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Penguins hand Blue Jackets sixth straight loss
Alex Nedeljkovic made 44 saves to backstop the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.,Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell each had a goal and an assist and Evgeni Malkin, Noel Acciari and Bokondji Imama also scored for the Penguins (29-32-1...
Brendan Jones grabs Hoag lead in second Champions start
Australia's Brendan Jones, making just his second PGA Tour Champions start after turning 50 earlier this month, grabbed the first-round lead at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif., on Friday.,Jones shot a 7-under-par 64 at Newport Beach Country Club to establish a one-shot edge over both Micha...
Magic blow out Wizards in commanding 120-105 victory
Banchero had 30 points and eight rebounds in three quarters and the visiting Orlando Magic had one of their biggest offensive performances of the season, downing the Washington Wizards 120-105 Friday night.,It was only the eighth time this season the Magic, who entered as the lowest scoring team in ...
No. 1 Florida has no trouble with 16 Norfolk State
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and top-seeded Florida built a big early lead on the way to dismissing No. 16 Norfolk State with a 95-69 victory in the West Region first-round game Friday night.,Alijah Martin added 17 points, Thomas Haugh had 13 and Alex Condon 12 for the Gators...
Jacob Bridgeman ekes ahead at Valspar Championship
Jacob Bridgeman shot a 2-under-par 69 to carve out a one-shot lead over Viktor Hovland and two others at the Valspar Championship on Friday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Bridgeman, a 25-year-old in just his 40th career start on the PGA Tour, is at 6-under 136 with a narrow edge over Norwegian star Hovland (6...
Jaume Munar takes down Daniil Medvedev at Miami Open
Jaume Munar committed just 14 unforced errors on Friday as he delivered a dominating 6-2, 6-3 upset of seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev to advance to the third round of the Miami Open.,Munar won 76.7 percent of his first-serve points and had 18 winners while finishing off the Russian in just 78 minute...
No. 12 seed Colorado State topples Memphis to extend win streak
Kyan Evans scored a game-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as No. 12 seed Colorado State increased its winning streak to 11 games with a 78-70 victory over fifth-seeded Memphis in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game Friday at Seattle.,Nique Clifford added 14 points, eight rebounds and s...
Maryland crushes Grand Canyon with balanced attack
Julian Reese had 18 points and nine rebounds and Derik Queen had 12 points and 15 rebounds as No. 4 seed Maryland rolled past No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 81-49 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Regional on Friday in Seattle.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie had 16 points and Selton Miguel had 13 as the...
Maple Leafs ride momentum into clash with Predators
The Toronto Maple Leafs lay their three-game win streak on the line when they ride into town to face the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,While the Maple Leafs (42-24-3, 87 points) are flying high, the down-and-out Predators (25-35-8, 58 points) have a four-game losing skid to their name.,The Maple ...
Ole Miss builds huge lead, then fends off North Carolina
MILWAUKEE -- Sean Pedulla had 20 points and Dre Davis added 15 as sixth-seeded Ole Miss staved off 11th-seeded North Carolina's second-half rally for a 71-64 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Friday.,Ole Miss (23-11) advanced to the second round Sunday against third...
Panthers look to get back on track vs. Capitals
Alex Ovechkin is seven goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record as the Washington Capitals go into their game against the visiting Florida Panthers on Saturday.,Ovechkin got his 888th career goal and 35th of the season in Thursday night's 3-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyer...
Saint Mary's rallies past Vanderbilt in tight finish
Seventh-seeded Saint Mary's rallied from a sluggish offensive start and a second-half deficit of 12 points to upend No. 10 seed Vanderbilt 59-56 in the first round of NCAA Tournament East Region play on Friday in Cleveland.,The Gaels (29-5) fell behind 39-27 just before the first media timeout of th...
Hawks C Clint Capela (hand) out 3-4 more weeks
Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela will be sidelined through the end of the regular season because of an injury to his left hand.,An MRI showed he has a ligament injury to the fourth metacarpal of his left hand, the Hawks said Friday, adding that he will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks.,Atlant...
Cooper Flagg returns, scores 14 as Duke blows by Mount St. Mary's
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg scored 14 points in his return to action after missing two-plus games and the Blue Devils blew out No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary's 93-49 in the NCAA Tournament's first round Friday afternoon.,Tyrese Proctor scored 13 of his 19 points in the first half, C...
12-seed Colorado State topples Memphis to extend win streak
Kyan Evans scored a game-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as 12-seed Colorado State increased its winning streak to 11 games with a 78-70 victory over fifth-seed Memphis in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game Friday at Seattle.,Nique Clifford added 14 points, eight rebounds and six ass...
Iowa State dominates early cruises past Lipscomb 82-55
MILWAUKEE -- Milan Momcilovic had 20 points, Curtis Jones 1added 7 and third-seeded Iowa State rolled past Lipscomb 82-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament South Region on Friday.,Iowa State (25-9) will face the winner of six-seeded Ole Miss and 11-seed North Carolina in the second round Sun...
Alabama survives second-half scare to get past Robert Morris
Mark Sears scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half to help second-seeded Alabama hold off Robert Morris and secure a 90-81 victory on Friday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament East Region first-round game at Cleveland.,Mouhamed Dioubate finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds and Clifford Omoruyi...
Robert Wright III, Baylor too strong for Mississippi State
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Robert Wright III scored 19 points as Baylor got rolling late in the first half and held on for a 75-72 victory against Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's East Region on Friday afternoon at Raleigh, N.C.,VJ Edgecombe provided 16 points in his first NCAA To...
Undefeated Whitecaps 'realistic' ahead of game vs. Fire
The unbeaten Vancouver Whitecaps will look to continue their dream start when they host the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,The Whitecaps are the seventh team in league history to begin a season with a 4-0-0 record. The four-game run also matches Vancouver's longest winning streak over its 15 season...
John Tavares reaches 1,100 career points as Leafs edge Rangers
John Tavares scored twice and added an assist to become the eighth active player to reach 1,100 career points as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday.,Tavares scored Toronto's first goal in the first period and netted the tiebreaking goal 4:16...