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No. 1 Duke fends off UNC rally, makes ACC title game
CHARLOTTE - Kon Knueppel scored 17 points and No. 1 Duke, playing without star freshman Cooper Flagg, held on after building a 24-point lead, beating North Carolina 74-71 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals on Friday night.,North Carolina botched a late free-throw situation that ...
Celtics separate in fourth to hand Heat sixth straight loss
Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 28 points, leading the visiting Boston Celtics to a 103-91 win over the slumping Miami Heat on Friday night.,Boston (48-19) also got 25 points from Jrue Holiday, who made 10 of 15 shots, including shooting 5-of-8 on 3-pointers.,Derrick White was key for the Celtics as...
New York City FC's task: Keep New England winless and scoreless
A visit from struggling New England presents a seemingly solid opportunity for New York City FC to build on their first victory of the season.,NYCFC looks to keep the visiting Revolution winless -- and scoreless -- Saturday night at Yankee Stadium.,After totaling two goals in their first two matches...
No. 6 St. John's downs No. 25 Marquette, reaches Big East final
NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 of his career-high 33 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for a 79-63 victory over fifth-seeded Marquette on Friday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.,The Red Storm (28-4) advanced to their first conference tournament title game...
Searching for puck luck, Wild face Blues
As St. Patrick's Day approaches, the luck of the Irish is not the only good fortune on people's minds.,Take the Minnesota Wild, for example. They are hoping for something different: puck luck.,Puck luck describes when a bounce or a deflection goes exactly your way. It's when the hockey gods reward a...
FC Cincinnati, Charlotte FC intent on erasing previous match woes
Charlotte FC will try to rebound from a frustrating defeat when they host an FC Cincinnati side attempting to move on from midweek continental disappointment.,Charlotte (1-1-1, 4 points) fell 1-0 at 10-man Inter Miami on Sunday in a match where it enjoyed the man advantage for more than a half and a...
No. 11 Maryland blasts No. 24 Illinois to advance to Big Ten semis
Rodney Rice scored 18 of his game-high 26 points in the first nine minutes Friday night and No. 2 Maryland emphatically advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament by routing 7th-seeded Illinois 88-65 in Indianapolis.,Rice was 7 of 9 from 3-point range, converting a pair of 4-poi...
Rangers seek revenge on slumping Blue Jackets
The New York Rangers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night in a matchup of teams fighting for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot.,The teams are tied with 70 points, but the Blue Jackets, who occupied the second wild-card spot entering Friday, have one game in hand on the Rangers.,Columbus...
Senators go for another win over rival Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators aim to extend their five-game winning streak and continue their dominance in the Battle of Ontario when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The Senators, who are 6-0-1 in their past seven games as they make a run for the playoffs, are coming off a 6-3 home victo...
Min Woo Lee, Akshay Bhatia share second-round lead at Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Min Woo Lee of Australia and Akshay Bhatia upstaged the biggest names in the game as they surged into a tie for the second-round lead at The Players Championship on Friday.,On another day of ideal scoring conditions at a sunbathed and relatively calm TPC Sawgrass, Lee and ...
Justin Thomas ties course record at TPC Sawgrass
Justin Thomas came one par away from breaking the course record at TPC Sawgrass on Friday at The Players Championship -- but a water ball on the final hole led to a bogey and the two-time major champion settled for a 10-under-par 62 and a share of the mark.,Tom Hoge shot the first-ever 62 at Sawgras...
Liquid, Falcons move on to upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid and Team Falcons advanced to the upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia Season 3 by winning their respective semifinals on Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid swept Xtreme Gaming 2-0, and Falcons came from behind for a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports.,The lower bracket of the playoff stag...
No. 8 Tennessee never trails, beats Texas in SEC quarterfinals
Chaz Lanier poured in 23 points, 19 of them in a dominating first half, as No. 8 Tennessee defeated Texas 83-72 on Thursday afternoon in a Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal clash in Nashville.,Tennessee (26-6), the fourth seed in the tournament, advances to play No. 3 Auburn, the top-s...
A's preseason capsule: New home, new optimism in Sacrameto
Athletics,2024 record 69-93 (fourth place, AL West),He gone: RHP Ross Stripling, LHP Scott Alexander, RHP Dany Jimenez, 1B Ryan Noda, SS Nick Allen, LHP Kyle Muller,New faces: RHP Luis Severino, INF Gio Urshela, LHP Jeffrey Springs, LHP Jacob Lopez, INF Luis Urias,Biggest question entering Opening D...
Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets Top Betting Pick March 14, 2025
Friday March 14th's best sports betting pick comes from the Winnipeg Jets hosting the Dallas Stars on tonight's NHL slate of games....
Christopher Bell eyes 4th straight win; drivers eager for Las Vegas test
LAS VEGAS -- Christopher Bell is seeking a historic fourth consecutive win on Sunday as the NASCAR Cup Series descends on Sin City for the Pennzoil 400.,With a win, Bell would become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four straight Cup races. Only eight drivers have achieved the fe...
Cooper Flagg ruled out for Duke's ACC semifinal vs. North Carolina
ACC Player of the Year Cooper Flagg was ruled out for Duke's conference tournament semifinal matchup with North Carolina on Friday night in Charlotte.,Flagg sprained his left ankle in the first half of Duke's quarterfinal victory over Georgia Tech on Thursday and did not return to the game. Head coa...
Wyndham Clark withdraws from The Players
Wyndham Clark withdrew from The Players Championship in the middle of his second round.,Clark had just finished closing out his front nine of the second round with a 4-over 40 when he was shown shaking the hands of playing partners Jordan Spieth and Danny Walker on the Golf Channel broadcast. No imm...
Seasoned closer Clay Holmes surprise Opening Day starter for Mets
Longtime reliever Clay Holmes was named Opening Day starter for the New York Mets, who begin the season March 27 in Houston.,Holmes last started a game in 2018 and has four starts in his career, which includes All-Star closer credentials in 2022 and 2024. ,Holmes prepared for a move to the rotation ...
LAFC hope to tighten defense with goal-hungry Austin up next
Los Angeles FC look to have a better defensive showing when they return to MLS play with a home contest against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon.,LAFC (2-1-0, 6 points) were exposed often in a 5-2 road loss against the Seattle Sounders last weekend after pitching shutouts in their first two MLS match...