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WTA roundup: Defending champ loses opener in Austin
Australia's Kimberly Birrell delivered in two tiebreakers, beating defending champion Yuan Yue of China 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) in the first round of the ATX Open on Monday in Austin, Texas.,Each player broke serve twice in the first set and three times in the second before Birrell closed each set on her f...
Trail Blazers barely hold off Jazz's comeback bid
Anfernee Simons scored 28 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers kick off a seven-game road trip with a 114-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night in Salt Lake City.,The Jazz, who trailed by 13 points at one point, made a late rally thanks to a pair of 3-pointers in the final 11.7 seconds by ...
Milos Uzan drills late 3 to lift No. 4 Houston over No. 10 Texas Tech
Milos Uzan scored a career-high 22 points, including a dagger 3-pointer inside the final minute, to lift No. 4 Houston to a 69-61 Big 12 Conference win over No. 10 Texas Tech on Monday.,The Cougars (24-4, 16-1 Big 12) remained unbeaten on the road in conference play and clinched at least a share of ...
Reports: Stanford AD Bernard Muir set to resign
Following a 13-year run as Stanford's athletic director, Bernard Muir is prepared to resign, according to multiple media reports on Monday.,The move comes in the midst of the school's first year as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference after the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference.,During Muir's t...
Ex-Penn State DE Abdul Carter (shoulder) to skip combine workouts
Penn State All-America edge rusher Abdul Carter, projected as one of the top selections in this year's NFL draft, will not work out this week at the NFL Scouting Combine because he is still recovering from a shoulder injury, his agents said Monday.,Carter was injured in the Nittany Lions' 31-14 vict...
Timberwolves rally from 16 back en route to OT win over Thunder
Anthony Edwards came up with a block in the closing seconds of overtime to help lift the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a stunning 131-128 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.,The Timberwolves trailed by as much as 24 in the fourth quarter and by 16 with less than four minutes ...
Jordan Poole guides Wizards to skid-ending win over Nets
Jordan Poole scored 26 points, Bilal Coulibaly added 20 points and the Washington Wizards snapped a six-game losing streak with a 107-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday.,Washington closed the game on an 11-2 run and held Brooklyn without a field goal for the final 4:45. That stretch included a ...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas wins opener in Dubai
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas won points on 81 percent of his first serves in his 7-6 (4), 6-3 defeat of Italian Lorenzo Sonego in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.,Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut came from behind to defeat Hungary's Fabian Marozsan 3-6, 6-3, ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: New No. 1 Texas trounces Georgia
On the same day it rose to the No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2004, the Texas women's basketball team crushed Georgia 57-26 on Monday in Athens, Ga., for its 11th consecutive win.,Taylor Jones recorded 17 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and five blocked shots for the Longh...
High-scoring North Carolina rolls over Florida State
After scoring 80 points just twice in its first 13 Atlantic Coast Conference games, North Carolina rolled over Florida State 96-85 on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla., for its fourth straight 80-plus-point effort.,Senior RJ Davis led the Tar Heels with 20 points and added five assists on a night when Nor...
West Virginia welcomes TCU crew that excels in close games
After winning at least 21 games and playing in the NCAA Tournament each of the last three seasons, TCU is a longshot to replicate that feat this year.,It hasn't been for a lack of success in the clutch. In conference games decided by five or fewer points, the Horned Frogs are 7-0. In the rest of the...
Ducks acquire veteran G Ville Husso from Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings traded veteran goaltender Ville Husso to the Anaheim Ducks on Monday for future considerations.,Husso, 30, has not played for Detroit since a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Jan. 14. He was 1-5-2 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .866 save percentage.,The Red Wings se...
Surging Utah can pull closer to playoff berth vs. Chicago
Fighting for a playoff spot in their inaugural season, the Utah Hockey Club look to keep rolling against the struggling Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday in Salt Lake City.,Utah owns a 4-2-0 record in its last six games, which includes an important 2-1 victory Sunday over the Vancouver Canucks. Because Van...
Red Wings' depth at center to be tested against Wild
The Detroit Red Wings will be without two key centers when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Andrew Copp and Michael Rasmussen will not make the trip because of injuries, Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. Copp was placed on IR because of an undisclosed in...
Northwestern, Minnesota meet with Big Ten tourney berth in the balance
If the Big Ten regular season was called to a halt before the Northwestern-Minnesota game Tuesday night in Minneapolis, then the Golden Gophers would be one of the 15 teams invited to the Big Ten tournament and the Wildcats would be among the three left out.,But teams are so tightly bunched at the b...
Suns hope Bradley Beal's return provides boost vs. Grizzlies
The Phoenix Suns enter Tuesday's game against the host Memphis Grizzlies hoping to reverse a recent slump and keep their playoff hopes alive.,The Suns have lost eight of their last 10 games, including Sunday's 127-109 setback to the Toronto Raptors.,"We've got to find ways to get wins," Phoenix coac...
Adrian Wojnarowski Auctioning Off Old iPhones for NIL Money Is Genius
Former ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski is auctioning off his old iPhones and NBA media credentials for NIL money for St. Bonaventure's NIL fund, a genius move....
Fred VanVleet's return would be pleasant surprise for Rockets vs. Bucks
Among the myriad factors contributing to the Houston Rockets' downturn this month has been the absence of veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who missed his ninth consecutive game on Saturday when the Rockets fell to the Utah Jazz in the second game of a back-to-back.,Including a home loss to the Bro...
Minus Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers hope to prey on Predators
Even with star Matthew Tkachuk out indefinitely, the Florida Panthers seem poised to maintain their spot among the best in the Eastern Conference.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators are still searching for anything positive down the stretch of a disappointing season.,The Panthers aim to rebound from...
Spring training roundup: Rangers hammer White Sox with 9-run first
Josh Smith went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs, and Joc Pederson ended a nine-run outburst in the first inning with a three-run homer to left center as the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 11-3 in spring training action Monday in Phoenix.,Adolis Garcia singled home Smith for the f...