NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has reduced the suspension of Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman from 10 games to eight games. Hartman was punished for driving the head of Ottawa's Tim Stützle into the ice during a faceoff.

Utah has fired men's basketball coach Craig Smith, who has a 65-62 record in nearly four seasons but no NCAA tournament appearances.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton has left spring training and returned to New York for medical tests, according to multiple reports. The 35-year-old continues to battle tendinitis in both elbows, but no word on the exact nature of the tests.

The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra's version of the "Theme From New York, New York" only after home wins instead of all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Steinbrenner in 1980.

For the first time in 21 years, the Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, following Notre Dame's double OT loss to NC State.

Broncos outside linebackers coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a police officer over the weekend in Denver.

Auburn remained atop the AP Top 25 for the seventh straight week on Monday, while preseason No. 1 Kansas dropped out of the men's basketball poll for the first time in nearly four years, ending the Jayhawks' ranked run at 80 consecutive weeks.

The Mets opted for short-term deals and risks for their starting rotation again. And, like last season, there are questions.

Liverpool aren't quite there yet, but they're close to a Premier League title after Sunday's win at Man City. PLUS: Napoli fall from top spot in Serie A and Arsenal's goal woes continue as Gab Marcotti recaps the weekend.

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If the SheBelieves Cup is a chance to gauge the team's rebuild, Sunday's win was a positive sign.

Jason and Nicholas Robertson are the first set of brothers to score multiple goals on the same day since Pavel and Valeri Bure in March 2000.

Musician Justin Bieber was among a host of celebrities who laced up their skates, along with Hockey Hall of Famer Mark Messier, on Sunday afternoon to support relief funds for the Los Angeles fires in the "Skate for LA Strong" event at Crypto.com Arena.

Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders will not work out at the scouting combine in Indianapolis this week, sources confirmed to ESPN.

The 76ers and Joel Embiid are consulting doctors and considering alternative options, such as surgery, to treat his injured knee, sources told ESPN.

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Betting has exploded out of the shadows and into the mainstream, but significant challenges remain to keep the industry on track.

Pep Guardiola said he saw Manchester City's "bright future" despite watching his young team lose to Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

Anders Dreyer scored a brace and Carlos Dos Santos recorded three saves for his first career clean sheet as visiting San Diego FC stunned defending MLS champ LA Galaxy 2-0 on Sunday in the season-opening match for both teams.