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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...

Two of NBA's heavyweights finally meet as Pistons host Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Detroit Pistons have led their respective conferences most of the season, but they haven't measured up against each other. That changes on Wednesday night when the defending champions visit the Motor City.,The Eastern Conference-leading Pistons had their five-game w...

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...

Led by Derrick White, Celtics roll over short-handed Suns
Derrick White scored 22 points, Neemias Queta had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics rolled over the short-handed Phoenix Suns 97-81 to extend their winning streak to four.,Sam Hauser scored 16 points and Bailey Scheierman had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his third career dou...

Pelicans withstand late Warriors push behind Zion Williamson's 26
Zion Williamson scored 26 points as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 113-109 on Tuesday.,Saddiq Bey scored 18 points as the Pelicans got off to a strong start, then survived a tough late challenge from Golden State.,De'Anthony Melton posted a game-high 28 points f...

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...

Amael L'Etang's career night carries Dayton past No. 23 Saint Louis
Amael L'Etang scored a career-high 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, sparking Dayton to a 77-62 home upset win over No. 23 Saint Louis on Tuesday.,Javon Bennett added 17 points and Jordan Derkack put up 14 points for Dayton (19-9, 10-5 Atlantic 10), which won its fourth straight game.,Kellen Th...

Wisconsin works toward Big Ten triple bye at Oregon
Though Wisconsin fell out of the AP Top 25 this week, the Badgers still have an opportunity to grab a top-four seed in the Big Ten tournament that delivers a bye all the way to the March 13 quarterfinals in Chicago.,But to put sufficient pressure on the three teams one game ahead in the conference s...

P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State try to disrupt Colorado's roll at home
Kansas State interim coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to make minor strategic adjustments when the Wildcats head to Colorado for a Big 12 contest on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The Wildcats (11-16, 2-12 Big 12) are 1-1 since former coach Jerome Tang was fired on Feb. 15, following postgame comme...

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 ...

Texans GM: QB C.J. Stroud 'isn't going anywhere'
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio is committed to C.J. Stroud and finds trade speculation online to be "moronic" going into the quarterback's fourth season.,"He's our quarterback. He isn't going anywhere. We have a lot of confidence, a lot of belief," Caserio said at the NFL Scouting Combi...

Lions LT Taylor Decker says he's returning for 11th season in 2026
After some time deliberating his future, Lions left tackle Taylor Decker announced he'll return for an 11th season with Detroit in 2026 on Tuesday.,Decker, 32, announced the news on Instagram with a picture of himself running onto the field and a caption reading, "Whom shall I send, and who will go ...

Falcons officially place franchise tag on TE Kyle Pitts
The Atlanta Falcons officially placed the franchise tag on tight end Kyle Pitts on Tuesday, following multiple reports from one day earlier.,Pitts, 25, was set to be a free agent after playing out his fifth-year option in 2025, but now he will be paid approximately $16.5 million for the 2026 season,...

New Dolphins GM: Everything is on the table with QB Tua Tagovailoa
New Miami Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan says that everything is on the table when it comes to the future of quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.,Talking to reporters Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Sullivan made it clear that talks early this offseason with Tagovailoa and his representat...

Robert Saleh senses greatness in Titans QB Cam Ward
Robert Saleh is back at the NFL Scouting Combine for the first time since 2019 to find a few cornerstones to bolster the established foundation of the Tennessee Titans. ,Saleh, the former New York Jets head coach and most recently San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator, was hired to replace Brian...

No. 20 Arkansas to test short rotation against Texas A&M
The competition for one of the four double-byes in the Southeastern Conference tournament gets real Wednesday when No. 20 Arkansas plays Texas A&M in Fayetteville, Ark.,Arkansas (20-7, 10-4 SEC) is in a three-way tie with No. 17 Alabama and No. 22 Tennessee for second in the conference standings, tw...

Browns QB competition to pit Deshaun Watson vs. Shedeur Sanders
Hitting home runs in the 2025 draft likely spared general manager Andrew Berry his job when owner Jimmy Haslam fired head coach Kevin Stefanski in January.,He's anxious to find more youthful talent for an encore but cautioned a "targeted" approach was more likely in free agency.,"Realistically we ma...

Avalanche acquire D Brett Kulak from Penguins
The Colorado Avalanche acquired Brett Kulak from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in exchange for fellow defenseman Samuel Girard and a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft.,The trade was the second of the season for Kulak, who was acquired by the Penguins from the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 12 in...

QB Who? Bears claim trade interest high in backup Tyson Bagent
Nobody predicted a quarterback quandary for the Chicago Bears this offseason. ,With Caleb Williams leading a revival alongside first-year head coach Ben Johnson, the Bears won their first playoff game in 15 years and have the firepower behind their third-year quarterback to remain competitive in the...

Ravens and QB Lamar Jackson talking extension
Lamar Jackson remains instrumental in shaping the future of the Baltimore Ravens. ,General manager Eric DeCosta said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that Jackson was vocal in the team's coaching search, and talks about a contract extension are underway. ,Jackson, 29, has an NFL-h...