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Golf Glance: Final Masters spot on line in Texas; $4M purse for LPGA in Vegas
The final spot in the Masters Tournament is on the line as the PGA Tour stops in San Antonio, while a $4 million purse is up for grabs for an elite women's field at the ultra-exclusive Shadow Creek in Las Vegas.,PGA TOUR,THIS WEEK: Valero Texas Open, San Antonio, April 2-5,Course: TPC San Antonio (P...
Alex Ovechkin scores twice, Caps end Flyers' road win streak
Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson each scored twice, Jakob Chychrun added a goal and an assist, and Pierre-Luc Dubois handed out four assists as the Washington Capitals ended the Philadelphia Flyers' eight-game road winning streak with a 6-4 victory on Tuesday.,Ryan Leonard added a goal and an assist for...
Sabres edge Islanders for franchise's 2,000th victory
Peyton Krebs broke a tie late in the third period and the host Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Jack Quinn and Tage Thompson had a goal and an assist each and defenseman Bowen Byrum also scored for the Sabres (46-21-8, 100 points), who earned the 2,000th win in fr...
Danny Jansen's 3-run shot, 3 hits carry Rangers past Orioles
Danny Jansen hit a three-run homer for one of his three hits as the Texas Rangers beat the host Baltimore Orioles 8-5 on Tuesday night.,Ezequiel Duran and Corey Seager also homered for the Rangers, who have won four in a row and will go for a three-game series sweep Wednesday afternoon. Brandon Nimm...
Baylor, Minnesota excited to ramp up for College Basketball Crown
Baylor and Minnesota will play for pride, experience and exposure when they meet in a College Basketball Crown quarterfinal on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,Oh, and for their share of the $500,000 NIL prize pool available to the eight teams in this postseason tournament.,Each quarterfinal winner collects ...
Tommy Fleetwood proud to carry ‘25 consistency into ‘26
Tommy Fleetwood had, without a doubt, the best year of his golf career in 2025.,He made 18 cuts in 19 starts on the PGA Tour, finishing in the top 25 almost every time. He came tantalizingly close to victory at the Travelers Championship (T2) and the FedEx St. Jude Championship (T3) before finally b...
Tiger Woods pleads not guilty, is stepping away to seek treatment
Tiger Woods released his first public statement since his rollover crash on Friday, announcing he would step away from golf to seek treatment in hopes of "lasting recovery.",Woods' statement Tuesday came soon after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty in a Florida court to charges stemming from...
Royals to put starting pitching to test again vs. Twins
The Kansas City Royals have received strong starting pitching in each of their last three games and left-hander Noah Cameron looks to continue that trend on Wednesday against the visiting Minnesota Twins.,The Royals received a third consecutive quality start in as many days Monday when they opened t...
Collin Morikawa WDs from Valero Texas Open, Masters in question
Collin Morikawa withdrew from the Valero Texas Open on Tuesday due to back spasms, putting his availability for the upcoming Masters in jeopardy.,Frankie Capan III will participate in this week's tournament in San Antonio in place of Morikawa, 29, who hasn't played since withdrawing from The Players...
Report: Tiger Woods blames distracted driving for crash
Tiger Woods told police he was looking at his cellphone and changing the radio station before his rollover crash last week in Jupiter Island, Fla., according to the arrest affidavit obtained Tuesday by ESPN.,Woods, 50, was jailed on a charge of suspicion of misdemeanor DUI with property damage follo...
Ex-Raptors prez Masai Ujiri joins Toronto's WNBA ownership
Former Raptors president Masai Ujiri has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, a WNBA expansion franchise debuting this season.,"I think women's sports is growing in an incredible way. You see it in the WNBA, in soccer, in hockey, and to bring a brand like this for the first time to a cit...
Nationals blast Phillies with 13 runs on 17 hits
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs and Jose Tena notched three hits and two RBIs to guide the visiting Washington Nationals to a comfortable 13-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Washington, which has won three of its first four games, totaled 17 hits, all of which were singles or doub...
Jack Leiter helps Rangers shut down Orioles
Jack Leiter pitched six solid innings with eight strikeouts and Jake Burger drove in a pair of runs as the Texas Rangers defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5-2 to begin a three-game series Monday night.,Relievers Jakob Junis, Jalen Beeks and Tyler Alexander completed the combined seven-hitter with ...
Madison Booker nets 19 as Texas pounds Michigan to return to Final Four
Madison Booker scored 19 points, Rori Harmon had 13 assists and flirted with a triple-double, and top-seeded Texas crushed Michigan 77-41 in an NCAA West Regional final in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday.,Harmon had seven points and seven rebounds and Kyla Oldacre had a double-double with 12 points and...
Hoping to end playoff drought, Flyers visit desperate Caps
After missing the postseason each of the past five years, the Philadelphia Flyers are making a bid to sneak into the playoffs in 2026.,And they're making franchise history in the process.,The Flyers, who have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, travel to Washington to face the Capitals on Tuesday eve...
Las Vegas to host Super Bowl LXIII in February 2029
The Raiders' home of Allegiant Stadium, just off the Las Vegas Strip, will host its second Super Bowl in a six-season span following the 2028 NFL campaign.,Super Bowl LXIII officially was awarded to Las Vegas on Monday during the owners' annual meetings in Phoenix. The game will be played on a TBD d...
Ducks D Radko Gudas to face music, will play Maple Leafs
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas said he will play against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday despite sitting out Saturday with a lower-body injury.,It's notable news because Gudas' illegal knee-on-knee hit ended Toronto captain Auston Matthews' season back on March 12. Gudas was suspended for fi...
Masters coverage to begin on Amazon Prime
Live broadcast coverage of the Masters Tournament will begin earlier in 2026 than in previous years, with Amazon Prime adding two-hour windows for each of the first two rounds.,Coverage of the 90th edition of the Masters will begin at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 9, and run through 3 p.m. ET on Amaz...
Sporting KC extend D Zorhan Bassong through 2028-29
Sporting Kansas City signed left back Zorhan Bassong to a contract extension on Monday.,The 26-year-old Canadian defender's new deal runs through 2028-29 with options through 2030-31.,"We are delighted that Zorhan has made the decision to commit his future to the club and sign a long-term extension,...
Gary Woodland, 4 others earn Masters invites
Texas Children's Houston Open winner Gary Woodland and four other golfers clinched spots at this year's Masters on Sunday.,Woodland earned the spot by winning the event, his first PGA Tour win since the 2019 U.S. Open. The victory came 2 1/2 years removed from undergoing brain surgery to remove a le...