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Celtics nearly relinquish big lead, edge skidding Clippers
Jaylen Brown scored 33 points and Payton Prichard finished with 30 as the Boston Celtics escaped with a 121-118 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday., ,Pritchard made 8-of-13 shots from 3-point territory. Derrick White added 22 points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the Celt...
Ducks hope that home ice is elixir as Mammoth pay visit
The Anaheim Ducks need a return to home ice to be the tonic for their struggles.,Anaheim is back in action on Monday and hosting the Utah Mammoth while in the throes of a three-game losing skid, with the latest a 2-0 road loss at the hands of the Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,The Ducks headed out on a...
Linn Grant fires final-round 65, earns title at The Annika
Sweden's Linn Grant notched her second LPGA title and first since 2023, shooting a 5-under-par 65 on Sunday to win by three strokes at The Annika at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla.,Grant -- who entered the tournament with four top-10 finishes in 2025 -- was strong on the front nine with four bir...
No. 1 Houston holds on, hands No. 22 Auburn first loss
Kingston Flemings scored 22 points on 8-for-13 shooting and No. 1 Houston escaped with a 73-72 win over No. 22 Auburn on Sunday afternoon in Birmingham, Ala.,Chris Cenac Jr. added 18 points and nine rebounds for Houston (4-0). Emanuel Sharp scored 13 points and Milos Uzan finished with 11 points. Fl...
No. 8 Gotham FC pull another stunner, beat Pride to reach title game
Jaedyn Shaw scored on a free kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time to propel eighth-seeded Gotham FC past the host Orlando Pride 1-0 in the NWSL playoff semifinals on Sunday afternoon.,Shaw's right-footed kick from 5 yards outside the left side of the penalty box curled past the outstretched l...
Maryland retains coach Mike Locksley for 2026 campaign
Despite a six-game losing streak, Maryland coach Mike Locksley will return for the 2026 season, athletic director Jim Smith said on Sunday.,The Terrapins went 4-8 in 2024 and rebounded to win their first four games this season before falling on hard times. Maryland has been outscored 114-36 in its l...
Adam Schenk outlasts brutal winds in Bermuda for 1st career win
Adam Schenk finally has his first PGA Tour win, and he earned it the hard way.,With wind gusts topping 30 miles per hour at Port Royal Golf Course, Schenk steadied himself for an even-par 71 on Sunday to edge Chandler Phillips by one stroke at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in Southampton, Ber...
Pitt seeks to improve from drubbing, faces Bucknell
Pitt coach Jeff Capel could not be more upset with how his Panthers played in their first road game Thursday.,West Virginia finished the first half on a 15-2 run and then scored the first 12 points in the second half in a 71-49 whitewashing.,The Panthers (3-1) will try to bounce back Monday when the...
Panthers down Falcons in OT on career day for Bryce Young
Ryan Fitzgerald drilled a game-winning 28-yard field goal with 5:10 left in overtime on Sunday to help the visiting Carolina Panthers rally for a 30-27 victory over the Atlanta Falcons.,Bryce Young threw for a career-high 448 yards and passed for three touchdowns for Carolina (6-5), which trailed by...
Virginia Tech thwarts Charlotte's comeback bid, now 4-0
Virginia Tech weathered an off-day from its top two scorers to defeat Charlotte 84-76 in Blacksburg, Va., on Sunday to win its fourth consecutive game to start the season.,Neoklis Avdalas and Amani Hansberry entered Sunday averaging 18.3 points per game to pace Virginia Tech. They combined for just ...
Josh Allen passes and rushes for 6 TD's as Bills outslug Bucs
Josh Allen accounted for six touchdowns, including two fourth-quarter rushing scores, as the Buffalo Bills posted a 44-32 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a high-octane contest on Sunday afternoon at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Allen passed for three touchdowns and ran for three as Buffalo (7-3) won ...
Steelers pound Bengals despite losing Aaron Rodgers to injury
Kyle Dugger returned an interception 73 yards for a touchdown and Mason Rudolph relieved the injured Aaron Rodgers as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the visiting Cincinnati Bengals 34-12 on Sunday.,The Steelers scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, sealing the game on James Pierre's 34-yard fumbl...
Sarah Strong stuffs stat sheet as No. 1 UConn drubs Ohio State
Sarah Strong scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as torrid-shooting and top-ranked UConn (4-0) blasted Ohio State 100-68 on Sunday in Storrs, Conn.,The Huskies knocked down 39 of 75 shots (52.0%) from the floor and 12 of 27 (44.4%) from beyond the arc.,Strong, a 6-2 sophomore forward, added sev...
Frustration fuels Cavaliers, Bucks in divisional matchup
A vintage fourth-quarter outburst by Donovan Mitchell saved the Cleveland Cavaliers from back-to-back losses to begin their six-game homestand.,The six-time All-Star shooting guard erupted for 14 points in a four-minute span Saturday, igniting a 17-2 run that lifted Cleveland to a 108-100 win over t...
Oklahoma State uses big second half to turn back TAMCC
Reserve Anthony Roy led all scorers with 15 points and helped Oklahoma State notch an 85-69 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sunday afternoon in Stillwater, Okla.,The Cowboys (4-0) are 13-0 all-time against the Islanders (1-4), including an 11-0 mark at home, dominating in the second half on th...
Wake Forest bounces back to crush UMass Lowell 109-75
Tre'Von Spillers and Juke Harris each scored 21 points and Wake Forest bounced back from a frustrating loss to roll past UMass-Lowell 109-75 on Sunday afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Nate Calmese added 15 points and seven assists, Myles Colvin provided 13 points off the bench and Omaha Biliew also ...
ATP Finals: Jannik Sinner defends title in straight sets over Carlos Alcaraz
When the final ATP rankings are released for 2025, it will indicate Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the No. 1 spot and Italy's Jannik Sinner at No. 2.,That's what it will read in print. But, likely in both players' minds and in the musings of many tennis observers, Sinner should stand the tallest in this ...
Packers RB Josh Jacobs (knee) ruled out vs. Giants
Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs was ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the host New York Giants with a knee injury.,Jacobs gained 40 yards on seven carries before leaving early in the second quarter.,He initially was ruled as questionable to return but was downgraded to out w...
Christoph Tilly layup gets Ohio State past Notre Dame
Christoph Tilly's layup with 13 seconds left gave Ohio State a 64-63 win over Notre Dame in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday.,The Buckeyes faced a 63-62 deficit coming out of a timeout with 23.8 seconds left before Tilly drove the lane for a lefthanded shot.,Markus Burton had a chance to win it for the Fig...
Jaguars' defense suffocates Justin Herbert, Chargers 35-6
Trevor Lawrence directed five touchdown drives and Travis Etienne ran for a pair of TDs Sunday afternoon as the Jacksonville Jaguars rolled to a 35-6 rout of the visiting Los Angeles Chargers, whose offense rarely was on the field.,Lawrence completed 14 of 22 passes for 153 yards before exiting in t...