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Whitecaps extend D Tristan Blackmon, M Andres Cubas
The Vancouver Whitecaps signed defender Tristan Blackmon and midfielder Andres Cubas to contract extensions.,Blackmon, the 2025 MLS Defender of the Year, is now under contract through the 2029-30 season.,Cubas, who will no longer occupy a designated player spot on the roster, is signed through 2027-...

Lightning's Jon Cooper out 2 games after father's death
The Tampa Bay Lightning return from the Olympic break without head coach Jon Cooper, who will miss two games following the death of his father.,The team announced that Cooper, 58, will miss Wednesday night's home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and Thursday's road contest versus the Carolina Hu...

USA's gold-medal hockey game averages 26M viewers
The United States' gold-medal victory against Canada on Sunday at the Milano Cortina Olympics averaged 26 million viewers in the U.S. on NBC and Peacock.,The 2-1 overtime win gave the Americans their first gold medal in men's ice hockey since the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.,The North A...

Jaguars, Commanders host teams for London games
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be designated as the home team for two games in London this year, the NFL announced on Wednesday.,The games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium will be played in consecutive weeks in October. A second game overseas was added to the Jaguars' schedule due to ...
10 NFL Combine Sleepers Ready to Boost Their Draft Stock
Here are 10 NFL Combine prospects who could boost their draft stock with strong testing in Indianapolis....

No. 8 Purdue, No. 13 Michigan State meet for smaller stakes than usual
In previous seasons, Michigan State and Purdue playing this late with both ranked among the nation's top 15 would feel like the Big Ten's most important game of the year.,But entering their only regular-season meeting on Thursday night in West Lafayette, Ind., this clash between No. 13 Michigan Stat...

Liquid edge Aurora in DreamLeague Season 28 first-place battle
Team Liquid won a first-place showdown with Aurora Gaming on Tuesday, registering a 2-1 decision in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.,The result leaves Team Liquid (4-0) alone atop the standings. Aurora Gaming (3-1) share second place with Tundra Esports (3-1), who downed Xtreme Gaming 2-0 on ...

President Trump plans to award Medal of Freedom to Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck transformed himself from an NHL star into a mainstream American hero while leading the U.S. men's hockey team to the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,The performance by the Winnipeg Jets goalie caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who announced Tuesday in his State of...

Anthony Edwards nets 34 as Wolves hold on vs. Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and Jaden McDaniels added 29 points, matched his career best of five blocked shots and had three steals to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 124-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Donte DiVincenzo added 19 points as the Timberwolves...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville SC, LAFC cap first-round routs
Nashville SC scored two first-half goals to double their aggregate lead and they cruised past visiting Atletico Ottawa 5-0 on Tuesday to win their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series 7-0.,Nashville advances to a Round of 16 matchup against the reigning MLS Cup champion, Inter Miami.,In the 21s...

Miami gives up big lead before beating rival Florida State
Malik Reneau racked up his eighth double-double of the season and Tre Donaldson tallied 21 points in his hometown to help Miami avenge its earlier rivalry loss with an 83-73 defeat of Florida State on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Reneau finished with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 12 reboun...

Outside-shooting success propels Oklahoma past Auburn
Nijel Pack scored 22 points, leading Oklahoma to a 91-79 win over Auburn on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (14-14, 4-11 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak. They had lost 11 of their previous 13 games.,The Tigers (15-13, 6-9) have lost six of their past seven, sliding to ...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville SC complete first-round rout
Nashville SC scored two first-half goals to double their aggregate lead and they cruised past visiting Atletico Ottawa 5-0 on Tuesday to win their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series 7-0.,Nashville advances to a Round of 16 matchup against the reigning MLS Cup champion, Inter Miami.,In the 21s...

Oklahoma State pulls away in overtime to edge West Virginia
Oklahoma State scored the first seven points of overtime to defeat West Virginia 91-84 in a Big 12 game Tuesday in Stillwater, Okla.,Anthony Roy completed a 3-point play and Jaylen Curry hit a 3-pointer in the OT run as the Cowboys (17-11, 5-10) improved to 17-2 when scoring 80 or more points.,The M...

Kentucky ends slide, defeats struggling South Carolina
Denzel Aberdeen scored a game-high 19 points and visiting Kentucky pulled away late for a 72-63 victory over South Carolina in a Southeastern Conference clash in Columbia, S.C.,The Wildcats picked up a critical victory, snapping a three-game losing streak and improving to 18-10 overall and 9-6 in th...

No. 1 Duke demolishes Notre Dame as Cameron Boozer shines
Cameron Boozer piled up 24 points and 13 rebounds as No. 1 Duke ran away from Notre Dame to a comfortable 100-56 win on Tuesday night in South Bend, Ind.,Boozer collected his 16th double-double of the season and added two assists and three steals for the Blue Devils (26-2, 14-1 ACC). Caleb Foster an...

No. 21 Miami (Ohio) fends off Eastern Michigan, stays unbeaten
Brant Byers scored 16 points to help lead No. 21 Miami (Ohio) to a 74-64 win at Eastern Michigan on Tuesday in a Mid-American Conference contest.,Miami (28-0, 15-0) kept its perfect season alive, although it was held to less than 80 points for only the sixth time this season. The RedHawks entered th...

John Lynch: 49ers on 'right track' with Trent Williams contract
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch adopted a noticeably more hopeful tone Tuesday regarding Trent Williams than what reports of a possible split indicated, saying the sides are making progress in contract talks at the scouting combine.,"I think we're on the right track," Lynch said after...

NJ Benson's red-hot run gives DePaul chance for Creighton sweep
Senior center NJ Benson aims to continue his strong stretch of play when DePaul bids for a season sweep of Creighton on Wednesday in Omaha, Neb.,Benson began a sizzling three-game run by making 10 of 11 shots from the floor during a 23-point performance -- the second-highest of his career -- in the ...

U.S. men’s hockey team visits White House; five players skip event
Twenty of the 25 members of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon as they continued to celebrate their first gold medal since 1980.,The five players who did not attend were Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor, Tampa Bay Lightning forw...