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Celtics dominate 2nd quarter, extend Wizards' skid to 11
Neemias Queta scored a game-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics end a two-game losing streak by beating the visiting Washington Wizards 111-100 on Saturday night., ,Boston received 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists from Jayson Tatum, and a 16-point performance from J...
Italy stays hot, dispenses Puerto Rico to advance to WBC semifinal
Italy chased Puerto Rico starter Seth Lugo with four runs in the first inning en route to an 8-6 World Baseball Classic quarterfinal victory on Saturday afternoon in Houston.,The Italian team remained undefeated and advanced to Tuesday's semifinal against the winner of Saturday's quarterfinal betwee...
Oilers, Predators out to improve positioning in playoff race
The Edmonton Oilers return home to host the Nashville Predators on Sunday, looking to move on from a 3-2 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night.,"I think the first two periods, we were playing extremely well, and even in the third, we had some chances and a good push," said Kasperi Kap...
Mitchell Robinson steps up as Knicks, Warriors battle injuries
The New York Knicks and Golden State Warriors are dealing with a spate of injuries as the NBA regular season winds down.,But the Knicks also are getting a glimpse at an oft-injured player who could be a key factor in a playoff push later this spring.,The Knicks will begin a two-game homestand Sunday...
Ludvig Aberg increases Players lead to 3 entering final round
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Sweden's Ludvig Aberg, in pursuit of a third PGA Tour title and the biggest win of his career, maintained ice-cool composure as he increased his overnight lead to three shots in the third round of The Players Championship on Saturday.,The 26-year-old, whose most recent vic...
Report: Three asylum seekers choose to leave Australia, return to Iran
Three of the five players from the Iran women's soccer team, who had attempted to seek asylum earlier this week while the team was in Australia, have elected to return home, The Australian newspaper reported Saturday.,The Iranian team was in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup when the war between I...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets get crucial win vs. NHL-best Avs
Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.,Kyle Connor picked up a goal and an assist, while Alex Iafallo and Cole Perfetti also scored for Winnipeg. Mark Scheifele added two assists as the Jets moved within five points of...
No. 17 Arkansas needs OT to end Ole Miss' SEC tournament run
NASHVILLE -- Third-seeded Arkansas got 29 points from Meleek Thomas, 24 from Darius Acuff Jr. and double-doubles from Trevon Brazile and Malique Ewen to escape with a 93-90 overtime victory over 15th-seeded Ole Miss on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals.,Ewen scored 14 and...
Bruins down Caps in shootout, halt road winless streak
Fraser Minten scored in the ninth round for the lone goal of the shootout, allowing the Boston Bruins to snap a seven-game road winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman and Washington's Logan Thompson thwarted each of the other team's first ei...
Quakes, Sounders clash while off to sterling starts
The San Jose Earthquakes try to continue their perfect start Sunday when they host a Seattle Sounders side coming off an impressive result in CONCACAF play.,After finishing 10th in the Western Conference last season, the Earthquakes (3-0-0, 9 points) are one of four West teams yet to drop points aft...
No. 18 Purdue gets revenge on short-handed UCLA in Big Ten semis
Oscar Cluff had 17 points with 14 rebounds and No. 18 Purdue advanced to the Big Ten Conference championship game with a 73-66 semifinal victory over short-handed UCLA on Saturday at Chicago.,The No. 7-seed Boilermakers (26-8) earned the win over the sixth-seeded Bruins (23-11) behind two strong fir...
Atlanta United beat Union for first win since last August
Emmanuel Latte Lath, Tomas Jacob and Alexey Miranchuk had a goal apiece -- with Miguel Almiron assisting on all three -- as Atlanta United picked up its first win of the season in a 3-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday afternoon.,Atlanta's win was its first since a 1-0 road d...
Christopher Bell gains pole in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- With a blistering lap of 187.156 mph in Saturday's time trials at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell claimed the pole position for Sunday's Pennzoil 400.,Bell navigated the 1.5-mile intermediate track in 28.853 seconds to beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin (186.188 mph)...
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal, Max Scherzer excel for Tigers, Blue Jays
Tarik Skubal racked up seven strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in his return to spring training as the Detroit Tigers rolled to a 6-1 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in Dunedin, Fla.,Skubal allowed three hits and one run with no walks as he fired 61 pitches in his first out...
Tournament finals roundup: UMBC tops Vermont to win America East
DJ Armstrong Jr. scored 33 points as top-seeded UMBC beat second-seeded Vermont 74-59 on Saturday in Baltimore to earn its first America East Conference tournament title since 2018 and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.,UMBC (24-8) ended the contest on a 26-8 run to post the third conference...
Team USA, Paul Skenes face prolific Dominican Republic in WBC semifinal
MIAMI - It will be power arm against power bats when Team USA takes on the Dominican Republic in a World Baseball Classic in a high stakes semifinal on Sunday night.,Pittsburgh Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young winner Paul Skenes will be tasked with trying to slow down the Dominican ...
Scottie Scheffler cards 67 at The Players: I wasn't 'lost'
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - All who wander up and down the leaderboard are not lost. ,Scottie Scheffler has delivered an erratic season, at least by the high standards set by the world's No. 1-ranked player, and it continues to be on display at The Players Championship.,Scheffler barely made the cut F...
Cavaliers look to continue dominance against Mavericks
The Cleveland Cavaliers have rolled to seven straight wins over the Dallas Mavericks, including a 138-105 triumph Friday, fueled by a season-high tying 29 points from reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year Evan Mobley.,Cleveland will try to extend the streak to eight Sunday when it welcomes Dalla...
No. 22 Vanderbilt dominates No. 4 Florida, reaches SEC final
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tyler Tanner scored 20 points and dished out eight assists, Duke Miles scored 15 with seven assists and No. 22 Vanderbilt earned a 91-74 victory over No. 4 Florida on Saturday in the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament.,The Commodores advanced to Sunday's confere...
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scores late, as Red Bulls draw Toronto FC
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting beat the buzzer by scoring in the eighth minute of stoppage time as the New York Red Bulls rallied for a 1-1 draw with host Toronto FC on Saturday afternoon.,Officials originally put five minutes of stoppage time on the clock, but the game was extended and New York (2-1-1, 7...