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USC's JuJu Watkins out of tourney, reportedly due to torn ACL
Southern California standout forward JuJu Watkins will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament after hurting her right knee in the top-seeded Trojans' second-round victory on Monday.,According to a statement from the basketball program, Watkins "will undergo surgery and then begin rehabilitation s...
Celtics star Jayson Tatum exits with sprained left ankle
Celtics six-time All-Star Jayson Tatum sustained a left ankle sprain in the third quarter and did not return to Boston's 113-95 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday.,Tatum, who scored a game-high 25 points and added seven rebounds and eight assists in 26 minutes, came down on the foot of the...
USC's JuJu Watkins leaves game with injury; prognosis unknown
Southern California standout forward JuJu Watkins left the top-seeded Trojans' second-round NCAA Tournament game on Monday with what appeared to be a right knee or leg injury.,Details of the injury and Watkins' prognosis were unknown postgame.,Midway through the first quarter of the Trojans' matchup...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: JuJu Watkins hurt but No. 1 USC advances
No. 1 seed Southern California potentially suffered a big loss while earning a lopsided, 96-59 win in its second-round matchup vs. No. 9 seed Mississippi State on Monday in Spokane Region 4.,All-American forward and national Player of the Year candidate JuJu Watkins crumpled to the floor midway thro...
Devin Booker's late bucket lifts Suns over Bucks
Devin Booker knocked down a 20-foot jumper with 1.7 seconds remaining to give the Phoenix Suns a 108-106 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.,Kevin Durant recorded 38 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Suns (35-37) won their fourth consecutive game. Booker added 19 ...
Jayson Tatum exits with ankle injury as Celtics rout Kings
Jayson Tatum poured in a game-high 25 points before injuring his left ankle, Payton Pritchard came off the bench to contribute 22 points and the Boston Celtics ran away from the host Sacramento Kings for a 113-95 victory on Monday.,Tatum also had seven rebounds and eight assists in 26 minutes before...
Magda Linette shocks No. 3 Coco Gauff at Miami Open
Unseeded Magda Linette of Poland added to World No. 3 Coco Gauff's recent struggles, pulling off a 6-4, 6-4 upset on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open.,Ranked No. 34, the 33-year-old Linette earned her first win over a top-three player since 2021, rallying in the second set after G...
Atlanta Drive edge NYGC to grab edge in TGL finals
Patrick Cantlay sank a 6-foot birdie putt to beat Xander Schauffele on the final hole, lifting Atlanta Drive GC to a 6-5 win over New York Golf Club on Monday in the opener of the TGL championship series on Monday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,The best-of-three title series will cap the inaugural seas...
Wings overcome early goalie injury, roll past Utah
Despite losing their starting goaltender less than two minutes into the game, the Detroit Red Wings defeated the host Utah Hockey Club 5-1 on Monday night., ,Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist and Elmer Soderblom, Marco Kasper, Austin Watson and Tyler Motte also scored for the Red Wings (33-31-...
Reports: UNLV set to hire ex-Ga. Tech coach Josh Pastner
Former Georgia Tech and Memphis basketball coach Josh Pastner is set to be hired as the new head coach at UNLV, multiple media outlets reported on Monday.,According to ESPN, Pastner accepted a five-year contract offer.,Fired by Georgia Tech in March 2023 after the Yellow Jackets' second consecutive ...
USC's JuJu Watkins leaves tourney game with knee injury
Southern California standout forward JuJu Watkins left the No. 1-seeded Trojans' second-round matchup with Mississippi State in Los Angeles on Monday midway through the first quarter after falling to the floor on a breakaway.,Watkins, the nation's second-leading scorer at 24.6 points per game, grabb...
Coby White's 37 points lead Bulls past Nuggets
Coby White scored 37 points, Josh Giddey had 26 points and nine assists, and the visiting Chicago Bulls beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 129-119 on Monday night to wrap up their six-game road trip.,Dalen Terry and Jalen Smith scored 14 points each, Nikola Vucevic had 12 and Matas Buzelis contrib...
Kings look to continue home dominance against Rangers
The Los Angeles Kings enter Tuesday's contest on a dominant run at home, while the New York Rangers battle for survival in the Eastern Conference wild-card race.,While the Kings are seeking their seventh straight home win and to extend their home point streak to 15 games, the Rangers are attempting ...
Jake Oettinger (32 saves), Stars cool off Wild 3-0
Jake Oettinger made 32 saves as the Dallas Stars blanked the visiting Minnesota Wild 3-0 on Monday night., ,Wyatt Johnston, Matt Duchene and Mason Marchment provided the offense for the Stars (45-21-4, 94 points), who have won back-to-back games and have points in five straight contests (3-0-2)., ,R...
Magda Linette shocks World No. 3 Coco Gauff at Miami Open
Unseeded Magda Linette of Poland added to World No. 3 Coco Gauff's recent struggles, pulling off a 6-4, 6-4 upset on Monday to reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open.,Ranked No. 34, the 33-year-old Linette earned her first win over a top-three player since 2021, rallying in the second set after G...
Jonathan Lekkerimaki boosts Canucks past Devils in shootout
Rookie Jonathan Lekkerimaki scored a goal in regulation, then notched the deciding tally of a shootout to give the Vancouver Canucks a dramatic 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday in Newark, N.J.,The Canucks trailed 3-2 with 36 seconds left in regulation before Pius Suter deposited the equa...
Adam Fantilli lifts Blue Jackets over Islanders in shootout
Adam Fantilli scored the only goal in the shootout Monday night for the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets, who overcame a two-goal deficit and snapped a six-game losing streak with a pivotal 4-3 win over the New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y.,Fantilli also scored to begin the comeback in the second per...
Alexander Zverev powers into fourth round in Miami
Top-seeded Alexander Zverev downed Australia's Jordan Thompson 7-5, 6-4 on Monday in the third round of the Miami Open, a result that reinforced the German's consistency in some of the ATP's biggest events.,Zverev earned his 81st win in an ATP Masters 1000 event -- those tournaments ranked just belo...
Karlo Matkovic, Pelicans coast to victory vs. Sixers
Rookie Karlo Matkovic matched his career high of 19 points to lead a balanced scoring effort as the host New Orleans Pelicans pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers for a 112-99 win on Monday.,Kelly Olynyk finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, Antonio Reeves scored 17, Yves Missi added 16, rooki...
Seahawks sign veteran TE Eric Saubert
The Seattle Seahawks signed tight end Eric Saubert, an NFL journeyman most recently with the San Francisco 49ers, as a free agent on Monday.,Saubert, 30, has played eight NFL seasons, appearing for the Atlanta Falcons (2017-18), Chicago Bears (2019), Jacksonville Jaguars (2020), Denver Broncos (2011...