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Jalen Brunson, Knicks earn trip back to Indiana for Game 6
Jalen Brunson scored 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and the New York Knicks staved off elimination with a convincing 111-94 victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday night.,Karl-Anthony Towns played through a left knee injury to record 24 points ...
Sky defeat Wings to claim first win of season
Kamilla Cardoso had 23 points and eight rebounds and Ariel Atkins added 17 points and the host Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings 97-92 on Thursday to earn their first victory of the season.,Arike Ogunbowale scored a game-high 37 points to keep Dallas (1-5) afloat. ,Chicago (1-4) outscored Dallas...
Sky defeat Wings to claim first win of the season
Kamilla Cardoso had 23 points and eight rebounds and Ariel Atkins added 17 points and the host Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings 97-92 on Thursday to earn their first victory of the season.,Arike Ogunbowale scored a game-high 37 points to keep Dallas (1-5) afloat. ,Chicago (1-4) outscored Dallas...
NiJaree Canady, Texas Tech blank Ole Miss in WCWS opener
OKLAHOMA CITY -- NiJaree Canady took a perfect game into the sixth inning and finished with 10 strikeouts in a complete-game two-hitter as No. 12 Texas Tech earned a 1-0 win over Ole Miss in the opening round of the Women's College World Series on Thursday.,The Red Raiders will take on the victor fr...
Chris Sale's strong start carries Braves to DH split with Phils
Chris Sale pitched six scoreless innings as the Atlanta Braves routed the host Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 in the nightcap of a split doubleheader on Thursday.,Austin Riley homered, doubled and drove in four runs for Atlanta, which had lost six of its previous seven games. Ozzie Albies knocked in thre...
Reports: Angels set to activate Mike Trout on Friday
After one month on the injured list, Mike Trout is set to return to action when the Los Angeles Angels open a road series against the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.,The three-time American League Most Valuable Player sustained a bone bruise on his surgically repaired left knee while trying to beat o...
Eight-run second inning propels Blue Jays past Athletics
Ernie Clement homered and had five RBIs, Jose Berrios struck out nine in six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Athletics 12-0 on Thursday night.,Clement had a three-run home run and a two-run double, both in an eight-run second inning in the opener of a four-game series. ,Bo Bi...
Kraken hire Lane Lambert as next coach
The Seattle Kraken named Lane Lambert their head coach on Thursday, more than one month after firing Dan Bylsma.,Most recently the associate coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Lambert heads into his second stint as an NHL boss after leading the New York Islanders in 2022-23 and part of 2023-24.,"When...
Justin Fields: 'Sky's the limit' for Jets' offense
Justin Fields' young NFL career has been marked by turmoil and disappointment, but the new quarterback of the New York Jets isn't lacking confidence heading into the 2025 season.,"I think I can be great," Fields said Thursday after the Jets' OTA practice. "That's been the goal for me my whole life, ...
Breanna Stewart nets 27 as Liberty nip Valkyries
Breanna Stewart scored 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half and the New York Liberty's 3-point shooting propelled them to an 82-77 win over the Golden State Valkyries in Brooklyn on Thursday.,New York (5-0) shot just 10-of-25 from inside the 3-point arc, but the team's long-range shootin...
A Lim Kim, Angel Yin among 6 tied for U.S. Women's Open lead
Past champion A Lim Kim of South Korea was part of a six-way tie for the lead after one round of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday at Erin Hills in Erin, Wis.,Kim was joined at 4-under-par 68 by countrywoman Jin Hee Im, Japan's Rio Takeda, Spaniard Julia Lopez Ramirez, Yealimi Noh and Angel Yin.,The...
Ex-Blackhawks star Jonathan Toews plans return to NHL
After a two-year hiatus, former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is planning to play in the NHL next season.,Toews, 37, informed his agent Pat Brisson that he is committed to embark on a comeback attempt. Brisson confirmed the news to multiple media outlets on Thursday.,"Yes, 100 percent. J...
SEC says all fines for storming field, court now $500K
Host teams in the Southeastern Conference whose fans storm the field or the court after an upset will now face a set fine of $500,000, commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Thursday at the SEC's spring meetings.,The SEC had previously implemented an escalating fine system, starting at $100,000 for a...
BetBoom, Talon headed to tiebreaker at DreamLeague 26
BetBoom Team and Talon Esports will meet in a tiebreaker after the sides tied for second at Group Stage 2 at DreamLeague Season 26 on Thursday.,While PARIVISION completed its undefeated run through the seven-round stage by beating Gaimin Gladiators 2-0, BetBoom swept Yakult Brothers 2-0 and Talon di...
Kelsey Plum returns to Vegas riding great start with LA
Kelsey Plum's return to Las Vegas to face her former team headlines Friday's matchup between the Los Angeles Sparks and the host Aces.,Las Vegas (2-2) won consecutive WNBA championships in 2022 and 2023 with Plum earning All-Star honors both seasons. She was selected for a third consecutive All-Star...
Yankees ready for revenge vs. Dodgers in World Series rematch
A World Series rematch arrives this weekend with the game's biggest stars aligned, while the teams themselves push into the third month of the season while trying to prove more.,The New York Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani are looking MVP-worthy yet again after each w...
Short-handed Dream roll into Storm matchup on 3-game hot streak
The Atlanta Dream have won three consecutive games despite being short-handed.,Guard Jordin Canada has yet to play and center Brittney Griner has missed the last two games as both battle knee issues. The players' statuses for the game at the Seattle Storm on Friday remain uncertain, but the team has...
Undefeated Lynx face major test in visit to Phoenix
The Minnesota Lynx aim to continue their unbeaten start when they visit the Phoenix Mercury Friday night.,Minnesota (5-0) is beginning a stretch in which four of five games are on the road with the only home game coming against these Mercury on Tuesday.,Napheesa Collier, the WNBA MVP runner-up last ...
Argentine court declares mistrial in Diego Maradona's death
A controversial decision by an Argentine judge paved the way for the court to declare a mistrial on Thursday in the case concerning the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona.,One of three judges sitting on the bench, Julieta Makintach, resigned from the case on Tuesday, prompting the court to declar...
Padres look to continue trend against losing teams as they host Pirates
Wednesday's 10-8 home loss to Miami represented a rarity in the 2025 season for the San Diego Padres -- a stumble against a losing team.,San Diego's 31-23 record at the one-third mark of the year is built largely on dominating sub-.500 teams. It's 20-8 when playing squads south of break-even and 11-...