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Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Mboko escape trouble, advance in Melbourne
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus subdued a stubborn Anastasia Potapova of Austria 7-6 (4), 7-6 (7) in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday.,Sabalenka has now reached the round of 16 for six consecutive years has taken 23 of her last 24 matches in Melbourne.,After exchanging early br...
Coby White, Bulls finish strong to extend Timberwolves' losing streak
Coby White scored a team-high 22 points and the Chicago Bulls finished with a 9-0 run to post a 120-115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday in Minneapolis.,Josh Giddey added 21 points after missing the last 11 games with a left hamstring strain. Jalen Smith scored 17 points, and Mata...
Stephen Ames kicks off season with 64 at Mitsubishi Electric
Stephen Ames of Canada made the most of his first round of the 2026 PGA Tour Champions season, turning in an 8-under-par 64 for a one-stroke lead at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai on Thursday in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.,Ames amassed five birdies in a six-hole stretch at Nos. 2-7 on...
Oliver Moore, Blackhawks have last laugh against Canes
Oliver Moore, who was flattened in a second-period fight, had the final say by producing the decisive tally in the sixth round of the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks topped the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C.,Ilya Mikheyev collected a goal and an assist, while Nick Lard...
Jet Greaves blanks Stars as Blue Jackets keep rolling
Jet Greaves made 28 saves and Zach Werenski scored the only goal in the Columbus Blue Jackets' 1-0 shutout of the visiting Dallas Stars on Thursday.,Columbus has won five of its last six games and improved to 4-1-0 under new head coach Rick Bowness.,Greaves earned his first shutout of the season and...
Bruins benefit from quick flurry of goals, defeat Golden Knights
The Boston Bruins scored three goals in a 54-second span midway through the first period and held on for a 4-3 win over the visiting Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night.,Charlie McAvoy, Elias Lindholm (one goal, one assist) and Tanner Jeannot scored Boston's fastest three goals since 2001 before ...
FURIA, Falcons open BLAST Bounty Winter event with wins
FURIA rallied to a 2-1 win over HEROIC and Team Falcons outlasted Team Liquid 2-0 to kick off the BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 event Thursday in Attard, Malta.,Eight teams are competing at the $452,500 event, having advanced to the single-elimination bracket via closed qualifiers. The quarterfinals and ...
No. 18 Clemson seeks to rebound against shaky Georgia Tech
After seeing its nine-game winning streak snapped, No. 18 Clemson looks to rebound on Saturday against Georgia Tech in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Atlanta, GA.,Clemson (16-4, 6-1 ACC) fell for the first time in conference action on Tuesday, dropping its first home game of the season to North C...
No. 14 UVA to honor ex-coach Tony Bennett, battle No. 22 UNC
No. 14 Virginia is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season, which culminated with a national championship under former head coach Tony Bennett., ,The Cavaliers (16-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) will honor Bennett before Saturday's matinee against No. 22 North Carolina (15-4, 3-3), adding ...
Lengthy losing skid over, Canucks turn attention to improving Devils
After snapping an 11-game losing streak with a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals, the Vancouver Canucks will attempt to win back-to-back home games for the first time this season when they face the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,The victory over the Capitals was the team's fir...
Reshuffled Kraken lineup ready to host red-hot Ducks
Lane Lambert decided to shake things up.,So the Seattle Kraken coach, with his team having lost four consecutive games and six of its past seven, altered all four of the forward lines and two of three defensive pairings for Wednesday's home game against the New York Islanders.,The moves paid off as ...
Oilers expect star F Leon Draisaitl to return Saturday
The Edmonton Oilers expect star forward Leon Draisaitl to return to the team on Saturday when they host the Washington Capitals, coach Kris Knoblauch said Thursday.,Draisaitl, 30, missed his fourth consecutive game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Penguins after taking a leave of absence on Jan. 1...
New injury halts Ja Morant's momentum, Grizzlies prep for Pelicans
As soon as Ja Morant returned to the court, another injury set him back.,Morant will miss the Memphis Grizzlies' home game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday due to a UCL sprain in his left elbow.,The Grizzlies' two-time All-Star admitted he had a ways to go upon returning from his latest in...
Struggling Flyers face tall task visiting Avalanche
The Philadelphia Flyers were rolling at the beginning of January, but things have turned sour for them.,Since beating the Anaheim Ducks on Jan. 6, the Flyers have gone 1-5-2. Now they face perhaps their toughest task of the season with Friday night's visit to the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche.,The ...
Min Woo Lee, Pierceson Coody lead The American Express
Min Woo Lee of Australia and Pierceson Coody share the first-round lead and Scottie Scheffler is one off the pace at The American Express after Thursday's action in La Quinta, Calif.,Lee and Coody each shot 10-under-par 62 at the Nicklaus Tournament Course to open the tournament. Coody ran off seven...
Capitals visit Flames with season 'hanging in the balance'
The Washington Capitals head into Friday's road game against the Calgary Flames hopeful that their struggles finally have hit rock bottom.,Thanks to a dispiriting 4-3 loss to the last-place Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Washington has dropped four consecutive games in regulation for the first time...
Thunder host Pacers for first time since NBA Finals Game 7
The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder hosted the Indiana Pacers, the Thunder left the court with the city's first NBA championship after their Game 7 win., ,Now, just a day over seven months since Oklahoma City's 103-91 win, the teams meet again Friday on opposite ends of the league's spectrum., ,...
Celtics own customary Atlantic Division lead as they visit Nets
During their first month without Jayson Tatum and his injured Achilles tendon, the Boston Celtics hovered around the .500 mark.,Since those opening weeks of life without their perennial first-team All-NBA star, the Celtics have ascended to the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference. Their next stop...
Lowly Kings arrive while Cavaliers plan to continue to thrive
Eight wins in their last 12 games have given the Cleveland Cavaliers a much-needed boost into fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.,The Cavaliers seek to continue that momentum Friday when the Sacramento Kings make their annual pilgrimage to northeast Ohio.,Point guard Donovan Mitchell sc...
Rising Butler aims for third straight win when Marquette visits
Butler hopes to extend its winning ways when it hosts Marquette on Friday night in Indianapolis.,The Bulldogs (12-7, 3-5 Big East) have won two in a row after their 1-5 start in conference play, including a signature win on the road at then-No. 25 Seton Hall followed by an 87-80 win at home over DeP...