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Cooper Flagg ruled out for Duke's ACC semifinal vs. North Carolina
ACC Player of the Year Cooper Flagg was ruled out for Duke's conference tournament semifinal matchup with North Carolina on Friday night in Charlotte.,Flagg sprained his left ankle in the first half of Duke's quarterfinal victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday and did not return to the game. Head coa...
First-place Thunder vow to keep improving, turn to face Pistons
The Oklahoma City Thunder qualified for the playoffs with their latest victory. Their aim now is to play at a peak level when the postseason begins next month.,The Thunder (54-12) will visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after defeating Boston on the defending champion's home floor, 118-112, on We...
Bruins fancy playoff run entering clash vs. Lightning
The Boston Bruins look to start a new winning streak when they conclude a five-game stretch against current playoff-caliber opponents with a Saturday night matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning.,A 6-3 loss Thursday at the Ottawa Senators ended the Bruins' hopes of their first win streak longer tha...
Wyndham Clark withdraws from The Players
Wyndham Clark withdrew from The Players Championship in the middle of his second round.,Clark had just finished closing out his front nine of the second round with a 4-over 40 when he was shown shaking the hands of playing partners Jordan Spieth and Danny Walker on the Golf Channel broadcast. No imm...
Seasoned closer Clay Holmes surprise Opening Day starter for Mets
Longtime reliever Clay Holmes was named Opening Day starter for the New York Mets, who begin the season March 27 in Houston.,Holmes last started a game in 2018 and has four starts in his career, which includes All-Star closer credentials in 2022 and 2024. ,Holmes prepared for a move to the rotation ...
Iowa parts ways with Fran McCaffery
Iowa dismissed men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons on Friday.,The university's all-time leader in wins (297), McCaffery guided the Hawkeyes to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Unfortunately for McCaffery's teams, they failed to reach the Sweet 16.,This season was not a banner on...
LAFC hope to tighten defense with goal-hungry Austin up next
Los Angeles FC look to have a better defensive showing when they return to MLS play with a home contest against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon.,LAFC (2-1-0, 6 points) were exposed often in a 5-2 road loss against the Seattle Sounders last weekend after pitching shutouts in their first two MLS match...
Collin Morikawa fans flames with media after nine-birdie second round
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Collin Morikawa shot 65 and carded nine birdies in the second round on Friday, squarely in contention at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. ,But before shifting his focus to the final 36, he squared with media calling him out for not being available after losing a t...
'It's pretty gross': Xander Schauffele blunt about state of his game
Xander Schauffele is likely to extend his PGA Tour-best streak of cuts made to 59 consecutive tournaments, but the two-time major winner was blunt about the state of his game after the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.,"It's pretty gross, to be completely honest," Schauffele told r...
Caps hope setback an outlier as West Coast trip ends in San Jose
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals have not often searched for a rebound performance this season.,However, the Capitals will be on the hunt for a much-improved effort when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the last outing in a three-game California road trip.,The Capitals...
Undermanned Lakers have tall task vs. Nuggets
The Los Angeles Lakers surged to the second seed in the Western Conference with an eight-game winning streak, but that was when LeBron James was healthy.,The NBA's all-time leading scorer has missed the last two games with a groin strain, and that has coincided with a three-game skid for Los Angeles...
Lakers PG Luka Doncic (ankle, calf) out vs. Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Luka Doncic will sit out Friday's road game against the Denver Nuggets with a sprained right ankle and his lingering left calf ailment.,Doncic scored 45 points in Thursday's 126-106 road loss against the Milwaukee Bucks. That was his high scoring output in 13 game...
PJ Haggerty erupts for 42 points as No. 16 Memphis jolts Wichita State
PJ Haggerty scored 42 points on 16-for-25 shooting to help No. 16 Memphis hold on for an 83-80 win over Wichita State in the quarterfinal round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Fort Worth, Texas.,Dain Dainja added 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting for Memphis (27-5)...
Johni Broome helps No. 3 Auburn outlast Ole Miss
Johni Broome had 23 points and 15 rebounds and No. 3 Auburn held off Ole Miss 62-57 in quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Nashville.,Denver Jones added 13 points for the top-seeded Tigers (28-4), who will face the winner of Friday's game between Texas and ...
Myles Garrett signs record pact, wants to win with Browns
Five weeks passed between Myles Garrett demanding a trade and his record-setting contract extension with the Browns, a shift that settles a brief, dramatic standoff between the defensive end and the Cleveland franchise. ,Garrett said Friday he demanded a trade on Feb. 3 mostly because he wanted assu...
Reports: Blue Jays RHP Erik Swanson has carpal tunnel syndrome
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Erik Swanson received relatively good news when an MRI earlier this week on his pitching elbow revealed no structural damage, according to multiple reports on Friday.,Swanson was diagnosed with what the team called median nerve entrapment, or carpal tunnel syndrome, ac...
Jets D Neal Pionk week-to-week with lower-body injury
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Neal Pionk is considered week-to-week because of a lower-body injury, head coach Scott Arniel announced on Friday.,Pionk logged 16:18 of ice time in Winnipeg's 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday before exiting with the injury.,"(He) tried to get through it," Ar...
76ers sign Oshae Brissett for help at forward
The Philadelphia 76ers, who are dealing with numerous injured players including nine-time All-Star Paul George, signed fellow forward Oshae Brissett to a 10-day contract on Friday.,Brissett averaged 12.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals over 11 games with the Long Island Nets of the G League.,Geo...
No. 7 Michigan State upends No. 23 Oregon, moves to Big Ten semis
Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan State used a 15-point run in the second half to spark a 74-64 victory over No. 23 Oregon in the first Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Indianapolis. ,Jaden Akins posted 12 points, Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 11 points and five assists and...
Report: Iowa to part ways with Fran McCaffery
Iowa is planning to dismiss men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons, ESPN reported Friday.,The university's all-time leader in wins (297), McCaffery guided the Hawkeyes to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Unfortunately for McCaffery's teams, they failed to reach the Sweet 16.,This s...