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No. 18 Wisconsin deadly from long range in ousting UCLA
John Tonje went almost 35 minutes without missing a field-goal attempt to lead No. 18 Wisconsin to a 86-70 blowout of UCLA in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday in Indianapolis.,Tonje connected on his first nine shots from the floor and went 6-of-6 from 3-point range for a game-high 26 p...
Caps hope setback an outlier as West Coast trip ends in San Jose
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals have not often searched for a rebound performance this season.,However, the Capitals will be on the hunt for a much-improved effort when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the last outing in a three-game California road trip.,The Capitals...
PJ Haggerty erupts for 42 points as No. 16 Memphis jolts Wichita State
PJ Haggerty scored 42 points on 16-for-25 shooting to help No. 16 Memphis hold on for an 83-80 win over Wichita State in the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,Dain Dainja added 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting for Memphis (27-5)...
Johni Broome helps No. 3 Auburn outlast Ole Miss
Johni Broome had 23 points and 15 rebounds and No. 3 Auburn held off Ole Miss 62-57 in quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Nashville.,Denver Jones added 13 points for the top-seeded Tigers (28-4), who will face the winner of Friday's game between Texas and ...
No. 7 Michigan State upends No. 23 Oregon, moves to Big Ten semis
Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan State used a 15-point run in the second half to spark a 74-64 victory over No. 23 Oregon in the first Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Indianapolis. ,Jaden Akins posted 12 points, Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 11 points and five assists and...
Reports: Chiefs bring back QB Bailey Zappe, RB Kareem Hunt
The Kansas City quarterback room grew by one on Friday as the Chiefs signed Bailey Zappe to a one-year deal, multiple outlets reported.,The Chiefs also re-signed veteran running back Kareem Hunt to a one-year deal for $1.5 million, worth up to $2.5 million with incentives, per multiple reports.,Fina...
Reports: Chiefs bring back QB Bailey Zappe
The Kansas City quarterback room grew by one on Friday as the Chiefs re-signed Bailey Zappe to a one-year deal, multiple outlets reported.,Financial terms were not disclosed.,On Thursday, the Chiefs signed journeyman quarterback Gardner Minshew II, recently released by the Las Vegas Raiders.,Now, Za...
Hanwha Life Esports unbeaten entering First Stand playoffs
Hanwha Life Esports finished a 4-0 round-robin stage with a 2-1 win Friday against Team Liquid at the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,Four teams advanced to the best-of-five knockout stage of Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, where the winner of Sunday' grand final w...
Dustin Johnson opens with 3-shot lead at Singapore
Dustin Johnson leads by three shots after a bogey-free 63 in Friday's opening round at the LIV Golf Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club.,The 8-under round marked the lowest relative to par in 109 rounds on the circuit for the 4Aces GC captain.,The two-time major winner recorded five of his eig...
MOUZ, Spirit advance to ESL Pro League Season 21 semis
MOUZ came from behind for a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over G2 Esports at the ESL Pro League Season 21 on Thursday in Stockholm.,Next up for MOUZ will be a semifinal matchup against Team Spirit, who edged Eternal Fire 2-1.,The other two quarterfinal matches are scheduled for Friday, with Team Vitality...
Liquid, Tundra eke out playoff wins at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid and Tundra Esports came from behind to win their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Thursday at PGL Wallachia 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid overtook Aurora Gaming 2-1, and Tundra edged Gaimin Gladiators 2-1.,In the other upper-bracket quarterfinals, Xtreme Gaming swept Team Tideboun...
Adin Hill stops 27 shots as Knights shut out Blue Jackets
Adin Hill made 27 saves while posting his fourth shutout of the season and the 11th of his career in the Vegas Golden Knights' 4-0 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist each and Pavel Dorofeyev and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo...
Texas slips past No. 14 Texas A&M in 2 OTs
Tre Johnson scored 20 points and Tramon Mark added 15 as Texas helped its NCAA Tournament hopes with a 94-89 victory in double overtime against No. 14 Texas A&M in the second round of the SEC tournament Thursday in Nashville.,Kadin Shedrick scored 14 points and Jordan Pope added 13 as the Longhorns ...
Last-second bucket lifts No. 15 Kentucky over Oklahoma
Otega Oweh drove the length of the court and avoided three defenders to convert the winning layup with half a second left as sixth-seeded Kentucky escaped with a wild 85-84 victory over 14th-seeded Oklahoma on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nas...
Sharks end skid on home ice by defeating Blackhawks
Collin Graf scored two goals and Will Smith had a goal and an assist in the San Jose Sharks' 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,The Sharks ended a three-game losing streak overall, and a five-game skid on home ice. San Jose's 22 home points (from a 10-20-2 record) are the fewe...
Kings blank Capitals to pick up 4th straight win
Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,It's the 34th career shutout and third of the season for Kuemper, who was traded to the Kings from Washington last June in exchange for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.,Quinton By...
Alex Karaban's big 2nd half sends UConn past Villanova
NEW YORK -- Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and hit two clutch 3-pointers in the final six-plus minutes as third-seeded UConn pulled away for a 73-56 victory over sixth-seeded Villanova on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.,The Huskies (23-9) won the...
Warriors' Stephen Curry hits 4,000th 3-pointer in win over Kings
Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 career 3-pointers on Thursday as the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to a season-best six game with a 130-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco.,Curry was able to play a supporting role with 11 po...
Jack Draper reaches first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal
Jack Draper earned one of the biggest wins of his career on Thursday when he topped Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.,The 13th-seeded London native is headed to the semifinals of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time in his career.,...
Arizona KOs Kansas to reach Big 12 semifinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Henri Veesaar and KJ Lewis each scored 19 points to lead Arizona to an 88-77 victory over Kansas in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament on Thursday. ,The Wildcats advanced to the semifinals, where they will face No. 2 seed Texas Tech on Friday. ,No. 3 seed Arizona (21-11) ...