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NBA's Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested Thursday morning in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling.,Also taken into custody was former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones.,Billups, a member of the Basketball Hal...
NHL roundup: Surging Habs hand Flames another loss
Mike Matheson scored one minute into overtime Wednesday, giving the visiting Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 victory and handing the Calgary Flames their seventh straight loss.,Zack Bolduc also scored and goaltender Jakub Dobes made 36 saves for the Canadiens, who have won six of their past seven games. Do...
NBA roundup: VJ Edgecombe's historic debut leads Sixers past Celtics
Tyrese Maxey tossed in a game-high 40 points and rookie VJ Edgecombe got off to a historic start with 34 to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-116 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in the NBA opener for each team.,Boston trailed 117-116 after Edgecombe missed two free-thr...
ATP roundup: Jannik Sinner takes speedy victory at Erste Bank Open
Second-ranked Jannik Sinner overwhelmed his first opponent at the Erste Bank Open at Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, defeating German Daniel Altmaier 6-0, 6-2 in just 58 minutes.,The Italian, seeded first, extended his indoor-hard-court winning streak to 17 matches by scoring five aces and 18 winners...
NFL won't reconsider Bad Bunny for Super Bowl halftime show
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday that the league will not replace Bad Bunny as its headline performer for the Super Bowl halftime show despite some criticism of the selection.,Goodell validated the league's decision at the NFL's fall meeting for Super Bowl LX on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, C...
Roger Goodell: NFL not removing Bad Bunny as Super Bowl halftime headliner
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell reiterated Bad Bunny is the headline performer for the Super Bowl halftime show despite some criticism of the selection.,Goodell validated the league's decision at the NFL's fall meeting, saying there is no conversation about adjusting the act to appease critics.,"He's...
NASCAR moves '27 Daytona 500 to avoid Super Bowl conflict
A future scheduling conflict between the "Super Bowl of NASCAR" and the actual Super Bowl has been resolved.,NASCAR announced Wednesday that the 2027 Daytona 500 will not take place during its traditional Presidents Day weekend slot to avoid going head-to-head with Super Bowl LXI.,The Cup Series' ma...
Fox to broadcast record 69 matches at 2026 World Cup
Fox Sports will broadcast a record 69 matches live from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the network announced on Wednesday.,That's the most in American network television history, and nearly twice as many as the 34 games Fox broadcast during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.,"Fox Sports' presentation of FIFA Wo...
Pro Bowl Games moving to Super Bowl week in Bay Area
The NFL is moving the Pro Bowl Games to Super Bowl week this February, the league announced on Wednesday.,Staging the showcase in the Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX is intended to shine a brighter light on flag football ahead of the sport's Olympic debut in Los Angeles in 2028.,"Building on our str...
Why the Philadelphia Eagles Look Ready to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions
The Philadelphia Eagles are quietly 5-2 and surging again. After a win over the Vikings, Philadelphia looks ready for another Super Bowl run....
WTA roundup: Linda Noskova stages Tokyo comeback
Sixth-seeded Czech Linda Noskova moved into the Toray Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 comeback against McCartney Kessler on Wednesday in Tokyo.,Noskova struck 10 aces and saved six of nine break points to set up a meeting with Russian Anna Kalinskaya, who outlasted seventh-seeded...
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby becomes Pens' points king
Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh's career leader in combined regular-season and playoff points by scoring one of his team's three goals spanning 3:08 of the second period, and the host Penguins topped the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday.,Crosby collected his 1,896th combined point, surpassing fellow...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton wins for first time since shoulder injury
Ben Shelton went the distance before the No. 2 seed earned a 6-7 (2), 6-3, 7-6 (7) victory over Kamil Majchrzak of Poland in the first round of the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday in Basel, Switzerland.,Shelton survived two match points while winning for the first time since the U.S. Open, where he bowed o...
Keegan Bradley: Ryder Cup loss 'one of the toughest times in my life'
U.S. team captain Keegan Bradley expects to feel the sting of losing the 2025 Ryder Cup forever.,It was less than a month ago that the European team raced to a huge two-day lead and held on for a 15-13 win at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y. Bradley, 39, spoke to reporters on Monday for the first...
WTA roundup: Victoria Mboko wins all-Canadian match in Tokyo
Victoria Mboko breezed past fellow Canadian Bianca Andreescu 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday in Tokyo.,The 19-year-old needed just 75 minutes to record the win, which was her first since she defeated Naomi Osaka in the final of the WTA 1000-level Montreal Open in...
NHL roundup: Hurricanes, last unbeaten team, fall in Vegas
Ivan Barbashev had a goal and an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights handed the Carolina Hurricanes their first loss of the season, 4-1 on Monday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev and William Karlsson also scored goals and Mitch Marner had two assists for the Golden Knights, who earned...
NHL roundup: Wild extend Rangers' home losing streak
Rookie Danila Yurov snapped a tie for his first career goal with 11:44 remaining as the visiting Minnesota Wild halted a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night.,Jonas Brodin scored the tying goal for the Wild in the first period and Kirill Kaprizov adde...
PGA Tour returning to Austin in '26 with Good Good Championship
The PGA Tour is introducing a new tournament for the FedEx Cup Fall series in 2026, marking its return to Austin, Texas.,The event's title sponsor will be Good Good, a golf-centric brand and YouTube channel that has close to 2 million subscribers. The Good Good Championship is slated for Nov. 12-15 ...
U.S. heads joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup
The United States is expected to host the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup in a joint effort with Mexico, Jamaica and Costa Rica.,The presidents of the four nations' soccer federations revealed the details of their bid plans at a press conference Monday in New York.,The joint bid is uncontested, leaving ...
Roundup: Alex de Minaur records 300th tour-level win in Vienna
Third-seeded Alex de Minaur of Australia produced his 300th tour-level win, rolling past native son Jurij Rodionov 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria.,Rodionov, a wild-card entry, hung with de Minaur through the first nine games but faltered at 4-5. He had one ad p...