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Kevin Vallejos makes statement with 1st-round TKO of Josh Emmett
Argentina's Kevin Vallejos officially established himself as a featherweight contender to watch, swarming Josh Emmett for a first-round TKO (strikes, 3:33) in the main event of UFC Vegas 114 from the Meta APEX Saturday night. ,Vallejos (18-1 MMA) remained unbeaten in the UFC at 4-0, sending a messag...
Duke wins 2nd straight ACC title in thriller over Virginia
CHARLOTTE - Isaiah Evans scored 20 points and No. 1 Duke relied on various sources to beat No. 10 Virginia 74-70 and repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference tournament champion in a tense title game Saturday night.,Cayden Boozer, the twin brother of the ACC Player of the Year, matched his career high wi...
Petar Musa's third goal pulls Dallas into a tie with San Diego
Petar Musa scored his third goal of the match five minutes into second-half stoppage time to give FC Dallas a dramatic 3-3 draw with visiting San Diego FC on Saturday.,Bernard Kamungo earned the assist on Musa's goal after making a great run into the box. Kamungo carried the ball past three San Dieg...
D.C. United edges Fire on stoppage time Tai Baribo PK
Tai Baribo scored on a penalty kick in the 5th minute of stoppage time to give visiting D.C. United a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire on Saturday night.,Matti Peltola also scored a goal for D.C. (2-2-0, 6 points), which rallied from a late 1-0 deficit to snap a two-game losing streak and inch ahea...
Thomas Harley's OT goal lifts streaking Stars past Red Wings
Defenseman Thomas Harley scored 2:06 into overtime to give the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.,Harley delivered on a shot from the left circle off the rush. Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Michael Bunting also scored for the Stars, who tied a fra...
Paolo Banchero, Magic stay hot, cool off rival Heat
Paolo Banchero posted 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Orlando Magic defeated the Miami Heat for the fifth straight time 121-117 on Saturday night.,Orlando led by as many as 22 but needed two Wendell Carter Jr. free throws with 11 seconds left to help put Miami away. Banch...
Hurricanes never trail in marquee showdown with Lightning
Jordan Martinook scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, and the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes won 4-2 over the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.,A minute after Carolina defenseman Sean Walker made an amazing kick save on Brandon Hagel's shot headed for an open ne...
Victorious Devils spoil career milestone for Kings' Anze Kopitar
Anze Kopitar scored twice to become the all-time points leader in Los Angeles Kings history, but Jack Hughes scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period that sparked the host New Jersey Devils to a wild 6-4 victory on Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Nico Hischier scored twice in a four-point performa...
Late charge propels Kyle Larson to O’Reilly Series win in Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- No matter the series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway agrees with Kyle Larson.,Surging into the lead from the seventh position moments after the final restart on Lap 154 of 200, Larson pulled away to win The LiUNA! on Saturday, becoming the fifth different winner in five NASCAR O'Reilly Auto P...
No. 13 St. John's starts fast, pounds No. 6 UConn for Big East crown
NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor totaled 18 points, nine rebounds, seven blocks and three steals as top-seeded St. John's started quickly, never let up and earned a 72-52 victory over second-seeded UConn on Saturday night to win the Big East tournament title.,Projected to be a fifth seed in the NCAA Tournam...
Rangers back Igor Shesterkin (46 saves), double up Wild
Vladislav Gavrikov scored a goal and dished two assists and the New York Rangers held on for a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which won its fourth game in a row. Adam Fox picked up a pa...
Arizona beats Houston to claim 1st Big 12 tournament championship
Koa Peat scored 21 points before fouling out and Brayden Burries also had 21 as top-seeded Arizona defeated second-seeded Houston 79-74 on Saturday night in Kansas City to win the Big 12 conference tournament and claim the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Jaden Bradley scored 13 points...
Ludvig Aberg increases Players lead to 3 entering final round
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, in pursuit of a third PGA Tour title and the biggest win of his career, maintained ice-cool composure as he increased his overnight lead to three shots in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday.,The 26-year-old, whose most recent vic...
Bruins down Caps in shootout, halt road winless streak
Fraser Minten scored in the ninth round for the lone goal of the shootout, allowing the Boston Bruins to snap a seven-game road winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman and Washington's Logan Thompson thwarted each of the other team's first ei...
Christopher Bell gains pole in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- With a blistering lap of 187.156 mph in Saturday's time trials at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell claimed the pole position for Sunday's Pennzoil 400.,Bell navigated the 1.5-mile intermediate track in 28.853 seconds to beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin (186.188 mph)...
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal, Max Scherzer excel for Tigers, Blue Jays
Tarik Skubal racked up seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in his return to spring training as the Detroit Tigers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in Dunedin, Fla.,Skubal allowed three hits and one run with no walks as he fired 61 pitches in his first out...
'Elite' Cade Cunningham, Pistons strive to extend win streak in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons have not lost to the Toronto Raptors in more than two years, and the visiting Pistons hope to keep it that way on Sunday afternoon .,The Pistons have won their seven past meetings with the Raptors, including 113-95 at Toronto on Feb. 11.,Toronto's most recent victory over Detroit...
No. 3 Michigan edges No. 23 Wisconsin to reach Big Ten title game
Big Ten Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift top-seeded Michigan to a 68-65 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first Big Ten Conference tournament semifinal Saturday in Chicago.,Lendeborg finished with 12 points for No. 3-ranked Michigan (31-2), wh...
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scores late, as Red Bulls draw Toronto FC
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting beat the buzzer by scoring in the eighth minute of stoppage time as the New York Red Bulls rallied for a 1-1 draw with host Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon.,Officials originally put five minutes of stoppage time on the clock, but the game was extended and New York (2-1-1, 7...
NWSL roundup: Gotham FC beats Legacy in historic opener
Boston Legacy FC set an NWSL attendance record for an inaugural game with 30,207 fans filling Gillette Stadium, but Gotham FC played spoiler by notching a 1-0 win over the expansion club Saturday afternoon in Foxborough, Mass., ,Esther Gonzalez broke a scoreless draw in the 55th minute when teammate...