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Northwestern men’s basketball has been forced to postpone a second game this week because of COVID-19, the university announced Thursday.  Northwestern was set to host Wisconsin on Saturday, but the game was called off because of the Wildcats’ continued issues with COVID-19.  Northwestern Wildcats head coach Chris Collins talks to …

A rap legend and a former “Saturday Night Live” comedian will team up with the Super Bowl-winning Manning brothers to lead the NFL’s 2023 Pro Bowl teams, according to a report. The Pro Bowl Games in Las Vegas on Feb. 5 have added Snoop Dogg and Pete Davidson as captains …

Aroldis Chapman is departing the Bronx for the Midwest. The left-handed relief pitcher agreed to the terms of a one-year, $3.75 million contract with the Kansas City Royals, a move MLB.com first reported. Chapman joined the Yankees in 2016 after he signed a five-year, $86 million contract. The deal represented …

Tee Higgins and Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will likely be tied together forever for all the wrong reasons. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was the player whom Hamlin tackled right before he went into cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field during their Monday night game on Jan. 2 in …

New York Giants defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence had six tackles and four QB hits in the team’s wild-card victory over the Minnesota Vikings and, furthermore, went viral for some of the trash-talking he did on the field. Lawrence’s talk to his Vikings opponents was released Wednesday. He was going up …

Philadelphia Eagles kicker Jake Elliott pushed back on allegations that he and the team were cheating because they use an item to mark the kicking spot on field goals. Elliott said Wednesday their method is within NFL rules. Philadelphia faced cheating allegations during their Week 14 win against the New …

NASCAR made a change for drivers ahead of the 2023 season to protect them in case the unthinkable happens while on the track. The organization updated its safety rules to mandate fire-resistant underwear, head sock/helmet skirt and socks. The Athletic noted the changes Tuesday. NASCAR pit crew member Bozi Tatarevic …

The Tennessee Titans hired Ran Carthon as their next general manager Carthon succeeds Jon Robinson, who parted ways with Tennessee during the season. Carthon most recently worked as the San Francisco 49ers’ director of player personnel. The Titans announced the hiring on Wednesday.  Shortly after that news broke, injured 49ers …

Lawyers of world-record sprinter Usain Bolt allege that almost all of his money from an account with a private investment firm is missing. Bolt’s account is now allegedly at just $12,000 after originally holding $12.8 million. “If this is correct, and we are hoping it is not, then a serious …

On Tuesday night, Philadelphia Flyers’ Ivan Provorov refused to wear a gay pride warm-up jersey on the team’s Pride Night, citing religious beliefs. Provorov’s move has garnered plenty of criticism, even by the NHL’s own reporters. On Wednesday’s edition of “NHL Now” on the NHL Network, senior reporter E.J. Hradek …