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Chase Elliott wins third career Daytona Duel, taking second race
Chase Elliott took the lead on Lap 53, held off a charge from Carson Hocevar, and claimed the checkers in the America 250 Florida Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,The 2020 Cup Series champion, Elliott grabbed the point on Lap 53 and earned his third q...
Joey Logano edges Ryan Blaney in OT to win Daytona Duel 1
Joey Logano beat Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney under caution in NASCAR overtime to win the first race of Speedweeks, the America 250 Florida Duel 1, at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Logano's No. 22 Ford edged ahead of Blaney before Corey LaJoie, who resta...
Ryo Hisatsune (62) leads pack at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ryo Hisatsune of Japan made 158 feet of putts on his way to a 10-under-par 62 to take the first-round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the first signature event of 2026, on Thursday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Compared to the field, Hisatsune lost strokes both off the tee and on approach. But his s...
Brock Nelson, US drill Latvia 5-1 in men's hockey opener in Milan
Brock Nelson scored two goals for the United States in a 5-1 win against Latvia in their opening preliminary-round game at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.,Brady Tkachuk, Tage Thompson and Auston Matthews also scored, Jack Hughes had three assists and Matthew Tkachuk and Jack Eichel ea...
Maria Sakkari upsets No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek in Doha QFs
Unseeded Maria Sakkari of Greece toppled No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Thursday in Doha.,Swiatek wasn't alone in the early exit, as Canadian No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko knocked out No. 2 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 7-5, 4-6, 6-...
US’ Jessie Diggins wins 4th career Olympic cross-country skiing medal
TESERO, Italy -- Sweden dominated the women's 10km cross-country freestyle ski race on Thursday, with Frida Karlsson and Ebba Andersson taking their second gold-silver finish of the Milan Cortina Olympics.,U.S. skier Jessie Diggins won the bronze, her first medal of these Games and fourth career Oly...
South Korea's Choi Ga-on upsets Chloe Kim to win women's halfpipe gold
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Choi Ga-on of South Korea won the gold medal in the women's snowboard halfpipe after recovering from a frightening crash in her first run at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday.,Double defending champion Chloe Kim of the United States took silver and the bronze went to Mi...
NCAA denies Connor Stalions' appeal of Michigan sign-stealing penalty
An NCAA appeals committee denied former Michigan staff member Connor Stalions' appeal of the eight-year show-cause penalty he received for his role in a sign-stealing scandal.,Stalions had argued that the August ruling from the NCAA Committee on Infractions was based on "procedural errors" and a mis...
Bryson DeChambeau survives mishit tee shot, shares lead in Adelaide
Bryson DeChambeau overcame a topped tee shot to record a 6-under-par 66 and gain a share of the lead on Thursday after the first round of LIV Adelaide in Australia.,DeChambeau finds himself tied with Australia's Marc Leishman despite his tee shot on the par-5, 529-yard 10th hole at a blustery Grange...
Syracuse turns lights out on Cal in double overtime
Led by Nate Kingz's 27 points, Syracuse came away with a 107-100 double-overtime win against visiting Cal on Wednesday night.,William Kyle III collected his fourth double-double of the season for the Orange (14-11, 5-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 15 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. He was a...
Penn State pulls out narrow victory over Washington
Freddie Dilione V scored 16 points to lead a balanced attack as Penn State earned its first Big Ten Conference road victory of the season with a 63-60 decision against Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle.,Josh Reed scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds, Kayden Mingo added 13 points, six boa...
De'Aaron Fox, Spurs overtake Warriors for 6th straight win
De'Aaron Fox led a balanced attack with 27 points, five reserves combined for 57 points on the second night of a back-to-back, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 16 down to overtake the Golden State Warriors 126-113 in San Francisco on Wednesday.,Victor Wembanyama backed Fox with 26 points for t...
Nikola Jokic posts triple-double to carry Nuggets past Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists to counter his nine turnovers, Jamal Murray finished with 23 points, and the host Denver Nuggets held off the Memphis Grizzlies 122-116 on Wednesday night.,It was Jokic's 20th triple-double this season and 184th of his career.,Tim Hardaway Jr. s...
Late hoop allows DePaul to end 23-game skid vs. Creighton
Brandon Maclin banked in a go-ahead drive with seven seconds remaining in regulation as DePaul snapped a 23-game losing streak against Creighton with a 72-71 victory in Chicago on Wednesday.,NJ Benson totaled 23 points with 10 rebounds for the Blue Demons (13-12, 5-9), who ended a four-game overall ...
Jalen Williams, sharpshooting Thunder demolish Suns
Jalen Williams scored 19 of his 28 points in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the short-handed host Phoenix Suns for the second time this season in a 136-109 victory on Wednesday.,Reserve Isaiah Joe had 21 points, tying a season high with six 3-pointers, and Kenrich Williams ad...
Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads Tennessee to rout of Mississippi State
Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 12 of his team-high 18 points in the second half and Nate Ament had eight of his 16 points in the closing five minutes to lead the visiting Tennessee Volunteers to a 73-64 victory Wednesday night over Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.,Josh Hubbard paced Mississippi Stat...
Shawn Phillips Jr.'s late dunk, block lift Missouri over Texas A&M
Shawn Phillips Jr.'s dunk in the final seconds and his block on the final possession proved the difference as Missouri outslugged Texas A&M 86-85 on Wednesday in a wild dustup at College Station, Texas.,The Aggies led by five points at halftime and by seven 3 1/2 minutes into the second half until M...
Kyle Busch wins pole for Daytona 500 in 21st attempt
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch delivered the best Daytona 500 qualifying effort of his championship NASCAR career Wednesday night at Daytona International Speedway, claiming his first ever pole position for the Great American Race (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Busch's N...
Jazz send Kings to franchise record-tying 14th straight loss
Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 23 points while Lauri Markkanen added 19 points and seven rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 121-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night.,With their 14th consecutive loss, the Kings equaled the franchise mark set by the Cincinnati Royals in...
No. 2 Michigan overcomes season-high 16-point deficit to down Northwestern
L.J. Cason scored 18 points and Yaxel Lendeborg notched a double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds to help No. 2 Michigan rally for an 87-75 victory against host Northwestern on Wednesday in Evanston, Ill.,Michigan faced its largest halftime deficit, nine points, and trailed by a season-high 16 wh...