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Free agent TE David Njoku posts that his time in Cleveland is over
Tight end David Njoku revealed in an Instagram post on Monday night that he will enter free agency and not return to the Cleveland Browns.,Njoku, 29, has played all nine of his NHL seasons in Cleveland. He ranks second among Browns tight ends in all-time touchdowns (34) and pass receptions (384). On...
No. 4 Texas rides defense to victory over No. 18 Kentucky
No. 4 Texas' defense forced No. 18 Kentucky into a season-high 23 turnovers, and the Longhorns emerged with a 64-53 win on Monday in Austin, Texas.,Kyla Oldacre logged three steals and four of her teammates had two apiece as Texas (23-2, 8-2 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth game in a row. The ...
Mikel Brown Jr. matches single-game records as No. 24 Louisville crushes NC State
Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr. tied the Louisville single-game scoring mark with 45 points and tied another single-game record with 10 3-pointers to lead the No. 24 Cardinals to a 118-77 win over visiting North Carolina State on Monday night.,Louisville (18-6, 8-4) never trailed as Brown produced 21...
No. 17 St. John's bests Xavier in OT as Rick Pitino sweeps son
Zuby Ejiofor scored six points in overtime for No. 17 St. John's, which fended off an upset bid by Xavier to earn an 87-82 win in Big East action Monday night in New York.,The win was the 904th on-court victory for St. John's head coach Rick Pitino, who snapped a tie with Roy Williams for third-plac...
Raiders confirm Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak as new head coach
The Las Vegas Raiders have hired Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak as their next head coach, making the previously reported decision official in a social media post Monday.,The Raiders posted a video of Kubiak exiting a plane in the Las Vegas area with his family, with the caption,...
Stung by St. John's loss, No. 6 UConn turns to struggling Butler
Coming off its first loss in nearly three months, No. 6 UConn stays on the road with a trip to Indianapolis, Ind. on Wednesday to take on Butler.,The Huskies (22-2, 12-1 Big East) lost their perfect conference record Friday night when they fell 81-72 to St. John's at Madison Square Garden. The loss ...
Ukrainian athlete says IOC banned helmet showing those killed in war
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych said on Monday a helmet he has used in training at the Milan Cortina Games with images of compatriots killed during the war in Ukraine cannot be used in Olympic competition after being told by the IOC that it violates a rul...
Alabama court denies Charles Bediako’s injunction for NCAA eligibility
A circuit court judge in Alabama denied Charles Bediako's motion for a preliminary injunction to continue the resumption of his college basketball career Monday, rendering him ineligible once again.,Bediako last month won a temporary restraining order from the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court that al...
US, Canada group stage meeting promises intensity in Milan
MILAN -- The U.S. and Canada will be "out for blood" as they renew their rivalry at the Milan Cortina Games, U.S. veteran Alex Carpenter told reporters on Monday, with an upcoming group stage game that has the feel of a championship contest.,The only teams to take the top of the podium since the wom...
Clippers vow to keep fighting for playoffs post-trades, visit Rockets
The Los Angeles Clippers' impressive climb up the Western Conference standings, from 15 games below .500 to a spot squarely in the play-in tournament, outwardly seemed undone by the jettisoning of James Harden and Ivica Zubac at last week's trade deadline.,Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and his unyi...
Suns take aim at recent home woes against retooled Mavs
The Phoenix Suns plan a simple remedy for their miserable shooting performance Saturday.,"Keep shooting," guard Devin Booker said after a 109-103 home loss to Philadelphia, when the Suns made 11 of 46 attempts from 3-point range.,"We have good shooters that space the floor very well. We encourage ev...
'No regrets': Lindsey Vonn speaks post-crash, needs multiple surgeries
Lindsey Vonn has a complex tibia fracture that will "require multiple surgeries to fix properly," Vonn said in an Instagram post Monday.,The post is Vonn's first public statement since her gruesome crash during Sunday's women's downhill skiing final at the Milan Cortina Games. Vonn had to be airlift...
Ski Jumping: Germany’s Raimund soars to gold, Slovenia’s Prevc falls short
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Germany's Philipp Raimund won the gold medal in the men's normal hill ski jumping event as he soared ahead of Poland's Kacper Tomasiak at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Monday.,The Pole had to settle for silver, while Japan's Ren Nikaido and Switzerland's Gregor Deschwanden shared ...
Knicks look to keep rolling vs. struggling Pacers
The last time the New York Knicks played a home game against the Indiana Pacers, both teams were on the verge of the NBA Finals.,More than nine months later, the Pacers are much further away from championship contention than the Knicks -- even if New York's ceiling remains uncertain despite a recent...
Joy Dunne leads US women's hockey to rout of Switzerland
Caroline Harvey and Joy Dunne each collected a goal and two assists and Gwyneth Philips made 20 saves, fueling the United States to a 5-0 victory over Switzerland on Monday at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Alex Carpenter scored for the third time in as many games and added an assist for the Americans ...
D-backs LHP Andrew Saalfrank (shoulder) out for season
Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed reliever Andrew Saalfrank will miss the entire 2026 season after undergoing shoulder surgery on Monday.,The team confirmed the news after it was reported by MLB.com, with Saalfrank posting about the surgery with an accompanying picture on Instagram.,Saalfrank had a 1...
US curler Korey Dropkin thrills crowds at Milan Cortina Games
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- American curler Korey Dropkin's animated displays of emotion have been electrifying fans throughout the mixed doubles competition at the Milan Cortina Games, with the 30-year-old saying he is just trying to have fun and be true to himself.,On Monday, Dropkin and doubles p...
Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea delighted to defy expectations, win US team title
MILAN, Italy -- Ellie Kam and Danny O'Shea said they were thrilled to defy expectations and deliver a clean, season-best pairs performance at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, a result that proved pivotal as the United States edged Japan to win a second straight gold in the team event.,Kam and O'Shea s...
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...
No. 21 Arkansas rides depth into SEC encounter with LSU
Arkansas has been one of the more successful teams in the Southeastern Conference recently.,The No. 21 Razorbacks (17-6, 7-3 SEC) have won four of their last five games and are just one game behind conference-leading Florida going into their contest against LSU on Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La. ,...