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Yankees acquire LHP Ryan Weathers from Marlins for four prospects
In search of starters healthy enough to be part of their Opening Day rotation, the New York Yankees acquired left-hander Ryan Weathers from the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night for four minor league prospects.,Weathers, 26, started eight games for the Marlins last year and posted a 2-2 record with a 3...
NFL's wild-card drama scores huge ratings
The NFL's blockbuster regular season rolled straight into wild-card weekend, and the audiences followed.,Fox opened Saturday with the Rams' 34-31 victory over the Panthers drawing 28 million viewers, up 7% over last year in the same time slot for the biggest Saturday afternoon wild-card audience on ...
Villanova tops Providence, extends Big East road win streak
Devin Askew came off the bench to contribute a team-high 20 points along with seven assists to help visiting Villanova defeat Providence 88-82 on Tuesday night., ,Villanova (14-3, 5-1 Big East), which had a 32-8 edge in bench points, has won its last four conference road games., ,The Wildcats receiv...
Oziyah Sellers scores season-best 24 as St. John's crushes Marquette
Oziyah Sellers scored a season-high 24 points as host St. John's pulled away in the second half of its wire-to-wire 92-68 victory over struggling Marquette Tuesday night in New York.,Sellers surpassed his season high set in Las Vegas against Baylor on Nov. 25. The senior guard finished three shy of ...
Reports: Alabama QB Ty Simpson spurns $6.5M offer, enters NFL draft
Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson has submitted paperwork to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, according to multiple reports on Tuesday, one day ahead of the deadline for underclassmen to do so.,This followed reports on Monday that multiple college programs attempted to entice Simpson with top-dollar offers to...
Mikaela Shiffrin claims 70th World Cup slalom title in night race
Mikaela Shiffrin edged fellow American Paula Moltzan to claim her sixth World Cup slalom title of the season and her 70th all-time during a night race in Flachau, Austria on Tuesday.,Shiffrin posted the fastest time of the first run and went on to win in 1 minute, 50.52 seconds -- 0.41 seconds ahead...
No. 14 North Carolina aims for complete effort vs. Stanford
Acceleration has not been a problem for No. 14 North Carolina, but maintaining its maximum speed for an entire contest has become a growing concern.,The Tar Heels (14-2, 2-1 ACC) will look to keep the pedal down throughout the game when they begin a West Coast swing with a meeting against Stanford o...
Streaking Golden Knights aim to stay hot vs. Kings
The Vegas Golden Knights will try to extend their winning streak to a season-best five games when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night.,The Golden Knights most recently defeated the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Sunday for their fourth consecutive win, a feat they've achieved two other times...
South Carolina, No. 17 Arkansas move past tough losses
No. 17 Arkansas suffered its worst loss of the season Saturday, and coach John Calipari does not plan a video review.,"I'm burning the tape," Calipari said after the Razorbacks' 95-73 defeat at Auburn that dropped them two spots in the AP Top 25.,"This stuff happens. They (the players) are not robot...
Atlanta Falcons Jumped the Gun on John Harbaugh Interview Announcement
The Atlanta Falcons claimed they interviewed John Harbaugh—but reports suggest otherwise as the NFL coaching carousel heats up....
Zac Taylor Somehow Survived Insane AFC North Shake Up
Mike Tomlin steps down in Pittsburgh as the AFC North faces massive coaching turnover and Cincinnati stands pat with Zac Taylor....
Golf Glance: Hawaiian vibes for start of PGA Tour season
The PGA Tour tees off its 2026 FedEx Cup schedule in Hawaii on Thursday, while the DP World Tour begins its International Swing with Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood highlighting the field in Dubai.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Sony Open in Hawaii, Honolulu, Jan. 15-18,Course: Waialae Country Club (Par 70, 7...
No. 10 Vandy eyes program-record 17-0 start vs. confident Texas
No. 10 Vanderbilt faces a major roadblock in its pursuit of a program record for wins to start a season when it travels to play Texas on Wednesday in a Southeastern Conference game in Austin, Texas.,The Commodores (16-0, 3-0 SEC) head to the Texan capital after an 84-73 home victory over LSU on Satu...
Kentucky, LSU collide while working through key absences
In a season marred with inconsistency, Kentucky will try to string together consecutive Southeastern Conference victories on Wednesday when it travels to face LSU in Baton Rouge, La.,Last time out, Kentucky (10-6, 1-2 SEC) rebounded from a two-game skid by pulling away for a 92-68 win over Mississip...
Pitt, Georgia Tech each seek more consistent performances
Pitt and Georgia Tech enter Wednesday night's meeting in Atlanta in desperate need of a winning turn.,Both teams lost at home to Syracuse last week. The Yellow Jackets then fell 91-81 at Miami on Saturday.,Pitt (7-9, 0-3 ACC) has lost six of its last eight games.,"Disappointed in our attention to de...
U.S. to play Mexico in flag football during Super Bowl week
After NFL stars showcase their talents in a flag football game as part of Pro Bowl festivities next month, Team USA will clash with rival Mexico as a precursor to the sport's Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.,The Pro Bowl games, now scheduled during Super Bowl week, will take place in San...
Flyers aim to halt skid vs. torrid Sabres
The Philadelphia Flyers will look to snap a season high-tying three-game losing streak on Wednesday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The Flyers had won five of seven games before dropping three in a row (0-2-1), including getting outscored 12-3 by the Tampa Bay Lightning en route to being uncerem...
Cavaliers trying to fix effort in two-game visit to Philadelphia
The Cleveland Cavaliers are arriving in the City of Brotherly Love with a bitter taste in their mouth.,The Cavaliers will play back-to-back road games against the Philadelphia 76ers, beginning with Wednesday's tilt.,Cleveland has lost three of its last five games, but the most recent defeat was a pa...
Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Cam Smith turn down PGA Tour offer
Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cam Smith each said they intend to remain with LIV Golf for the 2026 season.,Their comments at a season preview press conference in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday came a day after the PGA Tour announced that Brooks Koepka had been reinstated following his departure...
U.S. snowboarder Chloe Kim 'good to go' for Olympics despite torn labrum
A torn labrum in her shoulder will not keep two-time Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim out of the Winter Games next month in Milan, Italy.,The 25-year-old American snowboarder said she is "good to go" after suffering the injury last week in Switzerland while on a training run.,In an Instagram post on ...