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Ascending Capitals take aim at free-falling Flyers
With 25 games left in their season, the Washington Capitals mentally are in postseason mode.,The Capitals will look to extend their winning streak to four games Tuesday night when they visit the slumping Philadelphia Flyers.,Washington improved to 4-1-1 in its last six outings with Monday's 4-1 triu...

Hurricanes carry points streak into showdown vs. Senators
The Carolina Hurricanes would be wise to do a better job of protecting leads after a couple of late-in-regulation problems following their historic comeback last week.,The Hurricanes will put an eight-game points streak (6-0-2) on the line against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C...

Vitality, Aurora seal IEM Masters Krakow playoff bids
Team Vitality and Aurora Gaming swept to wins on Monday, clinching playoff berths and setting up a showdown in the Group B upper-bracket final of the Intel Extreme Masters Krakow tournament in Poland.,Vitality trounced 3DMAX 2-0, and Aurora dumped MOUZ 2-0.,Group B lower-bracket play also got underw...

Trail Blazers, on 5-game skid, hope Deni Avdija can face Suns
Both teams could be without their All-Star player when the Phoenix Suns visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Suns star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out with a sprained right ankle, the sixth straight contest he will miss. He was chosen as a reserve for the Western Conference All-S...

Ghosts are gone from view of Seahawks' Sam Darnold
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It was during a 2019 Monday night game against the New England Patriots that a young Sam Darnold was caught on the telecast telling his coaches on the sideline he was "seeing ghosts.",It was a comment that haunted Darnold for years.,Of course, it wasn't that surprising.,The New Y...

Klint Kubiak won't discuss Raiders, 'all in' with Seahawks
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Klint Kubiak won't look ahead to his next job while he is on the verge of achieving his goal in his current role.,The Seattle offensive coordinator reportedly will be introduced as the Las Vegas Raiders' head coach next week, after he leads the Seahawks in the Super Bowl against ...

Kid Rock to headline Turning Point USA's alternative halftime show
Turning Point USA, the conservative student-outreach organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk, announced on Monday that Kid Rock will headline its streaming concert that will air opposite the Super Bowl halftime show.,TPUSA created the event, titled the All-American Halftime Show, shortly af...

Arbitrator: Heat must pay Terry Rozier's salary, trade situation unclear
Miami guard Terry Rozier will receive his $26.6 million salary for the current season after an arbitrator ruled on Monday that the Heat couldn't withhold the money while Rozier awaits trial on federal charges stemming from a sports-betting investigation.,Rozier, 31, was arrested Oct. 23 and charged ...

Seahawks Opening Night notebook: Goal-line nightmare revisited
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Not surprisingly, Seattle Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald was asked what he would do if his team was at the New England Patriots' 1-yard line in the final minute of the Super Bowl and needed a touchdown to take the lead.,It was 11 years ago that the Seahawks faced that same situati...

Suns, Trail Blazers shorthanded in clash before All-Star break
Both teams could be without their All-Star player when the Phoenix Suns visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Suns star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out with a sprained right ankle and has missed the past five games. He was chosen as a reserve for the Western Conference All-Star te...

Ryan Donato's big night powers Blackhawks over Sharks
Ryan Donato had two goals and two assists and Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and three assists as the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the visiting San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Monday to stop a five-game losing streak.,Nine different players registered points for the Blackhawks, who were outshot 27-17 while winning ...

Patriots Opening Night notebook: DC Terrell Williams happy to be back
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Terrell Williams is back with the New England Patriots in time for the Super Bowl.,The defensive coordinator missed most of the season after being diagnosed with prostate cancer in September. He took a leave of absence after being on the sideline for New England's Week 1 loss to ...

Report: Super Bowl host committee says no ICE operations planned
The United States' biggest domestic sporting spectacle, the Super Bowl, reportedly won't be affected by the nation's biggest on-going hot-button topic, the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.,The Bay Area Host Committee informed city officials in the area that ICE has no raids planned fo...

Grizzlies overcome Anthony Edwards, end Timberwolves' streak
Jaren Jackson Jr. had 30 points, Ty Jerome added 19 points with eight assists, and Jaylen Wells scored 18 to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 137-128 victory Monday night over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to snap a six-game losing streak.,The Grizzlies also got 16 points and five assists each ...

Patriots' Drake Maye declares throwing shoulder 'just fine'
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Drake Maye is concern-free as Super Bowl LX approaches.,That goes for his throwing arm, too.,The New England Patriots' second-year quarterback said his tender right shoulder feels fine and there's no reason for worry entering the Sunday clash with the Seattle Seahawks in Santa Cl...

New LIV golfer Ben An relying on AI to acclimate to global schedule
Byeong Hun An is new to the whole LIV Golf experience. And a new lifestyle apparently calls for the use of some new technology.,An, also known as Ben An, was one of the new additions to the 2026 LIV roster and the captain of the newly rebranded Korean Golf Club. Everyone on the four-man team has Kor...

Streaking Kraken, Ducks face off in key divisional tilt
Just think where Jared McCann and the Seattle Kraken might be if the forward had been healthy all season.,McCann, the franchise's all-time leading scorer, missed 24 of Seattle's first 35 games this season because of injuries.,He's come back strong since, with 11 goals in his last 18 games entering T...

Mike Vrabel, Pats' coach and ex-LB, on verge of Super Bowl history
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Mike Vrabel will be in an exclusive club if he can steer the New England Patriots to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX on Sunday. In fact, Vrabel will be the club's only member.,A New England win would make Vrabel the only person to win a Super Bowl as a player...

Indiana out to gain more Big Ten ground against USC
Indiana tries to close out a perfect Los Angeles road swing Tuesday when it visits Southern California for a Big Ten Conference clash.,The Trojans (16-6, 5-6 Big Ten) and Hoosiers (15-7, 6-5) are embroiled in a heated middle-of-the-pack race ahead of the final month of the regular season, each looki...

NFL to play first game in Paris, return to Madrid and Mexico City
The NFL will play its first regular-season game in Paris next season with the New Orleans Saints named Monday as one of the participants.,The game will take place at the 80,000-seat Stade de France, France's national stadium that served as the host site for the opening and closing ceremonies at the ...