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Mercedes' George Russell wins F1 opener in Australia
George Russell led a 1-2 finish for Mercedes on Sunday, winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after holding off a challenge from the Ferrari team.,Starting from the pole position at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Russell quickly was passed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who j...

Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech.,The school fired Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson for their 12th straight defeat.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 in the Atlantic C...

Report: Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech, ESPN reported Sunday.,The school is firing Stoudamire after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson on Saturday for their 12th straight loss.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 ...

Without Dylan Larkin, Red Wings out to derail surging Devils
The Detroit Red Wings will go into their game against the New Jersey Devils in Newark on Sunday night without their captain, with a new defenseman and losses in their last two contests.,Captain Dylan Larkin went down awkwardly in the third period Friday night in a 3-1 home loss to the Florida Panthe...

Japan outlasts Australia, clinches Group C in WBC
Masataka Yoshida belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, helping defending champion Japan clinch Group C in pool play of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-3 victory over Australia on Sunday in Tokyo. ,Yoshida was able to come to the plate in the inning after Australia pitcher J...

Big East fines UConn's Dan Hurley $25K for conduct in loss at Marquette
UConn coach Dan Hurley received two technical fouls and was ejected in the final second of an upset loss at Marquette on Saturday. Hours later, he was fined $25,000 by the Big East Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct.,The fourth-ranked Huskies (27-4, 17-3 Big East) fell 68-62 to the Golden Eagles...

Cloud9 beat Sentinels to advance to Americas Cup grand final
Cloud9 won its second consecutive elimination match Saturday, defeating Sentinels in the lower-bracket final of the League of Legends 2026 Americas Cup in Sao Paulo.,After losing its opener of the event on Wednesday, Cloud9 followed up Thursday's 3-2 win over RED Canids with a 3-1 win over Sentinels...

Top 25 roundup: 12-win Marquette downs No. 4 UConn in stunner
Ben Gold prevented Silas Demary Jr. from hitting a game-tying basket with 2 seconds remaining and host Marquette upset No. 4 UConn 68-62 on Saturday in Milwaukee.,Nigel James Jr. led the Golden Eagles (12-19, 7-13 Big East) with 19 points before Gold made the defensive play of the game and prevented...

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...