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Austin Hill captures action-filled Xfinity race at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.,Diving underneath a trio of wrecking cars in the final corner of overtime at Martinsville Speedway, Hill beat perennial bridesmaid Sheldon Creed to...
Golden Knights knock off Predators for sixth straight win
Reilly Smith broke a third-period deadlock and the Vegas Golden Knights ran their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Jack Eichel and Brett Howden also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (45-20-8, 98 points), who have only...
Aryna Sabalenka cruises past Jessica Pegula to win Miami Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career.,Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at ...
Walter Clayton Jr. leads Florida past Texas Tech, on to Final Four
SAN FRANCISCO -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 30 points, including 11 points in the final 5:24, as top-seeded Florida survived a back-and-forth battle to beat third-seeded Texas Tech 84-79 and advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Chase Center.,Clayton, who was nam...
Kalen Ballage, Renegades run past Brahmas in season opener
Kalen Ballage rushed for 110 yards -- including a United Football League-record 77-yarder for a touchdown -- as the host Arlington Renegades routed the San Antonio Brahmas 33-9 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Ballage had nine carries for a 12.2-yard average, while teammate De'Veon S...
Nico Hischier's second career hat trick sparks Devils past Wild
Nico Hischier scored a hat trick to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Paul Cotter and Tomas Tatar also scored for New Jersey (39-29-7, 85 points), which bounced back from a shutout loss one night earlier. Jesper Bratt had two assis...
UConn routes Oklahoma to cruise into Elite 8
Paige Bueckers exploded for 29 of her career-high 40 points in the second half as No. 2-seeded UConn dominated the final 20 minutes to blow out No. 3 Oklahoma 82-59 in Saturday's Spokane Region 1 Sweet 16 matchup in Spokane, Wash.,Bueckers' 40 points also set the UConn program record for the most in...
Marlins keep coming back, edge Pirates in 12 innings
Dane Myers hit a walk-off single with one out in the 12th inning as the Miami Marlins outlasted the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Saturday.,With Xavier Edwards as the designated runner at second, Marlins left-hander Joey Wentz (0-1) walked Otto Lopez intentionally. Jonah Bride hit a fly ball of...
Hot shooting, stifling defense carry Magic over Kings
Caleb Houstan's 6-of-7 3-point shooting off the bench en route to 18 points helped the Orlando Magic capitalize on a stifling defensive effort as they cruised psat the visiting Sacramento Kings 121-91 on Saturday. ,Orlando (36-39), the NBA's top defense in points allowed coming into Saturday's match...
Jesus Luzardo fans 11 in Phillies' debut to defeat Nationals
Kyle Schwarber homered for the second consecutive game, Jesus Luzardo pitched five solid innings in his Philadelphia debut and the visiting Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 11-6 on Saturday.,Brandon Marsh had three hits including a three-run homer, and Bryson Stott had a homer and a double for...
Blues stay hot, beat Avalanche for 9th straight win
Pavel Buchnevich scored a tie-breaking goal midway through the third period and the surging St. Louis Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Saturday.,Zack Bolduc also scored, Robert Thomas had two assists and Jordan Binnington turned away 28 shots for St. Louis (40-28-7, 87 points), whi...
Rockies hold off Rays to pick up first win of season
Brenton Doyle had an RBI single in the third inning and Kyle Farmer added another in the seventh, lifting the visiting Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.,Five pitchers combined to allow three hits over 4 2/3 innings in relief of starter Antonio Senzatela, who work...
Bobby Witt Jr. RBI double gives Royals win over Guardians
Bobby Witt Jr. smacked the tie-breaking double in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Kansas City Royals notch a 4-3 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.,Maikel Garcia hit a tying homer off Paul Sewald (0-1) to start the seventh as the Royals evened the series at one g...
Djordje Mihailovic scores twice to push Rapids past Charlotte FC
Djordje Mihailovic converted for two late-match goals as the Colorado Rapids defeated Charlotte FC 2-0 on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,Zack Steffen made three saves for his third clean sheet of the season for the Rapids (3-1-2, 11 points).,Mihailovic's first goal came in the 77th minute. About f...
Matt McLain helps Reds rally past Giants for 1st win of season
Matt McLain homered, doubled and scored twice and Christian Encarnacion-Strand blasted a solo home run to break a sixth-inning tie as the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the visiting San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Elly De La Cruz and McLain did their damage at the plate and in the fiel...
Orioles' offense stays hot in win over Blue Jays
Jordan Westburg hit two home runs while going 4-for-5 and the visiting Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Saturday afternoon.,Colton Cowser added a solo shot, and Ramon Urias had a three-run double among his three hits to help Baltimore take a 2-1 lead in the four-game series.,A...
Min Woo Lee charges into lead with 63 at Houston Open
Australia's Min Woo Lee shot a 7-under-par 63 to rise into the lead in the third round of the Texas Children's Houston Open on Saturday at Memorial Park.,This means that world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is going to have work to do in order to capture his first victory of the season.,Lee holds a four-st...
Madison Booker, defense carry Texas past Tennessee
Madison Booker scored 17 points capped by two key free throws with 35.1 seconds to play as No. 1 Texas outlasted No. 5 Tennessee 67-59 on Saturday afternoon in an NCAA Women's Championship regional semifinal in Birmingham, Alabama.,The Longhorns (34-3) advance to the Elite Eight to square off agains...
Erick Fedde leads three-hit effort as Cardinals put away Twins
Erick Fedde and three relievers combined for a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Saturday.,Fedde (1-0) held the Twins to their one run on two hits in six innings while recording two strikeouts. ,Ryan Fernandez, JoJo Romero and Phil Maton worked a sc...
Lightning start hot, hold off Islanders for 3rd straight win
Nikita Kucherov registered a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning rode a three-goal first period en route to a sweep their three-game homestand in a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. ,Kucherov, Nick Perbix and Brayden Point all potted first-period goals as th...