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Hosting Sharks, Wings aim to make it eight straight wins
Making up ground in a playoff race is a difficult climb. The Detroit Red Wings have won seven straight games but, as coach Todd McLellan said, they still have a lot of work to do.,They'll look to make it eight in a row when they wrap a four-game homestand against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Desp...
Capitals relying on opportunistic power play as Ducks pay a visit
One reason the Washington Capitals have managed to string together a seven-game point streak is their consistency on the power play.,The Capitals have scored at least one power-play goal in six of the seven games during the streak (4-0-3).,Washington will try to maintain its consistency with the man...
Sputtering Kraken, Penguins both seek breakout win
So far, 2025 hasn't gone as the Seattle Kraken or Pittsburgh Penguins would have hoped.,Entering Tuesday's matchup in Pittsburgh, the Kraken are 1-4-1 in January and the Penguins are 1-2-3, not exactly the starts they were looking for as both teams chase wild-card playoff berths.,The Kraken are in t...
Villanova hopes to resume winning ways at Xavier
Two teams still trying to find their footing in Big East play meet Tuesday night when Villanova visits Xavier in Cincinnati.,Villanova (11-6, 4-2 Big East) is coming off an 80-68 loss to St. John's on Saturday night in New York. That took some wind out of the Wildcats' sails after defeating then-No....
Jerry Jones thanks Mike McCarthy, Cowboys launch search for new coach
Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys are headed in different directions.,Owner Jerry Jones confirmed the split with McCarthy as head coach after three playoff appearances in five seasons. Jones, the team's owner and general manager, said the Cowboys have begun searching for the ninth coach since he ...
Naomi Osaka has daughter's birth certificate retrieved from fire-threatened L.A. home
Naomi Osaka has more on her mind than chasing a fifth Grand Slam title at this year's Australian Open.,Before her opening match in Melbourne, the Los Angeles resident sent someone to her house to retrieve her 1 1/2-year-old daughter's birth certificate. ,She went on to defeat Caroline Garcia 6-3, 3-...
NFL WCW: Vikings-Rams Preview, Props & Prediction
The Cardinals failed to make the postseason, but Arizona unexpectedly found itself as the host of Monday night's highly-anticipated conclusion to Wild Card Weekend.,Due to the wildfires in the Los Angeles areas, the NFL made the proactive decision to move the game from Inglewood, Calif., to State Fa...
Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke aim to stay hot vs. Miami
The season is shaping up as increasingly special for Duke freshman Cooper Flagg.,Asking for an encore after the past weekend might be a bit of a stretch for the No. 3 Blue Devils.,But perhaps Flagg has heightened expectations when Duke meets visiting Miami on Tuesday night at Durham, N.C.,Flagg's se...
No. 11 Texas A&M using recent loss to prepare for No. 8 Kentucky
No. 11 Texas A&M will look to get back on track when they square off against gritty No. 8 Kentucky on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Lexington, Ky.,The game will be the third straight for the Aggies against conference teams ranked in the top 17 of the Associated Press poll. They've sp...
Quakes sign former MVP Josef Martinez to 1-year deal
The San Jose Earthquakes signed former MLS MVP Josef Martinez to a one-year contract on Monday.,The deal with the 31-year-old free agent striker from Venezuela includes a club option for 2026.,Martinez tallied 11 goals in 23 matches with CF Montreal last season, his fifth MLS season with double-digi...
Patriots reunite with Mike Vrabel, share vision of New England revival
Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday.,A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season...
Unbeaten LSU up to No. 5 in newest AP poll
LSU re-entered the top five of the Associated Press Top 25 women's college basketball poll on Monday, while the first four teams remained unchanged.,Behind No. 1 UCLA (16-0), No. 2 South Carolina (16-1), No. 3 Notre Dame (14-2) and No. 4 Southern California (16-1), the Tigers moved up one spot to No...
Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark
Indianapolis police have arrested a 55-year-old Texas man on charges of stalking WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark.,Michael Lewis allegedly sent threats and sexually violent messages to the Indiana Fever guard on social media. He was arrested on a Level 5 felony stalking charge at an Indianapolis hotel o...
Reports: Mike McCarthy, Cowboys to part after failed contract talks
Mike McCarthy is expected to pursue other coaching opportunities when his contract officially expires with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday night. ,Multiple reports indicated the Cowboys and McCarthy broke off contract talks on Monday because they couldn't agree on the length of a new deal. McCarthy's ...
Duke F Maliq Brown (knee) out for several weeks
Duke defensive stopper Maliq Brown will be sidelined several weeks with a sprained knee, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer announced Monday.,Brown was injured during the first half of Saturday's 86-78 victory over Notre Dame in Durham, N.C.,"He'll miss an extended period of time here," Scheyer said on t...
New York City FC re-sign veteran M Maxi Moralez
Midfielder Maxi Moralez is back for a ninth season with New York City FC in 2025, the club announced Monday.,The 37-year-old Argentina international is one of two players in franchise history (David Villa) with more than 100 goal contributions.,Moralez has 27 goals and 74 assists in 183 MLS matches ...
Coco Gauff ousts '20 champ Sofia Kenin at Australian Open
Third-seeded Coco Gauff posted an eventful 6-3, 6-3 first-round win Monday over 2020 champion Sofia Kenin at the Australian Open in Melbourne.,Gauff offset nine double faults with 12 aces and overcame 32 unforced errors by saving five of six break points in the 80-minute victory, her 11th first-roun...
Reports: Eagles LB Nakobe Dean done with torn patellar tendon
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean will miss the remainder of the playoffs -- and likely the beginning of next season -- after sustaining a torn patellar tendon in Sunday's playoff victory over Green Bay, NFL Network and ESPN reported.,Dean went down in the second quarter of the Eagles' 22-1...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: Vikings vs. Rams, NBA, NHL Bets For January 13th
Monday January 13th's top sports betting picks and predictions include our expert bets for Vikings vs. Rams NFL Playoff game, as well as picks for the NBA and NHL....
After big game, status of Knicks' Jalen Brunson in question vs. Pistons
Will the New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson be in the lineup on Monday night against the Detroit Pistons? ,After leaving Sunday's win over visiting Milwaukee for about six minutes with an apparent shoulder injury, Brunson said anyone who wants to know about his status will "find out when the injury repo...