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Despite crash, Tyler Reddick takes home Autotrader 400 in double overtime
Tyler Reddick overcame a damaged car, double overtime and Chase Briscoe to win the high-speed, tight-drafting Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday in Hampton, Ga., ,After the 10th caution in the first overtime for Carson Hocevar trying to go through the middle and wrecking Christopher Bell,...

Jacob Bridgeman cruises to first win at Genesis Invitational
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. -- After hanging around on the porch for much of the past year, Jacob Bridgeman stormed through the front door Sunday, earning his first career PGA Tour victory by holding on for a one-shot win in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club., ,Bridgeman played it safe,...

Hawks come from behind for win as Nets stall out in fourth
Jalen Johnson scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome an 11-point deficit and beat the visiting Brookly Nets 115-104 on Sunday.,Atlanta has won two of its last three and has won both games so far against the Nets. Brooklyn has lost four straight games and ...

No. 22 Miami (Ohio) aims to remain unbeaten, faces Eastern Michigan
With each growing win and increased national attention, Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele is getting more and more questions about the secret to his team still being unbeaten in late February.,"I think in the landscape that we're in, we have a lot of retention," Steele said of his No. 22 RedHawk...

‘Magical’ Italian Games close with party in ancient Verona Arena
VERONA, Italy -- Italy said a fond farewell to the Winter Olympics on Sunday with an open-air ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena that celebrated art and sporting achievement at a Games lauded as a model for how to stage such events.,The Games, formally co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, hav...

No. 2 Houston, No. 8 Kansas each seek bounce backs in marquee matchup
Houston has dropped consecutive games but coach Kelvin Sampson isn't the least bit worried.,The No. 2 Cougars - who will drop in the rankings Monday afternoon - look to end their short slide when they face No. 8 Kansas in Big 12 play at Lawrence, Kan. on Monday evening. ,Houston (23-4, 11-3 Big 12) ...

No. 15 Michigan State survives icy start to beat Ohio State
Carson Cooper scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Michigan State hold on for a 66-60 win over Ohio State in East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday afternoon.,Jordan Scott scored 12 and Jeremy Fears Jr. chipped in 11 for the Spartans (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who have won conse...

Heartbreak for Canada, Sidney Crosby in Olympic hockey final
MILAN -- For a nation that measures itself in hockey gold, Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States in overtime was more than a lost final. It was a symbolic shift in a rivalry Canada has long considered its own to win.,Canada, owners of nine Olympic men's hockey titles to the American...

US rejoices as NHL's return helps hockey basks in glow of Games' cauldron
MILAN, Italy -- With a wrist shot and a chipped grin, Jack Hughes wrote a Hollywood ending for the U.S. - and NHL - at the Olympics, with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada that served as a fitting finale to a men's ice hockey tournament that lived up to the hype.,The NHL could scarcely have written a b...

US finishes with record 12 gold medals at Milan Cortina Olympics
The United States set a national record with 12 gold medals in this month's Milan Cortina Olympics, two more than the prior Winter Olympics record set during the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.,The U.S. finished in second place in both gold medals (12) and total medals (33), trailing only Norway (18 gold...

Connor Hellebuyck praised for 'unbelievable' play in gold medal win
MILAN -- Jack Hughes will be remembered for decades to come after scoring the overtime winner which earned the United States their first men's Olympic ice hockey gold medal since 1980.,The Americans also have goaltender Connor Hellebuyck to thank for keeping Canada at bay.,Hellebuyck made 40 saves o...

Johnny Gaudreau honored by Team USA after gold medal win
MILAN -- The U.S. players had just pulled off the biggest win of their careers and claimed the country's first Olympic gold since 1980, but after the overtime win against Canada on Sunday, their former teammate Johnny Gaudreau was never far from their thoughts.,Gaudreau was killed, along with his br...
A Radical NBA Draft Proposal That Could End Tanking for Good
An innovative NBA proposal would tie first-round picks to the salary cap, eliminating tanking while promoting financial parity across the league....
Arizona’s No. 1 Seed Hopes Face Major Test After Koa Peat Injury
Arizona is eyeing a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, but a tough Big 12 stretch and Koa Peat’s injury could shape its NCAA tournament fate....

Conor McGregor teases 'no name' foe for UFC comeback
Former two-division champion Conor McGregor claims he's ready to return to the UFC, and this time against a "no name" foe.,Sidelined since July 2021, McGregor has been rather vocal about returning to the Octagon.,McGregor (22-6) went so far as to take to social media on Saturday and note that he's j...

Report: Guardians signing 1B Rhys Hoskins to minor league deal
The Cleveland Guardians are signing free-agent first baseman Rhys Hoskins to a minor league contract, The Athletic reported Sunday.,He will earn a $1.5 million base salary should he make the major league roster, per the report. He still must pass a physical but was in the Guardians clubhouse at spri...

Tiger Woods teases Masters comeback on live broadcast
Tiger Woods is keeping the door slightly ajar for a return to professional golf at the Masters in April.,A five-time Masters winner and 15-time major champion, Woods teased golf fans on Saturday when he joined Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman in the CBS booth during the third round of the Genesis Invit...

Team USA defeats Canada, wins first hockey gold since 1980
Jack Hughes scored at 1:41 of overtime to lift the United States to a 2-1 victory against Canada in the gold medal game on Sunday at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Hughes scored with a one-timer from the inside edge of the left circle off a feed from defenseman Zach Werenski. The goal gave the A...

Twins' Joe Ryan gets MRI, has lower back inflammation
Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan is nursing inflammation in his lower back after being scratched from his spring training start on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan underwent an MRI and revealed the news on Sunday, two days after the team announced right-hander Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy Jo...

German bobsledders close dominant Games with four-man gold, silver
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Germany's Johannes Lochner collected his second bobsled gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics in the four-man event on Sunday, completing a hugely dominant week for the sliding superpower.,Compatriot and double-defending champion Francesco Friedrich took silver but Germany's...