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Heat seek to halt skid in clash vs. Clippers
The Miami Heat will look to snap a season-high-tying four-game losing streak on Wednesday night against the visiting Los Angeles Clippers.,All four losses have come by five points or less, but Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remains confident.,"We have a tough-minded group, and that's what we need right n...
After 6 OTs in 2 games, Cal aims to maintain 'rhythm' vs. Stanford
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cal is getting plenty of action late in its first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.,Now the Bears go into the second round of the ACC tournament, and there's something familiar waiting - the Stanford Cardinal.,Cal (14-18), the No. 15 seed, will meet seventh-seeded Stanford ...
Colorado, on rare winning streak, sets sights on WVU
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Colorado managed just three wins in the entire Big 12 regular-season slate.,Now the 16th-seeded Buffaloes are riding a two-game winning streak as they prepare to face eighth-seeded West Virginia in the second round of the conference tournament on Wednesday.,Colorado (13-19) opene...
Liquid, Eternal Fire, G2 Esports round out ESL 21 playoff field
Team Liquid, Eternal Fire and G2 Esports nabbed the final three playoff berths at ESL Pro League Season 21 with wins on Tuesday to complete Group Stage 2 in Stockholm.,In Round 5 matches, Team Liquid edged 3DMAX 2-1, Eternal Fire slipped past Team Falcons 2-1 and G2 Esports swept GamerLegion 2-0.,Th...
Tidebound, Gaimin, Xtreme move on at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Tidebound, Gaimin Gladiators and Xtreme Gaming earned victories on Tuesday to clinch berths in the playoffs of PGL Wallachia 3 at Bucharest, Romania.,All three victors improved to 3-1 in the event's group stage. Team Liquid and Team Spirit previously wrapped up playoff berths by winning all thr...
Reports: Falcons land DE Leonard Floyd on 1-year deal
On the same day that Leonard Floyd was released by the San Francisco 49ers, the edge rusher agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday, ESPN and NFL.com reported.,Floyd, 32, is headed to his fourth team in four seasons and his fifth NFL team overall.,He lasted just on...
Kings use penalty kill to pull away from Islanders
Philip Danault and Quinton Byfield scored the clinching goals within a span of five minutes for the host Los Angeles Kings, who rode a potent penalty kill to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.,Vladislav Gavrikov opened the scoring in the first and Drew Doughty added a short-handed emp...
Capitals overtake Ducks in explosive 3rd period
Nic Dowd scored the winning goal with 6:35 remaining and Aliaksei Protas recorded his first career hat trick for the Washington Capitals, who pulled away to a 7-4 victory over the host Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.,Pierre-Luc Dubois posted a goal and two assists. Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier sco...
Holger Rune edges Stefanos Tsitsipas in BNP Paribas Open
Denmark's Holger Rune advanced to a tournament's quarterfinals for the first time this year, beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 on Tuesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,Rune, seeded 12th in the Southern California desert, had made it past the second ro...
Defending champ Iga Swiatek powers into Indian Wells quarters
Iga Swiatek, comfortable as usual at the BNP Paribas Open, cruised into the quarterfinals with a victory on Tuesday in Indian Wells, Calif.,The second-seeded Polish player routed 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-1, 6-1 in fourth-round action.,"Honestly, sometimes matches can be pretty weird," Swiatek,...
Reports: Bills to sign 5-time Pro Bowl DE Joey Bosa
The Buffalo Bills reportedly reached a one-year, $12.6 million agreement with defensive end Joey Bosa on Tuesday. ,The deal could end up worth $15.6 million, according to NFL Network.,Bosa played the first nine seasons of his NFL career with the Los Angeles Chargers, before being released on March 5...
Filip Gustavsson, Wild earn shootout win vs. Avalanche
Filip Gustavsson turned aside 27 of 28 shots and denied Nathan MacKinnon in the shootout to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Mats Zuccarello scored in regulation for Minnesota, which snapped a two-game skid. Zuccarello and Matt Bo...
Zion Williamson's triple-double propels Pelicans past Clippers
Zion Williamson had his second career triple-double while leading a balanced scoring effort as the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 127-120 on Tuesday night.,Williamson finished with 22 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds just 11 days after recording his first triple-double...
Conference finals roundup: UNCW edges 12th-seeded Delaware
Donovan Newby scored 17 points, including four clinching free throws in the final seconds, as UNC Wilmington held off Delaware 76-72 on Tuesday in the Coastal Athletic Association final in Washington.,The second-seeded Seahawks (27-7) won their sixth game in a row to clinch their first NCAA Tourname...
Florida State falls short vs. Syracuse in ACC tourney
JJ Starling finished with 27 points and five rebounds to help 14th-seeded Syracuse hold off No. 11 seed Florida State for a 66-62 victory on Tuesday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Charlotte, N.C.,The Orange (14-18) advanced to the second round and will play t...
Blazers fight to keep play-in hopes alive against Knicks
The New York Knicks ended a three-game losing streak on a menu consisting of hot shooting and solid defense.,The Knicks might try to cook that recipe again on Wednesday night when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers.,New York had dropped three straight games and were in the dumps after losing All-...
Erik Karlsson's OT tally takes Penguins past Knights
After Sidney Crosby recorded two goals, Erik Karlsson scored 49 seconds into overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night.,Vegas tied the contest with 6.7 seconds remaining in regulation after a timeout. Noah Hanifin's drive blew past a s...
Michael Amadio, Senators stay hot, handle Flyers
Michael Amadio continued his hot streak, netting the go-ahead goal for the Ottawa Senators in a 5-2 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.,Amadio finished with a goal and an assist while newcomer Dylan Cozens also tallied a key goal for Ottawa, which has won four games in a row and five o...
Jesper Bratt, Luke Hughes lead Devils past Blue Jackets
Jesper Bratt collected a goal and two assists and defenseman Luke Hughes had one of each, fueling the New Jersey Devils to a 5-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday in Newark, N.J.,New Jersey's Paul Cotter scored his career-high 14th goal and captain Nico Hischier and Timo Meier also t...
Cavaliers overtake Nets for record-tying 15th straight win
Darius Garland had team highs of 30 points and eight assists as Cleveland rallied for a 109-104 victory over the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, the Cavaliers' 15th consecutive win.,Jarrett Allen added 23 points and 13 rebounds as Cleveland matched the longest win streak in franchise history, whi...