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PARIVISION, Vitality move into BLAST Bounty Winter semis
PARIVISION rallied for a 2-1 win over Team Spirit on Friday to reach the semifinals of the BLAST Bounty Winter at Attard, Malta.,In the day's other match, Team Vitality swept GamerLegion 2-0.,The teams were reseeded after the quarterfinals, setting up Saturday semifinal matchups of FURIA vs. PARIVIS...
Nick Dorn, Indiana log easy win over Rutgers with 3-point display
Nick Dorn made the most of his first start for Indiana, posting season highs of 23 points and six 3-pointers in a skid-busting 82-59 win over Rutgers on Friday in Piscataway, N.J., ,Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers (13-7, 4-5 Big Ten) with 27 points, and Tucker DeVries tallied 22 points, 10 rebounds...
Raptors overpower Trail Blazers for third straight win
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Immanuel Quickley recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Toronto Raptors notch a 110-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Scottie Barnes s...
Arizona State hosts Cincinnati as both clubs seek better results
While the Big 12 proves to be one of the toughest conferences in college basketball, it's still an entertaining slugfest for teams that find themselves at the bottom of the conference standings.,Arizona State looks to prove its eyes are set on returning to winning ways against visiting Cincinnati wh...
Cody Glass' 3-point night steers Devils to win over Canucks
Cody Glass scored two goals and had an assist as the visiting New Jersey Devils jumped out to a three-goal lead and then held on for a 5-4 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night.,It was the second career three-point game for Glass, who produced a hat trick in March 2024.,Lenni Hameenaho ...
Toronto overpowers Portland for third straight win
Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 22 points and Immanuel Quickley recorded 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help the Toronto Raptors notch a 110-98 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,Brandon Ingram scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds while Scottie Barnes s...
After roof is closed, Jannik Sinner escapes 3rd round at Australian Open
The roof was figuratively caving in on two-time defending Australian Open champion Jannik Sinner before he received help from above -- literally.,Thanks in large part to a mid-match roof closure at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Sinner got past the United States' Eliot Spizzirri 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on...
UCLA, Northwestern clash coming off notable victories
UCLA will look to follow up its biggest win of the season with another victory when it hosts Northwestern in a Big Ten matchup Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles.,The host Bruins toppled No. 4 Purdue 69-67 on Tuesday, rallying from 12 points down in the first half and six points behind with under two...
TCU heads to Baylor looking to build off big win
TCU and Baylor are programs that consistently have March Madness aspirations, and both are in need of getting on a hot streak to accomplish those goals as they square off Saturday afternoon in Waco, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (12-7, 2-4 Big 12) snapped a four-game skid with a 68-65 victory over Oklahom...
Aliaksei Protas' goal breaks tie, lifts Capitals past Flames
Aliaksei Protas broke a third-period tie to spark the visiting Washington Capitals to a 3-1 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday to snap a four-game skid.,Hendrix Lapierre scored his first NHL goal in 22 months and Alex Ovechkin added an empty netter for the Capitals, who scored three ...
Boston College riding surprise run of success with Notre Dame next
Boston College will be seeking its third straight Atlantic Coast Conference victory when it visits Notre Dame on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.,Boston College (9-10, 2-4 ACC) beat Syracuse (81-73 in overtime) and Pittsburgh (65-62) in its last two outings. Junior forward Boden Kapke tossed in a career...
Italians continue strong runs at scorching Australian Open
The extreme heat played havoc with the afternoon matches at the Australian Open on Saturday, causing the temporary suspension of two ATP matches.,Fortunately, three courts at Melbourne Park have retractable roofs, so play at Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena continued.,Fifth-...
Rick Pitino shooting for 900 wins against son in St. John's-Xavier
There will be more than just a basketball game taking place when Rick Pitino leads St. John's into battle with a Xavier team coached by his son, Richard, Saturday afternoon in Cincinnati.,It will mark the fifth time the father and son have squared off against each other as head coaches, with the eld...
Florida State hopes defensive improvement continues against SMU
Now well into his first season as head coach at Florida State, Luke Loucks gets his first shot against one of his former coaches this weekend.,The Seminoles are set for their second straight road game when they face SMU, led by coach Andy Enfield, on Saturday in Dallas.,Enfield, now in his third dif...
UFC fighters still waiting for pay increases from new $7.7b media deal
Saturday marks a major milestone for UFC as it hosts UFC 324 in Las Vegas, the first event that will stream on Paramount+, marking the end of the pay-per-view era.,The seven-year, $7.7 billion deal with Paramount -- twice what the UFC was previously making in its media deal with ESPN -- is a windfal...
Can Seton Hall stop post-ranking freefall against DePaul?
Seton Hall earned a spot in the Associated Press Top 25 for the first time in four full seasons on Jan. 12. That's the good news.,The bad news for the Pirates? They have lost all three of their games since. Seton Hall (14-5, 4-4 Big East) gets a chance to right the ship when it faces DePaul on Satur...
Stewart Cink, Freddie Jacobson atop leaderboard at Mitsubishi Electric
Stewart Cink fired a 9-under-par 63 and Sweden's Freddie Jacobson carded a 64 on Friday to share the lead after two rounds of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.,The event is the opener of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season.,Jacobson followed his first-round ...
Saddiq Bey, Pelicans break losing streaks vs. Grizzlies
Saddiq Bey scored 19 of his season-high 36 points in the fourth quarter to lead the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to a 133-127 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night. The Pelicans, who had lost 14 of their previous 16 games (and three straight), won on the road for just the fourth time.,Tre...
Match involving Jannik Sinner temporarily suspended due to heat rule
The third-round match between World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and Eliot Spizzirri was suspended for about 10 minutes in the middle of the third set due to the extreme heat policy of the Australian Open.,The temperature has reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Melbourne.,The match is being held in Rod Laver A...
Youth movement encourages Jazz, who take on inconsistent Heat
The Utah Jazz are pleased with what they've seen from their young core this season, despite the effort not consistently reflected in victories.,For the most part this season, Utah has enjoyed good performances from veteran forward Lauri Markkanen, 28; third-year guard Keyonte George, 22; and others....