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Seton Hall must find an answer for Villanova's Eric Dixon
NEW YORK -- Villanova's Eric Dixon is the nation's top scorer and the Big East's top 3-point shooter.,Despite Dixon's individual success, the sixth-seeded Wildcats are barely on the NCAA Tournament bubble heading into Wednesday night's Big East tournament opener against 11th-seeded Seton Hall.,If th...

DePaul, Georgetown look to extend much-improved seasons
NEW YORK -- Georgetown showed major improvement in coach Ed Cooley's second season as Micah Peavy earned a spot on the All-Big East first team and injured center Thomas Sorber made the third team and the conference's all-rookie team.,Still there were moments of inconsistency for the seventh-seeded H...

Dynamo sign M Duane Holmes to 2-year deal
The Houston Dynamo signed midfielder Duane Holmes to a two-year contract on Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the team, which holds club options through 2028.,Holmes, 30, recorded two appearances with the United States Men's National team. He made his national team debut in June 2019 ag...

Young Raptors ready for next challenge vs. Sixers
Young Toronto Raptors players are getting to show what they can do and the next opportunity comes Wednesday night against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers.,None has taken better advantage of the chance than A.J. Lawson, who ripped off career bests of 32 points and 12 rebounds on Monday night in a 119...

Mavericks hunting season sweep of stumbling Spurs
The Dallas Mavericks will be hunting a season sweep of the swooning San Antonio Spurs when they meet for the second time in three nights on Wednesday in the Alamo City.,Dallas captured the first game of the miniseries 133-129 on Monday despite suiting up the NBA-mandated minimum of eight players and...

Thunder visit Celtics in potential Finals preview
Two of the favorites to win this year's NBA championship will meet Wednesday night when the Boston Celtics close out a seven-game homestand against the Oklahoma City Thunder.,Boston will enter the game as the No. 2 team in the Eastern Conference behind Cleveland. The Celtics have won five in a row a...

Texas faces uphill climb in SEC first-round game vs. Vanderbilt
No. 13 Texas will be playing for its NCAA Tournament life when it squares off against No. 12 Vanderbilt on Wednesday afternoon in a first-round game in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn.,The winner of that game plays fifth-seeded Texas A&M in the second round on Thursday afte...

Senators aim to stay hot vs. reeling Flyers
The resurgent Ottawa Senators will aim for their fourth straight victory on Tuesday when they visit the scuffling Philadelphia Flyers.,Ottawa improved to 4-0-1 in its past five games when it notched a 2-1 home victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. The Senators had lost five consecutive conte...

Pistons aim to avoid letdown ahead of two games vs. Wizards
A four-game road trip produced mixed results for the Detroit Pistons. But they're still very much in the mix for a top-five seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,Detroit defeated the Utah Jazz at the start of the trip on March 3 and survived a late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers at the end o...

Linus Ullmark's 48 saves help streaking Senators top Wings
Linus Ullmark made 48 saves and Dylan Cozens' power-play goal with 5:04 remaining broke a tie to give the host Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night., ,David Perron also scored for the Senators, who have won four of their last five games., ,Dylan Larkin provided the lo...

Predators shift focus to league-worst Sharks amid forgettable season
A three-game winning streak is too little, too late for the Nashville Predators, who will try to remain on a roll when they kick off a three-game California road trip against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.,The Predators -- 15 points outside of a playoff spot with 19 games remaining in what has been...

Linus Ullmark's 48 saves help Senators extend streak with win over Red Wings
Linus Ullmark made 48 saves and Dylan Cozens' power-play goal with 5:04 remaining broke a tie to give the host Ottawa Senators a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night., ,David Perron also scored for the Senators, who have won four of their last five games., ,Dylan Larkin provided the lo...

A.J. Lawson's career game guides Raptors past Wizards
Reserve A.J. Lawson set career bests with 32 points and 12 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Washington Wizards 119-104 on Monday.,Immanuel Quickley added 15 points for the Raptors, who have won four of their past five games. RJ Barrett had 14 points and 13 rebounds, Scottie Barn...

Tage Thompson's 2-goal effort powers Sabres past Oilers
Tage Thompson scored twice as the Buffalo Sabres ended their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Monday.,Alex Tuch also tallied for Buffalo, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves in the victory that snapped an 0-5-1 skid.,Evan Bouchard and Darnell Nurse sc...

Alex Ovechkin sits 8 goals shy of Wayne Gretzky as Capitals visit Ducks
Alex Ovechkin takes his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record to the West Coast this week as the Washington Capitals begin a three-game road trip Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks.,Ovechkin scored for the 886th time on Sunday with his empty-netter that secured a 4-2 win over the...

No. 3 UConn crushes No. 22 Creighton to win 5th straight Big East title
Paige Bueckers scored 24 points as No. 3 UConn won its fifth straight Big East tournament championship by rolling past No. 22 Creighton 70-50 on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong bundled 13 points with 11 rebounds, six steals, four assists and three blocks for the top-seeded Huskies (31-3), w...

Last ACC tourney for Leonard Hamilton as FSU scraps with Syracuse
While Florida State announced a new head coach this week, Syracuse declared it will stick with its current coach as the two programs square off in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Tuesday night in Charlotte, N.C.,The 11th-seeded Seminoles (17-14) introduced Sacramento King...

Louisiana tabs Quannas White as new coach
Well-respected Houston associate head coach Quannas White was named head coach at Louisiana on Monday.,White, 44, has been preparing to be a head man for the past eight seasons under Houston's Kelvin Sampson, one of the top coaches in the sport.,"This is an opportunity I do not take lightly, and I a...

Reports: Bengals re-sign DT B.J. Hill, agree to deal with NT TJ Slaton
The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed durable defensive tackle B.J. Hill to a three-year, $33 million deal and agreed to terms with nose tackle TJ Slaton.,Running back Samaje Perine, who spent last season with the Chiefs and played for the Broncos in 2023, also agreed to a two-year deal to return to Cinc...

Reports: Patriots, CB Carlton Davis agree to $60M contract
Free agent cornerback Carlton Davis agreed to join the New England Patriots on a three-year contract worth up to $60 million, according to multiple reports.,New England also picked up linebacker Robert Spillane (Las Vegas Raiders) on a reported three-year, $37.5 million agreement, according to multi...