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Raptors eye consecutive wins when up-and-down Celtics visit
The Toronto Raptors have a rare chance to win two games in a row when they host the NBA champion Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.,The Raptors ended a five-game losing streak with a 104-101 victory over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Monday night.,Reserve Chris Boucher scored 17 of his 18 po...
Nick Dunlap: Rookie year on PGA Tour ‘eye-opening’ and ‘humbling’
For any player that wins on the PGA Tour, returning the next year to defend your title is a special endeavor.,For Nick Dunlap, it goes even further. By returning to La Quinta, Calif. for the American Express, he's back where a historic victory changed the course of his life.,Dunlap became the first ...
Mariners trade for Cubs INF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni
The Seattle Mariners acquired utility player Miles Mastrobuoni from the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday for cash considerations.,In a corresponding move, the Mariners designated career minor league catcher Nick Raposo for assignment, keeping the 40-man roster full.,Mastrobuoni, 29, batted .194 with four RBI...
Whitecaps tab Jesper Sorensen as head coach
The Vancouver Whitecaps named Jesper Sorensen as the club's new head coach on Tuesday.,Sorensen, 51, agreed to a two-year contract with the Whitecaps.,He posted a 37-19-17 record in over two years with Brondby IF of the Danish Superliga. He also served as head coach of Denmark's U-21 squad in 2021 a...
Emma Navarro wins all-U.S. showdown in Australian Open
Eighth-seeded Emma Navarro received a stern test from another NCAA singles champion before emerging with a first-round win at the Australian Open.,Navarro, the 2021 NCAA champ for Virginia, got past Peyton Stearns, the 2022 NCAA champ for Texas, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5 on Tuesday in Melbourne, Austral...
Taylor Fritz strolls to first-round win in Australian Open
Fourth-seeded Taylor Fritz, in his first Grand Slam match since losing the U.S. Open final to Italy's Jannik Sinner last fall, cruised to a victory in the first round of the Australian Open.,The 27-year-old Californian downed fellow U.S. player Jenson Brooksby 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday in Melbourne, ...
Spurs surge past Lakers in both teams' return to action
Devin Vassell, Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama each scored 23 points as the visiting San Antonio Spurs ended a three-game losing streak with a 126-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday in the return to play for both teams.,The Lakers had two home games postponed in the past week, in...
Clippers, back after fire-induced layoff, run past Heat
Norman Powell scored 29 points while James Harden and Ivica Zubac chalked up double-doubles as the Los Angeles Clippers overturned an early 13-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 109-98 on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Harden had 26 points with 11 assists while hitting 6 of 10 3-point attempts, and Z...
Stuart Skinner, Oilers hush Kings
Connor McDavid scored the game's lone goal and Stuart Skinner provided a shutout to power the host Edmonton Oilers to a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,Leon Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse picked up assists as McDavid scored on his 28th birthday.,Skinner made 30 saves for his second sh...
Rams, behind 9 sacks and defensive TD, shut down Vikings
Matthew Stafford threw two first-half touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams' defense had nine sacks to tie the NFL playoff record in a 27-9 wild-card-round victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Monday in a game relocated to Glendale, Ariz.,The Rams' home game originally was scheduled for Inglewo...
Jalen Green pours in 42 as Rockets rally past Grizzlies
Jalen Green matched his career high with 42 points and the Houston Rockets rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the visiting Memphis Grizzlies 120-118 on Monday.,Jake LaRavia supplied the Grizzlies with a 100-87 lead when he stole the ball and sank a layup with 9:55 to play. The ...
Rory Kerins shines in NHL debut, helps Flames top Blackhawks
Jakob Pelletier had two goals and an assist and Rory Kerins earned two assists in his NHL debut to boost the Calgary Flames to a 5-2 victory against the host Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.,Yegor Sharangovich had a goal and an assist while Mikael Backlund and Jake Bean also scored for the Flames. Goal...
Raptors overtake Warriors, end five-game skid
The Toronto Raptors scored the game's final six points to pull out a 104-101 win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Monday, ending a five-game losing streak.,Golden State led by nine in the fourth quarter before Toronto rallied to tie the score. Kyle Anderson's 3-pointer put Golden State up ...
Surging Pistons hold off Knicks to win again
Malik Beasley drained two 3-pointers in the final minute Monday night to put the game away for the visiting Detroit Pistons, who held off a fourth-quarter rally by the New York Knicks to earn a 124-119 win.,The Pistons led by as many as 11 in the first quarter and led 101-92 early in the fourth befo...
Flyers come from behind to clip Panthers
Noah Cates scored his second goal of the game with 5:51 remaining to propel the host Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 comeback win over the Florida Panthers on Monday.,Morgan Frost and Garnet Hathaway also scored for Philadelphia, which has won back-to-back games following a four-game skid. Samuel Ersso...
Aneesah Morrow helps undefeated LSU top Vanderbilt
Aneesah Morrow tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds while two other Tigers topped 20 points as No. 5 LSU defeated Vanderbilt 83-77 on Monday in Baton Rouge, La., to remain unbeaten.,LSU (19-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference), which is off to its second-best start in program history (23-0 in 2022-23), also...
Anthony Edwards' late surge lifts Wolves over Wizards
Anthony Edwards took control in the fourth quarter, scoring 20 of his game-high 41 points, and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves sent the Washington Wizards to their seventh consecutive loss in a 120-106 decision on Monday.,Minnesota found itself in a back-and-forth contest for most of the way wit...
Tae Davis guides Notre Dame to skid-ending win over BC
Tae Davis scored 26 points to help Notre Dame snap a four-game losing streak with a 78-60 victory over Boston College on Monday in South Bend, Ind.,Davis, who shot 9-for-14 from the field, had a chance to record a career high point total, but he dished to Kebba Njie (11 points, nine rebounds) for a ...
Ace Bailey helps Rutgers hold off UCLA
Rutgers weathered a late run to send visiting UCLA to its fourth consecutive loss in a 75-68 decision on Monday in Piscataway, New Jersey.,After trailing the entire first half, the Scarlet Knights (9-8, 2-4 Big Ten Conference) came out of intermission on fire with a quick, 8-0 run. The surge gave Ru...
Maryland holds off struggling Minnesota
Derik Queen scored 27 points on 10-for-15 shooting and Maryland held on for a 77-71 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Monday evening in College Park, Md.,Rodney Rice added 21 points on 5-for-10 shooting for Maryland (13-4, 3-3 Big Ten). Ja'Kobi Gillespie finished with 15 points t...