(Photo credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports) As well as the Indiana Pacers have played in the NBA in-season tournament, the last thing they want to do is stumble into the East quarterfinals. Losers of three of their past four games, the Pacers face the Miami Heat for the second time in as many games on Saturday before hosting the Boston Celtics in the first bracket game of the in-season tournament on Monday. Indiana fini
(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) As they await Patrick Kane's anticipated debut, the Detroit Red Wings will set out to continue their recent run of success. Meanwhile, the Montreal Canadiens must find a way to win games at home again. Looking for a fifth victory in six games, the Red Wings can also hand the Canadiens a fifthconsecutive home defeat on Saturday night. Detroit closed November on an impressi
(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers renew their longstanding and sometimes heated cross-state rivalry when they play Saturday for the first time this season -- and the first of two meetings in three days. The Flyers visit Pittsburgh Saturday in the first half of a home-and-home seriesthat concludes Tuesday with a rematch in Philadelphia. Both teams come in
(Photo credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports) The Carolina Hurricanes hope to turn a solid effort in a losing cause into a better result when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The Hurricanes are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Thursday. They outshot the Islanders 43-16 in the contest, including a 30-7 advantage in the second and third periods. It was the second time in a week that t
(Photo credit: David Kirouac-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Islanders, who have had a frustrating season thus far, are set to face the Florida Panthers on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. New York is coming off a 5-4 road win over Carolina on Thursday. But even that victory was a rollercoaster as the Islanders were outshot 43-16 and gave up the tying goal with 2.5 seconds left. Mathew Barzal, who had three assists, scored
(Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) The stakes have never been higher in the Ohio derby known as "Hell Is Real" when FC Cincinnati hosts the Columbus Crew on Saturday in the Eastern Conference final for the right to host MLS Cup a week later. Supporters' Shield winners FC Cincinnati once again will be without 2023 MLS Defender of the Year Matt Miazga, who was suspended an additional three match
(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Joe Flacco, the 38-year-old quarterback who signed with Cleveland less than two weeks ago, will start for the Browns on Sunday at the Los Angeles Rams. The Browns (7-4) announced Friday that rookie starter Dorian Thompson-Robinson has been ruled out against the Rams (5-6) as he continues through the concussion protocol. He has not practiced this week, and Flacco has taken the m
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 2 (ANI): A fresh spell of snowfall blanketed the Bhaderwah area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Friday. With the tourist season approaching, snow clearance operations in Jammu and Kashmir are also going to be started on a large scale. Meanwhile, a snow clearance operation was launched by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) on the Tanghdar Road in the Kupwara district of N
New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): A day after India announced their squad for the all-important tour of South Africa, former spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday questioned Yuzvendra Chahal's selection for the tour, and said that they gave him a "lollypop to suck on."On Thursday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)'s selection committee, named the Men in Blue's squad for all three formats. Chahal has been inc
(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher / USA TODAY NETWORK) San Francisco Bay Area native Mark Madsen gets an opportunity to spark up a local rivalry when the coach takes his Cal team up against Santa Clara on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif. Despite being just 47 miles apart on the east and south sides of the San Francisco Bay, respectively, the Golden Bears (2-5) and Broncos (7-1) have met just six times since 2001, with
London - Finland has closed its entire 1,340 kilometer-long border with Russia after accusing Moscow of 'instrumentalizing' asylum-seekers by sending them across the frontier in a hybrid attack, in retaliation for Finland's joining of NATO. Russia denied the accusation and warned that the deployment of any military units at the border would be seen as a threat by Moscow.
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(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) Tiger Woods said he would "hypothetically" be surprised if rumors that several big-name players are on the verge of signing with LIV Golf prove to be true. Jon Rahm, the reigning Masters champion and world's No. 3-ranked player, is reportedly weighing an offer of around $600 million to sign withthe Saudi-backed league. United States Ryder Cup stalwarts Patrick Cantlay and
(Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran / USA TODAY NETWORK) Tiger Woods struggled down the stretch but said he felt better about the 2-under-par 70 that he shot in the second round of the Hero World Challenge on Friday. After opening with a 75 on the Albany course in the Bahamas on Thursday, Woods fired out of the gates with a pair of birdies to open hissecond round. He made the turn in 4-under 32 before the round stalled o
(Photo credit: Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports) Manchester United will try to continue their strong Premier League form -- and put another uneven UEFA Champions League outing behind them -- when they visit injury-plagued Newcastle United on Saturday. Manchester United (8-5-0, 24 points) have now won five of their last six in the league -- and four straight on their league travels -- after an impressive 3-0 win at Everton
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro safety Minkah Fitzpatrick said Friday that he will play against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Fitzpatrick has not played since injuring a hamstring on Oct. 29 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he was a full practice participant on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He said he feels "great" after allowing the hamstring to heal. "It's one of
(Photo credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports) The New York Yankees claimed outfielder Oscar Gonzalez off waivers from the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Gonzalez, 25, made his major league debut in 2022 and split his 2023 season between Triple-A Columbus and the Guardians. He is a career .269 batter with 13 home runs, 34 doubles and 55 RBIs over 145 MLB games. In Game 3 of the 2022 American League Division Series, Gonzalez
(Photo credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports) The Nashville Predators will attempt to bounce back from a bad loss when they host the New York Rangers on Saturday in the finale of a four-game homestand. Nashville was on a six-game winning streak to climb above the .500 mark before dropping a 6-1 decision to the visiting Minnesota Wild on Thursday. "That's not us," Nashville forward Ryan O'Reilly said. "It's disappointing b
(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) The Winnipeg Jets will try to avoid a fourth straight loss when they play host to their Central Division-rival Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The Jets have lost back-to-back games to open a four-game homestand and three straight overall dating back to Sunday. Winnipeg's most recent loss was a3-1 decision to the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. "Our biggest