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Nationals OF Dylan Crews runs own race with spotlight on '23 draft class
Three weeks into the 2025 regular season, Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews will head to Pittsburgh to face former college teammate Paul Skenes, the much more familiar face of LSU baseball. ,Skenes, the power pitcher selected No. 1 ahead of Crews in a mildly debated pick in the 2023 draft,...
Stubbs: How William Byron's rise compares to Jeff Gordon's best years
More than 25 years after Jeff Gordon earned his second Daytona 500 win in 1999, he sat inside the media center at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, preparing to take questions.,Gordon, now the vice chairman of operations for Hendrick Motorsports, was previously the youngest driver to win two...
Tundra, Spirit still cruising at DreamLeague Season 25
Tundra Esports and Team Spirit continue to lead their respective groups through three days of DreamLeague Season 25.,Tundra went 2-0-0 to break a tie for the top spot in Group A, while Team Spirit's one win and one tie were good enough to keep them alone in first in Group B.,Team Spirit, Tundra and ...
Playoff bracket finalized at PGL Cluj-Napoca
Astralis, SAW and MOUZ claimed the final three playoff spots Tuesday at the $1.25 million PGL Cluj-Napoca event in Romania.,Astralis swept BIG, SAW did the same to 3DMAX and MOUZ eliminated Virtus.pro 2-1 in their respective Round 5 matches to finalize the eight-team, single-elimination playoff brac...
Team Spirit improves to 4-0-0 at DreamLeague Season 25
Team Spirit is the only squad with a perfect 4-0-0 record after winning two Group B matches Monday on the second day of DreamLeague Season 25.,Spirit beat AVULUS in 26 minutes on red and 44 minutes on green, then dismissed BOOM Esports in 39 minutes on red and 39 on green. They have a commanding lea...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Ohio State needs OT to beat Iowa
Jaloni Cambridge scored six of her 29 points in overtime and No. 8 Ohio State survived visiting Iowa's fourth-quarter comeback to win 86-78 on Monday afternoon in Columbus, Ohio.,Cotie McMahon added 25 points and eight rebounds as the Buckeyes (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) led by as many as 14, only for Lucy...
Florida jumps to No. 2 behind Auburn in men's Top 25
Auburn strengthened its grip on the No. 1 spot after winning a showdown with then-No. 2 Alabama, receiving 59 of 60 first-place votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday.,The Tigers (23-2) lead the rankings for the sixth consecutive week following a 94-85 win against the Crimson Tide...
Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls
Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday after a landscape-shifting week.,The loss by UCLA to Southern California last Thursday dropped the Bruins from No. 1, where they'd sat since Thanksgiving. The Bruins (24-...
Surge edge Cloud9 in back-and-forth battle in Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Vancouver Surge outlasted Cloud9 New York 3-2 on Sunday in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major.,Vancouver grabbed an early lead by prevailing 250-181 on Vault Hardpoint, but it could never pull away from New York. Cloud9 took two of the next three maps to set up a winne...
Trio of teams perfect in Group A to start DreamLeague Season 25
HEROIC, Shopify Rebellion and Tundra Esports each earned a pair of 2-0 sweeps in Group A on Sunday to open DreamLeague Season 25.,Sixteen teams divided into two round-robin groups of eight are competing in Group Stage 1, with each match consisting of two games. The top four squads from Group A and t...
Top 25 roundup: No. 9 St. John's runs past No. 24 Creighton
Zuby Ejiofor and Kadary Richmond combined to score 10 unanswered points during a decisive second-half run on Sunday afternoon as No. 9 St. John's extended its lead in the Big East standings with a 79-73 win over No. 24 Creighton in New York.,RJ Luis Jr. posted a double-double with 23 points and a ca...
Rokkr coast past Heretics in qualifying action for Stage 2 Major
The Minnesota Rokkr overcame an early deficit with ease on Saturday, defeating the Miami Heretics 3-1 in qualifying action for the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Major.,Miami got off to a strong start with a 250-248 win on Skyline Hardpoint, but it was all Minnesota from there. The Rokkr responded wi...
Surge stop FaZe as CDL Major 2 qualifying begins
The Atlanta FaZe, fresh off winning the Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major, dropped their opening qualifying match for the Stage 2 Major on Friday.,The Vancouver Surge posted a 3-1 win over Atlanta as Stage 2 Major qualifying got underway.,In the other opening-day matches, the Stage 1 Major finalist ...
Action underway at $1.25M PGL Cluj-Napoca event
The MongolZ and FaZe Clan were among six teams recording Round 1 sweeps Friday as action began at the $1.25 million PGL Cluj-Napoca event in Romania.,Sixteen teams are competing in the Counter-Strike 2 competition, with the winner of the Feb. 23 grand final taking home $400,000.,MOUZ, Team Falcons, ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 6 USC ends No. 1 UCLA's perfect run
JuJu Watkins compiled 38 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocked shots and five assists as No. 6 Southern California knocked off the last remaining undefeated team in the country, beating No. 1 UCLA 71-60 on Thursday at Los Angeles.,Kiki Iriafen added 13 points for host USC (22-2, 12-1 Big Ten). The vict...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Texas handles No. 8 Kentucky
Madison Booker and reserve Kyla Oldacre both scored 19 points and No. 3 Texas was in control most of the way in defeating No. 8 Kentucky 67-49 in their Southeastern Conference showdown on Thursday night in Lexington, Ky.,Texas (25-2, 11-1 SEC) thrived on defense, never allowing more than 14 points i...
Austin Cindric earns tight victory in Daytona Duel 2
Polesitter Austin Cindric led a Ford blockade and nipped Erik Jones on the final lap to win Speedweeks' Duel 2 on Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Jones put his No. 43 Toyota up high on the backstretch and got a strong push from the No. 17 Ford of Chris Buesche...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 NC State edges Miami late
Madison Hayes scored 19 points with a season-high four 3-pointers and Zoe Brooks weaved through traffic for a go-ahead layup with 46 seconds remaining as No. 10 North Carolina State escaped with a 76-74 victory over Miami on Thursday at Raleigh, N.C.,Aziaha James scored 15 points and Tilda Trygger a...
NASCAR appeals injunction for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing
The ongoing legal fight between NASCAR and two of its teams, including the one co-owned and operated by Michael Jordan, took one more twist before the season-opening Daytona 500 this weekend.,NASCAR on Wednesday filed a brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Richmond, Va.) agains...
Saudi Arabia to ban all alcohol at 2034 World Cup
The 2034 FIFA World Cup promises to be a sobering experience for soccer fans after Saudi Arabia announced there will be no alcohol available.,And not just at the stadiums, but also at the hotels and elsewhere throughout the nation, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom confirmed Wednesday.,Prin...