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No. 3 UConn crushes No. 22 Creighton to win 5th straight Big East title
Paige Bueckers scored 24 points as No. 3 UConn won its fifth straight Big East tournament championship by rolling past No. 22 Creighton 70-50 on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong bundled 13 points with 11 rebounds, six steals, four assists and three blocks for the top-seeded Huskies (31-3), w...
Spirit, Liquid first to advance at PGL Wallachia Season 3
Team Spirit and Team Liquid became the first two teams to advance out of the group stage at Dota PGL Wallachia Season 3 by notching their third straight wins Monday in Bucharest, Romania.,In the Round 3 matches pitting 2-0 teams, Team Spirit swept Team Falcons 2-0 and Team Liquid did the same to Tun...
Reports: Colts sign former Vikings S Cam Bynum to $60M deal
Safety Cam Bynum will be dancing his way to Indianapolis after agreeing to a four-year contract worth $60 million, according to multiple sources Monday.,Bynum, who garnered attention with his in-game celebrations, is coming off his fourth season with the Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him in the fou...
Reports: Falcons to release DT Grady Jarrett, saving $16.25M
Defensive tackle Grady Jarrett will be released by the Atlanta Falcons in a cap-related move, his agent confirmed to multiple outlets. ,The Falcons would save up to $16.25 million in salary cap space by parting with Jarrett, a centerpiece of the Atlanta defense since he was drafted by the team in t...
Hanwha, Liquid win openers at First Stand tourney
Hanwha Life Esports and Team Liquid recorded wins on Monday as the 2025 First Stand Tournament got underway in Seoul, South Korea.,Five teams are competing this week in Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, with the winner of Sunday's grand final taking home $300,000. Following a single Ro...
Vancouver Surge, Atlanta FaZe win again at Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Vancouver Surge and Atlanta FaZe each recorded a win on Sunday to remain on the heels of the unbeaten Los Angeles Thieves in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier.,The Surge posted a 3-1 victory over the Miami Heretics and FaZe notched a 3-2 triumph over the Boston Breach. Also Sunday,...
NTMR top Spacestation in Overwatch NA Stage 1 grand final
NTMR downed Spacestation Gaming 4-2 on Sunday in the grand final of Overwatch Champions Series North American Stage 1.,The $100,000 tournament, played online, featured eight teams. The two finalists earned Champions Clash berths. The two teams that didn't make the double-elimination playoffs, Shikig...
Team Spirit, HEROIC register sweeps on Day 2 of PGL Wallachia Season 3
There weren't many blowouts in Round 2 on Sunday, unlike the opening day with six sweeps in the group stage of the Dota PGL Wallachia Season 3 in Bucharest.,The second day featured sweeps by Team Spirit and HEROIC. That was it as 16 teams competed in eight best-of-three matches and six went to a thi...
Team Spirit, Team Vitality ahead of the pack at Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 21
Team Spirit and Team Vitality are setting the pace with 3-0 records in the first three days of Group Stage 2 at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm.,The only team yet to lose a map in the event, Team Spirit won again Sunday against SAW, while Team Vitality swept 3DMAX.,The $400,000 Counter-Str...
Tre Holloman powers No. 8 Michigan State past No. 17 Michigan
Tre Holloman scored a career-high 20 points and No. 8 Michigan State led virtually from start to finish in a 79-62 victory over No. 17 Michigan at East Lansing on Sunday afternoon.,The Spartans (26-5, 17-3 Big Ten), who clinched the Big Ten regular-season title in their previous win at Iowa, extende...
Sam Colangelo's two goals send Ducks past Islanders
Sam Colangelo scored twice Sunday night for the host Anaheim Ducks, who damaged the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 4-1 win.,Mason McTavish had a goal and helped set up Colangelo's first of the night with a nifty assist as the Ducks won for just the third time in eight games (3-4-1). Drew H...
Kawhi Leonard's buzzer-beater lifts Clippers past Kings in OT
James Harden scored 29 points, and Kawhi Leonard added 17 with the game-winning basket at the overtime buzzer as the Los Angeles Clippers helped their playoff prospects by rallying for a 111-110 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings at Inglewood, Calif.,Ivica Zubac scored 22 points with 14 rebo...
Cade Cunningham scores 28 to propel Pistons past Trail Blazers
Cade Cunningham scored 28 points and Tobias Harris added 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons notch a 119-112 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Jalen Duren registered 18 points and 12 rebounds and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 13 points and seven rebounds as Det...
Mikael Granlund, Stars take down Canucks
Mikael Granlund broke a deadlock late in the second period and sparked the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.,Thomas Harley, Jason Robertson and Mikko Rantanen also scored for the Stars, who have won five of six games to strengthen their hold on second place...
Kings go up early, hold off Golden Knights
Anze Kopitar, Adrian Kempe, Warren Foegele and Brandt Clarke each had a goal and an assist for the visiting Los Angeles Kings, who hung on for a 6-5 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.,Kevin Fiala, Phillip Danault and Joel Edmundson each had two assists for the Kings, who have won two st...
Balanced offense lets Cavs beat Bucks for 14th straight win
Max Strus had 17 points to lead eight Cavaliers who scored at least nine as Cleveland won 112-100 at the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.,It was the Cavaliers' 14th consecutive victory, one shy of their season-best streak they started the season with. Donovan Mitchell scored 15, Evan Mobley and Dari...
Timberwolves take down Spurs for 5th straight win
Anthony Edwards scored 25 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 141-124 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night in Minneapolis.,Naz Reid added 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting off the bench for Minnesota, which won its fifth game in a row. Julius Randle ...
Iga Swiatek, Jessica Pegula cruise at Indian Wells
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula made quick work of their third-round opponents at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Swiatek, the defending champion, needed just 66 minutes to sweep Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2. Swiatek won the first 10 game...
76ers' bench comes up big in overcoming Jazz
Quentin Grimes scored 25 points and the Philadelphia 76ers received a huge effort from their reserves in a 126-122 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Sunday.,While Grimes scored more points than the other four starters combined, the Sixers' bench poured in 78 points, led by Lonnie Walker IV (25)...
Marcos Giron pulls off another upset at Indian Wells
American Marcos Giron rallied past No. 26 seed Alexei Popyrin of Australia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 Sunday to advance to the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,Giron's win came one round after he upset No. 4 seed Casper Ruud of Norway. The California native is thrilled to be playing a...