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Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for 2 games for an illegal check

Mar. 18, 2024 18:34 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for two games for an illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Conor Sheary. The league announced the punishment on Monday. The play occurred 3:36 into the second...

Chargers sign center Bradley Bozeman and linebacker Troy Dye to 1-year contracts

Mar. 18, 2024 18:05 PM EDT

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Center Bradley Bozeman and linebacker Troy Dye have signed one-year contracts with the Los Angeles Chargers. The team announced the deals on Monday. General manager Joe Hortiz and offensive coordinator Greg Roman both worked with Bozeman in Baltimore....

Bills sign nickel back Taron Johnson to a 3-year contract extension, locking him up through 2027

Mar. 18, 2024 16:35 PM EDT

The Buffalo Bills signed nickel cornerback Taron Johnson to a three-year contract extension on Monday, locking him up through the 2027 season. Johnson, 27, who is coming off his first All-Pro selection, was entering the final season of a three-year extension signed in 2021. He was...

Suspended South Carolina freshman forward Sahnya Jah enters transfer portal

Mar. 18, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Suspended South Carolina freshman forward Sahnya Jah has entered the transfer portal. Jah was suspended on Feb. 8 for conduct detrimental to the team. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley would not give more details about Jah's suspension, saying the player could work...

Wayne Simmonds, a former Flyers star and NHL All-Star Game MVP, retires

Mar. 18, 2024 12:18 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Flyers star Wayne Simmonds announced his retirement Monday, ending a 15-year career that included NHL All-Star Game MVP honors. Simmonds, who played in 18 games last season for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will sign a ceremonial one-day contract...

Club Brugge fires coach Ronny Deila ahead of playoffs in Belgium

Mar. 18, 2024 10:37 AM EDT

BRUSSELS (AP) — Club Brugge fired coach Ronny Deila on Monday after less than a season in charge. The former Celtic coach was fired in the wake of Brugge's 2-1 defeat against STVV on the final day of the regular season Sunday. Brugge, which has qualified for the...

American-owned Leeds coached by promotion specialist Farke on fast track back to Premier League

Mar. 18, 2024 08:24 AM EDT

With Leeds on a fast track back to the English Premier League, its American owners — including golfers Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas — can feel happy they picked the right club and the right coach to revive it. The San Francisco-based 49ers Enterprises ownership group had its...

Toffoli scores 2 goals, Brossoit gets 2nd shutout of season as Jets beat Ducks 6-0

Mar. 16, 2024 00:13 AM EDT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Tyler Toffoli scored his first two goals with Winnipeg and Laurent Brossoit stopped 21 shots for his second shutout of the season in the Jets' 6-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night. Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo snapped a 63-game goal-scoring...

South Carolina approves $26M, 6-year contract extension for basketball coach Lamont Paris

Mar. 15, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina board of trustees has approved a new contract extension for men's basketball coach Lamont Paris that will pay him more than $26 million through 2029-30. The panel signed off on the contract Friday, a few hours before Paris and the...

Wide receiver Calvin Ridley eager to prove his work ethic with the Titans

Mar. 15, 2024 17:14 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Calvin Ridley had a message Friday for anyone worried the Tennessee Titans overpaid for him or that the wide receiver who missed essentially two NFL seasons won’t live up to his new four-year, $92 million deal. “I’m a good player. I’m the type of...