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Iga Swiatek routs Emma Raducanu in Australian Open's 3rd round
The third-round matchup of major champions at the Australian Open wound up as a major mismatch.,Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced Great Britain's Emma Raducanu 6-1, 6-0 on Saturday to advance to the Round of 32.,Swiatek held serve to open the match, and Raducanu did so in the next game. R...

Arkansas tries to pick itself up off floor at Missouri
Arkansas coach John Calipari found himself in an unusual position this week: His team was 0-4 in Southeastern Conference play and tied for last in the standings.,Calipari is trying to remain positive as the Razorbacks, 11-6 overall, prepare to play at resurgent Missouri (14-3, 3-1) Saturday in Colum...

After rare road slip-up, Rockets try to regain form vs. Blazers
The Houston Rockets will seek to start a new road winning streak when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night.,Houston won seven straight in visiting venues before succumbing 132-127 to the Sacramento Kings on Thursday.,It also was the end of a five-game overall winning streak for th...

Kraken wishing for better luck as Kings pay visit
Sometimes, puck luck just isn't on your side.,It wasn't for the Seattle Kraken as they wrapped up a five-game trip Thursday at Western Conference-leading Winnipeg.,The Kraken played perhaps one of their best games of the season, only to see an odd bounce in the final minute help the Jets to a 2-1 vi...

UCLA's lights-out shooting overwhelms Iowa 94-70
Eric Dailey Jr. posted a career-high 23 points to lead five UCLA players in double figures, and the Bruins emphatically ended their four-game losing streak with a 94-70 blowout of Iowa on Friday in Los Angeles. ,UCLA (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten), which shot a scorching 62.1 percent from the field, never trai...

Thunder, without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, fall to Mavs
Kyrie Irving scored 25 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 106-98 home win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday.,The Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak, while the Thunder lost for just the second time in their past 21 games.,Oklahoma City, which came into the game having won four ...

Cal, NC State aim to snap out of recent funks
Coming off back-to-back losses, Cal and NC State will both be eager to put tallies in the win column when they meet on Saturday in Raleigh, N.C.,NC State (9-8, 2-4 ACC) is coming off the more excruciating defeat. The Wolfpack led at Virginia Tech on Wednesday by 15 points early in the second half an...

Turnover-prone Oklahoma, South Carolina vying for first SEC win
After winning its first 13 games and vaulting to No. 12 in the AP poll, Oklahoma has done a 180, losing each of its first four games as a new member of the Southeastern Conference.,But the Sooners (13-4, 0-4) won't be the only team looking for its first SEC win Saturday in Norman as they host South ...

Giannis Antetokounmpo (35 points) propels Bucks past Raptors
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 130-112 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday night.,Damian Lillard added 26 points as the Bucks earned their sixth win in seven games. Bobby Portis contributed 15 off the bench while seve...

Bernhard Langer, 67, contending at Mitsubishi Electric Championship
South Africa's Ernie Els and Germany's Alex Cejka share the lead entering the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, but Germany's Bernhard Langer is in contention to make more PGA Tour Champions history.,Langer, 67, sits two shots off the lead at 10-under-par 134 after sho...

Wolves ride Anthony Edwards' big night to big win
Anthony Edwards posted his second double-double of the season Friday night for the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves, who rode a red-hot outside shooting performance to a 116-99 win over the New York Knicks.,Edwards was 8 of 13 from 3-point land while Naz Reid drained all six of his 3-point attempts f...

Colorado aims to break Big 12 drought at Oklahoma State
Colorado and Oklahoma State have each had disastrous starts in Big 12 play, but one team will get a step closer to righting the ship as the Buffaloes head to Stillwater, Okla., for a Saturday matinee.,Colorado (9-7, 0-5) has yet to win a game in its first season back in the conference, with a few he...

Utah enduring frustrating homestand with Blues up next
The Utah Hockey Club had an opportunity to play catch-up in the Western Conference playoff race during its seven-game January homestand.,But Utah has gone 1-4-0 to fall six points behind Calgary in the race for the final playoff spot on their side of the league. Utah will try to get back on track Sa...

Islanders, Sharks desperate to pull out of rough patches
A perfect three-game road trip convinced the New York Islanders they were on the verge of mounting another midseason push for a playoff berth.,But losses in the first two games of a season-long seven-game homestand might have underscored the reality facing the Islanders, who will attempt to snap the...

Blue Jackets carry 6-game win streak into tilt with Rangers
While the Columbus Blue Jackets can enjoy the view when they glance at the NHL standings, the New York Rangers find themselves bunched with several teams below the playoff line.,The Blue Jackets attempt to run their winning streak to seven games Saturday night when they visit the Rangers, who are on...

Torrid No. 3 Duke seeks 12th straight win, visits Boston College
No. 3 Duke is intent on keeping its aggression and focus even as some lopsided results have piled up during Atlantic Coast Conference play.,The Blue Devils meet another struggling conference opponent when it visits Boston College on Saturday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,"We want to play a whole 40 ...

Charley Hoffman, Rico Hoey share lead at The American Express
PGA Tour veteran Charley Hoffman and the Philippines' Rico Hoey each shot 9-under-par 63 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course on Friday to split the 36-hole lead at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.,Hoffman and Hoey reached 16-under 128 for the tournament, with Justin Lower (66, Nicklaus) and M...

Japanese RHP Roki Sasaki says he’s signed with Dodgers
Japanese star right-hander Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram Friday that he will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers.,Sasaki, 23, was the most coveted international free agent of the MLB offseason. He chose to sign with the reigning World Series champions, who have bolstered their oft-injured startin...

Happy with recent effort, Ducks turn to face struggling Panthers
The Anaheim Ducks and the host Florida Panthers, who are set to meet on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla., both lost on Thursday.,The Ducks seemed kind of happy with the loss. The Panthers, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, definitely were not thrilled.,"Our effort was great," Ducks forward Robby Fabbri s...

CFP notebook: Will Howard, Riley Leonard go from campers to competitors
ATLANTA -- Sports make for strange bedfellows -- or in this case, roommates, as Ohio State quarterback Will Howard and his Notre Dame counterpart Riley Leonard discovered.,The pair roomed at the Manning Passing Academy in Thibodaux, La., last summer and will be leading their respective teams in the ...