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NWSL Roundup: Late goals lift NJ/NY Gotham over Red Stars
Lynn Williams scored from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Esther Gonzalez added a goal in stoppage time as NJ/NY Gotham FC pulled out a 2-0 victory over the host Chicago Red Stars on Saturday at Bridgeview, Ill.,Gotham FC (15-4-5, 50 points) earned the opportunity from the spot after Ella St...

Paul Cotter, Devils get win in Capitals' season debut
Paul Cotter scored two goals as the visiting New Jersey Devils spoiled the Washington Capitals' season opener, courtesy of a 5-3 decision on Saturday.,New Jersey's Tomas Tatar, Dawson Mercer and defenseman Seamus Casey also tallied, and Erik Haula and Stefan Noesen each notched three assists. Haula ...

Matt McCarty slides into lead at Black Desert Championship
Matt McCarty is 18 holes away from his first career PGA Tour victory after his 7-under 64 on Saturday moved him into the lead through three rounds of action at the Black Desert Championship in Ivins, Utah. ,McCarty, 26, collected seven birdies, one eagle and two bogeys. He did most of his damage bet...

Late goals lift NJ/NY Gotham over Red Stars
Lynn Williams scored from the penalty spot in the 87th minute and Esther Gonzalez added a goal in stoppage time as NJ/NY Gotham FC pulled out a 2-0 victory over the host Chicago Red Stars on Saturday at Bridgeview, Ill.,Gotham FC (15-4-5, 50 points) earned the opportunity from the spot after Ella St...

Team Falcons land spot in grand final at PGL Wallachia Season 2
Team Falcons edged HEROIC 2-1 on Saturday to punch their ticket to the grand final at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 event in Bucharest, Romania.,After Team Falcons prevailed in 45 minutes on red to open the match, HEROIC responded with a 47-minute victory on red to knot things at 1. Playing on green, F...

Padraig Harrington surges to 3-shot lead at SAS Championship
Ireland's Padraig Harrington continued his hot play from a day earlier, firing a 5-under-par 67 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead after two rounds of the SAS Championship in Cary, N.C.,He carded seven birdies against two bogeys for a two-round total of 11-under 133 at Prestonwood Country Club....

Kaleb Johnson (3 TDs), Iowa run over Washington 40-16
Kaleb Johnson rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and added a TD reception as Iowa trounced Washington 40-16 in a Big Ten Conference game Saturday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.,Coach Kirk Ferentz earned his 200th career conference victory, second only to Ohio State legend Woody Hayes (205), for ...

Whitecaps' goal vs. LAFC: Avoid wild-card game
For the Vancouver Whitecaps, the stakes of Sunday's match against visiting LAFC are pretty straightforward.,"It's very important," manager Vanni Sartini said. "Unfortunately we didn't do well in the last couple of games. So now this game became a game that can make us get back in the top seven and a...

Aryna Sabalenka seeks third consecutive Wuhan Open title
Top seed Aryna Sabalenka moved closer to her third consecutive championship at the Wuhan Open after coming from a set down to defeat fourth-seeded Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.,The semifinal win moved Sabalenka to 4-4 in her career meetings with Gauff. Sabalenka now is 16-0 on the hardcourts...

Flames, Flyers aim to build on tight opening wins
Over the course of a long season, the Calgary Flames know there will be ups and downs. However, it took only one game for the Flames to demonstrate the resiliency that they hope to carry with them throughout the campaign.,Fresh off an exciting win in their season opener, the Flames look to ride the ...

Oilers, routed in opener, turn attention to Blackhawks
The Edmonton Oilers will look to rebound from their lopsided opening-night loss when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,The Oilers were thumped 6-0 by the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner allowed five goals on 13 shots before Calvin Pickard replaced ...

Stephan Jaeger moves in front at Black Desert Championship
Germany's Stephan Jaeger held a one-stroke lead at the Black Desert Championship when second-round play was suspended due to darkness Friday in Ivins, Utah.,Jaeger posted an 8-under-par 63 at Black Desert Resort to move to 14-under 128, one shot clear of Ben Kohles (64) and Canadian Adam Svensson (6...

Billy Andrade shoots 65 to lead SAS Championship
Billy Andrade used a late string of birdies to shoot a 7-under-par 65 and secure the first-round lead at the SAS Championship on Friday in Cary, N.C.,Andrade's bogey-free card stood as the best round by afternoon's end. Ireland's Padraig Harrington checked in at 6-under 66, and Jerry Kelly birdied h...

HEROIC, Team Falcons stay hot at PGA Wallachia Season 2
HEROIC and Team Falcons each record a win on Friday to advance to the upper-bracket final at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.,HEROIC rebounded from a first-map misstep to record a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports. Tundra started fast with a 43-minute win on red before HER...

USF-Memphis game moved to Orlando after Milton
Already moved on the calendar because of Hurricane Milton, the upcoming game between South Florida and Memphis is also changing locations.,The American Athletic Conference announced Thursday that the game would be moved from Tampa to Orlando, at Camping World Stadium. Earlier this week, the game was...

Adam Svensson posts 60, leads inaugural Black Desert Championship
Canada's Adam Svensson fired an 11-under-par 60 to grab the lead in the first round of the inaugural Black Desert Championship on Thursday in Ivins, Utah.,Svensson, who started his day on the back nine at Black Desert Resort, holed a 31 1/2-foot eagle putt at the par-5 seventh hole to jump to 10 und...

Adam Silver: NBA could return to China for games
NBA commissioner Adam Silver believes his league could host games in China again after the league suffered a "dramatic" hit to its bottom line and strained relations with the country five years ago.,When then-general manager of the Houston Rockets Daryl Morey posted a message supporting pro-democrac...

HEROIC among four to reach semis at PGL Wallachia Season 2
HEROIC, Tundra Esports, Team Falcons and Nouns Esports all won their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Thursday at the PGL Wallachia Season 2 competition in Bucharest, Romania.,HEROIC swept Infinity 2-0, while Tundra Esports did the same to Natus Vincere. Team Falcons topped beastcoast 2-1 and N...

Minnesota Twins owners explore sale of franchise
The Pohlad family, owner of the Minnesota Twins since 1984, announced Thursday that it has begun steps to sell the team.,"For the past 40 seasons, the Minnesota Twins have been part of our family's heart and soul," said Joe Pohlad, the team's executive chair, in a news release. "This team is woven i...

QBs in focus as Commanders make short trip to play Ravens
Two of the NFL's best dual-threat quarterbacks -- one a well-established star, the other a rookie -- will battle when the host Baltimore Ravens renew their regional rivalry with the Washington Commanders on Sunday.,Lamar Jackson, the NFL's reigning and a two-time MVP, has led the Ravens to three str...