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After blowout loss, NC State knows it must 'move forward' vs. Miami
North Carolina State, which is 5-1 after a loss this season, is hoping to rebound Saturday afternoon when it hosts Atlantic Coast Conference rival Miami in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack (18-7, 9-3 ACC) have won six of their last seven games but are coming off a 118-77 loss at No. 24 Louisville.,Head co...
William Byron to use backup car in pursuit of Daytona 500 three-peat
William Byron will need to rely on a backup car on Sunday when he tries to become the first driver to win the Daytona 500 in three consecutive years.,Byron's preferred No. 24 Chevrolet took enough damage during qualifying Thursday to relegate him to a backup car for the Great American Race.,The brig...
Darren Clarke posts 2 eagles, shares Chubb Classic lead with Michael Wright
Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland made two eagles over his final four holes to grab a share of the first-round lead at the Chubb Classic on Friday in Naples, Fla.,Clarke and Australian Michael Wright posted 7-under-par 65 at Tiburon Golf Club's Black Course with two rounds to go. Tied for third one ...
Malinin falls apart, Shaidorov shocks field to win men's figure skating gold
MILAN -- Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men's competition at the Milan Cortina Games on Friday as heavy favorite Ilia Malinin's free program fell apart and he finished out of the medals in one of Olympic figure skating's biggest upsets.,Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took s...
Akshay Bhatia ties Ryo Hisatsune for lead at Pebble Beach
Akshay Bhatia fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 at Spyglass Hill Golf Course to reach 15-under 129 and tie Japan's Ryo Hisatsune for the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.,Hisatsune was the solo first-round leader thanks to a 62 at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thur...
Oregon tries to snap 10-game skid vs. Penn State as injuries linger
Oregon aims to break a 10-game losing streak Saturday afternoon in Eugene, Ore., when the Ducks host Penn State in a matchup of the two teams at the bottom of the Big Ten Conference.,Last-place Oregon (8-16, 1-12 Big Ten) has not been at full strength for much of the season -- and it likely won't be...
Team Peps completes comeback on Day 1 of OWCS Pre-Season Bootcamp
Team Peps, Team Falcons, T1 and Virtus.pro won their opening games and moved into the quarterfinals of the Overwatch Champions Series Pre-Season Bootcamp on Friday in Seoul.,Peps outlasted Disguised 3-2 in a match that included a rare draw in the fourth round. Falcons swept VARREL 3-0, Virtus.pro di...
Czech teenager Jilek outclasses strong field to take 10,000m gold
MILAN -- Czech teenager Metodej Jilek produced the race of his life to beat a powerful field and seize gold in the 10,000 meters on Friday, delivering the Czech Republic its first speed skating title of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.,Jilek was joined on the podium by Poland's Vladimir Semirunniy...
Kendall Coyne-Schofield scores twice as US routs Italy in women's hockey
Kendall Coyne-Schofield scored twice to highlight a five-goal second period, lifting the United States to a 6-0 romp over Italy on Friday in the quarterfinals at the Milan Cortina Olympics.,Megan Keller collected a goal and two assists and Laila Edwards and Britta Curl-Salemme had one of each for th...
Japan's Totsuka takes halfpipe gold, Aussie James settles for silver
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Yuto Totsuka of Japan won the gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe at the Winter Olympics on Friday in a hard-fought battle that ended with Australian Scotty James just missing out on the big prize that has eluded him through five Games.,James took the silver for the second t...
US favorite Ilia Malinin falls to stunning eighth in men’s figure skating
MILAN -- Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men's figure skating gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Friday as heavy favorite Ilia Malinin of the United States suffered multiple falls in a stunning upset.,Japan's Yuma Kagiyama took silver and countryman Shun Sa...
Ex-Princeton star Caden Pierce commits to Purdue
Former Princeton star Caden Pierce, who is sitting out this season, announced Friday that he will transfer to Purdue for the 2026-27 season.,Pierce was the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2023-24. He isn't playing this season so he can finish his degree.,The 6-foot-7 forward also considered UConn, ...
PGA Tour’s revamped schedule likely to bring more events to big cities
A senior official said part of the PGA Tour's plan to revamp its schedule is to bring tournaments to more major U.S. markets that don't currently have one.,Lee Smith, the executive director of The Players Championship, met with reporters Thursday at a media preview day for the PGA Tour's flagship ev...
SMU on right side of bubble as road test against Syracuse looms
SMU takes its varied offensive attack on the road as it looks to build its resume for the postseason when it plays against host Syracuse on Saturday afternoon in an Atlantic Coast Conference game.,It's the first time the teams will square off in Syracuse after SMU defeated the Orange twice last seas...
Victoria Mboko, Karolina Muchova to square off in Doha title match
No. 10 seed Victoria Mboko delivered six aces while recording a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open at Doha.,Mboko took down Ostapenko one day after upsetting Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in a quarterfinal match.,The Canadian...
NFLPA still plans to collect team report cards despite arbitration ruling
An NFL memo sent Friday morning informed all teams that the players association no longer can publish its annual report cards, which rank the franchises on everything from the locker room to the owner to the treatment of families.,That is the result of a grievance filed by the league against the NFL...
Lindsey Vonn hopes to return to US after 4th leg surgery Saturday
American skier Lindsey Vonn is set to have a fourth surgery Saturday on the fractured tibia she sustained in her downhill run at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 8.,Vonn shared the update on her Instagram account Friday, sharing that she may be able to return to the United States after this surger...
Villanova looks to avenge loss vs. reeling Creighton
Villanova's season of redemption has incurred few blemishes, and the Wildcats have the opportunity to remedy one of them Saturday afternoon when they take on Creighton in Omaha, Neb. ,First-year coach Kevin Willard has Villanova on the cusp of its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2022, when Jay Wri...
US women's curling upsets top-ranked Canada; US men fall to Canada
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Joel Retornaz's Italy beat Britain 9-7 on Friday to continue its winning start at the Winter Olympics with a victory over another favorite in the men's curling competition, boosting hopes of a medal on home ice.,In its opening match, Italy beat Olympic champions Sweden, w...
Spurs' Carter Bryant tabbed as replacement for Rising Stars game
San Antonio Spurs rookie forward Carter Bryant will replace injured Memphis Grizzlies rookie guard Cedric Coward on Team Vince in the Rising Stars game on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.,Bryant, 20, also will compete in the Slam Dunk contest on Saturday. He has averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 43...