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(Photo credit: Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports) The Chicago Red Stars signed free-agent midfielder Shea Groom to a two-year contract on Wednesday. Groom, 30, played the past four seasons with the Houston Dash, although she made only one appearance in 2023. She played in 61 matches (50 starts) and collected nine goals with seven assists across all competitions for Houston. "I'm so excited to join the Red Stars and represe

(Photo credit: Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) It is hard to imagine the longest winning streak in Edmonton Oilers history did not come during the Wayne Gretzky era, when the team won four Stanley Cups in a five-year span in the mid-1980s. In fact, those Oilers teams never won more than eight regular-season games in a row. It is the current Oilers who have won a franchise-record 11 straight heading into Thursday's game w

(Photo credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) Houston Texans rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud owns the same number of postseason victories as Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson. Stroud has rapidly revived the Texans since being the No. 2 overall pick in last April's draft and now aims to engineer a massive upset Saturday when Houston visits the Ravens in the AFC divisional round. Baltimore went 13-4 in the regular season t

(Photo credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports) Two games into the season's second half, the Minnesota Wild are hoping that a little more "Flower Power" and some good health can turn their campaign around. Banged up and playing without a few starters to begin 2024, the Wild will be healthier when they open a three-game road swing Thursday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flower - Minnesota goalie Marc-Andre

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports) Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin has been working his way back from a minor lower-leg injury that caused him to miss three games. He could return Thursday night when the Capitals host the St. Louis Blues during the opening game of a home-and-home series. The teams will play again Saturdayin St. Louis. Ovechkin was a game-time decision Tuesday against the Anaheim

Kids skate during a ceremony ahead of the 14th National Winter Games in Hulunbuir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, November 11, 2023. /CFP

(Photo credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports) Jerod Mayo plans to take the lessons he learned from his predecessor and make the Patriots his own. Mayo was introduced as head coach in New England on Wednesday, his first day in the seat previously occupied by six-time Super Bowl championship coach Bill Belichick. "For me, I'm not trying to be Bill, I'm not trying to be Bill. I think that Bill is his own man, if you can't te

(Photo credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports) Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was listed as a full participant in practice Wednesday as he continues his comeback from a knee injury. Andrews was limited at practice on Tuesday. The Ravens begin their postseason Saturday at home with a divisional-round matchup against the Houston Texans. Andrews missed the final six games of the regular season after suffering an

(Photo credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports) The surging Philadelphia Flyers will look for their fifth consecutive victory when they host the Dallas Stars on Thursday. In what was expected to be a rebuilding season, the Flyers have continued to play at a higher level than expected. Following a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadienson Jan. 10, the Flyers swept a three-game road trip with victories over the Minnes

(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) Birdies are on the agenda for Scottie Scheffler this week, although it does not necessarily have anything to do with the pressure to perform as No. 1-ranked player in the world as the PGA Tour hits the mainland for the first time in 2024. Scheffler is among an impressive but modest group of starsplaying in this week's The American Express in the California desert. Justin T

(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports) Baker Mayfield has been given fair warning. His voice may be no match at times for the raucous crowd in Detroit. The Tampa Bay quarterback and his offensive teammates will not only have to battle the Lions' defense but also the ear-splitting noise at Detroit's Ford Field in the teams' NFC divisional playoff round matchup Sunday afternoon. The Los Angeles Rams experien

(Photo credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) Former Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera said he wants to continue coaching in the NFL, even if it's as an assistant coach. Rivera, fired by new Commanders owner Josh Harris on Jan. 8, made the remarks in an interview with ESPN in his first public comments since his exit. "I have several opportunities right now," Rivera told ESPN. "I just want to make sure it's the r

(Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) After its two-week stay in Hawaii, the PGA Tour is back on the mainland this week to begin its West Coast swing at The American Express, which tees off Thursday in La Quinta, Calif. The field will play one round apiece at three different courses -- the PGA West Pete Dye Stadium Course, the Nicklaus Tournament Course and La Quinta Country Club, all par 72s. After a 54-hole

(Photo credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports) St. Louis Blues forward Kasperi Kapanen is likely out through the All-Star break with a lower-body injury that occurred in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Kapanen, 27, is expected to be re-evaluated in four weeks following an injury that occurred when he blocked a shot from the Flyers' Nick Seeler in the third period. The All-Star Game is set for Feb. 3

(Photo credit: CHRIS LACHALL/USA TODAY NETWORK ATLANTIC GROUP / USA TODAY NETWORK) Super Bowl runner-up last season and 11 victories in 2023 are enough for Fletcher Cox to passionately endorse the Eagles bringing back head coach Nick Sirianni. Cox, who said he hadn't decided whether to play another season, didn't hesitate when asked whether Sirianni should be back in 2024. "What is there to talk about? This man is a win

(Photo credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) The Toronto Blue Jays and Cuban free agent right-hander Yariel Rodriguez are in agreement on a four-year deal worth $32 million, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The deal is pending a physical and the resolution of immigration hurdles, per reports. Rodriguez, 26, went 10-10 with a 3.03 ERA in 79 appearances (no starts) with Chunichi of the Nippon Professional Baseball in

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 18 (ANI): Following India's win over Afghanistan in the third T20I following two Super Overs, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma lauded middle-order batter Rinku Singh, saying that he is "coming off age" and knows his strengths well. Rohit's record-breaking fifth T20I century and half-centuries by Afghanistan top order batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz, skipper Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib cou

(Photo credit: Katy-USA TODAY Network) European soccer's top-tier title competition serves as a model for Rory McIlroy's "Champions League" idea pitched for the future of golf. McIlroy, in Dubai to defend his Dubai Desert Classic title, talked about a world tour with the best players challenged by the best from other tours. "The way I view it is a bit like Champions League in football," the four-time major champ said. "

(Photo credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports) Matt LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan met as assistant coaches with the Houston Texans in 2008, driven to pursue the kind of Super Bowl success experienced by Kyle's dad, Mike Shanahan, more than a decade earlier. LaFleur and his Packers trek to San Francisco to face Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers Saturday night for a spot in the NFC Championship game in a showdown of systems derived fro