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First Four: Columbia beats Washington for first NCAA win
Riley Weiss scored 24 points and Kitty Henderson tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Columbia held off Washington 63-60 in the First Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Columbia (24-6), playing in the First Four for the second straight season, won ...
Trail Blazers C Robert Williams III (knee) out 4-6 weeks
The Portland Trail Blazers' Robert Williams III will be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on Thursday to address inflammation in his left knee.,Injuries have been an issue for the big man throughout his seven-year NBA career, and that problem has only been ex...
Vols hold off Wofford to advance in Midwest Region
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Chaz Lanier fell just a point shy of his season-high with 29 points while Zakai Zeigler had 12 points and 12 assists to lead No. 2 Tennessee to a 77-62 first-round win over No. 15 Wofford in the Midwest Region on Thursday night at Rupp Arena. ,Lanier's 3-pointer with 2:50 remainin...
G2, Eternal Fire, NaVi, MongolZ advance at BLAST Open Spring
G2 Esports, Eternal Fire, Natus Vincere and The MongolZ opened Group B action with wins at the BLAST Open Spring tournament on Thursday in Copenhagen, Denmark.,G2, Eternal Fire and NaVi each won in 2-0 sweeps over Imperial Esports, Team Liquid and FURIA, respectively. Meanwhile, The MongolZ outlaste...
Falcons sign WR Jamal Agnew to 1-year deal
The Atlanta Falcons signed wide receiver and return specialist Jamal Agnew on Thursday. It is a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo.,Agnew spent the 2024 season on the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad while recovering from a leg injury.,The wideout was...
Clippers look to stay hot as they face spiraling Grizzlies
The Los Angeles Clippers are as healthy as they have been all season, even as their head coach is ailing, and their top form will be tested against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Inglewood, Calif.,The Clippers (39-30) have won seven of their last eight games. Kawhi Leonard has appeared to hit hi...
McNeese holds on to stun fifth-seeded Clemson
Brandon Murray came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points, and 12th-seeded McNeese pulled off the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating fifth-seeded Clemson 69-67 in a first-round Midwest Region matchup Thursday in Providence, R.I.,Quadir Copeland added 16 points, seven reboun...
Keith Mitchell, Stephan Jaeger among 5 tied for Valspar lead
Former PGA Tour winners Keith Mitchell (United States) and Stephan Jaeger (Germany) were among the five co-leaders when first-round play was suspended at the Valspar Championship on Thursday in Palm Harbor, Fla.,Mitchell, Jaeger, Jacob Bridgeman, Ricky Castillo and Finland's Sami Valimaki shot round...
Breach upset Thieves in CDL Stage 2 Major
The No. 8 seed Boston Breach pulled off a major upset over the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Thieves on Thursday during the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major in Dallas.,The Thieves were a perfect 7-0 in qualifying play.,The Breach got a win on Hacienda Hardpoint, 250-230. Then, they we...
Cavaliers look to bounce back vs. surging Suns
Cleveland continues a five-game Western Conference road swing on Friday at Phoenix in a rare position with three consecutive losses.,The Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers (56-13) dropped the first two games of this tour on back-to-back nights, falling to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, 132-1...
Jazz, Celtics relying on unexpected stars ahead of meeting
As far as NBA drama goes, there isn't much intrigue in Friday's game in Salt Lake City between the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics.,Though the Jazz (16-54) beat the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night to snap a 10-game losing skid, they own the second-worst record in the league and are headed to the ...
Timberwolves look to snap out of 2-game slump in Pelicans rematch
Something seems to be off with the Minnesota Timberwolves. That's the bad news.,The good news, veteran forward Julius Randle said, is that the Timberwolves still have time to snap back into shape as the regular season winds down.,"We've just got to get our energy back, man -- our swag," Randle said....
Gonzaga bulldozes Georgia to win 16th straight NCAA opener
Khalif Battle recorded 24 points and eight rebounds as eighth-seeded Gonzaga trampled ninth-seeded Georgia 89-68 on Thursday in Midwest Region first-round play at Wichita, Kan.,Braden Huff added 18 points and eight rebounds as Gonzaga came charging out of the gates like Secretariat with a 27-3 ambus...
Wild seeking $395M from Minnesota for arena upgrade
The Minnesota Wild and the city of Saint Paul proposed an arena renovation plan Thursday that asks the state to fund about $395 million, a little over half of the projected bottom line.,The Wild have proposed $769 million in renovations to the Xcel Center, where the NHL team has played since its ina...
McNeese holds on to stun 5th-seeded Clemson
Brandon Murray came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points Thursday, and 12th-seeded McNeese pulled off the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating 5th-seeded Clemson, 69-67, in a first-round Midwest Region matchup in Providence, R.I.,Quadir Copeland added 16 points for the Cowbo...
Reilly Opelka serves his way to first-round victory at Miami Open
Reilly Opelka topped Christopher Eubanks 6-3, 7-6 (4) in an all-American first-round matchup on Thursday at the Miami Open.,Opelka, who's playing on a protected ranking as he works his way back from hip and wrist injuries that sidelined him in 2023 and 2024, earned his first match win at an ATP Mast...
Top-seed Auburn pulls away to dispatch Alabama State
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Miles Kelly scored a game-high 23 points to lead Auburn, the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, to an 83-63 victory over 16-seed Alabama State on Thursday in a first-round South Region game., ,Kelly finished 7 of 15 from 3-point range while player of the year candidate Johni ...
Lakers G Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves out vs. Bucks
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday night against the visiting Milwaukee Bucks for injury maintenance and will be joined on the sideline by starting guard Austin Reaves.,Doncic, who has been dealing with a sprained right ankle, played 32 minutes in Wednesday night's 120-108 wi...
NHL March 20th Best Bet: Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders
March 20th's top NHL bets is a point total prediction for the Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders matchup....
Texans sign veteran CB Ronald Darby
Ronald Darby is staying in the AFC South, as the Houston Texans signed the former Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback on Thursday.,ESPN and NFL Network reported earlier in the week that the Texans' agreement with Darby, 31, was for one year and $2.5 million.,Darby played in 13 games (12 starts) for the ...