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Wild's Filip Gustavsson to start for Sweden vs. Canada
Minnesota Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson will start Team Sweden's game against Canada in Wednesday night's opener of the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.,Gustavsson gets the nod over 2023 Vezina Trophy winner Linus Ullmark of the Ottawa Senators and Samuel Ersson of the Philadelphia Flyers. Ersson ...
Oregon holds off Northwestern to end skid
Jackson Shelstad scored a career-high 26 points and Oregon halted a five-game losing streak with an 81-75 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in Eugene, Ore.,Keeshawn Barthelemy added 19 points and Nate Bittle had 14 points and seven rebounds for the Ducks (17-8, 6-8 Big Ten),...
Canada, Sweden ready to drop puck on anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off
When the puck drops between Canada and Sweden on Wednesday in Montreal, marking the start of the 4 Nations Face-Off, the nine-year absence of best-on-best international hockey will finally end.,Not since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey have the NHL's brightest stars lined up against each other to compe...
Oregon, Northwestern eager to shed recent struggles
Oregon's once-shiny season has taken a huge smudge, and the Ducks will attempt to snap a five-game losing streak when they face Northwestern in Big Ten play on Tuesday night at Eugene, Ore.,Oregon was ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25 before its slide began. The troubles have been so pron...
Brewers unveil Bob Uecker uniform patches for season
The Milwaukee Brewers on Monday unveiled "Bob Uecker" uniform patches that the team will wear throughout the upcoming season to honor their late longtime broadcaster.,Uecker died Jan. 16 at the age of 90 after a battle with lung cancer. His signature marks the patch that the Brewers will wear beginn...
Washington picks up key conference win vs. Northwestern
Four players scored in double figures Saturday night and Washington stayed alive for a spot in the Big Ten Conference tournament by rallying for a 76-71 win over visiting Northwestern in Seattle.,Tyler Harris scored 18 points for the Huskies (12-11, 3-9), which snapped a four-game home losing streak...
Northwestern keeps on without Brooks Barnhizer, meets Washington next
Barely a week ago, Northwestern coach Chris Collins announced that senior guard Brooks Barnhizer, the Wildcats' second-leading scorer and top rebounder, would miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury.,In response, Northwestern went out and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 77-75 B...
Damian Lillard set to defend title in 3-point Contest
The NBA set the field for the 3-point Contest during All-Star weekend in San Francisco on Feb. 15, with a group of eight shooters that includes All-Star Game snub Norman Powell of the Los Angeles Clippers and two-time defending champion Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks.,Along with Powell and Li...
Super Bowl injury report: Two Eagles upgraded to full participants
Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter (illness) and running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion, knee) ramped up from limited participants in Wednesday's practice to full participants on Thursday, according to the penultimate Super Bowl LIX injury report.,Carter popped up on the injury repor...
Report: Ohio St. promoting Brian Hartline to OC
Ohio State is promoting wide receivers coach Brian Hartline to offensive coordinator, On3 reported Wednesday.,Hartline replaces Chip Kelly, who left the Buckeyes after just one season to become OC of the Las Vegas Raiders over the weekend.,It's unclear if Hartline or head coach Ryan Day will be the ...
Nick Martinelli's late hoop lifts Northwestern over USC
Nick Martinelli capped a 27-point night by hitting a scoop shot with two seconds remaining to give Northwestern a 77-75 win over Southern California on Tuesday in Evanston, Ill.,Northwestern (13-10, 4-8 Big Ten) capitalized on visiting USC playing without its scoring and assists leader, Desmond Clau...
Confident USC takes on struggling Northwestern
Southern California heads to Evanston, Ill., on Tuesday hoping to build on a Top 10 win when it faces the slumping Northwestern Wildcats.,USC (13-8, 5-5 Big Ten) arrives brimming with belief after a 70-64 home win on Saturday over then-No. 7 Michigan State. Desmond Claude finished with 19 points and...
Iowa leading scorer Owen Freeman (finger) out for season
Iowa forward Owen Freeman will have surgery to address a finger injury on his right hand, ending his season, the school announced Monday.,A sophomore, Freeman was averaging a team-high 16.7 points and 6.7 rebounds per game through 19 games (all starts). He was shooting 63.8 percent from the field an...
West Virginia, Cincinnati clash while looking to halt skids
Two Big 12 teams desperate to reverse their recent fortunes and get their seasons headed in the right direction will meet when the West Virginia Mountaineers visit the Cincinnati Bearcats on Sunday afternoon., ,West Virginia (13-7, 4-5 Big 12) was headed up the polls, moving into the Top 25 at No. 2...
College career of Northwestern G Brooks Barnhizer (foot) is over
Northwestern standout senior guard Brooks Barnhizer will miss the rest of the season due to a foot injury that has bothered him all season.,An emotional Wildcats coach Chris Collins made the announcement shortly after host Northwestern lost 75-69 to No. 17 Wisconsin on Saturday. Barnhizer didn't pla...
John Tonje scores 27 as No. 17 Wisconsin beats Northwestern
John Tonje had 27 points and reserve Carter Gilmore added a career-high 15 as No. 17 Wisconsin overcame a sluggish first half to salvage a 75-69 Big Ten victory over Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Max Klesmit added 11 points and Nolan Winter 10 for Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4 Big Ten), which av...
Brewers All-Star C William Contreras agrees to one-year deal
Milwaukee Brewers All-Star catcher William Contreras agreed to a one-year, $6.1 million deal on Friday to avoid salary arbitration, according to MLB.com.,Contreras' deal includes a $12 million club option for 2026 or a $100,000 buyout.,Contreras requested $6.5 million and the Brewers countered at $5...
No. 17 Wisconsin looks to snap road skid at Northwestern
Wisconsin looks to avoid a third consecutive Big Ten road loss when the 17th-ranked Badgers face Northwestern on Saturday in Evanston, Ill.,Wisconsin (16-5, 6-4) lost at Maryland 76-68 on Wednesday. Prior to that, the Badgers trounced Nebraska 83-55 at home last Sunday, coming off an 85-83 loss on t...
Ace Bailey nets 37 to carry Rutgers past Northwestern
Ace Bailey scored 37 points and Tyson Acuff added 13 to steer visiting Rutgers past Northwestern 79-72 on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Bailey, a freshman, finished two points shy of his career high of 39 set Jan. 2 at Indiana. He went 13-for-20 from the floor while contributing three blocks to a defe...
Rutgers, Northwestern both dealing with injuries to key scorers
Northwestern and Rutgers both occupy the bottom third of the Big Ten as the Wildcats prepare to host the Scarlet Knights on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,The schools also share an objective: to climb from those depths over the final five-plus weeks of the regular season.,"We're close," Rutgers coach S...