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(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks. Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series gets out of hand. Coming off Sunday's 4-3 home loss, coach Kris Knoblauch ha

(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-USA TODAY Sports) The Edmonton Oilers will start Calvin Pickard in goal in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. It will be the first career playoff start -- and just the second playoff game ever for the 32-year-old Pickard. "It's exciting," Pickard said after the morning skate Tuesday. "Obviously, all you can ask for

(Photo credit: Edgar Su/Reuters via USA TODAY Sports) Pairings for the first and second rounds of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., include back-to-back groupings featuring Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, who are among past Wanamaker Trophy winners on this course. Woods' group hits the first tee box, starting at No. 10, at8:04 a.m. EDT Thursday and will tail a group that includes Justin Thomas.

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) Donovan Mitchell's availability will be among the top storylines Wednesday when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Boston Celtics for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. A strained left calf prevented Mitchell from playing Monday, when the top-seeded Celtics took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 109-102 victory in Cleveland. Mitchell was injured in the

Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 14 (ANI): With a focus on grooming young talent, the Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters FC are a club that takes pride in its approach of nurturing players from the youth academy and gradually integrating them into their first team. Despite their quest for silverware in the league remaining unfulfilled, the club has carved a niche for itself in player development. Notable examples i

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The Bills are adding another weapon to their roster for quarterback Josh Allen. Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling has signed a one-year deal with Buffalo.

Valdes-Scantling's last stop was in Kansas City where he played two (2022-2023) seasons for the Chiefs. Last season, the WR started in 10 games and totaled 21 receptions, 315 receiving yards and one touchdown.

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We'll find out the Texans schedule tomorrow night.

The NFL unveils the 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT.

Here's what we know for sure: Houston will NOT play the Cowboys, Browns, Chiefs, Ravens, Packers or Jets in Week 1.

Kansas City hosts Baltimore in the season opener on Thursday Night Football, while the Packers play the next night i

(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports) CHICAGO -- A few weeks ago, Reed Sheppard was wrestling with a "family decision" far from the stay-or-go variety for college freshmen at the end of the season. Circumstances and emotions were high. Kentucky head coach John Calipari exited stage left for Arkansas. Replacement Mark Pope just so happened to be a family friend, former Kentucky basketball player and his dad's col

(Photo credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) The Washington Commanders pared down the quarterbacks room on Tuesday, releasing Jake Fromm. Fromm signed with the Commanders practice squad in October 2022 and spent most of the past two seasons with that group. Fromm started at Georgia from 2017-19 before the Buffalo Bills selected him in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. In college, he threw for 8,224 yards with 78 tou

(Photo credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports) Philadelphia Phillies star first baseman Bryce Harper was a late scratch ahead of Tuesday afternoon's game against the host New York Mets due to a migraine. Bryson Stott was moved up to third in the lineup and Alec Bohm was listed as fourth and scheduled to play at first base in place of Harper, 31. Whit Merrifield was inserted into the lineup and slated to take over at third

(Photo credit: Margaret Kispert/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK) The Seattle Mariners acquired minor league infielder Jake Slaughter from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for right-hander Tyson Miller. Slaughter, 27, is batting .297 with five homers, 17 RBIs and 10 stolen bases in 32 games this season at Triple-A Iowa, where he has started games at first, second and third base. Drafted by Chicago in the 18th round in 2018 o

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 14 (ANI): Ace Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra will be competing in the final of the men's javelin throw final of the Federation Cup 2024 athletics meet at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Wednesday, marking his first appearance at the national-level event since his gold medal at Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Neeraj and Kishore Jena, two athletes with Paris 2024 Olympics quotas, will n

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Half-centuries from Abhishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs guided Delhi Capitals to a powerful 208/4 in their 20 overs during their final league stage Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at their home arena of Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. DC needs to defend 209 runs to keep their playoff hopes alive. After being put to bat first by Lucknow, Delhi lost the bi

(Photo credit: Edgar Su/Reuters via USA TODAY Sports) Field Level Media's Golf Glance provides weekly news and storylines from each of the major North American golf tours. PGA TOUR LAST TOURNAMENT: Wells Fargo Championship (Rory McIlroy); Myrtle Beach Classic (Chris Gotterup) THIS WEEK: 106th PGA Championship, Louisville, Ky., May 16-19 Course: Valhalla Golf Club (Par 71, 7,609 Yards) Purse: TBA. $17.5M in 2023 (Winner:

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins will square off in an AFC East clash to kick off Amazon Prime Video's Thursday night slate of games. The Amazon schedule opens in Week 2 on Sept. 12. The full NFL 2024 schedule will be released Wednesday night. The Bills-Dolphins game will be played in Miami, with the two meeting on a later date in Orchard Park, N.Y. The teams have m

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Wisconsin-Green Bay reportedly is interested in hiring talk-show host Doug Gottlieb as head coach. Gottlieb, 48, was born in Wisconsin while his father was head coach at the University of Milwaukee, the team that ended Green Bay's season in the Horizon League tournament in March. Green Bay's coaching position is vacant because Sundance Wicks left to rejoin Wyoming following an

(Photo credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports) Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for making what it called "an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture." The NBA said in its announcement that Gobert's gesture -- known as the "money gesture" -- "questions the integrity of the league and its game officials." The NBA also noted Gobert's previous history of improper conduct toward

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Delhi Capitals Director of Cricket, Sourav Ganguly believes Australia should "probably" have picked young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk in their 15-player squad for the T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies. Australia announced their squad earlier this month and a couple of star players didn't receive their tickets for the marquee event in June. Veteran batter Steve Smith, Jake Fraser-M

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Raghav Jamwal, a stalwart in the realm of martial arts, boasts an illustrious track record as the three-time reigning national grappling champion. As he braces himself for his next challenge, his sights are firmly set on claiming gold at the World Championships later this year from October 7-12 in Kazakhstan Astana, spurred by his stellar showing at the Asian Championships in Tagaytay, Phi

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming South Africa's all-format women's tour of India. A BCCI release said that as part of South Africa Women's IDFC First Bank all-format tour, India will host South Africa for three ODIs, one Test and three T20Is. The series will kick off with a three-match ODI series, which will be followed by

New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has bounced back really hard in the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by winning five successive matches to keep their playoffs hopes alive and one of the key reasons behind their resurgance is the attacking intent shown by batters. RCB batting unit, consisting of stars like skipper Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar and Di

BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai Port striker Wu Lei has been voted the best player of the Chinese Super League (CSL) 11th round ties.

SHANGHAI, May 14 (Xinhua) -- China is an incredibly important part of world sport and Shanghai has an environment conductive to hosting international sport events, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) sports director Kit McConnell.

(Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports) Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand participated in the team's morning skate but will not play in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series Tuesday night versus the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., coach Jim Montgomery announced. Marchand, a forward, also sat out Boston's 3-2 loss in Game 4 after receiving an upper-body injury following a hard check from Florida'

(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) The Edmonton Oilers only trail their Western Conference semifinal series 2-1 heading into Tuesday's home clash against the Vancouver Canucks. Yet the Oilers are staring at two big, age-old questions about their team -- goaltending and depth -- as they feel the pressure to pull even before the series gets out of hand. Coming off Sunday's 4-3 home loss, coach Kris Knoblauch ap