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Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime for Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Sunday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minutes....
Georgia Tech blasts NC State
Baye Ndongo scored a career-high 29 points and added 18 rebounds on Saturday, as Georgia Tech posted an 87-62 win over visiting North Carolina State in Atlanta in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Duncan Powell had 23 points and 10 boards, while Lance Terry scored 15 and Jaeden Mustaf chipped in 13 po...
No. 7 St. John's holds off Seton Hall to clinch Big East title
RJ Luis Jr scored 21 points as seventh-ranked St. John's survived several shaky stretches before clinching its first outright Big East regular season title since 1985 with a 71-61 victory over Seton Hall Saturday afternoon in New York.,The Red Storm (26-4, 17-2) improved to 32-5 in their past 37 gam...
Sean Pedulla shines as Ole Miss edges Oklahoma
Sean Pedulla scored the last three of his game-high 26 points on a stepback 3-pointer with 18.3 seconds left Saturday and Ole Miss held off visiting Oklahoma 87-84 for a Southeastern Conference win in Oxford.,The Sooners led 84-82 after Duke Miles drove the middle for a layup with 31.7 seconds remai...
JT Toppin scores 21, lifts No. 10 Texas Tech over Kansas
JT Toppin scored 21 points to lead No. 10 Texas Tech to a 78-73 win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,Toppin made 9 of 15 attempts from the field before fouling out with 1:47 remaining. The 6-foot-9 forward scored 18 points in a first half outburst that helped Texas Tech take an...
Wilfried Zaha scores as Charlotte FC downs Atlanta United
Pep Biel and Wilfried Zaha scored early in the second half as Charlotte FC won its home opener by defeating Atlanta United FC 2-0 on Saturday afternoon.,Zaha, a longtime veteran of the Premier League's Crystal Palace, was in his debut for Charlotte.,Kristijan Kahlina, the reigning Goalkeeper of the ...
Brennan Rigsby's late 3-pointer gets Minnesota past Nebraska
Brennan Rigsby knocked down a 3-pointer with 4.1 seconds left Saturday and visiting Minnesota earned a 67-65 Big Ten Conference win over Nebraska at Lincoln, Neb.,The Cornhuskers grabbed a 65-64 lead with 10 seconds left on Juwan Gary's layup. The Golden Gophers opted not to use their final timeout ...
No. 1 Auburn takes care of SEC foe No. 17 Kentucky
Miles Kelly made a career-best nine 3-pointers and scored a season-high 30 points as top-ranked Auburn recorded a 94-78 victory over No. 17 Kentucky in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday for the Tigers' first win in Lexington, Ky., in 37 years.,Chad Baker-Mazara matched his season high of 22 p...
Islanders pour on offense, top Predators 7-4
Brock Nelson scored twice in the second period and collected an assist during a three-goal opening period as the New York Islanders started quickly and earned a 7-4 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.,Ilya Sorokin was credited with a goalie goal into an empty n...
Brandon Hagel scores 30th to help Lightning knock off Capitals
Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel reached the 30-goal plateau by scoring in his fourth straight game, and the Lightning extended the Eastern Conference's longest winning streak to eight with a 3-1 showing against the host Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.,In a matchup between the NHL's two highest-...
Collin Murray-Boyles' career night lifts South Carolina over Arkansas
Collin Murray-Boyles scored 24 of his career-high 35 points in the second half as South Carolina raced out to a big lead and cruised to a wire-to-wire 72-53 win over visiting Arkansas on Saturday afternoon in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (12-17, 2-14 SEC) won for the second time in three games follo...
Syracuse forces OT but ultimately falls to Virginia Tech
Ben Hammond poured in 21 points and his 3-pointer with 1:36 to play in overtime proved to be a dagger as Virginia Tech won 101-95 in an Atlantic Coast Conference thriller on Senior Day in Blacksburg, Va.,Jaydon Young led all scorers with 26 points as the Hokies (13-16, 8-10) put a dent in Syracuse's...
Galaxy face Whitecaps in search of early offensive flow
The defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy will try to rebound from a surprising season-opening defeat on Sunday when they visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, who are off to a bright start under new manager Jesper Sorensen.,Shorthanded by a long-term injury to key playmaker Riqui Puig, and a short...
Eric Dixon scores 34 as Villanova gets past Butler
Eric Dixon scored 34 points with seven rebounds and three assists on senior day to lead Villanova to an 80-70 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.,Jordan Longino added 14 for the Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East), who won their third consecutive game. Wooga Poplar scored 12 points with a ga...
No. 16 Maryland holds off pesky Penn State
Derik Queen scored 23 points to highlight No. 16 Maryland's 68-64 win over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie added 19 points and Selton Miguel notched 17 for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten), who rebounded nicely from Wednesday's crushing loss in which a Michigan Sta...
Ian Schieffelin, No. 13 Clemson too strong for Virginia
Ian Schieffelin collected 21 points and 13 rebounds to propel No. 13 Clemson to a 71-58 come-from-behind victory over Virginia on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.,Viktor Lakhin produced 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Tigers (24-5, 16-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) came from 10 point...
Strong offensive team effort leads UNC easily past struggling Miami
Ven-Allen Lubin had a season-high 19 points, one of six players to score in double figures for North Carolina, and the Tar Heels raced away with a 92-73 Atlantic Coast Conference win over Miami on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Drake Powell added 16 points for North Carolina (19-11, 12-6), while Jae'...
Lydia Ko (68) moves into lead at HSBC Women's World Championship
New Zealand's Lydia Ko shot a 68 to take the lead heading into the final round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Saturday in Singapore.,Ko mixed seven birdies with three bogeys on a steamy day in which the temperatures hit 89 degrees on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club. She finished t...
Cloud9 claim opening win at CDL Stage 2 Minor
Cloud9 New York fended off the Minnesota Rokkr's comeback attempt and earned a 3-2 win on Friday in the opening round of the Call of Duty League's Stage 2 Minor event.,All 12 CDL teams are competing in the tournament, which will reward $20,000 and 30 CDL points to the champion. The single-eliminatio...
San Diego has tough act to follow in home opener vs. St. Louis
Expansion club San Diego FC will look to build on a historic opening win when they play their first-ever home match against St. Louis City on Saturday night.,San Diego (1-0-0, 3 points) pulled off one of the biggest upsets in league expansion history, defeating the defending MLS Cup champion Los Ang...