BASEL, Switzerland – Fourth-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada hit 23 aces, including on match point, to beat Donald Young of the United States 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2) Thursday to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors. Raonic earned the only break of the match to take the opening set …
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PITTSBURGH – Brad Richards and Mats Zuccarello scored in a shootout, and the New York Rangers beat Pittsburgh 4-3 on Friday night to hand the Penguins a rare loss in the tiebreaker. Benoit Pouliot scored twice in regulation for the Rangers, who bounced back from a home loss to Edmonton …
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PITTSBURGH – Cleveland Browns coach Pat Shurmur addressed his team a little longer than usual after it closed its season with a 24-10 loss to the rival Steelers. One player said he thought Shurmur was fighting back tears. Another said he had a personal message. Many reported that the second-year …
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INDIANAPOLIS – Colts coach Chuck Pagano beat the traffic and the blizzard Wednesday morning. Now all he wants to do is beat the Texans. After spending the last three months battling leukemia, Pagano wasn’t going to let the snowiest day of the year slow down this week’s work schedule. Instead, …
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Reggie Johnson made a tie-breaking layup with 5.7 seconds left Tuesday night, and the No. 2-ranked Miami Hurricanes overcame a ragged offensive performance for the second game in a row to beat Virginia 54-50 and remain unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Durand Scott added two …
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SUNRISE, Fla. – A half-hour before the Florida Panthers’ home opener, there were people waiting outside the arena to buy tickets. A total of 11 people, to be precise. The Panthers aren’t winning, either on the ice or at the box office in the early portion of this season. Their …
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YEONGAM, South Korea – Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won an eventful Korean Grand Prix on Sunday to close in on his fourth straight Formula One championship. The German led throughout the race, but two safety-car periods and significant graining on his tires made for a hard-fought win. He finished …
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The Department of Homeland Security posted an AI-generated photo of an ICE-sponsored IndyCar this week, and it caught the eyes of some of IndyCar’s officials and one of its top drivers. The post was captioned “The Speedway Slammer” and depicted a jailhouse behind a car on the track. The car’s …
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Dallas Wings rising star Paige Bueckers put together one of the best performances by a WNBA rookie in history, but it was a Los Angeles Sparks veteran who spoiled the show. Bueckers, the former UConn Huskies standout who was the No. 1 overall pick of the 2025 WNBA draft, scored …
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Houston Texans safety Jimmie Ward has been accused of physically and sexually assaulting the mother of his 3-year-old son while under the influence of crystal meth, according to a lawsuit filed in Texas Wednesday. The lawsuit, filed in Harris County District Court, is in addition to the criminal charge Ward …
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