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Oilers expect star F Leon Draisaitl to return Saturday
The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to return to the team on Saturday when they host the Washington Capitals, coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday.,Draisaitl, 30, missed his fourth consecutive game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after taking a leave of absence on Jan. 1...

Min Woo Lee, Pierceson Coody lead The American Express
Min Woo Lee of Australia and Pierceson Coody share the first-round lead and Scottie Scheffler is one off the pace at The American Express after Thursday's action in La Quinta, Calif.,Lee and Coody each shot 10-under-par 62 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course to open the tournament. Coody ran off seven...

Reports: Cowboys closing in on Eagles' Christian Parker as next DC
The Dallas Cowboys are working to hire Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator Christian Parker as their next defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,Parker, 34, has spent the past two seasons working under Vic Fangio with the NFC East-rival...

NBC, ESPN set network records for divisional-round games
NBC and ESPN/ABC followed CBS' lead by drawing record numbers for their respective NFL divisional-round games.,On Thursday, NBC announced that it averaged 45.4 million viewers for the Los Angeles Rams' 20-17 overtime victory over the Chicago Bears.,That number from Sunday's game represented an 8% in...

49ers include power plant in evaluating injury issues
The San Francisco 49ers aren't leaving any stone unturned as they search for a solution to their injury issues.,That includes investigating a conspiracy theory linking a nearby electrical substation to the rash of ailments.,General manager John Lynch confirmed at Wednesday's end-of-season press conf...
Jarrett Stidham, the AFC Championship Game, and the Most Unlikely Spotlight
Jarrett Stidham steps into the AFC Championship spotlight as Sean Payton bets big on a career backup with history on his side....

Iga Swiatek reaches Australian Open 3rd round with quick win
No. 2 Iga Swiatek continued her quest to win a career Grand Slam, easily dispatching Czech Marie Bouzkova 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.,Swiatek, of Poland, needed just 79 minutes to earn the victory, which sent her into the third round of a G...

No. 24 Saint Louis looks to match program record vs. St. Bonaventure
No. 24 Saint Louis will chase program history when it heads to St. Bonaventure for an Atlantic 10 Conference showdown on Friday.,Riding a 12-game winning streak, the Billikens (18-1, 6-0) are just one victory shy of matching the 1993-94 team for the best 20-game start in the program's 110-year histo...

Kraken cruise past Islanders, end 4-game skid
Vince Dunn and Jared McCann each had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory against the visiting New York Islanders on Wednesday night.,Matty Beniers and Kaapo Kakko also scored for Seattle after coach Lane Lambert made changes on all four off...

Behind Rashaun Agee's 23, Texas A&M pulls away from Miss. State
Rashaun Agee scored a season-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead a balanced Texas A&M attack as the Aggies rolled to an 88-68 win over slumping Mississippi State on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in College Station, Texas.,Texas A&M (15-4, 5-1 SEC) led by 11 points at halftim...

Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys advance to Australian Open's 3rd round
Two of the top four American women's tennis players appear headed for a showdown in the round of 16 in the Australian Open.,However, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 defending champion Madison Keys are not quite there yet.,Both veterans won their second-round matches over countrywomen in Melbourne on ...

Jalen Johnson (32), Hawks edge Grizzlies to halt skid
Jalen Johnson had 32 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists to lead the visiting Atlanta Hawks to a 124-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night. ,The Hawks snapped a four-game losing streak and improved their road record to 14-12.,Ja Morant led Memphis with 23 points, 12 assists and...

Jalen Duren helps Pistons extend hot streak at Pelicans' expense
Jalen Duren collected 20 points and 15 rebounds and Daniss Jenkins added 17 points while starting in place of All-Star Cade Cunningham, lifting the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 112-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.,Duren sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor to power the Pistons t...

Andrej Stojakovic's huge night leads No. 11 Illinois past Maryland
Andrej Stojakovic scored a season-high 30 points to pace No. 11 Illinois to its eighth straight win, 89-70 over Big Ten nemesis Maryland in Champaign, Ill., on Wednesday,Keaton Wagler contributed 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Illini (16-3, 7-1) finally handled the Terrapins, who...

Stanford F Chisom Okpara (lower extremity) out for the season
Chisom Okpara, Stanford's second-leading scorer with 13.9 points per game, will miss the rest of the season with a lower-extremity injury, the team announced Wednesday.,Okpara, a senior forward and second-year Harvard transfer, sustained the injury in Stanford's Jan. 10 70-55 loss at No. 14 Virginia...

Duo sparking Wisconsin; Penn State eyes 1st Big Ten win
On the court, Wisconsin guards Nick Boyd and John Blackwell are fierce competitors.,Off the court, the duo could not be more different.,"Nick has a different personality," Wisconsin coach Greg Gard said. "Nick's a little more outgoing, Nick's more outspoken, Nick wears his emotions on his sleeve mor...

Ole Miss star Princewill Umanmielen joins LSU, former coach
Ole Miss star edge rusher Princewill Umanmielen has elected to transfer to LSU and play for former Rebels coach Lane Kiffin, according to published reports.,Umanmielen posted a report from On3 to his Instagram page that showed him in an LSU uniform.,Umanmielen decided to transfer after the Ole Miss ...
Kenny Lofton’s Hall of Fame Snub Is Becoming Impossible to Defend
With Andruw Jones inducted, Kenny Lofton’s Hall of Fame omission looks more indefensible than ever. The numbers demand a second look....
Potential Landing Spots for Brandon Aiyuk After 49ers Exit
Brandon Aiyuk’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season....

Pats CB Carlton Davis III (concussion) back at practice
New England Patriots cornerback Carlton Davis III returned to practice on a limited basis on Wednesday as he looks to clear concussion protocol.,Head coach Mike Vrabel made the announcement as his Patriots prepare to visit the Denver Broncos on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game.,Davis sustained a ...