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Michael Amadio, Senators stay hot, handle Flyers
Michael Amadio continued his hot streak, netting the go-ahead goal for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Amadio finished with a goal and an assist while newcomer Dylan Cozens also tallied a key goal for Ottawa, which has won four games in a row and five o...
Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes lead Devils past Blue Jackets
Jesper Bratt collected a goal and two assists and defenseman Luke Hughes had one of each, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,New Jersey's Paul Cotter scored his career-high 14th goal and captain Nico Hischier and Timo Meier also t...
Cavaliers overtake Nets for record-tying 15th straight win
Darius Garland had team highs of 30 points and eight assists as Cleveland rallied for a 109-104 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' 15th consecutive win.,Jarrett Allen added 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland matched the longest win streak in franchise history, whi...
Adam Scott: PGA-LIV merger 'may not be ultimately possible'
Adam Scott remains hopeful that negotiations between the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund result in a reunification of professional golf, but the former major champion is also realistic that the talks could fizzle out.,As a player director on the tour's Player Advisory Council, the 44-year-ol...
Four teams gain 4 additional picks for 2025 NFL Draft
The Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins each gained a league-high four additional selections in the 2025 NFL Draft based on their losses and signings in last year's free agency period. ,The San Francisco 49ers also received four picks, three of which came through the free agency form...
Timberwolves look to stay hot as they visit Nuggets
The Minnesota Timberwolves reached the Western Conference finals a year ago, but this season, they are fighting just to get into the playoffs.,Minnesota has helped its cause with five straight wins and will look to make it six when it visits the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night.,The Timberwolves wo...
Players 3-peat? Scottie Scheffler says 'it's a new tournament'
After becoming the first golfer to win The Players Championship in back-to-back years in 2024, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns this week for a shot at the unprecedented three-peat.,While Scheffler is already used to making history on the course, he is focused on this week's event in Ponte Vedr...
Georgia looks to improve NCAA tourney seeding vs. Oklahoma
There is plenty on the line for both Georgia and Oklahoma when the pair square off in the first round of the SEC tournament on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,For the Bulldogs (20-11), the No. 11 seed in the tournament going against the No. 14 Sooners (19-12), an NCAA Tournament berth appears secure.,...
Golf Glance: Scottie Scheffler seeks record 3-peat at The Players
Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours.,PGA TOUR,LAST TOURNAMENT: Arnold Palmer Invitational (Russell Henley),THIS WEEK: The Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., March 13-16,Course: TPC Sawgrass, The Players Stad...
Former Bucks player, part-owner Junior Bridgeman dies at 71
Former college star, NBA player and Milwaukee Bucks part-owner Junior Bridgeman collapsed and died on Tuesday. He was 71.,Bridgeman had a medical emergency while at a luncheon at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky. He reportedly told a reporter he thought he was having a heart attack. First resp...
After thrilling finish, Notre Dame faces motivated UNC in ACC 2nd round
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Getting to the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament was an adventure for Notre Dame.,Now the Irish have a chance to take on North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon.,No. 12 seed Notre Dame (15-17) advanced on Tae Davis' last-second free throw to defeat Pitt 55-54 ...
Andrej Jakimovski's hot second half lifts Colorado over TCU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Andrej Jakimovski scored 16 of his game-high 18 points in the second half to lift No. 16 seed Colorado to a 69-67 victory over TCU in the first round of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.,The Buffaloes will face eighth-seeded West Virginia in the second round Wednesday.,Th...
Seton Hall must find an answer for Villanova's Eric Dixon
NEW YORK -- Villanova's Eric Dixon is the nation's top scorer and the Big East's top 3-point shooter.,Despite Dixon's individual success, the sixth-seeded Wildcats are barely on the NCAA Tournament bubble heading into Wednesday night's Big East tournament opener against 11th-seeded Seton Hall.,If th...
DePaul, Georgetown look to extend much-improved seasons
NEW YORK -- Georgetown showed major improvement in coach Ed Cooley's second season as Micah Peavy earned a spot on the All-Big East first team and injured center Thomas Sorber made the third team and the conference's all-rookie team.,Still there were moments of inconsistency for the seventh-seeded H...
Eagles to celebrate Super Bowl win at White House
Eagles are welcome in the White House, and Philadelphia accepted an invitation to celebrate its Super Bowl LIX win on April 28. ,Two days after the completion of the 2025 NFL Draft, the Eagles are scheduled to attend a ceremony at the White House honoring the 2024 champions for their win over the Ka...
Stars F Roope Hintz sidelined with facial injury
Dallas Stars forward Roope Hintz will be sidelined for a week with a facial injury but avoided a fracture.,General manager Jim Nill said Tuesday that Hintz has to keep his heart rate down for 5-7 days to avoid pressure or swelling.,Hintz, 28, was struck in the face by a puck midway through the secon...
Tiger Woods undergoes surgery for ruptured Achilles
Tiger Woods underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon.,Woods said on social media that he sustained the injury while training at home in Jupiter, Fla.,"As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to b...
Southern California aims to contain Rutgers' Dylan Harper
Cross-continent conference foes meet on Wednesday in Indianapolis, where No. 11 seed Rutgers takes on 14th-seeded Southern California in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.,After having never previously played in their history, the Scarlet Knights (15-16) and Trojans (15-16) square off for th...
Arkansas seeks redemption vs. South Carolina in SEC tourney
Playing the 16th seed in a 16-team tournament -- as ninth-seeded Arkansas will do Wednesday against South Carolina in the opening game of the Southeastern Conference tourney in Nashville -- seems like a good way to post an easy win.,Except it didn't quite work that way for the Razorbacks (19-12) whe...
Grizzlies grinding despite injuries as lowly Jazz visit
A depleted Memphis Grizzlies team, beset with a late-season rash of injuries to key players, got an unlikely boost Monday and may need more of the same to finish strong.,The Grizzlies, who host the Utah Jazz on Wednesday, played without two starters -- All-Star forward Jaren Jackson Jr. and big man ...