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Surging Blues turn back Predators for sixth straight win
Justin Faulk picked up a goal and an assist and Robert Thomas earned three assists to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Nashville Predators 4-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,Jordan Kyrou, Alexandre Texier and Brayden Schenn added goals for the Blues (37-28-7, 81 points). Jake ...
Panthers edge Penguins in shootout
Aleksander Barkov scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Sam Reinhart scored twice and Anton Lundell got the other marker in for the Panthers (43-25-3, 89 points), who won for only the...
Celtics rain 3-pointers on Blazers, win fifth straight
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the host Portland Trail Blazers 129-116 on Sunday night.,Tatum scored 24 of those points after halftime, and narrowly missed his third triple-double of the season, finishing with nine rebounds and nine assists.,Sam Hauser racked up 24 poin...
Devin Vassell, Spurs embarrass Raptors 123-89
Devin Vassell scored 12 of his 25 points in the third quarter and the visiting San Antonio Spurs dominated the Toronto Raptors 123-89 on Sunday night.,Julian Champagnie added 20 points for the Spurs (31-39), who have won three straight. Stephon Castle scored 15 points, Sandro Mamukelashvili added 13...
Andrew Wiggins scores 42 as Heat halt skid vs. Hornets
Andrew Wiggins scored 15 of his season-high 42 points in the decisive third quarter as the host Miami Heat snapped their 10-game losing streak, beating the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on Sunday night.,Wiggins - who fell five points shy of his career-high point total - made 16 of 21 shots from the fiel...
Hawks continue hot streak as 76ers keep sliding
Trae Young scored 28 points, one of three Atlanta players with 20 or more points, to lead the Hawks to their third straight win, a 132-119 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday.,Young made four 3-pointers and added 12 assists for his 42nd double-double. He joined rookie Zaccharie Ri...
Novak Djokovic breaks Masters 1000 record with win in Miami
Serbian star Novak Djokovic broke the record for most match wins in ATP Masters 1000 events when he beat Argentine lucky loser Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the Round of 32 at the Miami Open on Sunday.,Djokovic, the fourth seed, earned win No. 411 at the prestigious Masters 1000 level for his...
Canada beats USMNT for third place in CONCACAF Nations League
In a third-place match neither expected to be in, Canada defeated the U.S. men's national team 2-1 in the CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif.,Jonathan David scored the winning goal in the 59th minute. Canada led 1-0 on a goal by Tani Oluwaseyi in the 27th before Patrick Agyemang t...
Kentucky tops Illinois, makes first Sweet 16 since 2019
MILWAUKEE -- Koby Brea had 23 points and Otega Oweh added 15 to pace third-seeded Kentucky to an 84-75 victory over No. 6 Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday.,Kentucky (24-11) will face second-seeded Tennessee in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Kent...
Kyle Larson nabs 30th career win, first of 2025 at Homestead
Kyle Larson overcame plenty on Sunday to win for the 30th time in his distinguished NASCAR Cup Series career. ,Larson moved past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps to go, capturing the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.,Restarting fourth ...
Blackhawks halt 7-game slide, extend Flyers' woes
Ryan Donato scored twice and Tyler Bertuzzi notched a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-4 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday., ,Connor Bedard, Joe Veleno and Pat Maroon each registered a goal and an assist for Chicago (21-41-9...
Tyrese Proctor helps Duke roll past Baylor into Sweet 16
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg and top-seeded Duke will be heading to the Sweet 16 after handling ninth-seeded Baylor in an 89-66 victory in the East Region's second round Sunday afternoon.,Tyrese Proctor poured in 25 points and Flagg scored 18 points as the hot-shooting Blue Devil...
Cavaliers end losing streak, cruise past hobbled Jazz
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers snap a season-high four-game losing streak in a 120-91 road win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon.,Donovan Mitchell didn't shoot well again, going 5-for-13 and missing all five 3-point attempts, but scored 16 against his former team...
Rookie Ron Holland stars as Pistons down Pelicans
Rookie Ron Holland tied a career high with 26 points as the host Detroit Pistons defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 136-130 on Sunday afternoon.,Holland added six assists and five rebounds. Jalen Duren powered for 22 points and 12 rebounds, while Marcus Sasser supplied 20 points. Dennis Schroder adde...
Alexandra Eala, 19, stuns Madison Keys at Miami Open
Filipino 19-year-old Alexandra Eala stunned Australian Open winner Madison Keys 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32 at the Miami Open on Sunday.,Eala, in the field as a wild card, had won just three WTA 1000-level matches in her young career before taking down the fifth-seeded Keys in 97 minutes.,"I don't t...
Florida knocks out 2-time defending champion UConn
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and sparked top-seeded Florida's late-game splurge to oust two-time defending champion UConn 77-75 in the West Region's second round on Sunday afternoon.,The Gators looked disjointed at times on offense before racking up 18 points across the game'...
Rookie goalkeeper helps FC Dallas blank Real Salt Lake
Luciano Acosta scored the match's lone goal deep into first-half stoppage time to lift FC Dallas to a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Sandy, Utah.,Dallas' homegrown goalkeeper, Michael Collodi, made his first career start and stopped the two shots he faced to...
Nashville SC's 3-goal flurry puts away CF Montreal
Nashville SC broke open a scoreless match with three goals in 11 minutes, cruising to a 3-0 win over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Perez all scored in the second half for Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points), winners of three straight matches. Its 10 points fro...
Orlando City roll past D.C. United with balanced attack
Martin Ojeda delivered a goal and two assists while Alex Freeman and Luis Muriel added a goal and an assist each as Orlando City overwhelmed visiting D.C. United 4-1 on Saturday night.,Orlando (2-2-1, 7 points) was dominant throughout, scoring two goals in each half. Even with the lead after intermi...
Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire advance at BLAST Open Spring
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final with victories Saturday in BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event starts with the 16 teams divided into two groups for double-elimination play. The group winners mo...