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Pistons star Cade Cunningham out with collapsed lung
Detroit Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Thursday.,The two-week window means Cunningham will sit out at least eight games for the Eastern Conference-leading Pistons (49-19), who have 14 games remaini...

Report: Pistons star Cade Cunningham out with collapsed lung
Detroit Pistons star guard Cade Cunningham has been diagnosed with a collapsed lung and is expected to miss an extended period of time, ESPN reported Thursday.,Per the report, there is optimism that Cunningham will be back in time for the start of the playoffs, which begin on April 18. The Eastern C...
NCAA Tournament Thursday Picks: Why Georgia and Saint Mary’s Offer Value
Betting breakdown for Georgia vs Saint Louis and Saint Mary’s vs Texas A&M, including best picks and analysis for the NCAA Tournament....

Pelicans vie to extend home winning streak in rematch vs. Clippers
Dejounte Murray appears to be getting the best out of the New Orleans Pelicans.,The Pelicans will get another chance to show off their improved form on Thursday when they face the visiting Los Angeles Clippers for the second consecutive day.,Playing in his ninth game since making his season debut la...

Islanders attempt to extend road success vs. Senators
While the New York Islanders continue to jockey for playoff position, the Ottawa Senators are doing their best to remain relevant in the postseason chase.,Eyeing a fourth straight road win, the Islanders will look to hand the Senators a second straight loss on Thursday, something Ottawa hasn't exper...

FURIA, Team Falcons open BLAST Open Spring with sweeps
FURIA and Team Falcons finished off sweeps in their respective upper-bracket quarterfinals to open Group A play of the BLAST Open Spring on Wednesday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere also won their opening matches to remain in the winner's bracket. TYLOO, FaZe Clan, B8 and NRG...

Browns ask NFL to allow draft-pick trades up to 5 years out
The Cleveland Browns, who have won one playoff game in 27 years since re-entering the NFL, are lobbying for more wiggle room when making trades with an eye toward the future.,A proposal submitted by the Browns asks the league to permit the trading of draft picks up to five years in the future. The c...

Pelicans overtake Clippers to continue late-season surge
Saddiq Bey scored 25 points and Trey Murphy III added 23 as the New Orleans Pelicans finished off a 124-109 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in the opener of a back-to-back set between the teams.,Dejounte Murray scored 17 points and dished a season-high 11 assists as the P...

Sean Walker scores late in OT as Hurricanes nip Penguins
Sean Walker's goal with 28.3 seconds left in overtime gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 6-5 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Jackson Blake posted a goal and two assists while Walker, Logan Stankoven and Taylor Hall each had a goal and assist for the Hurricanes...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville tops Miami despite Lionel Messi's 900th
Cristian Espinoza fired home the second-half goal that sent Nashville SC to the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, knocking out Inter Miami on a milestone night for Lionel Messi.,The match ended 1-1 on the night in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., leaving the teams level 1-1 in the two-game, total-goal mat...

Canadiens, Red Wings vie for playoff position in clash
The Eastern Conference playoff picture changes on a daily basis. The contenders for most of the playoff spots are tightly-bunched, making every remaining game important., ,The Montreal-Detroit matchup Thursday night can certainly be classified as pivotal. The Canadiens will venture into Detroit with...

Bruins look to finish in regulation against playoff-teetering Jets
The Boston Bruins are working overtime in the midst of a heated playoff race.,After reaching overtime in three straight road games and five of their last six overall, coach Marco Sturm's Bruins look to get back on the winning track at home when they entertain the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.,"We...

Surging Spurs look to keep focus as they host Suns
The San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns have different goals for the season's final stretch as they square off on Thursday in a late-season Western Conference game., ,San Antonio (51-18) is second in the conference entering Wednesday's play, three games behind front-running Oklahoma City and 7 1/2 ga...

Pistons look to finish sweep of two-game set vs. Wizards
The Detroit Pistons will look to defeat the Wizards for the second time in three nights on Thursday when the teams reconvene in Washington, D.C.,The Pistons handed the woeful Wizards their 13th straight loss with a 130-117 decision Tuesday night.,Jalen Duren erupted for a career-high 36 points on 13...

Stripped of AFCON title, Senegal calls for corruption investigation
The Senegalese Football Federation plans to appeal the decision that gave its Africa Cup of Nations title to Morocco, with Senegal's government calling Wednesday for an investigation into alleged corruption of African football's governing body.,The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced T...

UConn's Sarah Strong, Azzi Fudd headline women's All-Americans
UConn's Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd, whose Huskies enter the Women's NCAA Tournament with an undefeated record, were named Associated Press All-Americans on Wednesday.,Strong, a sophomore forward, was a unanimous selection. It's the latest honor for Strong, who on Tuesday -- along with Fudd -- was na...

Lions add edge rusher D.J. Wonnum
The Detroit Lions signed free-agent edge rusher D.J. Wonnum, the team announced Wednesday without disclosing financial terms.,Wonnum, 28, started 15 of the 16 regular-season games he played in last season for the Carolina Panthers, totaling 42 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, four quarte...

Penguins, buoyed by return of Sidney Crosby, visit Hurricanes
The Pittsburgh Penguins are coming off what might be their most impressive result of the season, and they'll get captain Sidney Crosby back to boot.,Two nights after beating the team with the best record in the NHL, the Penguins will try to conquer a team tied for the most points in the Eastern Conf...

Penguins' Sidney Crosby to return vs. Hurricanes
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will return from an 11-game absence against the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Crosby, 38, was expected to be sidelined at least four weeks after sustaining a lower-body injury during Canada's 4-3 overtime win against Czechia in the quarte...

Akshay Bhatia WDs from Valspar Championship
Akshay Bhatia withdrew from the 2026 Valspar Championship on Wednesday, hours after he helped Jupiter Links Golf Club to a victory over Boston Common Golf in the semifinals of the TGL playoffs.,PGA Tour Communications did not announce a reason for Bhatia's withdrawal for the tournament at the Copper...