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Victor Wembanyama, Spurs start fast, hold off Wolves in Game 3
Victor Wembanyama scored 39 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked five shots as the San Antonio Spurs held on for a 115-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Friday in Minneapolis.,Wembanyama made 13 of 18 shots, including 3 of 5 from bey...
Sporting KC brings lengthy losing streak to Portland
The Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City will be searching for more consistency when they meet on Saturday night in the Pacific Northwest.,The Timbers (3-6-1, 10 points) have won two of their last four with defeats of LAFC and San Diego FC, a pair of teams expected to be among the Western Confe...
Mystics' Shakira Austin helps spoil Tempo's debut
Shakira Austin had 18 points and 11 rebounds and scored the game's last four points as the visiting Washington Mystics defeated the expansion Toronto Tempo 68-65 in the season opener for both teams Friday night.,Sonia Citron led the Mystics with 26 points and Kiki Iriafen added 12 points and 16 rebo...
Angel Reese, Dream open against rookie Olivia Miles, Lynx
Angel Reese will make her official Atlanta debut when the Dream visit the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night in Minneapolis.,The Chicago Sky traded Reese just more than a month ago and she played in two preseason games, but the two-time All-Star and rebounding specialist makes it official in Saturday'...
Jalen Brunson puts up 33 as Knicks move to verge of sweeping Sixers
Jalen Brunson scored 33 points as the visiting New York Knicks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-94 on Friday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference second-round playoff series.,Mikal Bridges notched 23 points and Landry Shamet chipped in with 15 on 5-of-6 shooting for New York,...
Alex Newhook, Canadiens level series vs. Sabres in Game 2
Alex Newhook posted his first two-goal postseason game for the Montreal Canadiens, who evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the host Buffalo Sabres on Friday thanks to a 5-1 victory in Game 2.,The Canadiens seized home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven set ahead of Game 3 in Montre...
Wild hope 3-day rest leads to Game 3 reboot vs. Avalanche
After a whirlwind start to the playoffs, the Minnesota Wild finally had a chance to take a breath.,Now they will find out whether fresh legs and a fresh mindset can prompt a fresh start.,Minnesota will try to claw back in its series against the Colorado Avalanche when the teams face off Saturday nig...
Fighter Josh Hokit ejected from UFC Freedom 250 press conference
The UFC's plans to hold a fight card on the White House grounds briefly took a back seat to one fighter's antics at the press conference for UFC Freedom 250 on Friday.,The media gathering was held in Newark, N.J., the site of UFC 328 on Saturday. But the focus for the day was on the upcoming event i...
76ers' Joel Embiid back for Game 3; Knicks' OG Anunoby out
Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid returned to action for Friday's Game 3 against the visiting New York Knicks after sitting out Game 2 of the Eastern Conference second-round series with right hip and right ankle injuries.,Embiid fueled Philadelphia's first-round comeback over the Boston Cel...
Aaron Rai finishes strong to move atop Myrtle Beach leaderboard
Aaron Rai finished the front nine strong to post a 4-under-par 67 Friday and take a one-stroke lead into the weekend of the ONEflight Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Classic.,Rai is one of only a handful of competitors in the opposite-field event, which serves as an alternate for this week's Truist Championship...
Jessica Pegula coasts to victory in Rome opener
On a day where many seeded competitors were upset, No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula faced minimal resistance in her Italian Open opener Friday, coasting to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in Rome.,Pegula, who lost her second match in her last tournament at Madrid, was clinical in this match, fa...
Sungjae Im moves in front, seeks signature win at Truist Championship
Sungjae Im made three birdies on the back nine and squeaked in front halfway through the Truist Championship on Friday in Charlotte.,Im posted a steady 2-under-par 69 at Quail Hollow Club to get to 9-under 133 and earn a one-shot edge over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood, who posted his second straight 6...
UFC 328: Khamzat Chimaev heavy favorite vs. Sean Strickland
UFC 328 will be headlined by Khamzat Chimaev making his first defense as the middleweight champion against former champion Sean Strickland at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday night.,Chimaev will enter as the heavy favorite, with his odds shifting from -525 to -550 at BetMGM by Frida...
Pressure on Cavs in Game 3 for first win of series vs. Pistons
All-Star guard Cade Cunningham and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons have the fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on the ropes, holding a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.,The series shifts to Cleveland for Game 3 on Saturday afternoon, when all of the pressure will be on the home te...
Lionel Messi: Neymar 'deserves' another World Cup run for Brazil
Count Argentina and Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi among those who thinks that Neymar should compete for his native Brazil in the upcoming World Cup.,Messi, who played with Neymar for four seasons at Barcelona and another two at Paris Saint-Germain before both moved on in 2023, admitted he does ...
Reports: Iowa finalizing 6-year deal with coach Ben McCollum
Ben McCollum is finalizing a deal with Iowa that would keep him as the Hawkeyes basketball coach for the next six years, ESPN reported Friday.,McCollum is coming off his first season at the helm in Iowa, when he took the Hawkeyes on their deepest NCAA tournament run in almost 40 years. ,Compiling a ...
NFL schedule to be released on Thursday night
The NFL's annual schedule release will take place on Thursday, May 14, creating a road map to Super Bowl LXI at Inglewood, Calif.,The league's broadcast partners will be allowed to leak select upcoming matchups during the lead-in to the official release. All of the record nine international games wi...
Cards sign RB Jeremiyah Love, third overall pick of draft
The Arizona Cardinals signed first-round draft pick Jeremiyah Love to his four-year rookie contract on Friday.,Love, the third overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft, will receive $53 million in fully guaranteed money that includes a $35 million signing bonus. The deal also includes a fifth-year team op...
It's official: NFL reaches 7-year deal with referees association
The NFL avoided taking a penalty before the 2026 season even began by reaching a seven-year collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Referees Association on Friday that will run through the 2032 season.,The referee's union ratified the new CBA when a vote was taken during a Thursday meeting of N...
Report: Packers release veteran K Brandon McManus
The Packers released veteran kicker Brandon McManus on Friday, ESPN reported.,Green Bay drafted Florida kicker Trey Smack in the sixth round last month.,McManus, 34, made 24 of 30 field goals and 32 of 33 extra points in his second season with the Packers in 2025.,He missed both of his field-goal at...