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Kentucky puts away Troy with second-half surge
MILWAUKEE -- Otega Oweh had 20 points and three others scored in double figures as No. 3 seed Kentucky pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 victory over No. 14 seed Troy in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Friday.,The Wildcats (23-11) will face the winner of sixth-see...
Penguins hand Blue Jackets sixth straight loss
Alex Nedeljkovic made 44 saves to backstop the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.,Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist and Evgeni Malkin, Noel Acciari and Bokondji Imama also scored for the Penguins (29-32-1...
UCLA-Tennessee shaping up as defensive showdown
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Two of the top defensive teams in the NCAA Tournament meet Saturday night when No. 2 seed Tennessee battles No. 7 seed UCLA in a second-round Midwest Region matchup.,Tennessee (28-7) eliminated Wofford 77-62 on Thursday night in its opening round game, getting 29 points from star g...
Brendan Jones grabs Hoag lead in second Champions start
Australia's Brendan Jones, making just his second PGA Tour Champions start after turning 50 earlier this month, grabbed the first-round lead at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., on Friday.,Jones shot a 7-under-par 64 at Newport Beach Country Club to establish a one-shot edge over both Micha...
Magic blow out Wizards in commanding 120-105 victory
Banchero had 30 points and eight rebounds in three quarters and the visiting Orlando Magic had one of their biggest offensive performances of the season, downing the Washington Wizards 120-105 Friday night.,It was only the eighth time this season the Magic, who entered as the lowest scoring team in ...
No. 1 Florida has no trouble with 16 Norfolk State
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Florida built a big early lead on the way to dismissing No. 16 Norfolk State with a 95-69 victory in the West Region first-round game Friday night.,Alijah Martin added 17 points, Thomas Haugh had 13 and Alex Condon 12 for the Gators...
Former All-Star RHP Kyle Gibson, O's agree to 1-year deal
The Baltimore Orioles are signing Kyle Gibson to a one-year contract, agreeing to terms with the veteran right-handed starting pitcher on Friday.,This will be the veteran's second stint in Baltimore. He spent the 2023 season with the Orioles, starting 33 games and posting a 15-9 record, 4.73 ERA, 1....
Oilers, without top 2 scorers, strive for win over Kraken
The Edmonton Oilers will be without both halves of their dynamic duo when they play host to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.,Coach Kris Knoblauch said on Friday that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will not be available when the club is back in action after suffering a 4-3 overtime loss to the...
Analysis: Five drivers desperate for some help at Homestead
When the NASCAR Cup Series rolls into Homestead, Fla., for the Straight Talk Wireless 400 on Sunday, the Florida skies won't be bright and sunny for every driver in the field. Here are five drivers in desperate need of a solid showing in South Florida.,Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing,...
Houston, Gonzaga bring marquee names to 2nd-round matchup
Gonzaga has its sights on qualifying for its 10th consecutive Sweet 16 berth.,Standing in the way is Houston, one of the favorites of the entire tournament.,Two of the better programs in the land will throw haymakers at one another Saturday when the top-seeded Cougars battle the No. 8 Bulldogs in Mi...
Women's NCAA Roundup: No. 4 Baylor, No. 5 Ole Miss win openers
The 1-2 punch of Antoinette Vonleh and Jada Walker carried 4th-seeded Baylor to a 73-60 win Friday over 13th-seeded Grand Canyon in the first round of the Spokane 1 Region of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Waco, Texas.,Vonleh scored 25 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds before fouling out, w...
Jacob Bridgeman ekes ahead at Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman shot a 2-under-par 69 to carve out a one-shot lead over Viktor Hovland and two others at the Valspar Championship on Friday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Bridgeman, a 25-year-old in just his 40th career start on the PGA Tour, is at 6-under 136 with a narrow edge over Norwegian star Hovland (6...
Women's NCAA Roundup: No. 2 TCU, No. 3 Notre Dame advance
Madison Conner scored 23 points as TCU, the second seed in the Birmingham 3 regional of the NCAA Women's Championship, shrugged off a slow start to beat No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson 73-51 on Friday afternoon in a first-round clash in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (32-3), who reached the second r...
Reports: Giants sign QB Jameis Winston to 2-year deal
The New York Giants are signing quarterback Jameis Winston to a two-year, $8 million contract, according to multiple media reports Friday.,Winston is a 10-year veteran with 87 career starts under his belt. He spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2019, Wins...
Battle-tested BYU seeks rare Sweet 16 spot, faces Wisconsin
DENVER -- Egor Demin heard the chant from the BYU fans minutes after the Cougars beat VCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.,"One more year! One more year!",Demin smiled at the crowd, but the freshman has more immediate plans before making a decision on his future with the progra...
No time for Red Wings to relax with trip starting at Vegas
The Detroit Red Wings seemed to have the perfect schedule, with a three-day break between games on their current four-game road trip before Saturday night's visit to the Vegas Golden Knights.,Who couldn't use a few days off in sunny Las Vegas during the middle of March Madness?,But a 4-1 loss at Was...
Rockies 2B Thairo Estrada (wrist) out 4 to 8 weeks
Colorado Rockies second baseman Thairo Estrada will miss between four to eight weeks after sustaining a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist, manager Bud Black told reporters Friday.,Estrada was hit by a pitch from Texas Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker in Thursday's spring training game.,Blac...
Jaume Munar takes down Daniil Medvedev at Miami Open
Jaume Munar committed just 14 unforced errors on Friday as he delivered a dominating 6-2, 6-3 upset of seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev to advance to the third round of the Miami Open.,Munar won 76.7 percent of his first-serve points and had 18 winners while finishing off the Russian in just 78 minute...
No. 12 seed Colorado State topples Memphis to extend win streak
Kyan Evans scored a game-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as No. 12 seed Colorado State increased its winning streak to 11 games with a 78-70 victory over fifth-seeded Memphis in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game Friday at Seattle.,Nique Clifford added 14 points, eight rebounds and s...
Maryland crushes Grand Canyon with balanced attack
Julian Reese had 18 points and nine rebounds and Derik Queen had 12 points and 15 rebounds as No. 4 seed Maryland rolled past No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 81-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Regional on Friday in Seattle.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 16 points and Selton Miguel had 13 as the...