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Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews injured vs. Ducks
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews was helped off the ice and to the dressing room at 15:47 of the second period after taking a knee-on-knee hit from the Anaheim Ducks' Radko Gudas Thursday evening. ,The Maple Leafs later said Matthews will not return because of a lower-body injury.,The Duck...
Maverick McNealy, Sepp Straka among 5 tied for The Players lead
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Maverick McNealy, Lee Hodges, Sahith Theegala and Sepp Straka formed a tie for the lead in Thursday's weather-hit opening round of The Players Championship when play was suspended in fading light.,Surprise package Austin Smotherman, one of four players yet to complete the ...
No. 18 Purdue cruises to wire-to-wire win vs. Northwestern
Trey Kaufman-Renn and Oscar Cluff each scored 19 points as it didn't take long for No. 18 Purdue to end Northwestern's dreams of a Cinderella run with an 81-68 win in the Big Ten Conference tournament on Thursday in Chicago. ,Fletcher Loyer added 14 points and Cluff pulled down 10 rebounds for the s...
Linda Noskova, Aryna Sabalenka set for Indian Wells semifinal after Thursday wins
One half of the BNP Paribas Open's own final four is set, as Linda Noskova and Aryna Sabalenka will do battle after prevailing in quarterfinal matchups Thursday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The world's No. 1 player, Sabalenka shook off a slow start to down Canada's Victoria Mboko 7-6 (0), 6-4 in 109 minu...
Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev sail into semis at Indian Wells
No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy needed just 66 minutes to show No. 25 seed Learner Tien the door, prevailing 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Sinner set up a semifinal date with No. 4 seed Alexander Zverev of Germany, who bounced No. 30 seed...
Tennessee uses 20-0 run to knock Auburn to NCAA Tournament brink
NASHVILLE - Nate Ament led No. 25 Tennessee in points (27), rebounds (eight), assists (four) and blocks (three) in his return to action as the Volunteers' late 20-0 run earned them a 72-62 win over Auburn in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie ad...
Strong start propels Arizona to easy UCF defeat in Big 12 tourney opener
Brayden Burries scored 21 points and top-seeded Arizona never trailed while cruising to an 81-59 victory over eighth-seeded UCF on Thursday afternoon in Kansas City to reach the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament.,Tobe Awaka had 12 points and 12 rebounds in the quarterfinal matchup and Koa Peat als...
Malik Reneau, Miami fend off No. 24 Louisville in ACC quarterfinals
CHARLOTTE -- Malik Reneau poured in 24 points and made key plays in the second half as Miami knocked off No. 24 Louisville 78-73 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals Thursday afternoon.,Tru Washington came off the Miami bench for 17 points and Tre Donaldson provided 14 points an...
BetBoom, Spirit, Yandex, Liquid move on in PGL Wallachia 7 playoffs
BetBoom Team, Team Spirit, Team Yandex and Team Liquid advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals on the first day of the PGL Wallachia Season 7 playoffs on Thursday in Bucharest, Romania.,BetBoom blanked HEROIC 2-0, and Spirit did the same to Vici Gaming. Yandex defeated Aurora Gaming 2-1, and Liquid...
No. 23 Wisconsin slips past Washington to reach Big Ten quarters
John Blackwell made six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 34 points as No. 23 Wisconsin eliminated Washington from the Big Ten Conference tournament with an 85-82 victory Thursday at Chicago.,Nick Boyd added 23 points and nine assists for the fifth-seeded Badgers (23-9), who advanced to a quarterfin...
Seton Hall keeps NCAA Tournament hopes alive with Creighton win
Adam "Budd" Clark tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Jacob Dar had an enormous second half to lift fourth-seeded Seton Hall to a 72-61 victory over fifth-seeded Creighton in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in New York., ,Dar, a lightly used reserve averaging 2.4 ...
Otega Oweh’s clutch exploits help Kentucky hold off Missouri
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Otega Oweh's 21 points and big plays on both ends of the floor down the stretch helped Kentucky to a 78-72 win over Missouri in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday.,Denzel Aberdeen (16 points, seven assists) and Collin Chandler (15 points, three...
Maverick McNealy sets pace with 67 for early lead at The Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Former world No. 1 amateur Maverick McNealy reeled off five birdies in his first 12 holes before seizing an early one-shot lead in a weather-hit opening round of The Players Championship on Thursday.,The 30-year-old McNealy, who won his lone PGA Tour title at the 2024 RSM ...
No. 10 Virginia holds off NC State, advances to semifinals
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Malik Thomas provided clutch late-game production to finish with 16 points and Thijs De Ridder scored 15 points as No. 10 Virginia fended off North Carolina State for an 81-74 victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.,Reserve Jacari Whit...
Ohio State holds off Iowa, advances to Big Ten quarterfinals
Bruce Thornton scored 17 of his 24 points after halftime and Christoph Tilly added 16 points to help Ohio State edge Iowa 72-69 in the third round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday in Chicago.,The eighth-seeded Buckeyes advanced to face No. 1 seed Michigan in the quarterfinals on Friday.,Ohio St...
Zuby Ejiofor powers St. John's past Providence into Big East semis
Zuby Ejiofor compiled 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists and No. 13 St. John's sailed to an 85-72 win over Providence in the Big East tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in New York.,The Big East Player of the Year, Ejiofor made 9 of 14 shots and added three blocks while three teammates finish...
UMass rides late rally, hands Miami (Ohio) first loss
Leonardo Bettiol scored 25 points as UMass rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final eight minutes to stun previously unbeaten No. 20 Miami (Ohio), 87-83, on Thursday in a Mid-American Conference quarterfinal in Cleveland, Ohio.,Marcus Banks Jr. had 18 points and Jayden Ndjigue added 16 as the e...
Max Verstappen not liking new F1 cars, enjoys 'positive distractions'
Max Verstappen admitted that he is having more fun with his endurance racing projects as opposed to competing in Formula 1.,That's a tricky spot given Verstappen is under contract until 2028.,"I don't want to leave," the four-time world champion said Thursday of competing with Red Bull. "I wish I ha...
Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm among leaders at LIV Singapore
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm are among four players tied for the lead at 4-under par following the opening round of LIV Golf Singapore on Thursday, but the leaders should feel far from comfortable.,Lee Westwood of England and Canadian Richard Lee, an LIV wild card, also shot first-round 68s, givin...
With postseason hopes fading, Capitals face uphill climb vs. Sabres
The Washington Capitals will look to bolster their flickering playoff aspirations on Thursday when they visit the Buffalo Sabres.,The high-scoring Sabres, in turn, are roaring toward the postseason and will be looking for their ninth straight win.,After ending a three-game losing streak with an impr...