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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...
Bulls' strong second half spoils LeBron James' return to Lakers
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-p...
Sharks break late tie, extend Bruins' skid
Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night.,In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo off W...
Bulls' strong second half leaves Lakers in dust
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of Lebron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-point range. Buz...
Sizzling Fire douse Whitecaps' winning streak
Philip Zinckernagel had a goal and an assist in the Chicago Fire's 3-1 road win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.,The Fire (3-1-1, 10 points) are on a three-match winning streak, and are 3-0-1 over their last four matches. Saturday's result also ended the Whitecaps' season-opening four-match...
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins' hat trick lifts Oilers over Kraken
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins posted his fourth career hat trick to lead the host Edmonton Oilers to a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.,Adam Henrique and Jeff Skinner also scored for the Oilers, who were without their top two scorers, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, due to injuries.,Mattias...
Dynamo earn rare point in Seattle with 0-0 draw
Goalkeepers Jimmy Maurer and Blake Gillingham combined to make four saves as the Houston Dynamo earned a rare point in Seattle, playing the host Sounders to 0-0 draw on Saturday night.,The veteran Maurer, making his first start of the season after Andrew Tarbell suffered a season-ending knee injury ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks back from 14 down against Kings
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Saturday.,Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 off the bench, and Taurean Prince had 15 for Milwaukee (40-30), which outscore...
No. 2 Tennessee catches fire in 2nd half to put away No. 7 UCLA
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 20 points and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead No. 2 Tennessee past No. 7 UCLA 67-58 in a second-round Midwest Region game on Saturday night.,With the support of a large and loud partisan crowd inside Rupp Arena -- just 171 miles ...
Rookie goalkeeper helps FC Dallas past 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...
James Pantemis, Timbers pin first loss on Rapids
Antony and Kevin Kelsy scored goals and goalkeeper James Pantemis turned in a clean sheet as the Portland Timbers blanked the Colorado Rapids 3-0 on Saturday in Commerce City, Colo.,The Timbers (2-2-1, 7 points) took a 1-0 lead one minute into first-half stoppage time on an own goal by the Rapids wh...
Jakub Mensik takes down sixth seed Jack Draper in Miami
Jack Draper and Andrey Rublev were among a number of seeded players to fall in the round of 64 of the Miami Open on Saturday, while top-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany cruised to victory.,The sixth-seeded Draper, of Great Britain, lost a grueling 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3) match to Czech Jakub Mensik. Rubl...
No. 1 Houston blocks 3-pointer late to hold off No. 8 Gonzaga
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in West Region second-round play in Wichita, Kan.,The Cougars' Ja'Vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of...
Miguel Jimenez, Fred Couples lead at Hoag Classic
Fred Couples and Spain's Miguel Jimenez hit matching 7-under-par 64s Saturday to forge a two-way tie atop the leaderboard through two rounds at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.,The pair finished 11 under through two rounds and took a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Freddie Jacobson, who for t...
Tomas Hertl's hat trick propels Knights past Red Wings
Tomas Hertl scored the eighth hat trick of his career and Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second hat trick over a seven-game span for Hertl. Mark Stone had a goal and two ...
BYU edges Wisconsin, makes first Sweet 16 since 2011
DENVER -- Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and No. 6 seed BYU held off No. 3 seed Wisconsin 91-89 in the second round of the East Region on Saturday night.,Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists ...