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On tough day, David Toms hangs on to win Chubb Classic
David Toms survived a 1-over-par 73 by birdieing the final hole to win the Chubb Classic on Sunday in Naples, Fla.,Toms shot ahead thanks to Saturday's sterling 9-under 63 that secured a 3-shot lead entering the final round. That gave him enough cushion to finish at 13-under 203 for the week at Tibu...
Stephen Curry commits to 2027 All-Star 3-point contest
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Sunday he will compete in the 3-point shooting competition during the 2027 All-Star Weekend in Phoenix.,Curry made the announcement from the NBC television set prior to Sunday's All-Star Game in Inglewood, Calif. As part of his appearance, Curry lofted a...
Team Liquid downs Natus Vincere for BLAST Slam VI title
Team Liquid took down Natus Vincere 3-1 in the grand final of the BLAST Slam VI event, capturing a $400,000 grand prize on Sunday in Attard, Malta.,The best-of-five grand final kicked off with each side winning one map before Liquid pulled away in convincing fashion.,Liquid won in 33 minutes on red,...
Sidney Crosby becomes Canada's top NHL point scorer at Olympics
Canada captain Sidney Crosby accumulated three points in a 10-2 rout of France on Sunday to become the country's all-time leading scorer among NHL players at the Olympics.,Crosby's total sits at 16 after he had one goal and two assists in the round-robin contest at the Milan Cortina Games. He passed...
Norway's Anna Odine Stroem wins women's large hill for second gold
PREDAZZO, Italy -- Norway's Anna Odine Stroem won her second gold of the Milan Cortina Olympics in the women's large hill individual ski jumping competition on Sunday, while compatriot Eirin Maria Kvandal took silver.,Slovenia's Nika Prevc, who entered the Olympics as a gold-medal favourite, claimed...
Adam Silver Faces Mounting Pressure as NBA Tanking Problem Grows
Adam Silver is under pressure as the NBA’s tanking problem worsens, with drastic ideas like eliminating the draft reportedly on the table....
Tariq Francis' game-high 21 points enough for Rutgers to beat Maryland
Tariq Francis had a game-high 21 points, Harun Zrno scored 11 of his 13 in the second half and Rutgers broke a seven-game slide with a 68-57 win over Maryland on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J., ,The Scarlet Knights shot 41.5% overall, but they maintained a 50% clip with just two turnovers in the second ...
NBA Slam Dunk Contest Falls Flat Once Again
The NBA Slam Dunk Contest ended with more whimper than wow, as Carter Bryant fell short and Keshad Johnson claimed victory in an anticlimactic finale....
Five Matches WWE Should Book for Wrestlemania 2026
With CM Punk vs Roman Reigns set, here are five more matches WWE could book for WrestleMania 2026....
Why Cade Cunningham MVP Could Be Smart Bet Amid SGA Injury Concerns
With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander battling injury and Nikola Jokic near the 65-game limit, is Cade Cunningham the best value bet for NBA MVP?...
Leylah Fernandez comes from set down to win in Dubai
Leylah Fernandez of Canada rallied to upset No. 13 Liudmila Samsonova 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round of the Dubai Duty Free Championship in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday.,With her loss in the two-hour, 52-minute match, Samsonova dropped to 0-5 in three-set matches in 2026.,Samsonova and Fer...
Mikael Kingsbury wins Canada's first gold of Games in his final Olympics
LIVIGNO, Italy -- Canada's Mikael Kingsbury, widely considered one of the best moguls skiers of all time, ended a decorated Winter Olympics career on Sunday with a fast-paced final run that earned him a gold in the Italian Alps.,Kingsbury won the new Olympic event of dual moguls, three days after he...
Illinois G Kylan Boswell (hand) to return vs. Indiana
Illinois starting guard Kylan Boswell is set to return for Sunday's game against Indiana in Champaign, Ill., per the Big Ten availability report.,Boswell missed the last seven games for the eighth-ranked Fighting Illini since fracturing a bone in his right hand during practice on Jan. 19. ,Illinois ...
Norway’s ‘King Klaebo’ reigns as greatest with 9 Winter Games golds
TESERO, Italy -- Norway's Johannes Klaebo cemented his legacy on Sunday by winning a ninth Olympic cross-country gold to become the greatest Winter Olympian of all time.,Nine golds put him ahead of compatriots and fellow cross-country skiers Marit Bjoergen, Bjoern Daehlie and biathlete Ole Einar Bjo...
Italy's Federica Brignone wins giant slalom; Mikaela Shiffrin finishes 11th
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- Italy's Federica Brignone completed a golden double on home snow at the Winter Olympics on Sunday, adding the giant slalom title to the super-G won last Thursday, as U.S. Alpine ski great Mikaela Shiffrin again missed out on a medal.,Sweden's Sara Hector, champion at Beij...
Anthony Kim's comeback complete with stunning LIV Golf win at Adelaide
Anthony Kim added a stunning-yet-true chapter to his storybook return to professional golf by winning LIV Golf Adelaide on Sunday.,The 40-year-old American came from five strokes back after three rounds with an emphatic three-shot victory after his bogey-free round of 9-under 63 at The Grange Golf C...
Graham Ike powers No. 12 Gonzaga past longtime rival Santa Clara
Graham Ike recorded 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds and No. 12 Gonzaga moved into first place in the West Coast Conference with a 94-86 victory over host Santa Clara on Saturday night.,Adam Miller scored 21 points and Tyon Grant-Foster had 20 points and seven rebounds off the bench as the Bu...
Led by Aden Holloway, Alabama tops South Carolina for 4th straight win
Aden Holloway scored 20 points, while Labaron Philon Jr. and Latrell Wrightsell Jr. added 19 apiece as Alabama held off a game South Carolina squad, 89-75, in a Southeastern Conference contest in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,Alabama (18-7, 8-4 SEC) won its fourth straight game and triumphed for the seventh time...
Natus Vincere, Team Liquid to face off for BLAST Slam VI title
One of the most competitive matches at the BLAST Slam VI event will get a rematch in Attard, Malta.,But with a lot more on the line this time.,In Saturday's semifinals, Team Liquid had little trouble with OG, winning 3-0, while Natus Vincere edged Team Yandex 3-2 in a back-and-forth affair to advanc...
US men’s hockey confident it can peak at right time in Milan
MILAN, Italy -- The United States men's hockey team has yet to live up to its full potential on a tight timeline to reach the Olympic podium in Milan, but forward Brady Tkachuk assured fans the medal contenders would find their rhythm.,Widely seen as the likeliest challengers to powerhouse Canada, t...