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Duke's Cooper Flagg becomes rare freshman to win Wooden Award
Duke star Cooper Flagg was named winner of the Wooden Award on Saturday, joining a strong cast of freshmen to be named the nation's top player.,The 18-year-old Flagg joins Texas' Kevin Durant (2007), Kentucky's Anthony Davis (2012) and Duke's Zion Williamson (2019) as the only freshmen to win the co...
Ice legends: Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky had different paths to 894
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals has finally caught up to Wayne Gretzky, tying him for the most goals scored in an NHL career.,While they each have 894 goals, the eras in which they played were far from equal.,Ovechkin tied Gretzky's 31-year-old record by scoring twice in a 5-3 win against t...
Yankees' offense stays hot in win over Pirates
Trent Grisham went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI to keep the New York Yankees' hot start at the plate going during a 10-4 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.,The Yankees won their third in a row while the Pirates dropped back-to-back games heading into Sunday's series finale....
Diego Luna's brace helps RSL keep Galaxy winless
Diego Luna recorded a brace and Real Salt Lake kept the Los Angeles Galaxy winless by posting a 2-0 victory on Saturday afternoon at Sandy, Utah.,Luna scored the two goals in a five-minute span of the first half and Real Salt Lake (3-4-0, 9 points) controlled the rest of the contest. RSL halted a tw...
USC star JuJu Watkins wins Wooden Award
Southern California star guard JuJu Watkins became only the third underclassman to win the Wooden Award, presented to the most outstanding player in women's basketball, on Saturday.,Watkins, who is also the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year and Associated Press Player of the Year, won the ...
Canucks ride 5-goal first period to win over Ducks
Brock Boeser had a goal and an assist for the Vancouver Canucks in a 6-2 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.,Elias N. Pettersson scored his first NHL goal, Filip Hronek, Conor Garland, Dakota Joshua and Max Sasson also scored, Quinn Hughes had two assists and Thatcher Demko...
Lefty Mitchell Parker improves to 2-0 as Nats trim D-backs
Alex Call had two run-scoring singles and left-hander Mitchell Parker pitched six strong innings as the host Washington Nationals broke a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Parker (2-0) gave up two hits and one run in six innings. He walked four and...
Brian Harman holds onto lead at Valero Texas Open
Brian Harman recovered from a shaky start on the way to an even-par 72 for a three-stroke lead through the third round of the Valero Texas Open on Saturday at TPC San Antonio's Oaks Course in San Antonio.,Harman wavered at times after entering the day with a four-shot edge but came through enough as...
Knicks' torrid shooting too much for Hawks
All five New York starters hit double figures, led by 30 points from Karl-Anthony Towns, as the visiting Knicks shot lights-out on Saturday afternoon to rout the Atlanta Hawks 121-105.,Josh Hart finished a rebound shy of a triple-double for the Knicks with 16 points and 11 assists. OG Anunoby scored...
NCAA notebook: Title game about more than Paige Bueckers' legacy
All-American guard Paige Bueckers will leave UConn having already made a considerable mark on college basketball's most decorated program.,Sunday's national championship game in Tampa, Fla., against defending champion South Carolina is Bueckers' final opportunity to add her signature to the program'...
The NBA’s Top Three Teams Are Inevitable — Just Like March Madness Letdowns
The NBA playoff race feels wide open — until you realize the top three teams are inevitable. Just like March Madness, the upsets are fun... until reality hits....
MLB Over/Under Bet: Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants, April 5
Betting preview for Mariners vs. Giants: Expect a low-scoring matchup behind strong starting pitching and a pitcher-friendly park. Take a look at the Under 8....
Nebraska topples Boise State, reaches Crown title game
Juwan Gary scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Nebraska earned a 79-69 victory over Boise State and advanced to the championship game of the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament Saturday at Las Vegas.,Gary went 4-for-4 from 3-point range for the Cornhuskers (20-14), who went 12 of...
Royals acquire INF/OF Nick Gordon from Orioles
The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday for cash considerations.,Gordon, who signed a minor league deal with the Orioles in the offseason, was 4-for-13 in four games at Triple-A Norfolk.,The 29-year-old Gordon has played in the major le...
Thunder out to solve Lakers' chemistry test
Head coach JJ Redick knew it would not exactly be smooth sailing for the Los Angeles Lakers after the team's blockbuster Feb. 2 trade to acquire Luka Doncic.,Redick and the Lakers will get another chance to work on the process when Los Angeles visits the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday for the first...
Opportunities abound when Nets take on Raptors
Already eliminated from postseason consideration, the Brooklyn Nets and visiting Toronto Raptors will continue to take a peek at the future when the teams face each other Sunday afternoon.,The Nets (25-52) enter the final week of the regular season with a nine-percent chance of winning the NBA draft...
All eyes on Capitals' Alex Ovechkin with record in reach vs. Islanders
The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals became joined together in history on April 19, 1987, when they concluded the "Easter Epic" -- Game 7 of the Patrick Division semifinals eventually won by the Islanders in quadruple overtime.,Almost 38 years later, Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has a chanc...
Texas A&M names Samford's Bucky McMillan as head coach
Texas A&M tabbed Samford head coach Bucky McMillan to the same post with the Aggies on Saturday.,A three-time Southern Conference coach of the year (2022-24), McMillan replaces Buzz Williams at College Station. Williams accepted the head coaching job with Maryland on Tuesday, two days after former T...
D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed star second baseman Ketel Marte on the 10-day injured list Saturday due a strained left hamstring.,The Diamondbacks recalled fellow infielder Tim Tawa from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.,Marte was removed from Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals in...
Prominence on display as UConn faces South Carolina for national title
UConn coach Geno Auriemma called his Huskies and their national championship game opponent, South Carolina, "the two most prominent programs right now in women's college basketball." ,It is fitting, then, that as the 2024-25 season concludes Sunday at Tampa, Fla., the Huskies (36-3) are pursuing the...