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Dodgers RF Jason Heyward set for imaging on sore knee
Dodgers right fielder Jason Heyward was headed for imaging on his sore left knee after exiting Los Angeles' Thursday game against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks.,Heyward said postgame that he was injured in the top of the first inning when he unsuccessfully tried to make a leaping catch at the wa...

NHL awards: Avs' Nathan MacKinnon wins first Hart Trophy
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon won his first career Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.,MacKinnon, 28, beat Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honor, one of five major awards handed out at Th...

Avalanche F Nathan MacKinnon wins first Hart Trophy
Colorado Avalanche star forward Nathan MacKinnon won his first career Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player on Thursday.,MacKinnon, 28, beat Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the honor, one of five major awards handed out at Th...
NFL Rookie of the Year 2024 Best Odds & Predictions For Offensive & Defensive Awards
These are our best betting odds and predictions for NFL Rookie of the Year future bets....

Georgia's Charlie Condon wins Golden Spikes Award
Georgia star Charlie Condon was named winner of the Golden Spikes Award on Saturday, an honor known as college baseball's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy.,Condon, who plays outfield and third base, led the nation in batting average (.433) and homers (37) this season. He is the first Georgia player ...

White Sox minor leaguer Christian Edwards suspended 80 games
Christian Edwards, a minor league pitcher in the Chicago White Sox system, was suspended 80 games without pay by Major League Baseball following a positive test for Boldenone.,Boldenone is classified as a performance-enhancing substance, and its use violates Major League Baseball's Joint Minor Leagu...

Dream G Rhyne Howard (ankle) awaiting evaluation
Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard will have her sprained left ankle evaluated on Thursday.,The two-time WNBA All-Star left Wednesday's 68-55 loss at Minnesota in the third quarter.,Howard, 24, stepped on Lynx guard Courtney Williams' foot while driving to the basket.,Howard is the second member of th...

From MVP to MVP: Tom Brady to present UFL trophy
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will be in St. Louis Sunday night to present the trophy to the most valuable player of the UFL championship game.,The San Antonio Brahmas and Birmingham Stallions will meet at 5 p.m. ET in the spring league title game.,Brady knows something about receiving MV...

CB Terrance "Deuce" Edwards chooses West Virginia
Three-star cornerback Terrance "Deuce" Edwards verbally committed to West Virginia on Saturday.,Edwards chose the Mountaineers over Virginia Tech and Michigan State.,"I'm going to West Virginia University because when I'm there, it just feels like I belong," Edwards told Rivals.com. "It gives me tha...

Rudy Tomjanovich wins lifetime achievement award
Rudy Tomjanovich is the winner of the 2024 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association.,The organization announced the selection on Sunday of Tomjanovich, one of just nine coaches in NBA history to win consecutive league titles and a member of the ...

Steelers' Cam Heyward at OTAs despite contract issues
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was all smiles as he welcomed Cam Heyward to the opening day of organized team activities on Tuesday, despite the defensive tackle's desire for a contract extension.,Heyward, entering the final year of his current contract (four years, $65.6 million), is a three...

Juwan Howard joins Nets as assistant coach
Former Michigan coach Juwan Howard was one of five assistant coaches added to Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez's staff on Friday.,The team also added Steve Hetzel, Deividas Dulkys, Connor Griffin and Travis Bader to a staff that already included Jay Hernandez, Adam Caporn, Ryan Forehan-Kelly...

Vancouver's Rick Tocchet named NHL Coach of the Year
First-time finalist Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks won the Jack Adams Award on Wednesday as the NHL's 2023-24 coach of the year.,The trophy honors the head coach who has "contributed the most to his team's success," voted on by members of the NHL Broadcasters' Association.,Tocchet, in his fir...

Breaking down the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025
Three men were forever enshrined in NASCAR history on Tuesday.,Ralph Moody, Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards were officially announced as the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class, with their official induction taking place in February of next year.,With their inductions official, it's as an appropriate time as...

Wolves, Mavericks set to tangle in Western Conference final Game 1
The Minnesota Timberwolves have waited 20 years to return to this stage.,The Dallas Mavericks were here two years ago, only to get bounced in five games by the eventual NBA champion Golden State Warriors. ,When the Timberwolves and Mavericks tip off in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Wednesd...

Dodgers send 3B Max Muncy to IL, activate OF Jason Heyward
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed All-Star infielder Max Muncy on the injured list Friday with an oblique strain and reinstated 15-year veteran Jason Heyward from the IL.,The Dodgers made a number of moves, among them sending center fielder James Outman to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Outman finished third ...

Wings F Natasha Howard (foot) out 3-6 weeks
Dallas Wings forward Natasha Howard is expected to miss three-to-six weeks with a broken foot, the team announced Friday.,The Wings signed free agent forward Monique Billings to a salary cap hardship contract to replace Howard, who sustained the injury during Dallas' 87-79 victory over the Chicago S...

EA Sports reveals cover of College Football 25 game
Travis Hunter, Quinn Ewers and Donovan Edwards are the featured players on the cover of EA Sports College Football 25, a game returning to store shelves for the first time in more than a decade.,The game has not been produced since the 2014 edition. On Thursday, EA Sports released the cover of the n...

Report: Steelers DT Cameron Heyward to skip OTAs amid contract issue
Pittsburgh Steelers standout defensive lineman Cameron Heyward is not at voluntary workouts and is planning to skip organized team activities during the offseason as he eyes a contract extension, ESPN reported Wednesday.,Heyward, entering the final year of his current contract (four years, $65.6 mil...

Stephen Curry wins 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the winner of the 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced Wednesday.,The award is voted on by more than 200 writers and editors who belong to the PBWA and honors the NBA player who excels both on the court and...