Penn hires former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to lift fallen program back into Ivy contention
Penn hired Fran McCaffery as its men’s basketball coach on Thursday, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where…
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Flyers fire coach John Tortorella in midst of another losing season
The Philadelphia Flyers fired coach John Tortorella on Thursday with nine games left in another losing season for a franchise that…
Iga Swiatek is given extra security protection at the Miami Open after being harassed, report says
Iga Swiatek was given extra security protection at the Miami Open after being verbally attacked during a practice session by a…
NFL competition committee proposes moving touchback to 35 and making dynamic kickoff permanent
The NFL competition committee is recommending making the dynamic kickoff rule permanent and moving touchbacks to the 35-yard line in hopes of…
Xavier hires Richard Pitino as basketball coach
Xavier hired Richard Pitino, the son of St. John’s coach Rick Pitino, as its basketball coach on Tuesday night. The school had an opening after Sean Miller left to…
Ruff focuses on finishing job to fix the Sabres next year after 600th win as Buffalo’s coach
Lindy Ruff gave a brief wave to acknowledge the applauding crowd before turning up the tunnel in what proved to be a modest moment to celebrate his…
Alex Ovechkin scores his 889th career goal to move 6 goals away from breaking Gretzky’s NHL record
Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal and had to go right by Scott Arniel and the Winnipeg Jets to celebrate with his…
Josh Hart breaks Knicks franchise record with ninth triple-double of the season
On a night when Josh Hart broke a New York Knicks franchise record that stood for 56 years, he decided to give the game ball to…
Jimmy Butler gets his return game in Miami. The Heat rolled to a win and many in the crowd booed
Some fans cheered his introduction. Many jeered him. And whenever he got the ball over the next four quarters, there was plenty of booing from…
Russell Wilson is heading to the New York Giants, AP source says
Russell Wilson has agreed on a one-year contract with the New York Giants, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person, who spoke on…