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(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Davidson canceled the remainder of its season on Friday due to what it called "a significant number of injuries" on the women's basketball team. Davidson previously forfeited games at Dayton (Feb. 21) and at home against Fordham (Feb. 24) for the same reason. The Wildcats had just seven players appear in Wednesday's 45-40 home loss to George Washington. Now, Davidson is

(Photo credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports) No. 25 South Florida aims to secure its first outright conference regular-season championship in program history on Saturday when it visits Charlotte. The Bulls (21-5, 14-1 American Athletic Conference) clinched at least a share of the conference title following their 79-68 victory over SMU on Sunday. The win was the school-record 13th in a row for South Florida, which find

(Photo credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports) The Toronto Maple Leafs made a move to bolster their defense as they prepare to host the surging New York Rangers on Saturday night. After their 4-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night, the Maple Leafs announced that they had acquired defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin from the Anaheim Ducks in a three-team deal. The move was significant because Toronto defens

(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) When Connor McDavid is in a scoring slump, that doesn't mean he isn't producing. McDavid snapped a 10-game goalless drought, tallying with 26 seconds left in overtime of a 3-2 victory against visiting St. Louis on Wednesday. He also had two assists. Despite the recent lack of goals, McDavid has registered points in nine consecutive games, with one goal and 22 assists. He'll

(Photo credit: Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports) Shay Whitcomb hit two RBI doubles and Jacob Melton smashed the eventual game-winning home run as the Houston Astros put together 10 consecutive runs and held off the host Washington Nationals 10-8 in a spring training game Friday in Palm Beach, Fla. Melton's two-run homer in the seventh inning put the Astros ahead 9-4, and Joey Loperfido added a run-scoring double in the eigh

Washington desperately needs to modernize its own nuclear forces, the head of the US Strategic Command has said

(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports) According to Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper, his squad was dealt a tough hand in a very rare, late, home loss Thursday, but the Lightning have a chance at redemption when the Montreal Canadiens arrive on the Gulf Coast for Saturday night's match. Cooper may have a point. After the Buffalo Sabres'Tage Thompson tied it at 2 with a third-period power-play goal, the 6-foot-6 c

A botched system upgrade has created a backlog of parliamentary expense claims that won't be made public until later this year, writes Belinda Jones.

(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) UFC Fight Night 238 will take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the main draw highlighted by a heavyweight contender fight between Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Shamil Gaziev. Rozenstruik (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) faces a key test in his effort to stay among the contenders, with "Bigi Boy" having lost three of his past five fights. The 35-year-old former kickb

(Photo credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports) The stakes will be high Saturday night when Cincinnati hosts Kansas State in a critical Big 12 showdown. The Bearcats (16-12, 5-10 Big 12) come in reeling, having dropped three straight conference games to drop five games below .500 in the Big 12. Kansas State (17-11, 7-8) has rebounded from losing seven of eight to win two straight and climb back into NCAA Tournament conside

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh has refuted media reports of him contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Punjab's Gurdaspur constituency and said that he would continue helping people through his 'You We Can' foundation. Taking to his social media handle, the former India all-rounder posted on X, "Contrary to media reports, I'm not contesting elections from Gurdaspur. My pas

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): Following UP Warriorz's 6-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League (WPL) at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday, batting allrounder Grace Harris said that she is "embracing" her role in the middle-order. While speaking at the post-match press presentation, Harris said she was looking one ball at a time while batting in the second inning. She added that there's

Washington desperately needs to modernize its own nuclear forces, the head of the US Strategic Command has said

(Photo credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports) No. 19 Washington State enters Saturday's game with UCLA at Pullman, Wash., riding the momentum of its comeback victory over Southern California on Thursday. The Cougars (22-7, 13-5 Pac-12), hunting their first Pac-12 title, faced the possibility of losing consecutive games against teams with losing conference records. Washington State, which has not earned a conference champ

(Photo credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) The St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild currently find themselves on the outside looking in at the Western Conference playoffs. Their Central Division showdown on Saturday in St. Louis carries great importance, however. The Blues are just 2-5-1 in their past eight games, but they stepped up their effort during a 3-2 overtime loss at Edmonton on Wednesday night. Oil

(Photo credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports) INDIANAPOLIS -- Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins ran a blazing 40-yard dash but suffered a potentially serious leg injury that ended the projected first-round pick's day on a down note. One of the top-rated cornerbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft class, Wiggins posted an unofficial 4.29-second 40 but hobbled to the sideline moments later. He talked to NFL Network reporter Stac

(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Boston College will try to end a three-game losing streak when it faces Pitt on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Quinten Post, a 7-foot senior center, is 10th among Atlantic Coast Conference players in points per game (16.2), ninth in rebounds (7.8) and fourth in shooting percentage (50.5 percent). He made all 11 of his foul shots to finish with 24 points and 10 rebounds