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T1, Bilibili Gaming post Swiss Stage sweeps at Worlds
T1 and Bilibili Gaming recorded Swiss Stage sweeps on Friday at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin.,T1 defeated G2 Esports in a Round 4 High Match, posting 28- and 42-minute wins on red. Bilibili Gaming eliminated PSG Talon in a Round 4 Low Match, winning in 35 minutes on blue a...
Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka to square off in Wuhan semifinal
Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka set up a semifinals showdown with quick victories Friday over a pair of Polish opponents at the Wuhan Open in China.,Gauff defeated Magda Linette 6-0, 6-4 in 84 minutes -- a minute longer than it took Sabalenka to knock out Magdalena Frech 6-2, 6-2.,Gauff, the fourth s...
Novak Djokovic rallies to reach Shanghai semifinals
Novak Djokovic kept his quest for title No. 100 alive on Friday by rallying for a three-set win against Czech teenager Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals of the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,The fourth-seeded Serbian star survived a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-4 scare from the 19-year-old Mensik before advancing in tw...
Sei Young Kim breaks 36-hole scoring record in Shanghai
Sei Young Kim set the 36-hole scoring record at the Buick LPGA Shanghai but saw her lead shrink to one stroke in the second round on Friday.,The South Korean followed up her sizzling opening round of 10-under 62 with a 70 on Friday to move to 12-under 132. That beat the previous record, set by Brook...
After eliminating Royals, Yankees eye bigger goals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The New York Yankees made it clear they were pleased to get past the Kansas City Royals and advance in the postseason, even if it's only one step toward their true goal.,Yankees players sprayed each other with beer and champagne and otherwise expressed good cheer during a raucous...
Blues' comeback spoils Macklin Celebrini's glowing debut with Sharks
Brayden Schenn scored in overtime as the visiting St. Louis Blues rallied from a three-goal, third-period deficit to edge the San Jose Sharks 5-4 on Thursday.,Pavel Buchnevich, Radek Faksa, Ryan Suter and Justin Faulk also scored for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas each had two assists and...
Brock Purdy fires 3 TD passes as 49ers dump Seahawks
Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes, two to George Kittle, and the San Francisco 49ers -- after building a 20-point lead -- held on to defeat the host Seattle Seahawks 36-24 on Thursday.,Purdy also threw a 76-yard scoring strike to Deebo Samuel Sr. as the 49ers (3-3) moved into a first-place ti...
Matt Boldy's 3 points help Wild edge Jackets in opener
Matt Boldy scored a goal and tallied two assists, and the Minnesota Wild held on for a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn., in the opener for both teams.,Joel Eriksson Ek and Mats Zuccarello also scored for Minnesota, which is hoping to bounce back after missi...
Mason Marchment's two goals power Stars past Predators
Mason Marchment scored twice to highlight Dallas' four-goal second period, fueling the visiting Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday in the season opener for both teams.,Roope Hintz scored a goal and set up linemate Jason Robertson's tally 19 seconds later early in the sec...
Three-goal surge in 2nd period fuels Penguins past Red Wings
Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals to help lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.,Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh.,Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist for Detroit. ,With the score tied at 1-1 in...
Behind Gerrit Cole, Yankees eliminate Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Gerrit Cole pitched seven effective innings, and Gleyber Torres, Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton each supplied key hits Thursday night to lead the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory against the Kansas City Royals in a decisive Game 4 of the American League Division Series.,After f...
Lynx rally for wild OT win over Liberty in Finals opener
Napheesa Collier connected on a turnaround, mid-range fadeaway with 8.8 seconds left in overtime, lifting the Minnesota Lynx to a 95-93 win over the host New York Liberty in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Thursday.,New York's Breanna Stewart, charging through a crowd of Lynx defenders, missed a layup ...
Dylan Guenther, Utah top Isles in OT, stay perfect
Dylan Guenther scored his second goal of the game at 2:18 of overtime Thursday night for the Utah Hockey Club, who edged the New York Islanders 5-4 in Elmont, N.Y.,The contest was the season opener for New York.,Guenther took a pass from Sean Durzi in the slot and sent a shot past Islanders goalie S...
Scoring burst lifts Bruins past Canadiens
The Boston Bruins turned around a 2-1 deficit with four consecutive goals and held on to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 on Thursday for their ninth consecutive home-opening victory.,Mark Kastelic scored his first pair as a Bruin, including a key insurance marker with 4:00 remaining that halted a ...
Anze Kopitar's third-period hat trick propels Kings past Sabres
Anze Kopitar recorded a third-period hat trick, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied for a 3-1 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. ,With Los Angeles trailing 1-0, the 37-year-old Kopitar scored 13 seconds into the third period. Then, in the waning seconds of the Kings' five-on-three...
Leafs G Dennis Hildeby downs Devils in NHL debut
Dennis Hildeby made 23 saves in his NHL debut Thursday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three times in the first period for a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,The result spoiled the home debut of Devils coach Sheldon Keefe, who was the Maple Leafs' coach the previous fo...
Linus Ullmark, Tim Stutzle lead Senators past Panthers
Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in his Ottawa debut, Tim Stutzle scored twice and the Senators defeated the visiting Florida Panthers 3-1 on Thursday night.,Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators. Ullmark, obtained in a June trade with the Boston Bruins, made 16 saves in the third period.,Travis Green...
Guardians eke out win over Tigers, force Game 5
DETROIT -- David Fry blasted a two-run homer in the seventh inning and added a run-scoring sacrifice bunt in the ninth Thursday to help the Cleveland Guardians keep their season alive with a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series.,Relievers Hunter Gaddis...
Adam Svensson posts 60, leads inaugural Black Desert Championship
Canada's Adam Svensson fired an 11-under-par 60 to grab the lead in the first round of the inaugural Black Desert Championship on Thursday in Ivins, Utah.,Svensson, who started his day on the back nine at Black Desert Resort, holed a 31 1/2-foot eagle putt at the par-5 seventh hole to jump to 10 und...
HEROIC among four to reach semis at PGL Wallachia Season 2
HEROIC, Tundra Esports, Team Falcons and Nouns Esports all won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Thursday at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.,HEROIC swept Infinity 2-0, while Tundra Esports did the same to Natus Vincere. Team Falcons topped beastcoast 2-1 and N...