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Chiefs sign former first-rounder CB Kaiir Elam
The Kansas City Chiefs signed cornerback Kaiir Elam to a contract on Thursday.,The former first-round pick's agent told NFL Network of the deal on Thursday morning before the team confirmed the news in the afternoon.,Elam, drafted 23rd overall by Buffalo in 2022, has tallied 114 tackles, two interce...
Should Pirates Pay Konnor Griffin Early? Lessons From MLB History
Ranking MLB’s pre-debut contracts and what they mean for Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ future....
Panthers D Dmitry Kulikov dealing with broken nose
Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is dealing with a broken nose but could return to the ice this weekend.,Kulikov, 35, has been ruled out of Thursday night's game against the visiting Boston Bruins.,Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Kulikov could barely breathe after suffering the injury on ...
Sky make trades to protect players from expansion draft
The Chicago Sky, looking to protect their roster from the upcoming expansion draft, made a pair of moves to guarantee that none of their players will be selected.,The team announced Wednesday night that it agreed to send the No. 17 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft to the Portland Fire and the No. 26 pick...
Ex-Syracuse coach Adrian Autry joins Virginia staff
Former Syracuse head basketball coach Adrian Autry joined Ryan Odom's staff at Virginia on Thursday.,Autry and Odom previously worked together on Seth Greenberg's staff at Virginia Tech from 2008-10.,"We are thrilled to add Adrian Autry to our coaching staff at Virginia," Odom said. "His integrity, ...
Chiefs signing former first-round CB Kaiir Elam
The Kansas City Chiefs are in agreement with veteran cornerback Kaiir Elam, the former first-round pick's agent told NFL Network on Thursday.,Elam, drafted 23rd overall by Buffalo in 2022, has tallied 114 tackles, two interceptions and three fumble recoveries in 43 games (19 starts) with the Bills (...
Report: Ex-Syracuse coach Adrian Autry joins Virginia staff
Former Syracuse head coach Adrian Autry is joining Ryan Odom's staff at Virginia, CBS Sports reported Thursday.,Autry and Odom previously worked together on Seth Greenberg's staff at Virginia Tech from 2008-10.,Autry, 54, was fired by his alma mater Syracuse on March 11, three years after he replace...
Braves' Reynaldo Lopez continues comeback against Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves enter their four-game series, beginning Thursday night in Phoenix, on a high note.,The Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of Detroit with a 1-0 victory Wednesday, when Zac Gallen threw six scoreless innings and Corbin Carroll in the first inning bec...
Chasing Mammoth in wild-card race, Kraken out to trim deficit
The six-game trip the Seattle Kraken just completed was supposed to make or break their playoff chances.,It did neither.,Despite going just 1-3-2, the Kraken (32-30-11, 75 points) remain only three points out of the Western Conference's second and final wild-card spot entering a Thursday home game a...
John Tortorella looks to build off debut as Golden Knights host Flames
Taking over a Vegas Golden Knights team whose season was quickly heading south, new head coach John Tortorella quickly stressed one major change.,Go north.,"Trying to get the right mindset, an aggressive mindset of playing north," Tortorella said.,Tortorella, who replaced Bruce Cassidy as head coach...
Penguins, Lightning hope to shake off erratic March in playoff push
As second-place teams having worked their way through an erratic March, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning will try to sharpen their respective games as the playoffs approach when they meet Thursday in Tampa.,The Penguins (38-21-16, 92 points), who have seven games remaining, went 8-6-3...
Oklahoma goes OT to edge Colorado in College Basketball Crown quarterfinals
Nijel Pack scored 20 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to help lift Oklahoma to a 90-86 win over Colorado in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,The Sooners (20-15) will play the Baylor-Minnesota winner in Saturday's semifinals.,Oklahoma's las...
Timberwolves looking to avenge recent setback to Pistons
The Detroit Pistons clinched the Central Division title for the first time since 2008 on Tuesday. Now they are aiming to sew up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.,Detroit, which leads second-place Boston by four games in the East, can move closer to that goal when it hosts Minnesota on Thursd...
Celtics' stars shine in high-scoring win over fading Heat
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 43 points and Jayson Tatum had a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night., ,It marked the seventh time Brown has scored at least 40 points this season. Sam Hauser made 5 of...
Attorney: Rams WR Puka Nacua is in rehab for 'personal growth'
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua checked into a rehabilitation facility last month, his attorney announced in a statement on Wednesday.,According to attorney Levi McCathern, Nacua entered rehab prior to a woman seeking a temporary restraining order and filing a civil lawsuit against him.,"P...
Tiger Woods can leave U.S. for treatment; will not captain '27 Ryder Cup team
Tiger Woods was granted a request Wednesday by a Florida judge to leave the United States to enter a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility as he faces misdemeanor driving under the influence charges, according to court records cited by multiple reports.,Martin County Court Judge Darren Steele g...
Tommy Fleetwood headlines Texas Open field as The Masters looms
It's go time for the PGA Tour stalwarts who are searching for some form before they travel to Augusta National -- and it's the last chance for everyone else to snag a ticket.,The Valero Texas Open once again occupies the week before the Masters on the tour schedule, and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood wi...
Blue Jackets desperate to break road drought in Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second time in three days when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Tuesday's game in Columbus was tied until 12:42 of the third period, when Nikolaj Ehlers' long-range shot beat a screened Je...
Corbin Carroll's HR only run needed as D-backs blank Tigers
Corbin Carroll became the sixth left-handed hitter to homer off Tarik Skubal, and Zac Gallen and three Arizona relievers made that stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Carroll drove a 97 mph fastball over the fence in left-center for his second homer of the sea...
Tiger Woods allowed to leave U.S. for 'intensive' treatment program
Tiger Woods was granted a request Wednesday by a Florida judge to leave the United States to enter a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility as he faces misdemeanor driving under the influence charges, ESPN reported, citing court records.,Martin County Court Judge Darren Steele granted the motion...