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Ryder Cup to remain largely on NBC through at least 2033
The Ryder Cup will continue to be shown on NBC and USA Network through at least 2033 thanks to a two-year extension of the current media agreement with the PGA of America.,The extension, announced Monday, also keeps U.S. TV and streaming rights within the NBC and USA families, which includes Peacock...

OpTic Texas strengthen hold on first place in CDL Major 2 qualifying
OpTic Texas increased their lead in the standings with a sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Sunday in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.,Toronto KOI and the Miami Heretics also swept their way to victories, while Boston Breach took a 3-1 decision in other third-day action of Week 3.,...
These MLB Surprise World Series Contenders Could Hopefully Beat the Dodgers
The Dodgers look unstoppable, but these six sleeper MLB teams could challenge Los Angeles for the 2026 World Series title....

OpTic Texas moves into first place in CDL Major 2 qualifying
OpTic Texas defeated Los Angeles Thieves in a battle of 4-0 teams to move to the top of the standings in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major on Saturday.,In other second-day action of Week 3 competition, G2 Minnesota edged Riyadh Falcons, Toronto KOI beat Miami Heretics and Carolina...

Chris Bosh: 'Covered in my own blood' during health scare
Hall of Famer Chris Bosh revealed he's happy to be alive after a recent health scare left him covered in his own blood.,The retired NBA star said he was preparing for a date with his wife when the incident occurred. Bosh didn't shed light on the cause of his collapse during a social media video.,Bos...
Three Eastern Conference Trade Deadline Winners to Watch
Three Eastern Conference teams improved at the NBA trade deadline and could become dangerous playoff opponents this season....

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...

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...

SEC fines Kentucky's Mark Pope $25K for post-game conduct
Kentucky head coach Mark Pope has been fined $25,000 by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday for his post-game conduct and comments related to officiating following his team's 75-74 loss at Auburn last week.,The Tigers escaped with the win on Saturday following Elyjah Freeman's tip-in with 1.1 sec...

Report: WNBA’s Fire to add ex-sportswriter in front office role
Former basketball writer Ben Pickman is moving up from the journalism world into a WNBA front office role.,The expansion Portland Fire hired Pickman as a salary cap and strategy analyst, Front Office Sports reported Monday.,Pickman worked for Sports Illustrated from 2018-22 covering college and prof...

Replay officials throwing flags under consideration
Replay officials might be permitted to throw flags for select penalties if the NFL competition committee approves the expanded role.,Troy Vincent, vice president of football operations for the league, said the specific purview of replay officials under consideration involves non-football acts.,"You ...

New York Jets Offseason Primer: Calling all QBs
Jets owner Woody Johnson can hardly believe the luck on this circuitous route the franchise has traveled right back to the same starting point.,Pretty much every avenue a team can think of to find a franchise quarterback has been walked by Johnson and the Jets but none of them have led to a return t...

Las Vegas Raiders Offseason Primer: First and Plenty
Worst to first, the Raiders are on top of the world entering the 2026 offseason.,As the league year begins in March, Las Vegas is steering by virtue of finishing 3-14 and securing the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.,What do the Raiders need to return to respectability? In a word: plenty.,But with ...

Cloud9 sweeps Sentinels to reach LCS Lock-In grand final
Cloud9 blanked Sentinels 3-0 to win the upper-bracket final and lock up the first spot in the grand final of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In on Sunday in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 prevailed in 32 minutes, 30 minutes and 24 minutes to sweep the best-of-five. Jesper "Zven" Svenningsen of Denmark...

LYON oust FlyQuest at LCS Lock-In playoffs
LYON swept FlyQuest on Saturday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Team Liquid, which won the other lower-bracket quarterfinal on Friday with a 3-0 sweep of Disguised, faces LYON on Feb. 27.,Sentinels and Cloud9 meet in the upper-...

Team Liquid stave off elimination again at LCS Lock-In
Team Liquid remained in contention with a 3-0 sweep of Disguised in the first lower-bracket quarterfinal of the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles on Friday.,After finishing sixth (out of eight teams) in the Swiss Stage and winning the last-chance tiebreaker match, Liquid again s...
NHL Playoff Race Update: Sabres, Red Wings and Ducks Eye Drought-Breaking Berths
A look at the NHL playoff race as the Sabres, Red Wings and Ducks push to end lengthy postseason droughts while the Panthers and Maple Leafs fight to stay alive....

Legendary D Paul Coffey rejoins Oilers’ coaching staff
Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey is rejoining the Edmonton Oilers' coaching staff following a stint as a special advisor to hockey operations and ownership, the team announced Wednesday.,Coffey, 64, was a defense-focused assistant to head coach Kris Knoblauch from November 2023 through the end of...

Cloud9 earn sweep to reach upper-bracket finals at LCS Lock-in
Cloud9 barged into the upper-bracket final by sweeping FlyQuest 3-0 in semifinal action on Sunday at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 will face Sentinels in the upper-bracket final on Feb. 22 to determine which team advances directly to the grand final on March 1. ,...

Report: Document details Big Ten's 24-team CFP format plan
The Big Ten didn't get its wish of a 24-team College Football Playoff field starting in 2026, but that isn't deterring the conference from pushing for its goal. ,The Big Ten reportedly shared an internal document detailing how it sees a 24-team CFP playing out with the conference's athletic director...