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Alex Ovechkin becomes 2nd NHL player with 1,000 career goalsWashington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin became just the second player in NHL history with 1,000 career goals, including regular season and playoffs, with a power-play goal on Sunday to join Wayne Gretzky.,Ovechkin, 40, eclipsed Gretzky for the most regular-season goals in league history on April...

Fast starts for Dallas Fuel, Team Liquid at OWCS NA Stage 1Spacestation Gaming, Dallas Fuel and Team Liquid notched wins on the first day of the Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1 on Saturday.,The Overwatch 2 online competition, with a prize pool of $75,000, features six teams playing a regular season with a round-robin format from Mar...

Atlantic 10 hires Dan Leibovitz as new commissionerThe Atlantic 10 Conference named Dan Leibovitz as its new commissioner on Wednesday.,Leibovitz, 52, will begin his tenure on May 4 and will replace the retiring Bernadette McGlade.,He is currently the senior associate commissioner for men's basketball in the Big East after serving as the associate c...

Max Verstappen sounds off after 'frustrating' result at Chinese GP

Max Verstappen wasn't too happy after he retired from the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday following 45 laps due to a car issue.,That abbreviated finish came on the heels of the 28-year-old Dutchman's "disaster" during Saturday's Sprint.,"Same problem as yesterday in the start, so we were last again, an...

Report: Formula 1 to cancel Bahrain, Saudi Arabia races amid war

Formula 1 leaders intend to cancel scheduled races in the Middle East because of the war in Iran and instability in the region, ESPN reported Friday.,The decision is expected to be announced over the weekend.,Grand Prix races were set for April 12 in Bahrain and April 19 in Saudi Arabia. The decisio...

Big 12 tourney replaces 'slippery' LED glass court

Concerns about slipping prompted the Big 12 to swap out its innovative LED glass court for traditional hardwood for the remainder of the conference tournament in Kansas City, Mo.,The switch was made before the start of Friday's semifinal matchups featuring No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 7 Iowa State and No. ...

Arizona, Iowa State get 'final four' trial in stacked Big 12 tourney

Arizona and Iowa State are two of the top teams in the nation. It's not surprising a postseason "final four" funneled them into a marquee matchup.,This isn't the Final Four either program aspires to reach. The top-seeded Wildcats and the fifth-seeded Cyclones clash in the Big 12 semifinals on Friday...

Big 12 tournament roundup: Arizona crushes UCF to move into semis

Brayden Burries scored 21 points and top-seeded Arizona never trailed while cruising to an 81-59 victory over eighth-seeded UCF on Thursday afternoon in Kansas City to reach the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.,Tobe Awaka had 12 points and 12 rebounds in the quarterfinal matchup and Koa Peat als...