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No. 11 VCU rallies from 19 down to force OT, beat No. 6 North Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Terrence Hill Jr. scored a game-high 34 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help No. 11 VCU rally for an 82-78 win over sixth-seeded North Carolina in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Nyk Lewis added 16 points and Lazar Djokovic...
No. 11 Texas proves too tall an order for vanquished No. 6 BYU
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Matas Vokietaitis had 23 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Tramon Mark added 19 points and four clinching free throws, and 11th-seeded Texas won its second NCAA Tournament game in four days with a 79-71 victory over No. 6 BYU in the West Region on Thursday.,Dailyn Swain had 14 ...
Alex DeBrincat all the Red Wings need to take down Canadiens
Alex DeBrincat scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on Detroit's two other goals as the host Red Wings notched a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,DeBrincat gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with 3:25 remaining in the game. J.T. Compher scored earlier in the period and Andrew Copp added an...
High-powered Hornets drop another 130 points in win over Magic
Coby White had 27 points off the bench, Brandon Miller poured in 25 points and LaMelo Ball had 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled on offense again in a 130-111 victory against the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,It was a masterful offensive performance for the Hornets, who racked up 22 3-poi...
Texas A&M cruises to wire-to-wire win vs. Saint Mary's
Rashaun Agee recorded 22 points and nine rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Texas A&M to an easy 63-50 victory over No. 7 seed Saint Mary's in South region first-round action on Thursday at Oklahoma City.,Ruben Dominguez scored all 11 of his points in the first half in a contest that the Aggies (22-11) ne...
Blue Jackets keep rolling at Rangers' expense
Adam Fantilli scored twice, surpassing 20 goals, and the host Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the New York Rangers 6-3 on Thursday night.,Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist and Isac Lundestrom, Conor Garland and defenseman Damon Severson also had goals for the Blue Jackets, who stretched their poi...
Brady Tkachuk's goal with 12.2 seconds left lifts Sens over Isles
Brady Tkachuk scored the tiebreaking goal with 12.2 seconds remaining in regulation, as the host Ottawa Senators rallied for a 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders on Thursday night.,Amid a scramble in front of the net, it was Tkachuk who got inside position and jammed the puck by the left skate ...
No. 1 Michigan outshoots Howard in high-scoring win
Morez Johnson Jr. scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Michigan pulled away for a 101-80 win over No. 16 Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.,Aday Mara added 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Michigan (32-3), which advanced to the s...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Gabriel Pec fires Galaxy into quarters
Gabriel Pec added two goals Thursday night to his hat trick in the first leg last week as the Los Angeles Galaxy trounced Mount Pleasant 3-0 in Kingston, Jamaica, to complete a 6-0 aggregate victory in the CONCACAF Champions Cup's round of 16.,The Galaxy advance to oppose Mexico's Toluca in the quar...
Bruins' home dominance continues in blowout of Jets
The Boston Bruins built a three-goal lead after two periods and rattled off a three-goal third in a dominating 6-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.,Boston (38-23-8, 84 points) received goals from six scorers, including Lukas Reichel, who tallied the game-winner and added an ass...
No. 11 VCU rallies from 19 down to force OT, beats No. 6 North Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Terrence Hill Jr. scored a game-high 34 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help No. 11 VCU rally for an 82-78 win over sixth-seeded North Carolina in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Nyk Lewis added 16 points and Lazar Djokovic...
Jalen Duren exits early as Pistons dominate Wizards again
Jalen Duren collected 24 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Reed added 17 points off the bench, fueling the Detroit Pistons to a 117-95 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Thursday.,Duren followed up his career-high 36-point performance on 13-of-17 shooting in the Pistons' 130-117 victory over ...
Hyo Joo Kim rides 63 to early lead at Fortinet Founders Cup
Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea finished her round birdie-eagle to post a 9-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the Fortinet Founders Cup on Thursday in Menlo Park, Calif.,Kim, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour and the 2015 Founders Cup champion, was bogey-free on her first trip around Sharo...
LeBron James ties Robert Parish's record for NBA games played
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, already the NBA's all-time leading scorer, tied a career mark for games played that has stood for nearly 30 years on Thursday night against the host Miami Heat.,James, 41, played in his 1,611th game, tying Robert Parish, who played 21 seasons from 1976-97. ...
Southern overtakes Samford late for First Four victory
Jaylia Reed scored 16 points and DeMya Carter contributed 15 on Thursday night as Southern went on a game-ending 14-2 run to subdue Samford 65-53 in an Women's NCAA Tournament First Four matchup in Columbia, S.C.,The game was tied at 51 with 6:59 left after Carla Baguda hit a layup for the Bulldogs....
Vitality, MongolZ, Spirit post sweeps at BLAST Open Spring
Team Vitality, The MongolZ and Team Spirit finished off sweeps in their respective upper-bracket quarterfinals to open Group B play of the BLAST Open Spring on Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARAVISION also won its opening match to remain in the winner's bracket. 9z Team, MOUZ, Team Liquid and Nin...
Sungjae Im fires 64 with 2 eagles to lead Valspar after Round 1
Sungjae Im found his rhythm Thursday at the Valspar Championship, opening with a 7-under-par 64 at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course to grab the first-round lead in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Im opened his round on the 10th hole and was 4 under through his first three holes, including an eagle on the par...
Venezuela's WBC title win over U.S. draws record ratings
Venezuela's win over the United States didn't just deliver the World Baseball Classic's first new champion in a decade, it also delivered the biggest audience the tournament has ever seen. ,Tuesday's title game from Miami averaged 10.78 million viewers across FOX, Fox Deportes, and streaming, settin...
Nets' Michael Porter Jr. (hamstring) could be done for season
Michael Porter Jr.'s first season with the Brooklyn Nets might be over after the team announced Thursday that its leading scorer was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain.,Porter, 27, is averaging a career-high 24.2 points per game along with 7.1 rebounds while shooting 36.3% from 3-point range in ...
Michigan State takes command early, routs North Dakota State
Carson Cooper matched his career high with 20 points along with 10 rebounds as No. 3 seed Michigan State earned an easy 92-67 victory over 14th seed North Dakota State in a first-round East Region matchup of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at Buffalo, N.Y.,Coen Carr added 17 points and Jeremy Fears ...