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Reports: Niners to trade WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders
The San Francisco 49ers' Deebo Samuel is getting his wish to be traded.,The 49ers are set to deal the one-time All Pro and Pro Bowl wide receiver to the Washington Commanders for a fifth-round draft pick, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday.,Trades cannot be made official until the league's ...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minute...
Cameron Hildreth helps Wake Forest keep hope alive against Notre Dame
Cameron Hildreth scored 28 points and Hunter Sallis added 13 of his 17 in the second half as Wake Forest eked out a 74-71 victory over Atlantic Coast Conference opponent Notre Dame in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Saturday.,The Demon Deacons trailed for most of the second half, but Sallis' jumper put them...
Timberwolves G Anthony Edwards fined following ejection
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Saturday that star Anthony Edwards has been fined $35,000 for his behavior following his ejection after receiving a technical foul against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.,The three-time All-Star guard received his second technical foul and was ejected w...
No. 5 Tennessee stuns No. 6 Alabama on Jahmai Mashack buzzer-beater
Tennessee's Jahmai Mashack drained a long 3-pointer at the buzzer as the No. 5 Volunteers miraculously rallied past the No. 6 Alabama Crimson Tide 79-76 in a Southeastern Conference battle on Saturday afternoon in Knoxville, Tenn.,Vying for a No. 1 NCAA Tournament seed with Alabama, the Volunteers (...
Jake Knapp takes one-shot lead into final round at Cognizant
Jake Knapp birdied the final hole to shoot 3-under-par 68 and hold a one-shot lead through the third round of the Cognizant Classic on Saturday at PGA National Resort's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp, who opened the tournament with a 59, is at 16 under for the tournament.,He's aim...
Sergei Bobrovsky wins goalie duel as Panthers shut out Flames
Overshadowed throughout most of the game by the spectacular efforts of Calgary goalie Dan Vladar, Florida's Sergei Bobrovsky earned his third shutout of the season as the host Panthers defeated the Flames 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Vladar's 39 saves were 16 more than the 23 from Bobr...
Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minutes....
No. 7 St. John's holds off Seton Hall to clinch Big East title
RJ Luis Jr scored 21 points as seventh-ranked St. John's survived several shaky stretches before clinching its first outright Big East regular season title since 1985 with a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall Saturday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 32-5 in their past 37 gam...
Sean Pedulla shines as Ole Miss edges Oklahoma
Sean Pedulla scored the last three of his game-high 26 points on a stepback 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left Saturday and Ole Miss held off visiting Oklahoma 87-84 for a Southeastern Conference win in Oxford.,The Sooners led 84-82 after Duke Miles drove the middle for a layup with 31.7 seconds remai...
Wild acquire F Gustav Nyquist from Predators
The Minnesota Wild acquired forward Gustav Nyquist from the Nashville Predators on Saturday in exchange for a second-round draft pick in 2026.,The Predators also will retain 50 percent of Nyquist's contract.,Indications of a pending deal came when Nyquist was held out of the Predators' game against ...
Collin Murray-Boyles' career night lifts South Carolina over Arkansas
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the second half as South Carolina raced out to a big lead and cruised to a wire-to-wire 72-53 win over visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (12-17, 2-14 SEC) won for the second time in three games follo...
Ian Schieffelin, No. 13 Clemson too strong for Virginia
Ian Schieffelin collected 21 points and 13 rebounds to propel No. 13 Clemson to a 71-58 come-from-behind victory over Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Viktor Lakhin produced 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Tigers (24-5, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) came from 10 point...
Strong offensive team effort leads UNC easily past struggling Miami
Ven-Allen Lubin had a season-high 19 points, one of six players to score in double figures for North Carolina, and the Tar Heels raced away with a 92-73 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Miami on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Drake Powell added 16 points for North Carolina (19-11, 12-6), while Jae'...
South Carolina, coach Dawn Staley land 5-star G Agot Makeer
Agot Makeer, the No. 1 combo guard in the nation and the No. 4 overall recruit, committed to South Carolina on Saturday.,The five-star player announced her commitment on social media site X with photos of her wearing a Gamecocks uniform and one of head coach Dawn Staley.,She simply wrote, "no long c...
NHL Over/Under Best Bet: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks March 1st
March 1st's best over/under bet in the NHL comes from the Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks matchup with a bonus bet at the end!...
Predators hold out Gustav Nyquist (trade-related) vs. Islanders
The Nashville Predators held forward Gustav Nyquist out of their game against the host New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon due to "trade-related reasons.",The Minnesota Wild and Los Angeles Kings reportedly are potential landing spots for Nyquist, who is playing in the final season of a two-yea...
Xander Schauffele to return at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Xander Schauffele will make his return to active competition at next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Fla.,Schauffele, who is No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking, has been nursing a rib cage injury since tying for 30th place in the season-opening The Sentry in Hawaii. ,"It's been a...
Figure skating community gathers for tribute to D.C. crash victims
The figure skating community will gather Sunday in Washington, D.C., to remember the victims of the Jan. 29 aircraft collision that killed 67 people, including 11 young skaters and members of their families.,The event, "Legacy on Ice," will be co-hosted by Olympic gold medalists Brian Boitano (1988)...
President Trump says he will issue 'complete pardon' of Pete Rose
President Donald Trump said he intends to sign a "complete pardon" of the late Pete Rose, who was banned from baseball for betting.,Trump made the declaration late Friday on his Truth Social account. ,It wasn't exactly clear what the pardon would cover. Rose, who in 2004 -- years after his 1989 ban ...