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Jessica Pegula wins Austin final for seventh career title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula defeated fellow American and No. 5 seed McCartney Kessler 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the ATX Open final in Austin, Texas and record the seventh singles title of her career.,Pegula converted 6 of 10 break points while downing Kessler in 83 minutes. Kessler committed four doub...
William Nylander nets OT winner as Maple Leafs beat Penguins
William Nylander's goal a minute into overtime gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.,Nylander also had an assist, Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews also each had a goal and an assist and Max Domi, Conor Timmins and John Tavares scored for the M...
No. 8 Michigan State earns crucial win vs. No. 11 Wisconsin
Jaden Akins had 19 points and eight rebounds and No. 8 Michigan State pulled away late for a pivotal 71-62 Big Ten Conference victory over No. 11 Wisconsin in East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday afternoon.,Jase Richardson supplied 11 points, six assists and five rebounds for the Spartans (24-5 overall, 1...
Celtics fend off Nuggets to avoid three-game slide
Jaylen Brown had 22 points, eight assists and five rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Denver Nuggets 110-103 Sunday.,The Celtics were coming off losses to Detroit and Cleveland, and avoided what would have been their first three-game losing strea...
Capitals not fretting over rare skid as Senators visit
The Washington Capitals will be out to break a season-long three-game losing streak when they host the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.,All three losses have come at home for the Capitals but forward Tom Wilson said his team isn't ready to push the panic button.,"You can call that a skid if you want...
Alex Palou claims first St. Petersburg GP title to begin 2025
Spain's Alex Palou kicked off his pursuit of a fourth IndyCar championship with a victory at the 2025 season-opening Firestone Grand Prix on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,It was the 12th career IndyCar victory for the 27-year-old Palou, who is seeking his third consecutive title. He needed to get p...
Meteor helps T1 outlast G2 Esports at Valorant Masters Bangkok
T1 overcame a pair of one-map deficits to record a 3-2 victory over G2 Esports on Sunday in the grand final of the Valorant Masters Bangkok 2025.,Tae-o "Meteor" Kim of South Korea was named the MVP.,T1 followed up their 3-1 win over EDward Gaming in the lower-bracket final by outlasting G2 Esports. ...
Lydia Ko cards a 69, wins first HSBC Women’s World Championship
Lydia Ko shot a final-round 69 to win her first HSBC Women's World Championship in 11 appearances on Sunday in Singapore.,For Ko, who had five birdies and three bogeys on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club, it's her 23rd career LPGA Tour victory. She finished the tournament with a 13-under 275....
Maple Leafs aim to stay hot in matchup vs. Penguins
Teams going in opposite directions will meet when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.,The Maple Leafs have won four games in a row and seven of their last eight after Friday night's 3-2 road victory over the New York Rangers. ,The Penguins, in turn, have lost f...
FaZe bounced from CDL Stage 2 Minor
The Atlanta FaZe's time in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Minor was much more brief than the time it took to get there.,Earning the top seed to the event by way of their win in the Stage 1 Major, the FaZe were bounced in their opener in the Minor playoffs on Saturday, losing 3-2 to the Vancouver Su...
Spacestation, Team Liquid advance in OWCS NA Stage 1 playoffs
Spacestation Gaming and Team Liquid made it clear who is the class of the field Saturday as the playoffs got underway at the North American Stage 1 of the Overwatch Champions Series.,After finishing with the No. 1 overall seed after going 6-1 in the regular season, Spacestation opted to face Timeles...
Tundra Esports advances to DreamLeague grand final
Tundra Esports edged PARAVISION 2-1 to win the upper bracket on Saturday and advance to the grand final of the Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 25.,Tundra will face the winner of Sunday's lower-bracket final between PARAVISION and Team Spirit. The grand final -- a best-of-five showdown -- will also be play...
No. 2 Duke deals with Cooper Flagg injury scare, rout Florida St.
No. 2 Duke withstood a first-half injury to star freshman Cooper Flagg in a blowout of Florida State, 100-65, on Saturday night in Durham, N.C.,Isaiah Evans poured in 19 points and Flagg, despite missing most of the first half, ended up with 16 points for Duke (26-3, 17-1 Atlantic Coast Conference),...
Ryan Hollingshead's goal lifts unbeaten LAFC past NYCFC
Ryan Hollingshead scored in the 86th minute as Los Angeles FC remained perfect two games into the season with a 1-0 victory over visiting New York City FC on Saturday.,Hugo Lloris made three saves to record his second clean sheet of the season and third in eight days, including a mid-week victory ov...
Chucky Lozano exits with injury as his San Diego FC, St. Louis City play to 0-0 draw
San Diego FC failed to turn territorial dominance into a victory in their first-ever home match and saw star signing Chucky Lozano exit with an early injury in a 0-0 draw with St. Louis City SC on Saturday night.,Lozano grabbed at his left hamstring and pulled up short while chasing a ball down the ...
Pistons bounce back from loss, blow out Nets
Jalen Duren powered for 18 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high six blocks and the host Detroit Pistons won for the ninth time in 10 games, downing the Brooklyn Nets 115-94 on Saturday night.,Detroit bounced back from a 15-point loss to Denver on Friday as Tobias Harris had 18 points and nine rebou...
Ryan Donato, Blackhawks find winning formula against Ducks
Ryan Donato scored two goals and had an assist and Teuvo Teravainen added a goal and two assists as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.,Lukas Reichel had a goal and an assist, Alec Martinez had two assists and...
Timbers top Austin FC 1-0 on late free-kick goal
David Da Costa's free kick in the 89th minute surprisingly went into the net and helped the Portland Timbers notch a 1-0 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.,Da Costa was on the left flank when he directed his right-footed boot toward the net. It was beyond the heads of any of the Timb...
Eeli Tolvanen (2 goals), Kraken double up Canucks
Eeli Tolvanen scored twice and Brandon Montour had a goal and an assist as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Saturday night to boost their flagging playoff hopes.,Andre Burakovsky, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Matty Beniers also scored and Shane Wright and Vince Dunn added ...
No. 25 BYU pulls away after half to down West Virginia
Fousseyni Traore scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench Saturday night as No. 25 BYU exploded in the second half to rout visiting West Virginia 77-56 in a Big 12 Conference game in Provo, Utah.,Egor Demin added 15 points for the Cougars (21-8, 12-6), which tied No. 9 Iowa State for f...