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Teenagers Joao Fonseca, Moise Kouame stand out at Miami Open
French 17-year-old Moise Kouame downed American qualifier Zachary Svajda 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to set a record in the first round of the Miami Open on Tuesday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,Kouame is the youngest player to win a match at the Miami Open. Per the ATP Tour, he is the youngest match winner at any ATP M...
James Harden scores 36 as Cavs hang on against Bulls
James Harden knocked down seven 3-pointers on his way to 36 points, Evan Mobley added 26 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a furious second-half rally to beat the host Chicago Bulls 115-10 on Thursday. ,Cleveland (43-27) used early 16-5 and 19-0 runs to build what was a double-digit lead f...
Magda Linette knocks out Iga Swiatek in 2nd round at Miami
For the first time in 74 tournaments, Iga Swiatek lost her opening match in a WTA Tour event.,The second seed dropped an all-Polish matchup against Magda Linette 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday in the second round of the Miami Open at Miami Gardens, Fla.,Swiatek, like the rest of the top 32 players in the...
Victor Wembanyama's late hoop caps Spurs' rally vs. Suns
Victor Wembanyama hit the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left, capping a 34-point, 12-rebound outing as the host San Antonio Spurs earned a 101-100 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday.,The Suns led by seven points at halftime, by six heading into the final period and by 10 when Khaman Maluac...
Luka Doncic nets 60 points, most allowed in Heat history, in Lakers' win
Luka Doncic scored 60 points -- the most ever recorded against the Heat -- as the Lakers won their eighth straight game, defeating host Miami 134-126 on Thursday night.,James Harden had the previous record against Miami with 58 points. He reached that mark while a member of the Houston Rockets on Fe...
Pelicans stay hot at home, hold off undermanned Clippers
Trey Murphy III scored 27 points and Saddiq Bey added 20 as the New Orleans Pelicans earned a 105-99 victory Thursday for their second home win in two nights against the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers., ,Zion Williamson scored 15 points and Yves Missi added 11 points with 11 rebounds. New Orleans...
Blackhawks get revenge with tight victory over Wild
Connor Bedard scored the go-ahead goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ilya Mikheyev also scored for Chicago, which earned at least one point for the fifth time in its past six games. The Blackhawks rebounded from a 4-3...
No. 11 VCU rallies from 19 down to force OT, beat No. 6 North Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Terrence Hill Jr. scored a game-high 34 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help No. 11 VCU rally for an 82-78 win over sixth-seeded North Carolina in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Nyk Lewis added 16 points and Lazar Djokovic...
Alex DeBrincat all the Red Wings need to take down Canadiens
Alex DeBrincat scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on Detroit's two other goals as the host Red Wings notched a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.,DeBrincat gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with 3:25 remaining in the game. J.T. Compher scored earlier in the period and Andrew Copp added an...
High-powered Hornets drop another 130 points in win over Magic
Coby White had 27 points off the bench, Brandon Miller poured in 25 points and LaMelo Ball had 20 points as the Charlotte Hornets rolled on offense again in a 130-111 victory against the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.,It was a masterful offensive performance for the Hornets, who racked up 22 3-poi...
Texas A&M cruises to wire-to-wire win vs. Saint Mary's
Rashaun Agee recorded 22 points and nine rebounds to lead 10th-seeded Texas A&M to an easy 63-50 victory over No. 7 seed Saint Mary's in South region first-round action on Thursday at Oklahoma City.,Ruben Dominguez scored all 11 of his points in the first half in a contest that the Aggies (22-11) ne...
No. 1 Michigan outshoots Howard in high-scoring win
Morez Johnson Jr. scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Michigan pulled away for a 101-80 win over No. 16 Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night in Buffalo, N.Y.,Aday Mara added 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting for Michigan (32-3), which advanced to the s...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Gabriel Pec fires Galaxy into quarters
Gabriel Pec added two goals Thursday night to his hat trick in the first leg last week as the Los Angeles Galaxy trounced Mount Pleasant 3-0 in Kingston, Jamaica, to complete a 6-0 aggregate victory in the CONCACAF Champions Cup's round of 16.,The Galaxy advance to oppose Mexico's Toluca in the quar...
Bruins' home dominance continues in blowout of Jets
The Boston Bruins built a three-goal lead after two periods and rattled off a three-goal third in a dominating 6-1 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.,Boston (38-23-8, 84 points) received goals from six scorers, including Lukas Reichel, who tallied the game-winner and added an ass...
No. 11 VCU rallies from 19 down to force OT, beats No. 6 North Carolina
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Terrence Hill Jr. scored a game-high 34 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in overtime to help No. 11 VCU rally for an 82-78 win over sixth-seeded North Carolina in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday.,Nyk Lewis added 16 points and Lazar Djokovic...
Jalen Duren exits early as Pistons dominate Wizards again
Jalen Duren collected 24 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Reed added 17 points off the bench, fueling the Detroit Pistons to a 117-95 victory over the host Washington Wizards on Thursday.,Duren followed up his career-high 36-point performance on 13-of-17 shooting in the Pistons' 130-117 victory over ...
Hyo Joo Kim rides 63 to early lead at Fortinet Founders Cup
Hyo Joo Kim of South Korea finished her round birdie-eagle to post a 9-under-par 63 and take the first-round lead at the Fortinet Founders Cup on Thursday in Menlo Park, Calif.,Kim, a seven-time winner on the LPGA Tour and the 2015 Founders Cup champion, was bogey-free on her first trip around Sharo...
LeBron James ties Robert Parish's record for NBA games played
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, already the NBA's all-time leading scorer, tied a career mark for games played that has stood for nearly 30 years on Thursday night against the host Miami Heat.,James, 41, played in his 1,611th game, tying Robert Parish, who played 21 seasons from 1976-97. ...
Southern overtakes Samford late for First Four victory
Jaylia Reed scored 16 points and DeMya Carter contributed 15 on Thursday night as Southern went on a game-ending 14-2 run to subdue Samford 65-53 in an Women's NCAA Tournament First Four matchup in Columbia, S.C.,The game was tied at 51 with 6:59 left after Carla Baguda hit a layup for the Bulldogs....
Vitality, MongolZ, Spirit post sweeps at BLAST Open Spring
Team Vitality, The MongolZ and Team Spirit finished off sweeps in their respective upper-bracket quarterfinals to open Group B play of the BLAST Open Spring on Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,PARAVISION also won its opening match to remain in the winner's bracket. 9z Team, MOUZ, Team Liquid and Nin...