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Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 Iowa handles No. 12 Ohio State with ease
Hannah Stuelke posted 18 points and 15 rebounds, Addie Dea scored a career-high 20 points off the bench and No. 10 Iowa cruised to a 91-70 victory over No. 12 Ohio State Sunday afternoon in Iowa City.,Iowa (18-2, 9-0 Big Ten) took control early with a 12-0 run late in the first quarter, building a l...

Flyers, Isles face off after polar-opposite results last time out
The Philadelphia Flyers and visiting New York Islanders are in very different moods heading into their Monday evening matchup.,The Flyers are coming off perhaps their best win of the season, while the Islanders are aiming to bounce back from arguably their worst performance of the season to date.,Ph...

Brock Nelson's hat trick carries Avalanche past Maple Leafs
Brock Nelson scored two of his three goals in the first period Sunday afternoon and the visiting Colorado Avalanche went on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.,It marked the fifth hat trick of Nelson's career and his first for Colorado. Jack Drury also scored for the Avalanche, who had lost their...

Rangers trying to avoid another disappointing result vs. surging Bruins
A little over two weeks ago, the Boston Bruins scored ten goals against the New York Rangers on home ice.,Less than a week later, the Rangers turned in another horrific showing on home ice and it prompted general manager Chris Drury to issue a statement saying the team was going to "retool".,Two tea...

Bucks-Mavs game postponed due to winter-weather storm affecting travel
Sunday night's matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and visiting Dallas Mavericks has been postponed due to Dallas' inability to travel as a result of inclement weather conditions tied to this weekend's arctic storm.,The Dallas area got multiple inches of snow and sleet overnight into early Sunday mo...

Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell out to torment Magic in rematch
Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Donovan Mitchell finished sixth in balloting for the Eastern Conference All-Star starters, one spot shy of earning the nod.,His quest to be added to the All-Star Game as a reserve continues Monday, when Cleveland welcomes the Orlando Magic in the second half of a h...

Patriots LB Robert Spillane heads to locker room
New England Patriots leading tackler Robert Spillane was injured with three minutes left in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game at Denver after a running play up the middle. ,One possession after the Broncos took a 7-0 lead, Spillane received attention while seated on the field. He stayed...

PARIVISION wins Blast Bounty Winter event with sweep of Team Falcons
PARIVISION clinched the BLAST Bounty Winter championship with a 3-0 sweep of Team Falcons in Sunday's grand final at Attard, Malta.,After losing the opening game of its quarterfinal match vs. Team Spirit, PARIVISION won its final seven games, sweeping through its semifinal and final matches to take ...

Hornets intend to show newfound commitment vs. 76ers
The Charlotte Hornets have hit a stride recently and that's not something the Philadelphia 76ers can say.,The teams will meet Monday night in Charlotte after the Hornets won two games in a row, while showing their improvement since the start of the new year.,"The offensive rate has been really good ...
Buffalo Bills Coaching Vacancy Comes With More Baggage Than It Appears
Josh Allen makes Buffalo enticing, but roster issues, cap concerns, and ownership decisions may scare off top coaching candidates....
WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event Was Fun, But Felt Like a Placeholder
Sami Zayn sends Montreal home happy, AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura deliver, and WWE sets the stage for the Royal Rumble....
Mike McCarthy Won’t Save a Steelers Team Stuck in Neutral
The Steelers went conservative with Mike McCarthy in a move that reflects an organization stuck between rebuilding and competing....

Weather causes postponement of Nuggets-Grizzlies game
The Sunday afternoon contest between the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies was postponed due to inclement weather in the Memphis area.,The area was hit hard by a winter storm that delivered plenty of snow and ice and made driving treacherous. Widespread power outages were reported.,The ABC affili...

Raptors C Jakob Poeltl remains without timeline to return
Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl remains without a timeline to return as he recovers from a strained lower back, the team announced Sunday.,Poeltl, who has been sidelined since Dec. 21, returned to Toronto to receive what the team labeled as targeted pain relief treatment. The Raptors said the 30...

Jakub Mensik WDs in Australia, Novak Djokovic advances to quarters
Novak Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open after his scheduled opponent Jakub Mensik withdrew due to an abdominal injury.,Sixteenth-seeded Mensik recorded a 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) victory over Ethan Quinn on Saturday to set up the Czech's encounter with the 24-time major cham...

Mikaela Shiffrin dominant in final pre-Olympics slalom race
Mikaela Shiffrin continued her nearly unbeatable World Cup season, winning the slalom at the Spindleruv Mlyn ski resort in Czechia on Sunday.,In the final slalom before the 2026 Winter Olympics next month in Italy, Shiffrin finished in 1:37.59 for her seventh victory in eight slalom races this seaso...

Alexander Zverev's quest for 1st Grand Slam title stays on course
Alexander Zverev hopes this is the week he can shed the title of best men's tennis player never to win a Grand Slam.,The No. 3 seed made quick work of No. 18 Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina on Sunday, posting a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win to advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. It is his fift...

Coco Gauff, Elina Svitolina storm into Aussie Open quarters
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday at the Australian Open, and that could be a sign of big things to come in Melbourne for the 21-year-old American.,The victory puts Gauff into the quarterfinals and improved her record against the 19th-seeded Muchova to 5-0...

Patrick Reed captures 4-stroke win in Dubai
Patrick Reed took a conservative approach to the final round on Sunday at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates, and it paid off as he turned in a 72 and recorded his first victory on the DP World Tour since 2020.,Reed took a four-stroke lead into play Sunday and turned in eight ...
How Mike Vrabel Fixed the New England Patriots in One Season
After admitting a costly mistake, Robert Kraft hired Mike Vrabel and the Patriots’ culture, roster, and results flipped overnight....