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Tarris Reed Jr., UConn cruise past Georgetown
Tarris Reed Jr. powered inside for 20 points and 10 rebounds, leading UConn to a 93-79 victory over Georgetown on Wednesday in Hartford, Conn.,Solo Ball also scored 20 points for the Huskies (19-9, 11-6 Big East), who beat the Hoyas for the 10th straight time. UConn has alternated wins and losses fo...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula rolls into quarterfinals at Austin
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula never faced a break point while cruising to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Nuria Parrizas-Diaz of Spain on Wednesday in the second round of the ATX Open at Austin, Texas.,Pegula won 90 percent of her first-serve points (18 of 20) while dispatching Parrizas-Diaz. In the quarterfina...
No. 8 Michigan St. shocks No. 16 Maryland on halfcourt shot at buzzer
Tre Hollomon made a shot at the buzzer from just beyond halfcourt as No. 8 Michigan State stunned No. 16 Maryland 58-55 in College Park, Md., on Wednesday.,Hollomon's Hail Mary came after Maryland's Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed a 3-pointer with two seconds left. The Spartans' Jaxon Kohler got the reboun...
Suns look to move into play-in contention as they face Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns do a lot of talking about making a sustained postseason run, but their on-court results continue to fall short.,The Suns are on the outside of the Western Conference play-in race with 24 games left as they begin a pivotal two-game home set against the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursda...
Timberwolves take aim at another West contender in Lakers
After a victory this week over the best in the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves will take on another foe ahead of them in the conference standings when they hit the road to face the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.,The Timberwolves come in after a 131-128 overtime road victory against the Oklahoma Ci...
Mavericks return home in hopes of righting ship against Hornets
The Dallas Mavericks return home to face the struggling Charlotte Hornets on Thursday following an emotional loss to the Los Angeles Lakers and former franchise star Luka Doncic.,Dallas fell to Luka's Lakers 107-99 on the road on Tuesday, marking the Mavericks' second consecutive loss after tumbling...
Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova (back) pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami
Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova has withdrawn from next month's tournaments at Indian Wells and Miami because of a back injury.,Krejcikova hasn't played in a tournament since the WTA Finals in November. She initially hurt the back during the tour's Asian swing in October.,Krejcikova, 29, also ...
Surging Sabres out to extend Hurricanes' tough stretch
The Carolina Hurricanes have taken a detour, but there's time to get back on track for a team that has been one of the most difficult to face over the past few seasons.,Experiencing a challenging period of transition, the Canes will be looking for a reset of sorts when the Buffalo Sabres visit Ralei...
Reign F Veronica Latsko (Achilles) to miss 2025 season
Seattle Reign FC forward Veronica Latsko miss will the 2025 season due to a torn Achilles tendon.,The Reign said Wednesday that Latsko will be placed on the season-ending injury list.,Latsko was injured during a preseason match against Bay FC on Feb. 16 during the Coachella Valley Invitational at In...
Slumping Oilers look to get back on track vs. short-handed Panthers
Leon Draisaitl is dominating, but his Edmonton Oilers are slumping.,That, in essence, is the state of the Oilers, who are set to visit the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.,Draisaitl has scored 43 goals, leading the NHL by a wide margin. He also has at least one goal in six straight games.,Yet, th...
Nuggets visit Bucks in battle of MVP candidates
Two MVP candidates face off for the first time in over a year as Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks welcome Nikola Jokic and the visiting Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.,Denver enters this matchup coming off a resurgent 125-116 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday in the first contest ...
Rangers D Adam Fox (shoulder) to be placed on IR
New York Rangers defenseman Adam Fox is heading to the injured reserve list due to an upper-body injury, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.,Fox injured his left shoulder during a third-period fall of Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the New York Islanders. He grabbed the shoulder as he left the i...
Daniel Berger healthy, back home at Cognizant Classic
Feeling "100 percent healthy" after a 2022 back injury kept him out nearly 18 months, Daniel Berger enters this week's Cognizant Classic excited to compete for the title in his own backyard. ,"Mostly playing in front of my friends and family and playing on a course that I'm familiar with," Berger sa...
Jimmy Butler leads streaking Warriors into meeting with Magic
Jimmy Butler and the surging Golden State Warriors open a five-game road trip Thursday with a visit to Orlando.,The Warriors are 6-1 since acquiring Butler and have climbed to eighth in the Western Conference, just a half-game behind the sixth-place Los Angeles Clippers.,Butler had just six points i...
Decades later, Sammy Sosa hits Cubs spring training
Reconciliation with the Chicago Cubs reached a new level for Sammy Sosa on Wednesday, when he wore the team uniform for the first time in 21 years at their spring complex in Mesa, Ariz.,Acting as a guest instructor, Sosa spent part of Tuesday afternoon at the new training facility and returned to ob...
Spring training roundup: Tigers' Tarik Skubal sharp in debut
Coming off his American League Cy Young Award season, Tigers ace Tarik Skubal delivered two scoreless innings in his first spring start, a 4-0 Detroit loss to the visiting Minnesota Twins in Lakeland, Fla.,Skubal allowed one hit and struck out one, throwing 14 of his 19 pitches for strikes. Detroit'...
Blue Jackets, Red Wings commence critical series
The second game of the Detroit Red Wings' back-to-back with the Columbus Blue Jackets this week will attract more attention. The first one, in Detroit on Thursday night, will count just as much as in the standings.,Both Eastern Conference teams are in a spirited battle for a playoff berth. The Red W...
Reports: Suspensions at New Orleans tied to gambling probe
Last month's suspensions of four University of New Orleans men's basketball players are tied to a sports gambling probe, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,James White, Jah Short, Dae Dae Hunter and Jamond Vincent have not played since Jan. 27, with the school citing unspecified violations of team...
Fan favorites eyeing breakthrough at Cognizant Classic
As the PGA Tour begins its Florida swing at the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Thursday, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Daniel Berger are among the names vying for a redeeming victory.,A pair of fan favorites, Spieth and Fowler, have dropped to Nos. 70 and 95, respectively, in the Offici...
Saints GM signals Derek Carr to remain QB1
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said Wednesday the team and new head coach Kellen Moore are "excited" about the prospects of Derek Carr as their starting quarterback in 2025. ,Loomis made the remarks to reporters at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis. ,"I think we feel like we...