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Tariq Francis' game-high 21 points enough for Rutgers to beat Maryland
Tariq Francis had a game-high 21 points, Harun Zrno scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers broke a seven-game slide with a 68-57 win over Maryland on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J., ,The Scarlet Knights shot 41.5% overall, but they maintained a 50% clip with just two turnovers in the second ...
NBA Slam Dunk Contest Falls Flat Once Again
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest ended with more whimper than wow, as Carter Bryant fell short and Keshad Johnson claimed victory in an anticlimactic finale....
Five Matches WWE Should Book for Wrestlemania 2026
With CM Punk vs Roman Reigns set, here are five more matches WWE could book for WrestleMania 2026....
Why Cade Cunningham MVP Could Be Smart Bet Amid SGA Injury Concerns
With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander battling injury and Nikola Jokic near the 65-game limit, is Cade Cunningham the best value bet for NBA MVP?...
Netherlands' Femke Kok takes speed skating 500m gold; Erin Jackson 5th
MILAN -- World record holder Femke Kok asserted her dominance in the women's 500 meters to win Winter Olympics gold and deliver the Netherlands a second speed skating title at the Milan Cortina Games on Sunday.,Kok finished second behind Jutta Leerdam in the 1,000m on Monday but swapped places with ...
Report: Lindsey Vonn out of hospital, returning to U.S.
Lindsey Vonn was discharged from a hospital in Italy on Sunday morning and headed to the airport to return to the United States, Reuters reported.,Vonn was admitted to Ca' Foncello Hospital in Treviso after a devastating crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Feb. 8. The 41-y...
Phillies' Bryce Harper mystified by Dave Dombrowski's season review
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper admitted that he was surprised by president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski's comments that suggested the star may no longer be an elite player.,Harper, however, said that he's using Dombrowski's critical comments as a source of motivation head...
Leylah Fernandez comes from set down to win in Dubai
Leylah Fernandez of Canada rallied to upset No. 13 Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Championship in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.,With her loss in the two-hour, 52-minute match, Samsonova dropped to 0-5 in three-set matches in 2026.,Samsonova and Fer...
Twisted Minds show grit in winning OWCS Pre-Season Bootcamp
Twisted Minds overcame a two-map deficit in the semifinals before coasting to a 4-1 victory over Crazy Raccoon in the grand final of the Overwatch Champions Series Pre-Season Bootcamp on Sunday in Seoul.,Twisted Minds found themselves on the brink of elimination to Team Liquid in the semifinals afte...
Norway’s ‘King Klaebo’ reigns as greatest with 9 Winter Games golds
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo cemented his legacy on Sunday by winning a ninth Olympic cross-country gold to become the greatest Winter Olympian of all time.,Nine golds put him ahead of compatriots and fellow cross-country skiers Marit Bjoergen, Bjoern Daehlie and biathlete Ole Einar Bjo...
Italy's Federica Brignone wins giant slalom; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Italy's Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.,Sweden's Sara Hector, champion at Beij...
Anthony Kim's comeback complete with stunning LIV Golf win at Adelaide
Anthony Kim added a stunning-yet-true chapter to his storybook return to professional golf by winning LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday.,The 40-year-old American came from five strokes back after three rounds with an emphatic three-shot victory after his bogey-free round of 9-under 63 at The Grange Golf C...
Sentinels outlast Disguised in LCS Lock-In playoff opener
Sentinels opened the playoffs on Saturday by winning a 3-2 battle with Disguised in the upper-bracket semifinals at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 faces FlyQuest on Sunday in the other semifinal, with the winner advancing to the upper-bracket final against Sentine...
Top 25 roundup: JT Toppin leads No. 16 Texas Tech past No. 1 Arizona
JT Toppin had 31 points, eight of them in overtime, and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead No. 16 Texas Tech to a 78-75 win over No. 1 Arizona on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,Toppin recorded his 16th double-double of the season for the Red Raiders (19-6, 9-3 Big 12), who have won three straight. Arizona (...
Reports: Sacramento State joining MAC this year as football-only member
The Mid-American Conference is going far west to add Sacramento State as a football-only member starting with the 2026 season, according to multiple reports on Saturday night.,The MAC presidents, per reports, approved the addition of the California-based Hornets, a Football Championship Subdivision ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 3 South Carolina holds off No. 6 LSU
Tessa Johnson scored a season-high 21 points as No. 3 South Carolina beat No. 6 LSU 79-72 on Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.,Johnson shot 4-of-5 from 3-point land to power the Gamecocks (25-2, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) to their sixth straight win overall and 18th in a row over the Tigers (22-...
Natus Vincere, Team Liquid to face off for BLAST Slam VI title
One of the most competitive matches at the BLAST Slam VI event will get a rematch in Attard, Malta.,But with a lot more on the line this time.,In Saturday's semifinals, Team Liquid had little trouble with OG, winning 3-0, while Natus Vincere edged Team Yandex 3-2 in a back-and-forth affair to advanc...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton, Taylor Fritz to meet in all-American final in Dallas
Ben Shelton rallied past Canada's Denis Shapavalov for a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory on Saturday to set up an all-American final of the Nexo Dallas Open against Taylor Fritz.,The second-seeded Shelton faced 11 break points but saved 10 of them, including all seven over the final two sets. He had eight...
Reports: Padres agree to deals with RHP German Marquez, Griffin Canning
The San Diego Padres agreed to a one-year deals with right-handers German Marquez and Griffin Canning pending physicals, according to multiple reports on Saturday.,Marquez has played all 10 of his MLB seasons for the Colorado Rockies. He owns a career record of 68-72 with a 4.67 ERA and 1.334 WHIP.,...
Austin Hill holds the line at Daytona in NASCAR O'Reilly Series opener
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Austin Hill continued his mastery of NASCAR's big tracks, dominating Saturday's United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway -- the Georgia native's fourth win in this NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season-opener here in the last five years.,As typically happens on ...