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Amen Thompson's tip-in at buzzer lifts Rockets over Heat
Amen Thompson tipped in a Kevin Durant missed jumper at the buzzer, and the Houston Rockets escaped with a wild 123-122 victory over the visiting Miami Heat on Saturday night.,Durant had passed Michael Jordan's career 32,292 points for fifth on the scoring list with a corner 3-pointer at the 3:35 ma...
Hawks bury Warriors in 2nd half to move into playoff position
Dyson Daniels matched his career high with 28 points to help the Atlanta Hawks defeat the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-110 on Saturday and extend their homecourt winning streak to 10 games.,The victory, combined with Orlando's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, lifted the Hawks (39-32) into sixth...
Luke Kennard's last-second shot beats Magic; Lakers' win streak at 9
Luke Kennard drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining on Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 victory over the host Orlando Magic.,Trailing by two with 2.6 seconds left, Marcus Smart inbounded a pass to a wide-open Kennard, with the Lakers' sharpshooter hitting his thi...
Charlotte FC set team record for goals, blow out Red Bulls
Kerwin Vargas and Pep Biel scored in the opening 10 minutes of the second half as Charlotte FC set a team record for goals and pulled away for a 6-1 rout of the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,Biel made the pass that led to Idan Toklomati finishing off a header in the 14th minute and ...
Pavel Buchnevich, Blues stifle Canucks for road win
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal and an assist for the St. Louis Blues in a 3-1 win against the host Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.,Pius Suter and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues (28-30-11, 67 points), who snapped a two-game skid and pulled within six points of the second and final wild-card spot ...
Coaches in elite company clash when Kansas faces St. John's
SAN DIEGO -- Only three active head coaches in Division I college basketball have won multiple national championships. Two of them meet for a berth in the Sweet 16 when Bill Self's No. 4 Kansas Jayhawks face Rick Pitino's No. 5 St. John's Red Storm on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournamen...
Padraig Harrington, Thongchai Jaidee tied through two rounds at Cologuard
Ireland's Padraig Harrington carded a 6-under-par 65 on Saturday to forge a tie with Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee atop the leaderboard with a round to play at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz.,Harrington pocketed two impressive eagles over a three-hole stretch (holes 9-11) which also included a ...
Cubs OF Seiya Suzuki (knee) will not be ready for Opening Day
Chicago Cubs power-hitting outfielder Seiya Suzuki will not be available for Opening Day, manager Craig Counsell told the assembled media before Saturday's Cactus League game vs. Seattle in Peoria, Ariz.,The Cubs open the season at Wrigley Field vs. the Nationals on Thursday. Counsell ruled Suzuki o...
Predators look to further cement playoff position in Chicago
The streaking Nashville Predators moved into a Western Conference wild-card spot on Saturday.,On Sunday, they'll aim to strengthen their playoff positioning.,Winners of three straight and four of six, Nashville (32-28-9, 73 points) is set to visit the slumping Chicago Blackhawks (26-31-12, 64 points...
Cameron Boozer seizes control in second half as No. 1 Duke wears down TCU
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Cameron Boozer scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help lead No. 1 Duke past No. 9 TCU for an 81-58 victory in a second-round East Region matchup on Saturday.,Isaiah Evans added 17 points and Dame Sarr scored 14 for Duke (34-2), which advanced to the Sweet ...
Blue Jackets blast Kraken, extend point streak to 12 games
Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists and Zach Werenski had three helpers as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Saturday.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist and Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Kent Johnson also scored for Columbus (37-21-11, 85 points),...
No. 2 Purdue knows No. 7 Miami's top two players well
Second-seeded Purdue may not necessarily be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of No. 7 seed Miami ahead of the teams' meeting in West Region second-round play on Sunday in St. Louis.,But the Boilermakers certainly know what to expect from the Hurricanes' top two scorers, having played them ...
Flyers take down Sharks as road win streak hits 8
Christian Dvorak scored a power-play goal early in the third period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers extend their season-high road winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,Philadelphia's road winning streak is tied for the second-longest in franchise his...
Ryan Odom strives for another shining moment as Virginia faces Tennessee
PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Odom engineered a massive one-year turnaround at Virginia. Seven years removed from the program's only national title, Odom has his players visualizing their own shining moment.,The third-seeded Cavaliers are on the verge of the Sweet 16 but first must handle Ja'Kobi Gillespie a...
South Korea's Sungjae Im maintains Valspar lead for third straight day
South Korea's Sungjae Im sank a 13-foot putt on the final hole to shoot 2-under-par 69 and stretch his lead to two strokes through the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday at Palm Harbor, Fla.,Im had gone nine holes without a birdie on Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club's Copperhead Cour...
No. 2 Iowa State likely without Jefferson, leans into depth vs. Kentucky
ST. LOUIS -- Iowa State insists it has enough to claim a ticket to the Sweet 16, but No. 7 seed Kentucky already delivered a dose of March magic. ,The Cyclones (28-7) scored 108 points and won their first-round matchup with Tennessee State despite losing All-American forward Joseph Jefferson to a le...
Angels release UTL Chris Taylor, RHP Hunter Strickland
The Los Angeles Angels released utility player Chris Taylor and right-hander Hunter Strickland on Saturday.,Both players had signed minor league contracts with the club.,Taylor, 35, split last season with the Los Angeles Dodgers (28 games) and Angels (30 games) and batted just .186 overall with two ...
Teammates Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace qualify 1-2 in Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- The top two drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series standings will start 1-2 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday -- but not before pole winner Tyler Reddick scraped the Turn 4 wall on his no-holds-barred qualifying lap.,Reddick beat 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace for the top spot on the...
Illinois State, Wake Forest battle for NIT quarterfinal spot
Another prolific scoring performance by Juke Harris allowed Wake Forest to keep its season alive and the best game of Landon Wolf's career enabled Illinois State to continue playing.,Both players are hoping for another big showing Sunday when Harris and top-seeded Wake Forest host Wolf and No. 4 see...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 3 roundup: No. 3 Louisville pulls away from No. 14 Vermont
Mackenly Randolph posted a 20-point, 11-rebound double-double, leading third-seeded Louisville to a 72-52 first-round victory over 14th-seeded Vermont on Saturday in a Fort Worth Region 3 game in Austin, Texas.,Laura Ziegler and Tajianna Roberts each added 12 points for the Cardinals (28-7), who out...