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Gregg Popovich tells Spurs he won't return this season
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich met with the team Thursday for the first time since his stroke and informed the players he is not returning this season.,"I've decided not to return to the sidelines this season," Popovich said in a statement through the team. "Mitch Johnson and his staff ...
Report: Gregg Popovich tells Spurs he won't return this season
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich met with the team Thursday for the first time since his stroke and informed the players he is not returning this season, NBA insider Chris Haynes reported.,ESPN reported last week that the team expected to finish the campaign without Popovich, who suffered...
Reports: Bruins F Trent Frederic week-to-week with lower-body issue
Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday.,Frederic sustained the injury during the Bruins' 5-4 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. The timing of the injury is significant for Frederic, who i...
NHL Over/Under Best Bet: San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens February 27th
February 27th's best NHL betting picks include the over/under total for tonight's San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens matchup....
76ers G Eric Gordon (wrist) out at least three months
Philadelphia 76ers guard Eric Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist and will be re-evaluated in approximately three months, the team announced Thursday. ,The timeline means the 36-year-old veteran will miss the rest of the regular season, and the Sixers are not currently in the po...
Report: Michigan duo won't work out at Combine
Michigan cornerback Will Johnson and defensive tackle Kenneth Grant will not work out at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, ESPN and NFL Network reported Thursday.,Both projected first-round picks are instead expected to be full participants in the Wolverines' Pro Day on March 21.,Johnson int...
Detroit Pistons Are Firing on All Cylinders Once Again
New head coach J.B. Bickerstaff has ascended the Detroit Pistons from the ashes, as they look primed to make their first NBA Playoff push in quite a few years....
St. John’s Is Back, Rick Pitino’s Big Mouth Is Louder, and the Big East Title Is Theirs
St. John’s is back on top, clinching the Big East title for the first time since 1992—powered by Rick Pitino’s coaching genius and signature smack talk....
Rescheduled Madden Bowl heads to London
After a PlayStation Network outage caused the postponement of the Madden Bowl during Super Bowl week in New Orleans, the rescheduled event is going overseas.,The Madden Bowl will be contested Monday, when Jonathan "JonBeast" Marquez and Jacob "Fancy" Worthington will face off in London.,"We're looki...
DreamLeague Season 25 playoff scramble down to last day
Five teams are still in the running for the last three DreamLeague Season 25 playoff spots as Group Stage 2 concludes on Thursday.,The Wednesday results -- all 2-0 sweeps -- extended the drama until the final day.,PARIVISION (6-0), who have clinched first place, got past Team Spirit (3-3). Tundra Es...
No. 25 BYU hits 17 treys in victory over Arizona State
Richie Saunders had 26 points on six made 3-pointers in No. 25 BYU's 91-81 victory Wednesday over Arizona State in a Big 12 game at Tempe, Ariz.,Saunders, who had a career-high 30 points in BYU's win over Arizona State in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 31, led a shooting effort by the Cougars Wednesday night ...
Maxime Raynaud's 23 points help Stanford defeat Boston College
Maxime Raynaud had 16 of his game-high 23 points in a runaway first half, Oziyah Sellers added 18 and the host Stanford Cardinal rolled to a 78-60 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball victory over Boston College on Wednesday night.,Raynaud completed a double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds...
Caleb Love's 3-point shooting helps No. 22 Arizona top Utah
Caleb Love hit six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help No. 22 Arizona cruise to a 83-66 victory over Utah on Wednesday night in Tucson, Ariz.,Tobe Awaka (10 rebounds and two blocks), Henri Veesaar (seven boards) and Jaden Bradley each scored 12 points as the Wildcats (19-9, 13-4 Big 12) bounced ...
Eric Dixon leads Villanova's rally past Seton Hall
Eric Dixon scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and Villanova kept its faint NCAA Tournament hopes alive by charging back to beat host Seton Hall 59-54 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,Villanova (17-12, 10-8 Big East) ended the first half on a nine-minute field-goal drought before flipping the ...
DePaul still proves no match for Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Ryan Kalkbrenner collected 25 points and 13 rebounds as Creighton continued its dominance of DePaul with a 75-65 victory on Wednesday night in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner made 12 of 17 shots from the floor for the Bluejays (20-8, 13-4 Big East), who recorded their 22nd consecutive win over the Blue Demo...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Herediano oust RSL on late PK
Randy Vega chipped a penalty shot into the left side of the net in the ninth minute of second-half stoppage time, lifting Herediano to a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday in Sandy, Utah, and an aggregate victory in the first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.,The teams played to a scoreless...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: FC Cincinnati advance easily
Kevin Denkey scored on a brilliant through ball in the 19th minute to give FC Cincinnati a 1-1 draw against visiting Motagua, completing the hosts' 5-2 aggregate win in the first round of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.,FC Cincinnati won the first leg of the two-game, total-goal series 4-1 in Honduras l...
Pistons extend win streak with impressive outing vs. Celts
Malik Beasley scored 26 points in 22 minutes off the bench and the host Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to eight games by cooling off the Boston Celtics 117-97 on Wednesday.,Detroit now has its longest winning streak in 17 years. The last time the Pistons won eight or more consecutive ...
No. 13 Clemson clobbers Notre Dame for 5th straight win
Ian Schieffelin scored a career-high 24 points and No. 13 Clemson kept rolling by defeating visiting Notre Dame 83-68 in the Atlantic Coast Conference contest on Wednesday night.,Viktor Lakhin had 18 points, Jake Heidbreder notched 14 off the bench and Jaeden Zackery added 11 for Clemson (23-5, 15-2...
Tarris Reed Jr., UConn cruise past Georgetown
Tarris Reed Jr. powered inside for 20 points and 10 rebounds, leading UConn to a 93-79 victory over Georgetown on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.,Solo Ball also scored 20 points for the Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Big East), who beat the Hoyas for the 10th straight time. UConn has alternated wins and losses fo...