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SEC champ Florida starts tourney with deep, dangerous Kentucky
NASHVILLE -- Kentucky chases a third win in three days, with rested and well-tested Florida awaiting in a Friday quarterfinal game in the Southeastern Conference tournament. ,The Wildcats (21-12) blew a 16-point second-half lead in Thursday's 78-72 win over Missouri. Otega Oweh's 21 points and big p...
Connor Bedard's OT goal lifts Blackhawks past Mammoth
Connor Bedard scored with 1:03 left in overtime for the Chicago Blackhawks, who beat the Utah Mammoth 3-2 Thursday in Salt Lake City for their second win over their Central Division rivals this week.,Bedard also added an assist as Chicago swept the four-game season series with the Mammoth. Frank Naz...
Georgetown upsets Villanova for rare trip to Big East semis
NEW YORK -- Julius Halaifonua collected 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double as 11th-seeded Georgetown pulled away late in the second half for a decisive 78-64 victory over third-seeded Villanova on Thursday in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.,The Hoyas (1...
Hawks win 8th straight, down Nets with 4th-quarter run
Jalen Johnson had 21 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help lead the Atlanta Hawks to their eighth straight victory, 108-97 over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Thursday.,Zaccharie Risacher added 19 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Atlanta, which notched the franchise's longest win s...
Jalen Suggs helps Magic close out wild OT win vs. Wizards
Jalen Suggs capped a 28-point performance with a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1:27 to go in overtime, Tristan da Silva chipped in with a career-best 26, and the Orlando Magic withstood a fourth-quarter flurry by the visiting Washington Wizards for a 136-131 victory Thursday night.,Desmond Bane contri...
Ohio State’s confidence grows ahead of marquee Michigan matchup
Third-ranked Michigan enters Friday's Big Ten tournament quarterfinal against Ohio State on five days of rest, the well-earned advantage for the conference's regular-season champion.,As the top-seeded Wolverines aim to repeat the feat with a tourney title amid lofty NCAA Tournament hopes, coach Dust...
Report: Eagles sign CB Jonathan Jones to 1-year deal
The Philadelphia Eagles are bringing in veteran cornerback Jonathan Jones on a one-year deal, NFL Network reported Thursday.,Jones, 32, shifts from the NFC East rival Washington Commanders to the Eagles, one day after Philadelphia signed former Pro Bowl cornerback Riq Woolen from the Seattle Seahawk...
Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews injured vs. Ducks
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews was helped off the ice and to the dressing room at 15:47 of the second period after taking a knee-on-knee hit from the Anaheim Ducks' Radko Gudas Thursday evening. ,The Maple Leafs later said Matthews will not return because of a lower-body injury.,The Duck...
No. 18 Purdue cruises to wire-to-wire win vs. Northwestern
Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff each scored 19 points as it didn't take long for No. 18 Purdue to end Northwestern's dreams of a Cinderella run with an 81-68 win in the Big Ten Conference tournament on Thursday in Chicago. ,Fletcher Loyer added 14 points and Cluff pulled down 10 rebounds for the s...
Tony Dungy out at NBC after 17 years
When the 2026 NFL season begins in September, Tony Dungy will not be on NBC's "Football Night in America," but the Hall of Fame coach has not ruled out another role in football or broadcasting.,Dungy, 70, who won Super Bowl XLI as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, announced Thursday that he will...
Team USA scores record WBC ratings for Fox
Fox averaged 5.02 million viewers -- the largest viewership number for any World Baseball Classic game in the event's 20-year history -- for Monday's 5-3 U.S. victory over Mexico, the network announced Thursday.,It surpassed the previous record of 4.48 million average viewers for the 2023 WBC final,...
Rockets need to end wonky stretch vs. suddenly-hot Pelicans
Following their second blowout loss in four days, the Houston Rockets hardly resemble Western Conference contenders despite being tied for the third seed behind a pair of league juggernauts.,After surrendering a season-high 145 points on the road to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday, the Rockets were ...
Report: Chargers to re-sign LB Denzel Perryman on 1-year deal
The Los Angeles Chargers are set to re-sign linebacker Denzel Perryman to a one-year deal, NFL Network reported Thursday.,Financial terms were not reported.,Perryman, 33, started his career with the Chargers in 2015 when the team still played in San Diego. He made the move to Los Angeles and was wit...
Vikings sign former No. 1 pick QB Kyler Murray to 1-year deal
Former No. 1 overall pick quarterback Kyler Murray has agreed to a one-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.,The signing was announced by the team Thursday the day after Murray was officially released by the Arizona Cardinals, for whom he played his first seven NFL seasons.,He confirmed the news...
NC State coach Will Wade denies interest in LSU reunion
As North Carolina State's ACC tournament run came to an end Thursday, head coach Will Wade said he has every intention of getting his current program back to prominence and does not have an eye on his former job.,Wade, who was the head coach at LSU for five seasons through 2021-22, was asked if he w...
Blazers, trying to keep pace in playoff chase, go for sweep of Jazz
The Portland Trail Blazers are out to complete a four-game season sweep of the visiting Utah Jazz when the teams match up Friday night.,Portland averaged 136 points in the first three meetings, including a 20-point home victory on Jan. 5 and a 16-point road win on Feb. 12. The Trail Blazers also won...
Conference imbalance on display as Islanders host Kings
If the New York Islanders were in the Western Conference, they already would be preparing to host playoff games.,If the Los Angeles Kings were in the Eastern Conference, they likely would have spent the trade deadline looking toward the future instead of loading up for a postseason push.,Thanks to g...
Timberwolves look to reverse course against Warriors
Two teams battling to keep pace in the Western Conference playoff race meet when the Golden State Warriors face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in San Francisco.,Minnesota has slipped to sixth place in the crowded West standings after dropping three consecutive games, while fading Golden State ...
49ers DE Bryce Huff announces retirement
Bryce Huff retired from the NFL on Thursday at 27 years old.,The San Francisco 49ers defensive end revealed his decision in a video posted to his Instagram story.,"I'm retiring from football," Huff said. "I started playing football when I was four years old. Growing up, I wasn't the biggest or the s...
Reports: LB Dre Greenlaw returning to 49ers on 1-year deal
Linebacker Dre Greenlaw has agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played his first six years before leaving last season for the Denver Broncos, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,Greenlaw, a fifth-round draft pick by the 49ers in 2019 out of Arkansas, will play...