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Wisconsin blasts Maryland, keeps pace in Big Ten
Braeden Carrington came off the bench for 18 points and John Blackwell added 14 as Wisconsin bolstered its postseason seeding hopes with a 78-45 victory over Maryland in a Big Ten matchup Wednesday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin's leading rebounder, Nolan Winter, was helped from the floor with an appare...

Hot-shooting Ohio State crushes Penn State
John Mobley Jr. matched his career high with 28 points and Ohio State shot 66.7% from the field in a 94-62 rout of Penn State in State College, Pa., on Wednesday.,Mobley exemplified the hot shooting for the Buckeyes (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten) by going 8 of 9 from 3-point range, his ninth game this season...

Road-warrior Spurs kick off homestand vs. East-leading Pistons
The San Antonio Spurs have reeled off 12 wins in the past 13 contests despite playing just five of those games at home since Feb. 1.,That means they will be carrying plenty of momentum when they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Thursday in the opener of a six-game homestand., ,...

Second-half surge helps Creighton beat Butler, snap skid
Josh Dix scored 22 points as Creighton benefited from a blistering second-half performance to cruise to a 76-59 victory over Butler in a Big East battle on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Dix made 9 of 17 shots from the floor and four 3-pointers for the Bluejays (15-16, 9-11 Big East), who erased a four-...

Rockets look to clean up mistakes against Warriors
With the final weeks of the regular season at hand and the Houston Rockets locked in a tight race for the third seed in the West, the mistakes that have plagued them all season must be mitigated if the Rockets are to fend off the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets.,The Rockets claimed a 123-1...

Report: Sabres finalizing trade for D Colton Parayko
The Buffalo Sabres are finalizing a deal to acquire shutdown defenseman Colton Parayko from the St. Louis Blues, TSN reported Wednesday.,The prospective trade requires Parayko's approval. The 32-year-old veteran, a career-long member of the Blues, possesses a no-trade clause.,Prospect defenseman Rad...

Aaron Rodgers: No deadline, no contract offer from Steelers
Aaron Rodgers sounds exceedingly open to a reunion with Mike McCarthy, but the Pittsburgh Steelers have not given him a contract offer or a deadline to decide his status for 2026.,An unrestricted free agent at age 42, Rodgers told "The Pat McAfee Show" on Wednesday he isn't ready to make any grand d...

Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State shoots out the lights vs. Cincinnati
Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women's tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in th...

Elite field set to battle Bay Hill at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge is a challenging course that tends to separate the wheat from the chaff and produce deserving winners.,Tiger Woods won eight times at the course, after all, and champions from the past 10 years include Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and ...

Leafs scratch veteran trio ahead of trade deadline
The Toronto Maple Leafs said three veteran players -- forwards Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann and defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- will not dress in Wednesday night's road game against the New Jersey Devils for roster management reasons.,The precautionary moves come ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. ET tr...

Rory McIlroy recoils at Jon Rahm's DP Tour 'extortion' take
Rory McIlroy teed off on Jon Rahm's framing of the DP World Tour requirements to maintain membership and believes the Team Europe Ryder Cup train will continue chugging forward if the Spaniard chooses not to get aboard in 2028. ,Rahm made clear earlier this week while preparing for LIV Hong Kong he'...

Report: Jon Rahm jet carries seven LIV Golf players out of Dubai to Hong Kong tournament
A midnight flight out of bordering Oman on a jet arranged by Jon Rahm brought seven players out of a war zone and into safety 24 hours before the start of LIV Golf Hong Kong, according to Golf.com.,LIV Golf was set to begin play in the annual event in Hong Kong on Thursday and made an attempt to arr...

Reports: Patriots to release WR Stefon Diggs
The New England Patriots intend to release veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs next week at the start of the league year, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The 32-year-old seemingly confirmed the reports with a social media post that pictured him on the field in an all-white New England uniform, c...

Chargers release G Mekhi Becton, TE Will Dissly
The Los Angeles Chargers released guard Mekhi Becton and tight end Will Dissly in cost-cutting moves Wednesday.,The Chargers cleared $9.7 million in salary cap room by cutting Becton and another $4 million by dumping Dissly.,Los Angeles now has about $98 million in cap space with the new league year...
Why the Chiefs Might Be Preparing a Blockbuster Move After Trading Trent McDuffie
The Chiefs traded Trent McDuffie to the Rams and now hold two first-round picks. What big move is Kansas City preparing for?...
March Madness or Transfer Portal Showcase? The New Reality of College Basketball
March Madness is now as much about transfer portal scouting as tournament glory. A deep dive into mid-major stars and the risks of jumping to power conferences....
Wednesday March 4th Top College Basketball Betting Picks & Predictions
Get expert college basketball picks for Texas vs Arkansas and Miami vs SMU. Spread and total predictions with in-depth matchup analysis....

Kiefer Sherwood signs 5-year, $28.75M extension with Sharks
The San Jose Sharks signed forward Kiefer Sherwood to a five-year contract extension valued at $28.75 million on Wednesday.,The Sharks acquired Sherwood in a Jan. 19 trade with the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a pair of second-round draft picks and minor-league defenseman Cole Clayton.,"We are ...

Scottie Scheffler seeks new streak at Arnold Palmer Invitational
With his historic streak of top-10 finishes over, Scottie Scheffler looks to write another page in the history books this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.,Scheffler, who won the tournament at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla., in 2022 and 2024, can join Tiger Woods as the only players to...

NBC tabs Jason Benetti as Sunday Night Baseball broadcaster
Jason Benetti has been tabbed as the play-by-play broadcaster for NBC and Peacock's newly acquired "Sunday Night Baseball" package, the network announced Wednesday.,Benetti will be on the call March 26 when the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers open the season against the ...