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Dylan Guenther nets pair as Utah edges Wild
Dylan Guenther scored a pair of goals to lift the Utah Hockey Club to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Guenther's two goals were all that Utah goaltender Karel Vejmelka needed to preserve the victory. Vejmelka stopped 28 of 29 shots for Utah, which notched a sea...
Champion Dodgers top MLB's list of luxury-tax bills
The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series, and now they are paying the bill.,The champions top the list of a record nine MLB teams that were hit with luxury tax bills, ESPN and USA Today reported Friday.,Los Angeles was assessed a $103 million penalty for its $353 million payroll, far beyond the ...
Cavs run out to big lead, coast past rival Bucks
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 124-101 home win over the Bucks on Friday, swiftly bringing Milwaukee down from its NBA Cup-championship high.,Five other Cavs scored in double-figures, including 16 by Darius Garland and 15 each from Evan Mobley and Dean Wade. J...
Golden Knights, masters of strong finishers, take on struggling Kraken
Slow starts have been an issue at times during the season for the Vegas Golden Knights, but head coach Bruce Cassidy isn't losing any sleep over it ... yet.,The Golden Knights lead the Pacific Division with 45 points heading into Saturday's game with the Seattle Kraken in Las Vegas, just two points ...
Linus Ullmark, Sens hope to keep win streak alive at Canucks
The Ottawa Senators are hoping that a turnaround this season can pay the same dividends it once did for the Vancouver Canucks and end a lengthy playoff drought.,The Canucks punched their ticket to the playoffs last year after missing seven of the previous eight playoffs. The Senators have failed to ...
Mavs get Kyrie Irving back as Clippers seek two-game sweep
Squaring off in Dallas for the second time in three days, the visiting Los Angeles Clippers will look to earn a two-game sweep of the Mavericks on Saturday.,The Western Conference foes met on Thursday for the first time since the first round of last year's playoffs, when the Mavericks topped the Cli...
Knicks visit New Orleans with sights on big year-ending run
Even without their optimal roster, the New York Knicks could not have fared better Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first meeting between the teams since their blockbuster trade signaled the Knicks' shift to a championship-or-bust mentality.,The Knicks will hope for similar results...
Suns standout G Devin Booker (groin) out vs. Pistons
Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out of Saturday's home game against Detroit Pistons due to left groin tightness.,Booker, 28, missed practice Friday, one day after sustaining the injury in the third quarter of a 120-111 loss to the visiting Indiana Pacers.,Booker departed with...
Hawks' defense faces challenge of Grizzlies' high-powered offense
The Atlanta Hawks' defense will get another fierce test on Saturday when they begin a four-game homestand by hosting the Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA's top offensive team.,Atlanta allows 119.3 points per game, fourth-worst in the league. But more ominous has been the team's lack of acuity guarding the...
Flyers strive to get back on track, face familiar foe in Blue Jackets
The Philadelphia Flyers have only won two of their last eight games, but one of those victories came against the Columbus Blue Jackets.,The Flyers hope to duplicate that effort Saturday when they host the Blue Jackets in the second of four meetings between the teams this season.,The first matchup ca...
Top 10 Player Props For NFL Week 16
With 12 games on the schedule for Sunday featuring many of the NFL's best teams, fans will have hundreds of player props to choose from for their betting pleasure in Week 16.,Rather than take hours of your day to research and figure out which are the best, see if any of our top ten picks inspire you...
Bucks standout G Damian Lillard (calf) out vs. Cavaliers
Milwaukee Bucks star guard Damian Lillard will miss Friday night's game against the host Cleveland Cavaliers due to a right calf strain.,Lillard scored 23 points and made five 3-pointers when the Bucks recorded a 97-81 in over the Oklahoma City Thunder to win the NBA Cup on Tuesday night in Las Vega...
Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan (ankle) to start Music City Bowl
Iowa quarterback Brendan Sullivan has recovered from a sprained ankle and will start the Music City Bowl against Missouri on Dec. 30, Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz said Friday.,Sullivan missed the final two games of the regular season due to the ailment.,"He feels fully confident," Ferentz said of Sul...
Lakers chasing another victory in rematch with Kings
The Sacramento Kings hope limiting turnovers and fouling less can make a difference when they seek to split an NBA-style doubleheader with the Los Angeles Lakers in a rematch Saturday afternoon in the California capital.,When the Kings and Lakers met at Sacramento on Thursday, Austin Reaves had 25 p...
Surging Oilers out to exploit Sharks' late-game breakdowns
The Edmonton Oilers could get a chance to catch their breath when they host the struggling San Jose Sharks on Saturday afternoon, but they don't plan to slow down.,The Oilers have won six of their past seven games and nine of 11, knocking off several of the NHL's top teams along the way.,Edmonton mo...
Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl
Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla., ,Navarro racked up 365 yards -- 255 passing, 110 rushing -- and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown c...
Boogie Fland, Arkansas take aim at North Carolina A&T
Boogie Fland is considered a one-and-done college player and his play continues to show why.,The reigning Southeastern Conference Player of the Week looks for another strong outing when Arkansas takes on North Carolina A&T on Saturday afternoon at Fayetteville, Ark.,Razorbacks coach John Calipari kn...
Blackhawks put three-game win streak to test vs. Flames
It will be two teams going in opposite directions when the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday., ,The Blackhawks defeated the Seattle Kraken 3-1 on Thursday night for their third straight win, while the Flames dropped a 3-2 decision to the Ottawa Senators in a second consecutive ...
Real Salt Lake acquire NYRB striker Elias Manoel
Real Salt Lake acquired Brazilian striker Elias Manoel from the New York Red Bulls on Friday.,RSL also received three selections in Friday's 2025 MLS SuperDraft and a second-rounder in 2026.,In exchange, New York received $700,000 in general allocation money and retainseda sell-on percentage for Man...
Reports: Astros land 1B Christian Walker on $60M deal
The Houston Astros found the slugging first baseman they desired, landing Christian Walker on a three-year contract, multiple outlets reported Friday.,USA Today reported the contract is worth $60 million.,The former Arizona Diamondbacks standout not only hit 95 total home runs over the past three se...