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West Virginia cruises past Creighton to reach Crown title game
DJ Thomas scored 20 points off the bench to help lead West Virginia to a wire-to-wire 87-70 victory over Creighton in the College Basketball Crown semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.,Treysen Eaglestaff added 16 points and Brenen Lorient scored 15 for West Virginia (20-14), which advances to face forme...
Nikola Jokic outduels Victor Wembanyama as Nuggets foil Sours in overtime
Nikola Jokic finished with 40 points, including a 6-foot floater late in overtime, Christian Braun had 21 points, and the host Denver Nuggets ended San Antonio's 11-game winning streak with a 136-134 win over the Spurs on Saturday., ,Jokic, who finished with 13 assists, scored seven points in overti...
Avalanche defeat Stars, as Brent Burns makes history
Martin Necas scored with 9:21 left in the game, as the visiting Colorado Avalanche blanked the Dallas Stars, 2-0, on Saturday.,Nathan MacKinnon added his NHL-leading 51st goal with 58 seconds remaining.,The top two teams in the Central Division and the Western Conference split four meetings this sea...
Robert MacIntyre maintains lead at weather-shortened Valero Texas Open third round
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre maintained the lead during the storm-interrupted Valero Texas Open's third round Saturday in San Antonio., ,MacIntyre was 1 under through six holes, putting him at 15 under for the tournament and holding a two-stroke edge on Sweden's Ludvig Aberg at TPC San Antonio's Oaks...
Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware help Heat rout Wizards
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 32 points, and Kel'el Ware matched his career high of seven blocks, leading the host Miami Heat to a 152-136 win over the Wizards on Saturday afternoon.,The Heat (41-37) also got 24 points and a game-high 19 rebounds from Ware. Miami led by as many as 35 points ...
Cubs-Guardians postponed by weather; doubleheader Sunday
The Cleveland Guardians' home game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday was postponed due to inclement weather, with a traditional doubleheader scheduled for Sunday at 1:10 p.m. ET.,Slated to start Saturday for the Cubs, right-hander Edward Cabrera is listed as Sunday's Game 1 starter. Left-hander P...
Garrett Mitchell lifts Brewers over Royals
Garrett Mitchell doubled, homered, and racked up five RBIs for the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday.,Luis Rengifo was 2-for-5 with two doubles and a run, and Christian Yelich was 2-for-5 with two runs for the Brewers. Jac C...
Sixth-inning rally gives White Sox victory over Blue Jays
Munetaka Murakami and Colson Montgomery homered to key a go-ahead sixth-inning rally and Miguel Vargas had two hits as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Saturday.,Chicago earned a series victory against the reigning American League champion Blue Jays, losers of four of...
Tigers swat 4 HRs in weather-shortened win vs. Cards
Kerry Carpenter, Zach McKinstry and Matt Vierling hit two-run homers and the host Detroit Tigers slugged their way to an 11-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. ,The game was called after 8 1/3 innings due to inclement weather and poor field conditions.,Carpenter, McKinstry and Vierli...
Oklahoma tops Baylor with late run, makes Vegas final
Xzayvier Brown scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half to show the way for Oklahoma in a 82-69 victory over Baylor in the College Basketball Crown semifinals Saturday in Las Vegas.,Tae Davis scored 11 of his 18 points in the final 12 minutes for the Sooners (21-15), who recovered after surrende...
Ryan Hartman (2 goals) stays hot as Wild down Senators
Ryan Hartman scored twice for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the visiting Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Jonas Brodin and Jake Middleton also scored, Mats Zuccarello had two assists and Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves for the Wild (43-21-12, 98 points), who have w...
Gabe Perreault's hat trick gets Rangers past Red Wings
Rookie Gabe Perreault scored twice in the third period to deliver his first career hat trick as the New York Rangers shut down the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Jaroslav Chmelar also scored a goal, Adam Fox had two assists and Jonathan Quick narrowly missed a shutout, making ...
Late goal lifts Toronto FC over Rapids in physical match
Josh Sargent's header off an Alonso Coello corner kick in the 85th minute capped a wild 3-2 comeback win for Toronto FC over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Saturday. ,Richie Laryea scored a goal for Toronto (3-2-1, 10 points). Paxten Aaronson and Keegan Rosenberry tallied second-half goals for the ...
UConn's Geno Auriemma apologizes for behavior following loss
UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma on Saturday apologized for his actions at the conclusion of his team's loss to South Carolina in the Women's Final Four in Phoenix.,With the final seconds winding down on the Gamecocks' 62-48 victory on Friday, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley and Auriemm...
Timbers out to exact revenge vs. Whitecaps
Just four weeks after the Vancouver Whitecaps rolled to a decisive victory over the injury-riddled Portland Timbers, the Cascadia Cup rivals will meet again -- and this time, it will be a fairer fight.,When the teams meet Saturday night in Vancouver, Portland (1-3-1, 4 points) expects to be close to...
Blues boost playoff hopes with 4-goal win over Ducks
Robert Thomas scored once in a three-point game and Dylan Holloway tallied twice to lead visiting St. Louis to a 6-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, keeping the Blues' slim playoff hopes alive.,Pius Suter and Colton Parayko both scored once and added an assist for the Blues (32-31-12, 76 p...
Cooper Flagg makes history with 51, but balanced Magic down Mavs
Franz Wagner went for 18 points in just 17 minutes, Wendell Carter Jr. led the way with 28 and the Orlando Magic used balanced scoring to easily overcome Cooper Flagg's historic 51 in a 138-127 triumph over the host Dallas Mavericks on Friday night.,Desmond Bane chipped in with 27 points and Tristan...
Braves hit back-to-back HRs in 9th, blank Diamondbacks
Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers off Paul Sewald to break a scoreless tie in the ninth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Friday night in Phoenix.,Albies, leading off the inning, put the Braves ahead by depositing an 0-1 fastball from Sewald (0-1) ...
Mets bash 3 homers, thrash Giants but lose Juan Soto (calf)
Francisco Alvarez belted two home runs, Marcus Semien hit the first for his new team and the New York Mets overcame the loss of Juan Soto to post a 10-3 victory over the host San Francisco Giants on Friday.,Nolan McLean (1-0) combined with four relievers on a five-hitter for the Mets, who snapped a ...
Tristan Gray's slam caps big 7th as Twins beat Rays
Tristan Gray belted his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 10-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Minneapolis.,Gray's blast highlighted a seven-run seventh inning for the Twins, who won their home opener after playing their first six game...