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Natus Vincere, Aurora set to fight for title at ESL Pro League Season 23
Neither took the easy route, but Aurora Gaming and Natus Vincere are the last two teams standing at the ESL Pro League Season 23 Main Event at Stockholm.,Natus Vincere opened Saturday's semifinals with a 2-1 win over FUT Esports, with Aurora following with its own 2-1 win, against Astralis.,The eigh...

Texas Tech star G Christian Anderson available for NCAA Tournament
Texas Tech star guard Christian Anderson, injured during the team's loss Thursday in the Big 12 tournament, will be available for the NCAA Tournament, the school announced late Saturday.,The sophomore is an All-Big 12 first-team selection who leads the conference and is fourth nationally with 7.6 as...

Knights dominate Blackhawks behind efforts from Pavel Dorofeyev, Adin Hill
Pavel Dorofeyev scored two goals and had an assist, and Adin Hill made 21 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights moved into first place in the Pacific Division with a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second straight gam...

Wilyer Abreu's HR carries Venezuela into WBC semis over Japan
Wilyer Abreu hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning Saturday night for Venezuela, which eliminated defending champion Japan with an 8-5 win in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals in Miami.,Venezuela, the runner-up in Pool D with a 3-1 record, will face Italy in Monday night's semi...

Lasse Johnsen's debut goal helps Kansas City earn 1st win at Galaxy
Dejan Joveljic scored a goal against his former team and Lasse Johnsen also scored in his MLS debut as Sporting Kansas City earned a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy for their first win of the season Saturday at Carson, Calif., ,John Pulskamp made four saves as Sporting KC (1-2-1, 4 points) d...

Kevin Vallejos makes statement with 1st-round TKO of Josh Emmett
Argentina's Kevin Vallejos officially established himself as a featherweight contender to watch, swarming Josh Emmett for a first-round TKO (strikes, 3:33) in the main event of UFC Vegas 114 from the Meta APEX Saturday night. ,Vallejos (18-1 MMA) remained unbeaten in the UFC at 4-0, sending a messag...

Petar Musa's third goal pulls Dallas into a tie with San Diego
Petar Musa scored his third goal of the match five minutes into second-half stoppage time to give FC Dallas a dramatic 3-3 draw with visiting San Diego FC on Saturday.,Bernard Kamungo earned the assist on Musa's goal after making a great run into the box. Kamungo carried the ball past three San Dieg...

Nashville blanks Columbus, remains unbeaten in '26
Hany Mukhtar scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night and visiting Nashville SC stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew.,The match appeared destined for a scoreless draw without much in the way of true high-danger chances until Mukhtar received expert ser...

Late charge propels Kyle Larson to O’Reilly Series win in Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- No matter the series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway agrees with Kyle Larson.,Surging into the lead from the seventh position moments after the final restart on Lap 154 of 200, Larson pulled away to win The LiUNA! on Saturday, becoming the fifth different winner in five NASCAR O'Reilly Auto P...

No. 13 St. John's starts fast, pounds No. 6 UConn for Big East crown
NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor totaled 18 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and three steals as top-seeded St. John's started quickly, never let up and earned a 72-52 victory over second-seeded UConn on Saturday night to win the Big East tournament title.,Projected to be a fifth seed in the NCAA Tournam...

Nashville blanks Columbus, sits lone atop Eastern table
Hany Mukhtar scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time Saturday night and visiting Nashville SC stayed unbeaten with a 1-0 win over the Columbus Crew.,The match appeared destined for a scoreless draw without much in the way of true high-danger chances until Mukhtar received expert ser...

No. 17 Arkansas needs OT to end Ole Miss' SEC tournament run
NASHVILLE -- Third-seeded Arkansas got 29 points from Meleek Thomas, 24 from Darius Acuff Jr. and double-doubles from Trevon Brazile and Malique Ewen to escape with a 93-90 overtime victory over 15th-seeded Ole Miss on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.,Ewen scored 14 and...

Bruins down Caps in shootout, halt road winless streak
Fraser Minten scored in the ninth round for the lone goal of the shootout, allowing the Boston Bruins to snap a seven-game road winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman and Washington's Logan Thompson thwarted each of the other team's first ei...

Christopher Bell gains pole in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- With a blistering lap of 187.156 mph in Saturday's time trials at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell claimed the pole position for Sunday's Pennzoil 400.,Bell navigated the 1.5-mile intermediate track in 28.853 seconds to beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin (186.188 mph)...

Tournament finals roundup: UMBC tops Vermont to win America East
DJ Armstrong Jr. scored 33 points as top-seeded UMBC beat second-seeded Vermont 74-59 on Saturday in Baltimore to earn its first America East Conference tournament title since 2018 and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.,UMBC (24-8) ended the contest on a 26-8 run to post the third conference...

Team USA, Paul Skenes face prolific Dominican Republic in WBC semifinal
MIAMI - It will be power arm against power bats when Team USA takes on the Dominican Republic in a World Baseball Classic in a high stakes semifinal on Sunday night.,Pittsburgh Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes will be tasked with trying to slow down the Dominican ...

Belmont dismisses NIT consideration after coach's departure
Belmont has opted against participating in the NIT, the university announced on Saturday, one day after long-time head coach Casey Alexander agreed to a five-year contract with Kansas State.,Alexander, 53, coached his alma mater for the past seven seasons.,He led Belmont to a 26-6 record this season...

Report: Commanders sign RB Jerome Ford to 1-year deal
Free-agent running back Jerome Ford agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Ford leaves the Cleveland Browns after four seasons with the team that picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Last offseason, he agreed to reduce his 2025 salary...
Why Duke and Michigan Are Dead Even Entering Selection Sunday
Selection Sunday arrives with Duke and Michigan virtually tied as NCAA Tournament favorites. Here’s what history and metrics say about the 2026 bracket....

Ole Miss strives to continue upsets in clash vs. No. 17 Arkansas
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard divided the Southeastern Conference tournament into a series of mini-tourneys.,So far, so bracket-busting good.,The 15th-seeded Rebels (15-19) built a 14-point lead and held off second-seeded and 15th-ranked Alabama 80-79 on Friday for their third straight upset to reach t...