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NHL Trade Deadline Heats Up as 2025 Playoff Race Intensifies
The NHL trade deadline is here, bringing high-stakes moves, blockbuster deals, and last-minute trades as teams gear up for the playoff push....

Reports: 2-time Pro Bowl TE Evan Engram among several Jaguars cuts
The Jacksonville Jaguars plan to release two-time Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram, according to multiple reports Thursday.,Engram seemed to confirm the news on X (formerly Twitter) later in the day, posting, "It's all love Jax. But they just let a mf dog loose! Excited for what's next!",Engram was se...

Big Ten tournament roundup: Iowa, Nebraska pull off upsets
First-team all-Big Ten guard Lucy Olsen led all players with 21 points and nine assists to lead 11th-seeded Iowa to a 74-61 upset of No. 24 Michigan State in the final second-round game of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis on Thursday.,Hannah Stuelke spent much of the second half in foul troubl...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Inter Miami roll without Lionel Messi
Second-half goals from Tadeo Allende and Luis Suarez lifted Inter Miami to a 2-0 win over Cavalier SC on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series.,The hosts played without Lionel Messi, who also sat out Miami's game at Houston on Sunday. The ...

Stars net OT winner to complete comeback over Flames
Jason Robertson scored the overtime winner, his second goal of the game, to give the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Wyatt Johnston collected one goal and one assist and Roope Hintz netted a pair of assists for Dallas, which erased a two-goal deficit to ...

ACC tournament roundup: Lexi Donarski propels UNC past BC
Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and 14th-ranked North Carolina rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat upset-minded Boston College 78-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's second round Thursday at Greensboro, N.C.,Indya Nivar had 14 points for the Tar Heels. Aylssa Ustb...

Reports: Commanders re-sign 11-time All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner
The Washington Commanders re-signed linebacker Bobby Wagner to a one-year, $9.5 million deal, according to multiple reports.,Wagner is one of the most prolific linebackers of the modern era, selected to 10 Pro Bowls and 11 All-Pro teams, including six times voted to the first team. Wagner also won t...

Winless Dynamo not discouraged as they take aim at Crew
The Houston Dynamo and host Columbus Crew aim to bounce back from disheartening losses in different competitions when they play Saturday.,For the Dynamo (0-2-0, 0 points), a chance to compete with one of the best teams in MLS fizzled in a 4-1 loss to Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami last Saturday.,Yet ...

Reports: Jaguars release 2-time Pro Bowl TE Evan Engram
The Jacksonville Jaguars released two-time Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram, according to multiple reports Thursday.,Engram was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons with the franchise, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2020.,Engram signed with the Jag...

Belinda Bencic among early winners at Indian Wells
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland needed just 65 minutes to dispatch Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-1, 6-1 in first-round action at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Bencic, who won her ninth WTA singles title last month in Abu Dhabi, won 20 of her 24 first-serve points (83.3 percent) ...

Report: Stephen A. Smith’s $100M ESPN deal allows more political talk
ESPN and Stephen A. Smith have agreed on a new five-year contract worth at least $100 million, The Athletic reported Thursday.,The deal allows the prolific opinionist to reduce some of his duties while remaining a regular fixture on "First Take" -- which could allow him to spend more time talking po...

Wyndham Clark takes Arnold Palmer lead in tough scoring conditions
Wyndham Clark birdied three of his last six holes to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.,Clark's 5-under-par 67 at Bay Hill Club & Lodge was one of just 14 rounds under par out of the 72-man field. The four-way tie for second at 3...
NBA Over/Under Best Bet: Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets, March 6
March 6th's best bets include our expert pick for Golden State Warriors vs. Brooklyn Nets on the point total for Thursday night's matchup....

Big Ten tournament roundup: Indiana, Michigan advance to quarters
Ninth-seeded Indiana scored 10 straight points in the first quarter and 13 in a row down the stretch to earn a 78-62 upset of eighth-seeded Oregon in Big Ten tournament second-round action Thursday in Indianapolis.,Yarden Garzon paced the Hoosiers (19-11) with 18 points that included 4-of-7 shooting...

SEC tournament roundup: Vanderbilt knocks off No. 18 Tennessee
Mikayla Blakes scored 24 points, Khamil Pierre had a double-double and Vanderbilt defeated No. 18 Tennessee 84-76 in the second round of the SEC women's tournament Thursday afternoon in Greenville, S.C.,Pierre had 16 points and 15 rebounds before fouling out, and Iyana Moore added 23 points for the ...

ACC tournament roundup: Lexi Donarski propels North Carolina past BC
Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and 14th-ranked North Carolina rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat upset-minded Boston College 78-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's second round Thursday at Greensboro, N.C.,Indya Nivar had 14 points for the Tar Heels. Aylssa Ustb...

Bills release veteran punter Sam Martin after 3 seasons
The Buffalo Bills released veteran punter Sam Martin on Thursday with one year left on his contract.,Martin, 35, spent the past three seasons with the Bills, and in 2024 he averaged 46.7 yards per punt with a long of 65 yards, five touchbacks (9.3 percent of 54 punts) with 25 inside the opponents' 2...

Reports: Golden Knights reacquire Reilly Smith from Rangers
The Vegas Golden Knights acquired forward Reilly Smith from the New York Rangers on Thursday in exchange for forward Brendan Brisson and a third-round draft pick in 2025, according to multiple reports.,Smith previously played six seasons (2017-23) for Vegas and was part of the team that won the 2023...

No. 16 Memphis primed for postseason run, but first takes on USF
No. 16 Memphis has already secured the top seed in the upcoming American Athletic Conference tournament and at least a share of the conference's regular-season title.,They will be attempting to win the latter outright when they host the South Florida Bulls on Friday night.,If the Tigers (25-5, 15-2 ...

Panthers acquire F Nico Sturm from Sharks
The Florida Panthers acquired forward Nico Sturm and a seventh-round pick of the 2027 NHL Draft from the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in exchange for a fourth-round selection of the 2026 draft.,The teams completed a trade for the second time in as many days. Florida added goaltender Vitek Vanecek fro...