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Thunder star Jalen Williams (hamstring) to return vs. 76ers
Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams will return from a right hamstring injury to play in Monday's road game against the Philadelphia 76ers.,Williams wasn't listed on the injury report on Sunday. He last played for Oklahoma City on Feb. 11.,Williams has injured his hamstring twice since...

Women's NCAA roundup: Amaya Battle shoots Minnesota past Ole Miss, into Sweet 16
Amaya Battle's stepback jumper with 0.8 seconds left lifted No. 4 seed Minnesota to its first Sweet 16 since 2005 with a 65-63 win over fifth-seeded Ole Miss in Sacramento Region 2 second-round action in Minneapolis on Sunday.,After Minnesota (24-8) went on a 10-4 run to take a 63-61 lead with 18 se...

Filip Forsberg's OT winner helps Predators continue surge vs. Blackhawks
Filip Forsberg scored twice, including the game-winner 1:05 into overtime, to lift the surging Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.,Nashville (33-28-9, 75 points) won its fourth straight game to strengthen its hold on the final Western Conference wild-card...

Minnesota snaps skid with scoreless draw vs. Seattle
Drake Callender made two saves for his second shutout of the season as Minnesota United snapped a two-match losing streak with a 0-0 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ,It was a much-needed bounce-back point for Minnesota (1-2-2, 5 points), which had been out...

Bilibili Gaming bests G2 Esports in First Stand Tournament grand final
Bilibili Gaming beat G2 Esports in the grand final of the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Sunday in Sao Paulo, taking home the $250,000 first-place prize.,Bilibili won the event with a 3-1 victory, its second of the tournament over G2 Esports after a 3-0 sweep in the upper-bracket final of ...

Alex Ovechkin becomes 2nd NHL player with 1,000 career goals
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin became just the second player in NHL history with 1,000 career goals, including regular season and playoffs, with a power-play goal on Sunday to join Wayne Gretzky.,Ovechkin, 40, eclipsed Gretzky for the most regular-season goals in league history on April...

FC Cincinnati upend CF Montreal with 2 late goals
Substitute Tom Barlow scored in the 80th minute, Kevin Denkey followed in second-half stoppage time and 10-man FC Cincinnati rallied to a 4-3 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Sunday.,Barlow scored his first goal for his new club three minutes after his entrance, and 20 minutes after Miles Robins...

Avalanche beat Capitals in OT to clinch playoff spot
Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal at 1:22 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Nelson won the game for the Avalanche (46-13-10, 102) when Martin Necas set him up for a slap shot past Logan Thompson.,Gabriel Landeskog and N...

Women's NCAA roundup: North Carolina, Michigan advance to Sweet 16
Elina Aarnisalo poured in 21 points -- one shy of her career high -- and Lanie Grant had 20 points as North Carolina pulled out a 74-66 victory against Maryland in the Fort Worth Region 1 second-round game Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Fourth-seeded North Carolina (28-7) goes to the Sweet 16...

Lionel Messi scores as Inter Miami rally past NYCFC
Micael Dos Santos' go-ahead goal in the 74th minute lifted Inter Miami to a 3-2 comeback victory over host New York City FC on Sunday afternoon.,Dos Santos headed home a beautiful ball from fellow defender Noah Allen, which found its way past NYCFC keeper Matt Freese and gave Inter Miami (3-1-1, 10 ...

Fletcher Loyer, Purdue outlast Miami to advance to Sweet 16
ST. LOUIS -- Fletcher Loyer was the model of efficiency on Sunday.,The Purdue guard scored a game-high 24 points on just seven shot attempts, lifting the second-seeded Boilermakers to a 79-69 win over seventh-seeded Miami in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region.,Loyer made 6 of 7 sh...

Thunder's Ajay Mitchell, Wizards' Justin Champagnie suspended for brawl
For their roles in an altercation during the Wizards-Thunder game on Saturday night, Washington's Justin Champagnie and Oklahoma City's Ajay Mitchell were suspended one game without pay for fighting, the NBA announced on Sunday.,Champagnie will sit out Sunday night's road game against the New York K...

Joshua Jefferson (ankle) out for Iowa State against Kentucky
Iowa State will be without its top player in Sunday's NCAA Tournament second-round game against Kentucky in St. Louis.,Senior forward Joshua Jefferson, a consensus second-team All-American, has been listed as out on the NCAA's official injury report.,Jefferson sprained his left ankle just 2:37 into ...

South Carolina parts ways with former LSU baseball coach Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieri is out as baseball coach at South Carolina, less than halfway through his second season with the Gamecocks.,Mainieri and athletic director Jeremiah Donati issued a joint statement on Saturday regarding the decision.,"After a conversation this morning with Coach Mainieri, we agreed that...

Marlins All-Star OF Kyle Stowers (hamstring) out 3-4 weeks
The Miami Marlins will be without All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers for the first 3-4 weeks of the regular season due to a hamstring injury.,The team announced on Sunday that Stowers will be placed on the injured list. He appeared in just six games during spring training as the Marlins limited his wo...

Marlins All-Star OF Kyle Stowers (hamstring) headed to IL
The Miami Marlins will be without All-Star outfielder Kyle Stowers for the first 3-4 weeks of the regular season due to a hamstring injury.,The team announced on Sunday that Stowers will be placed on the injured list with a hamstring injury. He appeared in just six games during spring training as th...

LIV Golf announces return to South Africa in 2027
Mere hours after Bryson DeChambeau sank the par putt that defeated Spain's Jon Rahm in a LIV Golf South Africa playoff on Sunday, LIV Golf announced it will host another tournament in South Africa next year.,The tour will return to The Club at Steyn City, just north of Johannesburg, after attracting...
Hubert Davis and UNC Basketball Find Themselves at Complicated Crossroads
It certainly feels like the future of Hubert Davis as the head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels is up in the air after an early NCAA Tournament exit....
NCAA Tournament Predictions: Why Favorites Should Hold Strong on Sunday
Sunday’s NCAA Tournament slate is shaping up for chalk, with Purdue, Virginia, and Arizona favored to advance....

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog to return vs. Capitals
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will return to the lineup for Sunday afternoon's game against the Capitals in Washington, D.C.,The forward has been sidelined since sustaining a lower-body injury during Colorado's 5-4 shootout victory over the Dallas Stars on March 6.,"It's good to have ...