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Natasha Cloud, Liberty take Game 1 from Mercury in OT
Natasha Cloud tied a season high with 23 points, Breanna Stewart added 18 and the defending WNBA champion New York Liberty took a 76-69 overtime victory over the host Phoenix Mercury in the first game of their playoff series Sunday.,Cloud hit a 3-pointer to open the scoring in overtime and the Liber...

Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard help Dream get long-awaited playoff win vs. Fever
Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard scored 20 points apiece on Sunday to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 80-68 victory over the visiting Indiana Dream in the opener of a best-of-three first round playoff series in College Park, Ga.,Naz Hillmon added 16 points and nine rebounds for the third-seeded Dream, who...

Lynx open playoffs with dominating win over Valkyries
The Minnesota Lynx showed why they are the class of the league WNBA, rolling to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday at Minneapolis in the opener of a best-of-three playoff series., ,MVP candidate Napheesa Collier led the top-seeded Lynx with 20 points and six rebounds. Kayla M...

100 Thieves open Championship of The Americas with sweep
100 Thieves took the next step on Saturday in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas with a victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in Allen, Texas.,The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region's teams qualify for the world championship starting...

100 Thieves opens Championship of The Americas with sweep
100 Thieves took the next step on Saturday in the League of Legends Championship of The Americas with a victory in the lower-bracket quarterfinals in Allen, Texas.,The competition is the season finale for LTA, which also decides which of the region's teams qualify for the world championship starting...

President Trump attends Yankees game on 9/11
Extra security measures were in place Thursday at Yankee Stadium when President Donald Trump was in attendance to watch the New York Yankees oppose the Detroit Tigers on 9/11.,Before the game, Trump visited the Yankees' clubhouse and spoke with players and club employees.,"You're going to win, you'r...

President Trump to mark 9/11 anniversary at Yankee Stadium
New York's professional baseball teams marked the solemn 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on Thursday.,The Yankees announced that President Donald Trump will attend their game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium, scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.,Pregame ceremonies will recogniz...

Big 12 punishes officiating crew for rules violation
The Big 12 Conference reprimanded an officiating crew Tuesday for a gaffe in Missouri's weekend win over Kansas.,The rules violation occurred following a first-quarter touchdown by Missouri, when the Tigers were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct. After Kansas blocked the extra-point try followin...

NFL roundup: Bills cap rally with walk-off FG to stun Ravens
Matt Prater kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired and the Buffalo Bills scored 16 unanswered points in the final 3:56 to register a dramatic 41-40 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in a season-opening AFC showdown on Sunday night at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Reigning MVP Josh Allen completed 33 of 46...

FlyQuest dominant once more, wins LTA North 2025 Split 3
It was the perfect ending to a perfect run on Sunday.,FlyQuest beat 100 Thieves 3-1 in the grand final of the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 in Los Angeles, finishing the event without a loss and earning a berth in the World Championship this fall.,After going 3-0...

NFL roundup: Aaron Rodgers' 4 TDs lead Steelers past Jets
Chris Boswell kicked a career-long 60-yard field goal with 1:03 remaining for the seventh and final lead change as the Pittsburgh Steelers edged the New York Jets 34-32 in Sunday's opener in East Rutherford, N.J.,The franchise-record boot made for a winning Steelers debut for Aaron Rodgers, who pass...

100 Thieves sweep Shopify in LTA North lower-bracket final
100 Thieves swept Shopify Rebellion 3-0 on Saturday in the lower-bracket final at the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 in Los Angeles.,The victory sends 100 Thieves into a showdown against FlyQuest in the grand final on Sunday.,The top three teams from the current t...

Cal Ripken Jr. honored on 30-year anniversary of consecutive games record
Saturday night in Baltimore, Cal Ripken Jr. and the Orioles celebrated the 30th anniversary of his breaking the Major League Baseball record for consecutive games played with his 2,131st appearance, now known as the "2-1-3-1" record.,The Hall of Fame shortstop and third baseman, now 65, was honored ...

100 Thieves advance to LTA North lower-bracket final
100 Thieves squeezed past Cloud9 3-2 on Friday, earning a berth in the lower-bracket final at the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 in Los Angeles.,The victory sends 100 Thieves into a Saturday showdown with Shopify Rebellion. The winner will advance to oppose FlyQue...

PARIVISION among 4 teams to start 2-0 at The International
PARIVISION, Team Tidebound, Xtreme Gaming and Team Falcons opened The International 2025 with a pair of victories Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.,TI 14 kicked off its first two rounds Thursday, and those four 2-0 clubs are now one win away from advancing directly to the playoff stage. They'll face off...

Defenses center stage in MNF test of Bears, Vikings prized QBs
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores never met a blitz package he didn't like, the type of hyper-aggressive approach prone to leaving a young quarterback rattled. ,Like-minded Dennis Allen begins his first season calling the shots for the Chicago Bears' defense on Monday night and un...

Chiefs trek to Brazil with eye on extending dominance of Chargers
Bold is the theme on defense for the Kansas City Chiefs as the 2025 season begins in a rare Week 1 setting -- and with a division rival waiting -- as Friday night lights and the NFL come to South America.,The Chiefs beat Jim Harbaugh and the AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers twice last season on t...

100 Thieves advance in LTA North Split 3 playoffs
In a dominant effort, 100 Thieves swept Team Liquid on Saturday to advance to the lower-bracket semifinal in the League of Legends' Championship of The Americas North 2025 Split 3 at Los Angeles.,Playoff matches are best-of-five. The top three teams will qualify for the LoL Championship of The Ameri...

No. 12 Illinois attempts to put winning on repeat in 2025
No. 12 Illinois has claimed a spot in the preseason Top 25 poll for the first time since 2008. ,That's a long time ago, but it pales in comparison to the last time Illinois pulled off back-to-back excellent seasons. That hasn't happened since John Mackovic was in charge, when the Jeff George-led 198...

Pac-12 adds new CW deal for football, basketball
The rebuilding Pac-12 has signed a multiyear broadcast deal with The CW through the 2030-31 season.,The deal announced with The CW on Wednesday calls for the network to broadcast 66 events in the 2026-27 season: 13 regular-season football games, 35 regular-season men's basketball games, 15 regular-s...