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Bruins down Caps in shootout, halt road winless streak
Fraser Minten scored in the ninth round for the lone goal of the shootout, allowing the Boston Bruins to snap a seven-game road winless skid with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman and Washington's Logan Thompson thwarted each of the other team's first ei...
No. 18 Purdue gets revenge on short-handed UCLA in Big Ten semis
Oscar Cluff had 17 points with 14 rebounds and No. 18 Purdue advanced to the Big Ten Conference championship game with a 73-66 semifinal victory over short-handed UCLA on Saturday at Chicago.,The No. 7-seed Boilermakers (26-8) earned the win over the sixth-seeded Bruins (23-11) behind two strong fir...
James Rodriguez to debut for Minnesota United in Vancouver
Colombian star James Rodriguez is expected to make his long-awaited MLS debut Sunday afternoon when Minnesota United travel to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps.,Rodriguez, who won the Golden Boot in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after scoring six goals while leading Colombia to the quarterfina...
'Elite' Cade Cunningham, Pistons strive to extend win streak in clash vs. Raptors
The Detroit Pistons have not lost to the Toronto Raptors in more than two years, and the visiting Pistons hope to keep it that way on Sunday afternoon .,The Pistons have won their seven past meetings with the Raptors, including 113-95 at Toronto on Feb. 11.,Toronto's most recent victory over Detroit...
Scottie Scheffler cards 67 at The Players: I wasn't 'lost'
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - All who wander up and down the leaderboard are not lost. ,Scottie Scheffler has delivered an erratic season, at least by the high standards set by the world's No. 1-ranked player, and it continues to be on display at The Players Championship.,Scheffler barely made the cut F...
Linus Ullmark, Senators shut out Ducks
Linus Ullmark made 23 saves for the Ottawa Senators in a 2-0 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Saturday afternoon.,It's the second shutout of the season for Ullmark and the 14th of his 11-year NHL career.,Michael Amadio and Thomas Chabot scored for the Senators -- who have won four of their ...
No. 3 Michigan edges No. 23 Wisconsin to reach Big Ten title game
Big Ten Player of the Year Yaxel Lendeborg hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to lift top-seeded Michigan to a 68-65 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin in the first Big Ten Conference tournament semifinal Saturday in Chicago.,Lendeborg finished with 12 points for No. 3-ranked Michigan (31-2), wh...
Bengals sign veteran QB Josh Johnson to one-year deal
The Bengals signed quarterback Josh Johnson, a veteran who had two stints with Cincinnati during the 2013 and 2015 seasons, to a one-year deal on Saturday.,Johnson, 39, spent last season with the Washington Commanders, one of an NFL-record 14 teams for which he has suited up since he was a fifth-rou...
Players Championship delays opening gates after fatal shooting nearby
Fans were kept from entering The Players Championship early Saturday morning after a shooting at a local drug store left two people dead.,The gates were originally scheduled to open at 7:30 a.m. but as a precautionary measure instead opened at 9 a.m., with the opening of hospitality areas delayed un...
Report: Commanders sign RB Jerome Ford to 1-year deal
Free-agent running back Jerome Ford agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Commanders, NFL Network reported Saturday.,Ford leaves the Cleveland Browns after four seasons with the team that picked him in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. Last offseason, he agreed to reduce his 2025 salary...
UFC Vegas 114 Betting Preview: Three Best Bets for Fight Night
Breaking down the best bets for UFC Vegas 114 including Emmett vs. Vallejos and Lemos vs. Robertson....
Free NBA Picks for March 14: Three Bets to Target
Breaking down three NBA best bets for Saturday including Wizards vs. Celtics, Heat vs. Magic, and Clippers vs. Kings....
No. 6 UConn, No. 13 St. John's ready for third round of heavyweight fight
NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.,On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John'...
St. John's, UConn ready for third round of heavyweight fight
NEW YORK -- Throughout the season, it seemed inevitable that Big East heavyweights St. John's and UConn would meet to decide the conference tournament championship.,On Saturday night, the highly anticipated encounter will occur at what will be a packed Madison Square Garden when top-seeded St. John'...
Ole Miss strives to continue upsets in clash vs. No. 17 Arkansas
Ole Miss coach Chris Beard divided the Southeastern Conference tournament into a series of mini-tourneys.,So far, so bracket-busting good.,The 15th-seeded Rebels (15-19) built a 14-point lead and held off second-seeded and 15th-ranked Alabama 80-79 on Friday for their third straight upset to reach t...
With 'rust' removed, No. 3 Michigan out to avenge loss to No. 23 Wisconsin
Michigan point guard Elliot Cadeau was asked about rest vs. rust following his team's 71-67 victory over eighth-seeded Ohio State on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament in Chicago.,"We felt like it took us a minute to get into our groove in the game," Cadeau said of the ...
Darius Acuff Jr. (37 points), Arkansas get past Oklahoma
Darius Acuff Jr. hit five 3-pointers among his 37 points, including a key 3 down the stretch, and No. 15 Arkansas held off 11th-seeded Oklahoma 82-79 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals in Nashville, Tenn., on Friday.,Acuff beat the shot clock on a 3-pointer for a 79-75 edge with...
Houston moves on to Big 12 final with dominating win over Kansas
Freshmen Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. as well as a stifling defensive performance helped No. 5 Houston run away with a 69-47 win over No. 14 Kansas in the Big 12 tournament semifinal nightcap Friday in Kansas City.,The No. 2 seed Cougars (28-5) will face top-seeded Arizona (31-2) in Saturda...
Mammoth, Penguins looking for strong late-season push
Two teams in the hunt for the Stanley Cup playoffs and in need of a victory will meet in Salt Lake City Saturday night when the Utah Mammoth host the Pittsburgh Penguins.,If the season ended today, both teams would make the postseason. However, the Mammoth have dropped their last three contests (0-1...
Rockets steal win after Pelicans' late collapse
Kevin Durant scored a team-high 32 points, Amen Thompson flirted with a triple-double and the Houston Rockets survived a late rally from the visiting New Orleans Pelicans to claim a 107-105 win on Friday.,Behind Dejounte Murray, who tallied a season-high 35 points, and Zion Williamson (21 points), t...