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Donovan Dent leads UCLA blowout win of rival USC
Donovan Dent finished with 25 points and seven assists, Eric Dailey Jr. added 19 points and eight rebounds, and UCLA cruised to an 89-68 rout of hosting and crosstown Los Angeles rival Southern California on Saturday.,The Bruins (21-10, 13-7 Big Ten Conference) broke a 21-21 tie midway through the f...

Nojus Indrusaitis' last-second heroics give Pitt win over Syracuse
Nojus Indrusaitis was credited with the go-ahead layup with 4.3 seconds remaining as visiting Pitt nipped Syracuse 71-69 on Saturday to earn a spot in next week's ACC tournament.,With the game tied at 69-69 and the seconds winding down in overtime, Indusaitis' layup attempt hit off the backboard sli...

Rory McIlroy, Austin Smotherman WD from Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy withdrew ahead of his third round Saturday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a back injury.,Austin Smotherman pulled out during his round, also with a back injury, at the Bay Hil Club & Lodge in Orlando, Fla.,World No. 2 McIlroy of Northern Ireland was 4-under through two rounds ...

Austin Smotherman (back) WDs from Arnold Palmer Invitational
Austin Smotherman withdrew during Saturday's third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational due to a back injury.,He bogeyed three of the first five holes at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla., before leaving the course.,Smotherman, 31, opened with a 2-over 74 on Thursday before carding a 1...

USC on quest for a full-game effort in finale vs. UCLA
UCLA is rolling and Southern California is sputtering as the Los Angeles rivals meet Saturday night on the USC campus in their regular-season finale.,The Bruins (20-10, 12-7 Big Ten) have won three of their past four games, including their most recent matchup with USC -- an 81-62 home victory on Feb...

Matthew Tkachuk's hat trick lifts Panthers over Red Wings
Matthew Tkachuk collected the sixth hat trick of his career as the Florida Panthers ended a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the host Detroit Red Wings on Friday.,Tkachuk's three-goal game was his first since Jan. 9, 2024, against St. Louis.,Sergei Bobrovsky, whose name was prominently me...

Red Wings focus on avoiding letup vs. skidding Panthers
The Detroit Red Wings wasted a chance on Wednesday to collect two valuable points. They will try not to make the same mistake on Friday when they host the Florida Panthers.,Detroit had a 3-1 lead against road-weary Vegas, which was playing its third game in four nights. The Golden Knights rallied wi...

Red-hot Blue Jackets tame scuffling Panthers
Ivan Provorov had a goal with two assists and Mathieu Olivier scored twice as the host Columbus Blue Jackets won their third straight, 4-2 over the scuffling Florida Panthers on Thursday night.,Boone Jenner also scored and Jet Greaves made 26 saves for the Blue Jackets, who are 14-2-1 since Jan. 11 ...

Wild acquire veteran D Jeff Petry from Panthers
The Minnesota Wild acquired veteran defenseman Jeff Petry from the Florida Panthers on Thursday in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick.,The pick converts to a fifth-round selection should Minnesota win two playoff rounds with Petry playing in 50% or more of the Wild's postseason contests du...

Hannes Steinbach's historic night helps Washington down USC
Zoom Diallo recorded career highs of 26 points and nine rebounds and Hannes Steinbach collected the fourth-most rebounds in program history as Washington rallied for a convincing 91-72 victory over Southern California on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Steinbach had 22 points on 9-of-12 ...

Jackets on playoff cusp as Panthers spiral out of picture
With six weeks remaining in the regular season, the surging Columbus Blue Jackets are closer to playoff position than the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.,Hoping to have star defenseman Zach Werenski back in the lineup, the host Blue Jackets can record a third straight victor...

Cardinals, Panthers paired in Hall of Fame Game
Before the 2026 Hall of Fame Class is enshrined in Canton, the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals start the NFL preseason on Aug. 6.,Carolina is playing in the exhibition opener in Ohio for the first time since the inaugural season of the franchise and was chosen to be on hand for linebacker Lu...

Capitals F Ethen Frank signs 2-year extension
Washington Capitals forward Ethen Frank signed a two-year, $4 million contract extension on Wednesday.,Frank, 28, has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) and a plus-7 rating in 52 games this season.,The Nebraska native has recorded 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) in 76 career games with the Capitals. ...

Devils dim Panthers' playoff hopes in blowout victory
Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist and Jack Hughes and Connor Brown each had two assists in the New Jersey Devils' 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Devils are on a two-game winning streak, though the club remains in next-to-last place in the Eastern Conference. ...

Devils dim Panthers playoff hopes in dominating victory
Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Jack Hughes and Connor Brown each had two assists in the New Jersey Devils' 5-1 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,The Devils are on a two-game winning streak, though the club remains in third-to-last place in the Eastern C...

Florida State on quest for more road success at Pitt
Florida State has built a reputation as a road warrior.,The Seminoles (15-14, 8-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won four straight road games -- their longest streak since the 2018-19 season -- entering their final road game of the season Wednesday against Pitt.,That's part of a larger remarkable r...

Desperation rising for Panthers, Devils in fading playoff hunt
The Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils both have reason to feel more desperate about their thinning playoff hopes, adding extra import to Tuesday's meeting between the two clubs in Newark, N.J.,The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers sit eight points behind the Boston Bruins for the...

Floyd Mayweather sets June exhibition as Manny Pacquiao warmup
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will face kickboxer Mike Zambidis in a June exhibition in Athens, Greece, before he comes out of retirement later this year.,Mayweather announced the news Monday on Instagram. The bout will serve as a warmup before the undefeated 49-year-old has a rematch with Manny Pa...

Anders Lee's game-winner downs Panthers, caps another Islanders comeback
Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 30.9 seconds left Sunday night for the surging New York Islanders, who overcame another two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Elmont. N.Y., ,Lee got a step on Aaron Ekblad, extended his stick to draw out goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and buried...

Islanders in playoff position, Panthers have work to do as teams meet
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers do not have to be reminded that five of the eight teams currently occupying a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference did not make the postseason last year.,And the Panthers will get another glimpse at a team attempting to take their spot i...