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Thumbs up: Max Scherzer set to make Jays debut vs. Orioles
Toronto's Max Scherzer was given the thumbs up to start Saturday afternoon against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. Now the Blue Jays hope his thumb holds up.,Scherzer's thumb was an issue during spring training, but it passed the test against the Minnesota Twins last Saturday at Fort Myers, Fla. ,Th...

BetBoom, Gaimin march on at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
BetBoom Team and Gaimin Gladiators recorded one-sided wins on Friday to reach the upper-bracket final at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,BetBoom trounced Team Tidebound 2-0, and Gaimin Gladiators thrashed Team Falcons 2-0.,In lower-bracket first-round action, Team Spirit swept PARIVISION 2-0,...

MOUZ, Spirit storm into BLAST Open Spring semifinals
Team Spirit and MOUZ cruised to 2-0 sweeps on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BLAST Open Spring at Lisbon, Portugal.,Spirit downed Natus Vincere to earn a matchup with Team Vitality, while MOUZ ousted G2 Esports to advance to a clash against Eternal Fire. Vitality and Eternal Fire had earned d...

MLB roundup: Mookie Betts' HR lifts Dodgers over Tigers in 10
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a game-ending, three-run blast in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Freddie Freeman also homered for Los Angeles, while Michael Conforto and Will Smith had run-scoring hits in a ...

Mookie Betts' 10th-inning blast sends Dodgers past Tigers
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a game-ending, three-run blast in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Freddie Freeman also homered for Los Angeles, while Michael Conforto and Will Smith had run-scoring hits in a ...

NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 Houston slips past No. 4 Purdue
Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and No. 1 Houston grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over No. 4 Purdue in the late-night Midwest Region semifinal on Friday in Indianapolis.,With the game tied at 60, Houston began its final possession with 2.8 seconds left and the ball ...

NHL roundup: Blue Jackets overtake Canucks for SO win
Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Kent Johnson scored the only goal in the three-round shootout. Jenner has four goals in his past three games for the B...

Mason McTavish's OT goal caps Ducks' comeback vs. Rangers
Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the overtime winner to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.,Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger each had a goal and an assist and Alex Killorn also scored for the Duc...

Women's NCAA roundup: Lauren Betts lifts No. 1 UCLA to Elite Eight
Lauren Betts shot 15-for-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doin...

Women's NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 UCLA makes Elite Eight
Lauren Betts shot 15-for-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doin...

NBA roundup: Pistons knock off Cavs, clinch winning season
Tim Hardaway Jr. had a season-high 32 points and the host Detroit Pistons clinched their first winning season in nine years by defeating the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night.,The last time Detroit (42-32) posted a winning season was 2015-16 when it finished 44-3...

Lauren Betts' eruption leads No. 1 UCLA over Ole Miss
Lauren Betts shot 15-for-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doin...

Stephen Curry returns to lead Warriors past Pelicans
Stephen Curry overcame a slow start in his return from injury to score 23 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night.,Curry, who missed two games because of a pelvic contusion, scored just three points in the first quarter. But the Warriors ...

UCLA lands New Mexico PG Donovan Dent out of transfer portal
Point guard Donovan Dent, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year who led New Mexico to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is transferring to UCLA.,Multiple media outlets reported the news Friday night.,ESPN ranked Dent as the top player in the transfer portal, while 247 Sports listed ...

Auburn takes down Michigan, makes Elite Eight for third time
ATLANTA -- Johni Broome recorded game highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Auburn to a 78-65 win over No. 5 seed Michigan in Friday's NCAA Tournament South Region semifinal.,Denver Jones and Tahaad Pettiford added 20 points apiece for the Tigers (31-5), who rallied from a nine-point...

Mookie Betts walks off Dodgers win over Tigers
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a game-ending, three-run blast in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Freddie Freeman also homered for Los Angeles, while Michael Conforto and Will Smith had run-scoring hits in a ...

Knicks hold on for 1st season sweep of Bucks in 12 years
OG Anunoby scored 31 points and Mikal Bridges added 26 to lead the New York Knicks to a road victory over the Milwaukee Bucks 116-107 on Friday night.,New York, which has won three of its last four, got 14 points and 10 boards from Karl-Anthony Towns. Josh Hart added 13 points with 14 rebounds and e...

Top seed Houston sinks Purdue with last-second layup
INDIANAPOLIS -- At a quarter 'til 1 a.m. local time, Houston guard Milos Uzan dropped in a game-winning layup and the Cougars grabbed the final Elite Eight spot in a 62-60 thriller over Purdue in the late-night Midwest Region semifinal that began Friday.,With the game tied at 60, top-seeded Houston ...

Mason McTavish OT winner caps Ducks' comeback win over Rangers
Leo Carlsson scored once in a career-best four-point game and Mason McTavish netted the overtime-winning goal to give the host Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 comeback victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.,Alex Killorn, Cutter Gauthier and Olen Zellweger also scored for the Ducks (32-32-8, 72 points), wh...

Lauren Betts eruption leads UCLA over Ole Miss to advance to Elite Eight
Lauren Betts shot 15-of-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doing...