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Andrei Svechnikov's hat trick carries Hurricanes past Devils
Andrei Svechnikov scored a hat trick as the Carolina Hurricanes secured a 4-1 victory against the New Jersey Devils in a gritty battle on Saturday night in Newark, N.J.,Sebastian Aho tallied the primary assist on all three of Svechnikov's goals and Frederik Andersen made 28 saves for the Hurricanes,...
Ole Miss WR Cayden Lee enters transfer portal
Ole Miss receiver Cayden Lee announced Saturday afternoon that he's entered the transfer portal.,Lee recorded 106 receptions for 1,623 yards and seven touchdowns over three seasons with the Rebels. This season, he had 44 catches for 635 yards and three touchdowns for a team that finished 13-2 and lo...
Ailing 49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) active vs. Seahawks
49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall is on San Francisco's active roster for Saturday night's NFC divisional round matchup against the host Seattle Seahawks.,Pearsall, who is dealing with a right knee injury, missed last weekend's NFC wild-card victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. He injured the knee agai...
Reports: Packers extend Matt LaFleur on multiyear contract
The Green Bay Packers have agreed with head coach Matt LaFleur on a multiyear contract extension, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,ESPN reported that LaFleur has signed the contract, describing it as "not a prove-it deal but a real commitment," according to its sources.,Team presiden...
Miami not fazed by being visitors in 'home' digs
Miami will be the visitors in every meaning of the word when it faces Indiana in Monday night's College Football Playoff national title game.,The top-seeded Hoosiers are 8.5-point favorites over the No. 10 Hurricanes despite the game being played in Miami's home stadium at Miami Gardens, Fla., and t...
John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year deal to coach Giants
John Harbaugh agreed to become the 21st head coach in New York Giants history, the team announced on Saturday.,It's a five-year deal, Harbaugh told ESPN.,"This is the New York Giants," Harbaugh said to ESPN. "I'm proud and honored to be the head coach of this historic franchise, and especially excit...
No. 8 Nebraska continues dominant play with win over Northwestern
Braden Frager and Pryce Sandfort each scored in the 20s for the second consecutive game and No. 8 Nebraska extended the nation's longest active win streak with a 77-58 victory at Northwestern on Saturday afternoon in a Big Ten Conference game in Evanston, Ill.,The Cornhuskers (18-0, 7-0 Big Ten) mat...
Reports: John Harbaugh agrees to 5-year deal to coach Giants
John Harbaugh agreed to a five-year contract to be the New York Giants' new head coach, according to multiple media reports on Saturday.,Multiple media outlets reported earlier this week that the contract could be worth as much as $100 million. ,The 63-year-old head coach was only out of work eight ...
Bennett Stirtz, Tavion Banks lead Iowa over Indiana
Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points on 7-for-13 shooting, and Iowa cruised to a 74-57 win over Indiana in a Big Ten Conference matchup Saturday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.,Tavion Banks added 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting and collected eight rebounds for Iowa (13-5, 3-4), which snapped a three-game l...
Cincinnati stuns No. 2 Iowa State, gets signature win
Day Day Thomas scored 19 points while Jalen Celestine had four 3-pointers and 12 points off the bench to help host Cincinnati shock No. 2 Iowa State 79-70 in a Big 12 game on Saturday afternoon. ,Baba Miller grabbed 12 rebounds to go with eight points and Jizzle James added 15 points to help Cincinn...
Novak Djokovic dismisses 'now or never' mindset in pursuit of 25th Slam
If Novak Djokovic is feeling any pressure to win a record 25th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, the 38-year-old Serbian star certainly isn't showing it.,Djokovic has been stuck on 24 major victories since winning the 2023 U.S. Open, with young stars Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner combining to wi...
Two-time All-Star RHP Ryan Pressly announces retirement
Former All-Star relief pitcher Ryan Pressly announced his retirement Saturday, putting a end to a 13-year major league career.,Pressly made 667 career relief appearances, going 37-39 with 117 saves with a 3.33 ERA and 721 strikeouts over 691 1/3 innings. He pitched in parts of six seasons for the Mi...
Air Force suspends coach Joe Scott during player-treatment probe
Air Force men's basketball coach Joe Scott has been suspended indefinitely amid an investigation into the treatment of cadet-athletes, the school announced Saturday.,No further details about the probe were released. ,"In response to today's action, I will fully cooperate with the investigation and l...
Report: Nationals sign RHP Trevor Gott to minor-league contract
The Washington Nationals signed right-hander Trevor Gott to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Saturday.,The 33-year-old is 16-15 with six saves and a 4.65 ERA over 255 career relief appearances over eight seasons for six different clubs. He was with the Nationals for parts of three seas...
No. 3 UConn edges Georgetown to extend win streak to 14
Tarris Reed Jr. scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds as No. 3 UConn overcame a shaky shooting performance to extend its winning streak to 14 games with a 64-62 victory over Georgetown in Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon.,Silas Demary Jr. scored 12 points, Braylon Mullins added 11 and Solo Bal...
Lindsey Vonn claims another downhill podium, taking third in Italy
It is now six podiums in seven races for Lindsey Vonn after she finished in third place Saturday in a World Cup downhill at Tarvisio, Italy.,That also marked Vonn's fifth consecutive top-three finish overall.,Nicol Delago of Italy was first with a time of 1:46.28, and Germany's Kira Weidle-Winkelman...
Cubs to honor 2016 champions with monument at Wrigley
The Chicago Cubs will celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their 2016 World Series title with a monument that will be unveiled at Wrigley Field in July.,The plan to honor the team that ended a 108-year championship drought was revealed by team executive Crane Kenny on Saturday at the club's winter f...
Seahawks QB Sam Darnold remains in question vs. 49ers
Quarterback Sam Darnold's availability remains up in the air for the Seattle Seahawks in Saturday's NFC divisional round game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers.,ESPN reported that Darnold has yet to throw a football since he sustained an oblique injury on Thursday. He was added to the injury ...
Their 'juice' back, Rockets out to keep Pelicans reeling
The Houston Rockets were in no position to take the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves lightly on Friday, even with Anthony Edwards unavailable while managing a lingering foot injury.,The Rockets needed every bit of their usual blend of efficient offense and defensive tenacity to outlast the Timber...
Wrexham captain James McLean leaving club
Wrexham is losing another popular player from the team's rise through the English football leagues, with James McClean leaving to "pursue another opportunity.",McClean, 36, is under contract through the summer of 2027, but the Irish Independent reported that a permanent transfer has been reached wit...