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Thunder pound Pacers for ninth straight victory
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 132-111 home win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday.,The Thunder have won nine consecutive games, keeping alive the chance of becoming the third team in NBA history to win 70 games.,Oklahoma City (62-12) would need to w...
John Tavares helps Maple Leafs rally past Kings
John Tavares' first of two third-period goals broke a tie and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied with three goals in the third for a 3-1 come-from-behind win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. ,Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (44-25-4, 92 points), who won for the ...
Linus Ullmark, Senators edge Blue Jackets
Jake Sanderson scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.,Ridly Greig scored and added an assist, and Drake Batherson also tallied for the Senators (39-28-5, 83 points), who improved to an Eastern Conference-best 29-6-0 thi...
Astros make two runs stand up in edging Braves
Jeremy Pena homered, Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI double, and the Houston Astros rode a strong start from right-hander Spencer Arrighetti to a 2-1 victory over the visiting New York Mets in the rubber match of a three-game interleague series.,Pena recorded the Astros' first extra-base of the season whe...
Adolis Garcia (HR, 3 RBIs) stars as Rangers nip Red Sox
Adolis Garcia homered among his three hits and drove in three runs Saturday to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Arlington, Texas.,Garcia broke a 2-2 tie by hitting a leadoff home run in the fourth off Boston starter Walker Buehler (0-1). He also collected a two-run ...
Atlanta United rallies from two down to beat NYCFC
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute, helping Atlanta United rally from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-3 victory against visiting New York City FC on Saturday.,Hannes Wolf scored a pair of goals for New York (2-2-2, 8 points) to build a 3-1 lead, before three straight ...
Lionel Messi scores in return as Inter Miami edge Union
Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the season only two minutes after his entrance as a second-half substitute, and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Robert Taylor notched his first goal of the season before halftime for Miami (4-0-1, 13...
Tyler Herro, Heat overwhelm sliding 76ers
Tyler Herro scored 30 points and Alec Burks chipped in 20 as the Miami Heat smashed the host Philadelphia 76ers 118-95 on Saturday in the opener of a three-game road trip.,Long-range shooting fueled the fourth straight win for Miami (33-41), which knocked down 20 of 43 shots (46.5 percent) from beyo...
Pinch-hit single helps Padres eke out 1-0 win over Braves
Yuli Gurriel's pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday snapped a scoreless tie and lifted the San Diego Padres to a 1-0 win over the visiting Atlanta Braves.,Jake Cronenworth started the winning rally with a ground-rule double that caromed off the foot of Aaro...
Diego Rossi, Crew top D.C. United to stay unbeaten
Diego Rossi's brace led the undefeated Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.,Christian Benteke scored in the 13th minute but Rossi countered three minutes later for the Crew ((3-0-3, 12 points) and put them ahead in the 65th.,Joon-Hung Kim made four saves ...
Nets beat Wizards to snap six-game losing skid
Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin scored 20 points apiece as the visiting Brooklyn Nets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 115-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,Drew Timme had a career-high 19 points and Cameron Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn (24-51), whi...
Steve Allan's 7-under-par 65 grabs Galleri Classic lead
Australia's Steve Allan fired a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday at Mission Hills Country Club to seize a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Galleri Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.,The 51-year-old Allan, who got in the field because Steve Stricker withdrew Monday due to a bad back, matched...
Padres standout 3B Manny Machado (calf) exits vs. Braves
San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado departed Saturday's game against the visiting Atlanta Braves due to right calf tightness.,Machado was injured while swinging at a pitch in the bottom of the fourth inning. A trainer examined Machado, who attempted to stretch the calf. Machado stayed ...
Austin Hill captures action-filled Xfinity race at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.,Diving underneath a trio of wrecking cars in the final corner of overtime at Martinsville Speedway, Hill beat perennial bridesmaid Sheldon Creed to...
Golden Knights knock off Predators for sixth straight win
Reilly Smith broke a third-period deadlock and the Vegas Golden Knights ran their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Jack Eichel and Brett Howden also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (45-20-8, 98 points), who have only...
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Christopher Bell on pole after his 'best qualifying session' ever at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Christopher Bell put forth an early challenge at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday with a lap that stood up against all comers in qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The 17th driver to make a run during time trials, Bell naviga...
Suns' play-in chances setting as Rockets arrive for key clash
The Phoenix Suns will be desperate to give their play-in hopes a jolt when they host the red-hot Houston Rockets on Sunday.,Phoenix (35-39), which has dropped its last two games, is 11th in the Western Conference, one game behind both the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings, who are tied for n...
Aryna Sabalenka cruises past Jessica Pegula to win Miami Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career.,Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at ...
Walter Clayton Jr. leads Florida past Texas Tech, on to Final Four
SAN FRANCISCO -- Walter Clayton Jr. scored a game-high 30 points, including 11 points in the final 5:24, as top-seeded Florida survived a back-and-forth battle to beat third-seeded Texas Tech 84-79 and advance to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at Chase Center.,Clayton, who was nam...