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Canucks G Thatcher Demko to have hip surgery, out for season
Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko will undergo hip surgery and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Tuesday.,"After consulting with our team doctors and outside specialists, Thatcher Demko will be shut down for the rest of the year," Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin sa...

Avalanche sign D Sam Malinski to 4-year extension
The Colorado Avalanche signed defenseman Sam Malinski to a four-year extension through the 2029-30 season on Tuesday.,Terms were not disclosed but Sportsnet reported the deal carries an average annual value of $4.75 million.,Malinski, 27, has set career highs in assists (21) and points (24) through ...

Austin FC part ways with veteran winger Jader Obrian
Austin FC moved on from Colombian winger Jader Obrian, exercising a buyout of his guaranteed contract Tuesday.,Obrian, 30, will no longer occupy senior and international roster spots and his previous wages won't count against the 2026 salary budget.,After notching 11 goal contributions (seven goals,...

Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...
College Basketball Picks Today: Nebraska vs. Michigan Headlines Loaded Slate
College basketball betting picks featuring Nebraska vs. Michigan, Providence at UConn, and UMass vs. Miami (Ohio)....
Tuesday NHL Betting Picks: Expert Bets for Jan. 27th
Two NHL moneyline picks as Seattle hosts Washington and San Jose looks to capitalize on Vancouver’s extended skid....

No. 19 Florida works to regain form in clash vs. South Carolina
Before Saturday's 76-67 Southeastern Conference home loss to Auburn, Florida was showing its best form of the season. ,The Gators had won five games in a row, including blowouts of ranked teams Georgia and Tennessee, plus a road triumph over then-No. 10 Vanderbilt.,No. 19 Florida will attempt to fin...

Reports: Commanders to tab Daronte Jones as DC
The Washington Commanders will hire Daronte Jones of the Minnesota Vikings as their next defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported.,Jones, 47, would take the place of Joe Whitt, who was fired on Jan. 6 after two seasons with the Commanders.,Jones initially joined Minnesota as a defensiv...

Red Wings savor home-ice edge as Kings arrive
The Red Wings need to take advantage of their three-game homestand this week, considering they won't be playing in Detroit afterward for an extended period.,Detroit opens the homestand against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. The Red Wings play their last two games prior to the Olympic break ...

Bruins put home win streak on line vs. Predators
With two feet of snow on the ground and bitter cold in the air outside, the Boston Bruins look to keep turning up the heat inside TD Garden as they go for their eighth straight home win on Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators.,Boston will be playing the second game of a back-to-back followi...

PGA Tour expands Farmers field to accommodate Brooks Koepka's return
Brooks Koepka's return from LIV Golf to the PGA Tour didn't receive universal support from players on the U.S.-based circuit.,Still, Jackson Suber and Lanto Griffin might want to send Koepka a thank-you note this week.,Because of Koepka's presence in the Farmers Insurance Open, the field for the upc...

Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor
Christian Horner's absence from Formula One may be short-lived.,Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was fired by the company in July, is among a group eyeing a possible investment into F1 team Alpine.,The French outfit confirmed Horner's interest in a statement Sunday.,In December 2023, Alpin...

Matthew Robertson scores in OT to lift Rangers past Bruins
Rookie Matthew Robertson scored with 67 seconds left in overtime as the New York Rangers snapped a four-game home losing streak by rallying for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.,Robertson scored his first career overtime goal when he got a pass from goalie Jonathan Quick after Da...

Andrei Vasilevskiy shines as Lightning blank Mammoth
Andrei Vasilevskiy turned away 28 shots, Darren Raddysh and Brandon Hagel tallied on the power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning won their sixth straight home game by stuffing the Utah Mammoth 2-0 on Monday night.,In his 42nd career shutout, Vasilevskiy stopped eight shots in the third period for his...

No. 4 Duke dominates No. 20 Louisville for season sweep
Cameron Boozer scored 19 points for No. 4 Duke, which blew out visiting No. 20 Louisville for an 83-52 win Monday in Durham, N.C.,The Blue Devils (19-1, 8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) upped their winning streak to eight games and swept the two-game regular-season series from the Cardinals (14-6, 4-4...

Pierre-Luc Dubois returns to practice as Caps prep for Kraken
The Washington Capitals, trying to surge back into playoff positioning before the Olympic break, had a welcome participant Monday at practice.,Forward Pierre-Luc Dubois, who has missed 42 games since undergoing surgery on Nov. 7 on his abdominal and adductor muscles, was cleared for full contact wit...

Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper headline Rising Stars selections
Top three NBA draft picks Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and VJ Edgecombe headline the 10 rookies named to the annual Rising Stars showcase as part of NBA All-Star weekend.,The 28 players selected to compete at Rising Stars were revealed Monday night. In addition to the rookies, there are 11 second-year...

West Virginia tries to stay connected, meets free-falling K-State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge is happy with the way his team has settled into the brutal grind of the Big 12.,The Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) road-tripped through Arizona last week and earned their first win away from home by defeating Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday. The back half of the trip didn...

Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech plan to 'take a stand'
With both teams coming off decisive losses to ranked foes, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech seek turnarounds when they meet Tuesday in Blacksburg, Va.,Both teams have struggled lately. After starting 12-2, the Hokies (15-6, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) have lost four of their last seven games to dro...

Knicks look to avenge recent loss to lowly Kings
The first time this month the New York Knicks gained some momentum, it vanished with a surprising loss to the Sacramento Kings.,The Knicks will look to avoid repeating history Tuesday night when they host the Kings in the final battle of the season between the nonconference foes.,The Knicks have bee...