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Lone Star Cheetah? Tyreek Hill favored to land with Cowboys
Tyreek Hill said he's "out" in the immediate aftermath of Miami's season-ending loss to the New York Jets on Sunday -- a defeat that saw the Dolphins fall to 8-9 and apparently included Hill removing himself from the game.,Coach Mike McDaniel is still assessing the fallout after learning on Monday t...
Celtics hope to cap road trip in style against Nuggets
The Boston Celtics started their four-game road trip strong and want to finish it that way after losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,Boston beat the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets on back-to-back days before falling to the Thunder and will try to complete a winning trip when i...
Avs keep rolling by dispatching Panthers
Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 in Denver on Monday night.,Mackenzie Blackwood turned away 26 shots for Colorado. The Avalanche are 6-0-1 in their past seven g...
Can UNC ride momentum of dramatic win into SMU matchup?
North Carolina used last-second magic to beat host Notre Dame on Saturday. Now the Tar Heels will look to keep that positive mojo going at home in Chapel Hill on Tuesday, against an SMU team coming off a brutal loss at Duke.,Before that 89-62 loss to Duke, SMU (11-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) h...
Reports: Chargers signing RB Ezekiel Elliott
The Los Angeles Chargers are signing running back Ezekiel Elliott to their practice squad, according to multiple reports.,Elliott, 29, was released by the Dallas Cowboys on New Year's Eve so the nine-year veteran had an opportunity to latch on with a playoff team. That team appears to be the Charger...
Ducks look to continue upward climb vs. slumping Flames
With the midway point of the season nearing, the Anaheim Ducks find themselves within earshot of the Stanley Cup playoff conversation.,As the Ducks prepare to host the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, they have won four of five outings to pull one game back of .500 and keep a run for a postseason spot in ...
In matchup of undermanned teams, Grizzlies handle Mavs
With both teams missing key players, Jaren Jackson Jr. and Jaylen Wells had double-doubles and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a two-game skid with a 119-104 victory Monday night over the visiting Dallas Mavericks. ,Memphis played without injured starters Desmond Bane and Ja Morant, along with key res...
Bulls save their best for last to stun Spurs
Zach LaVine scored 14 of his game-high 35 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds for the game while Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 11 boards to lift the host Chicago Bulls to a 114-110 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.,Chicago overcame a 19-point deficit that it faced i...
Anthony Edwards' treys serve up Wolves win over Clippers
Anthony Edwards drained back-to-back 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 108-106 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in Minneapolis.,Edwards finished with 37 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for Minnesota, which snapped a three-ga...
JJ Peterka shines in regulation, shootout to push Sabres past Caps
JJ Peterka had a goal and an assist in regulation before scoring the game-winning marker in a shootout to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the visiting Washington Capitals, 4-3, on Monday night.,Alex Tuch scored in the third round of the shootout to draw the Sabres even, and then, after Peterka scored, ...
Oklahoma State, Kansas State in search of bounce-back effort
Oklahoma State enters its Big 12 home game against Kansas State on Tuesday in need of a conference win in Stillwater.,With Saturday's 69-50 loss at West Virginia, the Cowboys (8-5, 0-2) have lost two straight to open Big 12 play.,Super sixth man Marchelus Avery leads the Cowboys with 12.5 points per...
Pistons edge Blazers for fourth straight win
Cade Cunningham had 32 points, nine assists and six rebounds and the host Detroit Pistons won their season-high fourth straight game with a 118-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. supplied 26 points, Tobias Harris contributed 17 and Jalen Duren added 14 with...
Wisconsin holds Rutgers in check for easy win
John Blackwell scored 21 points and Steven Crowl added 18 points and 10 rebounds to help Wisconsin record a 75-63 victory over Rutgers on Monday night in Big Ten play at Piscataway, N.J.,John Tonje added 15 points and nine rebounds as the Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) won their fourth consecutive game...
Short-handed Baylor takes aim at Cincinnati's stingy defense
Baylor and Cincinnati will aim to recover after dropping from the AP Top 25 poll when they square off Tuesday night in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (9-4, 1-1 Big 12) were routed 74-55 at No. 3 Iowa State on Saturday to lose their No. 25 ranking, while the Bearcats (10-3, 0-2) squandered their No. 16 mark ...
Wild on the mend as Blues pay a visit
The Minnesota Wild remain bitten by injuries to key players, but help is on the way.,Veteran defenseman Jake Middleton could return to the ice when the Wild host the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. The Wild are looking for their fourth win in a row, and the Blues hope to bounce...
No. 14 Mississippi State, Vanderbilt put 7-game win streaks on line
No. 14 Mississippi State and unranked Vanderbilt hope to keep seven-game winning streaks alive when the teams meet Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Both squads opened Southeastern Conference play with wins in different fashions.,For the Bulldogs (13-1, 1-0), that was an 85-50 demolition of South Carolina...
Colts fire defensive coordinator Gus Bradley
The Indianapolis Colts fired defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Monday after his third season with the team.,"I'm appreciative of Gus and the commitment he made to the Colts," head coach Shane Steichen said. "He is a man of great character, and I have the utmost respect for him. I felt like we nee...
Dodgers trade 2B Gavin Lux to Reds
The Los Angeles Dodgers traded infielder Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday for outfield prospect Mike Sirota and a Competitive Balance Round A draft pick, around No. 37.,Lux, 27, found his name the subject of trade talks after the Dodgers increased their position depth by signing Korean inf...
No. 7 Marquette eyes 10-0 home start vs. improving Georgetown
No. 7 Marquette will put a pair of perfect records on the line Tuesday night when it hosts upstart Georgetown in Milwaukee.,The Golden Eagles (13-2, 4-0 Big East) have won four in a row overall and all nine games at home this season.,Kam Jones overcame a disastrous start in which he missed his first...
Widow of former Padres owner sues for control of team
The widow of San Diego Padres owner Peter Seidler sued two of his brothers on Monday as she aims to gain control of the club.,Sheel Kamal Seidler filed a complaint in Texas probate court claiming that she and her three children have been "effectively ostracized" from the Padres since Peter Seidler d...