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Illinois healthy for second-round matchup with Kentucky
MILWAUKEE -- Third-seeded Kentucky will face a maturing Illinois team getting healthy at the right time in a second-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday.,Sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) advanced with an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier on Friday. Kentucky (23-11) pulled...
After NCAA snub, SMU looks to keep NIT success going vs. Oklahoma State
Coach Andy Enfield has no doubt that SMU could be winning games in the NCAA Tournament right now. But the Mustangs didn't get a spot in the event and were relegated to being a No. 1 seed in the NIT.,The Mustangs (24-10) responded by defeating Northern Iowa 73-63 Wednesday in the opening round and wi...
Thieves earn two playoff wins on CDL Major 2
The Los Angeles Thieves won two lower-bracket matches on Friday in Dallas to stay alive at the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major.,In the lower-bracket opening round, the Thieves defeated the Miami Heretics 3-1. Los Angeles then swept the Carolina Royal Ravens 3-0.,The Ravens blitzed the Vegas Falcon...
Revitalized D.C. United seek better outcome vs. Orlando City
Going against dynamic D.C. United striker Christian Benteke, Orlando City goalkeeper Javier Otero has a difficult task when he gets his first MLS start on Saturday on his home pitch.,The 22-year-old Otero and Orlando (1-2-1, 4 points) also face a rejuvenated side in D.C. (1-0-3, 6 points), which is ...
Dynamo's Nicolas Lodeiro set for emotional return to Seattle
A familiar face will return to Seattle when the Sounders play host to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night.,Midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro, who led the Sounders to four MLS Cup appearances, including a pair of titles, and a CONCACAF Champions League crown, will return to Lumen Field for the first time s...
Hot Nashville SC clashes with goal-starved CF Montreal
After handing the Philadelphia Union their first loss of the season, Nashville SC will look to make it three wins in a row as they face visiting CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,On Sunday, Nashville (2-1-1, 7 points) saw Ahmed Qasem score the eventual match-winner in the 44th minute before Hany Mukh...
Stifled at home, Earthquakes seek win at Charlotte FC
After failing to take care of business at home, the San Jose Earthquakes hit the road for the first time in three weeks to will face Charlotte FC on Saturday.,San Jose (2-2-0, 6 points) had one of the league's hottest starts, taking its first two matches by a combined score of 6-1, but then fell 1-0...
James Harden puts up 30 as Clippers overtake Grizzlies
James Harden recorded 30 points and nine assists and Kawhi Leonard added 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to five games with a 128-108 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.,Ivica Zubac produced 17 points and 10 rebounds, ...
Blazers pull away in 4th, earn pivotal win over Nuggets
Deni Avdija scored a season-high 36 points on 12-of-16 shooting to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a convincing 128-109 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday night.,Shaedon Sharpe added 23 points as Portland (32-39) won its fourth straight game. Avdija made four 3-pointers and also h...
Women's NCAA Spokane 1 roundup: No. 1 UCLA thrashes Southern
Lauren Betts scored 14 points to lead six UCLA players in double figures as the top-seeded Bruins cruised to an 84-46 rout of 16th-seeded Southern in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Friday in Los Angeles.,Londynn Jones added 11 points for the Bruins (31-2), who will host eighth-see...
Kevin Durant delivers 42 points as Suns take down Cavaliers
Kevin Durant scored 42 points, including a clutch 3-pointer that helped snuff out a late Cleveland rally, as the host Phoenix Suns scored their third straight win with a 123-112 defeat of the Cavaliers on Friday.,Durant's 3-pointer with 70 seconds remaining in regulation came as Cleveland (56-14) wa...
Thorns, Angel City play to draw after first-half goals
Reilyn Turner scored a goal in the 30th minute and the Portland Thorns finished off a 1-1 draw against visiting Angel City FC in their home opener Friday night., ,Turner's first goal in her second season in Portland helped the Thorns (0-1-1, 1 point) rebound from a 3-1 road loss to the Kansas City C...
No. 8 UConn staves off No. 9 Oklahoma's rally
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Solo Ball scored 14 points and Alex Karaban provided 10 of his 13 points in the last 11 minutes to help two-time defending champion UConn survive a West Region first-round game against Oklahoma 67-59 on Friday night.,It was a game-long tussle for the eighth-seeded Huskies, but they ...
Illinois pulls away from Xavier, earns date with Kentucky
MILWAUKEE -- Will Riley scored 22 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace sixth-seeded Illinois to an 86-73 victory over 11th-seeded Xavier in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Friday.,Illinois (22-12) advances to a Sunday second-round game against...
Kristaps Porzingis, streaking Celtics charge past Jazz
Kristaps Porzingis compiled 27 points, 10 rebounds and six assists as the Boston Celtics posted a 121-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday in Salt Lake City.,Jayson Tatum added 26 points for Boston (51-19), which has won four games in a row and nine of the past 10. Reserves Payton Pritchard and S...
Lakers may get key pieces back for matchup vs. Bulls
The injury-ridden Los Angeles Lakers will look to get back to their winning ways against the visiting Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. ,The Lakers have lost five of their last eight games since March 8, when LeBron James suffered a groin injury that has kept him out since. Luka Doncic and Austin Rea...
Kyle Larson begins bid for Homestead sweep with Truck win
HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Kyle Larson made a dramatic run to the checkered flag, rallying from a late-race spinout to methodically race back through the field and pass the night's most dominant trucks in the final 10 laps to claim victory in Friday's Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway., ,It was ...
Iga Swiatek, other top seeds have breezy day in Miami
No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula and No. 5 seed Madison Keys were all straight-sets winners Friday in the second round of the Miami Open.,Swiatek had to save a set point in the second set on her way to defeating France's Caroline Garcia 6-2, 7-5.,"My energy level got down ...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 2 roundup: Top seed South Carolina crushes Tennessee Tech
No. 1 seed South Carolina began its pursuit of a third national championship in four seasons on Friday afternoon with a 108-48 rout of No. 16-seeded Tennessee Tech in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks (31-3) allowed the game's first two points, then proceeded to outscore the Ohio Valley Conference champi...
Wolves get payback in 41-point blowout of Pelicans
Julius Randle scored 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting from the floor as the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 134-93 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night in Minneapolis., ,Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels added 17 points apiece for Minnesota (41-31), which bounced back from a loss ag...