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Conference tournament roundup: UC San Diego in NCAA Tournament as Big West champ
UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson, Nev.,The top-seeded Tritons won their 15th straight game to improve to 30-4 -- matching the ...
No. 18 Wisconsin holds off No. 7 Michigan State
John Tonje poured in 32 points as No. 18 Wisconsin snapped No. 7 Michigan State's eight-game winning streak with a 77-74 Big Ten tournament semifinal victory Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis.,Tonje delivered 11 points in five minutes during a defining second-half stretch for the Badgers (26-8), wh...
Real Salt Lake score 2 first-half goals, beat Dynamo
Real Salt Lake scored two goals in the first half and successfully held on to defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 for a road victory Saturday night.,Diogo Goncalves and Diego Luna each punched in goals to lead the offensive attack for RSL (2-2-0, six points).,Despite earning a 18-10 shots advantage, Houst...
Zack Steffen (12 saves), Rapids hold off Earthquakes
Calvin Harris scored the game-winning goal in the 71st minute off an assist from Omir Fernandez as the Colorado Rapids beat the host San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 on Saturday night.,Fernandez snuck behind the San Jose back line to set up a 2-on-1 that pulled goalkeeper Daniel out of the net, providing Ha...
Onni Valakari gets equalizer as San Diego FC tie Columbus Crew
Onni Valakari scored the first home goal in San Diego FC history in the 69th minute for a 1-1 tie against the short-handed Columbus Crew on Saturday.,With road wins against the LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake and a home draw vs. St. Louis City, San Diego (2-0-2, 8 points) joins St. Louis City (5-0-0 in...
Canucks hand Blackhawks another road loss
Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks continued their mastery over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks with a dominant 6-2 win on Saturday night., ,Quinn Hughes, Tyler Myers and Nils Aman also scored for Vancouver, which swept the th...
Austin FC protect early lead, slip past LAFC 1-0
Guilherme Biro scored an early goal and Austin FC protected the advantage to earn a 1-0 victory over host Los Angeles FC on Saturday afternoon.,Brad Stuver made three saves for his second shutout of the season and 30th of his MLS career for Austin FC.,Biro's goal came in the 12th minute of Austin's ...
Dodgers SS Mookie Betts (illness) could miss opener
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts is dealing with an illness and it is unclear if he will play in Tuesday's regular-season opener against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo.,Betts missed Saturday's exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants and will also miss Sunday's exhibition contest against the ...
SuperSonics icon Donald "Slick" Watts dies at age 73
Seattle SuperSonics legend Donald "Slick" Watts died Saturday at age 73, according to his son, Donald Jr.,The elder Watts had a stroke in 2021 and had struggled with his health in recent years.,"You did so much for so many of us. It was an honor to call you pops," said Watts Jr., a former college pl...
Vikings trade with 49ers for RB Jordan Mason
The Minnesota Vikings acquired running back Jordan Mason from the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night for a 2026 sixth-round selection and a pick swap in next month's draft, according to multiple reports.,The 49ers will get the Vikings' pick at No. 160, and Minnesota will drop back to No. 187.,Mas...
Jordan Poole's last-second trey helps Wizards upset Nuggets
Jordan Poole swished a 35-foot, 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give the Washington Wizards a stunning 126-123 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Poole had time to move closer but stopped well behind the 3-point line and hoisted the successful shot that gave the Eastern Conference...
No. 1 Duke, without its star, captures ACC title over No. 13 Louisville
CHARLOTTE -- Tyrese Proctor finished with 19 points as No. 1 Duke cranked out a 73-62 victory against No. 13 Louisville to win its second Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in three years despite being without its top player again Saturday night.,Duke won its 23rd ACC tournament title...
Real Salt Lake scores 2 first-half goals to beat Dynamo
Real Salt Lake scored two goals in the first half and successfully held on to defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 for a road victory Saturday night.,Diogo Goncalves and Diego Luna each punched in goals to lead the offensive attack for RSL (2-2-0, six points).,Despite earning a 18-10 shots advantage, Houst...
Warriors' defense steps up in close win over Knicks
Moses Moody broke a tie with 2:26 to go, Draymond Green added a back-breaking hoop with 25 seconds left and the Golden State Warriors tightened the defensive screws on the New York Knicks down the stretch for a 97-94 triumph Saturday night in San Francisco.,After having watched Karl-Anthony Towns al...
Spurs knock off Pelicans, remain in play-in tourney hunt
Devin Vassell scored 22 points, including a key 3-pointer with 1:03 to play, as the host San Antonio Spurs held off the New Orleans Pelicans 119-115 on Saturday night.,San Antonio (28-38) has won two of its past three outings and pulled within four games of 10th-place Dallas for a spot in the West p...
St. Louis City match MLS record in shutout of Sounders
Eduard Lowen scored early in the match and St. Louis City SC held on to defeat the visiting Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Saturday night, tying an MLS record by posting a fourth consecutive shutout to open the season.,Backup goalkeeper Ben Lundt was forced to make just one save for his first MLS clean she...
No. 1 Duke, without Flagg, captures ACC title over No. 13 Louisville
CHARLOTTE -- Tyrese Proctor heated up from the perimeter in the second half and finished with 19 points as No. 1 Duke cranked out a 73-62 victory against No. 13 Louisville to win its second Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in three years despite being without its top player again Sa...
Quinton Byfield's OT goal lifts Kings over Predators
Quinton Byfield scored for the sixth straight game at 3:20 of overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 win against the visiting Nashville Predators on Saturday evening.,Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout for the Kings, who have won five in a row to retake second pl...
Down 3, Sporting KC forge draw vs. Minnesota United
Dejan Joveljic's game-tying goal in the 80th minute stamped a furious Sporting Kansas City comeback, as the club earned its first point of the season with a 3-3 draw against visiting Minnesota United FC on Saturday.,Trailing by three until the 68th minute, Kansas City (0-3-1, 1 point) got a goal fro...
Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks prevail over Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the visiting Indiana Pacers 126-119 Saturday night.,The win could prove crucial in NBA playoff tiebreakers. The teams entered the game tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee (38-28) won the season...