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Five NFL Free Agency Predictions That Can Still Happen
Predicting where the biggest remaining NFL free agents could sign as the frenzy of free agency continues....

Conference tourney roundup: McNeese, Lehigh, Idaho earn NCAA berths
Sixth-year senior Javohn Garcia poured in a career-high 31 points as second-seeded McNeese earned a 76-59 upset of top-seeded Stephen F. Austin to claim its third straight Southland Conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid.,Garcia drilled 11 of 18 shots from the field and went 5 of 8 from 3-p...

Roundup: McNeese, Lehigh earn NCAA Tournament berths
Sixth-year senior Javohn Garcia poured in a career-high 31 points as second-seeded McNeese earned a 76-59 upset of top-seeded Stephen F. Austin to claim its third straight Southland Conference championship and NCAA Tournament bid.,Garcia drilled 11 of 18 shots from the field and went 5 of 8 from 3-p...

Favorites emerge to land Raiders' Maxx Crosby after trade fallout
The Las Vegas Raiders find themselves in an awkward situation after the Ravens backed out of a trade that would have sent pass rusher Maxx Crosby to Baltimore.,The Ravens agreed on Friday to send a pair of first-round picks to the Raiders for the former All-Pro. With Crosby off the market, many team...

Warriors' Stephen Curry (knee) out at least 10 more days
Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry continues to be sidelined and will be re-evaluated in 10 days, the team announced Wednesday after his right knee injury was evaluated.,Curry, a two-time MVP and four-time NBA champion, has missed the last 15 games due to patella-femoral pain syndr...

Reports: Patriots signing All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to 1-year deal
The New England Patriots are signing veteran safety Kevin Byard III to a one-year, $9 million contract, according to The Athletic and NFL Network.,Byard, 32, is coming off his third first-team All-Pro honor last season with the Chicago Bears. He finished the season, his second with Chicago, with sev...

Matas Buzelis pours in 41 points to propel Bulls past Warriors in OT
Matas Buzelis capped a career-best 41-point performance with five points in overtime, Josh Giddey recorded his second straight triple-double with 21 points, 13 rebounds and 17 assists and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Golden State Warriors 130-124 on Tuesday night in San Francisco.,Buzelis, Giddey...

Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $80M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in Ja...

Sounders sign four players to contract extensions
The Seattle Sounders announced contract extensions Tuesday with forwards Danny Musovski and Osaze De Rosario and defenders Nouhou and Alex Roldan.,Nouhou, Roldan and De Rosario are under contract through the 2028-29 season with options for 2029-30. Musovski is signed through 2027-28 with an option f...

Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $70M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year, $70 million deal with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in January with ...

Kristaps Porzingis hopes he's in lineup to stay as Warriors prepare for Bulls
Golden State Warriors home fans are expected to get a second look at new big man Kristaps Porzingis when the club opens a two-game homestand Tuesday night against the Chicago Bulls in San Francisco.,Acquired on Feb. 5 from the Atlanta Hawks for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield, Porzingis has played ...

Blake Hinson's tiebreaking 3-pointer propels Jazz to win over Warriors
Blake Hinson knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer with 29.2 seconds left, lifting the Utah Jazz to a 119-116 victory over the Golden State on Monday in Salt Lake City.,Hinson made four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points to help Utah win for the second time in three games. Kyle Filipowski tallied 19...

Reports: Patriots sign DE Dre'Mont Jones, FB Reggie Gilliam
The New England Patriots agreed to a three-year, $39.5 million deal with free agent defensive end Dre'Mont Jones, NFL Network reported Monday.,Jones, 29, has 37.5 career sacks in 108 games (69 starts) over seven NFL seasons with four teams. He has 253 tackles, 87 quarterback hits, 47 stops for loss,...

Report: Patriots releasing veteran LB Jahlani Tavai
The New England Patriots are releasing veteran linebacker Jahlani Tavai ahead of the start of free agency, according to multiple reports Monday.,Tavai, 29, has one year left on the three-year, $16 million contract extension he signed ahead of the 2024 season. He's spent the last five seasons with th...

Warriors look to steady form against slumping Jazz
Heading into Monday's clash with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, the Golden State Warriors finally had a positive development on the injury front.,Kristaps Porzingis returned to action for the Warriors on Saturday in their 104-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing six games due to illn...

Depleted Thunder hold off Warriors to reach 50-win mark
Shai Gilgeous-Alaxander scored 27 points, including a side-step 3-pointer in the final minute, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-97 home win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Playing without Stephen Curry, Moses Moody and Will Richard, among others, the Warriors still pushed the T...

Rams place CB Darious Williams on reserve/retired list
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darious Williams has retired after eight NFL seasons.,The Rams on Saturday announced that they had placed Williams on the reserve/retired list.,That move comes on the heels of Wednesday's reports that Los Angeles agreed to acquire All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie from th...

Warriors try to remain even-keeled amid injuries, visit Thunder
Playing without Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors aren't asking for a miracle with just more than a month remaining in the regular season.,The Warriors enter Saturday night's road matchup with the league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder in eighth place in the Western Conference.,The Warriors hav...

Reports: Bears acquire C Garrett Bradbury in trade with Patriots
The Chicago Bears acted immediately to fill their vacancy at center, acquiring Garrett Bradbury from the New England Patriots on Friday in exchange for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick, according to multiple reports.,The transaction would become official on Wednesday when the new NFL year starts.,The t...

Patriots sign QB Tommy DeVito to two-year, $7M deal
Backup quarterback Tommy DeVito agreed to a two-year contract with the Patriots worth up to $7.4 million with $2 million in guarantees, his agent told multiple outlets on Friday.,DeVito, a restricted free agent, was the No. 3 quarterback on the depth chart in New England behind Drake Maye and Joshua...