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Penguins F Filip Hallander (blood clot) expected out at least 3 months
The Pittsburgh Penguins placed rookie forward Filip Hallander on injured reserve Saturday after announcing a day earlier he has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his leg and will miss a minimum of three months.,Hallander, 25, will remain in Pittsburgh and rehabilitate with the Penguins' medical te...
NBA 2025 Eastern Conference Contenders & Pretenders
Eastern Conference NBA contenders vs. pretenders: Which teams can make a deep playoff run this season?...
NFL levies fines against Rashod Bateman, Josh Allen, George Pickens, others
Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman has been fined $25,154 for comments made during Baltimore's Thursday night 28-6 win over the Miami Dolphins a week ago, joining several NFL players in receiving fines from the NFL on Saturday.,Bateman was cited for verbal abuse of an official.,In addition to Batem...
Southern California off to hot start, but so is next foe Manhattan
Southern California returns to action in Los Angeles on Sunday when it hosts Manhattan, and the Trojans aim to carry over the red-hot offense from their season-opening win Monday.,USC (1-0) tipped off its campaign Monday with a 94-64 rout of Cal Poly in which the Trojans scored a whopping 57 points ...
Former NBA, WNBA head coach Richie Adubato dies at 87
Richie Adubato, the veteran coach who left his fingerprints on the NBA and WNBA for four decades, died Thursday at 87, his family announced Friday.,"Let's remember him as the funny, smart, energetic, genuinely warm human being he always was," his daughter, Beth, wrote.,Adubato became a New York bask...
Dominant No. 4 UConn looks to keep rolling against Columbia
No. 4 UConn looks to continue a season-opening surge when it hosts Columbia in the finale of a three-game homestand on Monday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (2-0) go for their 36th straight nonconference home win. However, it will be hard to top the 35th in that streak, as they followed a 24-poi...
Mats Zuccarello makes home season debut as Wild face Flames
Mats Zuccarello is thrilled to be back with the Minnesota Wild.,A lower-body injury prevented Zuccarello from seeing the ice for the start of the 2025-26 campaign. He returned to action this week and will make his home debut this season when the Wild face off against the Calgary Flames on Sunday eve...
Brenner's 2 goals push FC Cincinnati past Crew in first round
Brenner's second goal of the match in the 86th minute rallied host FC Cincinnati to a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Crew in the deciding match of the Eastern Conference first-round best-of-3 series on Saturday.,Brenner took a lay-off from Samuel Gidi at the top of the box and drilled a shot to th...
Texas A&M tests 'Bucky Ball' against new-look Oklahoma State
Former Big 12 rivals Oklahoma State and Texas A&M -- teams that made major forays into the transfer portal to remake their rosters -- meet Sunday in Stillwater, Okla.,Second-year Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz brought in 12 new players, including seven Division I transfers, to add to the one starte...
49ers place DE Mykel Williams (knee) on IR, activate G Ben Bartch
The San Francisco 49ers placed rookie defensive end Mykel Williams on injured reserve on Saturday.,Williams suffered a season-ending torn ACL last Sunday in a 34-24 win over the host New York Giants.,In other moves on Saturday, the 49ers activated guard Ben Bartch from the IR and elevated defensive ...
Min Woo Lee shoots down LIV Golf rumors: 'I'm not going'
Min Woo Lee has shut down the talk that he's joining LIV Golf.,The 27-year-old from Australia says he's not bolting to the rival league and plans to stay on the PGA Tour in 2026.,"There's been a lot of rumors. I'm not going and am just going to play on the PGA Tour," Lee said, according to the Austr...
Aiden Flora's punt-return TD helps Iowa State snap skid at TCU
Aiden Flora returned a punt 79 yards for a touchdown with 6:32 left to help lead Iowa State to a 20-17 win over TCU on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4 Big 12), while the loss virtually eliminated TCU (6-3, 3-3) from the Big 12 race....
Atticus Sappington's last-second kick lifts No. 9 Oregon over No. 20 Iowa
Atticus Sappington made a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift No. 9 Oregon to an 18-16 Big Ten victory over No. 20 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in damp Iowa City.,The Ducks (8-1 overall, 5-1 in Big Ten) never trailed until 1:51 remained in the game -- when Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowsk...
Anthony Edwards ready to soar as Timberwolves meet struggling Kings
The visiting Minnesota Timberwolves can win their fourth game in five tries as they travel to face the reeling Sacramento Kings on Sunday.,With a healthy Anthony Edwards back on the floor, Minnesota pieced together its most complete effort last time out by breezing past the Utah Jazz, 137-97. In his...
Washington, Baylor meet in first test for both teams
New-look Baylor will look to take its next step to build team chemistry when it hosts Washington in a nonconference matchup Sunday in Waco, Texas.,The Bears (1-0) opened their campaign with a 96-81 win on Monday as Cameron Carr poured in 28 points, matching former Baylor star Ja'Kobe Walter for most...
Knicks aim to stay perfect at home in battle with Nets
The New York Knicks are perfect at home and winless on the road.,The Knicks do have plenty of time remaining on a season-long homestand to gain momentum for their next road trip, and will look to continue their home dominance Sunday night when they play host to the Brooklyn Nets in the first clash t...
No. 2 Houston goes on late run, fends off Towson
Kingston Flemings had 20 points and Chris Cenac Jr. finished with 13 rebounds in No. 2 Houston's 65-48 victory Saturday over Towson at Houston.,Flemings made of 8 of 10 from the field for Houston, which struggled offensively, making only 26 of 62 (41.9 percent) attempts collectively. Joseph Tugler a...
Ja Morant, Grizzlies look to build momentum vs. NBA-leading Thunder
For the Memphis Grizzlies, the relief that comes with snapping a four-game losing streak will be met with the reality of playing the Oklahoma City Thunder.,The defending NBA champs and No. 1 team in the Western Conference will visit Memphis on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand for the Gr...
Rams alter special teams, elevate K Harrison Mevis, C Jake McQuaide
The Los Angeles Rams will revamp their kicking game for at least one week after they elevated kicker Harrison Mevis and long snapper Jake McQuaide to the active roster on Saturday.,The move, in advance of Sunday's NFC West showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, comes days after Mevis was signed t...
Ball-sharing South Carolina ready to tame Southern Miss
South Carolina coach Lamont Paris was very happy with his team's selflessness in its season-opening win against visiting North Carolina A&T., ,He'll be looking for more of the same when the Gamecocks (1-0) face Southern Miss (1-1) on Sunday in Columbia, S.C., ,All 12 Gamecocks that played in the ope...