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After stunning defeat, No. 4 Duke out to bounce back vs. Pitt
After seeing a 10-game winning streak snapped Saturday in a last-second loss to its rival, No. 4 Duke will aim to bounce back on Tuesday night when it travels to Pittsburgh.,Duke's road loss to North Carolina, on a last-second shot by the Tar Heels, was just the second of the season for the Blue Dev...
CF Montreal acquire F Noah Streit from FC Basel 1893
Forward Noah Streit of the Swiss Super League club FC Basel 1893 joined CF Montreal via transfer on Monday.,The 20-year-old native of Biel, Switzerland, signed a contract through the 2028-29 season with an option for the 2029-30 season. If Streit is transferred elsewhere, FC Basel will receive a per...
Reports: RHP Erick Fedde reuniting with White Sox
Right-hander Erick Fedde is rejoining the Chicago White Sox after agreeing to a one-year contract, multiple media outlets reported on Monday. ,Fedde, who turns 33 on Feb. 25, went 4-13 with a 5.49 ERA in 32 games (24 starts) with the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers last sea...
Reports: Slugger Marcell Ozuna joins Pirates on 1-year deal
Slugger Marcell Ozuna agreed to a one-year, $12 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, multiple media outlets reported Monday.,The deal, pending the results of a physical, will pay the outfielder/designated hitter $10.5 million in 2026 with a $16 million mutual option for 2027 and a $1.5 mill...
Seahawks ride 'Dark Side' D, Kenneth Walker to Super Bowl LX victory
SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The "Dark Side" was not going to let history repeat itself. Instead, the Seattle Seahawks' self-nicknamed defense more than returned the favor.,Eleven years after New England beat Seattle in Super Bowl XLIX with a clinching interception in the end zone, the Seahawks forced a p...
Team Vitality takes down FURIA to win IEM Krakow title
Team Vitality outlasted FURIA 3-1 in the grand final to win the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow championship on Sunday in Poland.,Vitality landed the first prize of $400,000, while FURIA received $180,000 as the runner-up. Team Spirit swept MOUZ 2-0 in the third-place match to take home $100,000.,The $...
Short-handed Thunder look for others to step up against Lakers
The Oklahoma City Thunder again will be without star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season in a visit to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.,Gilgeous-Alexander has missed two games with an abdominal injury as the Thunder lost to the San A...
Super Bowl LX: Patriots LBs Harold Landry, Robert Spillane active
New England officially has linebackers Harold Landry (knee) and Robert Spillane (ankle) available for Super Bowl LX after neither were on the Patriots' inactives list before kickoff Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.,The return of Landry, who had 8.5 sacks in the regular season, is particularly good news...
Two-time champ Damian Lillard to participate in 3-point contest
Rehabbing Portland Trail Blazers icon Damian Lillard will be part of the eight-man field competing in Saturday's 3-point contest as part of All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles.,Lillard won the competitions in 2023 in Salt Lake City and 2024 in Indianapolis. He is sitting out this season after sustaining...
FURIA, Team Vitality advance to grand final at IEM Krakow
FURIA and Team Vitality posted semifinal victories Saturday to advance to Sunday's grand final at the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,In the first semifinal, FURIA handled Team Spirit 2-1, then Team Vitality swept MOUZ 2-0 to move on to the grand final.,The $1 million Counter-Stri...
Speed skater Francesca Lollobrigida wins Italy's first gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Speed skater Gina Lollobrigida wins Italy's first Gold of home Games
MILAN, Italy -- Francesca Lollobrigida powered to victory in the women's 3,000 meters speed skating on Saturday, bringing Italy its first gold medal of the Milan Cortina Games and ending Dutch dominance marked by three straight Olympic titles at the distance.,Norway's Ragne Wiklund and Canada's Vale...
Hideki Matsuyama overtakes Ryo Hisatsune for Phoenix Open lead
Hideki Matsuyama and Ryo Hisatsune played in the final group at the WM Phoenix Open together on Saturday, and it was set up for the Japanese countrymen to do the same on Sunday.,One missed putt at the end of the day changed those plans.,Matsuyama overtook Hisatsune for the lead after three rounds wh...
SMU scores key road victory against Pittsburgh
Jaron Pierre Jr. had 21 points, and Boopie Miller scored 20 points and finished with nine assists to lead SMU to an 86-67 road victory at Pittsburgh on Saturday afternoon.,Miller's clutch shooting (7 for 11 from the field) and Pierre's 8-for-11 shooting and five rebounds helped the Mustangs (16-7, 5...
Former World Series champ Terrance Gore dies at 34
Terrance Gore, who was part of World Series championship teams as a speedy bench weapon, passed away at the age of 34, the Kansas City Royals announced Saturday.,Though the outfielder only logged 85 plate appearances across eight seasons, he made his time in the postseason count.,He played in 11 pos...
Five NBA Franchises Best Positioned After the 2026 Trade Deadline
After the dust settles on the 2026 NBA Trade Deadline, these five franchises are best positioned for long-term success thanks to draft capital, young stars and roster flexibility....
Manchester City arrive at Liverpool amid EPL road losing streak
Manchester City will try to keep their Premier League title hopes alive when they visit a resurgent Liverpool in the late afternoon kickoff on Sunday at Anfield.,Pep Guardiola's City squad (14-5-5, 47 points) enter the weekend in second place, six points behind an Arsenal side that could add to thei...
Tom Brady reverses course, sends support to Patriots
A few days after taking a diplomatic stance on the upcoming Super Bowl, Tom Brady changed his approach and sent support to his longtime team on Friday.,Brady won six Super Bowls as New England's quarterback, but he said earlier this week regarding the Patriots' pending matchup with the Seattle Seaha...
Pistons crush Knicks to snap New York's 8-game win streak
Daniss Jenkins scored 18 points, helping the host Detroit Pistons snap the New York Knicks' eight-game winning streak with an emphatic 118-80 win on Friday night.,Isaiah Stewart and Tobias Harris scored 15 points apiece as the Pistons overwhelmed New York in a matchup of the Eastern Conference's top...
SMU tries to avoid slip-up against cellar-dwelling Pitt
SMU needs to avoid jeopardizing its NCAA Tournament hopes as it visits Pitt for an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday afternoon.,The Mustangs (15-7, 4-5 ACC) have dropped two in a row with a loss at Louisville and a tough 84-83 setback at home to North Carolina State on Tuesday night.,The M...