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Dylan Harper, Rutgers defeat Minnesota in OT battle
Dylan Harper scored 22 points and made several key plays down the stretch for Rutgers to pull out a 75-67 overtime victory over Minnesota on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J.,The Scarlet Knights (15-16, 8-12) earned the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will play No. 14 Southern California in the f...
No. 11 Duke bests No. 7 NC State in ACC tournament final
Ashlon Jackson and Oluchi Okananwa each scored 22 points as No. 11 Duke rallied to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title since 2013, defeating No. 7 North Carolina State 76-62 on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C.,The Blue Devils overcame a 14-point second-quarter deficit, earning their f...
Three NFL Teams Facing Most Pressure in 2025 Offseason
The Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, and New York Giants are facing a ton of pressure in the 2025 offseason. These are the reasons why....
Iowa snaps losing streak, takes down Nebraska
Pryce Sandfort's four 3-pointers and 16-point, 11-rebound double-double off the bench powered Iowa to an 83-68 win over Nebraska on Sunday in Lincoln, Nebraska.,The Hawkeyes (16-15, 7-13 Big Ten Conference) handed the Cornhuskers their fifth straight loss, while Iowa ended a three-game skid of its o...
Tre Holloman's career-high 20 points power 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 overall, 17-3 Big Ten), who clinched the Big Ten regular-season title in their previous win at Iowa,...
Bills part ways with former All-Pro Von Miller
The Buffalo Bills released three-time All-Pro pass rusher Von Miller on Sunday.,The move clears $8.4 million in salary cap space for the Bills, who reportedly are open to bringing back Miller for the upcoming season.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you, <a href="https:...
Rio Takeda fires 64 at Blue Bay, captures second LPGA Tour title
LPGA Tour rookie Rio Takeda carded an 8-under-par 64 on Sunday to cruise to a six-stroke victory at the Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island, China.,Takeda, 21, captured her second LPGA Tour title after recording a bogey-free round to finish 17-under 271 at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course. The Japanese...
Sergio Garcia (63) wins individual, team championships in Hong Kong
Sergio Garcia carded a 7-under 63 to capture a double victory on Sunday at LIV Golf Hong Kong, winning both the individual and team titles. ,In a three-way tie for the lead entering the final round, Garcia started fast with an eagle on the 551-yard No. 3, recorded four consecutive birdies on holes 8...
Capitals look to extend win streak at expense of Kraken
The Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken both are coming off a win entering their game Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital.,Washington has answered a three-game losing streak with three straight victories, including Friday night's 5-2 home win over the Detroit Red Wings.,The Kraken, in turn, ...
SIU Edwardsville grabs first berth to NCAA tourney
Ray'Sean Taylor scored 20 points and SIU Edwardsville dominated on defense to become the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, beating Southeast Missouri State 69-48 on Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final in Evansville, Ill.,The Cougars (22-11) limited the Red...
Another win for the Thieves at Stage 2 Major qualifying
With each passing day, the Los Angeles Thieves look more and more like the team to beat in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier.,A day after sweeping their opponents to remain unbeaten in the tournament, the Thieves did the same thing Saturday, beating the Boston Breach 3-0 to improve to ...
Spacestation advance to Overwatch NA Stage 1 final
Spacestation Gaming booked a spot in the Overwatch Champions Series North American Stage 1 grand final on Saturday, edging Team Liquid 3-2 in the upper bracket final.,Spacestation will face the winner of Sunday's lower bracket final between Liquid and NTMR. The grand final will be played after the l...
Magic win close one against Bucks to end skid
Paolo Banchero scored 29 points and the Orlando Magic, after losing three straight games by one or two points, came away from Milwaukee a two-point winner with Saturday's 111-109 defeat of the Bucks.,The Magic entered Saturday's contest on a five-game skid, with defeats in six of the last seven. Fou...
Spirit wins again, appears the class of Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 21
In the first two days of Group Stage 2 at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm, it appears the road to victory will go through Team Spirit.,After sweeping its Round 1 match on Friday, Spirit did it again Saturday, sweeping SAW in a high match to become the only team yet to lose a map in the eve...
Bruins halt Lightning's home win streak with shutout
Goaltender Jeremy Swayman broke a personal six-game losing streak with his fourth shutout as the Boston Bruins, depleted by an active NHL trade deadline, blanked the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-0 on Saturday.,Swayman made 26 saves, including an incredible stick stop on Brandon Hagel in front of an op...
Greg Chalmers aims for first tour win at Cologuard Classic
Australian Greg Chalmers held the lead for the second straight day as he seeks his first victory on PGA Tour Champions at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz.,Chalmers, who followed his opening-round 64 on Friday with a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday at La Paloma Country Club, is at 11-under 131. He c...
Magomed Ankalaev takes down Alex Pereira at UFC 313
LAS VEGAS -- Magomed Ankalaev claimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a convincing unanimous decision victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313 on Saturday night, defeating the defending champion 49-46, 48-47, 48-47.,Anklaev (20-1-1) took the highly partisan crowd out of the fight early with a domin...
Minnesota United make Kelvin Yeboah's goal hold up to beat San Jose
Kelvin Yeboah scored his second goal in as many games and Minnesota United earned a 1-0 victory at the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.,Yeboah now has nine goals in 12 league appearances since his arrival to MLS last summer and is the only Minnesota player to score this season.,Dayne St. Clai...
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka advances in 2nd round at Indian Wells
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka fought off an early challenge but several seeded players were eliminated in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Sabalenka, of Belarus, who is also the top-ranked player in the world, needed a tiebreaker to defeat McCartney Kessler o...
Jean-Gabriel Pageau posts 3 points in Islanders' win over Sharks
Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists Saturday night for the retooled New York Islanders, who beat the host San Jose Sharks 4-2.,Anthony Duclair scored in the first to give the Islanders a lead they'd never relinquish in their first game without Brock Nelson, who spent his entire 12-year ca...