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FILE - San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is shown during an NFL football game against Arizona Cardinals, in Santa Clara, Calif., in this Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The search for a new coach continues for the New York Jets after they completed an in-person interview with San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, without apparently reaching a deal.(AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
Associated Press
January 15, 2021 - 9:15 am

Jets hire 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh as coach

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets were searching for a leader, someone who could bring a frustrated, playoff-starved franchise back to respectability. They think they found their guy in Robert Saleh. The Jets reached an agreement in principle with the popular and energetic San Francisco 49ers...
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Anaheim Ducks goalie John Gibson (36) blocks a shot as Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) looks for the rebound during the second period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Associated Press
January 14, 2021 - 10:55 pm

Stone breaks tie in 3rd, Golden Knights beat Ducks 5-2

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Mark Stone scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Robin Lehner made 20 saves and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams. The Golden Knights improved to 9-2-2 against Anaheim since they entered the...
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Paul Ihander
January 14, 2021 - 11:55 am

Raiders' owner Mark Davis to buy Las Vegas Aces franchise

Raiders' owner Mark Davis has entered an agreement to purchase the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces.
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Houston Rockets' James Harden leaves the court following a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA basketball game Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Houston. (Carmen Mandato/Pool Photo via AP)
Associated Press
January 14, 2021 - 6:54 am

Harden headed to Nets in blockbuster multi-team deal

James Harden is heading to Brooklyn, joining old teammate Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving to give the Nets a potent trio featuring some of the NBA's highest scorers. The Nets acquired the three-time scoring champion from the Houston Rockets in a deal that became official on Thursday, a move Harden...
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Pietrangelo set for Vegas debut, carries high expectations
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Associated Press
January 14, 2021 - 6:48 am

Pietrangelo set for Vegas debut, carries high expectations

Alex Pietrangelo will be carrying the weight of many expectations on his shoulders when he finally takes the ice for the Vegas Golden Knights.
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En foto del del domingo 27 de diciembre de 2020 Patrick Mahomes, quarterback de los Chiefs de Kansas City, lanza un pase durante el partido ante los Falcons de Atlanta. El miércoles 13 de enero del 2020 la brecha de edades entre los quarterbacks de ambas conferencias en la ronda división será la más amplia desde 1970(AP Foto/Charlie Riedel)
Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 11:52 pm

Bucs, Browns, Bills out to follow footsteps of Chiefs

Aside from winning the final Super Bowl before the merger in 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest claim to fame for over half a century was team founder Lamar Hunt coining the phrase Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes changed all of that a year ago when he led a furious fourth-quarter rally that sent the...
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St. Louis Blues center Oskar Sundqvist, back, drives past Colorado Avalanche defenseman Conor Timmins, left, to score a goal against goaltender Philipp Grubauer in the third period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Denver. The Blues won 4-1. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 11:44 pm

Sundqvist leads Blues over Avs on opening night

DENVER (AP) — Elevated to the second line on short notice, Oskar Sundqvist just wanted to do his part. He certainly did that and more — with a bruise to show for it. Sundqvist scored twice and blocked four shots, Jordan Binnington made 26 saves and the St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-...
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Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul (3) dribbles next to Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans (42) and center Robin Lopez (15) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 5:55 pm

Another 3 NBA games called off amid virus, 16 test positive

Contact tracing issues involving the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards forced the NBA to postpone three more games Wednesday, raising the leaguewide total from this week alone to eight. The NBA also revealed Wednesday that 16 players — by far the most in a one-week period since training camps...
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Paul Ihander
January 13, 2021 - 1:09 pm

Mark Stone named Golden Knights first-ever team captain

The Vegas Golden Knights have named Mark Stone the team's first captain in franchise history.
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Florida Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville skates during the first practice of training camp in preparation for the 2020-21 NHL season at the BB&T Center on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021 in Sunrise. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Associated Press
January 13, 2021 - 12:19 pm

Not only goalies wear masks: NHL coaches must cover faces

Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn't see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped fog up his glasses. “It was ugly there for a while,” Maurice said. “There’s some challenges to it.” One...
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