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Garrick Higgo ties course record to take lead at World Wide Technology Championship
South Africa's Garrick Higgo matched the El Cardonal at Diamante course record with an 11-under 61 to take a one-stroke lead after the third round at the World Wide Technology Championship on Saturday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.,Higgo chipped in for an eagle on the par-5 first hole, then sank five st...
Atticus Sappington's last-second kick lifts No. 9 Oregon over No. 20 Iowa
Atticus Sappington made a 39-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift No. 9 Oregon to an 18-16 Big Ten victory over No. 20 Iowa on Saturday afternoon in damp Iowa City.,The Ducks (8-1 overall, 5-1 in Big Ten) never trailed until 1:51 remained in the game -- when Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowsk...
Red Wings looking to ramp up offense vs. Blackhawks
The Detroit Red Wings suddenly find themselves in an offensive drought. They'll try to turn that around when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday afternoon.,Detroit has scored two or fewer goals in regulation over the past four games. The Red Wings were blanked for the first time this season i...
Oregon rallies late behind Nate Bittle to beat Rice
Oregon rallied from eight points down in the second half behind Nate Bittle's 18 points after halftime to beat Rice 67-63 in Eugene, Ore., on Friday night.,Bittle had 25 points for the game to go with eight rebounds, and the Ducks (2-0) had a big advantage at the free-throw line with 26 made free th...
Connor Bedard's 4-point game leads Blackhawks past Flames
Connor Bedard had a goal and three assists and Spencer Knight made 33 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Chicago Blackhawks blanked the host Calgary Flames 4-0 on Friday night.,Tyler Bertuzzi scored two goals and Andre Burakovsky had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which won its seco...
San Diego FC put season on line in clincher vs. Timbers
San Diego FC face their first potential elimination match in club history when they host the Portland Timbers in Game 3 of their first-round MLS Cup playoff series on Sunday night.,San Diego FC were minutes away from sweeping the best-of-three set in two matches last weekend, before Portland's Gage ...
Fire acquire midfielders Anton Saletros, Andre Franco
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,Later Friday, the club announced another midfielder acquisition, after it landed Andre Franco on a permanent transfer from FC Porto.,Saletros, a 29-year-old Swede, tallied 19 goals and 23 assists ...
Fire acquire M Anton Saletros from Sweden's AIK
The Chicago Fire acquired veteran midfielder Anton Saletros from Swedish top-flight side AIK on Friday.,The 29-year-old Swede tallied 19 goals and 23 assists in 225 matches with the Stockholm-based club.,Saletros has more than 350 career professional appearances including stops in Norway, Russia and...
Short-handed Oregon pursues improved performance vs. Rice
Twenty-one turnovers and a 2-for-16 performance from the 3-point arc don't typically lead to a win. However, Oregon posted those team statistics in its season opener on Tuesday and still walked off its home court with a one-point victory over Hawaii.,The Ducks hope to be better on Friday night when ...
Argentina calls up Lionel Messi with Miami still in playoffs
Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi and teammate Rodrigo De Paul, whose club is in the first round of the MLS playoffs, have been selected for their home country Argentina's friendly match against Angola next week.,Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni named the forward and midfielder to the 2...
Jimmie Johnson announces he'll race at 2026 hometown event in San Diego
Racing legend and San Diego native Jimmie Johnson will make one of his rare appearances back on the NASCAR circuit when it visits his hometown for a historic race next season.,Johnson confirmed via press release that he intends to race in NASCAR's new road-course event at Naval Base Coronado in San ...
No. 9 Oregon tries to avoid upset at Iowa on path to CFP
A four-game stretch to end the regular season against four Big Ten teams currently with six wins each begins on Saturday for Oregon, which on Tuesday debuted at No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings.,The Ducks hope to avoid an upset the rest of the way and stay in the CFP field in December....
Oregon edges Hawaii in opener on late layup
Oregon missed floor general and main scoring threat Jackson Shelstad but found a way to pull out a 60-59 season-opening victory over Hawaii on Tuesday night in Eugene, Ore.,With Shelstad out due to a hand injury, the Ducks got 18 points from Elon transfer Takai Simpkins, including the game-winning l...
San Diego's Anders Dreyer wins MLS Newcomer of Year
Fittingly, the league's newest team produced the 2025 MLS Newcomer of the Year as San Diego FC forward Anders Dreyer earned the honor on Tuesday.,The 27-year-old Danish international recorded 38 goal contributions (19 goals, 19 assists), matching the league record for a first-year player set by Seba...
So far, so good as DePaul thumps Chicago State in opener
NJ Benson scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as host DePaul rolled to a 92-62 season-opening victory over Chicago State on Monday night in Chicago.,Layden Blocker also scored 16 and CJ Gunn added 12 points. Both joined Benson as the three key returners for the Blue Demons, who made half of the...
Max Fried, Steven Kwan, Ian Happ collect fourth Gold Glove awards
Eight players earned their first career Gold Glove award while New York Yankees pitcher Max Fried, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan and Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ each won their fourth career Gold Gloves when this season's winners were announced Sunday night.,Fried becomes the fo...
Jags' Cam Little breaks NFL record with 68-yard field goal
Jacksonville Jaguars kicker Cam Little broke the NFL record for longest field goal with a 68-yard kick to close out the first half of Sunday's road game against the Las Vegas Raiders.,The 22-year-old Little, who hit a 70-yard field goal in the preseason, took the record from former Baltimore Ravens ...
Gage Guerra plays hero as Timbers level series with San Diego FC on penalties
Gage Guerra scored a dramatic stoppage-time leveler to help the Portland Timbers prolong their MLS Cup Playoff campaign, with the hosts prevailing 3-2 on penalties following a 2-2 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Guerra's goal -- on a header of Ariel Lassiter's cross -- was his first in nin...
Tai Barbaro collects brace as Union eliminates Fire
Tai Baribo's brace was part of a three-goal first half for the top-seeded Philadelphia Union, who cruised past the eighth-seeded Chicago Fire 3-0 on Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill., to sweep the team's best-of-three first-round MLS Cup Playoff series.,Bruno Damiani added a goal while Milan Iloski, Jova...
Josh Giddey's career night keeps Bulls unbeaten vs. Knicks
Josh Giddey scored a career-high 32 points and Nikola Vucevic added 26 as the Chicago Bulls remained unbeaten with a 135-125 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Friday in the NBA Cup opener for both squads.,At 5-0, the Bulls are off to their best start since the 1996-97 campaign. Chicago is one...