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Natus Vincere, Eternal Fire advance at BLAST Open Spring
Eternal Fire and Natus Vincere advanced to the Group B upper-bracket final with victories Saturday in BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,The $400,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event starts with the 16 teams divided into two groups for double-elimination play. The group winners mo...

Sharks break late tie, extend Bruins' skid
Lucas Carlsson scored the game-winning goal with 3:23 left in regulation and added an assist as the San Jose Sharks topped the visiting Boston Bruins 3-1 on Saturday night.,In his San Jose debut, Carlsson broke a late 1-1 tie when he slotted a backhander past Boston goaltender Joonas Korpisalo off W...

Giannis Antetokounmpo leads Bucks back from 14 down against Kings
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 17 rebounds as the visiting Milwaukee Bucks rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 114-108 on Saturday.,Brook Lopez scored 21 points, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 off the bench, and Taurean Prince had 15 for Milwaukee (40-30), which outscore...

Tomas Hertl's hat trick propels Knights past Red Wings
Tomas Hertl scored the eighth hat trick of his career and Jack Eichel had a goal and three assists to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,It was the second hat trick over a seven-game span for Hertl. Mark Stone had a goal and two ...

BYU edges Wisconsin, makes first Sweet 16 since 2011
DENVER -- Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and No. 6 seed BYU held off No. 3 seed Wisconsin 91-89 in the second round of the East Region on Saturday night.,Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists ...

Short-handed LAFC have enough to keep Sporting KC skidding
David Martinez took advantage of a rare start to score his second goal of the season and short-handed LAFC eased to a 2-0 away victory over struggling Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night.,Aaron Long also scored for LAFC (3-2-0, 9 points), which was playing without 2023 MLS Golden Boot winner Deni...

Well-traveled Kent State visits Stanford in NIT second round
Kent State looks forward to an extended stay in the San Francisco Bay Area when the Ohio-based Golden Flashes visit No. 2 seed Stanford in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.,Kent State (23-11) ventured east to upstate New York and upset St. Bonaventure 75-56 on Tuesday behind balanced scor...

Short-handed due to injuries, Illinois eliminates Creighton
Limited to six players due to injuries, No. 8 seed Illinois secured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000, defeating No. 9 Creighton 66-57 in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region at Austin, Texas, on Saturday. ,Illinois (22-9) was led by Genesis Bryant's 17 points and four assists and Kenda...

Coco Gauff, Aryna Sabalenka advance at Miami Open
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 16 at the Miami Open for the second consecutive year.,The 21-year-old is the youngest to accomplish that feat since Garbine Muguruza of Spain did so in 2012-13. Gauff has never moved past this roun...

Justin Allgaier collects 2nd straight Xfinity Series win at Homestead
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- In one of the most dramatic finishes of the season, JR Motorsports' Justin Allgaier took the lead on the final lap of overtime and held off his former teammate Sam Mayer for the win -- the ultimate dash for cash as it were -- in the Hard Rock Bet 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.,F...

Logan Cooley, Alex Kerfoot lead Utah HC over Lightning
Logan Cooley had two goals and an assist and Alex Kerfoot also scored twice to lead the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon in Salt Lake City., ,Nick Schmaltz added a goal and two assists, John Marino had two assists and Josh Doan scored for Utah (32-...

Galaxy earn draw with Minnesota United on late goal
Substitute Emiro Garces scored his first professional league goal in the 90th minute and the visiting LA Galaxy twice rallied from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw against Minnesota United on Saturday.,Garces' goal came only three minutes after Kelvin Yeboah scored from the penalty spot for his fourth...

Surging Kings stun Hurricanes in lopsided 7-2 defeat
Andrei Kuzmenko, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings snap the visiting Carolina Hurricanes' eight-game win streak in a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.,Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore also scored, Drew Doughty had ...

Women's NCAA Birmingham 2 roundup: Alabama thwarts Green Bay's comeback attempt
Aaliyah Nye hit three fourth-quarters 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points, and Birmingham Region 2 No. 5 seed Alabama used a late-game run to hold off 12th-seeded Green Bay, 81-67, Saturday in College Park, Maryland.,The Crimson Tide (24-8) led throughout the second half, but Green Bay chip...

Spring training roundup: Orioles no-hit Pirates behind Zach Eflin, six relievers
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes was the marquee pitcher entering Saturday's spring game between the host Pirates and Baltimore Orioles in Bradenton, Fla., but Zach Eflin wound up in the bigger spotlight.,Eflin and six relievers combined on a no-hitter as Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 4-0 with the teams' regula...

Evander's two goals help FC Cincinnati to draw with Atlanta United
Evander gave his first multi-goal performance for his new club, but FC Cincinnati was forced to settle for a 2-2 draw after Atlanta United levelled through a late own-goal on Saturday.,Evander scored twice in the space of five minutes after the midpoint of the second half to rally Cincinnati (2-2-1,...
NBA March 22nd Best Bet: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings
March 22nd's top sports betting picks include our expert predictions for Saturday night's Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings point total....

Wild cruise to easy victory over Sabres
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Marco Rossi, Justin Brazeau and Frederick Gaudreau also scored for the Wild (40-25-5, 85 points), who have won three in a row. Matt Boldy had two assists, and Filip Gustavsso...

Reds' Spencer Steer (shoulder) to open season on IL
A shoulder injury that plagued Cincinnati's Spencer Steer all of the 2024 season has him starting this season on the injured list, Reds manager Terry Francona said Saturday.,Steer managed to mostly play through the right shoulder soreness last season but it was still an issue when he started camp th...

Zach Eflin, six Orioles relievers no-hit Pirates in spring game
Zach Eflin and six relievers combined on a spring-training no-hitter Saturday as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in Bradenton, Fla., with the teams' regular-season opener less than a week away.,Eflin pitched the first three innings, striking out four and walking one. Reliever R...