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Oilers C Connor McDavid, Canucks D Tyler Myers banned 3 games
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid was suspended three games Monday following a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety.,McDavid, the Oilers' captain and a seven-time All-Star, was assessed a match penalty for crosschecking Canucks forward Conor Garland in the face during...

Georgetown shocks Villanova on Micah Peavy's game-winning floater
Micah Peavy hit a floater from the left edge of the paint with 1.7 seconds left to cap a furious rally as visiting Georgetown stunned Villanova 64-63 on Monday night.,Peavy hit six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points as the Hoyas (13-6, 4-4 Big East) rallied from eight points down in the final 2:...

Surprising Senators bid to continue hot stretch vs. Rangers
The Ottawa Senators aren't accustomed to being atop the Eastern Conference wild-card race in late January.,Meanwhile, the New York Rangers didn't expect to be on the outside looking in at the playoff picture beyond the halfway point of the season. ,Both teams will aim to extend point streaks Tuesday...

Win streaks on the line when No. 7 Houston hosts Utah on Wednesday
After running roughshod over the nine opponents that enabled Houston to carry a lengthy winning streak into Orlando on Saturday, the seventh-ranked Cougars needed all 40 minutes to extend their run of success.,The Cougars (14-3, 6-0 Big 12) eked out a 69-68 comeback victory over UCF when forward J'W...

Cade Cunningham leads Pistons past Rockets
Cade Cunningham scored 19 of his game-high 32 points in the third quarter while Jalen Duren added a double-double without missing a shot as the visiting Detroit Pistons beat the Houston Rockets 107-96 on Monday afternoon.,Cunningham added nine rebounds and seven assists to his ledger to offset his 1...

Severe weather leads No. 7 Houston to move Utah game to Wednesday
Severe winter weather forecasts for the Houston area on Tuesday led the No. 7 Houston Cougars to move their men's basketball game against Utah to Wednesday at 5 p.m. Central time.,Forecasts have the area receiving up to six inches of snow and freezing temperatures.,The Cougars (14-3, 6-0 Big 12) wer...

Bruins use big third period to double up Sharks
Charlie Coyle scored the tying and winning goals in the third period as part of a three-point effort, helping the Boston Bruins surge past the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Monday afternoon.,Coyle was the beneficiary of Matthew Poitras' primary assists on both late-game goals, including the decidi...

DePaul chases rare winning streak as Creighton visits
So long, skid.,Hello, streak?,After ending a prolific slump in Big East play on Friday, DePaul will aim to win consecutive league games for the first time in three seasons when it hosts Creighton on Tuesday night in Chicago.,To do so, the Blue Demons (10-9, 1-7 Big East) will have to replicate the d...

Oilers C Connor McDavid meeting with NHL for cross-checking
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday and faces a possible suspension.,The seven-time All-Star was assessed a match penalty for cross-checking Canucks forward Conor Garland in the face during the final seconds of the Oile...

Boston College, Virginia desperate to end losing skids
Two teams hoping to claw their way into Atlantic Coast Conference tournament contention meet on Tuesday night when Virginia welcomes Boston College to Charlottesville, Va.,Only 15 of the league's 18 members will make the field for the league tourney on March 11-15 in Charlotte, N.C. As this week beg...

Toronto FC sign GK Luka Gavran to extension
Toronto FC on Monday extended goalkeeper Luka Gavran's contract through 2027 with an option for 2028.,The 24-year-old Canadian has recorded four clean sheets in 17 matches across all competitions since being drafted in the second round in 2022.,"We are very happy to secure Luka's contract extension ...

No. 10 Marquette vows not to overlook struggling Seton Hall
No. 10 Marquette was knocked off its perch atop the Big East standings when Xavier ended the Golden Eagles' six-game winning streak Saturday.,The Golden Eagles will try to carry lessons learned from that loss when they travel to Newark, N.J., to face woeful Seton Hall on Tuesday.,Marquette (15-3, 6-...

Maple Leafs F Max Pacioretty (upper body) ruled out vs. Lightning
Toronto forward Max Pacioretty has been ruled out for the Maple Leafs' game Monday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning because of an upper-body injury.,Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said after Pacioretty missed practice on Monday morning that the 17-year veteran won't play and his status...

Reports: Jays reach 5-year, $90M deal with OF Anthony Santander
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with All-Star outfielder Anthony Santander on a five-year deal for more than $90 million, multiple outlets reported Monday.,The contract is pending the results of a physical and includes a club option, per the report.,Santander, 30, slugged a career-high 44 home...

Reports: Jays reach deal with OF Anthony Santander
The Toronto Blue Jays agreed to terms with All-Star outfielder Anthony Santander on Monday, per multiple reports.,KPRC TV in Houston said it was a five-year deal, pending results of a physical. Financial terms were not available.,Santander, 30, slugged a career-high 44 homers and drove in 102 runs w...

Iga Swiatek, Emma Navarro headed for Australian showdown
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek cruised into the Australian Open quarterfinals Monday with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Germany's Eva Lys in Melbourne, Australia.,Swiatek needed only 59 minutes to oust lucky loser Lys. A five-time major winner, Swiatek has dropped only 11 games in her first four matches of the tou...

No. 1 Jannik Sinner beats Holger Rune, elements to reach Aussie quarters
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner fought through blistering heat and an undisclosed ailment to defeat Holger Rune 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Monday.,Sinner, the defending champion, met with the tournament doctor before beginning the match and needed a medic...

Top 25 roundup: No. 12 Michigan St. wins 11th in a row
Tre Holloman scored 17 points to lead No. 12 Michigan State to an 80-78 win over No. 19 Illinois on Sunday in East Lansing, Mich.,Frankie Fidler and Coen Carr each added 11 points for the Spartans (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten), who have won 11 straight games.,Will Riley scored 19 points off the bench for Illi...

LIV’s Tyrrell Hatton wins Dubai Desert Classic
Englishman Tyrrell Hatton eked past New Zealand's Daniel Hillier to win the Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour by a single shot Sunday at Emirates Golf Club.,Hatton, who joined LIV Golf last year, earned his eighth career win on the erstwhile European Tour and his fifth in the tour's prestigi...

Skidding Georgetown aims for turnaround at Villanova
The script has flipped for Georgetown. After a 12-2 start, with wins in their first three Big East games, the Hoyas have lost four straight and are saddled with injury concerns.,Their top scorer and rebounder, Thomas Sorber, has a sore elbow and their best long-range threat, Jayden Epps, has been ho...