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Jeremy Fears Jr., No. 7 Michigan State escape Rutgers in OT
Jeremy Fears scored 10 of his career-high 29 points in overtime to lead No. 7 Michigan State to an 88-79 Big Ten win over Rutgers on Tuesday night in Piscataway, N.J.,Carson Cooper produced 12 points and 14 rebounds and Coen Carr had 13 points and eight rebounds for Michigan State (19-2, 9-1), which...

Clutch shot lifts Pitt past Wake Forest in OT
Omari Witherspoon's go-ahead jumper with 15 seconds left powered host Pittsburgh to an 80-76 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Wake Forest on Tuesday night.,Roman Siulepa collected his third consecutive double-double of the season with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to pace the Panthers (9...

Report: Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve out of WBC after insurance denial
Houston Astros standouts Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa will not represent their countries in March's World Baseball Classic because they were not able to receive insurance on their major league contracts for the event, according to a report from The Athletic.,Correa, who hasn't represented his nativ...

Reports: Jets, OC Tanner Engstrand part ways
The New York Jets parted ways with offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand after one season, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,The Jets now are looking for both an offensive and defensive coordinator ahead of Aaron Glenn's second season as the team's head coach. They fired Steve Wilks as th...

Pens F Bryan Rust suspended 3 games for head shot
The NHL suspended Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust for three games on Tuesday for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.,Rust received a minor penalty on the play, which occurred at the end of Pittsburgh's 3-2 road win on Sunday.,The Penguins' next three games ...

Gavin Green banned 3 months after anti-doping violation
Gavin Green of Malaysia received a three-month suspension from the DP World Tour on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned substance.,Per the European Tour Group, Green tested positive for a substance contained in an herbal supplement available in Asia as a therapeutic treatment for an undisclo...

Austin FC part ways with veteran winger Jader Obrian
Austin FC moved on from Colombian winger Jader Obrian, exercising a buyout of his guaranteed contract Tuesday.,Obrian, 30, will no longer occupy senior and international roster spots and his previous wages won't count against the 2026 salary budget.,After notching 11 goal contributions (seven goals,...

Aryna Sabalenka, Elina Svitolina roll into Aussie semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka is through to a sixth consecutive Grand Slam semifinal after routing 29th-seeded Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 on Tuesday in the Australian Open at Melbourne.,Sabalenka will take on No. 12 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, who only needed 59 minutes to complete a stunning 6-1, 6-2 kno...

Alexander Zverev to meet Carlos Alcaraz in Aussie semifinals
Seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated No. 25 Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost in the Aus...
The Golden State Warriors Have Been Buried Before, And They’re Still Standing
Injuries, panic headlines, and trade chatter surround the Warriors once again. History suggests writing them off is a mistake....

No. 10 Houston eager to bounce back vs. TCU
No. 10 Houston will look to rebound from its first Big 12 loss of the season as it challenges TCU on Wednesday night in Fort Worth, Texas.,Houston (17-2, 5-1) fell 90-86 at then-No. 12 Texas Tech on Saturday despite Kingston Flemings' 42-point performance as the Cougars had their 11-game winning str...

Alexander Zverev downs Learner Tien in Australian Open quarters
Still seeking his first Grand Slam championship, Alexander Zverev is through to the semifinals of the Australian Open for the third year in a row.,The third-seeded German defeated 25th-seeded Learner Tien of the United States 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Tuesday in Melbourne.,Last year, Zverev lost...

Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor
Christian Horner's absence from Formula One may be short-lived.,Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was fired by the company in July, is among a group eyeing a possible investment into F1 team Alpine.,The French outfit confirmed Horner's interest in a statement Sunday.,In December 2023, Alpin...

Celtics never trail in triumph over Trail Blazers
Payton Pritchard scored a game-high 23 points and Jaylen Brown finished with 20 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 102-94 victory over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.,Pritchard made 5 of 11 3-point attempts and also grabbed four rebounds. Brown had eight rebounds, five assists and ...

Alperen Sengun, Kevin Durant lead Rockets to comeback win over Memphis
Alperen Sengun and Kevin Durant tallied 33 points apiece to fuel the Houston Rockets to a 108-99 comeback victory at home over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.,Sengun added nine rebounds and six assists to his ledger, and almost singlehandedly orchestrated the Rockets' fourth-quarter ra...

Senators call Trump's takeover of D.C. golf courses 'overreach,' demand answers
Democratic U.S. senators are questioning the executive branch's move to prematurely end the lease agreement with a nonprofit that oversees three public golf courses in Washington, D.C., The Athletic reported on Monday.,Sen. Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland wrote, per the report, "The Trump administrati...

Matthew Robertson scores in OT to lift Rangers past Bruins
Rookie Matthew Robertson scored with 67 seconds left in overtime as the New York Rangers snapped a four-game home losing streak by rallying for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Monday night.,Robertson scored his first career overtime goal when he got a pass from goalie Jonathan Quick after Da...

Pistons launch tough road trip with test vs. Nuggets
The slog of an 82-game schedule becomes tough in January, when winter has settled in and injuries add up.,The Detroit Pistons are feeling it as they embark on a three-game road trip Tuesday night at the Denver Nuggets. ,All-Star Cade Cunningham is dealing with a wrist injury that sidelined him for t...

West Virginia tries to stay connected, meets free-falling K-State
West Virginia coach Ross Hodge is happy with the way his team has settled into the brutal grind of the Big 12.,The Mountaineers (13-7, 4-3) road-tripped through Arizona last week and earned their first win away from home by defeating Arizona State, 75-63, on Wednesday. The back half of the trip didn...

Pens' Bryan Rust faces hearing for illegal check to head
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust faces a hearing with the league following Sunday's illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser.,The date and time have yet to be determined for the hearing. Rust received a minor penalty on the play, which occurred at the end of Pittsbur...