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NFL teams to remember Cowboys' Marshawn Kneeland
A moment of silence in remembrance of Marshawn Kneeland will be held at stadiums across the NFL on Sunday.,Kneeland, a second-year defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, died by a self-inflicted gunshot on Thursday in Texas. He was 24.,The moment of silence was observed Sunday in Berlin before th...
Aaron Rai tops Tommy Fleetwood in playoff to win in Abu Dhabi
Aaron Rai sank a birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and capture the Abu Dhabi Championship on Sunday in the United Arab Emirates.,Rai shot a 5-under-par 67 on Sunday to finish tied with Fleetwood at 25-under 263 after the final round at Yas Links Golf Club.,...
Canucks brace for Nathan MacKinnon, high-octane Avalanche
Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche will look to extend their respective point streaks on Sunday night when they visit the Vancouver Canucks.,MacKinnon pushed his point streak to eight games after collecting two goals and two assists in Colorado's 9-1 romp over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturda...
Young Ducks flying high, strive to ground Jets
The high-octane Anaheim Ducks will ride a six-game winning streak and a red-hot offense into a home matchup against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in a clash of two of the top teams in the NHLs Western Conference. ,The Ducks will enter off a 4-3 road victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday th...
Stephen Curry (illness) could return to Warriors; Pacers missing key players
The host Golden State Warriors hope to have Stephen Curry back in the lineup Sunday night when they get their first opportunity to exact revenge against the wounded Indiana Pacers, a team that has beaten them this season.,Curry has missed Golden State's past two games -- road losses to the Sacrament...
Hurricanes eager to continue winning ways in clash vs. Leafs
The Carolina Hurricanes will aim to extend their three-game winning streak Sunday night when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Hurricanes completed a sweep of their two-game homestand Saturday with a 6-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. ,Toronto will finish a four-game homestand on Sunday afte...
Surging Pistons, 76ers to show off top talents in Eastern Conference
Powered by their dynamic duo of Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren, the Detroit Pistons will head to Philadelphia to face the 76ers on Sunday night riding a five-game winning streak and holding the top spot in the Eastern Conference.,Cunningham is averaging 25.6 points and 9.7 assists a game, and Duren...
Slumping Mammoth seek better results vs. surging Senators
The Utah Mammoth were riding high two weeks ago, as they picked up their seventh straight win to improve to 8-2-0 on the season. But it's been a bumpy ride since, dropping four of their past five games.,The Mammoth will try to get back on track when they close out their four-game road trip with a vi...
Stars, Kraken finding ways to win close games ahead of clash
Both the Seattle Kraken and Dallas Stars had to rally for road victories Saturday to avoid two straight regulation defeats.,Which goes to show why the teams, who will meet Sunday in Dallas, are in second place in their respective divisions despite a negative goal differential this season.,The Kraken...
Kings' strong road record clashes with Penguins' dominant home form
While the Los Angeles Kings have struggled at home, they've fared quite well on the road to begin the season., ,The Pittsburgh Penguins, meanwhile, have managed to be productive no matter where they're playing., ,Looking to get back on track from a dismal homestand, the Kings aim for a third straigh...
88-yard punt return TD helps Wake Forest upset No. 14 Virginia
Three field goals from Connor Calvert, along with Carlos Hernandez's huge punt return for a score, were difference makers in Wake Forest's 16-9 win over No. 14 Virginia on Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Demon Deacons (6-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) handed the Cavaliers (8-2, 5-1) ...
88-yard punt return TD helps Wake Forest usurp No. 14 Virginia
Three field goals from Connor Calvert, along with Carlos Hernandez's huge punt return for a score were difference makers in Wake Forest's 16-9 win over No. 12 Virginia Saturday night in Charlottesville, Va., ,The Demon Deacons (6-3, 3-3 ACC) handed the Cavaliers (8-2, 5-1) their first conference los...
Mouhamed Gueye's career day sends short-handed Hawks past Lakers
Mouhamed Gueye and Zaccharie Risacher combined for 40 points to help the short-handed Atlanta Hawks take a 122-102 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday., ,Gueye scored a career-high 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Risacher scored 19, hitting 7 of 14, to set the pace early as t...
Mavericks halt losing streak with narrow win over hapless Wizards
Naji Marshall scored 30 points and pulled down a key rebound in the closing seconds to help the Dallas Mavericks snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-105 win over the host Washington Wizards on Saturday.,The Mavericks were clinging to a three-point lead when Marshall grabbed an offensive reboun...
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...