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Sporting KC eager to pick up steam vs. Rapids
With both teams led by first-year coaches, Sporting Kansas City host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Kansas City, Kan.,After a last-place finish in the Western Conference table in 2025, Sporting KC (1-2-1, 4 points) hired Raphael Wicky to turn around the team's fortunes. Kansas City picked up its...
LAFC look to keep perfect start intact in trip to Austin FC
Los Angeles FC will look to extend the fabulous start to their season and add to their clean sheet streak in MLS play when they visit Austin FC on Saturday in a Western Conference match., ,LAFC (4-0-0, 12 points) have outscored their opponents 8-0 while winning their first four matches of the season...
G2 Minnesota manhandle Surge in CDL Major 2 qualifying
G2 Minnesota swept the Vancouver Surge 3-0 on Friday to move into third place in Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying.,Minnesota (6-4) trails only OpTic Texas (9-0) and Miami Heretics (6-3). The latter two clubs were both idle on Friday.,In the other two Friday matches as the final weekend o...
Natus Vincere, Aurora keep winning at BLAST Open Spring
Natus Vincere came from behind to beat Team Falcons 2-1 on Friday and advance to the Group A upper-bracket final at the BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Next up for Natus Vincere will be Aurora Gaming, who swept FURIA 2-0 in the other upper-bracket semifinal.,Group A lower-bracket act...
Tarris Reed Jr.'s monster night carries UConn over Furman
PHILADELPHIA -- Tarris Reed Jr. exploded for career highs of 31 points and 27 rebounds, powering No. 2 seed UConn to an 82-71 win over No. 15 seed Furman in a first-round NCAA Tournament matchup Friday., ,Reed shot 12 for 15 from the field and corralled 11 of his rebounds on the offensive glass as U...
Corey Heim engineers last-lap pass to win Truck race at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Same guy. Different truck. Same result.,Driving the No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota on a part-time basis, Corey Heim shocked race leader Ross Chastain with a last-lap pass and collected his second-straight victory at Darlington Raceway in Friday night's Buckle Up South Carolina 200.,L...
Drivers anticipating 'out of control' action at Darlington
It's bad enough to roll into Darlington, S.C., less than 10 miles off Interstate 95, and realize a tough weekend lies ahead at the 1.366-mile facility dubbed "The Track Too Tough to Tame.",Now it will be tougher.,Small changes have occurred at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's distinguished, oldest super...
UFC Fight Night 270: Fight-by-fight preview, Odds & Trends
The UFC returns to London's The O2 Arena with a Fight Night card highlighted by a fight between top featherweight contenders Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy on Saturday night.,The winner of the battle of unbeatens could be set up for a shot at the title against Alexander Volkanovski.,The 32-year-old...
No. 11 seed VCU embraces underdog role, eyes upset of third-seeded Illinois
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- VCU has been comfortable in this uncomfortable position for weeks. The Rams had to win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament just to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament.,VCU (28-7) then had to dig out of a 19-point hole against North Carolina on Thursday, rallying for an 82-78 o...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Michigan State evades Colorado State upset bid
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair combined for 36 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 5 Michigan State stave off No. 12 Colorado State's upset bid in a 65-62 victory Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Norman, Okla.,VanSlooten had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Blair 18 ...
Jerami Grant hits clutch 3s to lift Blazers past Timberwolves
Jerami Grant scored 26 points on 10-for-16 shooting and the Portland Trail Blazers escaped with a 108-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Deni Avdija added 25 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which won its third game in a row. Donovan Clingan registered a d...
Poor free throw shooting dooms UCF in narrow setback to UCLA
PHILADELPHIA -- Eric Dailey, Jr. tied a season high with 20 points, Xavier Booker added 15 points and eight rebounds and seventh-seeded UCLA nudged past 10th-seeded UCF 75-71 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.,Booker added four blocks and two 3-pointers in a clutch performance. The...
NCAA tournament roundup: Otega Oweh saves Kentucky with buzzer-beating bank shot
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beating 35-footer off the glass to force overtime, then the seventh-seeded Wildcats owned the extra session to escape with an 89-84 win over No. 10 Santa Clara in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday afternoon in St. Louis.,Santa Clara forward Allen G...
Jared McCain helping on both ends as rolling Thunder take on Wizards
Coming off a season-high 26-point performance, it's easy to focus on the offensive side of Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain.,Heading into Saturday's road matchup with the Washington Wizards, however, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault is focusing more on the defensive side of McCain's game ...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Olivia Miles' triple-double helps TCU overwhelm UCSD
Olivia Miles assembled her sixth triple-double of the season and Taylor Bigby added a career-high 27 points to help No. 3 seed TCU coast to an 86-40 win over No. 14 seed UC San Diego during Sacramento 4 region first-round play in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (30-5) will host No. 6 seed Washin...
Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting cleared to compete after sex eligibility review
Olympic champion Lin Yu-ting has been cleared to return to international competition after World Boxing completed a review of her sex-eligibility status, opening the door for her to fight at the Asian Boxing Championships later this month in Mongolia.,World Boxing confirmed the decision Friday after...
Michigan State, Louisville meet in March again with Sweet 16 on the line
Tom Izzo is no stranger to high-stakes games between Michigan State and Louisville.,"We had a couple with them -- ‘09, ‘19. We've played them in Elite Eight games," said Izzo, who is in his 31st season coaching the Spartans. "One of my first games was against Louisville when Denny Crum was there. Th...
Spring training roundup: Max Scherzer shines as Blue Jays down Twins
Max Scherzer looked sharp in his latest spring tuneup, working five scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in Fort Myers, Fla.,Scherzer allowed two hits, walked two and struck out three as he picked up the win in his longest outing of the spring. The 41-year-old has...
G2 Esports, JD Gaming advance at First Stand Tournament
G2 Esports and JD Gaming claimed the last two spots in the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Friday in Sao Paulo.,G2 Esports earned a 3-0 sweep of FEARX in the Group A lower-bracket final, while JD Gaming posted a 3-1 win over LYON in the Group B lower-bracket final.,The $1 million League of ...
Deadlocked Bruins, Red Wings face off in major matchup
While the Boston Bruins have won 14 of their last 15 home games, holding onto one of the final Eastern Conference playoff spots will require an improved effort on the road.,The Bruins (38-23-8, 84 points) play seven of their final 12 games away from the comforts of TD Garden, including a massive one...