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Red Wings' Dylan Larkin, Andrew Copp out at least 2 weeks
Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and fellow forward Andrew Copp will be sidelined at least two weeks due to their respective leg injuries, head coach Todd McLellan announced Thursday.,Larkin has been idle since Detroit's 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday in which he recorded an assist...

Players Championship paused for inclement weather
Inclement weather forced a suspension in Thursday's first-round action at The Players Championship.,Officials sounded the horn at around noon ET with players being held in position during windy and rainy conditions at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.,At the time, Maverick McNealy and England'...

Wisconsin F Nolan Winter (lower body) out vs. Washington
Wisconsin forward Nolan Winter will sit out his team's Big Ten tournament third-round game against Washington on Thursday afternoon in Chicago due to a lower-body injury.,Winter also sat out the Badgers' 97-93 victory over Purdue on Saturday with the injury.,The 7-foot Winter is averaging 13.3 point...

Jim Boeheim blasts Syracuse's 'best players' for Adrian Autry's firing
Adrian Autry was unsuccessful as the successor to Jim Boeheim at Syracuse with 49 wins in three seasons before he was fired this week.,Boeheim believes Autry is a winning coach and suggested the Orange didn't get enough from their best players this season.,"His two best players had horrible years," ...

Sirens, Victoire to play in PWHL's first game televised nationally in US
The Professional Women's Hockey League will make its debut on national television in the United States on March 28 when the New York Sirens play the Montreal Victoire.,The game will be at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit at 1 p.m., part of the PWHL Takeover Tour that introduces the league to fans in ...

Senators to pick 32nd in 2026 draft in modification of trade penalty
The NHL on Thursday modified the disciplinary sanction levied against the Ottawa Senators for their role in the July 2021 trade of Evgenii Dadonov to Vegas and subsequent voided deal in March 2022 between the Golden Knights and Anaheim Ducks.,The sanction initially imposed on the Senators in Novembe...

Team USA's WBC reprieve won't matter due to lack of intensity
Thanks to Italy beating Mexico on Wednesday night, the United States gets another chance in the World Baseball Classic.,What looked like a potentially disastrous early exit for Team USA manager Mark DeRosa and the boys turned out to be nothing more than substantial worry and significant embarrassmen...

Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm among leaders at LIV Singapore
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are among four players tied for the lead at 4-under par following the opening round of LIV Golf Singapore on Thursday, but the leaders should feel far from comfortable.,Lee Westwood of England and Canadian Richard Lee, an LIV wild card, also shot first-round 68s, givin...

Back among Big East's best, Villanova takes on Georgetown
NEW YORK -- Villanova's return to prominence after three seasons of mediocrity following coach Jay Wright's retirement will be official when its name gets selected for the NCAA Tournament.,Until the selection show on Sunday, Villanova (24-7) will attempt to improve its seeding for the NCAAs on Thurs...

Oklahoma in desperation mode for SEC tourney clash vs. Texas A&M
Oklahoma rolled past South Carolina in the first round of the SEC tournament on Wednesday in Nashville to set up a third season meeting with Texas A&M, a match that means much more to the Sooners than denying the Aggies a season three-peat.,Playing for their NCAA Tournament lives, the 11th-seeded So...

Victor Wembanyama, surging Spurs set sights on Nuggets
The San Antonio Spurs have been the hottest team in the league since Jan. 1.,They will look to continue their run of success on Thursday when they host the Denver Nuggets.,The Spurs boast MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama and a supporting cast that seems to showcase a different player every game, They...

Collin Morikawa (back) WDs from Players Championship
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa withdrew from The Players Championship on Thursday after playing one hole.,The PGA Tour cited a back injury as the reason for the withdrawal of the world's fourth-ranked golfer.,Morikawa began the opening round at TPC Sawgrass on Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on th...

After allowing 83 points by Bam Abedayo, Wizards try their luck against Magic
Having been trampled by Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat, the Washington Wizards now will turn their attention to another high-scoring offensive force, Paolo Banchero, when they visit the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,The game pairs an Orlando team that's used five straight wins to move into fifth ...

No. 5 Houston begins defense of Big 12 tournament title vs. BYU
No. 5 Houston made a quick Big 12 impact last season, winning the conference tournament in its second year in the league.,Now, the second seed begins its run at a repeat Thursday against 10th-seeded BYU in a battle of the Cougars in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals in Kansas City, Mo.,The victor ...

Coach Dan Hurley implores No. 6 UConn to limit turnovers vs. Xavier
NEW YORK -- After dominating the 2024 NCAA Tournament en route to its sixth national title and second straight, UConn took a slight step back last season.,This season, the Huskies were back to their normal lofty status, staying in the top 10 of the Associated Press poll through the entire regular se...

Ole Miss a surprising foe for Georgia in SEC tournament
Georgia will bring a historic regular season into its Southeastern Conference tournament opener Thursday night against upset winner Ole Miss in a second-round game in Nashville.,Georgia (22-9) set school regular-season records for wins and points scored, and ranked third in Division I with a 90.4 sc...
A Simple Plan to Fix the NBA Schedule Without Cutting Revenue
A proposal for how the NBA could move to a 72-game season while keeping TV partners, players, and owners satisfied....

Kirill Kaprizov stepping up as Wild take aim at Flyers
Many teams in the NHL might need to choose between goal scoring from their top stars or from their depth players.,The Minnesota Wild have enjoyed both heading into their game on Thursdayt against the Philadelphia Flyers in Saint Paul, Minn.,"It's nice that some of the guys that we're expecting to sc...

Darryn Peterson, Kansas gear up for sizzling TCU in Big 12 tourney
No. 14 Kansas is rested and ready to use this week's Big 12 tournament as a tune-up of sorts for the NCAA Tournament.,That won't be easy when the third-seeded Jayhawks face perhaps the hottest team in the conference, No. 6 seed TCU, in the nightcap of the Big 12 quarterfinals on Thursday in Kansas C...
Mark DeRosa Needs To Take More Accountability for Team USA
Team USA suffers a shocking World Baseball Classic loss to Italy as manager Mark DeRosa faces criticism for major lineup and bullpen decisions....