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Kings place F Anze Kopitar on IR, get back F Corey Perry
Los Angeles Kings captain Anze Kopitar was placed on injured reserve Saturday after being listed as day-to-day following a lower-body injury in Monday's 4-2 home win against the Minnesota Wild.,The Kings also activated forward Corey Perry from non-roster designation ahead of the game Saturday night ...
Reds sign 1B Michael Toglia to minor league contract
The Cincinnati Reds signed first baseman Michael Toglia to a minor league contract.,Toglia was a first-round pick by the Colorado Rockies in the 2019 MLB Draft.,He had a breakout campaign for the Rockies in 2024, recording 25 home runs, 55 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases with a .218/.311/.456 batting line...
No. 17 North Carolina holds off Wake Forest
Henri Veesaar scored 25 points and Caleb Wilson scored 22 to power No. 17 North Carolina to an 87-84 win over visiting Wake Forest on Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Wilson pulled down 12 rebounds while Veesaar grabbed nine, and the dominant posts missed just one shot apiece from the floor (17 o...
AJ Storr erupts for 26 points as Ole Miss holds off Mizzou
AJ Storr scored 26 points and Malik Dia added 21 as Ole Miss outlasted Missouri 76-69 in an SEC game Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels (9-7, 1-2) went on a 7-0 run to break away after the game was tied with five minutes to go.,Storr and Dia both hit jumpers during the run and Augusto Cassia compl...
Kevin Durant, Rockets aim for complete effort vs. Kings
Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant was thrilled to pass Wilt Chamberlain for seventh place on the NBA's career scoring list Friday. He just wishes the celebration had included a victory.,After losing back-to-back games to the Portland Trail Blazers, Durant and the Rockets return to action against ...
Zach Tom out for Packers; Kyler Gordon in for Bears
Green Bay Packers right tackle Zach Tom is inactive for Saturday night's NFC wild-card game against the Chicago Bears due to his knee injury.,Tom was injured against the Denver Broncos on Dec. 14 and missed the final three regular-season games.,Tom, 26, started all 12 games he played this season and...
Braves re-sign RHP Tyler Kinley
The Atlanta Braves re-signed right-hander Tyler Kinley to a one-year deal.,Kinley is set to earn $3 million this season; the Braves will hold a $5.5 million club option for 2027 with a $1.25 million buyout.,The 34-year-old has eight years of MLB experience, logging 342 games with a 4.75 ERA. In 2018...
Hawks could show new look against Warriors
The Atlanta Hawks hope to ride the momentum of a big win at Denver and the addition of reinforcements when they go for a second straight Western road victory Sunday night against the Golden State Warriors on what could be a big day for the Curry family., ,Getting a first career triple-double from Dy...
Suns look to take down Wizards with team play
The Phoenix Suns are eight games over .500 less than halfway through coach Jordan Ott's first season, a height the previous "superteam" never reached last year., ,The buy-in to Ott's aggressive approach has been obvious, and it has carried the Suns to a 23-15 record as they prepare to host the Washi...
Reignited Bucks clash with injury-riddled Nuggets
Giannis Antetokounmpo has battled injuries and trade rumors this season, but the two-time MVP has been a catalyst for the recent surge by the Milwaukee Bucks.,Milwaukee has won five of its last seven since Antetokounmpo returned to the lineup on Dec. 27, including a thrilling 105-101 victory at the ...
Virginia Tech clamps down late to beat Cal
Amani Hansberry scored 15 points and Jailen Bedford added 13 as Virginia Tech matched its win total from last season with a 78-75 win over California on Saturday in Blacksburg., ,After Bedford made one of two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, the Hokes escaped with the win after Cal's Justin Pippen...
No. 3 Iowa State continues historic run with win over Oklahoma State
Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points and Milan Momcilovic added 18 as No. 3 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 83-71 in a Big 12 game Saturday in Ames, Iowa.,The Cyclones (16-0, 3-0) added to the best start in school history and remained one of five unbeaten teams in the country.,The Cowboys (13-3, 1-2...
No. 1 Arizona cruises past TCU, improves to 16-0
Koa Peat scored 20 points, Jaden Bradley and Anthony Dell'Orso added 17 points apiece and No. 1 Arizona went on to an 86-73 victory over TCU on Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Wildcats (16-0, 3-0 Big 12) are chasing the program's best start since they went 21-0 to open the 2013-14 seaso...
Xavier breaks out offensively to snap skid vs. Providence
Malik Messina-Moore (23 points) and Jovan Milicevic (22 points) led a strong offensive performance for Xavier in a 97-84 win over Providence in Cincinnati on Saturday.,Tre Carroll (18), Filip Borovicanin (15 and 10 rebounds), and Roddie Anderson III (14) rounded Xavier's five double-digit scorers, c...
Flames halt 4-game skid, cool off red-hot Penguins
Matt Coronato scored to break a third-period tie and sparked the visiting Calgary Flames to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.,Connor Zary also tallied for the Flames, who snapped a four-game skid.,Goaltender Devin Cooley delivered a sparkling 27-save performance while making hi...
Knicks, Trail Blazers trending opposite ways entering matchup
Teams trending in different directions will square off in an interconference meeting on Sunday, when the red-hot Portland Trail Blazers host the flailing New York Knicks.,Portland has pieced together a season-long five-game winning streak since the calendar flipped to 2026 and will wrap up a four-ga...
Ohio State displaying balance entering clash vs. Washington
Ohio State enters its game at Washington on Sunday with new-found confidence that the Buckeyes can rely on more than standout guard Bruce Thornton to win a game.,Averaging 20 points per game, he is coming off a relatively quiet outing with 12 points in the 72-62 win at Oregon on Thursday, giving the...
Surging Sixers open 2-game set vs. hobbled Raptors
The Philadelphia 76ers aim to build on the momentum of winning five of their past six games when they visit the injury-riddled Toronto Raptors on Sunday to open a two-game set.,The teams, who split the first two games of the season series at Philadelphia, play again in Toronto on Monday.,The 76ers a...
Rutgers, Northwestern meet in search of 3-point turnarounds
Two teams struggling in Big Ten play will meet Sunday when Northwestern faces Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J.,The game will feature teams that haven't had much success shooting from beyond the 3-point arc this season. Northwestern (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten) is last among Big Ten teams in 3-point field goal perc...
Arizona State survives Kansas State's late run to end losing streak
Arizona State had five players score in double figures, led by 21 points from Maurice Odum and Massamba Diop in an 87-84 victory over Kansas State on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz., ,The Sun Devils (10-6, 1-2 Big 12) snapped a four-game losing streak, winning for the first time since Dec. 13., ,Kansas Sta...