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Wiki Carmona scores two on old club as Montreal blanks Red Bulls
Wiki Carmona recorded a brace against his former club, scoring a goal in each half as visiting CF Montreal shocked the New York Red Bulls 3-0 on Sunday in Harrison, N.J.,Montreal was outclassed in each of the first two weeks of the young season, losing by a combined 8-0 to San Diego and Chicago.,Sun...

No. 4 Texas rolls past No. 3 South Carolina in SEC title game
Madison Booker scored 18 points, Justice Carlton had 13 of her 15 in a dominant first quarter and No. 4 Texas never trailed in defeating No. 3 South Carolina 78-61 to win the SEC women's championship Sunday in Greenville, S.C.,Carlton, who entered the game averaging 8.5 points, made 6 of 7 field-goa...

No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, reaches Big East final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...

WBC roundup: Cuba starts strong in defeat of Colombia
Ariel Martinez and Erisbel Arruebarrena each homered as Cuba got off to a hot start and coasted to a 7-4 win over Colombia in Pool A play of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at San Juan, Puerto Rico.,Martinez and Arruebarrena plated four runs on their first-inning home runs, which staked Cuba (2...

Eastern Michigan parts ways with head coach Stan Heath
Eastern Michigan and head basketball coach Stan Heath have agreed to part ways, the school announced Sunday.,Heath, a Detroit native, posted a 57-99 record during his time with his alma mater. The Eagles finished with a 10-21 record and a 4-14 mark in the Mid-American Conference in 2025-26.,"I appre...

Reports: Packers versatile OL Sean Rhyan agrees to 3-year deal
Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Sean Rhyan agreed to a three-year, $33 million contract with a maximum value of $39 million, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Rhyan shifted from starting guard to center after two-time Pro Bowl selection Elgton Jenkins sustained a season-ending injury in No...

Strong starts for Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons at Wallachia Season 7
Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons, PARIVISION and HEROIC each recorded a sweep on Saturday, the first day of group stage play of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Bucharest, Romania.,Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, Team Spirit and Vici Gaming won by 2-1 margins.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament features a group stage...

Unaccustomed to losing streaks, Pistons eager to beat heat
The Miami Heat, who have won four straight games, are about to get tested.,Miami will host the Detroit Pistons, who have the best record in the Eastern Conference, on Sunday. And the Pistons could land in Miami angry after being upset by the lowly Brooklyn Nets, 107-105, on Saturday night as they sq...

Cloud9 beat Sentinels to advance to Americas Cup grand final
Cloud9 won its second consecutive elimination match Saturday, defeating Sentinels in the lower-bracket final of the League of Legends 2026 Americas Cup in Sao Paulo.,After losing its opener of the event on Wednesday, Cloud9 followed up Thursday's 3-2 win over RED Canids with a 3-1 win over Sentinels...

Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...

Tennessee State tops Morehead State, makes 1st NCAA Tournament since 1994
Antoine Lorick III scored 18 points as top-seeded Tennessee State dominated second-seeded Morehead State 93-67 on Saturday night in the Ohio Valley Conference Championship Final in Evansville, Ind., to stamp the Tigers' first ticket to the NCAA Tournament since 1994.,Four more players hit double fig...

Kyle Schwarber provides muscle as US routs Great Britain at WBC
Kyle Schwarber hit the tie-breaking two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the United States, which overcame a slow start to beat Great Britain 9-1 in World Baseball Classic Pool B play in Houston.,Gunnar Henderson capped the five-run fifth for Team USA, which improved to 2-0 headin...

Andy Thomas (5 saves), Sounders stifle St. Louis City
Andy Thomas made five saves for his second shutout of the season to lead the visiting Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night., ,It was the fifth clean sheet of Thomas' career. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, who came on as a substitute in the 23rd minute when starting defender ...

Big first period carries Lightning past skidding Maple Leafs
Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist Saturday night and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.,Nikita Kucherov added four assists to give him 100 points (32 goals, 68 assists) for the season.,Ryan McDonagh, Corey Perry and Ol...

Quakes blank Union, off to best start in franchise history
Ousseni Bouda scored on a second-half assist from Timo Werner for a second consecutive game and the San Jose Earthquakes remained perfect with a 1-0 victory at the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Daniel made three saves to keep a third consecutive clean sheet for San Jose (3-0-0, 9 points), a ...

Strong start propels Real Salt Lake past Atlanta United
Sergi Solans, Aiden Hezarkhani, and Zavier Gozo each scored a goal in the first half, Morgan Guilavogui added an assist in his first MLS start and Real Salt Lake spoiled Atlanta United's 2026 home opener with a 3-2 win on Saturday.,After losing its season opener, Salt Lake (2-1-0, 6 points) has now ...

Tounde Yessoufou scores 26 as Baylor crushes Utah
Tounde Yessoufou scored 26 points and Cameron Carr added 21 to lift Baylor to a 101-75 Big 12 win over Utah Saturday in Waco, Tex.,The Bears (16-15, 6-12) made 61.5% of their shots from the floor, including 8 of 18 3-pointers.,The Utes (10-21, 2-16) hit 60.4% of their shots from the floor, but turne...

Precocious Red Bulls prepared for struggling CF Montreal
For new coach Michael Bradley and the New York Red Bulls, the first two weeks of the 2026 MLS season feel right out of a dream. For CF Montreal, however, the season already has the makings of a nightmare.,Bradley's "Baby Bulls" host Montreal on Sunday in Harrison, N.J., for a clash between teams at ...

Seiya Suzuki, Shohei Ohtani help Japan outslug Korea
Seiya Suzuki belted two homers and drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning, lifting defending champion Japan to an 8-6 victory over Korea on Saturday in a pool play game during the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo.,Masataka Yoshida followed Suzuki's go-ahead free pass with a two-run s...

Sounders in search of points during trek to St. Louis City
The Seattle Sounders continue the longest road trip in club history on Saturday night when they visit St. Louis City SC.,Seattle (1-1-0, 3 points) opened the season with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Colorado Rapids on Feb. 22. The Sounders followed that up with a 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake last w...