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Lack of NCAA Tournament upsets leaves sportsbooks sweating
With the power conferences dominating the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament, sportsbooks stand to take a hit if the trend of most favorites winning continues.,The SEC set a record with seven teams reaching the Sweet 16, while the Big Ten and Big 12 each have four and Duke representing the lone...
Playing for pride, Penguins rise to challenge vs. Lightning
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be on Florida's Gulf Coast to conclude their three-game season series with Tampa Bay on Tuesday, but the stakes are higher for the Lightning these days.,The matchup between the two Eastern Conference clubs will be the first meeting in Florida, and the first since the Lig...
Spring training roundup: Mets tie Yankees on Brandon Nimmo's HR
Brandon Nimmo launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth for the New York Mets to tie the visiting New York Yankees 6-6 in their spring training finale Monday in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,The Yankees had taken a 6-3 lead thanks to a three-run seventh followed by Spencer Jones' home run in t...
Women's NCAA Birmingham roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
Washington Spirit GM Mark Krikorian steps down
Mark Krikorian has stepped down as the president of soccer operations and general manager of the Washington Spirit.,The move coincides with the expiration of his three-year contract. Krikorian said he informed club owner Michele Kang over the winter that he made the "difficult decision" to leave his...
Jayson Tatum, streaking Celtics take aim at Kings
Jayson Tatum and the surging Boston Celtics will continue their Western Conference swing when they visit the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.,In the absence of injured sidekick Jaylen Brown, Tatum flashed his NBA Most Valuable Player credentials with 26 points, six rebounds, six assists and three s...
7 different Kings score a goal in win over Bruins
The Los Angeles Kings scored the final five goals to break a 2-2 tie and cruised to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday night.,Seven different players scored for Los Angeles (39-21-9, 87 points). Drew Doughty's goal at 8:46 of the second period began the game-winning run.,Quinton Byf...
Golden Knights top Lightning for third straight win
Ilya Samsonov turned away 35 of 37 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight victory, 4-2 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague scored goals and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists for Vegas (42-20-8, 92 p...
Virtus.pro completes furious rally to stay alive at BLAST Open Spring
Virtus.pro was one of four teams to advance through the lower-bracket semifinals Sunday and stay alive at the BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Three of the four matches were 2-0 sweeps: Team Spirit over FaZe Clan in Group A, and The MongolZ over Team Liquid and G2 Esports beating M80 ...
Spring training roundup: Inside-the-park HR propels Phillies past Tigers
Bryson Stott hit an inside-the-park home run as part of his three-RBI day, and the Philadelphia Phillies knocked off the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-2 in spring training action Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.,Stott lined a rocket to left center in the bottom of the fifth, and the two Detroit outfielders co...
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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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-...
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 ...
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...