ric Page 59 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Luka Doncic questionable as Mavs face skidding Blazers
Two teams trending in opposite directions meet in Dallas on Monday, when the Mavericks host the lowly Portland Trail Blazers.,Dallas, winners of 13 of its last 16 games, will look to extend Portland's road woes, as the Blazers are just 3-12 away from home.,The Mavericks have adjusted well without su...
Elijah Saunders helps Virginia hold off American
Elijah Saunders finished with 21 points and eight rebounds to lead host Virginia to a 63-58 victory over American University on Sunday afternoon in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (7-5) won their nonconference finale and handed the upset-minded Eagles (6-6) their second consecutive loss and secon...
Jack Roslovic haunts Rangers with tie-breaking winner
Jack Roslovic scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:28 remaining in the second period during the waning seconds of a four-minute power play as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes ended a five-game road losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.,Roslovic, who last year scored thr...
Virginia attempts to get back in win column vs. American
Virginia's only senior is heating up as the nonconference schedule concludes Sunday with a visit from American to Charlottesville, Va.,Taine Murray matched his career high with 14 points on Wednesday as the Cavaliers (6-5) took their first home loss of the season against No. 21 Memphis.,The swingman...
LSU lands FSU transfer DE Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton, the consensus top edge rusher in the transfer portal, committed to LSU on Saturday, according to multiple media reports.,Payton is leaving Florida State with a year of eligibility remaining.,He adds to a strong transfer haul joining the Tigers, a group that includes former Virginia T...
Mavericks avenge Thursday loss to Clippers with 15-point win
Quentin Grimes scored a team-high 20 points off the bench, helping guide the Dallas Mavericks to a 113-97 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.,Klay Thompson added 16 points, while Spencer Dinwiddie and Kyrie Irving each chipped in 15 for the Mavericks, who have won nine of the...
Mount St. Mary's rallies for overtime upset of Miami
Terrell Ard Jr. scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds as visiting Mount St. Mary's overcame a double-digit halftime deficit and stunned Miami 78-74 in overtime Saturday afternoon.,Carmelo Pacheco poured in 16 points, connecting four times from beyond the arc for the Mountaineers (8-4), who...
After sluggish run, Rangers look to pick up steam vs. Hurricanes
The New York Rangers spent recent weeks dealing with trades, speculation and a lack of wins that dropped them well off the pace in the Metropolitan Division.,The Carolina Hurricanes also are experiencing a lack of wins recently, but their struggles are not as extensive as those for the team that bea...
Charlie Lindgren stellar as Capitals beat Hurricanes
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots and the Washington Capitals benefitted from goals late in the first two periods to defeat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Friday night.,Aliaksei Protas, Jakub Vrana and Connor McMichael scored...
PGA of America's new CEO is former president Derek Sprague
Derek Sprague, a former president of the PGA of America, was hired as the organization's chief executive officer on Friday.,He takes over the position from interim CEO Kerry Haigh, who was on the job since Seth Waugh resigned in June. Waugh had held the role since August 2018.,Sprague is the general...
Mavs get Kyrie Irving back as Clippers seek two-game sweep
Squaring off in Dallas for the second time in three days, the visiting Los Angeles Clippers will look to earn a two-game sweep of the Mavericks on Saturday.,The Western Conference foes met on Thursday for the first time since the first round of last year's playoffs, when the Mavericks topped the Cli...
Miami rides rare momentum into meeting with Mount St. Mary's
After dropping seven in a row, Miami broke out of its funk with a much-needed 94-75 win over Presbyterian last Sunday.,Now the Hurricanes (4-7) will try to string together consecutive wins for the first time since opening the season at 3-0 when they host Mount St. Mary's (7-4) on Saturday afternoon....
Report: LHP Patrick Sandoval agrees to 2-year deal with Red Sox
Left-hander Patrick Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox reached agreement on a two-year, $18.25 million contract, ESPN reported on Friday. ,Sandoval, 28, is coming off Tommy John surgery in June and could return for the second half of the 2025 season or be ready at the onset of the 2026 campaign.,He was...
Clippers finish strong to knock off injury-depleted Mavericks
Norman Powell scored 29 points, Ivica Zubac posted a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds, and the visiting Los Angeles Clippers raced past the injury-depleted Dallas Mavericks 118-95 on Thursday night.,Los Angeles, playing the first of two straight games in Dallas, broke a stalemate that last...
Capitals aim to ignite offense in divisional clash vs. Hurricanes
The Washington Capitals will try to break out of a rare offensive funk in a division showdown with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.,Washington has scored just three times over its last two games, losing both. It marks just the second time this season the Capitals have dropped consec...
Chiefs' Andy Reid: Patrick Mahomes likely to start vs. Texans
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes "most likely" will start Saturday's game against the visiting Houston Texans, coach Andy Reid said on Thursday.,Mahomes was a full participant in practice on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday despite nursing an ankle sprain he suffered during the fourth q...
Report: 49ers RB Isaac Guerendo likely out vs. Dolphins
San Francisco 49ers running back Isaac Guerendo is unlikely to play in Sunday's game against the host Miami Dolphins, ESPN reported Thursday.,Guerendo is nursing a foot injury sustained in the 49ers' 12-6 loss to the Los Angeles Rams last Thursday.,The rookie was pressed into the lead role following...
Mavs look to stay hot against visiting Clippers
The Dallas Mavericks' 5-7 start to the season seem like a distant memory now.,Dallas has gone 12-2 since its slow start and will look to carry momentum into a matchup against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday in the first of a mini two-game set. The teams meet again on Saturday in Dallas...
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes practices again, signs point to start vs. Texans
Patrick Mahomes was a full participant in practice Wednesday, taking all of his usual reps for the second consecutive day to mute conversations about the Chiefs' quarterback sitting out Kansas City's game Saturday against the Houston Texans. ,Mahomes hurt an ankle in the fourth quarter of Sunday's w...
Pyotr Kochetkov, Hurricanes blank Islanders
Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes' 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Tyson Jost also sc...