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Trio of teams perfect in Group A to start DreamLeague Season 25
HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion and Tundra Esports each earned a pair of 2-0 sweeps in Group A on Sunday to open DreamLeague Season 25.,Sixteen teams divided into two round-robin groups of eight are competing in Group Stage 1, with each match consisting of two games. The top four squads from Group A and t...
FaZe Clan, MongolZ clinch playoff spots at PGL Cluj-Napoca
FaZe Clan and The MongolZ were the first two teams to advance out of the group stage at the $1.25 million PGL Cluj-Napoca event when they won their Round 3 high matches on Sunday in Romania.,FaZe took down MOUZ 2-0 and The MongolZ outlasted paiN Gaming 2-1. The losing teams will have another chance ...
Late run gets Team Chuck past Team Kenny as part of All-Star Game
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting to lead Team Chuck to a 41-32 victory over Team Kenny in a semifinal contest on Sunday night as part of the NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco.,Gilgeous-Alexander drove for a dunk for the game-ending points as Team Chuck prevailed by being ...
Oregon pulls away from fading Rutgers
Jackson Shelstad's 19 points led Oregon to a 75-57 win over Rutgers on Sunday afternoon in Eugene, Ore.,Shelstad, the Ducks' leading scorer this season, made three of his team's season high 13 3-pointers as Oregon (18-8, 7-8 Big Ten) won its second straight game after five consecutive losses.,Center...
Pirates sign OF Tommy Pham to 1-year deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed outfielder Tommy Pham to a one-year deal on Sunday.,Pham, 36, had a combined nine home runs, 39 RBIs, 49 runs and a .248 batting average across 116 games with the Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals in 2024.,In 1,121 games across 11 major leagu...
Top 25 roundup: No. 9 St. John's runs past No. 24 Creighton
Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during a decisive second-half run on Sunday afternoon as No. 9 St. John's extended its lead in the Big East standings with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York.,RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a ca...
Comeback trail: Shane McClanahan to be Rays' Opening Day starter
Shane McClanahan hasn't thrown a big-league pitch in over 18 months, but he has already earned the start for the Tampa Bay Rays' season opener against the Colorado Rockies on March 28.,It will be the third Opening Day start for the 27-year-old McClanahan, who missed all of last season while recoveri...
ATP roundup: Joao Fonseca, 18, wins maiden title in Buenos Aires
Brazilian 18-year-old Joao Fonseca defeated Argentine fifth seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-6 (1) to win his first ATP Tour title at the IEB+ Argentina Open on Sunday in Buenos Aires.,Fonseca is the youngest South American player to win a tournament in the ATP Tour era, according to the tour's websi...
No. 25 Maryland storms away in second half, beats Iowa 101-75
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 26 points and dished out seven assists Sunday as No. 25 Maryland overcame a halftime deficit to annihilate visiting Iowa 101-75 in a Big Ten Conference matchup in College Park, Md.,All five Terrapin starters scored in double figures for the second straight game and the fifth...
Yankees DH Giancarlo Stanton (elbows) uncertain for Opening Day
New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton is dealing with chronic tendinitis in both elbows and is uncertain to be ready for Opening Day, manager Aaron Boone confirmed Sunday.,The MVP of the 2024 American League Championship Series was bothered by deep soreness in his elbows for much of last season. T...
LeBron James to sit out All-Star Game, citing ankle ‘discomfort’
LeBron James revealed a few hours before the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday that he will not play due to ankle and foot pain.,"You won't see anything from me tonight, unfortunately. I will not be in uniform tonight," James said at a pregame press conference. "Still dealing with ankle and foot discomfor...
Ludvig Aberg captures signature win at Genesis Invitational
SAN DIEGO -- Ludvig Aberg is feeling a lot better about San Diego than the last time he was here.,The world's sixth-ranked golfer, who was so sick three weeks ago during the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines Golf Course that he lost nearly 10 pounds, made four birdies in the final six holes Sun...
Justin Leonard nabs Chubb Classic for first Champions win
Justin Leonard found the finishing push he needed by birdieing five of his last seven holes to win the Chubb Classic on Sunday at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla.,Leonard, who entered the day with a one-stroke lead, polished off a 4-under-par 68 to finish the tournament at 15-under 201, four ahead ...
No. 9 St. John's downs No. 24 Creighton for 2-game Big East lead
Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during the decisive second-half run Sunday afternoon, and No. 9 St. John's took a commanding lead in the Big East with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York.,RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a career...
Nebraska erases 20-point deficit to stun Northwestern
Brice Williams converted 7 of 8 free throws in the final 1:33 as Nebraska rallied from a 20-point second-half deficit to claim a 68-64 Big Ten victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., ,Williams finished with 21 points -- his sixth straight 20-point effort -- as the Cornhuskers (...
No. 6 Houston pits sharp focus against frustrated Arizona State
Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley said his team has reached a "premium frustration level" with a five-game losing streak heading into Tuesday's home game with No. 6 Houston.,The Sun Devils (12-13, 3-11 Big 12) lost in double overtime at Texas Tech last week and came up short after rallying from a 13-...
No. 3 Florida meets Oklahoma with eye on No. 1 seed
For Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida, much has changed since New Year's Day when both teams were 13-0.,While the Sooners have lost nine of their last 12, the Gators have won nine of their last 12, including two upsets of No. 1-ranked teams.,Tuesday night, when Oklahoma visits Florida at Gainesville, Fla.,...
Nationals agree with SS Paul DeJong on 1-year, $1 million deal
The Washington Nationals agreed to a one-year, $1 million deal with former All-Star shortstop Paul DeJong on Sunday.,The deal also provides DeJong with the opportunity to earn up to $600,000 in performance bonuses.,DeJong, 31, split last season between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals an...
'Humbled' Kansas State aims to get right vs. Utah
After being admittedly "humbled" on Saturday, Kansas State will try to get back on track Monday night when it visits Utah in Salt Lake City.,That appears even more challenging considering the Utes (14-11, 6-8 Big 12) just humbled another team from the Jayhawk State over the weekend in a surprising 7...
No. 13 Arizona in search of energy vs. Baylor
Once preseason top-10 teams, Baylor and Arizona have faced ups and downs, with their share of signature wins coupled with injury issues and even time spent out of the rankings.,Both are firmly in the NCAA Tournament picture now as they meet for the second time this season on Monday night in Waco, Te...