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Virginia Tech enters ACC tournament opener vs. Wake on NCAA bubble
Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12th-seeded Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stev...

Virginia Tech, Wake Forest clash in ACC tournament
Seasons are on the line Tuesday in Charlotte, N.C., when 12-seed Virginia Tech faces 13th-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.,In the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, Virginia Tech (19-12) is among the first four teams cut from the NCAA Tournament. In his projections, Patrick Stevens ...

NBA cancels Hawks' controversial strip club promotion
The NBA stepped in to cancel the Atlanta Hawks' planned collaboration with local strip club Magic City.,NBA commissioner Adam Silver issued a statement Monday indicating that his office decided to scrap the promotion.,"When we became aware of the Atlanta Hawks' scheduled promotion, we reached out to...

Hard-charging Mammoth bid to keep focus vs. reeling Blackhawks
The surging Utah Mammoth will aim to stay perfect on their five-game road trip as they visit the struggling Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Utah strengthened its hold on the Western Conference's top wild-card spot with victories in Washington, Philadelphia and Columbus over the past week.,Now comes a ...

Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech.,The school fired Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson for their 12th straight defeat.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 in the Atlantic C...

Report: Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech, ESPN reported Sunday.,The school is firing Stoudamire after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson on Saturday for their 12th straight loss.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 ...

Logan Cooley buries OT winner to power Mammoth past Jackets
The Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in overtime for a 5-4 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who improved to 3-0-0 on their five-game road trip...

Cooley buries overtime winner to power Mammoth past Blue Jackets
The Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in overtime for a 5-4 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who stayed a perfect 3-0-0 on their current five-g...

Huge Baltimore crowd sees Lionel Messi, Inter Miami edge D.C. United
Lionel Messi scored a goal as Inter Miami topped D.C. United 2-1 Saturday before a near-capacity crowd of more than 70,000 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.,Rodrigo De Paul also tallied for Miami (2-1-0, 6 points), which took an early 2-0 lead and then held on in the second half.,Tai Baribo scored h...

Finley Bizjack leads team effort as Butler tops DePaul
Finley Bizjack scored 19 points to pace five players in double figures as Butler built a 29-point lead on the way to an 81-71 victory over DePaul in a Big East regular-season finale on Saturday in Chicago.,Jamie Kaiser Jr. and Efeosa Oliogu-Elabor contributed 15 points apiece while Michael Ajayi not...

Mavericks F Khris Middleton fined $25K for mouthpiece incident
Dallas Mavericks forward Khris Middleton's wallet will be a little lighter after he was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Saturday for "throwing his mouthpiece in the direction of the spectator stands.",Middleton was assessed a technical foul for the incident that occurred in the third quarter of the Mave...

Rory McIlroy, Austin Smotherman WD from Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy withdrew ahead of his third round Saturday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a back injury.,Austin Smotherman pulled out during his round, also with a back injury, at the Bay Hil Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.,World No. 2 McIlroy of Northern Ireland was 4-under through two rounds ...

Austin Smotherman (back) WDs from Arnold Palmer Invitational
Austin Smotherman withdrew during Saturday's third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a back injury.,He bogeyed three of the first five holes at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla., before leaving the course.,Smotherman, 31, opened with a 2-over 74 on Thursday before carding a 1...

Blue Jackets face Mammoth, seeking fourth straight victory
Entrenched in their respective Wild Card battles heading into Saturday's matchup, the Columbus Blue Jackets will be aiming for their fourth straight win when they host the Utah Mammoth.,Both of these rising squads were bolstered by significant acquisitions before Friday's trade deadline.,The Blue Ja...

Cal has opportunity at Wake before sticking around for ACC tourney
Cal can't afford to let Saturday's opportunity slip away.,The Golden Bears have work to do when they visit Wake Forest for the regular-season finale in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Cal (21-9, 9-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won four of its last five games as it tries to remain in the NCAA Tournament conve...

Mammoth end Flyers' three-game winning streak with shutout
Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored second-period goals and Vitek Vanecek made 16 saves as the Utah Mammoth posted a 3-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,Dylan Guenther had two assists and Michael Carcone also scored for Utah, which has won five of its last seven games. Van...

Mammoth bolster D, acquire MacKenzie Weegar from Flames
The Utah Mammoth acquired MacKenzie Weegar from the Calgary Flames for fellow defenseman Olli Maatta, forward prospect Jonathan Castagna and three second-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The second-round selections are from the New York Rangers and Ottawa Senators as well as the Mammoth's own pick...

Flyers bring promising win streak into Mammoth matchup
The Philadelphia Flyers appear to have righted the ship, but a stiff challenge awaits Thursday when the Utah Mammoth come to town.,The Flyers have won three games in a row following a 3-9-4 stretch. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout on Monday as Noah Cates recorded a goal and a...

Dylan Guenther, Mammoth end Capitals' home winning streak
Dylan Guenther, elevated to Utah's top line during the morning skate, collected a goal and an assist to fuel the visiting Mammoth to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,One of Guenther's new linemates, Clayton Keller, notched two assists as the Mammoth recorded their fourth win in...

Reports: Prosecutors offering plea deals in NBA-related gambling cases
Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and ex-NBA player Damon Jones are among the people who will appear in federal court this week for status hearings in their illegal gambling cases, multiple outlets reported Tuesday.,At least 30 people in all will be in Brooklyn court as prosecutors and defen...