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Arizona State's Joson Sanon transfers to St. John's
St. John's picked up a commitment Wednesday from 6-foot-5 guard Joson Sanon, who played his freshman season at Arizona State.,His commitment was confirmed by the 247Sports transfer portal listing.,Sanon was a four-star prospect in the Class of 2024, ranked as the No. 5 shooting guard and the No. 24 ...
Boston NWSL expansion team unveils name -- again
Goodbye, BOS Nation FC.,Hello, Boston Legacy FC.,Five months after introducing a widely panned name and marketing slogan, the officials of Boston's National Women's Soccer League expansion club revealed its new name. ,The first name -- BOS Nation -- was an anagram of the term "Bostonian." Its slogan...
Richard Pitino takes head coach job at Xavier
Richard Pitino is the new head basketball coach at Xavier, joining his legendary father in the Big East coaching ranks.,He heads to Xavier from New Mexico, where he led the Lobos to the past two NCAA Tournaments. He replaces Sean Miller, who was announced as the head coach at Texas on Monday.,Pitino...
Aryna Sabalenka, Jasmine Paolini advance to semis in Miami
Aryna Sabalenka rallied in the second set to beat China's Qinwen Zheng 6-2, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Tuesday.,Sabalenka, the top seed and World No. 1, went 7 of 12 on break points to secure a spot in the Miami semifinals for the first time.,She will play Italy's Jasmine Paolini,...
Clippers open important road trip at Knicks
The Los Angeles Clippers begin a crucial four-game road swing on Wednesday when they visit the New York Knicks, who are playing the second night of a back-to-back.,Los Angeles (40-31) finds itself in a logjam in the Western Conference. Just four games separate the seventh- and eighth-place Clippers ...
NHL roundup: Jets defeat Caps to clinch playoff spot
Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.,Ovechkin's tally climbed him within six goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Josh Morrissey...
Dodgers ready to receive rings -- and to face Tigers' Tarik Skubal
On Major League Baseball's day of aces, two of the best will oppose each other Thursday in Los Angeles when the World Series champion Dodgers play host to the Detroit Tigers.,While it will be Opening Day for the Tigers, the Dodgers are beginning their domestic schedule after a pair of victories agai...
NBA roundup: Josh Hart leads record night as Knicks top Mavs
Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns became the first teammates to record triple-doubles in the same game in New York Knicks history Tuesday night, leading the hosts to a 128-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks. ,Hart finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists in his team-record ninth triple-doub...
Kings rally past Rangers to extend home win streak
Kevin Fiala and Phillip Daneault scored power-play goals 6:54 apart in the second period as the Los Angeles Kings extended their home winning streak to seven games and their team-record home points streak to 15 with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.,Los Angeles (40-21-9, 89 p...
Thunder take down Kings for 60th victory
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 18 of his game-high 32 points in a lead-creating first half, Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe helped squash a Sacramento rally with contributions to a fourth-quarter run and the Oklahoma City Thunder won their 60th game Tuesday night, 121-105 over the host Kings.,Chet Holmgren ...
Spring training roundup: Cubs beat Braves on late HR in finale
Haydn McGeary blasted a two-run home run in the eighth inning to break a tie and send the host Chicago Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Braves in their spring training finale in Mesa, Ariz.,Dansby Swanson went 2-for-2 with an RBI double and Carter Trice also had two hits for the Cubs. Trice hit an...
Cavaliers dump Trail Blazers for second consecutive win
Darius Garland recorded 27 points and eight assists and Ty Jerome scored 25 points off the bench to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a 122-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Evan Mobley added 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots as Cleveland (58-14) won its ...
North Texas holds off Oklahoma St., moves to NIT semifinals
Atin Wright scored 15 points Tuesday night and visiting North Texas survived a frightening final minute to hold off Oklahoma State for a 61-59 win in the NIT quarterfinals in Stillwater.,In beating the Cowboys (17-18) at this stage for the second time in three years, the Mean Green (27-8) earned a b...
Nazem Kadri's OT winner gives Flames 4th straight win
Nazem Kadri scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the host Calgary Flames a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday.,Adam Klapka and Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Flames, who have won four consecutive games -- all with comebacks. Matt Coronato collected two assists and...
Nathan MacKinnon carries Avalanche past Red Wings
Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist to add to his NHL points lead, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 in Denver on Tuesday night.,MacKinnon has 107 points (29 goals, 78 assists) in the race for the Art Ross Trophy.,Devon Toews had a goal and two assists, Cale Makar, Vale...
Steven Wilson notches third win in four starts with checkered at Richmond
In the NASCAR Cup Series, it's Christopher Bell. In the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, it's all about Steven Wilson right now.,Wilson survived a pair of green-white-checkered restarts on Tuesday to win at virtual Richmond Raceway, matching Bell's feat on the asphalt with his third win in four iRa...
Dominant third quarter carries Grizzlies past Jazz
Desmond Bane scored 21 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 19 as the Memphis Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 140-103 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Scotty Pippen Jr. had 16 points and 10 assists for Memphis (44-28), which trailed by one at halftime before out...
Jets clinch playoffs with OT win over Capitals
Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.,Ovechkin's tally climbed him within six goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record.,Josh Morrissey...
Luis Severino, Athletics open new eras at Mariners
With high-priced newcomer Luis Severino on the mound, the team formerly known as the Oakland Athletics opens its 2025 season Thursday night in Seattle.,The Athletics are preparing for a move to a new ballpark in Las Vegas and will spend the next few seasons playing in a Triple-A stadium in Sacrament...
Rockets turn back Hawks for 10th win in 11 games
Jalen Green posted a 32-point double-double, Fred VanVleet added 21 points and the Houston Rockets fended off a fourth-quarter charge from the visiting Atlanta Hawks to win 121-114 on Tuesday.,Green added 11 rebounds and repeatedly delivered when the Rockets needed his production. Hawks reserve Tera...