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NHL teammates become foes with gold on the line
MILAN -- NHL alliances will be ripped apart in relentless pursuit of Olympic gold -- for three periods, at least -- as Canada and the United States face off in a dream championship game for National Hockey League fans on Sunday.,Nearly 150 players from the NHL came to compete in Milan, with the top-...
Three Things Fans Need To Know About Floyd Mayweather’s Return to Pro Boxing
Floyd Mayweather is returning to professional boxing, putting his 50-0 record on the line after years of exhibition bouts. Here’s what fans need to know....
NJ Benson, rising DePaul face Providence vying for 3rd straight win
Paced by potent paint presence NJ Benson, DePaul is in position to record its longest Big East winning streak of the season.,Meanwhile, Providence seems to be its own worst enemy.,Looking to win three in a row, the Blue Demons can also hand the Friars a third consecutive defeat Saturday night in Chi...
Pistons aim for fifth straight win in clash with slumping Bulls
The Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons aim to play a harassing, up-tempo style no matter who fills their rotation.,Detroit will try to maintain that m.o. on Sunday night as it attempts to cap a perfect, four-game road trip in a visit to the slumping Chicago Bulls.,The Pistons again will be m...
Vastly improved Cal looks to sweep series with rival Stanford
No matter what happens in the next few weeks, California has reason to celebrate. The Golden Bears are in the midst of their first winning season since 2016-17 and squarely on the bubble for an NCAA Tournament at-large berth.,The Golden Bears (18-8, 6-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) aim to strengthen t...
Corinne Stoddard earns bronze in 1500m, halts U.S. speed skating drought
South Korea and the United States had a lot to celebrate as the curtain came down for short-track speed skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,While Koreans Kim Gil-li and Choi Min-jeong earned gold and silver in the 1,500 meters, Seattle native Corinne Stoddard captured bronze and halted a 16-year ...
Seton Hall trying to stay on tourney bubble with Georgetown on tap
Seton Hall hosts Georgetown on Saturday night in Newark, N.J., hoping to start a last-minute NCAA Tournament push.,The Pirates (18-9, 8-8 Big East) are now tied for fourth in the top-heavy Big East Conference with Creighton and were listed as one of the "next four" teams out in the latest NCAA Tourn...
Judge rules against Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar's bid for 7th season
Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar's bid for a seventh season took a major blow Friday when a judge denied his preliminary injunction, an action that will likely end his college career.,Knox County (Tenn.) Chancellor Christopher Heagerty, who granted Aguilar a 15-day restraining order earlier this m...
Arizona State shoots for third straight win on visit to Baylor
Arizona State and Baylor are both in the midst of difficult seasons as they square off Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Sun Devils (14-12, 5-8 Big 12) have found a little momentum, winning consecutive games over Oklahoma State and No. 13 Texas Tech, which lost star JT Toppin to an ACL injury i...
Cowboys part ways with LB Logan Wilson, save $6.5M
The Dallas Cowboys waived linebacker Logan Wilson on Friday just three-plus months after acquiring him from the Cincinnati Bengals.,The Cowboys said the move saves them $6.5 million in salary cap space.,Wilson, who recorded four straight 100-tackle seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2021-24, d...
US routs Slovakia to set up final showdown with Canada
MILAN -- The United States made light work of Slovakia with a 6-2 victory on Friday to set up the eagerly awaited Olympic men's ice hockey final with Canada.,The U.S. was on cruise control heading into the final period, up 5-0 through Dylan Larkin, Tage Thompson, Jack Eichel and a double from Jack H...
Fresh off key upset win, SMU aims to keep BC near ACC cellar
SMU is coming off a statement win over No. 21 Louisville on Tuesday and hopes to keep rolling Saturday when it welcomes Boston College for an ACC matchup in Dallas.,The Mustangs (18-8, 7-6) won 95-85 to end the Cardinals' five-game winning streak while improving to 14-2 at home and staying in positi...
USC welcomes Oregon in clash of frustrated rivals
Former Pac-12 Conference rivals Southern California and Oregon meet on Saturday in Los Angeles, each looking to pull out of slumps in Big Ten Conference play.,USC (18-8, 7-8 Big Ten) has seen its NCAA Tournament aspirations take hits in recent outings. The Trojans come into Saturday's contest on a t...
BetBoom, Falcons, Xtreme grab final Stage 2 spots at DreamLeague Season 28
OG swept BetBoom Team to force a tiebreaker match for the final playoff spot out of Group A, only for BetBoom Team to prevail 2-1 and advance at DreamLeague Season 28 on Friday.,On the final day of Group Stage 1, BetBoom earned fourth place to join Aurora Gaming, PARIVISION and Team Liquid coming ou...
American skier Hess uses ‘loser’ label from Trump as motivation
LIVIGNO, Italy -- American freestyle skier Hunter Hess nailed his first halfpipe run at the Olympics on Friday and took a moment to embrace the "loser" label bestowed on him by President Donald Trump.,The 27-year-old Hess looked into a nearby TV camera, shaped an "L" with his fingers and held them t...
Canucks C Filip Chytil (face) out indefinitely after practice injury
Vancouver Canucks center Filip Chytil will miss an indefinite amount of time because of a facial fracture that he sustained during a practice drill, head coach Adam Foote said Friday.,A shot hit Chytil in the face on Wednesday as the Canucks prepared to return from the NHL's ongoing Winter Olympics'...
Chiefs' Andy Reid: 'Nothing happening' with Tyreek Hill
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid did not sound too optimistic on Friday when he was asked about the notion of a potential reunion with wide receiver Tyreek Hill in Kansas City.,Hill, after all, finds himself without a team after he was released by the Miami Dolphins on Monday. The eight-time Pro Bowl wid...
Women's curling: Swedes, Swiss to play for gold, US-Canada for bronze
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Sweden advanced to the women's curling final at the Winter Olympics after beating reigning world champions Canada 6-3 and will take on Switzerland, who defeated the United States 7-4 at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday.,Rachel Homan's Canada were hoping to jo...
American Alex Ferreira completes medal collection with halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Alex Ferreira of the United States won gold in the freestyle skiing men's halfpipe final at Milan Cortina on Friday, completing his collection of Olympic medals.,The 31-year-old, widely seen as the favorite in his third Winter Games, won halfpipe bronze in 2022 and silver in 2018.,...
Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina advance to final in Dubai
Fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula completed quite the comeback on Friday to advance to the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.,Pegula overcame dropping the first set and falling behind 3-1 in the second to record a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory versus second-seeded Amanda Anisimova in the WTA 1000...