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NHL-best Capitals set to face optimistic Kraken
For the Washington Capitals, this season was expected to be about Alex Ovechkin's chase to surpass Wayne Gretzky for the NHL's career goal-scoring record.,Instead, it's turned into so much more.,The Capitals enter Thursday's road game against the Seattle Kraken in first place in the league's overall...
Hot start paces Ludvig Aberg to lead at Farmers Insurance Open
Sweden's Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under-par 63 on the Torrey Pines North Course to take a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Wednesday at San Diego.,Danny Walker and Hayden Springer each delivered an opening round of 7 under to tie for second place. Walker had the be...
No. 7 Houston crushes Utah for 11th straight win
Milos Uzan scored 14 points and LJ Cryer added 13 as No. 7 Houston mauled visiting Utah 70-36 in Big 12 play on Wednesday night.,J'Wan Roberts had 11 points and Terrance Arceneaux added 10 as the Cougars (15-3, 7-0 Big 12) won their 11th consecutive game. Houston also extended its national-best home...
Bills S Taylor Rapp (back) misses practice, day-to-day
Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp and offensive tackle Dion Dawkins (illness) were both non-participants in the team's walkthrough on Wednesday while linebacker Matt Milano (biceps/hamstring) was limited. ,Bills head coach Sean McDermott said Rapp is listed as day-to-day with back and hip injuries. ,...
Wild's Kirill Kaprizov, Jared Spurgeon likely to return vs. Utah
Minnesota Wild head coach John Hynes said he is "cautiously optimistic" that star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon will return to the lineup against the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday.,"They were good. They do feel good," Hynes said after both players participated in line rushes duri...
Fab freshmen in spotlight as Maryland visits No. 17 Illinois
Five months from now, Illinois freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley and Maryland rookie Derik Queen all could hear their names announced during the first round of the NBA Draft.,But as the 17th-ranked Fighting Illini (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) prepare to host the Terrapins (14-5, 4-4) on Thursday ni...
Jannik Sinner, Ben Shelton to meet for spot in Australian Open final
Defending champion Jannik Sinner breezed into the semifinals of the Australian Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 win over home favorite Alex de Minaur on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Sinner put forth a dominant performance to extend his winning streak at hard-court Grand Slam events to 19 matches. The...
Wesley cruises to win in Madden playoff opener
Wesley "Wesley" Gittens, the second-leading money earner in Madden Championship Series (MCS) history, opened the 2025 Madden playoffs with an easy victory on Tuesday.,Wesley, an Austin, Texas, resident seeded No. 8, routed No. 9 seed Jalen "Astro" Morrow-Reynolds of Waldorf, Md., 41-16, as the $1 mi...
Ben Shelton, 22, moves into first Australian Open semifinal
Ben Shelton, a 22-year-old Atlanta native, is through to his first career Australian Open semifinal after defeating Italy's Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Shelton has competed in only one previous Grand Slam semifinal, when he lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovi...
Richie Saunders puts up 25 as BYU downs Colorado
Richie Saunders scored 25 points and Trevin Knell added 14 to help BYU pull away for a 83-67 victory over Colorado on Tuesday in Boulder, Colo.,Mawot Mag chipped in 11 points and five rebounds for the Cougars, and Egor Demin dished out a team-high seven assists. BYU (12-6, 3-4 Big 12) made 11 3-poin...
No. 15 Oregon hands Washington 5th straight loss to ranked team
TJ Bamba scored a game-high 21 points and No. 15 Oregon pulled away late to defeat Washington 82-71 in a Big Ten Conference game Tuesday night in Eugene, Ore.,Brandon Angel added 15 points, Supreme Cook scored 13 and Keeshawn Barthelemy and Jackson Shelstad had 11 for the Ducks (16-3, 5-3 Big Ten), ...
Anthony Davis, Lakers send Wizards to 11th straight loss
Anthony Davis recorded 29 points, 16 rebounds, five assists and four blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Lakers post a 111-88 victory over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.,LeBron James added 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his ninth triple-double of the season and 121st ...
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers drop Ducks again
Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist as the visiting Florida Panthers opened a four-game western road trip with a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.,Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues, Sam Bennett and Uvis Balinskis also scored goals and Mackie Samoskevich and Tomas Nosek each added...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets steamroll 76ers, 144-109
Nikola Jokic had 27 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his fourth straight triple-double and the host Denver Nuggets beat the reeling Philadelphia 76ers 144-109 on Tuesday night.,Jokic needed just three quarters to record his 19th triple-double of the season and the 149th of his career. Russell ...
Jiri Kulich's three-point game leads Sabres past Canucks
Jiri Kulich had a goal and two assists to help the visiting Buffalo Sabres rally for a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday.,JJ Peterka added a goal and two assists, Tage Thompson also scored and Rasmus Dahlin had two assists for the Sabres, who had lost three of their previous four game...
Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek advance to Australian Open semis
Madison Keys matched her best Grand Slam performance in seven-plus years, as the 19th-seeded U.S. player overtook 28th-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open on Wednesday in Melbourne.,Keys' semifinal opponent will be No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland, ...
UCLA's bench delivers in tight win vs. No. 18 Wisconsin
Big second-half performances from reserves Aday Mara, Sebastian Mack and William Kyle III helped host UCLA hold off No. 18 Wisconsin 85-83 on Tuesday in Los Angeles. ,Mack and Mara each scored 15 points after intermission, part of 19 points for Mack and a career-high 22 for Mara. Halting Wisconsin's...
Cameron Hildreth's 20 points help Wake Forest edge North Carolina
Cameron Hildreth scored 20 points as Wake Forest won its sixth straight game, beating visiting North Carolina 67-66 on Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Hildreth also had six rebounds, two assists and two steals as the Demon Deacons (15-4, 7-1 ACC) remained unbeaten at home this season. Hunter Sa...
Capitals slip by Oilers for fifth straight win
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and the visiting Washington Capitals won their fifth straight game, 3-2 at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.,Tom Wilson and Matt Roy also scored for the Capitals, who extended their point streak to 11 games (8-0-3). Logan Thompson, the reigning NHL firs...
Caleb Love gets back on track as Arizona pummels Oklahoma St.
Caleb Love scored 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting to break out of a five-game shooting funk and lead Arizona to a 92-78 victory over Oklahoma State on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Stillwater, Okla.,Trey Townsend added 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting to help the Wildcats (12-6, 6-1 Big 12) win for the...