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Dodgers sweep D-backs on Will Smith's late 2-run HR
Will Smith hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning as the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers posted a three-game, season-opening sweep with a 3-2 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday., ,Freddie Freeman had three hits, including an RBI double, starter T...
Joe Pyfer stops former champ Israel Adesanya in 2nd round of UFC Seattle
Joe Pyfer (16-3 MMA) sent former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (24-6 MMA) back to the drawing board in Saturday night's UFC Fight Night headliner in Seattle, stopping Adesanya at 4:18 of the second round to cap the night.,Before the TKO finish, both fighters exchanged their best punches ...
Padres stymie Tigers for first win of season
Randy Vasquez fired six shutout innings Saturday night as the San Diego Padres avoided a season-opening, three-game sweep at the visiting Detroit Tigers' hands with a 3-0 victory.,Vasquez allowed just two hits, both to third baseman Cole Keith, while walking three and striking out eight, one shy of ...
Flyers gain ground on Red Wings as Owen Tippett gets hat trick
Owen Tippett notched his third career hat trick and fourth career four-point night as the Philadelphia Flyers survived a late scare to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 to match their franchise record with eight straight road wins.,Noah Cates and Sean Couturier also scored for the Flyers (35-24-12, 82 ...
Ilia Malinin three-peats in world championships after disastrous Olympics
Ilia Malinin has three-peated.,The 21-year-old U.S. figure skater won his third straight world championship Saturday in Prague, scoring 329.40 points to win gold by a margin of 22.73 over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. Shun Sato also secured Japan a bronze medal.,Malinin becomes the first skater to win thre...
Hyo Joo Kim sets 54-hole record in taking control of Ford Championship
South Korea's Hyo Joo Kim took an emphatic step toward defending her title at the Ford Championship on Saturday, setting an LPGA 54-hole record to build a four-stroke lead in Chandler, Ariz.,Despite that hot start, Kim is focused on keeping her approach consistent on Sunday.,"This course, anyone is ...
Arizona erupts after halftime, knocks off Purdue to return to Final Four
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Koa Peat scored 20 points and fellow freshman Ivan Kharchenkov added 18 as top-seeded Arizona beat No. 2 Purdue 79-64 in the West Region finals on Saturday night, earning their first trip to the Final Four since 2001.,The Wildcats (36-2) won their 13th straight game by erasing a ...
White Sox acquire C Boston Smith, ship INF Curtis Mead to Nats
The White Sox and Nationals completed a trade Saturday, with Chicago acquiring former second-team All-American catcher Boston Smith and sending infielder Curtis Mead to Washington.,Smith, 23, was a sixth-round pick of the Nationals in the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, but has not yet played in the m...
Cole Caufield scores 45th as Canadiens begin road trip with fourth straight victory
Jacob Fowler stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced to help the Montreal Canadiens kick off their critical five-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Cole Caufield continued his chase for the Maurice Rocket Richard trophy as he found the back of the net for his 45t...
Troy appoints NC State assistant Adam Howard as new coach
North Carolina State assistant Adam Howard is the new head coach at Troy, the school announced Saturday night.,Howard replaces Scott Cross, who left after the NCAA Tournament to become head coach at Georgia Tech. Cross finished his seven-year tenure with five straight 20-win campaigns.,Troy went 22-...
Brewers promote C prospect Jeferson Quero, place IB Andrew Vaughn on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers recalled top catching prospect Jeferson Quero and placed first baseman Andrew Vaughn on the 10-day injured list prior to Saturday's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox. ,Vaughn fractured the hamate bone in his left hand on Opening Day and will undergo surgery on Monday,...
Joel Embiid, 76ers surge to win, end Hornets' 5-game streak
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia Sixers rallied from 15 points down to edge the host Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Saturday night.,Philadelphia (41-33) stopped Charlotte's five-game winning streak and won the season series 2-1 giving them the tie...
Pavel Zacha, Elias Lindholm lead Bruins past Wild
Pavel Zacha and Elias Lindholm each capped off two-goal performances with insurance markers late in the third period, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday.,Zacha's first goal lifted him to the 25-goal mark for the first time in his career. Eleven of his...
Reds come through in 11th, beat Red Sox for first win of season
Dane Myers singled home automatic runner TJ Friedl from second base with the winning run to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a wild 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in 11 innings on Saturday in Cincinnati.,Sal Stewart homered and drove in two, Elly De La Cruz belted his first homer of 2026 and Matt McLain...
Caleb Foster's surprise lift propels Duke against UConn in Elite Eight
WASHINGTON -- After proving their mental fortitude in the Sweet 16, Cameron Boozer's No. 1 seeded Duke Blue Devils will try to defeat this decade's most successful program when they meet the No. 2 UConn Huskies in Sunday's NCAA East Regional final.,Boozer has posted double-doubles in all three tourn...
Ilia Malinin 3-peats in world championships after disastrous Olympics
Ilia Malinin has 3-peated.,The 21-year-old U.S. figure skater won his third straight world championship Saturday in Prague, scoring 329.40 points to win gold by a margin of 22.73 over Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. Shun Sato also secured Japan a bronze medal.,Malinin becomes the first skater to win three co...
Gary Woodland nearing 1st victory since 2019 at Texas Children’s Houston Open
Now it's about finishing the task for Gary Woodland in the Texas Children's Houston Open.,He shot 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to maintain the lead through three rounds as he seeks his first victory in nearly seven years in Houston.,"I'm here, I put myself in this position for a reason, so take a deep...
Iowa-Illinois interrupted for 11 minutes due to horn
HOUSTON -- The NCAA Tournament South Region final between ninth-seeded Iowa and third-seeded Illinois on Saturday experienced an extended delay when the horn stuck with 7:43 remaining in the first half and the Hawkeyes leading 22-20.,The delay lasted more than 10 minutes, and when the game resumed, ...
Gary Woodland holds third-round lead at Houston Open
Gary Woodland shot 5-under-par 65 on Saturday to maintain the lead through three rounds of the Texas Children's Houston Open as he seeks his first victory in nearly seven years in Houston.,Woodland is at 18 under despite his highest score of the tournament.,Hard-charging Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark ...
Trail Blazers hosting Wizards as they hunt down No. 8 seed
Fresh off a painful slip-up, the Portland Trail Blazers continue their pursuit of the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference when they host the Washington Wizards on Sunday.,The Trail Blazers had won five of six games, the previous two by 35 and 31 points, before dropping a 100-93 home decision agains...