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Boozer twins guide Duke past Clemson, into ACC final
CHARLOTTE -- Cameron Boozer scored 24 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and received a boost from his twin brother Cayden Boozer and others as No. 1 Duke beat Clemson 73-61 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Friday night.,Top-seeded Duke will have a chance to repeat as tournament champ...

Aryna Sabalenka gets rematch with Elena Rybakina in Indian Wells final
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina and Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka are set for a rematch of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open final after both earned semifinal wins on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Rybakina, the third seed this year and the 2023 champion, defeated ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 7-5, 6-4 on ...

No. 6 UConn reaches finals, spoils Georgetown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night., ,The sixth-ranked Huskies (29-4) advanced to the title game and will face top-s...

UCLA hangs on to beat No. 8 Michigan State but Tyler Bilodeau injured
Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists and Trent Perry scored 22 points to boost UCLA to an 88-84 victory against No. 8 Michigan State in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Chicago.,The sixth-seeded Bruins (23-10) advanced to face No. 7 seed Purdue in a semifinal on Saturday.,UCLA held o...

Mammoth, Penguins looking for strong late-season push
Two teams in the hunt for the Stanley Cup playoffs and in need of a victory will meet in Salt Lake City Saturday night when the Utah Mammoth host the Pittsburgh Penguins.,If the season ended today, both teams would make the postseason. However, the Mammoth have dropped their last three contests (0-1...

Team USA holds on against Canada to reach WBC semis
Brice Turang and Pete Crow-Armstrong's consecutive RBI singles proved to be the difference in the United States' 5-3 win over Canada in a World Baseball Classic quarterfinal Friday in Houston., ,The U.S. will face the Dominican Republic, which crushed South Korea 10-0 in seven innings in its quarter...

No. 6 UConn reaches finals, spoils Georegtown's Big East run
NEW YORK -- Braylon Mullins scored 15 of his 21 points in the first half as second-seeded UConn never trailed and kept 11th-seeded Georgetown at bay throughout a 67-51 victory in the Big East semifinals on Friday night., ,The sixth-ranked Huskies (29-4) advanced to the title game and will face top-s...

Robert Thomas tallies deep in OT as Blues overtake Oilers
Robert Thomas scored with nine seconds left in overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 3-2 comeback win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Friday.,Down 2-0 with less than eight minutes remaining in the third period, the Blues equalized on goals from Pius Suter and Cam Fowler. Thomas then added the ...

Rockets steal win after Pelicans' late collapse
Kevin Durant scored a team-high 32 points, Amen Thompson flirted with a triple-double and the Houston Rockets survived a late rally from the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to claim a 107-105 win on Friday.,Behind Dejounte Murray, who tallied a season-high 35 points, and Zion Williamson (21 points), t...

Nuggets, Lakers clash amid tight Western playoff race
The crowded Western Conference seeding battle will get more clarity when the surging Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Entering Friday, five teams were within two games of third place, currently occupied by Los Angeles following a four-game winning streak. The Lakers can ...

Dominican Republic mercy-rules South Korea 10-0 in WBC quarterfinal
The Dominican Republic quickly turned its World Baseball Classic quarterfinal into a blowout, routing South Korea 10-0 on Friday night in Miami, with the mercy rule ending the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.,The Dominicans piled up 10 runs on nine hits, building a lead so quickly that Sout...

Mexico MF Marcel Ruiz tears ACL, will miss World Cup
Toluca's 3-2 loss Wednesday to San Diego FC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup put the Mexican side a goal down in the two-match aggregate round.,The ramifications for the Mexican national team may be much, much bigger.,Star midfielder Marcel Ruiz left the pitch in tears after being substituted out in th...

Olivia Moultrie goal carries Thorns past Spirit in NWSL opener
Olivia Moultrie scored in the 51st minute and the visiting Portland Thorns earned a 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit on Friday in the opening match of the 2026 NWSL season.,Moultrie followed her heavy touch in the penalty area and scored with her left foot past Spirit goalkeeper Sandy MacIver,...

Lionel Messi seeks 900th goal as Inter Miami face Charlotte FC
Lionel Messi will try to add another milestone to the long list of accomplishments in his legendary career Saturday when he leads Inter Miami against host Charlotte FC.,Messi will be seeking his 900th career goal, which would join him with Cristiano Ronaldo as the only players to achieve the feat.,M...

Raptors rally to knock off Suns
Brandon Ingram scored 36 points Friday night and the Toronto Raptors came back to defeat the visiting Phoenix Suns 122-115.,RJ Barrett added 22 points for the Raptors, who trailed by 10 points early in the fourth quarter and finished the game on a 27-10 run.,Immanuel Quickley scored 17 points for th...

Jalen Brunson, Knicks deal Pacers 12th consecutive defeat
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points and handed out nine assists on Friday to help the New York Knicks post a 101-92 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis.,OG Anunoby added 25 points while Mitchell Robinson had 12 points and 22 rebounds for New York, which won its second straight game to finish ...

Ole Miss shocks No. 15 Alabama to reach SEC tournament semifinals
AJ Storr scored 17 points, Ilias Kamardine had 14 of his 16 points in the second half and 15th-seeded Ole Miss still has never trailed in the Southeastern Conference tournament after an 80-79 victory over second-seeded Alabama in the quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday.,Malik Dia added 14 p...

Ducks D Radko Gudas suspended 5 games for kneeing Auston Matthews
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas was handed a five-game suspension for his knee-on-knee hit Thursday night that injured Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews.,The NHL Department of Player Safety announced the decision Friday after a phone hearing with Gudas. Five games was the maximum suspens...

Evan Mobley scores 23 in first half as Cavs crush Mavs
Evan Mobley scored 23 of his season-high-tying 29 points in the first half and Donovan Mitchell posted 24 points and eight assists, lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 138-105 win over the host Dallas Mavericks in the first game of a home-and-home set Friday.,James Harden had 17 points, seven rebou...

Jalen Duren's monster day gets Pistons past Grizzlies
Jalen Duren powered for 30 points and 13 rebounds and the host Detroit Pistons rolled past the injury-riddled Memphis Grizzlies, 126-110, on Friday night., ,Cade Cunningham had 17 points and 15 assists, while Marcus Sasser supplied 16 points and Duncan Robinson added 14. Ronald Holland tossed in 12 ...