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Shedeur Sanders' Browns jersey ranks third in rookie sales
Just three days after being drafted by the Cleveland Browns, Shedeur Sanders' No. 00 ranks as the third-best selling jersey among all NFL rookies.,Sanders, who has yet to be assigned an official number, trails only former Colorado teammate Travis Hunter (Jacksonville, No. 12) and No. 1 overall pick ...

Hurricanes escape 3-goal hole, eliminate Devils in 2OT
Sebastian Aho scored his second goal of the game at 4:17 of the second overtime period, and the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 5-4 win against the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C.,With less than a minute remaining on ...

Matt Olson, Braves send MLB-worst Rockies to eighth straight loss
Matt Olson had three hits and three runs scored, Michael Harris II drove in three runs and the Atlanta Braves handed the Colorado Rockies their eighth straight loss with an 8-2 victory on Tuesday night in Denver.,AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2) allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and five strikeouts ...

Guardians place RHP Paul Sewald (shoulder) on 15-day injured list
The Cleveland Guardians placed reliever Paul Sewald on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday after an MRI revealed a right shoulder strain.,Sewald, 34, was injured pitching to Minnesota's Ryan Jeffers in the fifth inning of Monday's 11-1 home loss to the Twins. Sewald faced two batters to open the inni...

World No. 4 Collin Morikawa splits from longtime caddie
World No. 4 Collin Morikawa has split with J.J. Jakovac, his only caddie since turning professional in 2019 and winning six times on the PGA Tour, including two majors.,Jakovac confirmed the news, which was first reported Tuesday by SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, in a text message to Golfweek.,Morikawa, 2...

Minus Aaron Ekblad, Panthers look to eliminate Lightning
In a pair of two- and five-minute spans, the Tampa Bay Lightning had their chances of advancing out of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers diminish greatly.,Down 3-1 to their in-state rivals in their best-of-seven series, the Lightning return home in a must-win s...

Jets look to gain upper hand on Blues in Game 5
The Winnipeg Jets desperately need two-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck to tighten things up if they want to get the upper hand on the visiting St. Louis Blues in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series on Wednesday night.,Hellebuyck is confident he'll play better, too. He s...

Lakers face elimination, battle Timberwolves in Game 5
The Minnesota Timberwolves have earned three chances to close out their first-found Western Conference playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers and will take the floor for the first of those on Wednesday night in Los Angeles for Game 5.,The aggressive Timberwolves took a 3-1 lead in their best-...

Rick Tocchet not returning as coach of Canucks
Rick Tocchet stepped down on Tuesday as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks, who declined to exercise the contract option for next season but said they had offered the veteran coach a new long-term deal.,Tocchet was only one season removed from earning the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's coach of the ...

UFC's Atlanta card features Kamaru Usman vs. Joaquin Buckley
UFC returns to Atlanta with a card that features former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman going up against Joaquin Buckley in the main event at State Farm Arena on June 14.,Usman (20-4) is currently the fourth-ranked contender, and with step into the Octagon for the first time in 2025 as he attempt...

Reigning champion Panthers look to eliminate Lightning
In a pair of two- and five-minute spans, the Tampa Bay Lightning had their chances of advancing out of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Florida Panthers diminish greatly.,Down 3-1 to their in-state rivals in their best-of-seven series, the Lightning return home in a must-win s...

Tom Wilson, Caps out to finish off Canadiens in Game 5
Washington Capitals rugged forward Tom Wilson has made his mark on the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens, and his head coach wouldn't have it any other way.,Wilson, superstar Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals will look to dispatch the upstart Montreal Canadiens and ad...

Jimmy Butler has Warriors on brink of eliminating Rockets in Game 5
The Golden State Warriors produced a determined effort to outlast the Houston Rockets in Game 3 of this Western Conference first-round series without Jimmy Butler on Saturday, with the reward for their perseverance manifesting in Butler carrying Golden State down the stretch and through the finish l...
What’s Next? Three NFL Teams That Need to Make a Move After the Draft
Three smart roster moves NFL teams should consider after the draft, from running back help in Chicago to quarterback clarity in Cleveland....

Francisco Cerundolo downs top seed Alexander Zverev in Madrid
No. 20 seed Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina dismissed top seed Alexander Zverev of Germany 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open.,Cerundolo defeated Zverev in the Round of 16 at this ATP Masters 1000 event for the second year in a row. He is 3-0 against Zverev all-t...

Six-time champ Novak Djokovic pulls out of Italian Open
Novak Djokovic's bid for his 100th ATP Tour singles title will have to wait a little longer after the Serbian star pulled out of next month's Italian Open on Tuesday.,Djokovic, a six-time winner of the clay-court tournament in Rome, is coming off a shocking loss on Sunday to Italy's Matteo Arnaldi i...

With Pyotr Kochetkov in net, Hurricanes hope to finish off Devils
After a tough regular season, Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov is feeling rejuvenated in the Stanley Cup playoffs.,The 25-year-old has four goals and five points through four games of the Hurricanes' first-round series against the New Jersey Devils, including a hat trick in Game 4 on Sun...

Hurricanes turn to G Pyotr Kochetkov for Game 5 vs. Devils
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov will get the start on Tuesday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the New Jersey Devils in Raleigh, N.C.,Kochetkov finished with 14 saves in relief of Frederik Andersen, who sustained an undisclosed injury in the second period...

Canucks' Quinn Hughes finalist in bid to repeat as Norris Trophy winner
Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes has a chance to become a repeat Norris Trophy recipient.,On Tuesday, the NHL named Hughes, Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche and Zach Werenski of the Columbus Blue Jackets as finalists for the award.,The Norris Trophy is presented annually to the defensive p...

Brandt Snedeker, Geoff Ogilvy named Presidents Cup captains
American Brandt Snedeker and Australia's Geoff Ogilvy were named captains Tuesday for the 2026 Presidents Cup at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago.,Snedeker, 44, competed in the biennial competition pitting U.S. golfers against a non-European international roster in 2013 and also served as a capt...