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Nationals agree with SS Paul DeJong on 1-year, $1 million deal
The Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with former All-Star shortstop Paul DeJong on Sunday.,The deal also provides DeJong with the opportunity to earn up to $600,000 in performance bonuses.,DeJong, 31, split last season between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals an...

U.S. not satisfied, Sweden hopeful entering 4 Nations round-robin finale
BOSTON -- As the only team with two regulation wins, the United States has already clinched a spot in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off.,But that does not mean Monday night's round-robin finale with Sweden will be just an exhibition.,"I guess it can be easy to get complacent, but I don...

Brewers OF Christian Yelich (back) aims for Opening Day return
After back surgery halted his resurgent 2024 campaign, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich expects to be on the field for the team's 2025 regular-season opener on March 27.,"I don't see any reason why I won't be ready for Opening Day," Yelich told reporters at the Brewers' spring training ...

Connor McDavid, Canada brace for 'Game 7' vs. Finland
BOSTON -- Connor McDavid knows what is at stake for Canada as the 4 Nations Face-Off scene shifts from north of the border.,"It's kind of like a Game 7," the Edmonton Oilers star captain said late Saturday night. "A lot of guys in this room have been in that situation before.",Following a 3-1 loss t...

Report: 7 more women accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Seven more women have come forward in accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior during massage-therapy sessions, The Baltimore Banner reported Sunday.,Per the report, the total number of alleged victims stands at 16. All of the incidents involving Tucker alleged...

Report: Seven more accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of sexual misconduct
Seven more women have come forward in accusing Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior during massage-therapy sessions, the Baltimore Banner reported on Sunday.,Per the report, the total number of alleged victims reached 16. All of the incidents involving Tucker allege...

Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk downplays injury after win
Matthew Tkachuk's availability for the United States' 4 Nations game against Sweden on Monday is in question due to a lower-body injury he sustained in a clash versus Canada.,That question might be easily answered, however, given that Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Canadians allowed the Americans t...

Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Adelaide for third league victory
Joaquin Niemann saved his best for last, scattering seven birdies to record a final-round 65 and win LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia on Sunday.,He turned in the only bogey-free scorecard of the day and finished the tournament with a 13-under 203. He entered the day three strokes behind a trio of comp...
What NCAA Tournament Selection Committee Got Right, Wrong In Mock Bracket Reveal
We react to the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee's Top 16 seeds released in mock bracket reveal and how things will look a month before Selection Sunday....
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA All-Star Game, Daytona 500, College Basketball Bets for February 16th
February 16th's top sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis for Sunday's Daytona 500, college basketball, and NBA All-Star Game....

Justin Leonard leads Chubb Classic, step closer to 1st Tour win
Justin Leonard matched the low round of the day on Saturday to take a one-shot lead through 36 holes of the Chubb Classic as he seeks his first win on the PGA Tour Champions.,Leonard, in his 45th start on the senior tour, shot a 7-under 65 at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla. He is at 11 under to le...

Patrick Rodgers, Denny McCarthy pursue 1st PGA Tour win at Genesis
SAN DIEGO -- While golfers with grander resumes struggled to keep pace, a pair of veteran non-winners moved to the top of the leaderboard Saturday in the third round of the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines.,Despite a bogey on the par-5 18th hole when he put his third shot in the only water hazar...

Curtis Jones excels as No. 10 Iowa State beats Cincinnati
Curtis Jones scored 22 points and made all 12 of his free-throw attempts, and No. 10 Iowa State held on for an 81-70 win over Cincinnati in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Ames, Iowa., ,Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and seven rebounds for Iowa State (20-5, 10-4 Big 12), which wo...

Auburn No. 1, SEC dominant in Top 16 bracket preview
With a month before Selection Sunday, the Division I Men's Basketball Committee unveiled its top 16 teams Saturday on the Bracket Preview Show, and the list was dominated by the Southeastern Conference, as expected.,Three of the top four seeds -- No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Alabama, No. 3 Duke and No. 4 Flo...

Canada D Cale Makar (illness) game-time decision vs. USA
Star defenseman Cale Makar will be a game-time decision for Canada's showdown with the United States on Saturday night at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Makar missed practice on Friday due to an illness before participating in the morning skate on Saturday. Dallas Stars defenseman Thomas Harley...

Bills OL Tommy Doyle announces retirement
Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Tommy Doyle announced his retirement from the NFL due to medical reasons.,Doyle, 26, played in 11 games during his rookie season in 2021 and one more in 2022.,He endured several injuries during his career -- notably a right ACL tear during the beginning of the 2022 se...

Abraham Ancer ascends into share of lead at LIV Golf Adelaide
Abraham Ancer shot a 5-under 67 in the second round on Saturday to pull into a three-way tie atop LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.,Ancer carded six birdies against one bogey at blustery The Grange Golf Club to join fellow Mexican Carlos Ortiz and England's Sam Horsfield at 9-under 135 for the tournam...

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner agrees to 3-month doping ban
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has agreed to a three-month ban from tennis for violating anti-doping rules, effectively immediately.,Sinner, who won the Australian Open last month, was sanctioned in August with minimal penalty after two positive tests for clostebol, a banned anabolic steroid. At the time...
Best Sports Betting Picks Today: NBA Three-Point Contest, College Basketball Predictions for February 15th
February 15th's top sports betting picks and predictions include our expert analysis for Saturday's slate of college basketball and the NBA Three-Point Contest....

Dodgers president envisions 5-man rotation for start of season
The Los Angeles Dodgers' plan to use a six-man rotation this season is on hold until one of the half-dozen, star right-hander Shohei Ohtani, returns to the mound in May, according to the team's president of baseball operations.,Andrew Friedman told reporters on Friday that five off days in April, co...