TAMPA, Fla. Nikita Kucherov scored 27 seconds into overtime Monday to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Benchmark International Arena. Brayden Point assisted on the 2-on-1 overtime play; Andrei Vasilevskiy made 27 saves as Tampa Bay reached 50 wins and held 106...
Foxborough, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel did not appear at the team's pre-draft news conference Monday, and a front-office executive said Vrabel is proceeding with draft preparations ahead of next week's NFL draft. Patriots vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf told reporters Vrabel has been 'very...
LINCOLN, Neb. Pryce Sandfort will return to Nebraska for his senior season, the school announced on Monday via its social channels. Sandfort, a transfer from Iowa, averaged 18.1 points this season, led the Huskers, and made 129 three-pointers while helping Nebraska secure its first NCAA Tournament win and a Sweet...
SUNRISE, Fla. Jonathan Quick, the 40-year-old New York Rangers goaltender, announced Monday that he will retire and that his start against the Florida Panthers that night will be his final NHL appearance, marking the 921st game of his nearly 19-season career and bringing his playing tenure to a close. The announcement...
Lexington, Ky. — Tennessee defeated Kentucky in a three-game SEC series at John Cropp Stadium, winning 6-0 on Sunday and completing the sweep with a 10-3 victory on Monday. The Lady Vols combined effective starting pitching and power hitting across the two games to secure consecutive conference wins this weekend. The...
HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders are widely expected to select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, a selection reported this week by multiple outlets. The team has publicly signaled the quarterback position as a top roster priority heading...
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 126-106 on Sunday to secure a home play-in berth and their 45th victory of the regular season, clinching the seventh seed; Joel Embiid is recovering from an appendectomy and is expected to be unavailable for the immediate play-in games. The win gives...
Kevin Garnett made his first visit to Target Center in eight years on Sunday, entering the arena with Timberwolves co-owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez and drawing sustained cheers during the team’s regular-season finale. The Hall of Famer, the franchise leader in nearly every major statistical category, walked in after...
Giannis Antetokounmpo said it was 'disrespectful' that the Milwaukee Bucks benched him during the final weeks of the regular season while he maintained he was healthy enough to play. The two-time MVP, who led Milwaukee to its first title in a half century in 2021, said after the season-ending 126-106...
Madison, Wisconsin. Chris McIntosh plans to step down as the University of Wisconsin athletic director to accept a position with the Big Ten Conference as deputy commissioner for strategy, according to reports published this week by the Sports Business Journal and the Wisconsin State Journal; local outlets confirmed the reports. Wisconsin...
