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Liquid edge Aurora in DreamLeague Season 28 first-place battle
Team Liquid won a first-place showdown with Aurora Gaming on Tuesday, registering a 2-1 decision in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28.,The result leaves Team Liquid (4-0) alone atop the standings. Aurora Gaming (3-1) share second place with Tundra Esports (3-1), who downed Xtreme Gaming 2-0 on ...

Top 25 roundup: Themus Fulks leads UCF to upset of No. 19 BYU
Themus Fulks scored 24 points and handed out 11 assists to lead hot-shooting UCF to a 97-84 upset win over No. 19 BYU on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Jordan Burks also rang up 24 points, Jamichael Stillwell contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds and George Beale Jr. pitched in 10 points for UCF (20-7, 9-6...

NBA roundup: Magic edge Lakers as LeBron James misses at buzzer
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful road trip against Western Conference foes with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.,Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 ...

Donovan Dent (30 points), UCLA extend rival USC's skid
Donovan Dent shot 5 of 6 from 3-point range on his way to a season-high 30 points, and UCLA sent visiting Southern California to its fourth consecutive loss with an 81-62 decision Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Dent set the tone for the Bruins (19-9, 11-6 Big Ten Conference) by pouring in 19 first-half po...

UCF goes wire to wire in blowout upset of No. 19 BYU
Themus Fulks scored 24 points and handed out 11 assists to lead hot-shooting UCF to a 97-84 upset win over No. 19 BYU on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,Jordan Burks also rang up 24 points, Jamichael Stillwell contributed 12 points and 12 rebounds and George Beale Jr. pitched in 10 points for UCF (20-7, 9-6...

President Trump plans to award Medal of Freedom to Connor Hellebuyck
Connor Hellebuyck transformed himself from an NHL star into a mainstream American hero while leading the U.S. men's hockey team to the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,The performance by the Winnipeg Jets goalie caught the eye of President Donald Trump, who announced Tuesday in his State of...

Paolo Banchero scores 36 in Magic's tight win over Lakers
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful West Coast road trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday., ,Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 as the Magic went 3...

Anthony Edwards nets 34 as Wolves hold on vs. Blazers
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points and Jaden McDaniels added 29 points, matched his career best of five blocked shots and had three steals to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 124-121 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.,Donte DiVincenzo added 19 points as the Timberwolves...

USTA names Aussie Open boss Craig Tiley as new CEO
Australian Open CEO Craig Tiley, who has overseen massive growth in tennis participation in Australia during his tenure, was named CEO of the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on Tuesday.,Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia since 2013 and Australian Open director since 2006, will assume his new rol...

CONCACAF Champions Cup: Nashville SC, LAFC cap first-round routs
Nashville SC scored two first-half goals to double their aggregate lead and they cruised past visiting Atletico Ottawa 5-0 on Tuesday to win their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series 7-0.,Nashville advances to a Round of 16 matchup against the reigning MLS Cup champion, Inter Miami.,In the 21s...

Local officials warn Congress of serious World Cup security concerns
Representatives from cities hosting the FIFA World Cup later this summer testified before a congressional committee on Tuesday, laying out their concerns over potentially "catastrophic" problems with security as the event nears.,Speaking at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, witnesses poin...

Micah Robinson leads way as TCU dumps Arizona State
Micah Robinson scored 20 points, including 17 in the second half, while carrying TCU to a 90-78 win over up-and-down Arizona State on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (18-10, 8-7 Big 12) led by three points at halftime before expanding the margin to a dozen points when David Punch hit ...

WTA roundup: Ajla Tomljanovic KOs Venus Williams in Austin opener
Venus Williams remained winless on the year after dropping her first-round match to Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas.,Williams, 45, is 0-4 for the season, including a loss to Serbia's Olga Danilovic at the Australian Open last month. The seven-time ma...

Miami gives up big lead before beating rival Florida State
Malik Reneau racked up his eighth double-double of the season and Tre Donaldson tallied 21 points in his hometown to help Miami avenge its earlier rivalry loss with an 83-73 defeat of Florida State on Tuesday night in Tallahassee, Fla.,Reneau finished with 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting and 12 reboun...

Jaden Bradley, Brayden Burries boost No. 2 Arizona past Baylor
Jaden Bradley scored 25 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six assists as No. 2 Arizona rallied for an 87-80 victory over Baylor on Tuesday in Waco, Texas.,Brayden Burries added 24 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Wildcats (26-2, 13-2 Big 12), who overcame a seven-point halfti...

Led by Derrick White, Celtics roll over short-handed Suns
Derrick White scored 22 points, Neemias Queta had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and the visiting Boston Celtics rolled over the short-handed Phoenix Suns 97-81 to extend their winning streak to four.,Sam Hauser scored 16 points and Bailey Scheierman had 11 points and 11 rebounds in his third career dou...

Milan Momcilovic sets 3-point mark as No. 4 Iowa State tops Utah
Joshua Jefferson recorded 21 points and six rebounds, and record-setter Milan Momcilovic added 14 points as No. 4 Iowa State cruised to a 75-59 victory over Utah on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Salt Lake City.,Jamarion Batemon added 13 points for the Cyclones (24-4, 11-4 Big 12), who have won thr...

Outside-shooting success propels Oklahoma past Auburn
Nijel Pack scored 22 points, leading Oklahoma to a 91-79 win over Auburn on Tuesday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (14-14, 4-11 Southeastern Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak. They had lost 11 of their previous 13 games.,The Tigers (15-13, 6-9) have lost six of their past seven, sliding to ...

T.O. Barrett scores 28 as Missouri upends No. 22 Tennessee
T.O. Barrett scored a career-high 28 points as Missouri defeated No. 22 Tennessee 73-69 on Tuesday night in Columbia, Mo.,Mark Mitchell added 23 points as the Tigers (19-9, 9-6 Southeastern Conference) won for the fifth time in seven games to bolster their NCAA Tournament case.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie led...

Pelicans withstand late Warriors push behind Zion Williamson's 26
Zion Williamson scored 26 points as the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 113-109 on Tuesday.,Saddiq Bey scored 18 points as the Pelicans got off to a strong start, then survived a tough late challenge from Golden State.,De'Anthony Melton posted a game-high 28 points f...