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No. 1 Duke has big second half, sinks No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Kon Knueppel had a game-high 21 points with five assists, Cooper Flagg added 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 seed Duke defeated No. 2 Alabama 85-65 to win the NCAA Tournament East Region final on Saturday night.,Duke (35-3) made its 18th Final Four in program history and its f...
Kevin Denkey's winner lifts Cincinnati over Nashville
Kevin Denkey scored from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time and visiting FC Cincinnati completed a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.,Denkey's third goal of the campaign completed a first away win for Cincinnati (3-2-1, 10 points) after Evander's fourth pulled the visitors l...
Lakers handle Grizzlies in post-Taylor Jenkins era
Austin Reaves had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers earn a 134-127 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.,Luka Doncic recorded 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers (45-29), who won their second game in three outings an...
CF Montreal halt scoring drought, earn draw vs. Fire
Dante Sealy scored CF Montreal's first goal since their season opener, helping the visitors earn a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire on a rainy Saturday evening.,Philip Zinckernagel's late first-half goal was canceled out by Sealy's second-half marker as the Fire (3-1-2, 11 points) saw their three-matc...
Luciano Acosta, Leo Chu help FC Dallas beat hapless Sporting KC
Luciano Acosta and Leo Chu scored in a two-minute span of the first half to help propel host FC Dallas to a 2-1 win over hapless Sporting Kansas City on Saturday in a Western Conference match in Frisco, Texas.,Dallas (3-2-1, 10 points) won for the first time at home this season after earning its ini...
Mavericks inch past Bulls in quest for West play-in berth
Klay Thompson had 20 points and hit two critical free throws with 6.7 seconds left as the visiting Dallas Mavericks took down the host Chicago Bulls 120-119 on Saturday night.,Dallas (37-38) has won four of its last five games and is ninth in the Western Conference, which would qualify for the play-...
Jayson Tatum’s 29 help Celtics beat Spurs for 8th straight victory
Jayson Tatum hit for 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the visiting Boston Celtics easily handled the San Antonio Spurs 121-111 on Saturday while producing their season-best eighth straight victory.,The Celtics (55-19) dominated San Antonio throughout, leading by 12 points at halftime, by 17 late...
No. 1 USC survives rough shooting night, tops No. 5 Kansas St.
Avery Howell scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 1 seed Southern California endured the absence of star JuJu Watkins to advance to the Elite Eight with a 67-61 win over No. 5 seed Kansas State in Spokane Region 4 on Saturday.,The Trojans (31-3), playing their first full game since ...
John Tavares helps Maple Leafs rally past Kings
John Tavares' first of two third-period goals broke a tie and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied with three goals in the third for a 3-1 come-from-behind win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. ,Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (44-25-4, 92 points), who won for the ...
Linus Ullmark, Senators edge Blue Jackets
Jake Sanderson scored the eventual game-winner as the Ottawa Senators topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Saturday night.,Ridly Greig scored and added an assist, and Drake Batherson also tallied for the Senators (39-28-5, 83 points), who improved to an Eastern Conference-best 29-6-0 thi...
Atlanta United rallies from two down to beat NYCFC
Emmanuel Latte Lath scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute, helping Atlanta United rally from a two-goal deficit to earn a 4-3 victory against visiting New York City FC on Saturday.,Hannes Wolf scored a pair of goals for New York (2-2-2, 8 points) to build a 3-1 lead, before three straight ...
Lionel Messi scores in return as Inter Miami edge Union
Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the season only two minutes after his entrance as a second-half substitute, and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Robert Taylor notched his first goal of the season before halftime for Miami (4-0-1, 13...
Diego Rossi, Crew top D.C. United to stay unbeaten
Diego Rossi's brace led the undefeated Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.,Christian Benteke scored in the 13th minute but Rossi countered three minutes later for the Crew ((3-0-3, 12 points) and put them ahead in the 65th.,Joon-Hung Kim made four saves ...
Nets beat Wizards to snap six-game losing skid
Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin scored 20 points apiece as the visiting Brooklyn Nets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 115-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,Drew Timme had a career-high 19 points and Cameron Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn (24-51), whi...
Steve Allan's 7-under-par 65 grabs Galleri Classic lead
Australia's Steve Allan fired a 7-under-par 65 on Saturday at Mission Hills Country Club to seize a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Galleri Classic in Rancho Mirage, Calif.,The 51-year-old Allan, who got in the field because Steve Stricker withdrew Monday due to a bad back, matched...
Austin Hill captures action-filled Xfinity race at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va.--The speedway that robbed Austin Hill of a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 two years ago gave him a gift on Saturday.,Diving underneath a trio of wrecking cars in the final corner of overtime at Martinsville Speedway, Hill beat perennial bridesmaid Sheldon Creed to...
Golden Knights knock off Predators for sixth straight win
Reilly Smith broke a third-period deadlock and the Vegas Golden Knights ran their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,Jack Eichel and Brett Howden also scored for the Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights (45-20-8, 98 points), who have only...
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Christopher Bell on pole after his 'best qualifying session' ever at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Christopher Bell put forth an early challenge at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday with a lap that stood up against all comers in qualifying for Sunday's Cook Out 400 (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The 17th driver to make a run during time trials, Bell naviga...
Aryna Sabalenka cruises past Jessica Pegula to win Miami Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career.,Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at ...