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No. 1 Duke rolls by No. 17 UNC behind Cameron Boozer's double-double
Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 1 Duke rolled over No. 17 North Carolina in the second half of a 76-61 home victory to avenge its only Atlantic Coast Conference loss Saturday night at Durham, N.C.,Maliq Brown racked up 15 points and Isaiah Evans had 11 for Duke (29-2, ...
No. 5 Florida cruises past Kentucky for 11th straight win
Thomas Haugh had a team-high 20 points, nine rebounds and three steals, and No. 5 Florida closed out its Southeastern Conference regular season with its 11th straight win, holding off Kentucky 84-77 on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, Ken.,Boogie Fland had 16 points and six assists, while Alex Condo...
Jessica Pegula extends win streak in opening match at Indian Wells
The day was void of major upsets, but it certainly wasn't lacking for drama on Saturday at the PNB Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.,After receiving a bye in the first round, third-seeded and two-time champion Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan looked primed to cruise in her first match of the tourname...
Ball State fires coach Michael Lewis after 4 seasons
Ball State fired men's basketball coach Michael Lewis after three consecutive losing seasons, the university announced on Saturday.,The Cardinals wrapped up the regular season Friday night with an 85-69 defeat of Central Michigan. The victory wasn't enough to save the job of Lewis, whose team finish...
Novak Djokovic shakes off rust in 3-set Indian Wells opener
No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic dropped the hammer after losing the first set, rallying for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 defeat of Poland's Kamil Majchrzak in his opening match of the BNP Paribas Open in second-round action on a windy Saturday at Indian Wells, Calif.,The Serbian, who has won five Indian Wells titles, ...
After tight first half, No. 2 Arizona overpowers Colorado
Freshmen Koa Peat and Brayden Burries combined for 56 points on 21-of-31 shooting from the field to lead No. 2 Arizona to an 89-79 victory over Colorado on Saturday night at Boulder, Colo.,Arizona (29-2, 16-2 Big 12) set the program record for most wins in a regular season. ,Burries had 22 of his ca...
Islanders improve to 9-0 in OT with Bo Horvat game-winner vs. Sharks
Bo Horvat scored the overtime winner as the visiting New York Islanders edged the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Saturday night.,Horvat, on a partial break, put a backhand between the legs of Yaroslav Askarov for his 27th tally of the season at 4:20 of the extra period.,Tony DeAngelo scored in regulation fo...
Ryan Strome, new-look Flames stop East-leading Hurricanes
Joel Farabee scored two goals and added an assist and Ryan Strome scored once and added an assist in his team debut as the host Calgary Flames rode a three-goal second period to upset the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 Saturday night.,Morgan Frost netted one goal and two assists ...
Logan Cooley buries OT winner to power Mammoth past Jackets
The Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in overtime for a 5-4 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who improved to 3-0-0 on their five-game road trip...
Vancouver remains perfect with road rout of Portland
Brian White scored his second and third goals of the season and the Vancouver Whitecaps remained perfect with a 4-1 victory over the host Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Sebastian Berhalter scored his side's third goal and assisted on White's first tally for the Whitecaps (3-0-0, 9 points) in th...
LAFC shut out FC Dallas, yet to allow goal this season
David Martinez scored in the second half and Los Angeles FC remained unbeaten and unscored upon with a 1-0 victory over visiting FC Dallas on Saturday night.,Hector Lloris made a diving save on Petar Musa in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time while notching his third straight shutout for ...
Charles Oliveira stuns Max Holloway at UFC 326
LAS VEGAS -- 36-year-old Charles Oliveira turned back the clock and shocked the world at UFC 326 on Saturday, putting on a dominant performance against heavily favored Max Holloway to win the BMF belt by unanimous decision, 50-45, at T-Mobile Arena.,Oliveira stunned Holloway in the early stages of t...
Long Island advances to NEC final, earns NCAA Tournament bid
Long Island's 64-56 victory over Wagner on Saturday in New York not only advanced the Sharks to the Northeast Conference tournament finals, but they also secured the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.,Top seed LIU (23-10) will play third-seeded Mercyhurst (17-16) on Tuesday in the tournament fina...
Rapids pull away late from 10-man Galaxy for 2nd straight win
Alexis Manyoma scored the match winner in the 76th minute on an assist from Darren Yapi as the Colorado Rapids picked up a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday night in Commerce City, Colo. , ,Yapi also scored a goal with assists from Paxten Aaronson and Hamzat Ojediran. Rafael Navarro ta...
Donovan Dent leads UCLA blowout win of rival USC
Donovan Dent finished with 25 points and seven assists, Eric Dailey Jr. added 19 points and eight rebounds, and UCLA cruised to an 89-68 rout of hosting and crosstown Los Angeles rival Southern California on Saturday.,The Bruins (21-10, 13-7 Big Ten Conference) broke a 21-21 tie midway through the f...
Knights, Oilers face off in key Pacific Division matchup
For the first time in more than two months, the Vegas Golden Knights will enter a game looking up in the Pacific Division standings when they host the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday night in Las Vegas., ,Vegas, which had held at least a share of the Pacific Division lead every day since Jan. 3, dropped a...
Oklahoma tops Texas in OT, keeps NCAA tourney hopes alive
Derrion Reid's 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in overtime proved to be the dagger and Nijel Pack had 23 points as Oklahoma outlasted Texas 88-85 on Saturday in Austin, Texas, in the teams' regular-season finale., ,The Sooners (17-14, 7-11 Southeastern Conference) won their fourth straight game and h...
Chargers re-signing pass rusher Khalil Mack on 1-year contract
Nine-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Khalil Mack has agreed to return to the Los Angeles Chargers on a one-year contract, the team announced on Saturday night, with multiple outlets reporting earlier that the deal is fully guaranteed for $18 million.,Mack, 35, made the Pro Bowl his first three years with ...
Kyle Schwarber provides muscle as US routs Great Britain at WBC
Kyle Schwarber hit the tie-breaking two-run homer in the fifth inning on Saturday night for the United States, which overcame a slow start to beat Great Britain 9-1 in World Baseball Classic Pool B play in Houston.,Gunnar Henderson capped the five-run fifth for Team USA, which improved to 2-0 headin...
No. 16 Alabama stays hot in finale, tops fading Auburn
Labaron Philon Jr. and Aden Holloway scored 21 points apiece as No. 16 Alabama cruised to an easy 96-84 victory over Auburn on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Amari Allen added 16 points, London Jemison scored 11 and Aiden Sherrell had 10 points and three blocked s...