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Anders Dreyer, San Diego FC plot to take down Minnesota United
Top-seeded San Diego FC will try to continue defying expectations when they host No. 4 seed Minnesota United on Monday night in a conference semifinal.,San Diego became the second expansion team in three seasons to finish atop the West standings, and in the process set an MLS points record for a fir...

MOUZ rises from lower bracket to down Team Spirit for PGL Wallachia Season 6 title
After battling their way into the grand final, MOUZ knocked off previously unbeaten Team Spirit 3-2 on Sunday to win Dota 2 PGL Wallachia Season 6 in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million event awarded $300,000 to MOUZ for the win, with Team Spirit collecting $175,000 as runner-up and third-place Team ...

NYCFC edge Union 1-0, will face Inter Miami in East final
Maxi Moralez scored in the 27th minute and visiting No. 5 seed New York City FC defeated the top seed and Supporters' Shield champion Philadelphia Union 1-0 in Sunday night's second Eastern Conference semifinal.,Matt Freese made five saves to keep his third clean sheet of the MLS Cup Playoffs and se...

Colorado State suspends 2 players after spitting incidents in loss to Boise State
Colorado State has suspended quarterback Darius Curry and offensive lineman Liam Wortmann for the season finale for spitting at Boise State players during a road loss on Saturday night, the school announced on Sunday.,Redshirt freshman Curry, who was making his first career start in the 49-21 setbac...

Sharpshooting DePaul surges past Detroit Mercy
Layden Blocker scored 18 points and CJ Gunn tallied each of his 17 points after halftime as host DePaul routed Detroit Mercy 95-75 on Sunday in Chicago.,Solid long-range shooting boosted DePaul (4-2), which finished 14-for-27 from beyond the arc (51.9%). Gunn swished four treys while Blocker had thr...

Amarri Monroe's 25 points help Quinnipiac stun Pitt
Amarri Monroe scored 25 points and Grant Randall added 15 as Quinnipiac defeated Pitt 83-75 Sunday as part of the Legends Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla.,Roman Siulepa finished with 20 points for the Panthers (4-3), who lost their second straight game.,Barry Dunning Jr. had 17 points for Pitt, Nojus ...

Chiefs get first close win of season, top Colts in OT
Harrison Butker kicked five field goals, including the decisive 27-yarder with 1:57 left in overtime, to give the host Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Patrick Mahomes completed 29 of 46 passes for 352 yards and one interception as Kansas City (6-5) prevailed...

Capitals, Blue Jackets eye reset after losses
Both the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets have managed to earn points, just not consistently enough for sustained success so far this season.,Each looks to rebound from its latest defeat when the Capitals host the Blue Jackets on Monday night.,The Capitals followed a brutal 2-6-2 stretc...

Jeeno Thitikul sets LPGA season record while winning Tour Championship
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul had a pedestrian -- by her standards -- 4-under-par 68 at the CME Group Tour Championship, but it was more than enough for her to set an LPGA record and coast to victory on Sunday in Naples, Fla.,Thitikul had built a six-stroke lead on the field coming into the day and fin...

Jahmyr Gibbs' 69-yard OT TD run lifts Lions over Giants
Jahmyr Gibbs totaled 264 yards and three touchdowns, including a 69-yard TD run in overtime, as the Detroit Lions turned aside the New York Giants' upset attempt, 34-27, on Sunday.,Gibbs also had a 49-yard scoring run and a 3-yard touchdown reception for the Lions (7-4). Jared Goff passed for 279 ya...

Chiefs get first close win of season, topping Colts in OT
Harrison Butker kicked five field goals, including the decisive 27-yarder with 1:57 left in overtime, to give the host Kansas City Chiefs a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.,Patrick Mahomes completed 29 of 46 passes for 352 yards and one interception as Kansas City (6-5) prevailed...

Bears stay on NFC North perch, beat Aaron Rodgers-less Steelers
Caleb Williams passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns and Kyle Monangai rushed for a score to lift the surging Chicago Bears to a 31-28 victory against the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.,NFC North-leading Chicago (8-3) stretched its winning streak to four, with each victory coming by one...

Sam Darnold throws pair of TDs, Seahawks prolong Titans' misery
Sam Darnold threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jaxon Smith-Njigba as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Tennessee Titans 30-24 on Sunday in Nashville, Tenn.,Smith-Njigba, the NFL's leading receiver, had eight catches for 167 yards. Darnold, who threw four interceptions in a 21-19 loss last week to t...

Surging Pistons face Pacers chasing lucky No. 13
Two seasons after an NBA-record losing streak, the visiting Detroit Pistons go for a franchise record 13th consecutive victory Monday against the reeling Indiana Pacers.,Detroit has the best record in the Eastern Conference and is getting stronger.,Jaden Ivey made his season debut in Saturday's 129-...

Italy clinches 3rd straight Davis Cup with sweep of Spain
Italy became the first country to win three consecutive Davis Cups since the United States between 1968-72 with a 2-0 sweep of Spain in Sunday's final in Bologna, Italy.,Even without their two top-10-players in World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and No. 8 Lorenzo Musetti, the Italians prevailed without even ...

Vancouver makes first Western Conference final over LAFC in PKs
Mathias Laborda scored the decisive spot kick long after his goal late in the first half and the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps prevailed 4-3 on penalties in the Western Conference semifinals over visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw.,Sebastian Berhalter, Jayden Nelson and Ry...

U.S. star Rose Lavelle finally wears NWSL crown as Gotham wins title
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rose Lavelle already was a queen of international football.,Now she is finally an NWSL champion after leading Gotham FC to the title, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on Saturday.,The 30-year-old U.S. women's national team star fired home an 18-yard l...

Pitt jumps out to 28-0 lead, holds off No. 16 Georgia Tech
ATLANTA -- Mason Heintschel completed 20 of 27 passes for 226 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday as visiting Pittsburgh pulled off a massive 42-28 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play.,Freshman Ja'Kyrian Turner ran for a career-high 201 yards -- including a game-sealing 56-y...

Streaking Pistons decisively record rare win over Bucks
Cade Cunningham recorded 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their 12th consecutive game with a 129-116 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Jalen Duren scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 18 as the Pistons halted a 13-game skid against the B...

US star Rose Lavelle scores late to give Gotham FC another NWSL title
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Rose Lavelle already was a queen of international football.,Now she is finally an NWSL champion after leading Gotham FC to the title, scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit on Saturday.,The 30-year-old U.S. women's national team star fired home an 18-yard l...