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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...
Kawhi Leonard scores 45, Clippers make history vs. Wolves
Kawhi Leonard scored 45 points and Bennedict Mathurin added 22 as the Los Angeles Clippers remained red-hot in March with a 153-128 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Inglewood, Calif., ,Darius Garland scored 16 points and Jordan Miller had 14 as the play-in-tournament eligible Clippers impr...
Reigning Indian Wells champ Jack Draper KOs Novak Djokovic
Jack Draper extended his title defense in dramatic fashion Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The 14th-seeded Brit rallied past third-seeded Novak Djokovic of Serbia 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) to reach the quarterfinals.,Draper earned his first win ever against the 24-time...
Nuggets narrow gap in Western Conference with win over Rockets
Nikola Jokic had 16 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points, and the host Denver Nuggets beat Houston 129-93 on Wednesday night to close the gap on the Rockets.,Houston entered the night in third place in the Western Conference, 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place ...
Lonzo Ball (30), Hornets topple Kings with barrage of 3s
Miles Bridges had nine of his 26 points in a key third-quarter run, LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel combined for 11 3-pointers and 54 points and the visiting Charlotte Hornets rallied from a halftime deficit to defeat the Sacramento Kings 117-109 on Wednesday night.,In a contest matching teams that had...
Down 10 in 2nd half, TCU rallies past Oklahoma State
David Punch scored 26 points, Tanner Toolson hit a clutch 3-pointer and TCU stormed back from a 10-point deficit for a 95-88 victory over Oklahoma State in the second round of the Big 12 tournament Wednesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,The sixth-seeded Frogs (22-10) advance to the quarterfinals on Thu...
Nijel Pack's hot shooting paces Oklahoma past South Carolina
Nijel Pack scored 24 points and made five 3-pointers to help lead Oklahoma to an 86-74 victory over South Carolina in Wednesday's first-round game of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville.,Derrion Reid added 20 points for 11th-seeded Oklahoma (18-14), which kept its NCAA Tournament hop...
Balanced Clemson squad clamps down on Wake Forest
RJ Godfrey supplied 11 points and eight rebounds to lead a balanced attack as fifth-seeded Clemson topped 13th-seeded Wake Forest 71-62 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.,Nick Davidson, Ace Buckner, Butta Johnson and Dillon Hunter added eight...
Knicks escape 18-point hole, blow past Jazz
Jordan Clarkson scored 17 of his season-high 27 points during a decisive surge over the final 16 minutes Wednesday for the New York Knicks, who overcame an 18-point first-half deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 in Salt Lake City.,Clarkson, who played the previous five-plus seasons with Utah, logg...
Georgetown extends season with win over DePaul in Big East opener
NEW YORK -- Reserve Vince Iwuchukwu collected 17 points and 14 rebounds as 11th-seeded Georgetown earned a 63-56 victory over sixth-seeded DePaul Wednesday night in the opening round of the Big East tournament.,The Hoyas (15-17) won their second straight following a seven-game losing streak and will...
Tariq Francis pours in 29 as Rutgers muscles past Minnesota
Tariq Francis scored 29 points and shot 5-for-7 from 3-point range as No. 14 seed Rutgers finished strong for a 72-67 win over No. 11 seed Minnesota in the Big Ten tournament's second round on Wednesday in Chicago.,Jamichael Davis finished with 13 points and six assists for Rutgers (14-18), which ad...
Pelicans extend recent surge, keep Raptors reeling
Dejounte Murray had a season-high 27 points to lead New Orleans to a 122-111 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors, giving the Pelicans their seventh win in their last 10 games.,The victory spoiled the return of former Pelicans star Brandon Ingram, in his first season with Toronto after spending the...
Desmond Bane powers Magic past Cavaliers
Desmond Bane scored 35 points, including five in the final 18 seconds, as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 on Wednesday night.,Paulo Banchero had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Tristan da Silva added 23 points for the surging Magic. Wendell Carter Jr....
Flyers take down fellow wild-card-contending Capitals
Travis Konecny scored on his 29th birthday and Owen Tippett added a goal and an assist to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-1 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals on Wednesday., ,Samuel Ersson, making just his second start since Jan. 29, finished with 21 saves for the Flyers. Trevor Zegra...
Canadiens complete back-to-back sweep with win over Senators
Ivan Demidov scored the go-ahead goal at 12:40 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 3-2 win over the Senators in Ottawa.,The Montreal forward knocked in the rebound after Linus Ullmark made the initial save against Alex Newhook on the rush but could not hold the puck.,Demidov...
Vinnie Pasquantino's 3 HRs make WBC history as Italy beats Mexico
Vinnie Pasquantino recorded the first three-homer game in the 20-year history of the World Baseball Classic, and Italy earned a 9-1 victory over Mexico on Wednesday in Houston, capturing first place in Pool B while helping the United States advance.,Pasquantino, who was 0-for-12 entering the game, e...