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Healthy once more, Nuggets secure wire-to-wire defeat of Trail Blazers
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 22 points and the host Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 128-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Peyton Watson scored 14 points off the bench in his return from a 19-game absence with a hamstring strain. ...
Illinois State hits late 3 to move past Wake Forest into NIT quarters
Johnny Kinziger hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with two seconds remaining as Illinois State rallied for a 78-75 victory over top-seeded Wake Forest Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C. in the second round of the NIT.,The fourth-seeded Redbirds (22-12) advanced to the NIT quarterfinals for the fourth time in s...
Thunder star Jalen Williams (hamstring) to return vs. 76ers
Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams will return from a right hamstring injury to play in Monday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers.,Williams wasn't listed on the injury report on Sunday. He last played for Oklahoma City on Feb. 11.,Williams has injured his hamstring twice since...
Bilibili Gaming bests G2 Esports in First Stand Tournament grand final
Bilibili Gaming beat G2 Esports in the grand final of the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Sunday in Sao Paulo, taking home the $250,000 first-place prize.,Bilibili won the event with a 3-1 victory, its second of the tournament over G2 Esports after a 3-0 sweep in the upper-bracket final of ...
Fletcher Loyer, Purdue outlast Miami to advance to Sweet 16
ST. LOUIS -- Fletcher Loyer was the model of efficiency on Sunday.,The Purdue guard scored a game-high 24 points on just seven shot attempts, lifting the second-seeded Boilermakers to a 79-69 win over seventh-seeded Miami in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.,Loyer made 6 of 7 sh...
Joshua Jefferson (ankle) out for Iowa State against Kentucky
Iowa State will be without its top player in Sunday's NCAA Tournament second-round game against Kentucky in St. Louis.,Senior forward Joshua Jefferson, a consensus second-team All-American, has been listed as out on the NCAA's official injury report.,Jefferson sprained his left ankle just 2:37 into ...
Phillies ace LHP Cristopher Sanchez agrees to 6-year deal
Left-hander Cristopher Sanchez agreed to terms on a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, the team announced Sunday.,Financial terms were not disclosed by the Phillies, who announced the deal begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. The Athletic, however, rep...
Bilibili Gaming, G2 Esports battle in First Stand Tournament grand final
Bilibili Gaming and G2 Esports advanced to the grand final on Sunday of the First Stand Tournament knockout stage in Sao Paulo.,G2 Esports swept Gen.G 3-0, while Bilibili came to same decision against JD Gaming in Saturday's other semifinal.,The $1 million League of Legends competition began with ei...
Vladimir Tarasenko lifts Wild past Stars in OT in Central showdown
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the winning goal 3:06 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Bobby Brink also scored for Minnesota (40-19-12, 92 points), which won in overtime for the second time in its past three games. Brink...
Nikita Kucherov scores twice to carry Lightning past Oilers
Nikita Kucherov scored twice in a four-point performance to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.,Anthony Cirelli scored twice, Jake Guentzel added a single and Brandon Hagel collected a pair of assists for the Lightning (43-21-4, 90 points), wh...
No. 4 Nebraska survives No. 5 Vandy on Braden Frager's late winner
Braden Frager drove for the winning layup with 2.2 seconds left Saturday night and fourth-seeded Nebraska rallied for a 74-72 win over fifth-seeded Vanderbilt in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region in Oklahoma City.,The result wasn't secured until the Commodores' Tyler Tanner, who...
Arizona eyes 3rd straight Sweet 16, but Utah St. feeling confident
SAN DIEGO -- West Region No. 1 seed Arizona can advance to its third consecutive Sweet 16, but must first get past a ninth-seeded Utah State team on a "revenge tour" heading into Sunday's second-round matchup. ,Using what it viewed as a slight about its seeding for motivation, Utah State (29-6) made...
Late charge nets Justin Allgaier fourth victory at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Justin Allgaier's formula for winning Saturday's Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway was simple enough: take advantage of excellent pit stops and muscle his way into the lead on the final two restarts.,The result was Allgaier's fourth NASCAR O'Reilly Au...
Fire earn road win as Union stay in Eastern basement
Jonathan Bamba scored his second goal early in the second half and the visiting Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday against struggling Philadelphia Union.,Hugo Cuypers added his fourth goal late in the first half for the Fire (2-2-1, 7 points) who earned their first away victory of the sea...
Sam Surridge nets hat trick as Nashville routs Orlando
Sam Surridge posted a hat trick and Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist as Nashville SC raced past visiting Orlando City SC for a 5-0 victory on Saturday.,Surridge, who had two hat tricks in a 24-goal season in 2025, scored once in the first half and twice in the second to help Nashville (4-0...
Cameron Boozer seizes control in second half as No. 1 Duke wears down TCU
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Cameron Boozer scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help lead No. 1 Duke past No. 9 TCU for an 81-58 victory in a second-round East Region matchup on Saturday.,Isaiah Evans added 17 points and Dame Sarr scored 14 for Duke (34-2), which advanced to the Sweet ...
Vladimir Tarasenko lifts Wild past Stars in Central Division showdown
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the winning goal 3:06 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Bobby Brink also scored for Minnesota (40-19-12, 92 points), which won in overtime for the second time in its past three games. Brink...
No. 2 Purdue knows No. 7 Miami's top two players well
Second-seeded Purdue may not necessarily be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of No. 7 seed Miami ahead of the teams' meeting in West Region second-round play on Sunday in St. Louis.,But the Boilermakers certainly know what to expect from the Hurricanes' top two scorers, having played them ...
Fire earns road win as Union stays in Eastern Conference basement
Jonathan Bamba scored his second goal early in the second half and the visiting Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday against struggling Philadelphia Union.,Hugo Cuypers added his fourth goal late in the first half for the Fire (2-2-1, 7 points) who earned their first away victory of the sea...
Blazers hope road test could be helpful vs. Nuggets
Tanking is an issue for the NBA, but the Portland Trail Blazers are not guilty of jockeying for a better draft position.,Portland (35-36) has won three of four on its current road trip to move into eighth in the Western Conference entering Saturday, and can finish the trip 4-1 when it visits the Den...