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Blue Jackets desperate to break road drought in Carolina
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second time in three days when the Metropolitan Division rivals meet on Thursday in Raleigh, N.C.,Tuesday's game in Columbus was tied until 12:42 of the third period, when Nikolaj Ehlers' long-range shot beat a screened Je...

Flyers sign D David Jiricek to 2-year, $3M extension
The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman David Jiricek to a two-year, $3 million contract extension Wednesday.,Jiricek, 22, joined Philadelphia in a March 6 trade that sent forward Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild. He has yet to play for the Flyers.,He has since recorded 10 points (two goals, eigh...

Report: UEFA lobbying FIFA to increase World Cup prize fund
European teams are asking FIFA to increase prize money and to greater assist with costs associated with their participation this summer in the World Cup, which is expected to generate more than $11 billion in revenue, The Athletic reported Wednesday.,UEFA, which governs soccer in Europe, has been as...

Bucks halt skid, beat Mavericks for 8th straight time
Ryan Rollins scored 24 points and Kyle Kuzma added 20 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a dominant 123-99 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.,Rollins also dished nine assists and grabbed seven rebounds for Milwaukee as the Bucks ended a four-game skid. AJ Green poured in 17 poi...

Hurricanes erupt late to pull away from Blue Jackets
Nikolaj Ehlers scored once as part of a three-point night and Andrei Svechnikov collected a goal and an assist to pace the visiting Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday.,Shayne Gostisbehere, Logan Stankoven and Jordan Martinook also scored for the E...

Mark Cuban reveals regret in sale of majority share of Mavericks
Mark Cuban said he has had a change of heart about selling his majority share of the Dallas Mavericks in December 2023.,Not about selling that share of the franchise, he said. Cuban's regret centers around selling it to Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law, Patrick Dumont.,"I don't regret selling," Cub...

Chiefs owner: Patrick Mahomes' rehab 'ahead of schedule'
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is "ahead of schedule" in his return from a knee injury, according to team owner Clark Hunt.,Mahomes, 30, tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee in a Dec. 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The two-time NFL MVP sat out the rest of the season and the Ch...

Cooper Flagg, Mavericks take aim at Bucks
Rookie Cooper Flagg and the struggling Dallas Mavericks take on another team going through a tough stretch on Tuesday when they visit the Milwaukee Bucks., ,A five-game losing skid for Dallas came to an end when they took down the Trail Blazers in Portland on Friday. The Mavericks (24-51), however, ...

Wolves ride Ayo Dosunmu's triple-double to win over Mavs
Ayo Dosunmu recorded his second career triple-double, finishing with 18 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 124-94 road rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.,With All-NBA guard Anthony Edwards coming off the bench and limited to 22:37 of playing...

Columbus coach hopes lessons were learned before Hurricanes tilt
The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a playoff position thanks to an incredible run since their January coaching change, but they're all too aware of the importance of turning their fortunes again when they play host to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday.,The Blue Jackets (38-24-12, 88 points) sit in th...

Mauricio Pochettino 'open' to coaching USMNT post-World Cup
Mauricio Pochettino said Monday his time as the head coach of the U.S. men's national team may not be over after this year's World Cup.,"Who knows what is going to happen," Pochettino told reporters as the USMNT prepared for Tuesday's friendly against Portugal at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. "We...

Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield propel Canadiens past Hurricanes
Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist to help the Montreal Canadiens rally for their fifth straight win, 3-1 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist and Lane Hutson had two assists for the Canadiens (42-21-10, 94 points). Jakub Dobes made 3...

Timberwolves enter critical stretch with pesky Mavericks up first
The Minnesota Timberwolves will tip off a critical stretch playing six of seven on the road, beginning on Monday against the Dallas Mavericks.,Minnesota (45-29) embarks on the first of two three-game road swings over its final eight games of the regular season looking to secure its Western Conferenc...

Surging Canadiens chase second win in a week vs. Hurricanes
The Montreal Canadiens will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.,The Canadiens (41-21-10, 92 points) are coming off a 4-1 victory against the Nashville Predators on Saturday to improve to 8-3-0 in their past 11 games. ,I...

Nikolaj Ehlers leads Hurricanes to comfortable win vs. Devils
Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist to lead the host Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.,Jackson Blake, captain Jordan Staal, defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and Seth Jarvis also connected for the Hurricanes (46-20-6, 98 points), who have won four of their las...

Mavericks snap 5-game skid with road win over Blazers
Marvin Bagley III had a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds and Cooper Flagg added 24 points as Dallas ended a five-game losing streak with a 100-93 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday.,Naji Marshall added 19 points and five steals for the Mavericks (24-50), who won for just the fif...

Hurricanes vying for top seed in East with rising Devils on tap
The Carolina Hurricanes are comfortably in first place in the Metropolitan Division and battling for the top spot in the Eastern Conference as they get ready to host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,After winning their previous three, the Hurricanes lost 5-2 to the host Montreal Ca...

Blazers intent on improving playoff position in matchup vs. reeling Mavericks
The Portland Trail Blazers already have clinched a postseason berth for the first time in five seasons, even if it's just a spot in the play-in tournament.,Interim coach Tiago Splitter and his team want much more than that, however.,After winning five of its last six games to get back to .500 for th...

Pepperdine hires Virginia assistant Griff Aldrich as coach
Pepperdine hired Virginia associate head coach Griff Aldrich as its new men's basketball coach on Thursday.,"The opportunity to build a championship-caliber program within a University that promotes faith, academics, and excellence is tremendously exciting for our family," Aldrich said in a statemen...

Duke's Caleb Foster game-time decision vs. St. John's
Duke point guard Caleb Foster has a chance to play Friday in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Tournament against St. John's.,Blue Devils head coach Jon Scheyer said Thursday that Foster will be a game-time decision before No. 1 overall seed Duke meets Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino and his No. 5 Red S...