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Chris Perkins: Tyreek Hill as Dolphins kickoff returner? Sorry, it's too risky even with the new rules.
In a previous NFL life, Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill was one of the league's top kickoff returners. Then he became too valuable from scrimmage to risk an injury while playing on special teams.
But with the NFL’s ...Read more
Is Shohei Ohtani too big to fail?
LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani looms large over Little Tokyo.
His towering 150-foot visage on the side of the Miyako Hotel is only the latest, most obvious sign of the mania — and huge financial prospects — surrounding...Read more
Mark Story: One thing Kentucky men's basketball acutely needs: A coaching succession plan
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The track record of major college basketball and football coaches who have “lost” their team’s fan bases — which seems now the case for John Calipari at Kentucky — going on to recover and ...Read more
Rockies drubbed in historic fashion by Diamondbacks in opening night disaster
PHOENIX — If Thursday night’s performance at Chase Field had been a Broadway play, the Colorado Rockies’ show would have closed after one performance. Before the reviews even came out.
That’s how bad opening night...Read more
Guardians 8, Athletics 0: Sparse crowd ushers in Oakland's 57th (perhaps final) season
OAKLAND – One of the smallest Opening Day crowds in the Oakland A’s 57-year history showed Thursday night for possibly their final season debut at the Coliseum — an 8-0 shutout loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
While...Read more
Luis Castillo and the Mariners can't find rhythm in opening day loss to Red Sox
SEATTLE — The normally cool facade that Luis Castillo operates with on the mound was interrupted at times Thursday night. There were second glances at home plate umpire Larry Vanover following unfavorable calls on ...Read more
Dejounte Murray's career-best 44 points lift Hawks over Celtics again
ATLANTA — After completing a comeback win over the Celtics on Monday, the Hawks delivered another thrilling game against Boston on Thursday night. Despite being on the second night of back-to-back games and missing ...Read more
UNC goes cold in second half as Tar Heels suffer season-ending loss against Alabama
Throughout the final 10 minutes of an NCAA Tournament West Regional semifinal here on Thursday night, North Carolina and Alabama put on the kind of show befitting of this moment and this stage, and delivered the kind of ...Read more
Kraken overcome power-play blunders, beat Ducks for 2nd time in 3 days
SEATTLE — When the Seattle Kraken went out for a third-period power play, they were up by a goal. By the time it ended, they were trailing by one. Yes, you read that right.
In the late stages of Thursday night’s game ...Read more
Rematch a rerun as top-seeded UConn knocks San Diego State out of NCAA Tournament
BOSTON — San Diego State forward Jaedon LeDee was asked Wednesday about getting a rematch of the national championship game against the Connecticut Huskies.
"It could have been anybody," LeDee said. "It could have been ...Read more
UConn pulls away, advances to Elite Eight with 82-52 rout of San Diego State
BOSTON – Fueled by its backcourt, the UConn men’s basketball program is headed back to the Elite Eight after pulling away for an 82-52 win over 5-seed San Diego State in Boston’s sold-out TD Garden Thursday night.
...Read more
Red Wings' playoff hopes sputter again, blown away by Hurricanes, 4-0
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Red Wings knew this would be a difficult road trip, said it all along, and it's proving to be.
The Wings dropped their third consecutive game Thursday on this rugged trip — and there's two more to ...Read more
Flyers struggle to score in 4-1 loss to Canadiens
MONTREAL — The Flyers skated toe-to-toe and beat the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs. They went goal-for-goal with the New York Rangers and the Bruins in another game.
They struggled to do either against the ...Read more
Wild score twice in third period to polish off pesky Sharks, 3-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Wild weren't going up against someone they're chasing in the Western Conference wild-card race.
That's their next game.
But there was still pressure, to not lose to the last-place Sharks and snap ...Read more
Golden Knights break through late for road win over Jets
Left wing Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period to help the Golden Knights to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Thursday.
Barbashev scored the go-ahead goal with 5:29 remaining, then ...Read more
Blues notch 7th win in 9 games as they top Flames, 5-3
ST. LOUIS — Thursday night was an odd one, but the Blues will take it.
The 5-3 win over the Flames had almost everything.
An adventurous goal-scoring bonanza. Two disallowed Calgary goals. An assist by a goaltender. A ...Read more
Marcus Hayes: Kelly Oubre Jr.'s Philly moment: It was lyrical, poignant, even poetic. Even if he gets punished for it.
PHILADELPHIA — Kelly Oubre Jr. became an unintentional legend Wednesday night, expressing the sentiments of 20,000 outraged Sixers fans after two horrible non-calls cemented a loss that should’ve been a win.
He used ...Read more
Dylan Hernández: Shohei Ohtani shows no hint of scandal distracting him in his Dodgers home debut
LOS ANGELES — Scandal? What scandal?
Shohei Ohtani might as well have been talking about a television show he watched the night before or his commute to the Dodger Stadium in the morning.
He was calm, even welcoming, ...Read more
NC State has had all the answers in postseason play, but what about for Marquette?
DALLAS — Is this when N.C. State’s comes to the end of the road?
In Dallas? Against Marquette, in the semifinals of the NCAA South Region at American Airlines Center?
More specifically, is this the game the Wolfpack ...Read more
Evgeni Malkin's throwback performance pushes Penguins to 3-2 win over Blue Jackets
PITTSBURGH — This has been a disappointing season for Evgeni Malkin, whose disappearing act this calendar year is among the main reasons why the Penguins were playing in a battle of the Metropolitan Division basement ...Read more
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