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Malik Beasley, agent deny reports guard close to playing in Serbia
With his client out of professional basketball since the end of last season, Malik Beasley's agent on Tuesday threw cold water on a report over the weekend that the guard was close to signing to play overseas.,European outlet Nova.rs reported on Sunday that Beasley, 29, was nearing agreement with Se...
Suns minority owners maintain Mat Ishbia's majority stake is in play
Attorneys for Phoenix Suns minority owners Scott Seldin and Andy Kohlberg asserted as part of a lawsuit that Mat Ishbia's actions earlier this year could leave in question Ishbia's standing as the team's majority owner.,The suit was filed in Delaware State Court on Nov. 24, but unredacted details we...
Hurricanes conclude homestand with 4-1 win over Blue Jackets
Eric Robinson scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Seth Jarvis, Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes, who went 4-3-0 on their season-long seven-game home...
Beckett Sennecke ties in final second as Ducks top Penguins in shootout
Beckett Sennecke scored with one-tenth of a second left in regulation to tie the game, and Ville Husso stopped all three shootout attempts after making 45 saves, helping the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.,Anaheim was short-handed, and Husso had...
Giants favored to land Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman
Will the lure of the NFL and the Big Apple be enough to pry Marcus Freeman away from Notre Dame?,Despite Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua vowing to keep Freeman among the highest-paid coaches in college football as NFL rumors gained steam this week, at least one sportsbook has moved Freema...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Taliah Scott, No. 13 Baylor rout Alabama St.
Taliah Scott scored 30 points and Jana Van Gytenbeek recorded a triple-double to power No. 13 Baylor to a 90-36 victory over Alabama State on Tuesday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,Scott sank 7 of 11 shots from the floor -- including 5 of 7 from 3-point range -- and made all 11 of her free-throw attempts...
Flyers score 4 unanswered goals to down Sharks
Dan Vladar made 17 saves and Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist to guide the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 home victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,Christian Dvorak, Carl Grundstrom and Noah Cates also scored for Philadelphia, which has won five of its last seven games. Vladar's highlig...
Honor Huff drills 8 3-pointers as West Virginia blasts Little Rock
Honor Huff scored a game-high 24 points as West Virginia rolled to a 90-58 win over Little Rock on Tuesday in Morgantown, W. Va.,Huff connected on 8 of 11 3-point attempts for the Mountaineers (8-3). Treysen Eaglestaff tallied 23 points as he shot 8 of 14 from the field and 5-for-10 from beyond the ...
Big 12 commish Brett Yormark calls Notre Dame AD’s remarks ‘egregious’
Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark said Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua was "totally out of bounds" for how he's gone about criticizing the Atlantic Coast Conference this week.,Notre Dame has a football scheduling alliance with the ACC and is a full member of the conference in o...
Newly unranked Kentucky steamrolls North Carolina Central
Jasper Johnson had the best night of his young career with 22 points, Otega Oweh scored 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds and Kentucky rolled to a 103-67 home victory over North Carolina Central on Tuesday night in Lexington, Ky.,It was the first victory of December for the Wildcats (6-4) as they...
Kraken crave sorely needed win against stingy Kings
Maybe the Seattle Kraken are still in a tryptophan-induced coma from all the turkey they had on Thanksgiving.,The Kraken have lost six games in a row -- the past five in regulation -- after a 4-1 loss Monday to visiting Minnesota.,They will look to finally snap that streak when they play host to the...
Lakers, Spurs square off in NBA Cup West semifinal
A pair of Western Conference powers, vying to become the primary threat to the defending NBA champions, will meet in an NBA Cup West semifinal Wednesday when the Los Angeles Lakers play host to the San Antonio Spurs.,Each team is hot as the Lakers have won nine times over their past 11 games with th...
Reports: James Franklin hires Penn St.’s Ty Howle as Va. Tech OC
James Franklin brought a former Penn State assistant coach with him to Virginia Tech to serve as offensive coordinator, hiring Ty Howle on Tuesday, according to several reports.,Howle had worked on Franklin's staff at Penn State since 2020, when he joined as an analyst. He's also a Penn State alum, ...
Lakers G Marcus Smart (back) hopes to play vs. Spurs
Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart returned to practice Tuesday and intends to play in Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the visiting San Antonio Spurs.,Smart has missed the past six games with a lumbar strain in his back.,"Back's feeling good," Smart told reporters. "Felt good in ...
Rams waive edge rusher Nick Hampton
The Los Angeles Rams waived edge rusher Nick Hampton on Tuesday, while tight end Nick Muse was removed from the practice squad.,Hampton, 25, had 10 tackles in 12 games (no starts) this season with 112 snaps on defense and 194 on special teams.,Hampton had 12 snaps on defense Sunday against the Arizo...
NC State coach wants to see team's 'edge' vs. Liberty
North Carolina State is aiming for a second consecutive win over a mid-major opponent Wednesday night when it hosts Liberty in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (6-3) have a big-time home matchup with No. 19 Kansas looming on Saturday but will use the contest against the Flames (6-2) to work on finding the...
Bill Daly: No NHL players if Olympic ice deemed unsafe
If NHL players feel the quality of the ice at the upcoming Olympics in Milan isn't safe, "then we're not going to play," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said.,As NHL players prepare to return to the Olympics for the first time since 2014, two issues have arisen around the Santagiulia Arena in Mila...
Shelled 13-1 in last two games, Blackhawks regroup vs. Rangers
The host Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers both are aiming to end two-game losing streaks Wednesday.,The predicaments are not as similar as they might seem.,New York is coming off successive overtime losses to visiting Colorado and Vegas on Saturday and Sunday, both by scores of 3-2.,Chicago, ...
Report: Bengals' Trey Hendrickson undergoes core muscle surgery
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson underwent core muscle surgery Tuesday morning and will miss the remainder of the regular season, NFL Network reported.,A traditional recovery time following this type of surgery is six weeks, per the report.,The Bengals (4-9) are three games behind t...
Fresh off loss, No. 6 Purdue seeks serious response vs. Minnesota
Matt Painter is quite familiar with watching his players look to build upon victories.,It's less common for Painter to see how his team responds to a setback. He will get that chance when No. 6 Purdue hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Wednesday evening in West Lafayette, Ind.,The Boile...