama G Aden Holloway hit with felony drug charge, 'removed from campus'
Alabama starting guard Aden Holloway was arrested on felony drug possession on Monday, four days before the fourth-seeded Crimson Tide play their NCAA Tournament opener.,The university said Holloway was "removed from campus" and not with the team as it begins practice in preparation for a first-roun...
Phillies OF Johan Rojas banned 80 games for failed PED test
Major League Baseball suspended Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Johan Rojas for 80 games Monday for violating the league's joint drug prevention and treatment program.,Rojas tested positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone, MLB said in a statement.,Rojas' suspension kicks in at...
Jets aim to continue roll, finish season sweep of Predators
The Winnipeg Jets look to make it three wins in a row when they host the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.,Tuesday's game is the third and final matchup between these Central Division rivals this season. Winnipeg won the first two meetings, 4-1 on Oct. 18 at home and 5-2 on Nov. 29 in Nashville....
Bilibili Gaming, G2 open First Stand Tournament with wins
Bilibili Gaming and G2 Esports kicked off the 2026 First Stand Tournament with victories in Group A on Monday in Sao Paulo.,Bilibili Gaming outlasted FEARX 3-2, while G2 swept Secret Whales 3-0. The winners advanced to the upper-bracket final, while the losing sides will continue in the lower bracke...
Knicks endeavor to remain focused against NBA-worst Pacers
The New York Knicks know they shouldn't have any reason to lose focus Tuesday night.,But the last three games serve as a reminder that staying on task has been easier said than done for the Knicks, who aim to extend their winning streak to four games when they host the Indiana Pacers in the final ma...
Oklahoma headlines 8-team College Basketball Crown field
Oklahoma, the top team excluded from the NCAA Tournament field, accepted an invite Monday to play in the second edition of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Oklahoma will face Colorado in the first game April 1. Baylor, Creighton, Minnesota, Rutgers, Stanford and West Virginia also said yes...
Plagued by early deficits, Wild turn page to meet Blackhawks
A three-game winless streak has done little to compromise the Minnesota Wild's solid playoff positioning.,Still, the locker room knows better than to get complacent as the stretch run nears.,A visit Tuesday to the slumping Chicago Blackhawks offers a chance for Minnesota to snap the skid and move cl...
Nate Diaz to make MMA return on Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano undercard
Nate Diaz is stepping back into an MMA cage for the first time in nearly four years as he has agreed to face Mike Perry in a five-round welterweight bout on May 16 in Los Angeles, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions announced Monday.,The fight will take place on the card headlined by Ronda Rousey v...
Reports: 49ers agree to 1-year deal with WR Christian Kirk
The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran receiver Christian Kirk, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The deal is worth up to $6 million, according to ESPN.,Kirk is the second veteran receiver the 49ers have signed in consecutive weeks. San Francisco also added longtime ...
Recently unbeatable, UMBC and Howard clash in First Four
DAYTON, Ohio -- The field of 68 teams in the 2026 NCAA Tournament begins to get whittled down Tuesday night when a pair of No. 16 seeds from the Midwest Region square off.,UMBC (24-8) and Howard (23-10) will clash in the First Four opener in Dayton. The winner gets No. 1 seed Michigan on Thursday in...
Sean Miller back to Dayton as Texas, NC State spar for the 11
Tumbling to the finish line and nearly out of the bracket, Texas and North Carolina State are not yet in the NCAA Tournament field of 64.,But the chance for a revival is there for the Longhorns (18-14) and Wolfpack (20-13) when they meet for the second time this season in the First Four on Tuesday n...
Neymar left off Brazil's friendly squad as World Cup hopes fade
Neymar's World Cup prospects dwindled Monday when Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti excluded him from the squad for a pair of friendlies in the United States.,Brazil faces France in Boston on March 26 and Croatia in Orlando on March 31 in the team's final matches before World Cup rosters are announced.,"...