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No. 8 Iowa State bids to pick up steam vs. Colorado
After a brief stumble, No. 8 Iowa State will try to win its third straight game on Thursday night when it meets Colorado in a Big 12 Conference matchup in Ames, Iowa.,Iowa State (18-2, 5-2) dropped decisions at Kansas on Jan. 13 and Cincinnati four days later to tumble from No. 2 in the rankings. Co...
Islanders acquire Ondrej Palat, draft picks from Devils
The New York Islanders acquired forward Ondrej Palat in a deal with the New Jersey Devils.,The Islanders also received a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a sixth-round selection in 2027 in the deal on Tuesday night for forward Maxim Tsyplakov.,Palat, 34, has recorded 10 points (four goals,...
Novak Djokovic reaches Australian Open semis as Lorenzo Musetti retires
Fortune is smiling on Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.,The fourth-seeded Serbian was down two sets to none in the quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne when his opponent, fifth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, retired due to an injury.,Musetti was ahead 6-4, 6-3, 1-2 when he got hurt and use...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander puts up 29 to lead Thunder past Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-95 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.,The Thunder snapped a two-game losing streak while halting the Pelicans' two-game winning streak.,Chet Holmgren helped the Thunder create some separation in...
Nelly Korda: Not including women in TGL a 'huge and unbelievable miss'
While women's golf will have its own version of an indoor virtual league starting next winter, one of the top LPGA stars is lamenting the fact that women aren't included in the men's version.,The TGL, featuring top men's stars, is early in its second season.,Asked about the upcoming WTGL, the women'...
Golf Glance: Brooks Koepka's PGA Tour return; LPGA begins '26 with TOC
Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open dominates the headlines in professional golf this week. Meanwhile, the LPGA Tour kicks off its season with the Tournament of Champions, while the DP World Tour heads to Qatar.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego, ...
Jared McCann's 4-point effort propels Kraken past Capitals
Jared McCann scored twice and added two assists as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Washington Capitals 5-1 on Tuesday.,Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist, Ryker Evans scored and Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves for the Kraken, who improved to 3-2-0 on a six-game hom...
Kawhi Leonard, James Harden carry surging Clippers past Jazz
Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points while James Harden tallied 16 points and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 115-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.,Kris Dunn and Brook Lopez chipped in 14 points apiece to help the Clippers win for the ninth time in 10 games. Los Angeles sco...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Utah goes wire-to-wire to top No. 22 WVU
Utah rode long-range shooting and LA Sneed's team-high 15 points off the bench to a 71-64 upset of No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) shot 10 of 18 (55.6%) on 3-point attempts, to just 2 of 12 (16.7%) for the Mountaineers. Utah also had a 17-10 edge in ben...
Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina advance to Australian Open semis
Jessica Pegula keeps getting better with age.,The 31-year-old Buffalo native made history while beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2, 7-6 (1) on Wednesday in the Australian Open quarterfinals at Melbourne.,Pegula became the first woman in Open Era (since 1968) to reach her first three major semifinals after...
Trio of first-time scorers power USWNT's rout of Chile
Croix Bethune, Jameese Joseph and Emily Sams all scored their first goals as a young U.S. women's national team breezed to a 5-0 victory over Chile in a friendly in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Tuesday.,The U.S. completed a rousing two-match set mainly featuring players looking to add depth to an alrea...
Tyler Tanner leads No. 18 Vanderbilt's pounding of Kentucky
Tyler Tanner scored 19 points, dished out five assists and had four steals, while Devin McGlockton scored 11 points and added 12 rebounds, as No. 18 Vanderbilt hammered visiting Kentucky, 80-55, in Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday night.,Vanderbilt (18-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) held Kentucky to a ...
Wild escape 3-goal hole, topple Blackhawks in shootout
Jared Spurgeon scored the tying goal with just over two minutes remaining and Kirill Kaprizov tallied the lone goal in the shootout, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 comeback win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Joel Eriksson Ek had a goal and an assist for Minnesota, w...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 29 leads Thunder past Pelicans
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-95 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday to snap a two-game losing streak.,The loss halted the Pelicans' two-game winning streak.,Chet Holmgren helped the Thunder create some separation in the third quarter, sco...
Matt Duchene, Thomas Harley power Stars to another win over Blues
Matt Duchene scored twice to lead the visiting Dallas Stars past the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Tuesday night.,Thomas Harley scored the decisive Dallas goal with a deflected shot from the right point with 1:07 left.,Roope Hintz also scored for the Stars, who defeated the Blues for the second time in five d...
Sixers show shooting touch as Bucks continue slide
Paul George scored 32 points and Joel Embiid added 29 to highlight the Philadelphia 76ers' 139-122 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.,George shot 9 of 15 from 3-point range as Philadelphia earned its 25th win, surpassing last season's total. Tyrese Maxey contributed 22 point...
Jaguars keep OC Grant Udinski, DC Anthony Campanile in the fold for 2026 season
Jacksonville offensive coordinator Grant Udinski and defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, candidates for head-coaching jobs elsewhere, have agreed to terms to remain with the Jaguars for the 2026 season, the team announced on Tuesday.,Both spent their first season with Jacksonville in 2025 under...
Elena Rybakina trounces Iga Swiatek to reach Australian Open semis
Fifth-seeded Elena Rybakina took advantage of an error-filled effort by second-seeded Iga Swiatek and rolled to a 7-5, 6-1 win in the Australian Open quarterfinals on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Swiatek, a 24-year-old Polish player who has six Grand Slam championships, committed 25 unforced errors while...
Latrell Wrightsell Jr.'s 7 3-pointers help No. 23 Alabama top Missouri
Latrell Wrightsell Jr. sank a career-best seven 3-pointers to highlight his season-high-tying 21-point performance, lifting No. 23 Alabama to a 90-64 victory over Missouri on Tuesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Wrightsell made 7 of 11 shots from the floor to match his seaso...
Rasmus Dahlin's 5-point night propels Sabres past Maple Leafs
Rasmus Dahlin had three goals and two assists Tuesday night to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4.,Dahlin completed his first career hat trick with an empty-net goal at 19:16 of the third period. The five points matched his career best.,Tage Thompson added a goal and...