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Kentucky to test new winning formula against No. 18 Vanderbilt
Kentucky looks to extend a five-game league winning streak when it travels to No. 18 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Nashville.,The banged-up Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) scored a 72-63 home win over Ole Miss on Saturday despite playing without key players in starting point guard Jala...

Kentucky to test new winning formula against No. 15 Vanderbilt
Kentucky looks to extend a five-game league winning streak when it travels to No. 15 Vanderbilt on Tuesday night in Nashville.,The banged-up Wildcats (14-6, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) scored a 72-63 home win over Ole Miss on Saturday despite playing without key players in starting point guard Jala...

Oilers D Evan Bouchard hopes for continued success vs. Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks will definitely know when Evan Bouchard is on the ice when they face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night. The defenseman had a six-point performance in a 6-5 overtime win against Washington Capitals two nights earlier.,Playing in his 400th NHL game, Bouchard recorded his first NHL ...

Reports: Miami LB Mohamed Toure plans to return for 8th season
Miami linebacker Mohamed Toure is further delaying his potential professional future to return for an eighth year of college football for the Hurricanes in 2026, according to multiple media reports.,This past season was Toure's first at Miami after he spent his first six years at Rutgers after signi...

Lightning open homestand vs. Mammoth after 15-game point streak ends
The Tampa Bay Lightning have been the hottest team recently, but that fleeting title may now belong to the Utah Mammoth.,With their 15-game point streak behind them, the Lightning aim to make a strong push toward the Olympic break when they open a six-game homestand Monday against the streaking Mamm...

Second-period burst carries Mammoth past Predators
Kailer Yamamoto and Barrett Hayton each had a goal and an assist as the Utah Mammoth earned 5-2 win over the host Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Clayton Keller, Michael Carcone and JJ Peterka also scored goals for the Mammoth, who have points in nine straight (8-0-1). Defenseman Mikhail Sergachev ...
Five College Basketball Bubble Teams Ready to Make a March Madness Push
Seven weeks from Selection Sunday, we identify one bubble team from each power conference that’s poised to surge into the NCAA Tournament picture....

Iga Swiatek, trio of Americans advance to Australian Open 4th round
No. 2 seed and six-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek didn't play her best, but it was good enough to defeat No. 31 Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 on Saturday to move to the fourth round of the Australian Open.,It took Swiatek, of Poland, one hour and 44 minutes to advance to the second week of the...

UFC fighters still waiting for pay increases from new $7.7b media deal
Saturday marks a major milestone for UFC as it hosts UFC 324 in Las Vegas, the first event that will stream on Paramount+, marking the end of the pay-per-view era.,The seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount -- twice what the UFC was previously making in its media deal with ESPN -- is a windfal...

Trio of top-10 Americans advance to Australian Open's 4th round
Three American women -- No. 4 Amanda Anisimova, No. 6 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Madison Keys -- advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open with straight set victories on Saturday in Melbourne.,Anisimova defeated countrywoman Peyton Stearns, 6-1, 6-4. Pegula ousted Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russ...

After a pair of comeback thrillers, Panthers set to face Mammoth
The Nashville Predators have lost two of three going into their home game against the Utah Mammoth on Saturday afternoon, but that win was something to savor.,The Predators rallied from a 3-0 second-period deficit for a 5-3 victory over the visiting Ottawa Senators on Thursday night to snap their tw...

UFC's Cameron Smotherman collapses after weigh-in
UFC bantamweight Cameron Smotherman collapsed Friday after his weigh-in for Saturday's UFC 324 in Las Vegas.,Smotherman, 28, successfully made weight at 135.5 pounds but fell to the floor after stepping off the scale.,He was carried off the platform and examined by physicians at T-Mobile Arena, but ...

Oilers expect star F Leon Draisaitl to return Saturday
The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to return to the team on Saturday when they host the Washington Capitals, coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday.,Draisaitl, 30, missed his fourth consecutive game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after taking a leave of absence on Jan. 1...

Ravens hire Chargers DC Jesse Minter as head coach
Jesse Minter, who has a coaching history with the Baltimore Ravens and the Harbaugh family, is the Ravens' new head coach, the team announced on Thursday.,Minter, the Los Angeles Chargers' defensive coordinator under head coach Jim Harbaugh the past two seasons, replaces John Harbaugh, who was fired...

Clayton Keller nets two, including OT winner, as Mammoth edge Flyers
Clayton Keller notched the tying goal with 34.2 seconds remaining in regulation, then scored at 2:01 into overtime, as the surging Utah Mammoth rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.,Keller's wide-open snapshot off a Dylan Guenther pass erased a ...

Gambler sentenced to 2 years in prison for NBA betting scandal
Gambler Timothy McCormack became the first person sentenced in the wide-ranging NBA gambling scheme that involves players Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier on Wednesday in New York.,McCormack, who used nonpublic information to place significant wagers on prop bets involving players implicated in the sc...
Potential Landing Spots for Brandon Aiyuk After 49ers Exit
Brandon Aiyuk’s time with the San Francisco 49ers is over. Here are five teams that could pursue the 27-year-old wide receiver next season....

Bills owner: Loss to Broncos led to firing of Sean McDermott
The Buffalo Bills hit the "proverbial wall" and needed a change, owner Terry Pegula said Wednesday when addressing the firing of head coach Sean McDermott for the first time.,The final brick in that wall was laid Saturday when the Denver Broncos posted a 33-30 overtime decision over the visiting Bil...

SMU defeats Wake Forest for second road win of season
BJ Edwards scored 24 points as SMU picked up just its second road win of the season on Tuesday night by beating Wake Forest 91-79 in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Edwards stuffed the stat sheet and did a little bit of everything for the Mustangs (14-5, 3-3 ACC) by piling up eight rebounds, seven assists and s...

Darius Acuff Jr. stars as No. 20 Arkansas blasts No. 15 Vanderbilt
Darius Acuff Jr. scored 17 points and added five assists, Malique Ewin and Kevin Knox scored 16 points apiece, and the No. 20 Arkansas Razorbacks overwhelmed the No. 15 Vanderbilt Commodores 93-68 in an SEC game at Fayetteville, Ark. on Tuesday.,Trevon Brazile had 10 points and 14 rebounds, Meleek T...