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Grant Nelson excels as No. 4 Alabama routs Georgia
Grant Nelson had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks as one of five Alabama scorers in double figures, leading the No. 4 Crimson Tide to a 90-69 rout of Georgia on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.,In winning their fifth straight game, the Crimson Tide (19-3, 8-1 SEC) shot 52.6 percent from the field,...
Wings handle Flames in clash of wild-card contenders
First-period goals by Dylan Larkin and Simon Edvinsson held up as the visiting Detroit Red Wings ran their winning streak to five games with a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Andrew Copp also scored for the Red Wings, who are within a single point of the Eastern Conference's second ...
Wade Taylor IV (7 3-pointers) guides No. 13 Texas A&M past South Carolina
Wade Taylor IV scored 25 points thanks in large part to seven 3-pointers to lead No. 13 Texas A&M to a 76-72 grind-it-out win over South Carolina on Saturday in a Southeastern Conference clash in Columbia, S.C.,Texas A&M (17-5, 6-3 SEC) led by a baker's dozen just over one minute into the second hal...
Wizards snap 16-game losing skid, top Timberwolves
Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points to help the visiting Washington Wizards snap a 16-game losing streak with a 105-103 win over the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.,The Wolves cut the deficit to 105-102 on Mike Conley's three foul shots with 15.1 seconds left. They had a chance...
Miami charges back to beat Notre Dame, end 10-game skid
Miami snapped a 10-game losing streak after rallying from a 13-point deficit to beat Notre Dame 63-57 Saturday night in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup in Coral Gables, Fla.,The Hurricanes (5-17, 1-10 ACC) won their first conference game since beating Virginia Tech on Feb. 3, 2024. They had lo...
A Lim Kim continues to stay on top at Tournament of Champions
South Korean A Lim Kim stayed atop the leaderboard at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Saturday, posting a 5-under 67 in the third round of the event in Orlando. ,Kim, who led after the first and second rounds, now sits at 15-under 201 heading into Sunday. She holds a three-shot...
Streaking Stars host another hot team in Blue Jackets
Amid a surplus of injuries, the Dallas Stars continue to thrive.,However, they could face a stiff test with the surging Columbus Blue Jackets up next.,The host Stars can record their fifth straight victory by keeping the Blue Jackets from a fourth consecutive win on Sunday.,Though currently without ...
Huge second half lifts Oklahoma to upset of No. 24 Vanderbilt
Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears responded from Tuesday's scoreless performance against Texas A&M with a team-high 21 points as the Sooners blew out No. 24 Vanderbilt 97-67 on Saturday in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners (16-5, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) took their first lead just under two minutes into the sec...
NASCAR opens 2025 season with exhibition at tiny track
NASCAR is standing on the threshold of another date with its rich history and will make that become a reality this Sunday night with an exhibition race in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad.,With its offseason officially over after Team Penske's Joey Logano captured his third Cup title, the series has ...
Oklahoma State finds winning formula against slumping Utah
Bryce Thompson scored 20 points to lead Oklahoma State to an 81-72 victory over Utah on Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.,Thompson made 6 of 10 shots, going 4-for-4 from 3-point range, and made a couple of big scores in the final minutes to help the Cowboys (11-10, 3-7 Big 12) snap a three-game losing s...
Chas Kelley III hits late 3 as Boston College edges Florida State
Chas Kelley III made a 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds to play to help Boston College end a six-game losing streak by beating Florida State 77-76 Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass.,Florida State led by two after BC's Chad Venning scored with seven seconds remaining. The Seminoles (13-9, 4-7 ACC) turned the...
Streaking Clemson holds off threats from NC State
Chase Hunter, back in the starting lineup after limited playing time recently because of illness, scored 20 points and Clemson withstood several threats from North Carolina State for a 68-58 road victory Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,Viktor Lakhin had 13 points and Chauncey Wiggins ended up wi...
UFC Fight Night 250: Nassourdine Imavov handles Israel Adesanya
Nassourdine Imavov knocked out former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya 30 seconds into Round 2, pushing his win streak to four on Saturday afternoon in the main event of UFC Fight Night 250 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., ,Imavov (16-4, 1 NC MMA) handed Adesanya (24-5) his third straight loss and...
No. 21 West Virginia smothers No. 24 Oklahoma State
Sydney Shaw scored 18 points and JJ Quinerly added 15 as No. 21 West Virginia stifled No. 24 Oklahoma State during a 54-37 win Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,Kyah Watson paired seven points with nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (17-4, 7-3 Big 12), who have won four of their last five games. West Vi...
No. 15 St. John's holds off furious Providence rally
Kadary Richmond hit a free-throw line jumper with 3 seconds left as St. John's held off a furious second-half Providence rally in a 68-66 win on Saturday in New York.,Along with 24 points overall, Richmond also had eight rebounds and eight assists for St. John's who are winners of eight straight gam...
Strong second half lifts Wake Forest over Pitt
Cameron Hildreth had 24 points and Hunter Sallis added 13 as the duo took over in the second half to lift the Wake Forest Demon Deacons to a 76-74 Atlantic Coast Conference win over the Pitt Panthers on Saturday in Winston-Salem, N.C.,Hildreth, who had a total of just six points on 2-for-13 shooting...
Report: Clippers to trade PJ Tucker, Mo Bamba to Jazz
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading disgruntled veteran PJ Tucker and former first-round pick Mo Bamba to the Utah Jazz in a deal involving multiple players and a draft pick, ESPN reported on Saturday.,The Clippers reportedly will get young center Drew Eubanks and veteran guard Patty Mills in retur...
Stars acquire Mikael Granlund, Cody Ceci from Sharks
The Stars acquired forward Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci from the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in exchange for Dallas' first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional third-round selection in 2025.,The Sharks will receive the Stars' third-round selection in 2025 if Dallas advances...
WTA roundup: Finals set in Austria, Singapore
No. 4 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova reached her second consecutive final in Linz, Austria, on Saturday with a dominating 6-0, 6-4 win over top seed Karolina Muchova at the Upper Austria Ladies Linz.,Alexandrova, of Russia, needed just 73 minutes to beat the Czech and move to 4-1 in their head-to-head s...
Report: 3 more women accuse Ravens K Justin Tucker of misconduct
Three more massage therapists allege Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior during massage sessions, The Baltimore Banner reported Saturday.,The allegations follow a report published by The Banner on Thursday in which six other women made similar accusations.,...