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Auburn takes down Michigan State; all No. 1 seeds make Final Four
ATLANTA -- Johni Broome collected 25 points and 14 rebounds in Sunday's NCAA Tournament South Region final, helping No. 1 Auburn earn a 70-64 victory over No. 2 Michigan State.,Tahaad Pettiford added 10 points off the bench for the Tigers (32-5), who advanced to the program's second Final Four (2019...
Denny Hamlin captures Cook Out 400 for sixth Martinsville win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin won Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by 4.617 seconds.,Hamlin cleared Bell for the race lead with 73 laps to go after a contested restart, and despite Bell's best effort, Hamlin pulled away and rode off i...
Robbie Ray, Giants win duel vs. Nick Martinez, Reds
Matt Chapman belted a two-run homer and turned in several key defensive plays to lead the visiting San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.,Heliot Ramos homered and drove in a pair while Camilo Doval earned his first save with a scoreless ninth for the Giants, who won th...
Blue Jays RHP Max Scherzer (thumb) placed on 15-day IL
The Toronto Blue Jays placed Max Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Sunday, one day after the veteran right-hander lasted just three innings in his debut with the team.,Scherzer, 40, allowed two solo homers in the first inning and three hits overall before exiting Toronto's 9-5 loss to the Baltimor...
Albert Rusnak’s tally helps Sounders tie Earthquakes
Albert Rusnak's goal in the 80th minute Saturday night lifted the visiting Seattle Sounders into a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.,The late marker allowed Seattle (1-2-3, 6 points) to salvage a point from a match that they controlled territorially most of the night. It earned a 26-10 advanta...
Austin Hill captures action-filled Xfinity race at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.,Diving underneath a trio of wrecking cars in the final corner of overtime at Martinsville Speedway, Hill beat perennial bridesmaid Sheldon Creed to...
Christopher Bell on pole after his 'best qualifying session' ever at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Christopher Bell put forth an early challenge at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday with a lap that stood up against all comers in qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The 17th driver to make a run during time trials, Bell naviga...
Star freshmen take center stage as Auburn faces Michigan State
ATLANTA -- A pair of veteran-heavy teams in No. 1 Auburn and No. 2 Michigan State have a common denominator ahead of Sunday's matchup in the NCAA Tournament South Region final -- a pair of red-hot freshmen.,With both the Spartans and Tigers' seasons hanging in the balance Friday night, Michigan Stat...
Liberty re-sign Breanna Stewart, complete 'top priority'
Two-time WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart re-signed with the New York Liberty on Saturday.,Terms of the deal were not announced by the Liberty, however the New York Post reported it was a one-year contract with $208,400 guaranteed. ,A three-time league champion, Stewart was named the MVP of the WNBA Finals ...
Earthquakes, Sounders meet in matchup of struggling teams
One thing was pretty obvious to San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye minutes after a 4-1 loss on March 22 in Charlotte.,"This is not the way we want things to go," he said. "We understand some games aren't going to go the way we planned so we need to go back to the training field, watch...
Michigan State knocks off Ole Miss to reach its 15th Elite Eight
ATLANTA -- Freshman Jase Richardson scored a team-high 20 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State to a 73-70 win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament South Region semifinals on Friday.,Coen Carr added 15 points and Jaden Akins scored 13 for the Spartans (30-6), who are headed to the program's 15th...
Hendrick Motorsports aims for more success at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- A year after William Byron capped the 40th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports' first NASCAR Cup Series victory with a win of his own at Martinsville Speedway, the winningest organization in NASCAR history will look to keep the good times rolling on Sunday in the Cook Out 400.,F...
Stubbs: Controlled aggression key as Martinsville puts best to test
The NASCAR Cup Series will see the pack tightly bunched and organized Sunday when the seventh race of the 2025 season takes to the track at the famed "Paperclip" that is Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.,Martinsville has been on the NASCAR schedule since the first season of competition in 1948. The half-...
Abdul Carter not working out at Penn State's pro day
Pass rusher Abdul Carter will not participate in Penn State's pro day on Friday, his agent confirmed Thursday.,Carter, likely the first defensive player selected in next month's NFL Draft, still is recovering from an injury.,"He is still finishing up rehab on the shoulder injury he had from the Bois...
Twins place 3B Royce Lewis, 3 others on injured list
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Royce Lewis and three others on the injured list prior to Thursday's Opening Day game at St. Louis.,Lewis (left hamstring strain) and shortstop Brooks Lee (lumbar strain) landed on the 10-day IL and right-handers Brock Stewart (left hamstring strain) and Mich...
VCU hires Phil Martelli Jr. as new head coach
VCU filled its coaching vacancy with the hiring of Bryant coach Phil Martelli Jr. on Wednesday.,Martelli went 43-25 in two seasons at Bryant and guided the Bulldogs into the NCAA Tournament this season. Bryant, a No. 15 seed, lost 87-62 to No. 2 seed Michigan State in the first round.,Martelli repla...
Struggling Fernando Alonso dealing with neck injury
Fernando Alonso acknowledged that he has been dealing with an injury after failing to finish his second consecutive race to begin the 2025 Formula 1 season.,The 43-year-old Spaniard has yet to score a point and was forced to retire four laps into Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. Alonso revealed afterwar...
Abdul Carter Says He Will Be No. 1 Overall NFL Draft Pick: Will He Be?
Abdul Carter believes he will be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, but could the Tennessee Titans be eyeing a quarterback instead of the best player available?...
No. 2 Michigan State survives close call with No. 10 New Mexico
Jaden Akins scored a team-high 16 points Sunday night and second-seeded Michigan State controlled the last seven minutes to eliminate 10th-seeded New Mexico 71-63 in the second round of the South Region of the NCAA Tournament in Cleveland.,Tre Holloman came off the bench to add 14 points and fellow ...
2025 NFL Draft: Top 5 Quarterbacks and Their Best Team Fits
We know that Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders are the top quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft, but these QBs join them with best potential team fits....