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Hyo Joo Kim never loses grip on lead, captures Fortinet Founders Cup
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim went wire to wire, holding off Nelly Korda to win the Fortinet Founders Cup by one stroke Sunday in Menlo Park, Calif.,Kim became an eight-time winner on the LPGA Tour, including this event in 2015 in Phoenix, with a 1-over-par 73 for a total of 16-under 272 at Sharon Heigh...
Troy Terry's OT goal lifts Ducks, snaps Sabres' 4-game win streak
Troy Terry scored twice, including the game-winner at 1:29 of overtime in a 6-5 win for the Anaheim Ducks against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Sunday.,Beckett Sennecke, Chris Kreider and Jackson LaCombe each had a goal and an assist for the Ducks (39-27-4, 82 points), who have won three of their p...
Ryan Strome's OT game-winner gives Flames win over Lightning
Ryan Strome scored the winning goal in overtime to give the host Calgary Flames a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.,Victor Olofsson, Morgan Frost and Mickael Backlund also scored for the Flames (29-34-7, 65 points), who have won three straight games.,Goaltender Devin Cooley made 32...
Arizona holds off Utah State's surge to reach 3rd consecutive Sweet 16
SAN DIEGO -- Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the catalyst for West Region No. 1 seed Arizona holding off a wild comeback from No. 9 seed Utah State for a 78-66 win Sunday in NCAA Tournament second-round play. ,With its win, Arizona advances to its third consecutive Swe...
NHL mourns death of Minnesota reporter, 3 children in house fire
Jessi Pierce, who covered the Minnesota Wild as a correspondent for NHL.com, and her three children were killed in a house fire, the league announced Sunday.,Pierce and her three children, Hudson, Caden and Avery, were found deceased in the wake of a fire at their home in White Bear Lake, Minn., on ...
Timberwolves shut down Celtics to get 1st win in Boston since 2005
Bones Hyland scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels finished with 19 to lead the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on Sunday night.,Rudy Gobert added nine points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who won in Boston for the first time since 2005. Minnesota a...
Iowa advances to first Sweet 16 since 1999 after massive upset over Florida
Alvaro Folgueiras drained a wide-open 3-pointer from the right corner with 4.5 seconds left to give Iowa a dramatic 73-72 victory over defending national champion Florida in a South Region second-round game at Tampa, Fla.,Tavian Banks had 20 points and six rebounds, and Folgueiras added 14 points as...
Karl-Anthony Towns leads Knicks offensive explosion past Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns posted a 26-point, 16-rebound double-double and seven Knicks scored in double-figures as New York rolled to its sixth straight win with a 145-113 rout of sputtering Washington on Sunday.,The Knicks (47-25) rebounded from an anemic offensive effort their last time out in a 93-92 wi...
Reilly Smith's late goal lifts Golden Knights past Stars
Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal with 3:38 remaining as the Vegas Golden Knights snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the host Dallas Stars on Sunday night.,Smith, a healthy scratch the previous five games, swatted in a rebound of Mitch Marner shot from the right side of t...
Ilya Sorokin dazzles as Islanders earn important win over Blue Jackets
Ilya Sorokin stopped all 24 shots he faced and made Bo Horvat's goal on the first shot of the game stand up Sunday night for the New York Islanders, who edged the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0 in a game with Eastern Conference playoff implications in Elmont, N.Y.,The Islanders (40-26-5, 85 points) snapp...
Real Salt Lake score late, earn tie with unbeaten San Diego
Victor Olatunji scored the tying goal late in the second half as Real Salt Lake claimed a 2-2 tie with host San Diego FC on Sunday night.,Sergi Solans also scored for Salt Lake (3-1-1, 10 points), which extended its unbeaten stretch to four matches (3-0-1).,Marcus Ingvartsen and Anders Dreyer scored...
Lia Godfrey's 1st professional goal lifts Wave over Royals
Lia Godfrey scored her first professional goal at the perfect time to lift the San Diego Wave past the 10-woman Utah Royals 2-1 on Sunday in Sandy, Utah.,Godfrey's fellow sub, Kimmi Ascanio, tapped a pass to Kenza Dali, and Dali's one-timed through ball found Godfrey, who deposited it in the bottom ...
Kevin Overton's 23 points push Auburn past Seattle, into 2nd round of NIT
Kevin Overton scored 23 points and Elyjah Freeman added 19 to lead a balanced attack as top-seeded Auburn held off a late rally to defeat visiting Seattle University 91-85 on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT.,Sebastian Williams-Adams added 15 points and Filip Jovic scored 12 for the Tiger...
Malik Monk (32 points), Kings hold off Nets
Malik Monk scored 32 points, Maxime Raynaud paired 22 points with 10 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings snapped a two-game losing streak with a 126-122 win over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.,Monk, as a reserve, also had six assists and knocked down 7 of 13 from 3-point range.,Devin Carter add...
Ja’Kobi Gillespie propels No. 6 Tennessee offense in win over No. 3 Virginia
PHILADELPHIA -- Tennessee may be known for its defense, but a balanced and efficient offense has led the Volunteers to their fourth straight Sweet 16.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie put up 21 points and six assists, Bishop Boswell had 13 points and nine assists and the sixth-seeded Volunteers took down third-see...
Warriors can eliminate Mavericks with win as play-in race tightens
The Golden State Warriors can boost their playoff chances and officially eliminate the Dallas Mavericks from postseason contention when the teams face off Monday night in Texas.,The Warriors (33-38) have lost eight of nine but have maintained a sizable lead over the competition for the 10th and fina...
After passing Michael Jordan for career points, Kevin Durant, Rockets visit Bulls
Chicago Bulls fans still revere Michael Jordan nearly 30 years after the franchise icon played his last game for the team.,Houston star Kevin Durant, who also has great reverence for Jordan, leads the Rockets into Monday's game in Chicago after passing the NBA legend on the career scoring list Satur...
Dylan Darling buzzer-beater lifts No. 5 St. John's past No. 4 Kansas
SAN DIEGO -- Dylan Darling's first points of East Region No. 5 seed St. John's 67-65, second-round NCAA Tournament win over fourth-seeded Kansas on Sunday came as the buzzer sounded, sending the Red Storm to their first Sweet 16 since 1999.,St. John's (30-6) never trailed in the second half and led ...
Steven Alker wins playoff to defend title at Cologuard Classic
New Zealand's Steven Alker shot a final round 6-under-par 65, then won a playoff against Ireland's Padraig Harrington to capture his second straight Cologuard Classic on Sunday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz.,As the event's first-ever back-to-back champion, Alker achieved a remarkable comeback by rallyin...
Lakers star Luka Doncic gets 16th technical foul rescinded
Luka Doncic will be in the lineup for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night in Detroit after the NBA rescinded his 16th technical foul that would have triggered an automatic one-game suspension.,Doncic received a technical foul late in the third quarter of Saturday's win over the Orlando Magic, a d...