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Lightning suspends play during final round at The Players
With the leaders midway through their final round Sunday, play was suspended at The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., due to lightning in the area.,Heavy rain also started to fall in the final round, which saw starting times moved up and the bottom portion of the leaderboard forced to...

Team Liquid topple Tundra Esports to win PGL Wallachia Season 3
Team Liquid recorded a 3-1 win over Tundra Esports on Sunday to win the grand final of the PGL Wallachia Season 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid got off to a fast start by posting a 54-minute victory on green and a 37-minute triumph on red before Tundra Esports responded with a 33-minute win on red. ...

Astros again hand ball to LHP Framber Valdez for opener
Left-hander Framber Valdez was named the Houston Astros' Opening Day starter for a fourth time, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday.,The Astros open their 2024 schedule on March 27 at home against the New York Mets.,In the Astros' opener last season against the New York Yankees at home, Valdez gave ...

Keegan Bradley aces 13 at Players for 2nd hole-in-one of season
Keegan Bradley doubled his season total for holes-in-one on Sunday after recording an ace on the par-3 13th hole at The Players Championship in Ponte Verda Beach, Fla.,Amid a smattering of rain, Bradley used a 7-iron to launch his tee shot onto the green at TPC Sawgrass. His ball bounced a couple of...

X factor for each AL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each American League team?,American League East,Baltimore Orioles: RHP Zach Eflin,T...

Reports: P Ryan Stonehouse reaches deal with Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins agreed to terms with former Tennessee Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Stonehouse, who led the league in yards per punt at 53.1 in both 2022 and 2023, will see a familiar face in Miami after the Dolphin...

Joaquin Niemann wins LIV Golf Singapore: Fireballs continue dominance
Joaquin Niemann recorded a bogey-free 65 on Sunday to win LIV Golf Singapore and soar to the top of the circuit's individual standings.,On the team side, captain Sergio Garcia's Fireballs GC turned in a sparkling 10-under par round to win its third consecutive team title. The team was eight shots be...

Zeka fuels Hanwha Life Esports to glory at First Stand Tournament
Hanwha Life Esports recorded a 3-1 win over Karmine Corp in the grand final on Sunday to complete an unbeaten run through the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,South Korean Geon-woo "Zeka" Kim was named the MVP after helping Hanwha Life Esports capture the first-place prize of $300,...
Duke, Auburn, Houston, Florida: Meet the Final Four of Your Nightmares
Four 2025 NCAA Tournament teams look scarier than last year’s UConn. Your bracket doesn’t stand a chance....
Duke Might Have Proved More in Three Days Than in the Four Months Prior
The Duke Blue Devils proved that they can win without freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, proving more in their conference tournament than they have all year long....

UAB vows to give its all in AAC final vs. No. 16 Memphis
UAB coach Andy Kennedy did not sugarcoat the stakes of Sunday's American Athletic Conference tournament championship game against No. 16 Memphis in Fort Worth, Texas.,The game would mean something for the Tigers, Kennedy said. But it would mean everything for his Blazers.,"They're a really good team...

MOUZ, Vitality advance to ESL Pro League Season 21 final
Team Vitality and MOUZ advanced on Saturday to the grand final of the ESL Pro League Season 21 at Stockholm.,MOUZ emerged with a 2-1 victory over Team Spirit in one semifinal. MOUZ took a close result, 16-14, on Nuke, then fell 13-7 on Dust II before ousting Team Spirit with a 13-10 win on Ancient.,...

Team Liquid to play for title at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid waited for its opponent to be determined - either Team Falcons or Tundra Esports -- after advancing on Saturday to the Grand Final of the PGL Wallachia Season 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament began last weekend and runs through Sunday. All matches in the double-e...

Conference tournament roundup: UC San Diego in NCAA Tournament as Big West champ
UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson, Nev.,The top-seeded Tritons won their 15th straight game to improve to 30-4 -- matching the ...

Real Salt Lake score 2 first-half goals, beat Dynamo
Real Salt Lake scored two goals in the first half and successfully held on to defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 for a road victory Saturday night.,Diogo Goncalves and Diego Luna each punched in goals to lead the offensive attack for RSL (2-2-0, six points).,Despite earning a 18-10 shots advantage, Houst...

Real Salt Lake scores 2 first-half goals to beat Dynamo
Real Salt Lake scored two goals in the first half and successfully held on to defeat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 for a road victory Saturday night.,Diogo Goncalves and Diego Luna each punched in goals to lead the offensive attack for RSL (2-2-0, six points).,Despite earning a 18-10 shots advantage, Houst...

No. 6 St. John's surges past Creighton for Big East tourney title
NEW YORK -- RJ Luis Jr scored 27 of his 29 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for an 82-66 victory over second-seeded Creighton on Saturday night to secure its first Big East conference tournament championship since 2000.,The Red Storm (30-4), ranked No. 6 in the nation, ...

Justin Allgaier holds off Aric Almirola for 1st win at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- On Friday night, Justin Allgaier saw the Eagles in concert. On Saturday, he was flying.,Holding off Aric Almirola over a 102-lap green-flag run, Allgaier finally claimed victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after finishing second four times at the 1.5-mile track.,Allgaier's victory in Th...

Duke's Cooper Flagg (ankle) expected back for NCAA Tournament
Duke star freshman Cooper Flagg is expected to return from a sprained left ankle when the top-ranked Blue Devils begin their NCAA Tournament run next week.,NCAA senior vice president of men's basketball Dan Gavitt relayed the information during conference tournament coverage on CBS. ,"What we unders...

J.J. Spaun sets sail toward 1-shot lead at The Players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - It was a case of damage limitation in difficult, wind-swept conditions Saturday at The Players Championship where J.J. Spaun emerged with a one-shot lead after the third round.,The 34-year-old Californian, who earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2022 Valero Texas Open afte...