Pro Sports
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Ariel Investments starts new fund to tap into women’s sportsJan 31, 2025 2:58 pm - Ariel Investments, a Chicago-based firm that manages $13.8 billion, is starting a new fund to buy up holdings in women’s sports.
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NHL salary cap over the next 3 seasons is getting its biggest increases since it started in 2005Jan 31, 2025 11:45 am - The NHL salary cap is making a big jump next season, with even larger increases happening in the coming years. The league and the Players' Association on Friday released the cap numbers for the next three seasons.
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International Skating Union to honor athletes killed in plane crash when Boston hosts world champsJan 31, 2025 11:37 am - International Skating Union President Jae Youl Kim has held back tears while announcing they will honor athletes and others killed in the mid-air collision near Washington, D.C., when the world championships are staged in Boston in March. Kim was visibly emotional telling media on Friday at the European championships in Estonia.
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McIlroy and Lowry come up aces, Scheffler back with a 67 and Henley takes Pebble Beach leadJan 30, 2025 9:50 pm - Scottie Scheffler looked every bit like the No. 1 player in the world even if he didn't make a hole-in-one during the exciting start to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Scheffler opened with a 67 in his first tournament of the year since puncturing his right hand over Christmas making ravioli.
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Bedard, Mikheyev score, but the Hurricanes beat the Blackhawks 3-2Jan 30, 2025 9:09 pm - Mikko Rantanen scored his first goal with Carolina, helping the Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2. Connor Bedard and Ilya Mikheyev scored for Chicago. Arvid Soderblom stopped 24 shots.
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Counting down: With NBA trade deadline drawing near, is there a move that makes sense for Bulls?Jan 30, 2025 8:01 pm - Now less than a week before the NBA trade deadline, the Bulls have plenty of candidates to be moved, but what might actually happen? Mike McGraw takes a look.
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Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95Jan 30, 2025 7:36 pm - Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95. Button's son, Edward, says he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
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NFL says it will look into allegations by massage therapists about Justin Tucker’s behaviorJan 30, 2025 5:46 pm - An NFL spokesman says the league will look into allegations that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker behaved inappropriately toward massage therapists at four spas and wellness centers in the Baltimore area.
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Nashville bids for WNBA franchise with Candace Parker and Peyton Manning among investorsJan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - The chairman of the NHL's Nashville Predators and his wife want to bring the WNBA to Music City and have teamed up with a star-filled investor group including Naperville native Candace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning and entertainers Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
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Unusual betting patterns surrounding play of Terry Rozier in 2023 game with Charlotte investigatedJan 30, 2025 5:33 pm - Unusual betting patterns surrounding the play of then-Charlotte Hornets guard Terry Rozier in a game nearly two years ago are now under investigation by federal prosecutors, part of the same probe that led to the lifetime ban of Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter, the NBA confirmed Thursday.