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Cloud9 earn sweep to reach upper-bracket finals at LCS Lock-in
Cloud9 barged into the upper-bracket final by sweeping FlyQuest 3-0 in semifinal action on Sunday at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 will face Sentinels in the upper-bracket final on Feb. 22 to determine which team advances directly to the grand final on March 1. ,...
Providence's Duncan Powell suspended 3 games for fracas with St. John's
The Big East Conference suspended Providence forward Duncan Powell for two games in addition to the NCAA's automatic one-game ban following a fight in the second half of Saturday's home loss to No. 17 St. John's.,In a statement on Sunday, the league cited Powell's "combative actions" after a flagran...
Mikael Kingsbury wins Canada's first gold of Games in his final Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, widely considered one of the best moguls skiers of all time, ended a decorated Winter Olympics career on Sunday with a fast-paced final run that earned him a gold in the Italian Alps.,Kingsbury won the new Olympic event of dual moguls, three days after he...
Illinois G Kylan Boswell (hand) to return vs. Indiana
Illinois starting guard Kylan Boswell is set to return for Sunday's game against Indiana in Champaign, Ill., per the Big Ten availability report.,Boswell missed the last seven games for the eighth-ranked Fighting Illini since fracturing a bone in his right hand during practice on Jan. 19. ,Illinois ...
Italy's Federica Brignone wins giant slalom; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Italy's Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.,Sweden's Sara Hector, champion at Beij...
Anthony Kim's comeback complete with stunning LIV Golf win at Adelaide
Anthony Kim added a stunning-yet-true chapter to his storybook return to professional golf by winning LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday.,The 40-year-old American came from five strokes back after three rounds with an emphatic three-shot victory after his bogey-free round of 9-under 63 at The Grange Golf C...
Sentinels outlast Disguised in LCS Lock-In playoff opener
Sentinels opened the playoffs on Saturday by winning a 3-2 battle with Disguised in the upper-bracket semifinals at the League Championship Series 2026 Lock-In in Los Angeles.,Cloud9 faces FlyQuest on Sunday in the other semifinal, with the winner advancing to the upper-bracket final against Sentine...
Redemption: Austria's Janine Flock wins women’s skeleton singles
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Austria's Janine Flock finally erased her Pyeongchang pain on Saturday when, at the age of 36, she won the Olympic women's skeleton singles with a performance of masterful consistency and iron nerve.,Flock, who led going into the final run eight years ago but slipped to f...
Despite injuries, No. 11 North Carolina cruises to win over Pittsburgh
Jarin Stevenson and Seth Trimble scored 19 points apiece on Saturday to help short-handed No. 11 North Carolina post a 79-65 victory over visiting Pittsburgh in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Zayden High had 15 points and seven rebounds for North Carolina (20-5, 8-4 ACC), which ...
Cole Certa's career-high 37 lift Notre Dame over Georgia Tech
Sophomore guard Cole Certa set career highs with 37 points and seven 3-pointers on Saturday to help Notre Dame breeze past Georgia Tech for an 89-74 Atlantic Coast Conference victory in South Bend, Ind.,Braeden Shrewsberry added 20 points while Logan Imes had 14 points and nine rebounds for Notre Da...
David Kelly named executive director of NBPA
David Kelly was elected the next executive director of the National Basketball Players Association.,Kelly, who has been the NBPA's managing director and general counsel since February 2025, will succeed Andre Iguodala, who will step down from the position at the end of his term in July, the union an...
Australian takes gold, 2 US women medal in dual moguls
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Australia's Jakara Anthony won the gold medal in the women's freestyle skiing dual moguls at the Winter Olympics on Saturday, redeeming herself after a disappointing loss three days earlier in the single-format moguls.,Anthony, 27, became the first Australian to earn two Winter Oly...
Reports: Padres, OF Nick Castellanos agree to 1-year deal
Outfielder Nick Castellanos has agreed to a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres, multiple media outlets reported Saturday.,The New York Post initially reported the news, which comes two days after Castellanos was released by the Philadelphia Phillies. ,Castellanos, who turns 34 on March 4, w...
Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau to duel in final round at Adelaide
Jon Rahm recorded a walk-off eagle on the 18th hole Saturday to pull into a tie with Bryson DeChambeau for first place after the third round of LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.,The two stand at 19-under for the tournament, five strokes ahead of their nearest competitor.,Rahm's electric finish to his ...
Ole Miss hosts Mississippi State with both teams slumping
In-state rivals tangle in an effort to revive their fading NCAA Tournament hopes as Mississippi State visits Ole Miss on Saturday in Oxford, Miss.,The Rebels have lost six consecutive games, the Bulldogs have dropped eight of their last nine, and both appear to be out of the NCAA Tournament picture,...
Feds allege Guardians P Emmanuel Clase fixed pitch in playoff game
Federal prosecutors allege in an indictment unsealed Friday that former Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase rigged a pitch in a playoff game and used coded language to try to conceal his efforts to help gamblers win prop bets.,The indictment details the belief of prosecutors in the U.S. Attorn...
Ukrainian sees appeal for reinstatement dismissed
MILAN -- The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday dismissed an appeal by Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych to be reinstated in the Milan Cortina Olympics after he was disqualified over his "helmet of remembrance.",The 27-year-old was removed from the Olympic program on Thursday when...
Best Landing Spots for the Veteran Slugger Nick Castellanos After Phillies Release
The Phillies are moving on from Nick Castellanos after an uneven tenure. Here’s why the Guardians or Royals could make sense as his next landing spot....
Jon Rahm putts his way to second-round lead at LIV Adelaide
Jon Rahm fired a 63 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead into the third round of LIV Golf Adelaide in Australia.,Rahm posted a bogey-free round at Grange Golf Club that included seven birdies -- five of them on the back nine -- and an eagle on the 561-yard par-5 No. 7 hole to move to 13-under for the...
Chase Elliott wins third career Daytona Duel, taking second race
Chase Elliott took the lead on Lap 53, held off a charge from Carson Hocevar, and claimed the checkers in the America 250 Florida Duel 2 at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday night in Daytona Beach, Fla.,The 2020 Cup Series champion, Elliott grabbed the point on Lap 53 and earned his third q...