3-time Lady Byng winner Kopitar among finalists
Montreal’s Cole Caufield, Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar and Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson are the finalists for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the NHL award for best sportsmanship.
Back Patriots to Suffer from Super Bowl Hangover, Difficult Schedule

Next NFL season will do little to resemble last season, according to Will Hill, who is betting New England will underperform.
Men’s College Basketball Rankings: Florida, Illinois Highlight Post-Portal Top 25

With the portal closed and the NBA early-entry deadline in the rearview mirror, FOX Sports’ Casey Jacobsen shares his way-too-early men’s college basketball rankings.
Cristian Roldan Feels ‘A Lot Of Pressure’ To Make USA’s 2026 World Cup Squad

USA midfielder Cristian Roldan joined First Things First to discuss the pressure of making Mauricio Pochettino’s World Cup roster.
Source: Vet DE Campbell reuniting with Ravens
Veteran defensive end Calais Campbell, who played with the Ravens from 2020 to 2022, is returning to sign a one-year deal with Baltimore, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Amazon to air 3 Duke games in landmark deal
Duke is entering into a first-of-its-kind enterprise partnership with Amazon that also includes the retail giant and streaming service televising three marquee men’s college basketball games next season.
Sources: Giants’ Slayton has core-muscle surgery
Giants wide receiver Darius Slayton had surgery for a core-muscle injury recently and is expected to be sidelined throughout the Giants’ offseason program this spring, sources told NFL Network.
Rioux, college hoops’ tallest player, to UC Irvine…
Olivier Rioux, who at 7-foot-9 is the tallest player in college basketball history and the tallest player to score in a Division I game, has committed to play for UC Irvine.
Last Night in Baseball: The Nationals Crushed The Still-Spiraling Mets

The Nationals hit back against the Mets, the Braves hit a walk-off homer, the Pirates try to do the same, Mike Trout is mashing like the old days and more from Thursday’s MLB action.
Copy of Wetzel: LIV Golf’s days seem numbered and probably…
LIV made a lot of noise, caused some nervous days at the PGA Tour and even forced some positive changes. But ultimately, it never did enough to make a real challenge.