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Zuby Ejiofor's buzzer beater lifts No. 6 St. John's over No. 20 Marquette in OT
Zuby Ejiofor beat the buzzer with a floater to give No. 6 St. John's an 86-84 overtime victory on the road at No. 20 Marquette on Saturday afternoon.,RJ Luis Jr. led the Red Storm (27-4, 18-2 Big East) with 28 points. Ejiofor scored 17 and led with 12 boards.,Kam Jones led Marquette (22-9, 13-7 Big ...
Georgia finishes on high note with win over Vanderbilt
Asa Newell and Silas Demary Jr. led Georgia with 15 points apiece on Saturday, helping the Bulldogs post a 79-68 win over visiting Vanderbilt in Athens, Ga., in Southeastern Conference play.,Dakota Leffew added 14 points, while fellow reserve Tyrin Lawrence chipped in 13, as Georgia (20-11, 8-10 SEC...
Arkansas nips No. 25 Mississippi State on late free throw
D.J. Wagner scored 24 points and Jonas Aidoo racked up a season-high 21 -- including the deciding free throw with 11 seconds left -- as Arkansas outlasted No. 25 Mississippi State 93-92 on Saturday afternoon in both teams' regular-season Southeastern Conference finale in Fayetteville, Ark. , ,Both t...
Miami beats NC State to avoid setting new losing record
Matthew Cleveland scored a game-high 32 points and Brandon Johnson provided the go-ahead bucket on a dunk with 1.3 seconds remaining, leading the host Miami Hurricanes to a 72-70 win over the North Carolina State Wolfpack in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon.,Miami ended the...
No. 7 NC State stifles No. 14 UNC, reaches ACC tourney final
Aziaha James poured in 19 points and No. 7 NC State bolted to a double-figure lead en route to defeating No. 14 North Carolina 66-55 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday afternoon at Greensboro, N.C.,Top-seeded NC State (26-5) will meet the winner of Saturday's second semi...
Peter Uihlein part of 3-way tie for lead at LIV Golf Hong Kong
Peter Uihlein and Sergio Garcia each shot a 6-under-par 64 to move into a three-way tie for first place after the second round at LIV Golf Hong Kong on Saturday.,Uihlein finished his uneven round with one eagle, eight birdies and four bogeys to join Garcia of Spain and first-round leader Paul Casey ...
Rio Takeda takes lead at LPGA Blue Bay, seeks second tour win
LPGA Tour rookie Rio Takeda carded a 69 to take a two-stroke lead after three rounds on Saturday at the Blue Bay LPGA on Hainan Island, China.,Takeda, 21, sits at 9-under 207 for the tournament and is the only player in the field to post three rounds in the 60s at the Jian Lake Blue Bay Golf Course....
Los Angeles Thieves stay perfect in Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves stayed unbeaten with a sweep of the Vancouver Surge in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier on Friday.,Like the Thieves, Cloud9 New York posted a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Guerrillas M8 to begin the Week 3 festivities. Toronto Ultra notched a 3-1 victory over th...
Raptors, rested Wizards open 2-game set in Toronto
The Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors are coming off of wins over the Utah Jazz as they open a two-game series in Toronto on Saturday night.,The difference is rest. The Wizards have not played since their 125-122 home victory over the Jazz on Wednesday. The Raptors defeated the Jazz 118-109 on ...
Spirit posts sweep to start Stage 2 of ESL Pro League Season 21
Team Spirit, The MongolZ, 3DMAX and G2 Esports each recorded a sweep on Friday in the first round of Group Stage 2 at the ESL Pro League Season 21 in Stockholm.,Spirit posted a 2-0 win over TYLOO, and MongolZ bested GamerLegion by the same score. Also, 3DMAX extinguished Eternal Fire with a 2-0 vict...
Late goals give Whitecaps momentum for matchup with Montreal
Captain Ryan Gauld and the Vancouver Whitecaps vie to continue their fast start to the season when they host CF Montreal on Saturday night.,Gauld collected a goal and an assist in Vancouver's 4-1 victory in the season opener against the undermanned Portland Timbers on Feb. 23.,He was not done, howev...
After two draws, Rapids hit road to face Austin FC
Austin FC will look to their home pitch for an advantage as they host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,The Verde (1-1-0, 3 points) head home on the heels of a 1-0 loss in Portland on March 1. Austin looked as if it would split the points before surrendering a set-piece ...
No. 16 Memphis downs South Florida, finishes atop AAC
Dain Dainja and PJ Haggerty each had 20 points to lead host Memphis to an 84-68 victory over South Florida in the American Athletic Conference matchup on Friday night.,The 16th-ranked Tigers (26-5, 16-2 AAC) secured the conference's regular-season title. It was their first such feat since 2012-13 wh...
Iga Swiatek rolls to start Indian Wells title defense
Second-seeded Iga Swiatek, who has yet to win a tournament this year, got off to a strong start in her title defense at the BNP Paribas Open on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The Polish star cruised past France's Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-0 in the second round. The tournament's 32 seeded players all re...
Ilya Samsonov gets 2nd shutout of season as Knights blank Pens
Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night in Las Vegas.,Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist and Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored goals for V...
Clippers pull away late, hand Knicks third straight loss
James Harden scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 20 as the Los Angeles Clippers won consecutive games for the first time in nearly a month with a 105-95 victory over the New York Knicks at Inglewood, Calif., ,Ivica Zubac scored 16 points with 14 rebounds, Nicolas Batum added 17 points while mak...
Nikola Jokic logs NBA's first 30-20-20 game as Nuggets win in OT
Nikola Jokic produced 31 points, a career-high 22 assists and 21 rebounds as the host Denver Nuggets rallied after losing a 21-point lead and beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime on Friday.,Jokic logged the first 30-20-20 stat line in NBA history. He notched his 29th triple double of the season...
Brayden Schenn's two-goal night guides Blues past Ducks
Brayden Schenn scored twice and Alexey Toropchenko collected a goal and an assist to lead the visiting St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday.,Zack Bolduc also scored for the Blues, who are riding a 7-1-1 run that has them just outside a Western Conference playoff position...
Canucks sink Wild late, sit in second wild-card spot
Kiefer Sherwood's tiebreaking goal late in the third period helped give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Friday.,Brock Faber's power-play equalizer made it a 1-1 game at 7:12 of the third, but the Canucks answered just over nine minutes later. Filip Hronek sent a n...
Ilya Samsonov gets 2nd shutout of season as Knights blank Penguins
Mark Stone had a goal and two assists and Ilya Samsonov made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0 on Friday night in Las Vegas.,Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist and Ivan Barbashev and Brandon Saad also scored goals for V...