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No. 21 Miami (Ohio) escapes Western Michigan on Trey Perry's winner
Trey Perry made a go-ahead layup with 0.4 seconds left, helping No. 21 Miami (Ohio) remain unbeaten with a 69-67 victory over Western Michigan on Friday in Kalamazoo, Mich.,Justice Williams sank a 13-foot jumper to forge a 67-67 tie with 12.8 seconds remaining before Perry used his body to fend off ...
Maple Leafs, Senators each in need of win at other's expense
Both teams will be looking for their first win since the Olympic break Saturday night when the Ottawa Senators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Senators at least have one point after a 2-1 home overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings Thursday in their first game since the break.,The Maple Leafs hav...
Cole Bassett back home in multiple ways when Rapids host Timbers
Cole Bassett returns home when the Portland Timbers take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Timbers acquired Bassett, a 24-year-old midfielder from Littleton, Colo., from Colorado in early February for $2.65 million. Bassett racked up 31 goals and 21 assists across all co...
Austin Smotherman leads by three at Cognizant Classic
Austin Smotherman will carry a three-stroke lead into the weekend at the Cognizant Classic at The Palm Beaches.,Smotherman followed his opening 62 with a 2-under-par 69 on Friday at PGA National's Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. That brought him to 11 under, comfortably clear of Taylor M...
Raptors get reprieve from tough schedule with road date vs. Wizards
Vying to stay in the top group of the Eastern Conference standings, the overachieving Toronto Raptors will look to continue an impressive season away from home Saturday when they travel to face the Washington Wizards.,Currently leading the No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers by a game in the East, the Raptors ...
NFL boosts salary cap to $301.2M in 2026
The NFL informed its teams Friday that the salary cap for the upcoming season will be $301.2 million, an increase of $22 million from 2025.,NFL Network reported on Jan. 30 that the 2026 salary cap was projected to land anywhere from $301.2 million and $305.7 million.,The salary cap for 2025 was $279...
Auston Kim maintains narrow lead at HSBC Women's World Championship
Auston Kim maintained a narrow lead over three seasoned competitors with a 3-under-par 69 on Friday at the HSBC Women's World Championship in Singapore.,Kim carded five birdies and a double-bogey at the par-5 16th hole at Sentosa Golf Club to move to 9-under par, one shot ahead of major champions Mi...
Hall of Famer Warren Sapp won't return to Colorado
Warren Sapp is leaving his post on fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' coaching staff at Colorado, the university announced.,Sapp has spent the past two seasons with the Buffaloes, most recently as a pass rush coordinator.,"Warren Sapp has resigned from the CU football coaching staff to...
Wild, riding 6-game win streak, finish road back-to-back at Utah
The Utah Mammoth will look to play with more pace in their game when they oppose the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Salt Lake City.,Utah opened its post-Olympic-break portion of the schedule with a 4-2 home loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.,Dylan Guenther scored twice and Karel Ve...
Dylan Holloway returns with hat trick as Blues rout Kraken
Dylan Holloway came off the injured list to produce three goals and an assist, leading the St. Louis Blues past visiting Seattle Kraken 5-1 Thursday night.,Holloway logged his second career hat trick in his first game since Jan. 18. He had been sidelined by a high ankle sprain that had limited him t...
Ryan O’Reilly’s late winner propels Predators past Blackhawks
Ryan O'Reilly scored a game-winner late in the third period to help power the Nashville Predators past the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Thursday.,Roman Josi made a beautiful pass to O'Reilly, who tipped the game-winning goal past Spencer Knight to secure the victory for the Predators with 3:16...
Wings' Dylan Larkin ties it, then wins it in OT vs. Senators
Dylan Larkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:50 of overtime and the visiting Detroit Red Wings beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Thursday.,Larkin, an Olympic gold medalist for Team USA, started the winning rush with a pass to Lucas Raymond at center ice. Larkin then got behind Ottawa's Shane P...
Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl hit milestones as Oilers crush Kings
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist for his sixth straight 100-point season and Leon Draisaitl notched his eighth straight 30-goal campaign, and the Edmonton Oilers ended a season-high four-game skid with an 8-1 romp of the host Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night.,McDavid has reached triple dig...
Tyrese Maxey's strong effort powers Sixers over Heat
Tyrese Maxey registered 28 points, 11 assists and five steals to guide the host Philadelphia 76ers to a 124-117 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday., ,Joel Embiid (26 points, 11 rebounds) also had a double-double for Philadelphia, which finished the game on an 8-0 run to capture its third straig...
Flames score 4 straight goals, continue dominance of Sharks
Nazem Kadri scored twice and goaltender Dustin Wolf continued his mastery against the team he grew up supporting as the visiting Calgary Flames claimed a 4-1 comeback victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Connor Zary and Mikael Backlund both netted one goal and one assist for the Fl...
Julian Champagnie enjoys Brooklyn homecoming as Spurs' streak hits 11
Julian Champagnie scored 26 points in a successful homecoming and the San Antonio Spurs extended their longest winning streak since the 2015-16 season to 11 with a 126-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night in New York.,A Brooklyn native who played at nearby Bishop Loughlin High School...
Timberwolves hold down Kawhi Leonard-less Clippers
Anthony Edwards scored 31 points and Donte DiVincenzo added 18 as the Minnesota Timberwolves shook off the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers to earn a 94-88 victory on Thursday in Inglewood, Calif.,Jaden McDaniels and Ayo Dosunmu each scored 12 points and Rudy Gobert added 13 rebounds as the Timberw...
Matt Boldy's 4-point effort steers Wild past Avalanche
Matt Boldy had two empty-net goals and added two assists, Joel Eriksson Ek also scored twice and the Minnesota Wild beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-2 in Denver on Thursday night.,Filip Gustavsson made 44 saves for Minnesota, which has won six in a row and tightened the race in the Central Division. Ma...
Royce O’Neale's late 3 caps Suns' rally, sinks Lakers
Royce O'Neale made a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the host Phoenix Suns overcame a 13-point second-half deficit for a 113-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. ,O'Neale gave the Suns a 110-108 lead on the previous possession before LeBron James' tip-in tied it with 22.7 sec...
Saddiq Bey scores 42 as hot-shooting Pelicans top Jazz
Saddiq Bey had a season-high 42 points along with seven assists and five rebounds to lead the New Orleans Pelicans over the Utah Jazz 129-118 in Salt Lake City on Thursday night. ,Bey, who hit 14 of 20 shots from the field, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range, had the second 40-point game of his NBA...