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No. 8 Michigan State clinches Big Ten regular-season title
Jase Richardson scored a game-high 22 points Thursday night to lead five players in double figures as No. 8 Michigan State clinched the Big Ten Conference regular-season title with a 91-84 win over Iowa in Iowa City.,Jaden Akins and Jaxon Kohler each added 15 as the Spartans (25-5, 16-3) took a two-...
ACC tournament roundup: Lexi Donarski propels UNC past BC
Lexi Donarski scored 20 points and 14th-ranked North Carolina rallied from a nine-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat upset-minded Boston College 78-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's second round Thursday at Greensboro, N.C.,Indya Nivar had 14 points for the Tar Heels. Aylssa Ustb...
Hawks push past Pacers in back-and-forth contest
Georges Niang came off the bench to score a team-high 24 points, helping the Atlanta Hawks earn a 124-118 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Thursday.,Trae Young added 22 points and 16 assists while Onyeka Okongwu collected 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Hawks won their second game in three t...
Coby White's career-high 44 lifts Bulls over Magic
Coby White scored a career-best 44 points as the Chicago Bulls notched a thrilling 125-123 win over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday.,White scored his team's last nine points and 14 of its last 17 to help the Bulls overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to inflict the Magic's fifth successiv...
Two Panthers make history as Florida topples Blue Jackets
Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov both scored a goal and tallied two assists each as the Florida Panthers capitalized on the power play Thursday to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 in Sunrise, Fla.,Reinhart's power-play goal was his 32nd overall for the season and the 153rd in his four years with...
Jayson Tatum puts up 35 as Celtics ease past 76ers
Jayson Tatum poured in a game-high 35 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the depleted Boston Celtics extend their winning streak to three games with a 123-105 decision over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,Tatum, who didn't play Wednesday in Boston's victory over the Portland Trai...
Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand notches winner for Lightning in high-scoring thriller vs. Sabres
Newcomer Oliver Bjorkstrand had the go-ahead goal in the third period of his Tampa Bay debut as the Lightning rallied past the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night for their 11th win in 13 games. ,Acquired from the Seattle Kraken along with Yanni Gourde on Wednesday, Bjorkstrand potted a loose ...
Seth Jarvis goal in waning seconds lifts Hurricanes past Bruins
Seth Jarvis scored with 18.6 seconds to play to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory against the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,The Hurricanes appeared to take the lead with 1:15 remaining in regulation when Taylor Hall put the puck in the net, but the Bruins chal...
Utah makes third period surge, downs Red Wings
Kevin Stenlund scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Utah Hockey Club downed the host Detroit Red Wings, 4-2, on Thursday night.,Stenlund's goal was his first in 24 games. Dylan Guenther, Nick Schmaltz and Logan Crouse scored the other goals for Utah, which now has won four of i...
Mark Scheifele tallies three points as Jets trounce Flyers
Mark Scheifele registered a goal and two assists to guide the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,Kyle Connor chipped in a goal and an assist for the Jets, while Nikolaj Ehlers and Adam Lowry also scored and Gabriel Vilardi notched three assists. Eric Comrie mad...
Reports: Commanders re-sign 11-time All-Pro LB Bobby Wagner
The Washington Commanders re-signed linebacker Bobby Wagner to a one-year, $9.5 million deal, according to multiple reports.,Wagner is one of the most prolific linebackers of the modern era, selected to 10 Pro Bowls and 11 All-Pro teams, including six times voted to the first team. Wagner also won t...
Golden Knights bid to stay hot against scuffling Penguins
Two teams who have been busy in the trade market face off on Friday night when the Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights face the last-place team from the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins, in Las Vegas.,Vegas, which holds a six-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers, brings a thre...
Winless Dynamo not discouraged as they take aim at Crew
The Houston Dynamo and host Columbus Crew aim to bounce back from disheartening losses in different competitions when they play Saturday.,For the Dynamo (0-2-0, 0 points), a chance to compete with one of the best teams in MLS fizzled in a 4-1 loss to Lionel Messi-less Inter Miami last Saturday.,Yet ...
Ex-OF Tyler Naquin attempting to make Guardians as pitcher
The Cleveland Guardians brought back former outfielder Tyler Naquin on a minor league contract Thursday -- but this time around, he will try to make the team as a pitcher.,A right-hander, Naquin last played a major league game in 2023 for the Chicago White Sox. He played in only five games that year...
Reports: Jaguars release 2-time Pro Bowl TE Evan Engram
The Jacksonville Jaguars released two-time Pro Bowl tight end Evan Engram, according to multiple reports Thursday.,Engram was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons with the franchise, earning a Pro Bowl nod in 2020.,Engram signed with the Jag...
Belinda Bencic among early winners at Indian Wells
Belinda Bencic of Switzerland needed just 65 minutes to dispatch Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-1, 6-1 in first-round action at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Bencic, who won her ninth WTA singles title last month in Abu Dhabi, won 20 of her 24 first-serve points (83.3 percent) ...
Marketa Vondrousova (shoulder) says she is out a few months
Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic, best known for winning Wimbledon in 2023, announced Thursday that she plans to take a few months off from competition due to ongoing shoulder issues.,Vondrousova, who is left-handed, underwent surgery on her left shoulder last summer after Wimbledon and ret...
Canucks send Carson Soucy to Rangers for 3rd-round pick
The Vancouver Canucks have moved defenseman Carson Soucy to the New York Rangers ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.,Soucy was traded to New York for a 2025 third-round draft pick on Thursday, the Rangers announced.,The pick originally belonged to the San Jose Sharks. It was acquired earlier in th...
Thunder believe defense is back on track, welcome Blazers
Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault wasn't overly concerned about his team's sluggish defensive start after the All-Star break.,But heading into the Thunder's Friday home game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Daigneault hopes his side can sustain the defensive momentum it built in Wednesd...
Blues’ Colton Parayko (knee) expected to miss 6 weeks
The St. Louis Blues said Thursday that defenseman Colton Parayko will be reevaluated in six weeks after suffering a left knee injury.,Parayko, 31, went down Wednesday night in the Blues' 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings. He will undergo a scope of his knee, Blues general manager Doug Arms...