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Golden Knights' Nicolas Roy to have hearing with NHL
Vegas Golden Knights forward Nicolas Roy will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Friday, one day after cross-checking Trent Frederic of the Edmonton Oilers.,Roy received a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 5:37 of overtime during the Golden Knights' 5-4 loss to the O...

Frost F Britta Curl-Salemme suspended for playoff game
Minnesota Frost rookie forward Britta Curl-Salemme received a one-game suspension from the PWHL on Friday for an illegal check to the head of Toronto Sceptres defenseman Renata Fast.,The suspension is the third this season for Curl-Salemme, who previously was punished for a high-sticking incident on...

Dream G Jordin Canada (knee) sidelined two weeks
Atlanta Dream guard Jordin Canada will be sidelined for two weeks with a right knee injury, the team announced on Friday.,Canada, 29, was evaluated after Wednesday's 80-70 preseason road win against the Washington Mystics. She started the game but quickly departed and had to be helped to the locker ...

Browns GM: 'Increasingly unlikely' Nick Chubb returns to team
Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry didn't sound too optimistic about unsigned star running back Nick Chubb making an immediate return to the club.,The writing likely was on the wall when the Browns selected Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft...

Ross Chastain chasing boosts in speed, confidence at Kansas
While recent results have been encouraging, Ross Chastain finds himself still searching for speed in his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet nearly one-third of the way through the NASCAR Cup Series season.,Winless through 11 races, the 32-year-old Chastain will set out this weekend to defend his race...

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami turn focus to Minnesota United
Inter Miami embark on the first of back-to-back road trips in five days when they take on host Minnesota United on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,The Loons (5-2-4, 19 points) will play Miami for only the second time ever and enter the contest a distant second in the Western Conference. ,Min...

Charlie Woods, 16, falls short at U.S. Open qualifier
Charlie Woods was unsuccessful in his second attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open.,Woods, 16, carded a 3-over-par 75 at Wellington (Fla.) Golf Club on Thursday. The son of 15-time major champion Tiger Woods was seven strokes shy of the required score of 68.,The younger Woods did show improvement, ho...
Best NBA Playoff Bets for Friday, May 9th: Cavaliers, Thunder in Must-Win Spots
The NBA Playoffs are on fire, these are Friday May 9th's top sports betting predictions and player props for Cavs vs. Pacers and Nuggets vs. Thunder....

Blue Jays bid to build up steam in series opener vs. Mariners
In the past, trips to Seattle almost have felt like home games for the Toronto Blue Jays.,Thousands of fans from across western Canada usually flock south of the border to cheer on their country's lone MLB franchise.,But it appears that might not be the case this weekend when the teams open a three-...

Hot clubs clash as Giants begin series against Twins
The San Francisco Giants have good feelings going into their Friday night game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.,The Giants, who were off Thursday, have won five of their last six games, including the last two contests in a three-game road series against the Chicago Cubs this week.,"We've ...

With Pope Leo XIV in their corner, White Sox begin anew vs. Marlins
Wins have been hard to come by for the Chicago White Sox, but the organization was able to celebrate with hordes of South Siders when new Pope Leo XIV was confirmed as a lifelong fan by his brother on Thursday.,The White Sox will look to reward the native Chicagoan -- the Sun-Times published a pictu...

Belal Muhammad confident vs. Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315
The UFC is back in Montreal for the first time in a decade on Saturday night with a pair of title fights, which includes welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and No. 5-ranked Australian challenger Jack Della Maddalena topping the 12-fight card for UFC 315.,Muhammad (24-3 MMA, 15-3 UFC) is making his...

Jets try to stop Stars, Mikko Rantanen on historic scoring spree
The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.,After leading the Stars to victory with hat tricks in the past two games, Rantanen will try to continue his recent scoring surge in Game 2 on Frida...

Texans 2nd-rounder Jayden Higgins makes history with guaranteed deal
The Houston Texans agreed to a fully guaranteed four-year, $11.7 million deal with rookie receiver Jayden Higgins, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,That would make Higgins the first second-round pick ever to receive a fully guaranteed contact. He'll receive a signing bonus of just more tha...

Next MLB Manager Fired Odds: Stumbling contenders among favorites
The proverbial first shoe dropped in the 2025 Major League Baseball manager carousel with Pittsburgh's firing of Derek Shelton,The sixth-year manager survived less than a quarter of the season before the Pirates fired him with an abysmal 12-26 record through 38 games.,Shelton might not be alone in b...

Cardinals put improved play up against Nationals
A pair of teams trending in opposite directions will square off for the first of three games on Friday night, when the Washington Nationals host the visiting St. Louis Cardinals.,Winners of five straight games, St. Louis can match its longest winning streak since July 2023 with a victory over the st...

Paige Bueckers, Wings to measure 2025 success in terms of growth
Asked on Thursday what she's enjoyed most about being a member of the Dallas Wings, Paige Bueckers said the easy answer was, "everything.","Just the people here. Coach Chris (Koclanes) talked about how obviously finding success is important, but you want to find great people first," Bueckers said du...

Brooks Lee comes through in clutch as Twins sweep Orioles
Brooks Lee hit a two-run double with two outs in the eighth inning to send the Minnesota Twins to a 5-2 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis.,Ty France, who finished with three of Minnesota's five hits, notched two run-producing singles and Trevor Larnach homere...

No. 2 Iga Swiatek, No. 3 Jessica Pegula move to third round at Italian Open
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek needed just 52 minutes to advance to the third round at the Italian Open, topping home-country favorite Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-0 on Thursday in Rome.,It was a dominant performance by Swiatek, who won 84 percent (16 of 19) of the points on her first serve, compared to ju...

Warriors' Stephen Curry doesn't have target date to return
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry doesn't have a timetable to return from the Grade 1 left hamstring strain he sustained in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves.,"No, this is new, and from all that I'm learning about how quickly you can get bac...