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Shohei Ohtani crushes grand slam as Japan cruises past Taiwan in WBC
Shohei Ohtani belted a grand slam and added an RBI single during a 10-run second inning, fueling defending champion Japan to a 13-0 victory over Taiwan on Friday in a pool play game during the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.,The 10 runs were the most scored in an inning in WBC history.,Ohtani, who ...
Cloud9 outlast RED Canids in LoL Americas Cup lower bracket
Cloud9 eked out a 3-2 win over RED Canids in the lower-bracket semifinal of the League of Legends Americas Cup on Thursday in Sao Paulo.,The result sends Cloud9 through to the lower-bracket final on Saturday against the loser of the Friday upper-bracket final featuring FURIA and Sentinels.,The four-...
Jets top Lightning as Connor Hellebuyck outduels Andrei Vasilevskiy
Connor Hellebuyck won a battle between elite goaltenders, Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele scored second-period goals and the Winnipeg Jets topped the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Thursday night.,In a matchup between two of the five active Vezina Trophy-winning goalies, Hellebuyck made 26 sav...
LeBron James sets record but exits injured in Lakers' loss to Nuggets
Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to overcome nine turnovers, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on Thursday night in a crucial Western Conference matchup.,LeBron James finished with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting to reach another milestone in his 23...
Grigor Dimitrov advances to meet Carlos Alcaraz in Indian Wells
Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov battled for a three-set win over France's Terence Atmane on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., earning a second-round matchup against top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz.,Dimitrov prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the rematch of an opening-round contest last week at ...
Curtis Mead's homer sends Australia to WBC win over Czech Republic
Curtis Mead hit a three-run homer in the third inning, powering Australia to a 5-1 win over the Czech Republic on Friday in a World Baseball Classic Pool C game at Tokyo.,The Aussies moved to 2-0 in the round-robin phase with games against defending champion Japan and South Korea remaining. The Czec...
LeBron James sets all-time field-goal mark in Lakers' loss to Nuggets
Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to overcome nine turnovers, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on Thursday night in a crucial Western Conference matchup.,LeBron James finished with 16 points on 7-for-11 shooting to reach another milestone in his 23...
Zion Williamson, Pelicans send Kings to NBA-high 50th loss
Zion Williamson scored 23 points, six teammates chipped in with double-digit point totals and the visiting New Orleans used a big third quarter to distance themselves from the Sacramento Kings en route to a 133-123 victory on Thursday.,Trey Murphy III had 21 points and Saddiq Bey 20 for the Pelicans...
Artemi Panarin, Kings hand Islanders another Southern California loss
Artemi Panarin scored his first goal for the Kings, helping Los Angeles to a 5-3 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Thursday night.,Panarin, Adrian Kempe and Mikey Anderson each had a goal and an assist, Samuel Helenius and Alex Laferriere also scored, Brandt Clarke had two assists and D...
No. 3 Michigan edges Iowa to go undefeated in Big Ten road games
Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. each scored 16 points Thursday night and No. 3 Michigan became the first Big Ten Conference team in 50 years to go unbeaten on the road in league play with a 71-68 victory over Iowa.,Aday Mara added 14 for the Wolverines (28-2, 18-1), including a tie-breaking du...
Collin Sexton (30 points) leads undermanned Bulls past Suns
Collin Sexton scored a season-high 30 points, Tre Jones added 21, and the skeleton crew Chicago Bulls never trailed in a 105-103 victory over the host Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,Guerschon Yabusele had 16 points and Rob Dillingham added 11 off the bench for the Bulls, who saw a 12-point lead with six ...
Three-goal third period sparks Senators' victory over Flames
Dylan Cozens broke a third-period tie and sparked the Ottawa Senators to a crucial 4-1 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday.,Lars Eller, Tim Stutzle and Shane Pinto also scored for the Senators, who are on a 7-1-2 run that is keeping them in the playoff picture.,Ottawa goaltender Lin...
Predators score 4 in 2nd period to beat Bruins
The Nashville Predators closed the second period with three straight goals to break open a one-goal game and went on to post a 6-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Thursday night.,Filip Forsberg had a goal and two assists while Matthew Wood scored twice in Nashville's four-goal middle frame to...
Jets top Lightning as Connor Hellebuyck outdues Andrei Vasilevskiy
Connor Hellebuyck won a battle between elite goaltenders, Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele scored second-period goals and the Winnipeg Jets topped the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Thursday night.,In a matchup between two of the five active Vezina Trophy-winning goalies, Hellebuyck made 26 sav...
Victor Wembanyama's all-around effort carries Spurs past Pistons
Victor Wembanyama amassed 38 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots as the San Antonio Spurs opened a six-game homestand with a decisive 121-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday.,The Spurs earned their second straight win and their 13th victory in the past 14 games. Two of those wins...
Sharpshooting Timberwolves outlast struggling Raptors
Anthony Edwards scored 22 points on 8-for-12 shooting, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 115-107 win over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert added 18 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which won its fifth game in a row. Julius Randle finished with 17 poin...
Venus Williams, 45, loses to qualifier in first round at Indian Wells
Venus Williams saw her season-long losing streak reach five matches when she fell 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1 to French qualifier Diane Parry in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Williams, 45, has lost in the opening round at Auckland, New Zealand; Hobart, Australia; ...
No. 8 Michigan State holds off Rutgers to clinch Big Ten triple-bye
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 21 points and eight assists, Coen Carr also scored 21 points and No. 8 Michigan State clinched a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten Tournament by dispatching Rutgers 91-87 on Thursday night at East Lansing, Mich.,Fears moved into third place on the Spartans' single-season assists...
Short-handed Warriors outlast Rockets in OT
De'Anthony Melton converted a second-chance basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors held on for a 115-113 overtime victory over the host Houston Rockets on Thursday.,Melton corralled a missed tip shot by Gui Santos and scored to give the Warriors a 115-112 lead....
No. 3 Michigan edges Iowa to go undefeated in Big Ten play
Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. each scored 16 points Thursday night and No. 3 Michigan became the first Big Ten Conference team in 50 years to go unbeaten on the road in league play with a 71-68 victory over Iowa.,Aday Mara added 14 for the Wolverines (28-2, 18-1), including a tie-breaking du...