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Power play looms large as Oilers-Kings series shifts to Edmonton
Trailing in a Stanley Cup playoff series is nothing new to the Edmonton Oilers.,Last year alone, the Oilers overcame 2-1 and 3-2 deficits against the Vancouver Canucks, as well as a 2-1 deficit to the Dallas Stars.,But as the Oilers prepare to play host to the Los Angeles Kings on Friday, they know ...
Andre Agassi paired with world No. 1 at U.S. Pickleball Championships
Andre Agassi is the latest -- and greatest -- of the former professional tennis players to compete in professional pickleball.,The eight-time Grand Slam champion will team up with 18-year-old Anna Leigh Waters at the U.S. Pickleball Championships that begin Friday in Naples, Fla. Agassi joins the li...
Cavs’ Evan Mobley tabbed NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley is the 2024-25 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the league announced Thursday.,Mobley ranked sixth in the NBA with a career-best 1.59 blocked shots per game.,Mobley received 35 first-place votes and 285 total points in balloting by a panel of 100 voters. Atla...
College Football Hall of Famer, Tennessee great Steve Kiner dies
College Football Hall of Famer Steve Kiner, a two-time All-American linebacker at Tennessee, died Thursday. He was 77.,The National Football Foundation and Tennessee announced his death. No cause of death was revealed.,"We are deeply saddened by the passing of Steve Kiner, a true legend of our game,...
Shannon Sharpe steps back from ESPN amid sexual assault lawsuit
Shannon Sharpe announced Thursday he will step away from ESPN as he faces a sexual assault lawsuit, while a report by Front Office Sports uncovered an additional incident in which Sharpe was accused of choking a female colleague at Fox.,Sharpe was the subject of a $50 million lawsuit in Nevada earli...
Royals ace Cole Ragans to undergo tests for groin injury
Kansas City Royals ace left-hander Cole Ragans will undergo testing on his left groin after sustaining the injury and leaving Thursday's start against the Colorado Rockies after three innings.,Ragans had trouble getting loose in the bullpen prior to the game and the soreness continued through his 62...
Celtics star Jayson Tatum (wrist) doubtful for Game 3 at Magic
The Boston Celtics listed Jayson Tatum as doubtful for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Orlando Magic due to the bone bruise in his right wrist.,The pain in his wrist was enough to prevent Tatum from even warming up Wednesday night, when the Celtics went on t...
Former Iowa QB Brendan Sullivan commits to Tulane
Brendan Sullivan, who has played for two Big Ten programs, announced Thursday that he will continue his college career at Tulane.,Sullivan posted a picture of himself in a Tulane uniform on social media with the word "committed.",Sullivan was part of the Northwestern program for three seasons before...
Hurricanes 'not going to sit back' despite leading series vs. Devils
Decades of NHL history suggest the Carolina Hurricanes are an overwhelming favorite to win their Eastern Conference first-round series against the New Jersey Devils.,The Devils are relying on much more recent events to believe in their comeback hopes.,The Hurricanes will look to take a commanding le...
Former Florida State QB Trever Jackson transfers to Arkansas
Former Florida State quarterback Trever Jackson committed to Arkansas on Thursday, filling a spot once held by Madden Iamaleava.,A true freshman, Iamaleava entered the transfer portal before ever playing for the Razorbacks and joined his older brother Nico Iamaleava, a former Tennessee starting quar...
Kyle Isbel, Royals jolt Rockies in opener of doubleheader
Kyle Isbel had three RBIs and Salvador Perez drove in a pair of runs, lifting the host Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies in the first game of a doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.,Drew Waters had two hits and an RBI and Michael Massey also drove in a run for the Royals, w...
Devils' Jonas Siegenthaler practices, questionable for Game 3
New Jersey Devils defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler participated in practice on Thursday for the first time since sustaining his lower-body injury on Feb. 4.,Siegenthaler remains questionable for Friday's Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes in Newark, N.J....
Nationals activate SS CJ Abrams from injured list
The Washington Nationals activated shortstop CJ Abrams from the injured list Thursday and optioned third baseman Trey Lipscomb to Triple-A Rochester.,Abrams, 24, last played on April 11 when he departed in the fourth inning with a right hip flexor strain. In 11 games this season, he was batting .244...
Hot-hitting Aaron Judge, Yanks meet offensively-challenged Jays
The New York Yankees spent most of the opening weeks racking up a strong start outside of their division.,After playing 21 of their first 25 games against non-division opponents, the Yankees start a run of nine straight games against the American League East staring Friday when they host the slumpin...
Bucks home to face Pacers, vow to 'take care of business'
After the Milwaukee Bucks fell into a 2-0 hole during their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, Doc Rivers exuded confidence in his team with a reminder it has not played at home yet.,"I look at it as a long series (and) we haven't played a home game," the Bucks...
Reports: USC recruit Alijah Arenas in coma after car accident
Five-star prospect and Southern California recruit Alijah Arenas was hospitalized and placed into a medically induced coma after he was involved in a car accident Thursday morning, ESPN reported.,Per ESPN, initial tests showed no broken bones for the 18-year-old, who is the son of three-time NBA All...
St. Louis City acquire Xande Silva from Atlanta United
St. Louis City SC acquired Portuguese winger Xande Silva from Atlanta United on Wednesday night.,Atlanta United will receive a guaranteed $100,000 in 2025 general allocation money, plus up to $150,000 in 2026 GAM based on incentives.,Silva, 28, has four goals and four assists in 40 MLS matches (27 s...
Brewers activate RHP Tobias Myers to make season debut
The Milwaukee Brewers activated right-handed starter Tobias Myers from the injured list Thursday to make his season debut on the road against the San Francisco Giants.,In a corresponding move, left-hander Bryan Hudson was optioned to Triple-A Nashville.,Myers, 26, had a 2.03 ERA in three minor leagu...
PGL Wallachia playoffs begin with three sweeps
Team Liquid beat Tundra Esports 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the upper-bracket semifinals at the PGL Wallachia Season 4 event in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid opened the double-elimination playoffs by sandwiching a 37-minute win on red and a 42-minute victory on green around Tundra's 58-minute win on ...
Crew acquire F Ibrahim Aliyu from Dynamo
The Columbus Crew acquired forward Ibrahim Aliyu from the Houston Dynamo on Thursday.,The Dynamo will receive $450,000 and up to $750,000 in conditional performance-based incentives. The club also will retain a sell-on percentage in the event of a future transfer.,"Aliyu is a young and dynamic playe...