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Surging Clippers heap another blowout loss on Nets
Kawhi Leonard scored 19 of his 31 points in the second quarter when the Los Angeles Clippers seized control and cruised to a 132-100 rout of the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night in New York.,Leonard finished two points shy of his season high, and his 10-for-14 shooting helped the Clippers (42-31) win f...
Raptors hold off Hornets for third straight win
Jakob Poeltl scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a third consecutive win on Friday, 108-97 against the visiting Charlotte Hornets.,Poeltl's efficient 12-of-14 effort from the field pushed him to his 22nd double-double of the season. Immanuel Quickley scored 19 poi...
Top seed South Carolina holds off No. 4 Maryland to advance in Birmingham
MiLaysia Fulwiley scored 23 points off the bench and defending champion South Carolina prevailed 71-67 against fourth-seeded Maryland on Friday in the Birmingham Region 2 semifinal of the Women's NCAA Tournament.,Chloe Kitts added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the top-seeded Gamecocks, who withstood...
Hornets G LaMelo Ball (ankle, wrist) out for rest of season
The Charlotte Hornets are shutting down point guard LaMelo Ball for the remainder of the season as he will have procedures for ankle and wrist injuries, the team said on Friday.,Ball, 23, will undergo arthroscopic surgery for a right ankle impingement and what the Hornets called a minor procedure on...
Duke stymies rival North Carolina 47-38 in Sweet 16
Oluchi Okananwa had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench and second-seeded Duke used a stifling defense to subdue third-seeded North Carolina 47-38 in the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament in the Birmingham 2 Region on Friday afternoon.,Ashlon Jackson scored 10 points for Duke, which won de...
Opening Day Overreactions: What We Learned from the First Games of 2025
Six key takeaways from the 2025 MLB Opening Day, including struggles from Juan Soto, the White Sox’s promising start, and concerns over baseball’s pitching depth....
Three Overrated MLB Teams That Could Struggle to Make the Playoffs
Three MLB teams might be more hype than substance in 2025. Here’s why the Yankees, Mets, and Cubs could struggle to make the playoffs....
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: Athletics vs. Seattle Mariners, March 28
Seattle’s struggles against lefties could be exposed as they face Jeffrey Springs and the Athletics. Here's March 28th's betting analysis and pick for Mariners-A’s Over/Under....
Nets sign F Drew Timme to multi-year contract
The Brooklyn Nets announced a multi-year deal with forward Drew Timme on Friday. Terms were not disclosed.,Timme, 24, was undrafted in 2023 following a decorated four-year career as an All-American at Gonzaga.,He is averaging 23.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 29 games (28 starts) this se...
Mariners' Jorge Polanco looks to replicate success vs. A's
After a winter of uncertainty, Jorge Polanco had an Opening Day to remember.,Polanco went 3-for-3 with a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Athletics 4-2 on Thursday.,The teams are scheduled to continue their four-game series Friday night, w...
Nikola Jokic, Nuggets look to keep guard up vs. lowly Jazz
The Denver Nuggets are in a tight battle for the second seed in the Western Conference in part because they haven't beaten teams they should have defeated.,Two losses to the lowly Washington Wizards, two to the Portland Trail Blazers, and they escaped a depleted Milwaukee Bucks team on Wednesday nig...
Facing Mets, Astros' Christian Walker looks to stay healthy, make impact
Veteran first baseman Christian Walker was among the quartet of newcomers making their debuts with Houston on Thursday, with Walker going 1-for-4 with a run scored in the Astros' 3-1 win over the New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series.,And Walker, who signed a three-year deal as a free a...
BetBoom sweep FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 playoff opener
BetBoom Team were the lone side to sweep a series on Thursday as playoffs began at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,In the upper-bracket quarterfinals, BetBoom rolled to a 2-0 win over Team Spirit, while the other three matches ended with 2-1 scores: Team Tidebound over PARIVISION, Team Falcon...
Dramatic comeback lifts Texas Tech over Arkansas in OT
SAN FRANCISCO --Darrion Williams scored on a driving layup with seven seconds left in overtime, putting the best possible finish on a rough individual night and lifting Texas Tech to an 85-83 victory over Arkansas on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 contest.,The third-seeded Red Raiders trail...
Jorge Polanco's late homer carries Mariners past A's
Jorge Polanco went 3-for-3, including a tiebreaking two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Athletics 4-2 in the season opener Thursday night.,Randy Arozarena also went deep for the Mariners and Tyler Soderstrom hit a pair of solo ...
Cooper Flagg carries Duke past Arizona, into Elite Eight
NEWARK, N.J. -- Freshman star Cooper Flagg tallied 30 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three blocks as top-seeded Duke survived fourth-seeded Arizona 100-93 in a Sweet 16 thriller on Thursday.,The Blue Devils (34-3) made 13 consecutive shots from the floor, including their first nine of the s...
Alperen Sengun, surging Rockets top skidding Jazz
Alperen Sengun totaled 33 points and 10 rebounds to boost the Houston Rockets to a 121-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Jalen Green added 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Rockets (48-26) began a three-game road trip with their 11th win in 12 games.,Five o...
Florida pulls away from Maryland to move into Elite Eight
SAN FRANCISCO -- The message was simple inside the Florida locker room midway through the Gators' NCAA Midwest Region Sweet 16 contest against Maryland on Friday.,The top-seeded Gators (33-4) were clinging to a two-point lead, had turned over the ball 13 times and were missing forward Alex Condon, w...
No. 1 Florida pulls away from No. 4 Maryland to move into Elite Eight
SAN FRANCISCO -- Will Richard scored 15 points to pace six players in double figures, and the top-seeded Florida Gators defeated No. 4-seed Maryland 87-71 in an NCAA Tournament West Regional Sweet 16 game at Chase Center on Thursday night.,Alijah Martin added 14 points, Walter Clayton Jr. and Thomas...
Mark Sears, Alabama sink BYU with 3-point bombardment
NEWARK, N.J. -- Mark Sears led a historic 3-point barrage with 10-of-16 shooting from deep, racking up 34 points to power No. 2 Alabama to a 113-88 victory over No. 6 BYU in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.,Alabama (28-8) made 25 3-pointers on 51 attempts, breaking NCAA Tournament records with both marks. ...