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Brady Hoke had enough time at Michigan, but not enough wins, interim athletic director Jim Hackett said Tuesday night. Hackett formally announced his decision to fire the Wolverines' head coach shortly after Hoke shared the news with his team Tuesday afternoon. Hoke ends his four-year tenure in Ann Arbor with a 31-20 record. Hackett said the universal respect players and peers held for Hoke made his choice a difficult one."This was not an easy decision," Hackett said. "Everywhere I go there is z

The NHL has lowered the hammer on the LA Kings, fining the team $100,000 for violating the terms of Slava Voynov’s suspension. According to the league, the Kings allowed Voynov, who is currently facing a felony charge of domestic violence against his wife following an October arrest, to skate with teammates Tuesday during an optional practice. The league stated in a release that, "Such activity is in direct contravention of the terms of the suspension levied Oct. 20, which permit Mr. Voynov to u

Martin Brodeur is officially back in the NHL. The St. Louis Blues signed the NHL's all-time winningest goalie to a one-year deal Tuesday. The pro-rated deal is worth $700,000 in base salary. In addition, Brodeur can make the following performance-based bonuses: $10,000 for every point in the standings he earns while the goalie of record; $125,000 for being on an NHL roster on Feb. 1; and $125,000 for being on an NHL roster March 4. In addition, the contract includes playoff bonuses tied to the t

It is hard to imagine a classier hockey player, on and off the ice, than Jean Beliveau. A supremely skilled center who spent 18 full seasons and parts of two others with Montreal, Beliveau was also a popular ambassador for the sport. He scored 507 goals, won 10 Stanley Cups and was captain for 10 seasons before his retirement in 1971. He then moved seamlessly into an executive position with the club. Beliveau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. He won two league MVP awards and

Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy are becoming free agents following decisions by the Braves not to offer 2015 contracts to the right-handers, both recovering from their second Tommy John surgeries. The Braves failed to offer a contract to right-hander Gus Schlosser. Medlen and Beachy, once considered rising stars in the rotation, did not pitch in 2014 after they had ligament-replacement surgeries during spring training. Medlen won a combined 25 games in 2012 and 2013. He excelled as a reliever

The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired outfielder from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for right-hander Matt Magill. Heisey, who will turn 30 this month, is a .247 career hitter with 50 home runs over parts of five seasons with Cincinnati. He is eligible for salary arbitration and is projected to earn slightly more than $2 million in 2015. The Reds dealt him several hours in advance of Tuesday night's MLB non-tender deadline. The Dodgers already had a glut of outfielders with Matt Kemp, Carl Crawfo

The 16-year veteran free-agent outfielder is returning to his roots. "You talk about true love,'' Hunter told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.”That's the Twins right there.'' Hunter, after playing five seasons for the Los Angeles Angels and two with the Detroit Tigers, has agreed to a one-year, $10.5 million deal with the Twins. The Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles were also reportedly in the running for Hunter. Hunter, 39, played his first full season for the Twins in 1999. He has made fi

Dish Network subscribers will lose access to CBS-owned stations Thursday night if the companies can't agree on a new contract. In a statement, CBS said after six months of talks, Dish has "not been operating with the same sense of urgency" to make a deal."In the last few weeks, we have granted two extensions, in the hopes that this would give both parties sufficient time to come to a resolution," the network's statement said. "The second extension, which protected Dish subscribers’ programmin

The National Football League "failed" in its efforts to police domestic abuse by its players but has "learned from those mistakes," a top NFL executive testified to Congress on Tuesday. Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president for football operations, conceded that the case involving Ray Rice was handled poorly. "The commissioner (Roger Goodell) has acknowledged those mistakes," Vincent told a packed hearing by the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee."We failed. This i

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RANGERS over FLYERS 5 to 2 SABRES over CANADIENS 4 to 3 MAPLE LEAFS over CAPITALS 6 to 2 LIGHTNING over SENATORS 4 to 1 ISLANDERS over DEVILS 3 to 1 PENGUINS over HURRICANES 3 to 2 PREDATORS over BLUE JACKETS 2 to 1 BLUES over WILD 3 to 2 AVALANCHE over STARS 5 to 2 BLACKHAWKS over KINGS 4 to 1 FLAMES over COYOTES 3 to 0 SHARKS over DUCKS 6 to 4

RANGERS over FLYERS 3 to 0 BLACKHAWKS over DUCKS 4 to 1 CAPITALS over ISLANDERS 5 to 2 BRUINS over JETS 2 to 1 SABRES over CANADIENS 2 to 1 RED WINGS over DEVILS 5 to 4 HURRICANES over PENGUINS 4 to 2 CANUCKS over BLUE JACKETS 5 to 0 PANTHERS over SENATORS 3 to 2 BLUES over OILERS 4 to 3 WILD over STARS 5 to 4

COLTS over REDSKINS 49 to 27 TEXANS over TITANS 45 to 21 BILLS over BROWNS 26 to 10 CHARGERS over RAVENS 34 to 33 JAGUARS over GIANTS 25 to 24 BENGALS over BUCCANEERS 14 to 13 RAMS over RAIDERS 52 to 0 SAINTS over STEELERS 35 to 32 VIKINGS over PANTHERS 31 to 13 FALCONS over CARDINALS 29 to 18 PACKERS over PATRIOTS 26 to 21 BRONCOS over CHIEFS 29 to 16

SPURS over CELTICS 111 to 89 BULLS over NETS 102 to 84 WARRIORS over PISTONS 104 to 93 GRIZZLIES over KINGS 97 to 85 HEAT over KNICKS 86 to 79 MAGIC over SUNS 93 to 90 TRAIL BLAZERS over TIMBERWOLVES 107 to 93 LAKERS over RAPTORS 129 to 122

MAVERICKS over 76ERS 110 to 103 WIZARDS over PELICANS 83 to 80 HAWKS over HORNETS 105 to 75 CAVALIERS over PACERS 109 to 97 CLIPPERS over JAZZ 112 to 96 ROCKETS over BUCKS 117 to 103

Raptors’ guard DeMar DeRozan is going to be out an indefinite period with a torn tendon in his left groin. The durable All-Star was injured during the third quarter of Friday night's 106-102 loss to the Dallas Mavericks He was diagnosed with the injury Saturday.DeRozan remained on the court for several minutes before being helped to the dressing room. He originally was diagnosed as having a strain. DeRozan is averaging a team-high 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and a team-best 33.6 minutes in 16

Coach Gregg Popovich returned to the sideline Sunday in Boston after missing two games due to an undisclosed minor medical procedure.Meeting with reporters before Sunday's 111-89 against The Boston Celtics, Popovich was asked if he was happy to be back coaching. "Sure. I don't know what else I would do," he said. "It's winter, you know, plants don't grow. I'm having a fight about books right now because I've decided that, at my age, there's so many things you want to read, that you can't

The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired utility man Sean Rodriguez from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday for a player to be named later and cash. Rodriguez was designated for assignment by the Rays last week. To make room for Rodriguez on their 40-man roster, the Pirates designated first baseman Gaby Sanchez for assignment. The 29-year-old Rodriguez, who is eligible for salary arbitration, hit .211 in 237 at-bats and set career bests with 12 home runs and 41 RBIs for the Rays last season. He saw time at

Carolina’s running back DeAngelo Williams suffered what coach Ron Rivera said is a fractured bone in his hand during Sunday's 31-13 loss to Minnesota. Rivera said on Monday that Williams could play in Week 14 at New Orleans if the swelling subsides. Jonathan Stewart, who had 85 yards on 12 carries against Minnesota, likely will move into the starting lineup. Williams is Carolina's all-time leading rusher with 6,846 yards and 46 touchdowns. He has been limited to 219 yards this season, playing i

The five Rams players who entered the field before Sunday's game against the Oakland Raiders in St. Louis with their hands in the air in "don't shoot" poses will not be fined for their actions, NFL and team sources tell ESPN's Chris Mortensen. The players had used the team's pregame introductions to offer a show of support for nearby Ferguson. As the Rams' offense was introduced, tight end Jared Cook and receivers Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens Tavon Austin stopped near the tunnel

The body of missing Ohio State defensive lineman Kosta Karageorge was found by Columbus police on Sunday after a search that started after he went missing on Wednesday. Karageorge, 22, was found dead in a dumpster of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was identified by tattoos at the scene, and a police spokesman said the investigation would continue with both the dumpster and the body of Karageorge being transported to the county morgue. "At this time, there's a lot of questions th

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BULLS over CELTICS 109 to 102 WARRIORS over HORNETS 106 to 101 HAWKS over PELICANS 100 to 91 BUCKS over PISTONS 104 to 88 MAVERICKS over RAPTORS 106 to 102 CLIPPERS over ROCKETS 102 to 85 THUNDER over KNICKS 105 to 78 PACERS over MAGIC 98 to 83 SPURS over KINGS 112 to 104 NUGGETS over SUNS 122 to 97 GRIZZLIES over TRAIL BLAZERS 112 to 99 TIMBERWOLVES over LAKERS 120 to 119

Kansas City Royals and Jason Frasor have agreed on $1.8 million for the 2016 season. Frasor gets $1.25 million next season under Friday's deal, down from $1.75 million this year. The 2016 option is for $2 million with a $550,000 buyout. He can earn $500,000 annually in performance bonuses based on games pitched: $75,000 each for 35, 40, 45 and 50, and $100,000 apiece for 55 and 60. The 37-year-old right-hander was acquired from Texas in July and went 3-0 with a 1.53 ERA in 23 games for Ka

The Oakland Athletics has traded Josh Donaldson to the Toronto Blue Jays for four players, Brett Lawrie, Kendall Graveman, Sean Nolin, and Franklin Barreto. Donaldson told the San Francisco Chronicle that he was playing video games when his agent texted him about the trade. "I'm so shocked," Donaldson told the newspaper. "I just got off the phone with Billy Beane, and I guess they got an offer that they couldn't resist. I'm definitely a little emotional about it. Oakland is my home. At the

A groin injury has caused Lance Briggs to be put on injured reserve by the Chicago Bears and it’s not likely that he will return to the team. A 12-year veteran, Briggs suffered a groin injury in the second quarter of the team's Nov. 23 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the ailment kept the linebacker out of Thursday's loss to the Detroit Lions. During the team's pregame show on WBBM, Bears general manager said Briggs would be "out for an extended period of time." A seven-year Pro

Baltimore’s Ray Rice has won his appeal and is able to sign with any NFL team, he has been reinstated. He has stated, "I would like to thank Judge Barbara Jones, the NFL Players Association, my attorneys, agents, advisors, family, friends and fans -- but most importantly, my wife Janay, I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions, I am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. I will continue working hard to improve myself an