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Report: NBA weighing three anti-tanking proposals
The NBA delivered three anti-tanking proposals to its board of governors on Wednesday in New York, ESPN reported.,All three plans reportedly feature a common twist: bringing teams that make the playoffs into the draft lottery.,The first proposal puts 18 teams in the lottery -- the bottom 10 teams th...
Why St. John's Can Cover Sweet 16 Spread Against Duke
Duke faces St. John’s in a defensive battle. See why the Red Storm could cover the spread in this Sweet 16 matchup....
MLB Best Betting Picks for Friday March 27th Slate
Looking for MLB picks? Back the Rockies and Royals as value underdogs in today’s opening slate with expert betting analysis....
Chase DeLauter, Guardians hope for encore performance vs. Mariners
It didn't take long for Chase DeLauter to announce his candidacy for the American Leagues Rookie of the Year award.,Playing in his first regular-season game after making his MLB debut in the 2025 playoffs, DeLauter went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Sea...
Nearly locked into play-in, Warriors try to improve seeding vs. Wizards
With a spot in the Western Conference play-in tournament almost a certainty, the Golden State Warriors will look to improve their positioning down the stretch, beginning with a Friday date against the Washington Wizards in San Francisco.,Golden State (35-38) pulled out of a recent tailspin in which ...
Chase DeLauter homers twice as Guardians down Mariners
Chase DeLauter homered twice and Jose Ramirez broke a tie with a two-run double with two outs in the seventh inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the host Seattle Mariners 6-4 in the teams' season opener Thursday night.,Seattle's Dominic Canzone hit two solo homers and Brendan Donovan and Luke...
Kings blank Canucks, trim wild-card deficit to 1 point
Eight players tallied at least one point for the Los Angeles Kings, who dominated the host Vancouver Canucks 4-0 on Thursday night.,Quinton Byfield and Trevor Moore each had a goal and an assist, Scott Laughton and Artemi Panarin both scored a goal and Mikey Anderson tallied two assists for the King...
Second-half explosion sends Illinois past Houston into South final
HOUSTON -- David Mirkovic and Keaton Wagler produced double-doubles as third-seeded Illinois parlayed a 17-0 second-half run into a 65-55 victory over second-seeded Houston on Thursday in the South Regional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.,The Fighting Illini (27-8) advanced to the Elite Eight for...
Penguins' Sidney Crosby exits with lower-body injury; severity unclear
Penguins coach Dan Muse had no substantive update about the condition of Sidney Crosby after the team captain exited Pittsburgh's Thursday road game against the Ottawa Senators due to a lower-body injury.,Crosby played the first 38 seconds of the second period, then exited for good in a game the Pen...
Sidney Crosby exits, but Penguins nip Senators in shootout
Egor Chinakhov and Ben Kindel scored in a shootout to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby left early in the second period due to an undisclosed injury and did not return.,Rickard Rakell had two goals and an assist a...
Brandon Montour, Kraken earn key OT win vs. Lightning
Brandon Montour scored twice, including the winner at 2:47 of overtime, as the Seattle Kraken defeated the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night.,Kaapo Kakko and Bobby McCann each had a goal and an assist for the Kraken, who snapped a four-game winless streak (0-3-1). ,Philipp Grubauer stop...
Paolo Banchero's 30 points help Magic stop skid vs. Kings
Paolo Banchero had a team-high 30 points and combined with Desmond Bane for eight in a late 12-0 flurry that sent the Orlando Magic on their way to a 121-117 victory over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.,Bane finished with 23 points and Tristan da Silva 18 for Orlando (39-34), which ...
Pepperdine hires Virginia assistant Griff Aldrich as coach
Pepperdine hired Virginia associate head coach Griff Aldrich as its new men's basketball coach on Thursday.,"The opportunity to build a championship-caliber program within a University that promotes faith, academics, and excellence is tremendously exciting for our family," Aldrich said in a statemen...
Paul Waring goes bogey-free, jumps out to Round 1 lead at Houston Open
England's Paul Waring shot a 7-under-par 63 without a bogey to lead after the first round of the Texas Children's Houston Open on Thursday in Houston.,Waring is one stroke ahead of Gary Woodland, who was one of the final golfers to finish the round.,Sam Burns, Michael Brennan and Tom Hoge all shot 6...
WNBA draft to be held April 13 in New York
With the collective bargaining agreement signed and settled, the WNBA's league calendar is quickly coming into focus.,The 2026 WNBA Draft will take place April 13 at The Shed at Hudson Yards in New York, the league announced Thursday.,This comes one day after the league said its two-team expansion d...
Vinicius Junior: Brazil hasn't earned right to be World Cup favorites
Vinicius Junior said Brazil has not earned the right to be considered favorites to win the 2026 World Cup, and that the team does not want that tag.,Brazil has won a record five World Cups, but none since 2002. In the span since, Brazil has not finished better than fourth in 2014 and finished a disa...
Cardinals match Rays' sixth-inning uprising with their own, win 9-7
Alec Burleson capped an eight-run sixth inning with a two-run homer to help the St. Louis Cardinals rally for a 9-7 victory against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the season opener for both teams on Thursday afternoon.,Burleson's home run came after the Rays had scored six runs in the top half of th...
Michigan in familiar environs, wants different result vs. Alabama
CHICAGO -- Top-seeded Michigan occupies the same United Center locker room for the NCAA Tournament as it did during the Big Ten tournament two weeks ago.,Eager to eradicate bad memories of a loss to Purdue in the conference title game, the Wolverines players changed locker assignments ahead of Frida...
Jannik Sinner roars past Frances Tiafoe to reach Miami Open semis
Jannik Sinner inched closer to completing the "Sunshine Double" with a dominant 6-2, 6-2 victory over 19th-seeded American Frances Tiafoe in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open Thursday in Miami Gardens, Fla.,The second-seeded Italian is two wins away from becoming the first player since Roger Feder...
Trevor Rogers, O's get by Twins in manager Craig Albernaz's debut
Trevor Rogers pitched seven shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles broke through on offense late to beat the visiting Minnesota Twins 2-1 and give Craig Albernaz a victory in his big-league managerial debut Thursday in the season opener for both teams.,Rogers limited the Twins to three hits and f...