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Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech.,The school fired Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson for their 12th straight defeat.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 in the Atlantic C...
Reports: Packers versatile OL Sean Rhyan agrees to 3-year deal
Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Sean Rhyan agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with a maximum value of $39 million, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Rhyan shifted from starting guard to center after two-time Pro Bowl selection Elgton Jenkins sustained a season-ending injury in No...
Report: Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech, ESPN reported Sunday.,The school is firing Stoudamire after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson on Saturday for their 12th straight loss.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 ...
Without Dylan Larkin, Red Wings out to derail surging Devils
The Detroit Red Wings will go into their game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Sunday night without their captain, with a new defenseman and losses in their last two contests.,Captain Dylan Larkin went down awkwardly in the third period Friday night in a 3-1 home loss to the Florida Panthe...
Japan outlasts Australia, clinches Group C in WBC
Masataka Yoshida belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, helping defending champion Japan clinch Group C in pool play of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-3 victory over Australia on Sunday in Tokyo. ,Yoshida was able to come to the plate in the inning after Australia pitcher J...
Confident Magic, experimenting Bucks tangle in Milwaukee
Coming in hot on a three-game win streak, the Orlando Magic will look to help solidify their playoff standing as they travel to Milwaukee to take on the Bucks Sunday night., ,It will be night two of a back-to-back for both teams. The Magic played Saturday night in Minnesota, where they dominated the...
Atlantic Division lead on line when Lightning, Sabres meet
The Buffalo Sabres went all-in at the trade deadline on Friday to toughen up for the postseason, and they kept winning in the process. ,Owners of an NHL-high streak of six wins, they added to their roster then beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday night to open a five-game homestand.,The Sabr...
Big East fines UConn's Dan Hurley $25K for conduct in loss at Marquette
UConn coach Dan Hurley received two technical fouls and was ejected in the final second of an upset loss at Marquette on Saturday. Hours later, he was fined $25,000 by the Big East Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct.,The fourth-ranked Huskies (27-4, 17-3 Big East) fell 68-62 to the Golden Eagles...
Bruins open road-heavy stretch against Penguins
A fellow Eastern Conference playoff competitor stands in between the Boston Bruins and their quest to sweep an all-important back-to-back weekend slate of games.,Fresh off a 3-1 Saturday win over the Washington Capitals, the Bruins will hit the road to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins for the second tim...
Unaccustomed to losing streaks, Pistons eager to beat heat
The Miami Heat, who have won four straight games, are about to get tested.,Miami will host the Detroit Pistons, who have the best record in the Eastern Conference, on Sunday. And the Pistons could land in Miami angry after being upset by the lowly Brooklyn Nets, 107-105, on Saturday night as they sq...
Ball State fires coach Michael Lewis after 4 seasons
Ball State fired men's basketball coach Michael Lewis after three consecutive losing seasons, the university announced on Saturday.,The Cardinals wrapped up the regular season Friday night with an 85-69 defeat of Central Michigan. The victory wasn't enough to save the job of Lewis, whose team finish...
Novak Djokovic shakes off rust in 3-set Indian Wells opener
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic dropped the hammer after losing the first set, rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open in second-round action on a windy Saturday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The Serbian, who has won five Indian Wells titles, ...
Wild ending sees Oregon overcome Washington in closing seconds
Kwame Evans Jr. made five of the six free throws he was awarded with 2.5 seconds to play, leading Oregon to an 85-79 win over Washington in the regular-season finale for both longtime rivals in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday night.,Washington head coach Danny Sprinkle was assessed two technical fouls aft...
Vancouver remains perfect with road rout of Portland
Brian White scored his second and third goals of the season and the Vancouver Whitecaps remained perfect with a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Sebastian Berhalter scored his side's third goal and assisted on White's first tally for the Whitecaps (3-0-0, 9 points) in th...
Charles Oliveira stuns Max Holloway at UFC 326
LAS VEGAS -- 36-year-old Charles Oliveira turned back the clock and shocked the world at UFC 326 on Saturday, putting on a dominant performance against heavily favored Max Holloway to win the BMF belt by unanimous decision, 50-45, at T-Mobile Arena.,Oliveira stunned Holloway in the early stages of t...
Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...
Langston Reynolds the hero as Minnesota edges Northwestern in final seconds
Langston Reynolds drove to the net for a go-ahead layup with 11 seconds remaining, and Minnesota escaped with a 67-66 win over Northwestern on Saturday night in Minneapolis in their Big Ten Conference regular-season finale.,Reynolds finished with 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting for the Golden Gophers...
Hornets look to continue road winning streak in Phoenix
The surging Charlotte Hornets hit a speed bump Friday on what appears to be their inexorable march to the postseason.,The Phoenix Suns managed to avoid one.,The Hornets had a six-game winning streak broken in a 128-120 home loss to Miami, but they will attempt to extend another -- they have won 10 i...
Knights, Oilers face off in key Pacific Division matchup
For the first time in more than two months, the Vegas Golden Knights will enter a game looking up in the Pacific Division standings when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Vegas, which had held at least a share of the Pacific Division lead every day since Jan. 3, dropped a...
Chargers re-signing pass rusher Khalil Mack on 1-year contract
Nine-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Khalil Mack has agreed to return to the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year contract, the team announced on Saturday night, with multiple outlets reporting earlier that the deal is fully guaranteed for $18 million.,Mack, 35, made the Pro Bowl his first three years with ...