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Cameron Boozer seizes control in second half as No. 1 Duke wears down TCU
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Cameron Boozer scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help lead No. 1 Duke past No. 9 TCU for an 81-58 victory in a second-round East Region matchup on Saturday.,Isaiah Evans added 17 points and Dame Sarr scored 14 for Duke (34-2), which advanced to the Sweet ...
Blue Jackets blast Kraken, extend point streak to 12 games
Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists and Zach Werenski had three helpers as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Saturday.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist and Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Kent Johnson also scored for Columbus (37-21-11, 85 points),...
Vladimir Tarasenko lifts Wild past Stars in Central Division 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...
Fire earns road win as Union stays in Eastern Conference basement
Jonathan Bamba scored his second goal early in the second half and the visiting Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday against struggling Philadelphia Union.,Hugo Cuypers added his fourth goal late in the first half for the Fire (2-2-1, 7 points) who earned their first away victory of the sea...
Flyers take down Sharks as road win streak hits 8
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...
Stingy Sabres finally permit a goal, but topple Kings
Tage Thompson and Zach Benson each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Buffalo Sabres in a 4-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.,Sam Carrick and Rasmus Dahlin scored 59 seconds apart midway through the third period, Josh Norris had two assists, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen m...
Teammates Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace qualify 1-2 in Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- The top two drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series standings will start 1-2 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday -- but not before pole winner Tyler Reddick scraped the Turn 4 wall on his no-holds-barred qualifying lap.,Reddick beat 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace for the top spot on the...
Michigan State headed to Sweet 16 No. 17 after ousting Louisville
Coen Carr had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 12 points with 16 assists and No. 3 seed Michigan State locked down Louisville in a 77-69 win on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under Tom Izzo.,Fears set a Michigan State NCAA Tournament assists record and Carr h...
Steven Stamkos scores twice as opportunistic Preds best Golden Knights
Steven Stamkos had two goals and an assist and the host Nashville Predators defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Ryan O'Reilly added a goal and an assist and Tyson Jost also scored for the Predators, who won their third straight. Justus Annunen made 39 saves, 21 in the first ...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 3 roundup: No. 3 Louisville pulls away from No. 14 Vermont
Mackenly Randolph posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, leading third-seeded Louisville to a 72-52 first-round victory over 14th-seeded Vermont on Saturday in a Fort Worth Region 3 game in Austin, Texas.,Laura Ziegler and Tajianna Roberts each added 12 points for the Cardinals (28-7), who out...
No. 3 Louisville pulls away from No. 14 Vermont in tourney opener
Mackenly Randolph posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, leading third-seeded Louisville to a 72-52 first-round victory over 14th-seeded Vermont on Saturday in a Fort Worth Region 3 game in Austin, Texas.,Laura Ziegler and Tajianna Roberts each added 12 points for the Cardinals (28-7), who out...
Erik Karlsson scores twice again as Penguins top Jets in shootout
After finding the net in regulation, Rickard Rakell scored the shootout clincher as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 5-4 on Saturday afternoon.,Defenseman Erik Karlsson scored twice for the second straight game while Egor Chinakhov scored and provided a helper for Pittsbur...
Walker Zimmerman fuels Toronto FC past winless Crew
Walker Zimmerman scored in the 83rd minute to lift host Toronto FC to a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,Zimmerman's header off a corner kick earned Toronto FC (2-2-1, 7 points) the first win of their nine-game homestand after Jose Cifuentes equalized earlier in the half. The 27-year-...
No. 1 Michigan rolls past No. 9 Saint Louis to make Sweet 16
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting, and No. 1 seed Michigan pulled away for a 95-72 win over No. 9 seed Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Buffalo, N.Y.,Morez Johnson Jr. added 15 points and eight rebounds for Michigan (33-3), which adva...
No. 3 Ohio State cruises past No. 14 Howard in first-round win
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and sister Kennedy Cambridge added 11 points with seven rebounds as No. 3 seed Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 first-round victory over No. 14 Howard in a Fort Worth Region 1 game at Columbus, Ohio.,Chance Gray and Ava Watson also scored 11 points each and Elsa Lemmila...
Ball State hires SMU associate Chris Capko as head coach
Ball State named SMU associate coach Chris Capko as its next head coach.,Capko, the top assistant to Andy Enfield with the Mustangs, replaces Michael Lewis, who was fired by the Cardinals on March 8 after three straight losing seasons.,Ball State finished with a 12-19 record (7-11 Mid-American Confe...
Nathan MacKinnon, playoff-bound Avalanche set sights on Caps
Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche will look to continue their stellar season on Sunday afternoon when they take on Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in Washington, D.C.,MacKinnon leads the NHL in goals (45) and rating (plus-57) entering play on Saturday. He collected two goals and an assist t...
Bryson DeChambeau maintains 2-shot lead in South Africa
Bryson DeChambeau carded two eagles on Saturday to maintain a two-shot lead at the inaugural LIV Golf event in South Africa.,Southern Guards, the home favorites, lead the team event entering the final round at Steyn City in Johannesburg.,DeChambeau posted a 7-under-par 64 in the third round to move ...
Senators seek strong finish against struggling Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators will hope to jumpstart their playoff hopes when they host the reeling Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,Embroiled in an ultra-competitive Atlantic Division, the Senators (35-24-9, 79 points) have a tall task ahead of them as they aim to get a leg up with the season dwindling...
Thomas Muller, streaking Whitecaps take aim at Earthquakes
Two former stars for Germany will take the pitch as opponents on Saturday night when the Vancouver Whitecaps host the San Jose Earthquakes.,Vancouver's Thomas Muller and San Jose's Timo Werner were teammates on Germany's 2018 World Cup team and played in 23 matches together on the national team.,Mul...