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Routs rule on opening day of CDL Stage 2 major qualifying
OpTic Texas, the runner-up at Call of Duty League Stage 1 Major, opened qualifying for the Stage 2 Major with a 3-0 win over the Boston Breach on Friday.,In other opening-day action, the Carolina Royal Ravens swept the Toronto KOI 3-0, and Miami Heretics trounced FaZe Vegas 3-0.,The 12 Call of Duty ...
Liquid, Yandex charge into BLAST Slam VI semifinals
Team Liquid pulled out a marathon 3-2 win over Team Falcons on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BLAST Slam VI event in Attard, Malta.,In the other quarterfinal match, Team Yandex took down HEROIC 3-1.,The Saturday semifinals will feature Team Liquid vs. OG and then Natus Vincere vs. Team Yandex...
VJ Edgecombe, Team Vince take title at Rising Stars event
Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe sank two free throws to give Team Vince a 25-24 win over Team Melo and the championship of the Rising Stars event on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,The last of the night's three games featuring young NBA players was played until one team reached 25 points.,Edgecom...
Chandler Smith steals OT win in NASCAR Truck Series opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chandler Smith came from the middle of nowhere to win the Fresh from Florida 250 in overtime at Daytona International Speedway on Friday and immediately gave credit where credit was due.,"Thank you, thank you, thank you, Ty Majeski!" Smith shouted after taking the checkered fl...
No. 23 Miami (Ohio) handles Ohio, improves to nation-best 25-0
Brant Byers scored 21 points and Peter Suder added 20 as No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remained the nation's only unbeaten team with a 90-74 win over archrival Ohio on Friday in Oxford, Ohio.,Byers shot 13-for-16 from the free throw line while Eian Elmer added 15 points for Miami (25-0, 12-0 Mid-American), wh...
No. 18 Saint Louis breezes past Loyola Chicago for 18th straight win
Trey Green and Ishan Sharma each scored 14 points to lead No. 18 Saint Louis to an 86-59 road win over Loyola Chicago on Friday, the Billikens' 18th consecutive victory.,Quentin Jones tallied 12 points and six rebounds while Amari McCottry added 11 points and seven rebounds for Saint Louis (24-1, 12...
Wisconsin blitzes No. 10 Michigan State, fells another top-10 foe
Nick Boyd had 29 points and John Blackwell added 24 to pace Wisconsin to a dominant 92-71 victory over No. 10 Michigan State in a Big Ten Conference matchup Friday night in Madison, Wis.,It was the second consecutive top-10 victory for Wisconsin (18-7, 10-4 Big Ten), which won at No. 8 Illinois 92-9...
Columbia clinches important sweep of No. 24 Princeton
Perri Page scored 15 of her career-high 25 points after halftime to help Columbia complete a season sweep of No. 24 Princeton 70-56 on Friday in New York.,Page hit 9 of 14 shots from the floor and grabbed 10 rebounds, while Riley Weiss went for 23 points with four 3-pointers for the Lions (16-6, 7-2...
Darren Clarke posts 2 eagles, shares Chubb Classic lead with Michael Wright
Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland made two eagles over his final four holes to grab a share of the first-round lead at the Chubb Classic on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Clarke and Australian Michael Wright posted 7-under-par 65 at Tiburon Golf Club's Black Course with two rounds to go. Tied for third one ...
Akshay Bhatia ties Ryo Hisatsune for lead at Pebble Beach
Akshay Bhatia fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 at Spyglass Hill Golf Course to reach 15-under 129 and tie Japan's Ryo Hisatsune for the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Hisatsune was the solo first-round leader thanks to a 62 at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thur...
Team Peps completes comeback on Day 1 of OWCS Pre-Season Bootcamp
Team Peps, Team Falcons, T1 and Virtus.pro won their opening games and moved into the quarterfinals of the Overwatch Champions Series Pre-Season Bootcamp on Friday in Seoul.,Peps outlasted Disguised 3-2 in a match that included a rare draw in the fourth round. Falcons swept VARREL 3-0, Virtus.pro di...
Kendall Coyne-Schofield scores twice as US routs Italy in women's hockey
Kendall Coyne-Schofield scored twice to highlight a five-goal second period, lifting the United States to a 6-0 romp over Italy on Friday in the quarterfinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Megan Keller collected a goal and two assists and Laila Edwards and Britta Curl-Salemme had one of each for th...
Victoria Mboko, Karolina Muchova to square off in Doha title match
No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko delivered six aces while recording a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open at Doha.,Mboko took down Ostapenko one day after upsetting Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal match.,The Canadian...
US women's curling upsets top-ranked Canada; US men fall to Canada
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Joel Retornaz's Italy beat Britain 9-7 on Friday to continue its winning start at the Winter Olympics with a victory over another favorite in the men's curling competition, boosting hopes of a medal on home ice.,In its opening match, Italy beat Olympic champions Sweden, w...
G Chris Paul announces retirement after 21 seasons
Twelve-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday announced his retirement from the NBA after 21 seasons.,Paul, who previously said he's retiring at the end of the season, publicly made his decision to hang up his sneakers over Instagram.,"This is it! After over 21 years I'm stepping away from basketb...
Raptors waive veteran G Chris Paul
The Toronto Raptors waived 12-time All-Star guard Chris Paul on Friday.,The move was expected after Toronto acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers as part of a three-team deal with the Brooklyn Nets at last week's trade deadline. The trade for Paul, in the eyes of the Raptors, was done for fina...
Jon Rahm putts his way to second-round lead at LIV Adelaide
Jon Rahm fired a 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the third round of LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.,Rahm posted a bogey-free round at Grange Golf Club that included seven birdies -- five of them on the back nine -- and an eagle on the 561-yard par-5 No. 7 hole to move to 13-under for the...
LeBron James makes triple-double history as Lakers top Mavs
LeBron James become the oldest player in NBA history to record a triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers went into the All-Star break with a 124-104 victory over the visiting Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.,James, 41, registered 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his first triple-double in 36 ...
Jrue Holiday's big night boosts Blazers in win over Jazz
Jrue Holiday recorded a season-best 31 points to go with nine rebounds and seven assists to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 135-119 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.,Donovan Clingan produced 23 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists as Portland won for the fourth ti...
Ousmane Dieng's first double-double carries Bucks past Thunder
Ousmane Dieng scored a season-high 19 points while leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 110-93 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.,Dieng was playing for the first time as a visitor in Oklahoma City after being dealt by the Thunder at last week's trade deadline. He ultimately was shuffle...