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Tyler Reddick captures Daytona 500 in thrilling finish
Tyler Reddick passed leader Chase Elliott off the final turn Sunday to win the thrilling 68th annual Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Off Turn 2 on the final lap, the 23XI Racing driver ran third to Elliott, who was getting a push from Zane Smith, but Reddick made up ground down the backstretch in...

Auston Matthews, US trounce Germany to sweep Group C
Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist to help the United States win its pool with a 5-1 victory against Germany in its final preliminary-round game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday.,Tage Thompson, Zach Werenski and Brock Faber also scored, Matthew Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson each ...

Team Liquid downs Natus Vincere for BLAST Slam VI title
Team Liquid took down Natus Vincere 3-1 in the grand final of the BLAST Slam VI event, capturing a $400,000 grand prize on Sunday in Attard, Malta.,The best-of-five grand final kicked off with each side winning one map before Liquid pulled away in convincing fashion.,Liquid won in 33 minutes on red,...

No. 8 Illinois stifles Indiana for easy win
David Mirkovic poured in 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 8 Illinois to a 71-51 Big Ten victory over Indiana on Sunday afternoon in Champaign, Ill.,Keaton Wagler contributed 18 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 14 as the Illini (21-5, 12-3) snapped a two-game losing streak by turning ...

Tariq Francis' game-high 21 points enough for Rutgers to beat Maryland
Tariq Francis had a game-high 21 points, Harun Zrno scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers broke a seven-game slide with a 68-57 win over Maryland on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J., ,The Scarlet Knights shot 41.5% overall, but they maintained a 50% clip with just two turnovers in the second ...

Baba Miller, Moustapha Thiam propel Cincinnati past Utah
Baba Miller slammed home a dunk with 36.9 seconds remaining and grabbed a key rebound moments later as host Cincinnati rallied for a 69-65 win over Utah in Big 12 play on Sunday afternoon.,Miller finished with 13 points and seven rebounds while Moustapha Thiam added 15 and 10, respectively, to send ...

Leylah Fernandez comes from set down to win in Dubai
Leylah Fernandez of Canada rallied to upset No. 13 Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Championship in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.,With her loss in the two-hour, 52-minute match, Samsonova dropped to 0-5 in three-set matches in 2026.,Samsonova and Fer...

Twisted Minds show grit in winning OWCS Pre-Season Bootcamp
Twisted Minds overcame a two-map deficit in the semifinals before coasting to a 4-1 victory over Crazy Raccoon in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series Pre-Season Bootcamp on Sunday in Seoul.,Twisted Minds found themselves on the brink of elimination to Team Liquid in the semifinals afte...

OpTic Texas emerges with hard-fought win at CDL Stage 2 major qualifying
OpTic Texas won a five-map battle with GS Minnesota on Saturday, the second day of Week 1 matches in qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.,Other winners on Day 2 were Paris Gentle Mates, FaZe Vegas and the Los Angeles Thieves.,The 12 Call of Duty teams are playing a full qualifying r...

Anthony Kim's comeback complete with stunning LIV Golf win at Adelaide
Anthony Kim added a stunning-yet-true chapter to his storybook return to professional golf by winning LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday.,The 40-year-old American came from five strokes back after three rounds with an emphatic three-shot victory after his bogey-free round of 9-under 63 at The Grange Golf C...

Sentinels outlast Disguised in LCS Lock-In playoff opener
Sentinels opened the playoffs on Saturday by winning a 3-2 battle with Disguised in the upper-bracket semifinals at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 faces FlyQuest on Sunday in the other semifinal, with the winner advancing to the upper-bracket final against Sentine...

Graham Ike powers No. 12 Gonzaga past longtime rival Santa Clara
Graham Ike recorded 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and No. 12 Gonzaga moved into first place in the West Coast Conference with a 94-86 victory over host Santa Clara on Saturday night.,Adam Miller scored 21 points and Tyon Grant-Foster had 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench as the Bu...

Aurora-FUT thriller highlights PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 opening day
Aurora Gaming and FUT Esports provided the match of the day Saturday, needing three maps with an overtime round on Day 1 of the PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 event in Romania.,Along with FUT, MOUZ, Team Vitality and The MongolZ also won 2-1 matches, while FURIA, Team Falcons, Natus Vincere and FaZe Clan swep...

Texas rides strong second half to road win over Missouri
Dailyn Swain poured in 25 points as Texas pulled away from Missouri 85-68 on Saturday night in Columbia, Mo., for its fourth straight victory.,Matas Vokietaitis scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Longhorns (16-9, 6-5 Southeastern Conference), who outscored the Tigers 52-37 in the secon...

No. 3 South Carolina extends dominance of No. 6 LSU with road win
Tessa Johnson scored a season-high 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Johnson shot 4-of-5 from 3-point land to power the Gamecocks (25-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) to their sixth straight win. Raven Johnson scored a career-best 19 points ...

Washington ends skid against short-handed Minnesota
Hannes Steinbach scored 26 points on 12-of-17 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds as Washington snapped a three-game skid with a 69-57 Big Ten Conference victory against short-handed Minnesota on Saturday night in Seattle.,Zoom Diallo added 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting with four assists for the Huski...

Led by Aden Holloway, Alabama tops South Carolina for 4th straight win
Aden Holloway scored 20 points, while Labaron Philon Jr. and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 19 apiece as Alabama held off a game South Carolina squad, 89-75, in a Southeastern Conference contest in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama (18-7, 8-4 SEC) won its fourth straight game and triumphed for the seventh time...

Career efforts from pair lift No. 21 Arkansas past Auburn
Freshman Darius Acuff Jr. tied a career high with 31 points and made a career-best seven 3-pointers as No. 21 Arkansas ran away from short-handed Auburn 88-75 on Saturday night in Fayetteville, Ark.,Billy Richmond III scored a career-high 25 points for the Razorbacks. He was 12 of 15 from the field ...

No. 6 UConn remains atop Big East despite late Georgetown surge
Solo Ball scored 20 points as sixth-ranked UConn stayed atop the Big East by holding on for a 79-75 victory over Georgetown Saturday night in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies (24-2, 14-1 Big East) won their second straight game following an 81-72 loss to then-No. 22 St. John's on Feb. 6 to remain a half-ga...

Natus Vincere, Team Liquid to face off for BLAST Slam VI title
One of the most competitive matches at the BLAST Slam VI event will get a rematch in Attard, Malta.,But with a lot more on the line this time.,In Saturday's semifinals, Team Liquid had little trouble with OG, winning 3-0, while Natus Vincere edged Team Yandex 3-2 in a back-and-forth affair to advanc...