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Devils, Predators each stand at crossroads with trade deadline looming
Two teams caught in the crossroads of mediocrity, the Nashville Predators and the New Jersey Devils need to figure things out fast with the NHL trade deadline approaching.,The Devils already began their parting of pieces on Tuesday when they dealt veteran forward Ondrej Palat and draft picks to the ...

Report: Rockets C Steven Adams has season-ending ankle surgery
Houston Rockets center Steven Adams has had surgery on his left ankle and is out for the season, ESPN reported on Wednesday.,The Rockets listed Adams out for the game Wednesday night against the San Antonio Spurs because of a sprained left ankle. Head coach Ime Udoka said on Jan. 20 that Adams susta...

Reports: Browns DC Jim Schwartz won't return after head coach snub
Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz doesn't intend to return for a fourth season in Cleveland after he was interviewed multiple times but ultimately passed over for the head coaching vacancy, according to multiple reports.,The Browns hired former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken as the...

Jets hire Brian Duker as defensive coordinator
The New York Jets hired Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator on Wednesday.,Duker, 36, was the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons.,Duker worked with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn in Detroit from 2021-23. Glenn was the defensive coordinator for t...

Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo bracing for Bucks exit
Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is preparing to say farewell to Milwaukee as the Feb. 5 trade deadline nears, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Multiple teams have made "aggressive offers" for the two-time league MVP and the Bucks are starting to listen, according to the report.,League sources confirmed to ...

Report: Jets hiring Brian Duker as defensive coordinator
The New York Jets are hiring Brian Duker as their new defensive coordinator, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,Duker, 36, was the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator and secondary coach for the past two seasons.,Duker worked with Jets head coach Aaron Glenn in Detroit from 2021-23. Glenn was the def...

Keaton Wagler, No. 9 Illinois eye 'elite' effort vs. Washington
Illinois coach Brad Underwood loves to rely on the word "elite" when he compliments a skill he sees in one of his players. Occasionally, he'll be so enamored that he'll use the word twice.,Last July, when describing freshman guard Keaton Wagler to Blue Ribbon Yearbook, Underwood boldly went where he...

Streaking Raptors ride strong defensive effort into clash vs. Knicks
The Toronto Raptors will strive to expand their winning streak to five games on Wednesday night when they return home to face the New York Knicks.,The Raptors finished a five-game road trip with a 4-1 record on Sunday with a 103-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.,"I thought we did a lot of ...

Women's Top 25 roundup: Utah goes wire-to-wire to top No. 22 WVU
Utah rode long-range shooting and LA Sneed's team-high 15 points off the bench to a 71-64 upset of No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,The Utes (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) shot 10 of 18 (55.6%) on 3-point attempts, to just 2 of 12 (16.7%) for the Mountaineers. Utah also had a 17-10 edge in ben...

Marquette dominates first half en route to big win over Creighton
Nigel James Jr. had 21 points and Royce Parham added 19 as Marquette used a dominant first half to roll to an 86-62 victory over visiting Creighton in a Big East matchup Tuesday in Milwaukee.,Marquette (8-14, 3-8 Big East) led 52-23 at the half, its largest halftime lead of the season. All eight of ...

Winning Pistons make free throws, Nuggets don't at dramatic finish
Cade Cunningham had 22 points and 11 assists, Tobias Harris also scored 22 points, including two free throws with 2 seconds remaining, and the visiting Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 109-107 on Tuesday night.,Jalen Duren and Ausar Thompson scored 14 each, and Ronald Holland II and Javonte G...

Robbie Avila provides heroics as No. 21 Saint Louis escapes George Washington
Robbie Avila hit a 3-pointer with :03 seconds to play to lift No. 21 Saint Louis to a 79-76 come-from behind win over visiting George Washington in an Atlantic-10 Conference tilt on Tuesday.,Avila scored 22 points, hit 4 of 8 3-point attempts and stole George Washington's last-second pass to secure ...

David Pastrnak lifts red-hot Bruins past Predators in OT
David Pastrnak scored the game-winning goal 15 seconds into overtime and added an assist, lifting the Boston Bruins to a 3-2 win over the visiting Nashville Predators on Tuesday night.,After Boston's Mark Kastelic won the opening draw, Charlie McAvoy possessed the puck and drove into the offensive z...

Broncos fire OC Joe Lombardi, 2 other assistant coaches
The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi along with wide receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch on Tuesday. The moves happened just two days after the Broncos managed just seven points while coming up short in the AFC Championship Game.,I want to thank t...

Senators focused on Avs, not 'white noise'
Ottawa Senators coach Travis Green says there is a lot of what he calls "white noise" enveloping his players. He wants them to tune it out ahead of Wednesday's home game against the Colorado Avalanche.,That noise, he told reporters Tuesday, includes comments from passionate fans on social media that...

DePaul's mission: Replicating home success at Georgetown
DePaul is off to its best start in Big East play since 2015, but there's still opportunity for improvement.,Namely, winning outside of Chicago.,The next step in the Blue Demons' rebuild under coach Chris Holtmann will be to earn a conference road victory. DePaul (12-8, 4-5 Big East) gets that chance...

Seton Hall hopes spiral can end vs. struggling Xavier
Seton Hall has started to spiral, and its coach believes selfish decisions by his players are to blame., ,The Pirates will be desperate to stop a four-game losing streak when they host Xavier on Wednesday in Newark, N.J., ,Seton Hall had a fairytale 14-2 start to the season, doubling its win total f...

Reports: Broncos fire OC Joe Lombardi
The Denver Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi on Tuesday, according to multiple media reports. The move happened just two days after the Broncos managed just seven points while coming up short in the AFC Championship Game.,Lombardi, 54, who previously worked for Sean Payton in New Orle...

Broncos’ Sean Payton: Bo Nix predisposed to ankle injuries
According to coach Sean Payton, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix had a condition that left him "predisposed" to fracturing his ankle.,At the Broncos' end-of-season press conferences Tuesday, Payton revealed that doctors made the discovery as Nix underwent an operation last week at Andres Sports Med...

Spurs' Wembanyama 'horrified' by Minneapolis reaction 'like murder of civilians is acceptable'
Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is "horrified" by the deaths of two American citizens in Minneapolis shot by masked federal agents.,The Frenchman implied the team's PR department had provided guidance about responding to questions around the flammable topic of federal agents filmed shooting two cit...