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Kaleb Canales hired as basketball coach at Weber State
Weber State hired Kaleb Canales as its next men's basketball coach on Friday.,Canales, 47, was the associate head coach this season for a Troy team that reached the NCAA Tournament.,He also has 18 years of experience in the NBA, and his lengthy coaching resume includes a stint as the Portland Trail ...

Timberwolves to retire Kevin Garnett's number next season
Kevin Garnett's reunion with the Minnesota Timberwolves will include the long-awaited retirement of the Hall of Fame forward's No. 21 jersey.,The team announced Friday that Garnett will make his first appearance at Target Center in eight years on April 12, part of fan appreciation night for the regu...

Italy coach resigns after latest World Cup failure
Italian national team coach Gennaro Gattuso stepped down Friday following the country's latest failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.,The four-time World Cup champions will miss their third consecutive tournament this summer in North America following Tuesday's shocking loss to Bosnia-Herzegovin...

Reports: Kansas star Flory Bidunga to enter draft, portal
Kansas center Flory Bidunga plans to declare for the 2026 NBA Draft and enter the transfer portal, multiple outlets reported.,The 6-foot-10 sophomore forward averaged 13.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and a Big 12-leading 2.6 blocks in 35 games (34 starts) for the Jayhawks in 2025-26.,Bidunga also led the c...

Royals rookie oversleeps, removed from lineup
Royals rookie catcher Carter Jensen overslept and was removed from Kansas City's starting lineup on Thursday.,"I didn't wake up to my alarm. Slept through it," he told The Kansas City Star. "Don't really have an excuse -- nor should I. It [stinks]. It happens. I feel like I let teammates down, coach...

Virginia QB Chandler Morris denied 7th year of eligibility
A judge denied Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris' request for a preliminary injunction in his quest for a seventh season of eligibility.,After the NCAA denied the 25-year-old player's waiver request and his subsequent appeal earlier this year, Morris sued the NCAA in Charlottesville Circuit Court...
PGA vs. LIV Rivalry Takes Center Stage at Augusta for 2026 Masters
The Masters brings PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars together as Scheffler, Rahm and McIlroy headline Augusta....
MLB Pitcher Props Today: Best Baseball Bets for April 3rd
Breaking down two MLB pitcher props, including Emmet Sheehan and Cristian Javier, for today’s full baseball slate....

Two of West's worst face off as Pelicans visit Kings
The New Orleans Pelicans will visit the Sacramento Kings on Friday night with an opportunity to complete a three-game season sweep. ,New Orleans (25-52) arrives in California's capital city on a six-game losing streak, playing the second leg of a back-to-back set after a 118-106 loss in Portland on ...

Key cogs remain in question as Timberwolves visit 76ers
The Minnesota Timberwolves and 76ers could be without star players on Friday night when the teams meet in Philadelphia for an important late-season clash.,Philadelphia (42-34) sits in sixth place in the Eastern Conference playoff race, although there isn't much separation between fifth and 10th plac...

Christian Yelich, Brewers ride potent offense into series opener vs. Royals
After a stellar homestand, the Milwaukee Brewers will take their high-octane offense on the road for the first time this season when they face the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.,Milwaukee won five of its first six games by averaging 7.5 runs per contest. The Brewers' 45 total runs are tied with...

Flyers, Islanders in 'must-win' mode amid playoff chase
The Philadelphia Flyers will look to inch closer to a playoff spot when they visit the New York Islanders on Friday in Elmont, N.Y.,The Flyers (37-26-12, 86 points) fell 4-2 to the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, keeping them two points back of the second wild card in the Eastern Conference ...

Lakers' Luka Doncic to have MRI on strained hamstring
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic strained his left hamstring in Thursday's loss at the Oklahoma City Thunder and will have an MRI on Friday to determine the extent of his strained injury, Los Angeles coach JJ Redick told reporters after the game.,Doncic, 27, who leads the NBA in scoring at 33.5 points p...

Mitch Marner tallies 3 goals, 2 assists as Knights rally past Flames
Mitch Marner scored a hat trick and also had two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the sixth five-point game of Marner's career and his fourth career hat trick.,Ivan Barbashev had a goal and two assists and Pa...

Max Strus scores 24 to lead Cavaliers past Warriors
Max Strus capped a 24-point performance with two late 3-pointers, James Harden drove for a clinching hoop in the final seconds and the Cleveland Cavaliers outlasted the Golden State Warriors 118-111 in San Francisco on Thursday night.,Harden finished with 19 points and Donovan Mitchell had a game-hi...

No Victor Wembanyama, but Spurs beat Clippers for 11th straight win
De'Aaron Fox scored 22 points with eight rebounds, Stephon Castle added 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs increased their winning streak to 11 with a 118-99 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at Inglewood, Calif., while playing without Victor Wembanyama., ,Dylan Harper scored 19 points and Devi...

Blazers boost playoff positioning, extend Pelicans' skid
Jrue Holiday and Toumani Camara combined to knock down 13 of Portland's 20 made 3-pointers and the Blazers rallied in the second half to hold off the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 118-106 on Thursday. ,Holiday led Portland (40-38) with 27 points, connecting on seven of his 15 3-point attempts -- the...

Sharks handle Leafs, remain in thick of wild-card race
The San Jose Sharks ran their winning streak to four games and continued their push for a playoff spot with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.,Zack Ostapchuk, Collin Graf, William Eklund and Adam Gaudette all scored for the Sharks (36-31-7, 79 points), who moved into th...

Auburn drubs Illinois State, will face Tulsa in NIT final
Keyshawn Hall was nearly unstoppable in a 24-point outing for overall No. 1 seed Auburn, and the sharp-shooting Tigers walloped Illinois State 88-66 in Thursday night's second NIT semifinal in Indianapolis.,The smooth left-hander, who averages 19.4 points per game, stroked 10 of 16 shots from the fi...

Auburn drubs Illinois State, advances to NIT title game
Keyshawn Hall was nearly unstoppable in a 24-point outing for overall No. 1 seed Auburn, and the sharp-shooting Tigers walloped Illinois State 88-66 in Thursday night's second NIT semifinal in Indianapolis.,The smooth left-hander, who averages 19.4 points per game, stroked 10 of 16 shots from the fi...