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76ers meet Pelicans in matchup of struggling teams
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Pelicans are limping to the season's finish line, and they will meet Monday night in New Orleans. ,The Sixers (23-48), who have lost 19 of 22 games after a 132-119 defeat at Atlanta on Sunday, have lost stars Joel Embiid and Paul George to season-ending injuries. And T...

Caleb Love carries No. 4 Arizona past No. 5 Oregon
Caleb Love scored 20 of his 29 points in the second half and made several vital plays down the stretch to help fourth-seeded Arizona put away fifth-seeded Oregon 87-83 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night in Seattle.,Love shot 6-for-7 with four 3-pointers in the second half and...

Kent State hits the road, knocks off Stanford in NIT
Senior Jalen Sullinger scored a career-high 34 points, Delrecco Gillespie posted a double-double and Kent State made it two consecutive road wins in the NIT, holding off Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night.,VonCameron Davis chipped in with 12 points for the Golden Flashes (24-11), who opened the NIT with...

Thunder escape from Los Angeles with 2-point win over Clippers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Aaron Wiggins added 19 as the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.,Isaiah Hartenstein scored 14 points with 10 rebounds and Alex C...

Rays LHP Shane McClanahan (triceps) to open season on IL
Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan has nerve irritation in his left triceps and will begin the season on the injured list, manager Kevin Cash announced Sunday.,McClanahan, who turns 28 on April 28, was scheduled to start the Rays' season opener on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. He wil...

Ole Miss topples Iowa State behind lights-out shooting
MILWAUKEE -- Sean Pedulla had 20 points, eight assists and four steals and Jaemyn Brakefield added 19 points as sixth-seeded Ole Miss dominated No. 3 seed Iowa State 91-78 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Sunday.,Ole Miss (24-11) will face second-seeded Michigan State (29...

Atlanta FaZe secure 3-peat at CDL Major 2
The Atlanta FaZe captured their third consecutive Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major championship on Sunday, sweeping the Vancouver Surge in the grand final to take home $150,000.,The FaZe also extended their series win streak in LAN events to 13 in the process, a CDL record according to Esports Illu...

Golden Knights top Lightning for third straight win
Ilya Samsonov turned away 35 of 37 shots to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to their third straight victory, 4-2 over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night in Las Vegas.,Jack Eichel, Tomas Hertl, Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague scored goals and Alex Pietrangelo had two assists for Vegas (42-20-8, 92 p...

Braves trade RHP Ian Anderson to Angels for lefty Jose Suarez
The Atlanta Braves traded right-hander Ian Anderson to the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday for left-hander Jose Suarez.,Anderson, 26, was contending for a spot in the Braves' starting rotation but has not pitched at the major league level since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2023.,He has walked...

Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.,Colorado State's Jalen Lake swished a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Rams a one-point edge ...

Alabama tops St. Mary's, advances to Sweet 16 again
Six Alabama players scored in double figures and the No. 2 seed Crimson Tide held seventh-seeded Saint Mary's to 24-of-70 shooting from the floor in an 80-66 win in the second round of the East Region on Sunday in Cleveland.,The Crimson Tide will move on to face No. 6 seed BYU in Newark, N.J., in th...

Virtus.pro completes furious rally to stay alive at BLAST Open Spring
Virtus.pro was one of four teams to advance through the lower-bracket semifinals Sunday and stay alive at the BLAST Open Spring event in Copenhagen, Denmark.,Three of the four matches were 2-0 sweeps: Team Spirit over FaZe Clan in Group A, and The MongolZ over Team Liquid and G2 Esports beating M80 ...

Surging Blues turn back Predators for sixth straight win
Justin Faulk picked up a goal and an assist and Robert Thomas earned three assists to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Nashville Predators 4-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight victory.,Jordan Kyrou, Alexandre Texier and Brayden Schenn added goals for the Blues (37-28-7, 81 points). Jake ...

Celtics rain 3-pointers on Blazers, win fifth straight
Jayson Tatum scored 30 points as the Boston Celtics defeated the host Portland Trail Blazers 129-116 on Sunday night.,Tatum scored 24 of those points after halftime, and narrowly missed his third triple-double of the season, finishing with nine rebounds and nine assists.,Sam Hauser racked up 24 poin...

Kentucky tops Illinois, makes first Sweet 16 since 2019
MILWAUKEE -- Koby Brea had 23 points and Otega Oweh added 15 to pace third-seeded Kentucky to an 84-75 victory over No. 6 Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Sunday.,Kentucky (24-11) will face second-seeded Tennessee in the Sweet 16 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Kent...

Kyle Larson nabs 30th career win, first of 2025 at Homestead
Kyle Larson overcame plenty on Sunday to win for the 30th time in his distinguished NASCAR Cup Series career. ,Larson moved past Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman with seven laps to go, capturing the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.,Restarting fourth ...

Spring training roundup: Inside-the-park HR propels Phillies past Tigers
Bryson Stott hit an inside-the-park home run as part of his three-RBI day, and the Philadelphia Phillies knocked off the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-2 in spring training action Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.,Stott lined a rocket to left center in the bottom of the fifth, and the two Detroit outfielders co...

Blackhawks halt 7-game slide, extend Flyers' woes
Ryan Donato scored twice and Tyler Bertuzzi notched a goal and two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-4 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday., ,Connor Bedard, Joe Veleno and Pat Maroon each registered a goal and an assist for Chicago (21-41-9...

Tyrese Proctor helps Duke roll past Baylor into Sweet 16
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Freshman sensation Cooper Flagg and top-seeded Duke will be heading to the Sweet 16 after handling ninth-seeded Baylor in an 89-66 victory in the East Region's second round Sunday afternoon.,Tyrese Proctor poured in 25 points and Flagg scored 18 points as the hot-shooting Blue Devil...

Cavaliers end losing streak, cruise past hobbled Jazz
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers snap a season-high four-game losing streak in a 120-91 road win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon.,Donovan Mitchell didn't shoot well again, going 5-for-13 and missing all five 3-point attempts, but scored 16 against his former team...