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UConn G Solo Ball nursing foot injury, uncertain for title game
UConn guard Solo Ball's availability for Monday's national championship game against Michigan is in question as he deals with "some type of a foot sprain," per head coach Dan Hurley.,Hurley told reporters that Ball was in a walking boot and will not practice Sunday, one day after the Huskies' 71-62 ...

Amaka Agugua-Hamilton no longer coach at Virginia
Virginia parted ways with Amaka Agugua-Hamilton as its head women's basketball coach after four seasons.,The university announced the news Saturday about Agugua-Hamilton, who helped the Cavaliers become the initial First Four team to advance to the Sweet 16 of the Women's NCAA Tournament after defea...

Braves face D-backs, seeking third straight series win
The visiting Atlanta Braves can begin the season with three straight series wins for the first time since 2018 when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Atlanta took two of three from both the Kansas City Royals and the Athletics and will finish a four-game set on Sunda...

Oklahoma, West Virginia see momentum opportunity in Crown championship
This time last year, Nebraska took home the inaugural College Basketball Crown trophy. The winner of Sunday's championship game in Las Vegas between Oklahoma and West Virginia will hope to carry similar momentum into next season.,Oklahoma (21-15) endured a nine-game losing streak in the heart of Sou...
Alice Pereira Delivers Knockout of the Year Contender at UFC Vegas 115
Alice Pereira scores a brutal KO at UFC Vegas 115, emerging as a rising star....

Pirates take on Orioles chasing early-season sweep
Close games have become a regular occurrence for the Pittsburgh Pirates early in the season.,As long as they win their fair share, they will not mind at all. After a pair of one-run victories, the Pirates go for a sweep of their home-opening three-game series when they face the Baltimore Orioles on ...

On a roll, Yankees to send Max Fried up against Marlins
Max Fried lived up to his billing as a frontline starter in the first season of an eight-year contract signed before the New York Yankees knew just how important he would be because of an injury to Gerrit Cole.,Fried is off to a stellar start to his second campaign in pinstripes and will be on the m...

Renato Moicano snaps losing streak with submission victory
Renato Moicano of Brazil snapped a two-fight losing streak with a rear-naked-choke submission victory over Scotland's Chris Duncan at 3:14 of the second round in the lightweight main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.,Moicano (21-7-1) dominated the fight, allowing Dun...

Dallas Fuel author epic rally in Overwatch Champions Series
Dallas Fuel recorded a 3-2 victory over Spacestation Gaming on Saturday to begin Week 3 of Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1.,The Fuel remained unbeaten and handed Spacestation Gaming their first loss after overcoming a two-map deficit. ,Spacestation Gaming notched a 2-0 win o...

Vancouver scores twice in stoppage time to stun Portland
Sebastian Berhalter scored in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time to give the host Vancouver Whitecaps a stunning, come-from-behind 3-2 victory Saturday over the Portland Timbers.,Berhalter's tally was the second in stoppage time for Vancouver (5-1-0, 15 points), which got the tying goal w...

Morgan Frost helps Flames upend slumping Ducks
Morgan Frost scored twice while Joel Farabee and Matvei Gridin both collected one goal and one assist to lead the visiting Calgary Flames to a 5-3 upset of the slumping Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.,Ryan Strome also scored for the Flames (32-36-8, 72 points), who snapped a two-game losing skid.,Goalten...

Lauren Coughlin leads, but Nelly Korda makes push at Aramco
On Saturday, Lauren Coughlin wasn't quite as sharp as she had been over the first two rounds of the Aramco Championship in Las Vegas, but her 1-over-par 73 was still good enough to keep her ahead of the field with a round to go.,Coughlin settled in at 7-under-par 209 after a round that saw her endur...

Paul Rothrock’s late goal lifts Sounders over Dynamo
Paul Rothrock's goal in the 83rd minute off a headed assist by Jordan Morris was all the visiting Seattle Sounders would need to produce a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Saturday in a Western Conference match.,Rothrock's tally, his team-leading third of the season, was facilitated by a centered ...

Miami rallies twice to earn draw in new stadium opener vs. Austin
Substitute Luis Suarez scored his first goal of the season in the 82nd minute after Lionel Messi scored his fifth and Inter Miami salvaged a 2-2 draw against visiting Austin FC to officially open their new permanent stadium on Saturday night.,Both goals pulled Miami (3-1-2, 11 points) back from a go...

Clayton Keller's hatty surges Mammoth past lowly Canucks
Clayton Keller collected his third career hat trick in a four-point game to lead the visiting Utah Mammoth to a 7-4 victory over the cellar-dwelling Vancouver Canucks on Saturday., ,Dylan Guenther and Lawson Crouse both scored once and added an assist for the Mammoth (40-30-6, 86 points), who pulled...

Wessam Abou Ali's brace leads Columbus to first '26 win at Atlanta
Wessam Abou Ali scored a pair of goals in the second half, Max Arfsten added a goal and assist, and the Columbus Crew defeated host Atlanta United 3-1 for their first win of the season on Saturday.,Columbus (1-3-2, 5 points) snapped a two-match losing streak while awarding head coach Henrik Rydstrom...

Michael Soroka's strong outing gets Diamondbacks past Braves
Michael Soroka threw five strong innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored a pair of unearned runs to earn a 2-1 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Saturday., ,Soroka (2-0) allowed one run on four hits, striking out three and walking three for Arizona, which had dropped the first two game...

Kyle Connor scores twice to lead Jets past Blue Jackets
Kyle Connor scored twice as the visiting Winnipeg Jets defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday night.,Mark Scheifele picked up both primary assists for Winnipeg (33-31-12, 78 points). Connor Hellebuyck made 15 saves for the Jets.,Ivan Provorov scored the lone goal for the Blue Jackets (38...

ATP roundup: Tommy Paul wins all-American semi to reach Houston final
No. 4 Tommy Paul rallied for his fourth consecutive win over fellow American and second-seeded Frances Tiafoe, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7), on Saturday in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinals at Houston.,Paul clinched his first ever ATP clay-court final appearance in a grueling 2-hour, 45-minute ...

Timberwolves not worried about seed, want higher level of play vs. Hornets
The Minnesota Timberwolves are not overly obsessed with which specific seed they end up with in the NBA's Western Conference playoffs.,It's more important that the Timberwolves feel healthy and are playing well when the postseason tips off.,Minnesota (46-31) will try to snap out of a recent funk whe...