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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...
Erick Fedde leads three-hit effort as Cardinals put away Twins
Erick Fedde and three relievers combined for a three-hitter as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Minnesota Twins 5-1 on Saturday.,Fedde (1-0) held the Twins to their one run on two hits in six innings while recording two strikeouts. ,Ryan Fernandez, JoJo Romero and Phil Maton worked a sc...
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...
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...
MLB Over/Under Best Bet: San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds, March 29
MLB's best betting pick for Saturday March 29th includes an over/under bet for the San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds matchup....
Bills, CB Christian Benford reach 4-year, $76M extension
Buffalo Bills cornerback Christian Benford reached agreement on a four-year, $76 million extension, his agents told multiple media outlets on Saturday.,Benford, 24, was entering the final season of his rookie deal. He is now under contract through the 2029 campaign.,The Bills have been busy with con...
New Mexico standout Donovan Dent transferring to UCLA
Donovan Dent, who won the Mountain West Player of the Year award with New Mexico this season, is transferring to UCLA.,The 247Sports transfer portal listing confirmed the move on Saturday. He was ranked as the No. 2 player in the portal.,Dent led the Mountain West with an average of 20.4 points and ...
Alysa Liu comes out of retirement to win figure skating World Championships
After competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics and winning a bronze medal at the World Championships that winter, 16-year-old Alysa Liu retired from ice skating, worn out from the sport. ,Turns out it was an extended break instead.,Now 19, Liu capped her return to skating at the World Championships in...
Report: Cowboys star Micah Parsons seeks $200M extension
Cowboys All-Pro pass rusher Micah Parsons is seeking a $200 million contract extension, The Dallas Morning News reported.,That total would serve as the largest deal ever for a non-quarterback in NFL history.,Conversations between Parsons' representation and members of the Cowboys' front office were ...
Canadiens vie to halt skid vs. Panthers, stay in wild-card race
Despite losing five games in a row, the Montreal Canadiens continue to be among a handful of teams in the hunt for the final wild-card spot from the Eastern Conference.,The Canadiens will try to keep pace when they visit the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon in Sunrise, Fla.,Montreal (33-30-9, 75...
Senators look to stay hot at home in clash vs. Blue Jackets
The Ottawa Senators will look to build on their lead in the Eastern Conference wild-card race when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The Senators (38-28-5, 81 points) hold the first wild card in the East, six points up on the Blue Jackets, the Montreal Canadiens and the New York...
Pirates turn to Bailey Falter in encounter against Marlins
Left-hander Bailey Falter, who is coming off perhaps the best season of his career, will start on Saturday afternoon as his Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Miami Marlins.,Falter went 8-9 with a 4.43 ERA last year, setting his career bests for wins, home run rate per nine innings (1.1), hits per nine (8...
Stephen Curry returns to lead Warriors past Pelicans
Stephen Curry overcame a slow start in his return from injury to score 23 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night.,Curry, who missed two games because of a pelvic contusion, scored just three points in the first quarter. But the Warriors ...
Lilia Vu shoots 64, moves to front at Ford Championship
Lilia Vu birdied three of her first four holes on Friday and grabbed a two-shot lead at the midpoint of the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,Vu matched the best score of the day, an 8-under-par 64 at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, to move to 14-under 130.,Four players are tied for second ...
Steph Curry returns to lead Warriors past Pelicans
Steph Curry overcame a slow start in his return from injury to score 23 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 on Friday night.,Curry, who missed two games because of a pelvic contusion, scored just two points in the first quarter. But the Warriors (42-...
Timberwolves complete 4-game season sweep of Suns
Julius Randle had 25 points, six rebounds and eight assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away for a 124-109 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Rudy Gobert notched 17 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota (42-32), which completed a four-game sweep of the Suns during th...
Oneil Cruz (2-run HR), Pirates fend off Marlins
Oneil Cruz slugged a two-run home run, stole a base and scored twice, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the host Miami Marlins on Friday night.,On Opening Day on Thursday, Cruz went 0-for-4 with two fielding miscues but redeemed himself on Friday with his first homer of the season.,Pi...
Jackson Blake powers Hurricanes past Canadiens
Jackson Blake snapped a scoring drought with a goal and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Friday night at Raleigh, N.C.,Carolina's Taylor Hall and Sebastian Aho scored in a 2 1/2-minute span of the second period. Andrei Svechnikov, who was back after missi...
Tim Hardaway Jr., Pistons end long drought vs. Cavaliers
Tim Hardaway Jr. had a season-high 32 points and the host Detroit Pistons clinched their first winning season in nine years by defeating the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 133-122 on Friday night.,The last time Detroit posted a winning season was 2015-16 when it finished 44-38. The P...
Michigan State knocks off Ole Miss to reach its 15th Elite Eight
ATLANTA -- Freshman Jase Richardson scored a team-high 20 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State to a 73-70 win over No. 6 Ole Miss in the NCAA Tournament South Region semifinals on Friday.,Coen Carr added 15 points and Jaden Akins scored 13 for the Spartans (30-6), who are headed to the program's 15th...