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No. 1 Duke rolls by No. 17 UNC behind Cameron Boozer's double-double
Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 1 Duke rolled over No. 17 North Carolina in the second half of a 76-61 home victory to avenge its only Atlantic Coast Conference loss Saturday night at Durham, N.C.,Maliq Brown racked up 15 points and Isaiah Evans had 11 for Duke (29-2, ...

No. 5 Florida cruises past Kentucky for 11th straight win
Thomas Haugh had a team-high 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals, and No. 5 Florida closed out its Southeastern Conference regular season with its 11th straight win, holding off Kentucky 84-77 on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ken.,Boogie Fland had 16 points and six assists, while Alex Condo...

Jessica Pegula extends win streak in opening match at Indian Wells
The day was void of major upsets, but it certainly wasn't lacking for drama on Saturday at the PNB Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,After receiving a bye in the first round, third-seeded and two-time champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan looked primed to cruise in her first match of the tourname...

Novak Djokovic shakes off rust in 3-set Indian Wells opener
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic dropped the hammer after losing the first set, rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open in second-round action on a windy Saturday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The Serbian, who has won five Indian Wells titles, ...

NHL roundup: Devils defeat Rangers behind Jack Hughes' hat trick
Olympic hero Jack Hughes recorded his fourth career hat trick and second this season, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Hughes, who also had an assist, scored one of the Devils' three power-play goals before converting on a breakaway...

After tight first half, No. 2 Arizona overpowers Colorado
Freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries combined for 56 points on 21-of-31 shooting from the field to lead No. 2 Arizona to an 89-79 victory over Colorado on Saturday night at Boulder, Colo.,Arizona (29-2, 16-2 Big 12) set the program record for most wins in a regular season. ,Burries had 22 of his ca...

Islanders improve to 9-0 in OT with Bo Horvat game-winner vs. Sharks
Bo Horvat scored the overtime winner as the visiting New York Islanders edged the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Saturday night.,Horvat, on a partial break, put a backhand between the legs of Yaroslav Askarov for his 27th tally of the season at 4:20 of the extra period.,Tony DeAngelo scored in regulation fo...

Vancouver remains perfect with road rout of Portland
Brian White scored his second and third goals of the season and the Vancouver Whitecaps remained perfect with a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Sebastian Berhalter scored his side's third goal and assisted on White's first tally for the Whitecaps (3-0-0, 9 points) in th...

LAFC shut out FC Dallas, yet to allow goal this season
David Martinez scored in the second half and Los Angeles FC remained unbeaten and unscored upon with a 1-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Hector Lloris made a diving save on Petar Musa in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time while notching his third straight shutout for ...

Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...

NBA roundup: Down 23, Nets stun Pistons to halt 10-game skid
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to surprise the Detroit Pistons, 107-105, on Saturday, snapping a 10-game losing streak in the process.,Ziaire Williams had 23 points, Noah Clowney scored 16 and Day'Ron Sharpe added 13. T...

Rapids pull away late from 10-man Galaxy for 2nd straight win
Alexis Manyoma scored the match winner in the 76th minute on an assist from Darren Yapi as the Colorado Rapids picked up a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo. , ,Yapi also scored a goal with assists from Paxten Aaronson and Hamzat Ojediran. Rafael Navarro ta...

Tennessee State tops Morehead State, makes 1st NCAA Tournament since 1994
Antoine Lorick III scored 18 points as top-seeded Tennessee State dominated second-seeded Morehead State 93-67 on Saturday night in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Final in Evansville, Ind., to stamp the Tigers' first ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 1994.,Four more players hit double fig...

Knights, Oilers face off in key Pacific Division matchup
For the first time in more than two months, the Vegas Golden Knights will enter a game looking up in the Pacific Division standings when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Vegas, which had held at least a share of the Pacific Division lead every day since Jan. 3, dropped a...

Kyle Schwarber provides muscle as US routs Great Britain at WBC
Kyle Schwarber hit the tie-breaking two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the United States, which overcame a slow start to beat Great Britain 9-1 in World Baseball Classic Pool B play in Houston.,Gunnar Henderson capped the five-run fifth for Team USA, which improved to 2-0 headin...

Depleted Thunder hold off Warriors to reach 50-win mark
Shai Gilgeous-Alaxander scored 27 points, including a side-step 3-pointer in the final minute, to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-97 home win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Playing without Stephen Curry, Moses Moody and Will Richard, among others, the Warriors still pushed the T...

Sam Surridge delivers 2nd brace to help Nashville blow past Minnesota
Sam Surridge recorded his second brace of the season in Nashville SC's 3-1 home victory over Minnesota United on Saturday.,Cristian Espinoza added a goal and an assist for Nashville SC, and Patrick Yazbek had two assists.,Surridge's four goals have come over just two games. After scoring twice in Na...

Andy Thomas (5 saves), Sounders stifle St. Louis City
Andy Thomas made five saves for his second shutout of the season to lead the visiting Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night., ,It was the fifth clean sheet of Thomas' career. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, who came on as a substitute in the 23rd minute when starting defender ...

Josef Newgarden takes Phoenix after contact derails Alex Palou
Acclaimed 32-time winner Josef Newgarden added No. 33 to his ledger on Saturday, winning the Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway by nearly two seconds.,Newgarden, a two-time series champion, started second and passed leader Kyle Kirkwood with seven laps to go before eventually clocking the 1.7937-s...

Georgetown blows lead, rallies to edge Providence
Senior center Vince Iwuchukwu scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as host Georgetown rallied late to snap a seven-game losing streak with an 80-79 victory over Providence on Saturday in Washington.,In a seesaw game, Kayvaun Mulready contributed 12 points and seven assists for ...