(Photo credit: Brian Bradshaw Sevald-USA TODAY Sports) One of the best road teams in the NHL for nearly two months, the Nashville Predators have no problems packing their bags. Home ice has not been kind to the Arizona Coyotes since the calendar flipped to 2024. The Predators seek to deliver another road triumph and the Coyotes are out to avoid afifth loss in six home games Saturday at Tempe, Ariz. Since losing six of
(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) The Detroit Pistons won just four games in the first half of their season but shift their focus to what's ahead in the second half. The Pistons host a pair of games against the Bucks -- Saturday afternoon and Monday night -- and Milwaukee has won 19 of the last 20 regular-season meetings betweenthe teams, including seven in a row. Milwaukee already has collected two wins o
(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) The Houston Astros are in agreement with free agent All-Star closer Josh Hader on the richest contract in MLB history for a closer: five-year, $95 million, according to multiple reports. Hader, 29, recorded 33 saves and a 1.28 ERA in 61 relief appearances for the San Diego Padres last season. The contract includes no deferred salary and Hader would possess a full no-trade
(Photo credit: Nick Wosika-USA TODAY Sports) The Philadelphia Flyers can no longer be considered a surprise. They're clearly for real. The Flyers dismantled the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Thursday and will now look for their sixth win in a row when they host the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday afternoon. "Coming into this game, I think we kind of talked that we wanted to make a statement," said Morgan Frost, who had two assist
(Photo credit: Jamie Germano / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Buffalo Bills put out a call for snow shovelers to report to work at Highmark Stadium in suburban Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday afternoon. The Bills will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday evening in an AFC divisional playoff game, days after a second round of snow swept through the area this week. A blizzard last weekend saw the NFL and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ag
(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) The Tampa Bay Lightning have proven all season, and especially this month, that they are strong in defending their home ice. Now the chore of gaining ground in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race hits the road as the surging Lightning visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, the second meeting in New York between the Atlantic Division foes. The game will open a critical peri
(Photo credit: Jessica Rapfogel-USA TODAY Sports) Houston Texans (11-7) at Baltimore Ravens (13-4) Playoff Saturday starts with the Texans' return trek to Baltimore, where they opened the regular season with 25-9 loss to the Ravens. Houston is 2-10 all-time against the Ravens but history has shifted in the Texans' favor under rookie head coach DeMeco Ryans and No. 2 pick C.J. Stroud. The Texans have never been to the conf
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): India skipper Rohit Sharma said that he tried the switch-hit against the Afghanistan bowlers as the bowl was spinning and gripping during the third and final T20I of the three-match series. The India batter asserted that he is practising the reverse sweep a lot during the net sessions. He said that this shot helps to put the opposition bowler under pressure as the bowl spins a lot and
(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) The Ottawa Senators signed forward Shane Pinto to a one-year deal on Friday, coinciding with his return to action following a gambling-related suspension. He will receive a prorated portion of the $775,000 contract. The league suspended Pinto, who was a restricted free agent, for 41 games on Oct. 26 for activities related to sports wagering. At the time, the NHL said in a s
(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Network) World Golf Hall of Fame member Jack Burke Jr., who was the oldest living Masters champion, died Friday at 100. He followed his win at Augusta National in April 1956 with a win that July in the PGA Championship near Boston. Only Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus and Burke won the Masters and PGA Championship in the same year. "Jackie Burke was a true Hall of Famer who will always b
(Photo credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports) Baltimore and San Francisco are heavy favorites as No. 1 seeds coming off bye weeks, while Detroit is a significant favorite ahead of its second consecutive home playoff games. Only Kansas City's AFC Championship Game rematch against Buffalo offers less than a 3.0-point road underdog entering theDivisional Playoffs. With the public largely leaning toward the home favorites, s
(Photo credit: Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK) Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, national championship-winning QB J.J. McCarthy, and All-American wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. were among 20 additional players granted special eligibility on Friday for the 2024 NFL Draft. In all, 54 players have received special eligibility, with 34 previously announced. That group applied prior to the early "soft" deadlin
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): India's Asian Games 2022 gold medallists Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy alongside bronze medallist HS Prannoy recorded contrasting victories and moved into the semi-finals of the India Open 2024 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Friday. While Chirag-Satwik registered a dominating 21-7, 21-10 victory against Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen of Denmark, Prannoy had to
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) No. 7 Duke is playing its best basketball at the moment, and its success is tied to both skill and the mindset it has taken on during an eight-game winning streak. The Blue Devils (13-3, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) look to continue their upward trend when they take on a struggling Pittsburgh team on Saturday night in a league contest in Durham, N.C. The Panthers (10-7
(Photo credit: Annie Rice/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Life in the Big 12 Conference doesn't allow much time for licking your wounds, something No. 25 Texas Tech will have to work through with another tough test up next. After seeing their nine-game winning streak snapped at No. 5 Houston on Wednesday, the Red Raiders (14-3, 3-1 Big 12) host No. 20 BYU (14-3, 2-2) in Lubbock on Saturday as the conference gauntl
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 19 (ANI): Indian Super League (ISL) side Jamshedpur FC, having already made their way into the semi-finals, will face off against I-League side Shillong Lajong FC for the penultimate game of Group B in the Kalinga Super Cup 2024. To wrap things up in Group B, Kerala Blasters FC will face NorthEast United FC. Both the teams will now play for pride as they no longer stand a chance to ma
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 19 (ANI): The All India Selection Committee on Friday announced India 'A' squad for the second and third multi-day matches against England Lions. Domestic cricket star Abhimanyu Easwaran will lead the India 'A' in the multi-day matches. "The Men's Selection Committee has picked India 'A' squad for the second and third multi-day matches against England Lions," the Board of Control for
New Delhi [India], January 19 (ANI): The BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, India Chapter, successfully hosted the BRICS-CCI Annual Recognition Awards 2024 (B.A.R.A) on Friday here in the national capital. The awards represent an ongoing process of celebrating the common factor of unleashing the power of the BRICS bloc. The first edition promised many firsts, unveiling thrilling moments and honouring lifetime achieve
(Photo credit: Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports) Louisville will be searching for solutions Saturday when it visits Wake Forest for an Atlantic Coast Conference game in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Cardinals (6-11, 1-5 ACC) have been a long way from their glory days in recent years, last reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2019. Cardinals coach Kenny Payne, who was a freshman guard on the 1986 Louisville team that beat Duke for the
(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) Free agent infielder Matt Carpenter is returning to St. Louis, signing a one-year deal with the Cardinals for the 2024 season. Financial terms were not announced. The Cardinals selected Carpenter in the 13th round of the 2009 MLB Draft out of TCU, and he went on to make three All-Star teams during 11 years in St. Louis. He spent the 2022 season with the New York Yankees
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CHARLOTTE- Derrick Brown has been named to the Pro Bowl and will head to the games in Orlando, Fla., in February, the league announced on Friday.
Brown was originally voted in as the NFC's first alternate at defensive tackle. The three originally named were Aaron Donald (Rams), Dexter Lawrence (Giants), and Javon Hargrave (49ers). Brown will be replacing Donald, who is unable to participate du
tokyo - Japan's spacecraft arrived on the surface of the moon early Saturday, but it wasn't immediately clear if the landing was a success, because the Japanese space agency said it was still "checking its status."
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TIANJIN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Liu Fang added a box of Chilean cherries to her shopping cart in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Wednesday morning. Thanks to rapid logistics, the imported fruit was still fresh after arriving at Tianji
Kevin Eck Ravens Are Near Unanimous Pick to Defeat Texans
Led by quarterback C.J. Stroud, the Houston Texans stunned the NFL world last week by bouncing the Cleveland Browns and Joe Flacco out of the playoffs by a 45-14 score.
Stroud, the likely Offensive Rookie of the Year, has been on a roll and first-year Head Coach DeMeco Ryans has instilled a winning culture in Houston, but the overwhe
Lahore [Pakistan], January 19 (ANI): In a big blow to Pakistan Cricket, the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Zaka Ashraf on Friday announced his decision to resign. Ashraf announced his decision to step down after chairing a managing committee meeting in Lahore on Friday. Ashraf took the PCB chief role from Najam Sethi in June last year. During a committee meeting chaired by Ashraf, he als