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76ers' Joel Embiid (knee) to miss rest of season
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has been shut down for the remainder of the season as he deals with ongoing issues with his left knee, the team announced Friday.,Per the 76ers, the team and Embiid have been consulting with specialists about his injured knee.,"After further evaluation, it ...
NCAA Tournament expansion unlikely through 2026
Plans to expand the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournament fields appear to be in a timeout.,There had been talk of increasing from 68 teams to 72 or 76 teams in 2026 but there likely is not enough time left to finalize the details, NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt told CBS ...
Phoenix Suns Are Leading the NBA in Disappointments
The Phoenix Suns have way too much talent to be this bad, currently sitting 3.5 games out of the final Western Conference play-in team, they're flat out disappointing. ...
White Sox OF Andrew Benintendi (hand) out 4 to 6 weeks
Chicago White Sox left fielder Andrew Benintendi will miss four to six weeks with a broken right hand sustained in Thursday's spring-training game against the Cleveland Guardians.,The White Sox said it was a non-displaced fracture with no surgery required.,Benintendi was plunked on his hand by a fas...
Penguins' Michael Bunting out indefinitely after appendix surgery
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Michael Bunting is out indefinitely after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix.,"He'll be out here for the next little while," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said Thursday. "I don't know the timeframe at this point, but that's that.",Bunting notched an assist in Pittsb...
76ers G Eric Gordon (wrist) out at least three months
Philadelphia 76ers guard Eric Gordon underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist and will be re-evaluated in approximately three months, the team announced Thursday. ,The timeline means the 36-year-old veteran will miss the rest of the regular season, and the Sixers are not currently in the po...
Zvonimir Ivisic leads Arkansas past Texas in OT
Zvonimir Ivisic scored 18 points, including seven in overtime, as short-handed Arkansas outlasted struggling Texas 86-81 on Wednesday in Fayetteville, Ark.,The Razorbacks (17-11, 6-9 Southeastern Conference) led by 14 points with 10 minutes to play before Texas cut the margin to 66-63 on a 3-pointer...
Vanderbilt hangs on to take down No. 12 Texas A&M
Tyler Nickel scored 21 points on a career-high seven 3-pointers and Vanderbilt held on to upset No. 12 Texas A&M 86-84 in the Southeastern Conference nailbiter in College Station, Texas, on Wednesday.,MJ Collins added 16 points and Jason Edwards contributed 15 for Vanderbilt (19-9, 7-8 SEC), which h...
Rangers D Adam Fox (shoulder) to be placed on IR
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox is heading to the injured reserve list due to an upper-body injury, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,Fox injured his left shoulder during a third-period fall of Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders. He grabbed the shoulder as he left the i...
Report: Pats give DT Davon Godchaux OK to seek trade
Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux was granted permission to seek a trade by the New England Patriots, NFL Network reported Wednesday. ,The team signed Godchaux to a two-year, $18 million contract extension in July. However, Godchaux's role could be diminished in new head coach Mike Vrabel's defensive ...
Report: Packers open to trading star CB Jaire Alexander
The Green Bay Packers have held trade talks involving star cornerback Jaire Alexander, NFL Network reported Wednesday.,The report comes one day after Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst's lukewarm response when asked about the team's plans for Alexander in 2025.,"We'll see, we're working through...
Cue the Spider-Man meme: Arkansas, Texas meet with matching records
Arkansas and Texas will try to create some separation from each other in the minds of the NCAA Tournament committee when they square off Wednesday in a key Southeastern Conference game in Fayetteville, Ark.,Differentiation is important for both teams because each owns a 16-11 overall record and a 5-...
Boston College heads to Stanford needing more wins to reach ACCs
Boston College will try to keep its hopes of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament alive when it tips off a critical two-game trip Wednesday night at Stanford.,The Golden Eagles (12-15, 4-12) began the week one game out of the conference's top 15 that will earn invitations to the prestig...
Falcons position on QB Kirk Cousins 'hasn't changed'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Atlanta is all in on quarterback Michael Penix Jr. as the face of the franchise, but the Falcons insist they don't have to part with high-priced No. 2 Kirk Cousins.,"I'm excited, I know our team is excited, our owner is excited for the future with Michael Penix," Falcons head coach R...
Report: Quinn Ewers plans to throw at Combine
Shedeur Sanders already has said he won't throw at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, and Cam Ward hasn't committed. But Quinn Ewers, the former Texas quarterback looking to move up the draft board, is in, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,A strained oblique suffered early in the 2024 c...
Vanderbilt faces No. 12 Texas A&M, eyes NCAA Tournament
Vanderbilt will meet No. 12 Texas A&M for the first time this season when the Commodores travel to College Station, Texas, for a Southeastern Conference game on Wednesday evening.,For the Commodores, a win would be a big step toward an NCAA Tournament bid, something they haven't attained since 2017....
Milos Uzan drills late 3 to lift No. 4 Houston over No. 10 Texas Tech
Milos Uzan scored a career-high 22 points, including a dagger 3-pointer inside the final minute, to lift No. 4 Houston to a 69-61 Big 12 Conference win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday.,The Cougars (24-4, 16-1 Big 12) remained unbeaten on the road in conference play and clinched at least a share of ...
Josh Giddey, Bulls blast 76ers
Josh Giddey recorded 25 points, 16 rebounds and six assists as the Chicago Bulls snapped a six-game losing streak with an emphatic 142-110 road victory over the tumbling Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.,Kevin Huerter chipped in 23 points and Zach Collins notched 19 for Chicago, which shot splendi...
Alex Ovechkin guides red-hot Capitals against Flames
Alex Ovechkin and the league-leading Washington Capitals will strive to keep their runaway-train momentum going when they play host to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.,Capped by a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, the Capitals scored 15 goals in a pair of outings over the weekend and have ra...
Losers of a combined 13 in a row, 76ers and Bulls clash in Philly
Two teams desperate to end long losing streaks collide Monday when the Philadelphia 76ers host the Chicago Bulls.,Philadelphia enters the week having lost seven games in a row, while Chicago is aiming to snap a six-game slide. Despite the teams' rough play of late, they are both on the fringe of pos...