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Reilly Opelka serves way past Ethan Quinn in first round at Indian Wells
Reilly Opelka hammered 17 aces as he delivered a 7-5, 7-6 (3) victory over fellow American Ethan Quinn on Wednesday in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.,Opelka had 34 winners against 28 unforced errors while advancing to face another American in No. 8 seed Ben Shelton i...
Indiana routs Minnesota to bolster NCAA Tournament resume
Sam Alexis scored 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds as Indiana cruised to a 77-47 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten game on Wednesday in Bloomington, Ind.,Lamar Wilkerson added 16 points and Tucker DeVries posted 13 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Nick Dorn contributed 11 points for Indi...
Road-warrior Spurs kick off homestand vs. East-leading Pistons
The San Antonio Spurs have reeled off 12 wins in the past 13 contests despite playing just five of those games at home since Feb. 1.,That means they will be carrying plenty of momentum when they host the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Thursday in the opener of a six-game homestand., ,...
Second-half surge helps Creighton beat Butler, snap skid
Josh Dix scored 22 points as Creighton benefited from a blistering second-half performance to cruise to a 76-59 victory over Butler in a Big East battle on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Dix made 9 of 17 shots from the floor and four 3-pointers for the Bluejays (15-16, 9-11 Big East), who erased a four-...
Yulia Putintseva sends Paula Badosa packing in first round at Indian Wells
Yulia Putintseva needed just 83 minutes on Wednesday to post a 6-4, 6-2 victory over 2021 champion Paula Badosa in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.,Putintseva converted five of eight break points while defeating Badosa for just the second time in six career meetings. H...
Anthony Edwards riding hot streak as Wolves face Raptors
A great season keeps getting better for Anthony Edwards.,The Minnesota Timberwolves superstar will try to maintain his hot streak when his team tips off against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves, who have not lost since Feb. 22 against the Philadelphia 76ers, wil...
Surging Sabres have a chance to move atop division vs. Penguins
Throw any type of game at the Buffalo Sabres and they won't be fazed. ,Whether high-scoring or tight, leading or behind, they're comfortable in their game, which has helped them become one of the best teams in the NHL over the past three months.,With the top spot in the Atlantic Division in their si...
Rockets look to clean up mistakes against Warriors
With the final weeks of the regular season at hand and the Houston Rockets locked in a tight race for the third seed in the West, the mistakes that have plagued them all season must be mitigated if the Rockets are to fend off the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets.,The Rockets claimed a 123-1...
No. 8 Michigan State eyeing magical night vs. Rutgers
Jeremy Fears Jr. is six assists away from passing the most beloved player in Michigan State history.,Fears is on the verge of jetting past Magic Johnson for third place on the school's single-season assists list when the No. 8 Spartans face Rutgers on Wednesday night in Big Ten play at East Lansing,...
WNBPA vows united front, focus on 'transformational CBA' with deadline near
With a lockout looming, the WNBPA executive committee declared players are unified and continue to push for a "transformational CBA" agreement with the league. ,The seven-player committee issued a signed statement further supporting the survey results shared by the union in an Instagram post on Wedn...
Daniil Medvedev, two other Russians leave Dubai for Indian Wells
Former World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev and two other Russian players made it out of Dubai and will play in the BNP Paribas Open after travel plans were thrown into chaos amid the United States' and Israel's attacks on Iran, according to multiple reports.,Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov traveled with M...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State shoots out the lights vs. Cincinnati
Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women's tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in th...
Elite field set to battle Bay Hill at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bay Hill Club and Lodge is a challenging course that tends to separate the wheat from the chaff and produce deserving winners.,Tiger Woods won eight times at the course, after all, and champions from the past 10 years include Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and ...
Heat seeking 2nd win this week against spiraling Nets
With 20 games left in the regular season, the Miami Heat are battling to finish top-six in the Eastern Conference and avoid the play-in round.,On Thursday night, Miami will seek its third straight win and its second in three nights against the visiting Brooklyn Nets. The Heat won 124-98 on Tuesday n...
Flyers bring promising win streak into Mammoth matchup
The Philadelphia Flyers appear to have righted the ship, but a stiff challenge awaits Thursday when the Utah Mammoth come to town.,The Flyers have won three games in a row following a 3-9-4 stretch. They defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 in a shootout on Monday as Noah Cates recorded a goal and a...
ACC tournament roundup: Miami beats Stanford in OT
Amarachi Kimpson drained the go-ahead 3-pointer 1:06 into overtime and Miami brushed off a blown double-digit lead to beat Stanford 83-76 in the opening round of the ACC women's basketball tournament on Wednesday in Duluth, Ga.,Twelfth-seeded Miami (17-13) held a pair of 13-point leads, including 65...
Report: Jon Rahm jet carries seven LIV Golf players out of Dubai to Hong Kong tournament
A midnight flight out of bordering Oman on a jet arranged by Jon Rahm brought seven players out of a war zone and into safety 24 hours before the start of LIV Golf Hong Kong, according to Golf.com.,LIV Golf was set to begin play in the annual event in Hong Kong on Thursday and made an attempt to arr...
Reports: Patriots to release WR Stefon Diggs
The New England Patriots intend to release veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs next week at the start of the league year, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.,The 32-year-old seemingly confirmed the reports with a social media post that pictured him on the field in an all-white New England uniform, c...
Chargers release G Mekhi Becton, TE Will Dissly
The Los Angeles Chargers released guard Mekhi Becton and tight end Will Dissly in cost-cutting moves Wednesday.,The Chargers cleared $9.7 million in salary cap room by cutting Becton and another $4 million by dumping Dissly.,Los Angeles now has about $98 million in cap space with the new league year...
SEC tournament roundup: Kentucky pounds Arkansas in opener
Clara Strack racked up 20 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks and Amelia Hassett drained six 3-pointers for her 18 points as No. 17 Kentucky kicked off the SEC women's basketball tournament with a 94-64 romp over Arkansas on Wednesday in Greenville, S.C.,The Wildcats (22-9) were seeded ninth in a c...