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Timberwolves rally past Magic to claim seventh straight win
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-19 shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 118-111 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle added 22 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row. Donte DiVincenzo contributed 14 po...
Brewers preseason capsule: Can Jackson Chourio keep Milwaukee in contention?
Milwaukee Brewers,2024 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL Central),He gone: SS Willy Adames, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Joe Ross, C Gary Sanchez, RHP Devin Williams, RHP Bryse Wilson. ,New faces: LHP Nestor Cortes, 2B-SS Caleb Durbin, LHP Jose Quintana, LHP Connor Thomas.,Big...
Leon Draisaitl scores twice to lead Oilers past Islanders
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the game-winner with 1:07 left in overtime Friday night, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the New York Islanders 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard turned back a shot by Pierre Engvall to set up the sequence that ended with Draisaitl beating Ilya Soro...
On road again at D.C. United, CF Montreal hunger for first win
It has been a difficult start to the 2025 MLS season for CF Montreal, who head into their match against host D.C. United on Saturday with three straight losses to open the campaign.,Montreal (0-3-0, 0 points) twice came back from a goal down before falling 3-2 to Atlanta United in the season opener ...
Reds preseason capsule: Terry Francona introduces greater expectations
Cincinnati Reds,2024 record: 77-85 (4th place, NL Central),He gone: RHP Fernando Cruz, RHP Buck Farmer, 2B Jonathan India, RHP Jakob Junis, C Luke Maile.,New faces: RHP Scott Barlow, OF Austin Hays, 3B Gavin Lux, LHP Taylor Rogers, RHP Brady Singer, C Jose Trevino.,Biggest question entering Opening ...
Pride score early, often to begin title defense with blowout of Stars
Haley McCutcheon's seventh-minute goal set the tempo, while Barbra Banda recorded a brace and an assist, as the reigning NWSL champion Orlando Pride rolled to a season-opening 6-0 win over the visiting Chicago Stars on Friday night.,Ally Watt also scored, while Banda set up Julie Doyle's second-half...
James Harden, Kawhi Leonard carry Clippers past Hawks
James Harden and Kawhi Leonard both scored 25 points to lead the visiting Los Angeles Clippers to a 121-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, their fifth victory in six games.,Harden shot 8-for-14 from the floor, including 4-for-8 from 3-point range, while adding eight rebounds and seven assists....
Cubs preseason capsule: Chicago on upswing with OF Kyle Tucker
Chicago Cubs,2024 record: 83-79 (2nd place, NL Central),He gone: RHP Adbert Alzolay, OF-IB Cody Bellinger, 3B Isaac Paredes, RHP Kyle Hendricks, 3B Patrick Wisdom, RHP Hayden Wesneski, LHP Drew Smyly, OF Mike Tauchman.,New faces: OF Kyle Tucker, LHP Matthew Boyd, RHP Ryan Pressly, RHP Eli Morgan, 1B...
Frequent foes RSL, Dynamo renew rivalry
Two teams that are anything but strangers to each other will take to the pitch this Saturday night when the Houston Dynamo host Real Salt Lake.,This will mark the 10th meeting between RSL (1-2-0, 3 points) and the Dynamo (0-2-1, 1 point) in the past three years. In that time period, they've played e...
No. 4 Florida downs No. 21 Missouri to reach SEC semis
Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 18 points and six assists to lead a balanced effort as second-seeded Florida notched a 95-81 victory over seventh-seeded Missouri on Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville.,Alijah Martin scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shoot...
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 ...