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Los Angeles FC meet Sporting Kansas City, look to end skid
Los Angeles FC have fallen on hard times since recording shutouts in their first two matches of the season.,Fresh off three consecutive losses in all competitions, LAFC (2-2-0, 6 points) will aim to halt their slide on Saturday night when they meet Sporting Kansas City (0-3-1, 1 points) in Kansas Ci...

Minnesota vies to rid 'sickness' in encounter vs. Galaxy
Minnesota United will try to move past a deeply disappointing draw when they host a Los Angeles Galaxy team that finally earned its first point of the season last weekend.,Minnesota (2-1-1, 7 points) has emerged as a trendy Western Conference pick in the first couple weeks of the 2025 season. And th...

Pharrel Payne, Texas A&M fight off Yale's upset bid
DENVER -- Pharrel Payne had a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Wade Taylor IV had 16 points, and No. 4 seed Texas A&M beat No. 13 seed Yale 80-71 in the first round of the South Region on Thursday night.,Jace Carter added 10 points for the Aggies (23-10), who will face the winner of UC...

Keith Mitchell, Stephan Jaeger among 5 tied for Valspar lead
Former PGA Tour winners Keith Mitchell (United States) and Stephan Jaeger (Germany) were among the five co-leaders when first-round play was suspended at the Valspar Championship on Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Mitchell, Jaeger, Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo and Finland's Sami Valimaki shot round...

Breach upset Thieves in CDL Stage 2 Major
The No. 8 seed Boston Breach pulled off a major upset over the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Thieves on Thursday during the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major in Dallas.,The Thieves were a perfect 7-0 in qualifying play.,The Breach got a win on Hacienda Hardpoint, 250-230. Then, they we...

Jazz, Celtics relying on unexpected stars ahead of meeting
As far as NBA drama goes, there isn't much intrigue in Friday's game in Salt Lake City between the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics.,Though the Jazz (16-54) beat the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night to snap a 10-game losing skid, they own the second-worst record in the league and are headed to the ...

Timberwolves look to snap out of 2-game slump in Pelicans rematch
Something seems to be off with the Minnesota Timberwolves. That's the bad news.,The good news, veteran forward Julius Randle said, is that the Timberwolves still have time to snap back into shape as the regular season winds down.,"We've just got to get our energy back, man -- our swag," Randle said....

Wild seeking $395M from Minnesota for arena upgrade
The Minnesota Wild and the city of Saint Paul proposed an arena renovation plan Thursday that asks the state to fund about $395 million, a little over half of the projected bottom line.,The Wild have proposed $769 million in renovations to the Xcel Center, where the NHL team has played since its ina...

Reilly Opelka serves his way to first-round victory at Miami Open
Reilly Opelka topped Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 7-6 (4) in an all-American first-round matchup on Thursday at the Miami Open.,Opelka, who's playing on a protected ranking as he works his way back from hip and wrist injuries that sidelined him in 2023 and 2024, earned his first match win at an ATP Mast...

Lakers G Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves out vs. Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday night against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for injury maintenance and will be joined on the sideline by starting guard Austin Reaves.,Doncic, who has been dealing with a sprained right ankle, played 32 minutes in Wednesday night's 120-108 wi...

UNC's First Four win draws record TV ratings
While North Carolina's addition to the NCAA Tournament was deemed controversial, there is no denying the program's March pedigree and it was evident in record First Four television ratings on Tuesday.,According to Front Office Sports, North Carolina's 95-68 victory over San Diego State in an NCAA To...

Commanders sign WR Michael Gallup
The Washington Commanders signed wide receiver Michael Gallup to a contract on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Gallup, who returns to the NFL after he retired last offseason.,Gallup, 29, was released from the Las Vegas Raiders' reserve/retired list earlier this month. He signed a ...

Report: Lakers G Luka Doncic (ankle) out vs. Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday night against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for injury maintenance, ESPN reported.,Doncic, who has been dealing with a sprained right ankle, played 32 minutes in Wednesday night's 120-108 win against the Denver Nuggets and tallied 31 points, ...

Angela Stanford to lead Team USA at 2026 Solheim Cup
Angela Stanford is moving up to the captain's chair for the U.S. team in the 2026 Solheim Cup, which takes on Europe in the Netherlands next year.,Stanford, 47, competed in the Solheim Cup on six occasions as a player and vice captain in each of the past three.,"I'm extremely grateful to be named th...

Reports: Bill Chisholm buying Celtics for record $6.1B
A group led by Bill Chisholm reportedly has agreed to purchase the Boston Celtics from the Grousbeck family for $6.1 billion, a record for a North American sports franchise.,The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN and other outlets reported the pending deal Thursday that would top the 2023 sale of the...

Zion Williamson (29 points) carries Pelicans past Wolves
Zion Williamson scored 29 points on 12-for-16 shooting and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 119-115 win Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Williamson added eight assists, five rebounds and three steals for New Orleans (19-51), which was playing its first game since fo...

Reports: Texans, DE Danielle Hunter agree to extension through '26
The Houston Texans liked what they saw with Danielle Hunter in 2024, and they are giving the defensive end a contract extension through the 2026 season, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday.,The 30-year-old veteran, who signed with the Texans as a free agent last March after eight season...

Zion Williamson (29 points) carries Pelicans past Timberwolves
Zion Williamson scored 29 points on 12-for-16 shooting, and the New Orleans Pelicans outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 119-115 win Wednesday night in Minneapolis.,Williamson added eight assists, five rebounds and three steals for New Orleans (19-51), which won its first game since forward T...

Cruising Capitals host offensively-challenged Flyers
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals will play host to the floundering Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,The Capitals (45-15-8, 98 points) have won seven of their past eight contests, with their latest win coming on Tuesday when they took down the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on the road.,Loga...

Navy's Ed DeChellis retires after 29 seasons as a head coach
Navy coach Ed DeChellis announced his retirement on Wednesday after coaching 426 games over 14 seasons at the Academy.,DeChellis, 66, surpassed Ben Carnevale (417) for most games coached at the school earlier this season. He went 196-230 at Navy, including 15-19 this season.,"It has been a great hon...