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Report: Bengals LB Germaine Pratt requests trade
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade from the team, NFL Network reported on Wednesday.,Per the report, Pratt was close with former Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. The latter was fired by the Bengals following the conclusion of last season and hired to the sam...

4-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves voted into IMS Hall of Fame
Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22.,The sole member of the induction Class of 2025 announced Wednesday, Castroneves was selected by a national panel of more than 150 journalists, participants and historia...

Wild's Filip Gustavsson to start for Sweden vs. Canada
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden's game against Canada in Wednesday night's opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa Senators and Samuel Ersson of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ersson ...

Bulls, after historic beatdown, get shot at redemption vs. Pistons
A case of deja vu sounds lovely to the Detroit Pistons. For the Chicago Bulls, it's something to avoid at all costs.,After thumping the host Bulls 132-92 on Tuesday, Detroit plays in Chicago again on Wednesday in the teams' pre-All-Star-break finale.,Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff embraces the chall...

Oregon holds off Northwestern to end skid
Jackson Shelstad scored a career-high 26 points and Oregon halted a five-game losing streak with an 81-75 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in Eugene, Ore.,Keeshawn Barthelemy added 19 points and Nate Bittle had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks (17-8, 6-8 Big Ten),...

'Last Chance U' stars sue Netflix, others for $30M
Six former junior college football players are seeking $30 million in a lawsuit that claims they were portrayed inaccurately on the Netflix docuseries "Last Chance U," Front Office Sports reported Tuesday.,The athletes, who were featured on the show while playing at East Mississippi Community Colleg...

Pistons embarrass Bulls, 132-92
Reserve Malik Beasley scored 24 points and Cade Cunningham added 20 points and seven assists to guide the visiting Detroit Pistons to a 132-92 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday.,The Pistons never trailed while shooting 53.1 percent from the field. Their biggest advantage was 49 points.,Detroit ha...

Egor Demin, BYU eke out victory at West Virginia
Egor Demin scored 10 of his 16 points in the final 6:11 as BYU made a late run to outlast West Virginia 73-69 on Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va.,In addition to Demin's late heroics, Mihailo Boskovic made a game-clinching three-point play with nine seconds left as BYU (16-8, 7-6 Big 12) snapped a two-ga...

Notre Dame vying for season sweep of lowly Boston College
Notre Dame will attempt to sweep the regular-season series against Boston College when the teams meet Wednesday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Tae Davis tossed in 26 points and Markus Burton finished with 20 to lead Notre Dame (10-13, 4-8 ACC) to a 78-60 victory over Boston College (10-13, 2-10) on Jan. 13...

Lakers sign C Alex Len, release Christian Wood
The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent Alex Len on Tuesday to fill a roster spot at center.,In a corresponding move, the Lakers waived forward/center Christian Wood.,Los Angeles attempted to acquire a center at the Feb. 6 trade deadline, but later rescinded a trade for the Charlotte Hornets' Mark ...

Wake Forest returns from long trek to face Florida State
Wake Forest has done much of the groundwork to stay in contention in the Atlantic Coast Conference and boost its credentials for postseason consideration.,The Demon Deacons will try to take another crucial step when they host Florida State on Wednesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Wake Forest (18-6,...

Spurs' new 1-2 punch looking to counter Celtics' depth
Scoring depth has helped the Celtics build one of the best records in the NBA. The San Antonio Spurs will have to deal with that Wednesday when they visit Boston in each team's final game before the All-Star Weekend.,Jayson Tatum (26.9 points per game), Jaylen Brown (22.9) and Kristaps Porzingis (19...

Report: ESPN ending Top Rank Boxing deal
ESPN doesn't intend to renew its deal with promoter Top Rank Boxing when it expires in August, Front Office Sports reported Tuesday.,Top Rank and ESPN signed their initial deal in 2017. The following year, the two sides agreed on a seven-year contract in which ESPN would broadcast 54 events annually...

L.J. Cryer, Milos Uzan carry No. 6 Houston past Baylor
L.J. Cryer and Milos Uzan combined for 26 points as the sixth-ranked Houston Cougars claimed a 76-65 victory over the visiting Baylor Bears on Monday.,The Cougars (20-4, 12-1 Big 12) negated the Bears' strong shooting by scoring 28 points off 15 Baylor turnovers. Baylor (15-9, 7-6) surrendered a 10-...

Oregon, Northwestern eager to shed recent struggles
Oregon's once-shiny season has taken a huge smudge, and the Ducks will attempt to snap a five-game losing streak when they face Northwestern in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at Eugene, Ore.,Oregon was ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25 before its slide began. The troubles have been so pron...

Surging SMU hosts Pitt seeking fifth straight win
SMU looks to continue its impressive run in one of the nation's toughest leagues when it squares off with gritty Pittsburgh in an Atlantic Coast Conference clash Tuesday in Dallas.,The Mustangs (18-5, 9-3 ACC) have won four straight games, but they haven't played since earning an 81-75 victory Wedne...

Pistons turn to Dennis Schroder for more depth in facing Bulls
Point guard Cade Cunningham leads the Detroit Pistons on the floor and is the team's top scorer at 25.5 points per game.,Everyone could use a breather, though, and the Pistons like the early returns from backup guard Dennis Schroder.,Schroder will look to keep building during Tuesday's visit to the ...

Spotlight is on guard matchup as BYU visits West Virginia
With matching records, BYU and West Virginia sit squarely in the middle of the Big 12 standings, as their hopes of gaining an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament hinge on how they finish the regular season.,When the teams face off Tuesday in Morgantown, W.Va., for the first of two meetings in a sp...

Orlando City SC acquire Colombian M Eduard Atuesta
Orlando City SC acquired midfielder Eduard Atuesta from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras of Brazil's Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A on Monday for the 2025 season with a club option for 2026. ,After coming up through Independiente Medellin's academy system, where he was part of the Colombian championship...
Top Sports Events To Look Forward to After Super Bowl LIX
The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror, but don't sleep on February's slate of sports, as these events will be must-see TV to round out the month....