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Lightning face tall task in cooling off hot Senators
The Tampa Bay Lightning will conclude their five-game homestand with matches Tuesday and Thursday against the hot Ottawa Senators. ,While the two games will have a playoff-style feel like the opening contests of a best-of-seven series, the likelihood of the two Atlantic Division teams meeting in the...
Wings out to complete perfect road trip, take on Kraken
The Detroit Red Wings are red hot. ,A six-game winning streak has Detroit at the top of the Eastern Conference wild-card race heading into a meeting with the host Seattle Kraken on Tuesday night.,"That's awesome," Detroit forward Patrick Kane said of the Red Wings' place in the standings following a...
Chiefs LB Nick Bolton unfazed by Opening Night madness
NEW ORLEANS -- Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton had all the answers Monday, even for the slightly offbeat questions a player can get at Super Bowl Opening Night.,From favorite K.C. barbeque to whom he would like to spend time with on a desert island, Bolton didn't hesitate on any response.,...
Florida St. hosts Notre Dame in wake of coach's resignation news
Notre Dame and Florida State each hit low points in their respective seasons this past weekend.,When the teams clash on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla., it will be the Seminoles' first game since longtime coach Leonard Hamilton announced that he will resign at season's end.,Hamilton, 76, is in hi...
Kings stave off Timberwolves in close second half
DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points on 14-for-25 shooting, and the Sacramento Kings held on for a 116-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Malik Monk added 26 points and eight rebounds for Sacramento, which won for only the second time in the past six games. Keegan Murr...
ESPN sees best January ratings in a decade
The first month of 2025 saw ESPN record its highest viewership numbers in a decade, fueled by the NFL playoffs and the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff.,ESPN reported an average of 1.6 million viewers throughout the entire month of January, marking the network's best average minute audience...
Streaking Panthers face road test against Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
Fresh off a perfect three-game homestand, the Florida Panthers will hit the road to face Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in a battle of division leaders.,Carter Verhaeghe played a large role in each of the last two games for the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers. He colle...
Myles Garrett Next Team Odds: Homeward bound to Dallas?
The Cleveland Browns might regret deciding not to move Myles Garrett before this season's trade deadline.,Arguably the NFL's most feared pass rusher, Garrett wants a change of NFL addresses so he can pursue a Super Bowl title with a team ready to win now. There figures to be no shortage of suitors a...
Commanders owner: Team name here to stay
Washington Commanders principal owner Josh Harris put all the questions to rest about the team's name on Monday.,The Commanders are here to stay.,"It's now being embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff," he said of the moniker. "We're going with that.",A Washington Post-Schar Sch...
U.S. Figure Skating: 28 people on crashed plane tied to sport
Nearly half of the passengers aboard the American Airlines plane that collided with a military helicopter on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last week had links to the figure skating community.,Samuel Auxier, the interim CEO of U.S. Figure Skating, issued a statement Sunday ver...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NHL, NBA Predictions for February 3rd
February 3rd's top sports betting picks and predictions give you our expert analysis on Monday's NBA and NHL slate of games with a college basketball matchup....
No. 18 Illinois turns it on late, roars past Ohio State
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State 87-79 Sunday in Champaign, Ill.,Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from...
Alex DeBrincat, Wings get past Canucks in OT
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory against the host Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. ,Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit, which climbed into a wild-card spot in the Eastern ...
MLS champion Dejan Joveljic ready for new chapter with SKC
Dejan Joveljic thought he would be part of the Los Angeles Galaxy for a long time.,But after his best MLS season and pivotal part of the franchise's 2024 title, Joveljic will be looking to further his accolades with Sporting Kansas City.,One day after being acquired for $4 million -- the first cash-...
Report: Spurs get De'Aaron Fox, Kings land Zach LaVine in 3-team trade
The Kings, Spurs and Chicago Bulls are putting the finishing touches on a three-team trade that will send De'Aaron Fox to San Antonio and Zach LaVine to Sacramento, ESPN reported Sunday night. ,Per the report, Fox was shipped out by the Kings along with Jordan McLaughlin, who is also joining the Spu...
Kings, Timberwolves meet in bounce-back mode
The Sacramento Kings have one more test on the road before they head home., ,Sacramento will wrap up a six-game road trip when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis. The Kings are looking to finish on a positive note after losing four of their first five games on the t...
No. 18 Illinois turns it on late, roars past Ohio State 87-79
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State 87-79 Sunday in Champaign, Ill.,Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from...
WTA roundup: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Elise Mertens win titles
No. 4 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova captured her fifth career title with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win over fifth-seeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine on Sunday in the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz.,Alexandrova, of Russia, had two aces and benefited from eight double faults to dispatch Yastremska in 2 ho...
Wizards, Hornets face off in an effort to keep building
The Washington Wizards have little to show for a rough season, although they do have a rare opportunity Monday to earn a second consecutive victory when they visit the Charlotte Hornets.,The Wizards have won just seven games this season, with the most recent of those Saturday in a 105-103 road victo...
Portal fears could end Nebraska spring football game
Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule says he just might pull the plug on his team's traditional spring game.,And while the fervent faithful in Lincoln, Neb., likely would be devastated if Rhule follows through, the third-year coach said it might be necessary to keep his program together.,"I don't know tha...