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Women's NCAA roundup: Avery Howell propels No. 1 USC to Elite Eight
Avery Howell scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 1 seed Southern California endured the absence of star JuJu Watkins to advance to the Elite Eight with a 67-61 win over No. 5 seed Kansas State in Spokane Region 4 on Saturday in Spokane, Wash.,The win sends USC into Monday's Elite E...

Leon Draisaitl rallies Oilers to OT victory over Flames
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing skid.,Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 26 save...

Lilia Vu up 2 shots entering final round at Ford Championship
Lilia Vu overcame a double bogey and two other bogeys to shoot a four-under-par 68 on Saturday and maintain a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,On a windy day at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, Vu - who had played a pair of bogey-free rounds...

No. 1 Duke goes wire-to-wire in sinking No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Duke basketball was 364 days removed from a loss in the Elite Eight to rival North Carolina State.,Most programs would find joy in an Elite Eight run. Not the Blue Devils. That doesn't live up to the high bar set by their previous coach.,"When we were in the bathroom last year after ...

No. 1 Duke has big second half, sinks No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Kon Knueppel had a game-high 21 points with five assists, Cooper Flagg added 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 seed Duke defeated No. 2 Alabama 85-65 to win the NCAA Tournament East Region final on Saturday night.,Duke (35-3) made its 18th Final Four in program history and its f...

Kyle Tucker, Matt Shaw power Cubs past Diamondbacks
Kyle Tucker had three hits including his first homer of the season, rookie Matt Shaw hit his first major league homer and the Chicago Cubs held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 in Phoenix on Saturday.,Tucker's two-run homer off Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) with one out in the fifth inning gave the Cubs a 3-...

Lionel Messi scores in return as Inter Miami edge Union
Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the season only two minutes after his entrance as a second-half substitute, and Inter Miami held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Robert Taylor notched his first goal of the season before halftime for Miami (4-0-1, 13...

Diego Rossi, Crew top D.C. United to stay unbeaten
Diego Rossi's brace led the undefeated Columbus Crew to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.,Christian Benteke scored in the 13th minute but Rossi countered three minutes later for the Crew ((3-0-3, 12 points) and put them ahead in the 65th.,Joon-Hung Kim made four saves ...
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Aryna Sabalenka cruises past Jessica Pegula to win Miami Open
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka recorded 31 winners while sailing to a 7-5, 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula on Saturday to win the Miami Open for the first time in her career.,Sabalenka, ranked No. 1 in the world, saved 7 of 11 break points while winning her 19th career title and eighth at ...

Kalen Ballage, Renegades run past Brahmas in season opener
Kalen Ballage rushed for 110 yards -- including a United Football League-record 77-yarder for a touchdown -- as the host Arlington Renegades routed the San Antonio Brahmas 33-9 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.,Ballage had nine carries for a 12.2-yard average, while teammate De'Veon S...

Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez exits with sprained wrist
Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez exited Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals with a sprained right wrist.,The six-time All-Star was injured while being caught stealing in the third inning. He dove in head first in an awkward manner and the hand hit the dirt hard.,Ramirez, 32,...

Rest can wait as Houston, Tennessee ready top defenses in 1-vs-2 Midwest final
INDIANAPOLIS -- Closing time for establishments around Lucas Oil Stadium arrived as a half-dozen police vehicles escorted Kelvin Sampson and victorious No. 1 seed Houston through the empty downtown streets, sirens blaring and without caution or concern for anyone with a to-do list when the sun came ...

Facing LSU, Lauren Betts hopes to send UCLA to first-ever Final Four
Lauren Betts leads Spokane Region 1 top seed UCLA into Sunday's Elite Eight showdown with No. 3 LSU, looking to send the Bruins to their first-ever Final Four.,Betts guided UCLA (33-2) to the brink of unprecedented postseason success with consecutive games of unrivaled excellence in recent NCAA hist...

Lightning start hot, hold off Islanders for 3rd straight win
Nikita Kucherov registered a goal and three assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning rode a three-goal first period en route to a sweep their three-game homestand in a 5-3 win against the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon. ,Kucherov, Nick Perbix and Brayden Point all potted first-period goals as th...

Pistons to put 'grit' up against Timberwolves
The Detroit Pistons have secured at least a play-in berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs.,Now, they want more.,Detroit (42-32) can improve its chances for a top-six playoff seed when it tips off against the Minnesota Timberwolves (42-32) on Sunday evening in Minneapolis.,The Pistons have won thr...

Timbers look to stay productive against winless Dynamo
It wasn't just the 3-0 win last Saturday at previously undefeated Colorado that pleased Portland Timbers coach Phil Neville. It was that so many young players contributed to it.,"I think what we saw tonight, we saw in (David) Ayala, in (Finn) Surman, in (Jimer) Fory, in Santi (Moreno), in (Juan) Mos...

Defending champion South Carolina looks to end Duke's tournament run
Defending national champion South Carolina heads into its fifth Elite Eight in as many seasons on Sunday, facing a Duke team that enters uncharted territory in recent years for the program.,For No. 1 overall seed South Carolina (33-3), a 71-67 win over Maryland on Friday moved the Gamecocks closer t...

Hailey Van Lith’s big second half carries No. 2 TCU past No. 3 Notre Dame into Elite Eight
Hailey Van Lith poured in 26 points, 18 of them in the second half, as No. 2 TCU came from behind to beat No. 3 Notre Dame 71-62 on Saturday afternoon in an NCAA Women's Championship regional semifinal in Birmingham, Alabama.,The Horned Frogs (34-3) advance to the Elite Eight to square off on Monday...

Grizzlies GM: Taylor Jenkins fired due to 'urgency' of season
Memphis Grizzlies general manager Zach Kleiman said Saturday that the decision to fire coach Taylor Jenkins was "in the best interest of the team.",The timing of Jenkins' dismissal, announced Friday, came as a surprise with the Grizzlies battling for playoff position in the Western Conference. Memph...