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Desperate Blue Jackets chase two points at first-place Maple Leafs
The postseason-bound Toronto Maple Leafs expect to face a desperate team when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs (46-25-4, 96 points) clinched a playoff spot and solidified their grasp of first place in the Atlantic Division on Wednesday with a 3-2 home victory ov...
Orioles' Gunnar Henderson activated, batting leadoff vs. Royals
The biggest star of the Orioles will participate for the first time this season when Baltimore opens a three-game series against the host Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Shortstop Gunnar Henderson is in the lineup and batting leadoff after recovering from a right intercostal strain that sideline...
Orioles All-Star SS Gunnar Henderson to make season debut
Baltimore Orioles All-Star shortstop Gunnar Henderson was activated from the 10-day injured list and will make his season debut on Friday night against the Kansas City Royals.,Henderson has been sidelined with a right intercostal strain and missed the first seven games of the big-league campaign.,Th...
Notebook: What Spurs, San Antonio mean to Houston’s Kelvin Sampson
The setting of San Antonio offers more than a nice home-state advantage to Houston in this year's Final Four.,For Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs provided a career lifeline when his tumultuous tenure at Indiana ended.,In 2008, Sampson was handed a five-year sho...
With Leon Draisaitl in question, Oilers set sights on Kings
The Edmonton Oilers visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon with eyes on pulling even in points as the clubs jockey for home-ice advantage in the playoffs.,The third-place Oilers (44-26-5, 93 points) reside two points in back of the Kings (43-23-9, 95 points) in the Pacific Division. Edmon...
Eric Dixon, Villanova aim to subdue UCF in Crown semis
Eric Dixon looks to lead Villanova to the finals of the College Basketball Crown when they face Darius Johnson and UCF on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Dixon became the Wildcats' all-time career scoring leader Thursday by recording 24 of his 28 points in the second half of a 60-59 victory over Southern Cal...
Nearly neighbors and teammates, Johni Broome, Walter Clayton Jr. share Final Four stage
Florida coach Todd Golden had just been hired and was armed with a vision to sell. Bruce Pearl had an established program at Auburn and could offer transfers a chance to play with future draft picks Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler. ,Advantage, Auburn, which landed Morehead State transfer Johni Broom...
Nashville SC bid to bounce back from loss in clash vs. Charlotte
Nashville SC are focused on climbing the league standings when they visit Charlotte FC on Saturday afternoon.,Both teams sport the same 3-2-1 record with 10 points.,"Going to Charlotte is a great opportunity for us," said Nashville manager B.J. Callaghan. "It'll be a great challenge.",Callaghan's ta...
Denny Hamlin seeks Darlington win after Martinsville victory
The NASCAR Cup Series hosts its annual Darlington Raceway Throwback Weekend in the Goodyear 400 this Sunday, but Denny Hamlin took the wayback machine out for a spin last week and zoomed back about 15 years.,After displaying some old-school dominance around tiny, tight Martinsville Speedway to win t...
T Kelvin Beachum signs deal with Cardinals
Veteran tackle Kelvin Beachum is returning to the Arizona Cardinals.,ESPN reported Friday that Beachum's contract is for one year. Financial terms were not disclosed.,Beachum, 35, will be entering his 14th NFL season since the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Dra...
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg named AP Player of Year
Cooper Flagg of Duke was named The Associated Press men's college basketball Player of the Year on Friday, becoming just the fourth freshman to earn the recognition.,Flagg garnered 41 votes and Johni Broome of Auburn earned 21 in the polling of a national media panel. They were the only two players ...
Northwestern coach Chris Collins signs multiyear extension
Northwestern basketball coach Chris Collins signed a multiyear extension to remain with the school.,Athletic director Mark Jackson announced the agreement on Friday but didn't reveal any terms. CBS Sports said his new salary will put him among the highest-paid coaches in the Big Ten.,Michigan State'...
Rick Pitino, Bruce Pearl first co-winners of Coach of the Year award
Rick Pitino and Bruce Pearl were named co-winners of The Associated Press men's college basketball Coach of the Year award on Friday.,It was the first tie in voting in the 58 years that the award has been presented.,Both Pitino, of St. John's, and Auburn's Pearl received 20 votes from a national med...
Brad Marchand still finding footing as Panthers visit Sens
Brad Marchand has only one assist in four games with Florida since being acquired from the Boston Bruins, but the Panthers insist they aren't concerned entering Saturday afternoon's game with the host Ottawa Senators.,Florida (44-27-4, 92 points) is more worried about making sure Marchand is ready ...
Atlanta United sign homegrown D Dominik Chong Qui
Atlanta United announced the signing Friday of homegrown defender Dominik Chong Qui through 2028 with an option for 2029.,Chong Qui made his first career MLS start last Sunday against New York City FC. At 17 years and 90 days, he became the second-youngest player in Atlanta history to start a match....
Report: Prominent Cal football donors withhold money over Ron Rivera role
Prominent donors to the Cal football name, image and likeness collective said they won't give any more money to the organization until former NFL head coach Ron Rivera is given the authority to run the Golden Bears program, SFGate reported.,Rivera, a former All-American linebacker at Cal, was hired ...
NBA fines Ja Morant $75K for 'finger gun' gestures
The NBA followed through on its warning and fined Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant $75,000 on Friday for making "finger gun" gestures on two occasions.,"Morant was previously warned by the league office that this gesture could be interpreted in a negative light," read the memo from NBA head of baske...
Rangers seek elusive third straight win, visit rival Devils
While the New Jersey Devils are seemingly locked into third place in the Metropolitan Division, the New York Rangers remain uncertain about their plans after the regular season ends on April 17.,The Devils can help make the path to a playoff spot slightly murkier for their rivals Saturday afternoon ...
Nationals place RHP Michael Soroka (biceps) on injured list
The Washington Nationals placed right-hander Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right biceps strain.,Making his debut with the Nationals on Monday at Toronto, Soroka (0-1, 7.20 ERA) allowed four runs on five hits in five-plus innings. He departed in the sixth inning with crampin...
Stars aim to match franchise record vs. Penguins
Wyatt Johnston and the Dallas Stars look to extend a number of impressive streaks while the team aims to match a franchise record on Saturday afternoon when it hosts the Pittsburgh Penguins.,Johnston has scored a goal in six straight games and the Stars (50-21-4, 104 points) have won seven in a row ...