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Former Bucks player, part-owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71
Former college star, NBA player and Milwaukee Bucks part-owner Junior Bridgeman collapsed and died on Tuesday. He was 71.,Bridgeman had a medical emergency while at a luncheon at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. He reportedly told a reporter he thought he was having a heart attack. First resp...
Eagles to celebrate Super Bowl win at White House
Eagles are welcome in the White House, and Philadelphia accepted an invitation to celebrate its Super Bowl LIX win on April 28. ,Two days after the completion of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Eagles are scheduled to attend a ceremony at the White House honoring the 2024 champions for their win over the Ka...
Tae Davis' free throw lifts Notre Dame past Pitt in ACC tourney opener
Tae Davis made a free throw with 0.5 seconds remaining and No. 12 seed Notre Dame pulled out a 55-54 victory against 13th-seeded Pittsburgh in the first game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Tuesday at Charlotte, N.C.,The winning opportunity came after Notre Dame's Markus Burton missed a ...
Minus Cy Young sidekick, Yankees LHP Max Fried embraces pressure of pinstripes
Plans for a pair of aces are on hold with Gerrit Cole out for the 2025 season before it began, pushing Max Fried to the front of the New York Yankees' rotation.,Fried, 31, has known Cole since they met on a recruiting visit to UCLA and recently signed as a free agent to team up with the right-hander...
Red Wings look to bust slump as Sabres visit
Another agonizing loss pushed the Detroit Red Wings further down the Eastern Conference standings. ,Their losing streak has ballooned to six games, something they'll try to pop when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.,Detroit tested Ottawa goaltender Linus Ullmark with a whopping 49 sho...
Collin Morikawa on tough Arnold Palmer finish: 'Frustration'
Collin Morikawa didn't speak to reporters on Sunday after the Arnold Palmer Invitational when the tournament that he led by three strokes with five holes to play slipped away.,On Tuesday, amid his preparation for The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., Morikawa explained his emotions af...
Thunder visit Celtics in potential Finals preview
Two of the favorites to win this year's NBA championship will meet Wednesday night when the Boston Celtics close out a seven-game homestand against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,Boston will enter the game as the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference behind Cleveland. The Celtics have won five in a row a...
Alex Ovechkin sits 8 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky as Capitals visit Ducks
Alex Ovechkin takes his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record to the West Coast this week as the Washington Capitals begin a three-game road trip Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.,Ovechkin scored for the 886th time on Sunday with his empty-netter that secured a 4-2 win over the...
Spirit, Liquid first to advance at PGL Wallachia Season 3
Team Spirit and Team Liquid became the first two teams to advance out of the group stage at Dota PGL Wallachia Season 3 by notching their third straight wins Monday in Bucharest, Romania.,In the Round 3 matches pitting 2-0 teams, Team Spirit swept Team Falcons 2-0 and Team Liquid did the same to Tun...
Golden Knights challenged to claim rare road win vs. Penguins
If the Vegas Golden Knights are to bounce back from a rare defeat, they must find a way to win in Pittsburgh.,As they begin a four-game eastern trip, the Golden Knights look for their second all-time road victory against the lowly Penguins on Tuesday night.,Pacific Division-leading Vegas had won sev...
Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole to undergo Tommy John surgery
New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole is set to undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday and will miss the 2025 season.,Cole, 34, was in Los Angeles on Monday to meet with Dr. Neal ElAttrache, who will perform the surgery. ,The typical recovery for Tommy John surgery is 12-18 months. In a...
Louisiana tabs Quannas White as new coach
Well-respected Houston associate head coach Quannas White was named head coach at Louisiana on Monday.,White, 44, has been preparing to be a head man for the past eight seasons under Houston's Kelvin Sampson, one of the top coaches in the sport.,"This is an opportunity I do not take lightly, and I a...
After 60-minute effort, Notre Dame gets Pitt in ACC tourney opener
Notre Dame played the longest game in Atlantic Coast Conference history on Saturday.,There's no rest for the weary because the Fighting Irish's reward for winning is getting to play in the ACC tournament opener Tuesday afternoon in Charlotte, N.C. No. 13 seed Pitt (17-14) will oppose the 12th-seeded...
Reports: Titans lure LT Dan Moore with $82 million pact
Free agent left tackle Dan Moore agreed to a four-year contract worth $21 million per season with the Tennessee Titans, according to multiple reports.,The Titans forked over $50 million guaranteed on a deal that can be worth $82 million total, NFL Network reported. Moore's agents at CAA confirmed to...
Reports: Chiefs agree to deals with OT Jaylon Moore, RB Elijah Mitchell
A rebuild of the offensive line underway in Kansas City will include offensive tackle Jaylon Moore, who reportedly agreed to a two-year, $30 million contract on Monday. ,Free agent contracts with new teams are not final until Wednesday, the official first day of the 2025 league year in the NFL. ,Moo...
Team Spirit, Team Vitality ahead of the pack at Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 21
Team Spirit and Team Vitality are setting the pace with 3-0 records in the first three days of Group Stage 2 at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm.,The only team yet to lose a map in the event, Team Spirit won again Sunday against SAW, while Team Vitality swept 3DMAX.,The $400,000 Counter-Str...
Marcos Giron pulls off another upset at Indian Wells
American Marcos Giron rallied past No. 26 seed Alexei Popyrin of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,Giron's win came one round after he upset No. 4 seed Casper Ruud of Norway. The California native is thrilled to be playing a...
St. Louis City hand Galaxy third straight defeat to open season
Cedric Teuchert scored a goal with an assist as St. Louis City picked up their first win of the season and extended the misery of the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy with a 3-0 victory Sunday in Carson, Calif.,Marcel Hartel and Simon Becher also scored goals for St. Louis City (1-0-2, 5 points...
Capitals beat Kraken in feisty game; Alex Ovechkin pots No. 886
Connor McMichael's goal with 4:16 remaining broke a tie and Alex Ovechkin moved within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record as the host Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Sunday.,Defenseman Martin Fehervary and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who won thei...
Reports: Lions release 3-time Pro Bowl EDGE Za'Darius Smith
The Detroit Lions released edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, according to multiple media reports on Sunday.,The Lions acquired Smith, 32, in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in November. In eight games for Detroit, he had 12 combined tackles and four sacks.,For the season, the three-time Pro Bowl defend...