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Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews (MCL) will miss rest of season
Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, the team said Friday.,The Maple Leafs said Matthews sustained a Grade 3 tear in the knee and also sustained a bruised quadriceps during the second period of...
St. John's fends off Seton Hall, reaches Big East title game
NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor scored 20 points as top-seeded St. John's took control in the second half and fended off a late comeback attempt in its 78-68 victory over fourth-seeded Seton Hall on Friday in the Big East tournament semifinals.,The 13th-ranked Red Storm (27-6) advanced to Saturday's title ...
Ludvig Aberg holes 2 eagles to surge to top of Players leaderboard
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Fueled by a blistering front nine that included two eagles, Sweden's Ludvig Aberg charged two strokes clear of the field in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.,The 26-year-old, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour whose most recent victory came at last year...
Vanderbilt beats rival Tennessee for 2nd time in week's span
NASHVILLE - Vanderbilt's Duke Miles scored 30 points and Tyler Tanner added 19, leading the 22nd-ranked Commodores to a 75-68 win over No. 25 Tennessee in a Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday.,Both guards grabbed six rebounds, while Miles added five assists and three s...
Maple Leafs emphasize ‘emotion’ ahead of Sabres showdown
The Toronto Maple Leafs will visit the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night in a clash of teams that just completed contrasting eight-game streaks.,The Maple Leafs snapped their eight-game losing streak (0-6-2) Thursday with a 6-4 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks despite losing Auston Matthews to a l...
Guards drive Wisconsin past Illinois in OT
Overtime was too much for Illinois for the fourth time this season, as the No. 9 Fighting Illini fell 91-88 to No. 23 Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday afternoon in Chicago.,Wisconsin guards Nick Boyd and John Blackwell combined for 69 points and made 21 of 22 foul shots to...
Alex Condon fuels No. 4 Florida past Kentucky
NASHVILLE -- Alex Condon collected 22 points and 10 rebounds as No. 4 Florida recorded a wire-to-wire 71-63 win over Kentucky in a Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal game on Friday.,Xaivian Lee chipped in with 11 points, six assists and three steals for the Gators (26-6), who out-reboun...
Bruins hope to address road woes in visit to Capitals
The struggle to get their offense in gear went a long way toward the Boston Bruins seeing their 13-game home winning streak come to a halt.,The Bruins will look for better execution on Saturday afternoon when they bid to end a seven-game road losing skid (0-3-4) against the Washington Capitals.,The ...
Aggressive Xander Schauffele grabs second-round lead at The Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Two-time major champion Xander Schauffele finished with a flourish, making birdies on his last two holes to charge into an early one-shot lead in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.,The world's 10th-ranked player, who started his second round on the back...
No. 3 Michigan tops Ohio State, makes way to Big Ten semifinals
Four Michigan players scored in double figures and the top-seeded Wolverines advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament by slipping past eighth-seeded Ohio State 71-67 on Friday in Chicago.,Aday Mara scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the No. 3-ranked Wolverines (30...
Bryson DeChambeau fires 65, up three at LIV Singapore
Bryson DeChambeau separated from the pack at LIV Golf Singapore on Friday with five birdies and an eagle to fire a second-round 65 and build a three-shot lead over the field.,DeChambeau began the round with consecutive pars, then birdied No. 3 and eagled the par-5 fourth to set the tone for his roun...
Scuffling Raptors strive for turnaround vs. hot Suns
The struggling Toronto Raptors hope to turn things around and avoid a third consecutive loss Friday night when they host the Phoenix Suns.,The Raptors have dropped six of eight after a 122-111 road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday.,In New Orleans, the Raptors opened the fourth quarter o...
Clemson edges No. 19 UNC, faces No. 1 Duke in ACC semifinals
Nick Davidson posted 17 points and 11 rebounds as fifth-seeded Clemson held on to upset No. 4 seed North Carolina 80-79 in the Atlantic Coast Conferenec tournament on Thursday night in Charlotte.,The Tar Heels (24-8), ranked No. 19, turn their attention to Selection Sunday to see their NCAA Tourname...
Luka Doncic pours in 51 as Lakers top Bulls to extend win streak
Luka Doncic scored 51 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists, Austin Reaves added 30 points and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their winning streak to four games with a 142-130 victory over the visiting Chicago Bulls.,Deandre Ayton scored 23 points with 10 rebounds, LeBron James added 18 points a...
Late comeback propels Canucks to shootout win over Predators
Jake DeBrusk scored the only goal of the shootout as the Vancouver Canucks rallied to beat the visiting Nashville Predators 4-3 on Thursday night.,Marco Rossi had a goal and two assists while Brock Boeser and Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist each in regulation for the Canucks, who snapped a fiv...
Knights halt skid in impressive fashion vs. reeling Pens
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals and also had an assist as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night in Las Vegas., ,Mitch Marner and Jack Eichel each had a goal and an assist, Colton Sissons and Brayden McNabb also ...
Nathan MacKinnon's 4-point game sparks Avs over Kraken
Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 44th goal of the season and added three assists as the Colorado Avalanche swept away the host Seattle Kraken 5-1 Thursday night.,Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, while Nicolas Roy, Nazem Kadri and Joel Kiviranta also scored and Devon Toews added two assi...
Oklahoma tops Texas A&M but Nijel Pack leaves with injury
Nijel Pack had 20 points and four 3-pointers before leaving with an injury and the Oklahoma Sooners continued a late push for an NCAA Tournament bid with an 83-63 blowout victory over Texas A&M in the Southeastern Conference tournament Thursday in Nashville, Tenn.,Xzayvier Brown had 16 points and si...
Kansas battles past TCU, sets up Big 12 semifinal vs. Houston
Darryn Peterson scored 16 of his 24 points after halftime to help No. 14 Kansas survive with a hard-fought 78-73 win over TCU in the final Big 12 tournament quarterfinal Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.,Peterson was an inefficient 5-for-17 from the floor but made up for it by making 13 of 16 free throws...
Clemson edges No. 19 UNC, faces No. 1 Duke in semifinals
Nick Davidson posted 17 points and 11 rebounds as fifth-seeded Clemson held on to upset No. 4 seed North Carolina 80-79 in the ACC tournament on Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C.,The Tar Heels (24-8), ranked No. 19, turn their attention to Selection Sunday to see their NCAA Tournament fate, while th...