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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...
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...
James Rodriguez to debut for Minnesota United in Vancouver
Colombian star James Rodriguez is expected to make his long-awaited MLS debut Sunday afternoon when Minnesota United travel to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps.,Rodriguez, who won the Golden Boot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after scoring six goals while leading Colombia to the quarterfina...
Scottie Scheffler cards 67 at The Players: I wasn't 'lost'
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - All who wander up and down the leaderboard are not lost. ,Scottie Scheffler has delivered an erratic season, at least by the high standards set by the world's No. 1-ranked player, and it continues to be on display at The Players Championship.,Scheffler barely made the cut F...
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...
Players Championship delays opening gates after fatal shooting nearby
Fans were kept from entering The Players Championship early Saturday morning after a shooting at a local drug store left two people dead.,The gates were originally scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. but as a precautionary measure instead opened at 9 a.m., with the opening of hospitality areas delayed un...
Report: Commanders sign RB Jerome Ford to 1-year deal
Free-agent running back Jerome Ford agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Ford leaves the Cleveland Browns after four seasons with the team that picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Last offseason, he agreed to reduce his 2025 salary...
Why Duke and Michigan Are Dead Even Entering Selection Sunday
Selection Sunday arrives with Duke and Michigan virtually tied as NCAA Tournament favorites. Here’s what history and metrics say about the 2026 bracket....
With 'rust' removed, No. 3 Michigan out to avenge loss to No. 23 Wisconsin
Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau was asked about rest vs. rust following his team's 71-67 victory over eighth-seeded Ohio State on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago.,"We felt like it took us a minute to get into our groove in the game," Cadeau said of the ...
Yandex, BetBoom move into Wallachia Season 7 upper-bracket final
Team Yandex swept Team Liquid 2-0 on Friday, charging into the upper-bracket final of PGL Wallachia Season 7 at Bucharest, Romania.,BetBoom Team won the other upper-bracket semifinal, edging Team Spirit 2-1.,Yandex and BetBoom will square off on Saturday, with the winner advancing to the grand final...
New defensive mindsets on display as D.C. United visit Chicago
As a storied MLS franchise which is trying to recapture its past glory, D.C. United can look to the Chicago Fire for inspiration.,Last year, Chicago made the playoffs after a seven-year drought. This season, D.C. hopes to accomplish the same feat and end its MLS-high six-year absence from the postse...
Golden Knights, boosted by Mark Stone's return, take aim at Blackhawks
Although Mark Stone failed to get on the scoresheet, the return of the Golden Knights captain to the lineup prompted several Vegas teammates to credit him for the team's offensive breakout in a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.,Vegas, which hosts the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturda...
UCLA hangs on to beat No. 8 Michigan State but Tyler Bilodeau injured
Donovan Dent had 23 points and 12 assists and Trent Perry scored 22 points to boost UCLA to an 88-84 victory against No. 8 Michigan State in a Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Chicago.,The sixth-seeded Bruins (23-10) advanced to face No. 7 seed Purdue in a semifinal on Saturday.,UCLA held o...
Flyers, Blue Jackets collide with wild-card race tightening
Amid some chaotic scheduling, the Philadelphia Flyers return home Saturday to host the Columbus Blue Jackets in a matchup of two teams looking to make a postseason push.,Philadelphia faced the Washington Capitals at home on Wednesday and won 4-1 before taking a late-night flight to Minnesota. The te...
Ludvig Aberg holes 2 eagles to surge to top of Players leaderboard
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - Fueled by a blistering front nine that included two eagles, Sweden's Ludvig Aberg charged two strokes clear of the field in the second round of The Players Championship on Friday.,The 26-year-old, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour whose most recent victory came at last year...
George Russell earns 1st career sprint pole in Shanghai
After winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week in Melbourne, Mercedes driver George Russell qualified for the pole of Saturday's Chinese Grand Prix sprint race in Shanghai.,Russell, atop the F1 driver standings with 25 points, finished the final qualifying lap in 1:31.520, edging t...
Report: Rams remain interested in Eagles WR A.J. Brown
After signing wide receiver Davante Adams last offseason, the Los Angeles Rams remain interested in adding another veteran wideout in the Philadelphia Eagles' A.J. Brown, The Athletic reported Friday.,The Rams and New England Patriots are reported to be interested in trading for Brown, who helped th...
Union visit Atlanta United as both seek first point of season
When Atlanta United face the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon, both teams will be looking to turn around what have been disappointing beginnings to the 2026 MLS season.,Not only are Atlanta (0-3-0, 0 points) and Philadelphia (0-3-0, 0 points) winless, but they have combined for a to...
Bruins hope to address road woes in visit to Capitals
The struggle to get their offense in gear went a long way toward the Boston Bruins seeing their 13-game home winning streak come to a halt.,The Bruins will look for better execution on Saturday afternoon when they bid to end a seven-game road losing skid (0-3-4) against the Washington Capitals.,The ...