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DC United score twice in second half to down Sporting KC
D.C. United got second-half goals from Christian Benteke and Hosei Kijima to complete their comeback and defeat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at home on Saturday night.,D.C. (1-0-2, 5 points) earned its first win of 2025 after consecutive 2-2 draws to begin the campaign.,Kijima's header in the 68th minut...
Syracuse cruises into ACC tournament with win over Virginia
Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 25 points on 11-of-12 shooting as Syracuse pounded visiting Virginia 84-70 on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season finale for both teams.,Jyare Davis and Lucas Taylor each chipped in 15 points for the Orange (13-18, 7-13 ACC), who had lost five of their p...
Australia's Karl Vilips grabs lead at Puerto Rico Open
Australia's Karl Vilips is fighting stomach problems and the rest of the field in pursuit of his first PGA Tour title after grabbing a one-stroke lead Saturday through three rounds of the Puerto Rico Open.,Vilips, 23, collected seven birdies against one bogey in carding a 6-under-par 66 to reach 18-...
Flames rookie GK Dustin Wolf posts another shutout
Rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf recorded his third shutout of the season and his career while backstopping the host Calgary Flames to a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Joel Farabee scored the game's lone goal for the Flames, who moved back into the Western Conference's second wild...
New York City FC holds off collapse with rebound vs. Orlando City
Hannes Wolf scored the tiebreaking goal on a header in the 71st minute as New York City FC recovered quickly from conceding the tying goal and earned a 2-1 victory over visiting Orlando City Saturday night in New York.,After being unable to avoid allowing late goals in a draw to Inter Miami and a lo...
FC Cincinnati extend dominance over Toronto FC
Kevin Denkey and Yuya Kubo scored in the second half, and FC Cincinnati beat visiting Toronto FC 2-0 on Saturday night.,Following numerous quality chances and near misses, Cincinnati (2-1-0, 6 points) broke through late in the match when a video review determined the ball hit the arm of Toronto's Ty...
Red Bulls turn away Atlanta United threats in scoreless draw
Carlos Coronel recorded seven saves for the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday in a 0-0 tie against Atlanta United.,New York (1-1-1, 4 points) had just seven total shot attempts, none on goal, despite posting a 59.1 percent possession rate. The Red Bulls have now gone scoreless in two of three ...
Aric Almirola edges Alex Bowman to win at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Aric Almirola made a dramatic last-lap pass in overtime to claim the win in Saturday's GOVX 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway, making door-to-door contact with Hendrick Motorsports' Alex Bowman in the final two turns. The .045-second margin of victory was the secon...
Rockets blast Pelicans with season-best 146 points
Dillon Brooks scored a game-high 27 points, Aaron Holiday added 20 off the bench and Amen Thompson flirted with a triple-double as the Houston Rockets opened a six-game homestand with a 146-117 wire-to-wire victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.,The Rockets capped the four-game season se...
Botic van de Zandschulp upsets Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells
Lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp recorded one of the biggest victories of his career by delivering a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 victory over five-time champion Novak Djokovic on Saturday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.,The 29-year-old Dutchman had a 26-15 edge in winners wh...
No. 2 Duke beats North Carolina, clinches ACC regular-season title
Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and Tyrese Proctor and Sion James both notched 16, and No. 2 Duke responded from a seven-point deficit in the second half to beat rival North Carolina 82-69 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.,Duke clinched the outright regular-season championship in the Atlantic Coa...
Panthers blank Sabres for sixth straight win
Vitek Vanecek made 21 saves in his Panthers debut, and defenseman Nate Schmidt provided two primary assists as Florida defeated the visiting Buffalo Sabres, 4-0, on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida has won six straight games, and the Panthers have never trailed during that span. The Panthers ...
Hornets score last 12 points to surge past Nets
Miles Bridges poured in 26 points and the Charlotte Hornets closed the game by scoring the final 12 points to rally for a 105-102 victory against the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.,Nick Smith Jr. had 19 points, Moussa Diabate added 16 points and 15 rebounds and Bridges pulled in 12 reboun...
Creighton knocks off Butler to end regular season
Ryan Kalkbrenner racked up 27 points and 15 rebounds as Creighton knocked off Butler 87-74 in the Big East regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.,Kalkbrenner also made two blocks, giving him 248 in his Big East career and surpassing eclipse Patrick Ewing's record.,Steven Ash...
Pitt sends out seniors with dominant win over Boston College
In a difficult season, Senior Day was a happy one for the Pitt Panthers courtesy of a comfortable 93-67 win over visiting Boston College.,Pitt (17-14, 8-12 ACC) had already qualified for the ACC Tournament, but the victory threw the Panthers into a conglomeration of at least four teams with 8-12 ACC...
Walter Clayton Jr., No. 5 Florida surge past Ole Miss
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and dished out eight assists Saturday night as No. 5 Florida pulled away in the second half for a 90-71 win over visiting Ole Miss in Gainesville.,Alex Condon dominated inside with 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Gators (27-4, 14-4 Southeastern Conference), who ...
No. 11 Clemson closes regular season with rout of Virginia Tech
Viktor Lakhin collected 16 points and seven rebounds as No. 11 Clemson rolled to a 65-47 wire-to-wire victory over visiting Virginia Tech on Saturday.,Jaeden Zackery added 12 points, four assists and four steals as the Tigers (26-5, 18-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) captured their eighth straight vict...
Notre Dame gets wild 4OT win over Cal
Markus Burton racked up an Atlantic Coast Conference season high of 43 points and Matt Allocco scored 24 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer in the fourth overtime as Notre Dame edged Cal 112-110 in South Bend, Ind., on Saturday.,Allocco's trey with 15 seconds left gave the Fighting Irish t...
Javon Small leads West Virginia over UCF in season finale
Javon Small scored 25 points, Amani Hansberry had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and West Virginia held on to defeat UCF 72-65 on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams., ,Small, a 6-foot-3 senior guard who entered as the second-leading scorer in the Big 12 at 18.2 poin...
Jordan Morris' historic goal helps Sounders pound LAFC
Jordan Morris scored his 87th career goal in all competitions, breaking the franchise record, as the Seattle Sounders defeated visiting Los Angeles FC 5-2 on Saturday afternoon.,Albert Rusnak had a goal and two assists and Paul Rothrock had one of each for the Sounders (1-1-1, 4 points). Kalani Koss...