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Grizzlies snap 5-game skid, edge Bulls on late FTs
Cedric Coward scored 24 points, including two free throws with 6.5 seconds remaining, to lead the host Memphis Grizzlies to a 125-124 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Coward's game-winning free throws nearly were erased when his inbounds pass with 4...
White Sox acquire C Boston Smith, ship INF Curtis Mead to Nats
The White Sox and Nationals completed a trade Saturday, with Chicago acquiring former second-team All-American catcher Boston Smith and sending infielder Curtis Mead to Washington.,Smith, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Nationals in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, but has not yet played in the m...
Down 6, Astros ride 8-run 6th to victory over Angels
Yainer Diaz and Jake Meyers had two RBIs each in an eight-run sixth inning for the Houston Astros, who rallied from a six-run hole to beat the visiting Los Angeles Angels 11-9 on Saturday in the finale of their three-game series.,The Astros scored all eight runs with two outs.,Isaac Paredes and Carl...
Brice Turang provides lift as Brewers handle White Sox
Chad Patrick pitched effectively into the fifth inning and Brice Turang doubled twice to pace the Milwaukee Brewers past the visiting Chicago White Sox 6-1 on Saturday night for their second consecutive victory.,Aaron Ashby (1-0) got the win with 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief. Patrick allowed on...
Yankees complete season-opening, three-game sweep of Giants
Aaron Judge homered in his second straight game and Ben Rice doubled in two runs as the visiting New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Saturday to complete a three-game series sweep.,San Francisco put its first two batters on base in the ninth against David Bednar before Harrison Bad...
Dominic Smith's walk-off grand slam lifts Braves past Royals
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to help the Atlanta Braves overcome a two-run deficit and beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Saturday night.,Smith's home run, a 386-foot shot to right-center field, came with one out against Royals closer Carlos Estevez (0-1), who...
Hawks retain No. 6 seed with win over last-place Kings
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 27 points, Jalen Johnson added 26 points and 10 assists and the Atlanta Hawks held off the visiting Sacramento Kings for a 123-113 victory on Saturday.,CJ McCollum scored 22 points, while Jock Landale finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks (42-33), who ...
Cole Caufield scores 45th as Canadiens begin road trip with fourth straight victory
Jacob Fowler stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced to help the Montreal Canadiens kick off their critical five-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Cole Caufield continued his chase for the Maurice Rocket Richard trophy as he found the back of the net for his 45t...
Cole Perfetti's late goal lifts Jets over Avalanche
Cole Perfetti scored a go-ahead goal with 5:11 left in the third period, Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-2 in Denver to gain ground in the Western Conference playoff race.,Gabriel Vilardi had a goal and an assist and Cole Koepke and Kyle Connor sco...
Stewart Cink leads at Hoag after albatross on 18
Stewart Cink ended the Hoag Classic's second day with as great a flourish as possible, scoring a two-shot albatross on the par-5 18th, giving him a two-shot lead at 14 under at Newport Beach (Calif.) Country Club.,"It was a heck of a walk-off," Cink said.,Cink nailed a great drive, then sank a 205-y...
Blues stay hot, crush Maple Leafs
The St. Louis Blues continued their dominant March with a 5-1 thumping of the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The win marked St. Louis' fourth in a row as they improved their March record to an NHL-best 10-1-2.,The Blues (31-30-11, 73 points) scored three in the third after Jake McCa...
Troy appoints NC State assistant Adam Howard as new coach
North Carolina State assistant Adam Howard is the new head coach at Troy, the school announced Saturday night.,Howard replaces Scott Cross, who left after the NCAA Tournament to become head coach at Georgia Tech. Cross finished his seven-year tenure with five straight 20-win campaigns.,Troy went 22-...
Marta Suarez scores 33 as TCU upends Virginia in Sweet 16
Marta Suarez scored a career-high 33 points, Olivia Miles added 28 points in a near triple-double and third-seeded TCU ended Virginia's magical NCAA Tournament run with a 79-69 victory in the Sweet 16 in Sacramento on Saturday.,Miles had 10 rebounds and eight assists and Suarez had 10 rebounds as th...
Lakers star Luka Doncic suspended 1 game after 16th technical foul
The NBA suspended Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic for one game without pay on Saturday for receiving his 16th technical foul this season, and he will miss Monday's game against the visiting Washington Wizards.,Doncic, the league's leading scorer, was assessed a technical along with Brooklyn forw...
Warriors aim to take season series over peaking Nuggets
Riding their first three-game winning streak in more than two months, the Golden State Warriors will try to make it four in a row when they visit the surging Denver Nuggets on Sunday night.,Golden State (36-38) holds the 10th and final spot in the play-in, trailing Portland by half a game with eight...
Justin Allgaier wins at Martinsville for 3rd OAP victory of season
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Justin Allgaier ended the day where he started -- out front -- but it was a dramatic and challenging route to the trophy hoist in Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts NFPA 250 at the historic half-mile Martinsville Speedway.,En route to his win, the 2024 series champion started...
Brewers promote C prospect Jeferson Quero, place IB Andrew Vaughn on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers recalled top catching prospect Jeferson Quero and placed first baseman Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox. ,Vaughn fractured the hamate bone in his left hand on Opening Day and will undergo surgery on Monday,...
Joel Embiid, 76ers surge to win, end Hornets' 5-game streak
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia Sixers rallied from 15 points down to edge the host Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Saturday night.,Philadelphia (41-33) stopped Charlotte's five-game winning streak and won the season series 2-1 giving them the tie...
Denny Hamlin edges William Byron to win pole at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin claimed the 49th Busch Light Pole Award of his career Saturday afternoon, claiming the number one starting spot for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Martinsville Speedway, a track where he has long establ...
No. 3 Illinois outlasts conference rival Iowa to head back to Final Four
HOUSTON -- Freshman Keaton Wagler scored a game-high 25 points, Andrej Stojakovic added 17 off the bench, and third-seeded Illinois secured its first Final Four berth in 21 years with a 71-59 victory over Big Ten rival Iowa on Saturday in the South Region final of the NCAA Tournament.,Illinois (28-8...