hi Page 247 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Panthers get Blackhawks D Seth Jones, give up G Spencer Knight
The Florida Panthers acquired veteran defenseman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday for goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who also received a fourth-round pick from Chicago in the 2026 draf...
Tundra Esports advances to DreamLeague grand final
Tundra Esports edged PARAVISION 2-1 to win the upper bracket on Saturday and advance to the grand final of the Dota 2 DreamLeague Season 25.,Tundra will face the winner of Sunday's lower-bracket final between PARAVISION and Team Spirit. The grand final -- a best-of-five showdown -- will also be play...
76ers halt losing skid as Quentin Grimes drops career-high 44 points vs. Warriors
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points on 18-of-24 shooting as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 126-119 home victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.,Guerschon Yabusele made five 3-pointers en route to 18 points for Philadelphia, which played its firs...
D.C. United earn draw with Fire on late bicycle-kick goal
Jacob Murrell scored on a spectacular bicycle kick from 12 yards out in the closing seconds to give D.C. United a 2-2 draw against the host Chicago Fire.,In the sixth minute of stoppage time, The 20-year-old Murrell scored off a feed from the right flank by Aaron Herrera. The play came moments after...
De'Aaron Fox hits winner as Spurs edge Grizzlies
De'Aaron Fox capped a back-and-forth affair with a tiebreaking 20-footer with 2.1 seconds remaining Saturday night, allowing the visiting San Antonio Spurs to complete a 130-128 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.,Fox finished with 20 points, as did Devin Vassell, and Stephon Castle had a team-high ...
ATP roundup: Stefanos Tsitsipas beats Felix Auger-Aliassime to claim Dubai crown
Fourth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas saved all seven break points he faced while cruising to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Saturday to win the Dubai Tennis Championships.,Tsitsipas won 83.3 percent (35 of 42) of his first-serve points to knock off Auger-Aliassime in 88 minute...
Indiana adds to late-season success, beats Washington
Malik Reneau scored a season-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as Indiana defeated Washington 78-62 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Seattle.,Luke Goode scored 18 points, making five 3-pointers, and Mackenzie Mgbako and Myles Rice added 10 points apiece for the Hoosiers (18-1...
Galaxy face Whitecaps in search of early offensive flow
The defending MLS Cup champion Los Angeles Galaxy will try to rebound from a surprising season-opening defeat on Sunday when they visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, who are off to a bright start under new manager Jesper Sorensen.,Shorthanded by a long-term injury to key playmaker Riqui Puig, and a short...
Lydia Ko (68) moves into lead at HSBC Women's World Championship
New Zealand's Lydia Ko shot a 68 to take the lead heading into the final round of the HSBC Women's World Championship on Saturday in Singapore.,Ko mixed seven birdies with three bogeys on a steamy day in which the temperatures hit 89 degrees on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club. She finished t...
No. 18 Memphis keeping guard up ahead of game vs. UAB
Given that No. 18 Memphis has a rich basketball tradition and high expectations nearly every year, it's hard to believe the Tigers haven't won a regular-season conference title since 2013.,Memphis will take a big step in that direction on Sunday afternoon if they can complete a season sweep of Ameri...
No. 15 Michigan braces for close contest vs. Illinois
In order to win a championship, teams often have to win close games. ,But No. 15 Michigan has won nearly all of its close games in its pursuit of a Big Ten championship. ,The latest hurdle to clear in that goal will come Sunday afternoon against Illinois in Ann Arbor, Mich.,If Michigan's trend in Bi...
No. 11 Wisconsin aims to stay in 'attack mode' vs. No. 8 Michigan State
Wisconsin finished a nearly perfect February with a resounding victory over Washington on Tuesday. ,The Badgers will face perhaps their biggest test of the Big Ten season in their March opener, however.,No. 11 Wisconsin, which went 6-1 in February, will visit East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday afternoon...
Wizards, Hornets meet with each in search of rare victory
The Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets meet Saturday bearing the load of disappointing seasons as well as the weight of all of the teams above them in the Eastern Conference standings.,While the Wizards have the NBA's worst record at 10-48, the Hornets are second worst at 14-44. Three of Washi...
Ducks eager to improve playoff odds vs. Blackhawks
Making a run for their first playoff berth since 2018, the Anaheim Ducks put a five-game home winning streak on the line Saturday night when they host the Chicago Blackhawks.,Anaheim, which is 8-2-1 over its last 11 games, is one of five teams within six points of the final wild-card spot in the Wes...
Surging Indiana needs win at Washington to boost NCAA Tournament chances
Indiana gets to be the last Big Ten team to visit the West Coast since the conference expanded to 18 teams.,But a couple of Hoosiers already are familiar with the Pacific Northwest, where Indiana plays Washington on Saturday in Seattle and Oregon on Tuesday. Center Oumar Ballo began his career at Go...
Jets prepare for Flyers after suffering first loss since Jan. 20
The Philadelphia Flyers aim to keep their playoff hopes alive when they face the host Winnipeg Jets Saturday night.,Prior to Thursday's game against Pittsburgh, the Flyers were six points out of a playoff spot and riding a promising three-game winning streak. They built a 3-0 lead over the Penguins,...
Lightning ride winning streak into matchup with Capitals
Ground is tough to make up in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division these days, but the Tampa Bay Lightning certainly are doing their part.,Riding an Eastern Conference-high seven-game winning streak, the Lightning travel to the nation's capital Saturday afternoon for their final contest against t...
Report: 'Hard Knocks' to feature UNC, Bill Belichick after NFL teams decline
Bill Belichick's North Carolina program will be the featured team on HBO's upcoming offseason version of "Hard Knocks," per a report Friday from Front Office Sports.,The decision to turn to Belichick, an NFL head coach for 29 seasons with the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots, came after no ...
DP World Tour golfer aces two holes in same round
Aces were wild Friday as Dale Whitnell tallied two holes-in-one in the second round of the South African Open.,The 36-year-old Englishman aced the 185-yard second hole at the Durban Country Club with a 7-iron and repeated the feat at the 128-yard 12th hole with a wedge.,The estimated odds of making ...
No. 13 Clemson continues wild Duke chase at Virginia
It has been a bad year for No. 13 Clemson to have its best Atlantic Coast Conference season.,With three regular-season games left, including a Saturday test at Virginia, Clemson already has collected more conference wins than any other season in its 72-year ACC history.,Just one problem. Clemson (23...