fieldlevelmedia Page 4083 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights

Rockets beat Cavaliers to stretch winning streak to five
Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet posted double-doubles as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to five games with a 117-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday....

Xander Schauffele fires a 65 to take lead at The Players
Xander Schauffele shot 65 to take the lead from playing partner Wyndham Clark in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla....

No. 25 Fairfield rallies to beat Niagara in MAAC title game
No. 25 Fairfield scored the first nine points of overtime en route to a 70-62 victory over Niagara to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament championship game in Atlantic City, N.J....

Down 18, Florida storms past Texas A&M to reach SEC final
Denzel Aberdeen came off the bench to score a career-high 20 points and Florida erased an 18-point first-half deficit to defeat Texas A&M 95-90 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn....

Terrence Shannon Jr.'s record-setting day lifts Illinois past Nebraska
Terrence Shannon Jr. set a Big Ten tournament record with 40 points and second-seeded Illinois recovered from a 15-point, second-half deficit to post a 98-87 victory over third-seeded Nebraska on Saturday in Minneapolis to reach the conference title game....

Spring training roundup: Yankees clip Jays in game of rallies
J.C. Escarra blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift the host New York Yankees to a 10-9 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in Tampa, Fla....

Long Beach State eyes NCAA Tournament with lame-duck coach
Long Beach State is playing for an NCAA Tournament bid Saturday night despite having a lame-duck coach....

Artemi Panarin fills the score sheet as Rangers stop Penguins
Artemi Panarin scored twice and tied a career high with five points Saturday to lead the visiting New York Rangers past the Pittsburgh Penguins 7-4....

2024 Food City 500: Preview, Best Bets, Longshot Pick
Four points races, four different winners. That speaks to the competitiveness of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series, where Christopher Bell added his name to the list last weekend following a win in the second Duel at Daytona last month....

Magic aim for season sweep of spiraling Raptors
With a chance to create some distance from the Play-in Tournament seeding, the Orlando Magic look to complete a two-game sweep of the free-falling Toronto Raptors when they return home Sunday....

Jordan Spieth talks possible meeting with Saudi Public Investment Fund
Following his missed cut at The Players Championship late Friday, Jordan Spieth addressed a potential meeting, first reported by Golfweek, with the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, possibly with the head of the PIF, Yasir Al-Rumayyan....

Pirates sign OF Michael A. Taylor to one-year deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates added Gold Glove outfielder Michael A. Taylor on a one-year deal Saturday, with ESPN reporting the pact is worth $4 million....

Wisconsin tops Purdue in OT to reach Big Ten title game
Max Klesmit's floater bounced in for the decisive basket with 4.8 seconds remaining and fifth-seeded Wisconsin upset top-seeded Purdue 76-75 in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis to advance to the Big Ten tournament title game....

Bucks F Khris Middleton set to return from ankle injury
Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton is set to return from a month-long absence because of an ankle injury during Sunday's home game against the Phoenix Suns....

No. 12 Auburn rolls past Mississippi State, into SEC title game
Five players scored in double figures Saturday as No. 12 Auburn got past Mississippi State 73-66 to earn a spot in the championship game of the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Nashville, Tenn....

Brady Tkachuk's hat trick lifts Senators over Islanders in OT
Brady Tkachuk capped a hat trick by scoring with 24 seconds left in overtime Saturday afternoon for the visiting Ottawa Senators, who damaged the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 4-3 win in Elmont, N.Y....

Red Wings snap long losing streak with decisive win over Sabres
Patrick Kane scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the host Detroit Red Wings snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday afternoon....

Reports: Raiders re-sign DT Adam Butler
The Las Vegas Raiders re-signed defensive tackle Adam Butler to a one-year deal, according to multiple reports Saturday....

With losing streak vanquished, Heat to face Pistons again
The Miami Heat turned up their defensive intensity Friday in a much-needed victory and will seek back-to-back road wins over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon....

New Michigan DL coach Greg Scruggs suspended after arrest
Greg Scruggs, who was named Michigan's defensive line coach just 10 days ago, was arrested on a drunk-driving charge early Saturday and suspended from the program....