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Thomas Muller, streaking Whitecaps take aim at Earthquakes
Two former stars for Germany will take the pitch as opponents on Saturday night when the Vancouver Whitecaps host the San Jose Earthquakes.,Vancouver's Thomas Muller and San Jose's Timo Werner were teammates on Germany's 2018 World Cup team and played in 23 matches together on the national team.,Mul...

Grizzlies, facing daunting road to play-in, visit hot Hornets
The Memphis Grizzlies can't wait any longer to turn their season around.,The task could be difficult against the surging Hornets, however, when the teams meet Saturday night in Charlotte.,Memphis has lost nine of its past 10 games, including a 117-112 setback to visiting Boston on Friday night. The ...

Texas Derby matchup awaits Dynamo, FC Dallas
The Houston Dynamo will be the rare club thankful to travel when they head north to face FC Dallas in the Texas Derby fixture on Saturday night.,Houston (2-1-0, 6 points) will be the last MLS team to hit the road during the 2026 season after its previous away opener at New England -- scheduled for M...

Charlotte FC, Red Bulls aim to pick up offense
Last week, the New York Red Bulls were on the verge of going scoreless until a clutch goal in stoppage time.,Charlotte FC, meanwhile, couldn't even find the back of the net but took solace in holding Inter Miami CF scoreless.,Both New York and Charlotte will attempt to improve their offense Saturday...

Nebraska, hungry for school's first Sweet 16, ready for Vanderbilt
After winning the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament game on Thursday, Nebraska wants more.,The Cornhuskers (27-6), the No. 4 seed in the South Region, will try to make the program's first Sweet 16 when they take on fifth-seeded Vanderbilt (27-8) in second-round action Saturday night in Oklahoma Ci...

Sporting KC eager to pick up steam vs. Rapids
With both teams led by first-year coaches, Sporting Kansas City host the Colorado Rapids on Saturday in Kansas City, Kan.,After a last-place finish in the Western Conference table in 2025, Sporting KC (1-2-1, 4 points) hired Raphael Wicky to turn around the team's fortunes. Kansas City picked up its...

G2 Minnesota manhandle Surge in CDL Major 2 qualifying
G2 Minnesota swept the Vancouver Surge 3-0 on Friday to move into third place in Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifying.,Minnesota (6-4) trails only OpTic Texas (9-0) and Miami Heretics (6-3). The latter two clubs were both idle on Friday.,In the other two Friday matches as the final weekend o...

Clippers hope trip to Dallas gets them back on track
While trying to overcome their worst stretch since reviving their season starting in late December, the Los Angeles Clippers will visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday while on a four-game losing streak.,The Clippers (34-36) reached a season-best two games over .500 on March 13 following a 7-1 run bu...

Carlos Alcaraz repels challenge of Joao Fonseca to advance in Miami
In a highly-anticipated match, World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated Brazil's Joao Fonseca, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round of the Miami Open on Friday.,Fonseca, 19, went toe-to-toe with eventual champion Jannik Sinner of Italy one week ago, falling 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4), in the round of 16 at Indian...

Tarris Reed Jr.'s monster night carries UConn over Furman
PHILADELPHIA -- Tarris Reed Jr. exploded for career highs of 31 points and 27 rebounds, powering No. 2 seed UConn to an 82-71 win over No. 15 seed Furman in a first-round NCAA Tournament matchup Friday., ,Reed shot 12 for 15 from the field and corralled 11 of his rebounds on the offensive glass as U...

Coco Gauff struggles, but rallies to advance at Miami Open
A week after having to withdraw in Indian Wells, Calif., fourth-seeded Coco Gauff prevailed in a tough three-set match over Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of the Miami Open on Friday.,Gauff pulled out due to a left arm nerve injury during a third-round match vs. Ale...

No. 4 Kansas builds big lead, holds off Cal Baptist's comeback bid
SAN DIEGO -- Darryn Peterson recovered from a slow start to score 28 points and East Region No. 4 seed Kansas weathered No. 13 seed California Baptist's furious second-half rally to win 68-60 in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on Friday.,After missing his first six field-goal attempts, Peterson ...

Top-seeded Florida scores historic blowout of Prairie View A&M
Reuben Chinyelu produced his 19th double-double to lead seven double-figure scorers and help defending national champion and No. 1 seed Florida overpower Prairie View A&M 114-55 In the first round of the NCAA South Region in Tampa on Friday.,It was a season high for points for Florida and the 59-poi...

Corey Heim engineers last-lap pass to win Truck race at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Same guy. Different truck. Same result.,Driving the No. 5 TRICON Garage Toyota on a part-time basis, Corey Heim shocked race leader Ross Chastain with a last-lap pass and collected his second-straight victory at Darlington Raceway in Friday night's Buckle Up South Carolina 200.,L...

Flames defeat Panthers for 7th straight time at home
Joel Farabee and Victor Olofsson scored second-period goals and the host Calgary Flames rode the momentum to a 4-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday.,Matt Coronato and Morgan Frost also scored for Calgary (28-34-7, 63 points), which has won two straight but remains second-last in the leagu...

Drivers anticipating 'out of control' action at Darlington
It's bad enough to roll into Darlington, S.C., less than 10 miles off Interstate 95, and realize a tough weekend lies ahead at the 1.366-mile facility dubbed "The Track Too Tough to Tame.",Now it will be tougher.,Small changes have occurred at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's distinguished, oldest super...

UFC Fight Night 270: Fight-by-fight preview, Odds & Trends
The UFC returns to London's The O2 Arena with a Fight Night card highlighted by a fight between top featherweight contenders Movsar Evloev and Lerone Murphy on Saturday night.,The winner of the battle of unbeatens could be set up for a shot at the title against Alexander Volkanovski.,The 32-year-old...

Cavs rounding into form down the stretch, but feisty Pelicans await
The Cleveland Cavaliers can complete a perfect three-game road trip as their trek for higher seeding in the NBA playoffs continues on Saturday in New Orleans vs. the Pelicans.,Heading into the final 12 games of the regular season, Cleveland (43-27) already has clinched no worse than a spot in a play...

Avalanche clinch playoff spot with convincing win over Blackhawks
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-1 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.,Brock Nelson, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche (45-13-10, 100 pts.), who became the first team this season to clinch a playoff spot. Natha...

No. 11 seed VCU embraces underdog role, eyes upset of third-seeded Illinois
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- VCU has been comfortable in this uncomfortable position for weeks. The Rams had to win the Atlantic 10 Conference tournament just to clinch a spot in the NCAA Tournament.,VCU (28-7) then had to dig out of a 19-point hole against North Carolina on Thursday, rallying for an 82-78 o...