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No. 5 Alabama goes wire to wire in win over No. 15 Kentucky
Labaron Philon scored 21 points and No. 5 Alabama never trailed while routing No. 15 Kentucky 99-70 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday in Nashville.,The Crimson Tide (25-7), who pulled away thanks to a 54-32 scoring advantage in the second half, will play No. 4 ...
Arizona upends No. 9 Texas Tech to make Big 12 final
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Caleb Love scored 27 points as Arizona knocked off No. 9 Texas Tech 86-80 in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament on Friday.,The Wildcats, the No. 3 seed, advanced to the championship game on Saturday and will face No. 1 seed Houston, ranked No. 2 in the country., ,Houston won...
Rangers preseason capsule: Jacob deGrom a key to Texas-sized turnaround
Texas Rangers,2024 record: 78-84 (3rd place, AL West),He gone: LHP Andrew Chafin, LHP Andrew Heaney, OF Travis Jankowski, C Carson Kelly, RHP Jose Leclerc, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, RHP David Robertson, RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Kirby Yates. ,New faces: RHP Shawn Armstrong, C Tucker Barnhart, 1B Jake Burger, L...
Jamal Murray's late trey lifts Nuggets past shorthanded Lakers
Jamal Murray hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5.6 seconds left, and the host Denver Nuggets beat a depleted Los Angeles Lakers team, 131-126, on Friday night.,Murray finished with 26 points, Nikola Jokic had 28 points, Christian Braun scored 22, Aaron Gordon and Russell Westbrook each had 17 points and...
Mariners preseason capsule: Pitching-rich Seattle in search of runs
Seattle Mariners,2024 record: 85-77 (2nd place, AL West),He gone: RHP JT Chargois, RHP Yimi Garcia, OF Sam Haggerty, INF Josh Rojas, INF Justin Turner, RHP Austin Voth.,New faces: INF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni, INF Donovan Solano. ,Biggest question entering Opening Day: Does the Mariners' brass lack comm...
Career night for Jasen Green carries Creighton past UConn
NEW YORK -- Jasen Green scored a career-high 19 points and second-seeded Creighton withstood a comeback try by third-seeded UConn and earned a 71-62 victory Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.,The Bluejays (24-9) advanced to the championship game for the fifth time since joini...
Avs continue tear, defeat Flames for 7th straight time
Parker Kelly scored twice to lead the red-hot Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 road victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday.,Ryan Lindgren and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who sit third in the Central Division despite being on a 7-0-1 tear.,Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves f...
No. 22 Michigan routs No. 20 Purdue in Big Ten quarterfinals
No. 22 Michigan held No. 20 Purdue to 22-of-65 shooting from the floor, and the Wolverines pulled away in the second half of their Big Ten tournament quarterfinal matchup on Friday in Indianapolis, 86-68.,After giving up the game's first six points, Michigan (23-9), the tournament's No. 3 seed, answ...
Astros preseason capsule: Big changes, same hopes for Houston
Houston Astros,2024 record 88-73 (1st place, AL West),He gone: 3B Alex Bregman, OF Ben Gamel, RHP Kendall Graveman, OF Jason Heyward, LHP Yusei Kikuchi, RHP Ryan Pressly, OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Justin Verlander. ,New faces: 3B Isaac Paredes, OF Taylor Trammell, 1B Christian Walker, RHP Hayden Wesneski....
Angels preseason capsule: Mike Trout's move to RF in focus
Los Angeles Angels,2024 record: 63-99 (5th place, AL West),He gone: RHP Griffin Canning, INF Brandon Drury, LHP Matt Moore, OF Kevin Pillar, LHP Patrick Sandoval, RHP Hunter Strickland, C Matt Thaiss.,New faces: INF Tim Anderson, C Travis d'Arnaud, INF J.D. Davis, RHP Kyle Hendricks, RHP Kenley Jans...
Explosive Colorado expects test from banged-up San Jose
The Colorado Rapids visit the San Jose Earthquakes in search of their second straight road win on Saturday night in California.,Rafael Navarro is off to a red-hot start for the Rapids (1-0-2, 5 points) with three goals - good for a share of second place in all of MLS. The Brazilian forward has found...
A's preseason capsule: New home, new optimism in Sacramento
Athletics,2024 record: 69-93 (4th place, AL West),He gone: LHP Scott Alexander, INF Nick Allen, LHP Kyle Muller, 1B Ryan Noda, RHP Ross Stripling.,New faces: LHP Jacob Lopez, RHP Luis Severino, LHP Jeffrey Springs, INF Luis Urias, INF Gio Urshela.,Biggest question entering Opening Day: Are the Athle...
Cardinals preseason capsule: Slashing cash, St. Louis embraces rebuild
St. Louis Cardinals,2024 record: 83-79 (2nd place, NL Central),He gone: DH Matt Carpenter, RHP Kyle Gibson, 1B Paul Goldschmidt, RHP Andrew Kittredge, RHP Lance Lynn, RHP Kenyan Middleton.,New faces: RHP Nick Anderson, RHP Phil Maton.,Biggest question entering Opening Day: How long will 3B Nolan Ar...
Pirates preseason capsule: Paul Skenes leads a potentially stellar rotation
Pittsburgh Pirates,2024 record: 76-86 (5th place, NL Central),He gone: LHP Aroldis Chapman, OF Bryan De La Cruz, C Yasmani Grandal, 1B Connor Joe.,New faces: 2B Adam Frazier, LHP Andrew Heaney, 1B Spencer Horwitz, RHP Justin Lawrence, OF Tommy Pham.,Biggest question entering Opening Day: Can the Pir...
Cavs best Grizzlies for franchise-record 16th straight win
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Darius Garland added 20 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory, a 133-124 win Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Cavaliers, the NBA's best team with a 56-10 record, also won...
Hornets have little trouble in defeating hard-luck Spurs
LaMelo Ball racked up 27 points and 15 assists and Nick Smith Jr. scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half as the visiting Charlotte Hornets rolled to an easy 145-134 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday in a late-season dustup.,The Hornets (17-49) led by 26 points at halftime after unle...
Timberwolves rally past Magic to claim seventh straight win
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-19 shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 118-111 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle added 22 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row. Donte DiVincenzo contributed 14 po...
Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele boost Jets past Stars
Kyle Connor tallied two goals and an assist and Mark Scheifele picked up a trio of assists as the Winnipeg Jets bested the Dallas Stars 4-1 on home ice on Friday.,Connor Hellebuyck stopped 24 of 25 shots he faced, while Dylan Samberg and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets.,Mason Marchment scored...
Brewers preseason capsule: Can Jackson Chourio keep Milwaukee in contention?
Milwaukee Brewers,2024 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL Central),He gone: SS Willy Adames, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Joe Ross, C Gary Sanchez, RHP Devin Williams, RHP Bryse Wilson. ,New faces: LHP Nestor Cortes, 2B-SS Caleb Durbin, LHP Jose Quintana, LHP Connor Thomas.,Big...
Leon Draisaitl scores twice to lead Oilers past Islanders
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the game-winner with 1:07 left in overtime Friday night, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the New York Islanders 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard turned back a shot by Pierre Engvall to set up the sequence that ended with Draisaitl beating Ilya Soro...