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Magic hand shorthanded Wizards their sixth straight loss
Anthony Black matched his career high with 23 points and Franz Wagner also scored 23 as the Orlando Magic dominated the second half in a 110-90 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Paolo Banchero added 19 points for Orlando, which led by as many as 26 and won its eighth straight meeti...
Rutgers' shooting prowess adds to USC's recent woes
Dylan Harper's 25 points led five Rutgers scorers in double figures, and Harper dished nine assists to lead the Scarlet Knights to a 95-85 defeat of Southern California on Sunday in Piscataway, New Jersey. ,Rutgers (14-14, 7-10 Big Ten Conference) built a 17-point lead late in the second half thanks...
Suns' skid continues with loss at Raptors
Immanuel Quickley, Chris Boucher and RJ Barrett each scored 23 points, and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns 127-109 on Sunday night.,As a reserve, Boucher scored 14 of his points in the second quarter and grabbed 10 rebounds for the game.,Scottie Barnes added 20 points and nine...
Jordan Binnington leads Blues past Avalanche
Jordan Binnington made 27 saves as the St. Louis Blues defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-1 Sunday.,Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko and Dylan Holloway scored for the Blues, who had just two victories in their previous nine games.,Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk each earned two assists for St. L...
Tyrese Haliburton helps Pacers draw away from Clippers
Tyrese Haliburton's 29-point, 12-assist double-double led a balanced offensive effort, and the Indiana Pacers led wire-to-wire in their 129-111 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday in Indianapolis.,Seven Pacers scored in double figures, including 19 points from Aaron Nesmith and 17 from Myles ...
Sebastian Baez beats Alexandre Muller to repeat in Rio
No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina successfully defended his title at the Rio Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over France's Alexandre Muller in the final Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.,Muller made Baez work for the honor throughout the one-hour, 26-minute final, but Baez saved four of the five break poi...
USWNT defeats Australia to reach SheBelieves Cup final
The depth of the U.S. women's national depth was on display in a 2-1 win over Australia in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday that puts the American in position for a sixth straight SheBelieves Cup title.,Despite replacing all 11 starters from a 2-0 victory against Colombia in the tournament opener on Thurs...
Christopher Bell takes over late to win at Atlanta
Christopher Bell broke Toyota's 15-race winless streak at Atlanta Motor Speedway by edging Carson Hocevar during an overtime caution Sunday, claiming the NASCAR Cup Series' Ambetter Health 400 in Hampton, Ga.,With three laps to go and Kyle Larson leading, second-place Austin Cindric and Daytona 500 ...
Adam Fox helps Rangers slide past Penguins
Adam Fox's goal with 8:34 remaining put New York ahead in Pittsburgh for good on Sunday, as the Rangers rallied to a 5-3 win over the Penguins.,Fox added an assist to go with his game-winner, J.T. Miller scored twice and Reilly Smith assisted on two goals. Jimmy Vesey also posted his 100th goal and ...
Brian Campbell wins Mexico Open on second playoff hole
Brian Campbell caught a huge break on the second playoff hole on his way to a birdie to win the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld on Sunday in Vallarta, Mexico.,Campbell posted a final-round 1-under-par 70 and third-round leader Aldrich Potgieter of South Africa shot a 71 as they ended at 20-under 264.,Ca...
UCLA beats Ohio State for Mick Cronin's 500th victory
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 20 points to lead UCLA to a 69-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday in Los Angeles to give coach Mick Cronin his 500th career win.,At 53, Cronin is the youngest active coach to reach the milestone. He has 232 losses in his 22 seasons, the past six with UCLA.,Skyy Clark had 13 ...
Jayden Quaintance leads Arizona State past Kansas State
Jayden Quaintance scored 18 points, matching his season high in Big 12 games, to lead Arizona State to a 66-54 victory over Kansas State on Sunday afternoon in a matchup of depleted teams in Manhattan, Kan.,The Sun Devils snapped a six-game losing streak and handed Kansas State its third straight lo...
Creighton finds its groove to cruise past Georgetown
Ryan Kalkbrenner delivered 19 points, eight rebounds and four blocks to fuel slow-starting Creighton in an 80-69 win over Georgetown on Sunday in Omaha, Neb.,Jamiya Neal supplied 13 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Bluejays (19-8, 12-4 Big East) snapped a two-game skid and avenged an 81-5...
Jayden Nelson (goal, 3 assists) powers Whitecaps past Timbers
Jayden Nelson had a goal and three assists as the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the short-handed Portland Timbers 4-1 in the Major League Soccer season opener for both clubs on a rainy Sunday afternoon.,Ryan Gauld, Pedro Vite and Sam Adekugbe also scored for the Whitecaps and Antony tallied ...
Warriors trounce Mavericks as Jimmy Butler makes home debut
Stephen Curry had 16 of his game-high 30 points in the third quarter, Jimmy Butler celebrated his home debut in front of his new fans with 18 points and the Golden State Warriors blitzed the Dallas Mavericks 126-102 on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,Brandin Podziemski chipped in with 17 points a...
Xavier holds off Seton Hall for fourth win in a row
Ryan Conwell scored 22 points as Xavier held on for a critical 73-66 Big East win against Seton Hall on Sunday in Newark, N.J.,Dante Maddox Jr. added 12 points and three steals off the bench. Zach Freemantle tallied 11 points and seven rebounds for the Musketeers (18-10, 10-7 Big East), who won thei...
No. 22 Memphis handles FAU to remain atop AAC
Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each had 22 points to lead the host Memphis Tigers to an 84-65 victory over the Florida Atlantic Owls on Sunday afternoon.,Dainja matched a career-best with his point total and grabbed 11 rebounds. Colby Rogers added 15 points and Moussa Cisse secured 11 rebounds as the N...
Indiana takes charge late, extends misery for No. 13 Purdue
Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway led five players in double figures with 15 points each and Indiana overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to stretch No. 13 Purdue's losing streak to four games with a 73-58 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday at Bloomington, Ind.,Myles Rice and reserve Oumar Ballo scored ...
Alex Ovechkin's hat trick powers Caps past Oilers
Alex Ovechkin continued his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's scoring record with his 32nd career hat trick as the Washington Capitals cruised to a 7-3 victory over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.,Ovechkin netted the 880th, 881st and 882nd goals of his career to close within 13 of passing...
Celtics hold off Knicks, extend win streak to five
Jayson Tatum had 25 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 118-105 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday., ,Jaylen Brown added 24 points and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who have also won nine of their past 10. Bosto...