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Bilibili Gaming, G2 Esports battle in First Stand Tournament grand final
Bilibili Gaming and G2 Esports advanced to the grand final on Sunday of the First Stand Tournament knockout stage in Sao Paulo.,G2 Esports swept Gen.G 3-0, while Bilibili came to same decision against JD Gaming in Saturday's other semifinal.,The $1 million League of Legends competition began with ei...

Coco Gauff rallies to win for 2nd straight day at Miami Open
Coco Gauff rallied from dropping the first set to beat fellow American Alycia Parks 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 to advance into the Round of 16 in the Miami Open on Saturday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,It was the second straight day that the fourth-seeded Gauff dropped the first set but came back to win the match. She...

Jannik Sinner taking his shot at 'Sunshine Double' at Miami Open
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner continued his pursuit of the "Sunshine Double" by winning his opening match over Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday at the Miami Open in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The Italian, coming off a victory at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., needed only 71 minutes to dispatch...

Flyers take down Sharks as road win streak hits 7
Christian Dvorak scored a power-play goal early in the third period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers extend their season-high road winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,Philadelphia's road winning streak is tied for the second-longest in franchise his...

Vladimir Tarasenko lifts Wild past Stars in OT in Central showdown
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the winning goal 3:06 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Bobby Brink also scored for Minnesota (40-19-12, 92 points), which won in overtime for the second time in its past three games. Brink...

Dylan Harper matches career high in first start as Spurs hammer Pacers
Rookie Dylan Harper poured in a career-high-tying 24 points in his first career start and Keldon Johnson also hit for 24 points as the host San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 134-119 win over the hapless Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,The Spurs (53-18) remain on a torrid pace as they won their fifth straigh...

Cal eyes continued momentum vs. Saint Joseph's in 2nd-round NIT clash
After its first postseason win since 2014, second-seeded Cal faces Saint Joseph's in a second-round clash of the NIT's Albuquerque Region on Sunday night in Berkeley, Calif.,"Someone told me that it had been (over) a decade (since) Cal had had a postseason win, so that's good to see," said Cal coach...

Nikita Kucherov scores twice to carry Lightning past Oilers
Nikita Kucherov scored twice in a four-point performance to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,Anthony Cirelli scored twice, Jake Guentzel added a single and Brandon Hagel collected a pair of assists for the Lightning (43-21-4, 90 points), wh...

Daniel makes 6 saves as San Jose hands Vancouver first '26 loss
Beau Leroux ripped in a goal late in the first half and the San Jose Earthquakes made it stand up in a 1-0 victory over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.,Daniel made six saves to record his fourth shutout of the season. He has allowed just one goal this season for the Earthquakes (4-1-...

Ryan Rollins (26 points), Bucks hand Suns 5th straight loss
Ryan Rollins had 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix 108-105 on Saturday to hand the Suns their fifth straight loss.,Kyle Kuzma scored 20 points before exiting in the third quarter with right Achilles tightness for Milwaukee (29-41), which led by fou...

Behind Darius Acuff, Arkansas ends High Point's dreams
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points, Meleek Thomas added 19, and fourth-seeded Arkansas burst 12th-seeded High Point's tournament bubble, pulling away late for a 94-88 victory over the Panthers in the NCAA Tournament West Region on Saturday.,Acuff scored nine of the Razorbacks' last 11 ...

Sixers close trip with late spurt, knock off Jazz
Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and VJ Edgecombe added 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 126-116 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night at Salt Lake City.,Trendon Watford added 20 points off the bench for the 76ers (39-32), who won for the fourth time in the last fi...

Hot start helps Hyo Joo Kim take 5-shot lead at Fortinet Founders Cup
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim improved her grip on the lead to five strokes with a 6-under-par 66 on Saturday at the Fortinet Founders Cup in Menlo Park, Calif.,Kim, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour and the 2015 Founders Cup champion, led by two shots after the opening round and four through Friday'...

No. 4 Nebraska survives No. 5 Vandy on Braden Frager's late winner
Braden Frager drove for the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left Saturday night and fourth-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-72 win over fifth-seeded Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region in Oklahoma City.,The result wasn't secured until the Commodores' Tyler Tanner, who...

St. Louis City tops Revolution for first win of season
Marcel Hartel scored a sensational goal from long distance in the second half as St. Louis City broke out for its first win of the season, 3-1, over the visiting New England Revolution on Saturday.,Simon Becher and Chris Durkin also scored as St. Louis (1-3-1, 4 points) rallied from an early deficit...

Darius Garland, Clippers win in OT, continue Mavericks' home woes
Daruis Garland scored 41 points with 11 assists and Kawhi Leonard added 34 points as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers ended a four-game losing streak with a 138-131 overtime victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.,Derrick Jones Jr. scored 15 points, including two 3-pointers in overtime, as t...

Paxten Aaronson's brace leads Colorado to rout of Sporting KC
Paxten Aaronson scored a brace and Rafael Navarro added a goal and an assist to spark the Colorado Rapids to a 4-1 win over Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday.,Wayne Frederick scored the go-ahead goal in first-half stoppage time and Darren Yapi had an assist for the Rapids (3-2-0...

LAFC continue unbeaten start with scoreless draw at Austin
Los Angeles FC continued its unbeaten and unscored-upon streak to begin the season as it played host Austin FC to a scoreless draw on Saturday., ,Both goalkeepers earned clean sheets while saving a combined three shots. LAFC's Hugo Lloris (two saves) earned his fifth shutout of the campaign and exte...

FC Dallas outlast Houston with late winner in Texas tussle
Logan Farrington scored twice in the opening 14 minutes, Petar Musa scored a late winner in the 86th minute in a rare appearance off the bench, and FC Dallas earned a 4-3 victory over the 10-man Houston Dynamo on Saturday night in Frisco, Texas.,Musa also helped create the second-half equalizer -- a...

Bruins surge in third, down Red Wings in race for playoff berth
The visiting Boston Bruins scored twice in a 3:20 span in the third period to turn around a one-goal deficit en route to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings in a crucial matchup between Atlantic Division rivals on Saturday night.,Nikita Zadorov scored the eventual game-winner with 10:18 remaining t...