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Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No. 1 Texas routs William & Mary
Madison Booker finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Texas over No. 16 seed William & Mary 105-61 on Saturday in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region in Austin, Texas. ,Texas (32-3) ended the dream run of William & Mary (16-19) and set up a second-round matchup with No. 8 ...

James Pantemis, Timbers pin first loss on Rapids
Antony and Kevin Kelsy scored goals and goalkeeper James Pantemis turned in a clean sheet as the Portland Timbers blanked the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Timbers (2-2-1, 7 points) took a 1-0 lead one minute into first-half stoppage time on an own goal by the Rapids wh...

Jakub Mensik takes down sixth seed Jack Draper in Miami
Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev were among a number of seeded players to fall in the round of 64 of the Miami Open on Saturday, while top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised to victory.,The sixth-seeded Draper, of Great Britain, lost a grueling 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) match to Czech Jakub Mensik. Rubl...

No. 1 Houston blocks 3-pointer late to hold off No. 8 Gonzaga
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in West Region second-round play in Wichita, Kan.,The Cougars' Ja'Vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of...

Miguel Jimenez, Fred Couples lead at Hoag Classic
Fred Couples and Spain's Miguel Jimenez hit matching 7-under-par 64s Saturday to forge a two-way tie atop the leaderboard through two rounds at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.,The pair finished 11 under through two rounds and took a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Freddie Jacobson, who for t...

Tomas Hertl's hat trick propels Knights past Red Wings
Tomas Hertl scored the eighth hat trick of his career and Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second hat trick over a seven-game span for Hertl. Mark Stone had a goal and two ...

BYU edges Wisconsin, makes first Sweet 16 since 2011
DENVER -- Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and No. 6 seed BYU held off No. 3 seed Wisconsin 91-89 in the second round of the East Region on Saturday night.,Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists ...

Short-handed LAFC have enough to keep Sporting KC skidding
David Martinez took advantage of a rare start to score his second goal of the season and short-handed LAFC eased to a 2-0 away victory over struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Aaron Long also scored for LAFC (3-2-0, 9 points), which was playing without 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner Deni...

Nashville SC scores three times in 11 minutes to put away CF Montreal
Nashville SC broke open a scoreless match with three goals in 11 minutes, cruising to a 3-0 win over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Perez all scored in the second half for Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points), winners of three straight matches. Its 10 points fro...

Knicks get back to winning, overwhelming Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns collected 31 points and 11 rebounds Saturday night, helping the New York Knicks post a 122-103 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.,Mikal Bridges added 27 points while OG Anunoby had 23 for the Knicks (44-26), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Cameron Payne tallied 13 p...

No. 12 Colorado State sets sights on No. 4 Maryland
Colorado State didn't have a ticket to the NCAA Tournament until winning the Mountain West postseason tourney one day before Selection Sunday.,Now the bracket-crashing Rams are one victory away from their first Sweet 16 appearance since 1969.,One of the nation's hottest teams, 12th-seeded Colorado S...

Avs give up 3-goal lead, beat Canadiens in shootout
Brock Nelson scored in the fourth round of the shootout, helping the visiting Colorado Avalanche overcome squandering a three-goal lead in a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Colorado's Charlie Coyle scored on a backhand in the first round before Patrik Laine leveled matters by co...

Predators storm back vs. Maple Leafs to snap slump
The Nashville Predators (26-35-8, 60 points) ended their four-game losing streak as they erased a 2-0 deficit en route to a 5-2 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs (42-25-3, 87 points) on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg tallied two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista piled up a goal and two assis...

Grizzlies F Brandon Clarke (knee sprain) expected to miss rest of season
The Memphis Grizzlies expect to be without power forward Brandon Clarke for the rest of the season because of a right knee sprain, the team announced on Saturday night.,Clarke, 28, sustained a high-grade PCL sprain when he fell in the first quarter of the 115-99 loss Wednesday at the Portland Trail ...

Well-traveled Kent State visits Stanford in NIT second round
Kent State looks forward to an extended stay in the San Francisco Bay Area when the Ohio-based Golden Flashes visit No. 2 seed Stanford in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.,Kent State (23-11) ventured east to upstate New York and upset St. Bonaventure 75-56 on Tuesday behind balanced scor...

Philadelphia Union make 1 goal stand in defeating St. Louis City
Ian Glavinovich's early goal was all the Philadelphia Union needed Saturday night to hand St. Louis City its first loss, a 1-0 decision in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (4-1-0, 12 points) thoroughly controlled the match, outshooting the visitors 19-5 and putting nine shots on net to St. Louis' one. Ben ...

Matt Freese helps New York City FC earn 0-0 draw at Columbus
Matt Freese made five saves to keep his first clean sheet of the season and help New York City FC earn a gutty 0-0 draw at the Columbus Crew on Saturday night.,Freese preserved the shutout despite Columbus holding nearly 76% of the possession and leading 23-5 in total shots, helping extend an unbeat...

Devils score late, but Senators hold on for win
David Perron scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators edged the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in Newark, N.J., on Saturday night., ,Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson also scored for Ottawa (37-27-5, 79 points), which avoided a third straight loss and sits atop the Eastern Conference wild-card ...

Orlando City rolls past D.C. United with balanced attack
Martin Ojeda delivered a goal and two assists while Alex Freeman and Luis Muriel added a goal and an assist each as Orlando City overwhelmed visiting D.C. United, 4-1, on Saturday night.,Orlando (2-2-1, 7 points) was dominant throughout, scoring two goals in each half. Even with the lead after inter...

Emil Forsberg's 2 goals lift Red Bulls over Toronto FC
Emil Forsberg scored a brace to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,After scoring on a penalty kick in the 44th minute, Forsberg's second goal broke a 1-1 tie in the 76th minute. Forsberg just barely remained onside in taking a canny pa...