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Reports: Search for NFLPA's next executive director includes 3 finalists
Three names have emerged as finalists in the NFL Players Association's search for a permanent executive director, according to reports from ESPN and The Athletic.,The list includes interim executive director David White, former NFLPA president and later chief strategy officer JC Tretter and American...
Neemias Queta's big effort lifts Celtics over 76ers
Neemias Queta had a career-high 27 points along with 17 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 114-98 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night.,Derrick White added 21 points, six rebounds and eight ass...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 30 leads Thunder past Mavs
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 100-87 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday., ,It was the 123rd consecutive game for Gilgeous-Alexander to score 20 or more points, moving him within three of tying Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record., ,Gilgeous-Alexa...
Jordan Anthony outruns Noah Lyles, field for 60-meter national indoor crown
Jordan Anthony further established himself as a champion sprinter by winning his first national title as a pro at 60 meters, besting a field including Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles on Sunday at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in Staten Island, N.Y.,Anthony, 21, finished in 6.45 secon...
Lionel Messi, Miami score four in second half to upend Orlando
Lionel Messi recorded a brace, Telasco Sevogia scored the tiebreaking goal in the 85th minute and assisted on two others and Inter Miami dominated the second half to record a 4-2 comeback victory over host Orlando City on Sunday night.,Mateo Silvetti added a goal and an assist in Inter Miami's four-...
Anders Lee's game-winner downs Panthers, caps another Islanders comeback
Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 30.9 seconds left Sunday night for the surging New York Islanders, who overcame another two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Elmont. N.Y., ,Lee got a step on Aaron Ekblad, extended his stick to draw out goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and buried...
WTA roundup: Peyton Stearns saves three set points, wins ATX Open
No. 4 seed Peyton Stearns captured her second career singles title by taking down fellow American Taylor Townsend in the ATX Open final, 7-6 (8), 7-5 on Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas.,In a grueling two-hour, 22-minute match, Stearns was able to outlast Townsend by hitting eight aces and saving f...
Luciano Darderi wins 4th title in last 12 months at Santiago
Second-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy claimed his fifth career ATP title with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 defeat of Yannick Hanfmann on Sunday in the championship of the BCI Seguros Chile Open in Santiago, Chile.,Darderi, 24, was coming off his first career ATP final loss in the Argentina Open in February, exor...
Colorado QB Dominiq Ponder, 23, dies in car accident
Colorado quarterback Dominiq Ponder died Sunday, head coach Deion Sanders said in a social media post. Ponder was 23.,Per reports from DNVR Buffs and FOX 31, Ponder was confirmed to be the driver of a 2023 Tesla that was involved in a single-car crash around 3 a.m. Sunday in Boulder County.,"God ple...
Pavel Buchnevich's late winner puts Blues past Wild
Pavel Buchnevich scored the go-ahead goal with 3:39 to play, and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening in Saint Paul, Minn., ,Logan Mailloux and Robert Thomas also scored for St. Louis, which bounced back from a loss against the New Jersey Devils one day...
Tyler Reddick prevails at COTA; first driver to win first 3 Cup Series races
Tyler Reddick stormed away from Shane van Gisbergen in a 17-lap dash and made NASCAR history Sunday with his third straight win, taking the checkers at the DuraMax Texas Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin, Texas.,The 30-year-old Reddick became the first driver in the 78-...
DePaul continues rapid rise by sweeping Marquette
Brandon Maclin scored 18 points to lead DePaul to a 62-51 victory at Marquette on Sunday afternoon in Milwaukee.,It was the fourth win in five games for DePaul (16-13, 8-10 Big East), who also got 10 points and a game-high 16 rebounds from NJ Benson. It's the first time DePaul has won at least eight...
No. 13 Michigan State extends winning streak over sliding Indiana
Jaxon Kohler racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds as No. 13 Michigan State stretched its winning streak to four games with a 77-64 win over slumping Indiana on Sunday afternoon in Bloomington, Ind.,Jeremy Fears Jr. also scored 21 points and dished out nine assists for Michigan State (24-5, 14-4 Big T...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Elina Aarnisalo helps No. 21 UNC beat No. 12 Duke
Elina Aarnisalo set a career high for the second straight game with 22 points, and No. 21 North Carolina completed the regular season by handing No. 12 Duke its second loss in three games in a 74-69 victory Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C., ,The Tar Heels (25-6, 14-4 ACC) trailed by two at halftime, but ...
Daniil Medvedev among players stuck in Dubai after U.S. airstrikes
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, his family and his team were stranded in Dubai on Sunday, one day after he won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for his 23rd career ATP title.,Tallon Griekspoor, who withdrew from the title match due to injury, and Andrey Rublev also were in Dubai after th...
Spring training roundup: Top prospect Konnor Griffin homers again for Pirates
Konnor Griffin, the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, homered once again Sunday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 spring-training victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla.,Griffin, who turns 20 on April 24, is making a strong case to be the Pirates'...
Christian Ramirez scores winner for new team, Austin tops D.C. 1-0
Christian Ramirez's headed goal in the 82nd minute was all host Austin FC needed to produce a 1-0 win over D.C. United on Sunday afternoon.,Ramirez was in the right place at the right time at the far post to direct a deflected shot into the right side of the net after Besard Sabovic's shot from the ...
Tundra defeat Aurora to win DreamLeague Season 28 title
Tundra Esports took down Aurora Gaming 3-1 in the grand final of DreamLeague Season 28 on Sunday to secure the $250,000 first prize.,Tundra also received 5,010 ESL Pro Tour Points and an additional club reward worth $40,000. After placing second in Group Stage 2, Tundra sailed into the grand final b...
Ohio State upsets No. 8 Purdue to bolster NCAA tourney hopes
John Mobley Jr. had 21 points to lead four Ohio State players in double digits as the Buckeyes upset No. 8 Purdue 82-74 in Columbus on Sunday.,Bruce Thornton had 20 points, Amare Bynum 14 and Devin Royal 12 for the Buckeyes, who had lost two straight.,Ohio State (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten) was ahead 67-51...
Arturs Silovs, Penguins blank Golden Knights
Arturs Silovs made 22 saves for his second shutout of the season as the host Pittsburgh Penguins cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday afternoon.,It was the second career shutout in 47 career starts for Silovs. Bryan Rust, Ben Kindel and Justin Brazeau each had a goal and ...