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Jets best Blues in shootout, extend win streak to 9
Gabriel Vilardi scored twice as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the host St. Louis Blues 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night to extend their winning streak to nine games.,Nikolaj Ehlers also scored and Cole Perfetti earned two assists for the Jets. Kyle Connor decided the shootout as the only scorer and Eri...
Betting scandal rocks Fresno State hoops
Fresno State might soon be embroiled in a sports gambling scandal, with both the school and the NCAA conducting an investigation involving three players, ESPN reported on Saturday.,One player was removed from Fresno State's team and two others were suspended before Saturday's game, a 72-69 overtime ...
Jordan Morris tallies brace in Sounders' draw vs. Charlotte FC
Jordan Morris scored twice as the Seattle Sounders opened the Major League Soccer season with a 2-2 draw against visiting Charlotte FC on a rainy Saturday night.,Charlotte tied it in second-half stoppage time on an own goal. Idan Toklomati stole a pass along the right sideline and drove down the win...
Jamar Ricketts' first goal highlights Quakes' rout of RSL
Jamar Ricketts scored a goal in his first career MLS start and the San Jose Earthquakes poured it on by scoring three times in the second half to earn a 4-0 victory over visiting Real Salt Lake on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Rodrigues added a goal off a corner kick in the 70th minu...
Stanford makes clutch foul shots to hold off Cal
Maxime Raynaud broke a tie with two free throws with 32 seconds left, then teamed with Oziyah Sellers for three more foul shots in the final 16 seconds, allowing Stanford to stave off a furious California rally for a 66-61 home win on Saturday night.,Raynaud finished with 20 points and a team-high-t...
Blazers post club-record margin of victory (53) in ripping Hornets
Anfernee Simons scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers posted the largest winning margin in franchise history with a 141-88 steamrolling of the visiting Charlotte Hornets on Saturday night.,Toumani Camara recorded 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and Shaedon Sharpe scored 20 points of...
Richie Saunders, BYU upend No. 19 Arizona 96-95
Richie Saunders hit two free throws with 3.2 seconds left and scored 23 points to help BYU upset No. 19 Arizona 96-95 in Tempe, Ariz., on Saturday night.,Saunders clinched the fourth consecutive victory for the Cougars (19-8, 10-6 Big 12) by intercepting the inbound pass near midcourt.,Egor Demin to...
Song Yadong tops Henry Cejudo after accidental eye poke
Bantamweight Song Yadong won a technical decision over former UFC two-division champion Henry Cejudo at UFC 313 on Saturday night in Seattle.,Yadong (22-8-1 MMA, 11-3-1 UFC) poked Cejudo (16-5, 10-5) in the left eye accidentally near the end of Round 3 of the scheduled five-round main event, primari...
Commissioner Gary Bettman to announce picks at 2025 NHL Draft
With the NHL following the NBA and NFL's lead, commissioner Gary Bettman will announce the first-round picks for the first time at the 2025 NHL Draft, which will be held June 27-28 in Los Angeles, the league announced Saturday.,Previously serving as master of ceremonies at the draft, the 72-year-old...
Drew Doughty, Kings overcome Utah's first hat trick
Drew Doughty had a goal and two assists for the Los Angeles Kings in their 5-3 win against the visiting Utah Hockey Club on Saturday night.,Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, Alex Laferriere, Trevor Lewis and Mikey Anderson also scored, Joel Edmundson and Phillip Danault each had two assists, and...
ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev tops Jack Draper for second Doha title
Andrey Rublev won the title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for the second time on Saturday, defeating Great Britain's Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in Doha.,The fifth-seeded Russian hit 34 winners, including 10 aces, in winning his 17th ATP Tour title but his first since last May at the ATP Masters 1000 i...
South Carolina ends SEC drought, cruises past Texas
Collin Murray-Boyles collected 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as host South Carolina finally picked up its first Southeastern Conference victory by defeating Texas 84-69 on Saturday night in Columbia, S.C.,Murray-Boyles notched his eighth double-double this season and 10th of his two-year c...
Cavs looking to win 7th straight as they host the Grizzlies
It's a scary proposition for rival NBA teams, but the Cleveland Cavaliers just seem to be getting better and better.,The Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers will be bidding for their seventh successive win when they host the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.,Cleveland is coming off its second-larg...
Thunder, Timberwolves set for back-to-back showdowns
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to maintain their red-hot streak when they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night in Minneapolis.,Oklahoma City has won eight of its last nine games, including a 130-107 victory against the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Friday. Next is a home-...
Austin Hill's domination at Atlanta continues with Xfinity Series win
HAMPTON, Ga. -- The Atlanta Motor Speedway is Austin Hill's home track after all -- and the Georgia native proved again Saturday night that he absolutely "owns it.",Hill dominated the NASCAR Xfinity Series Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 on the Atlanta high banks -- leading 146 of the 163 l...
Revs, Nashville SC stymied in opener, play to 0-0 draw
The New England Revolution and Nashville SC were the two lowest-scoring squads in MLS last season, and they were on brand Saturday night when they played to a scoreless tie in the season opener for both teams in Nashville.,Both teams had a goal taken away via offside calls in the second half while e...
Anderson Julio’s goal lifts FC Dallas to road victory over Dynamo
Anderson Julio scored the game winner in the 76th minute and Petar Musa had a goal and an assist as visiting FC Dallas defeated Houston Dynamo FC 2-1 on Saturday in their season-opening match.,The matchup, the campaign's first rendition of the Texas Derby, was played in cold and drizzly conditions a...
Butler runs winning streak vs. DePaul to 11 games
Pierre Brooks collected 24 points, seven rebounds and four assists as Butler held on for an 84-72 Big East win over DePaul on Saturday in Chicago.,Jahmyl Telfort and Finley Bizjack scored 17 and 16 points, respectively, as the Bulldogs (13-14, 6-10 Big East) won a true road game for only the second ...
No. 3 Duke overwhelms Illinois by 43 points
Isaiah Evans scored 17 points, Cooper Flagg finished with 16 points and seven rebounds, and No. 3 Duke cruised to a 110-67 win over Illinois on Saturday night in New York.,Kon Knueppel added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting for Duke (24-3), which never trailed. Khaman Maluach scored 13 points and grabb...
Spring training notebook: Justin Ishbia to increase stake in White Sox, per report
The Chicago White Sox might have found a successor for longtime owner Jerry Reinsdorf, although the team has cautioned against jumping to conclusions.,Billionaire Justin Ishbia no longer will pursue buying the Minnesota Twins, shifting his focus to increasing his minority share of the White Sox, The...