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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pours in 47 to lead Thunder past Pistons in OT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-110 overtime win over the short-handed Detroit Pistons at home Monday.,The win was a critical one for the Thunder, who stayed 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference and reached th...
WTA Roundup: Yulia Putintseva wins in Charleston; will face defending champ Jessica Pegula
Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva won a tough first set tie-breaker and went on to defeat New Zealand's Lulu Sun, 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Charleston Open.,There were no breaks of serve in the first set and none through nine points of the tie-breaker. Sun got a mini-break and ear...
Nationals blast Phillies with 13 runs on 17 hits
Luis Garcia Jr. drove in three runs and Jose Tena notched three hits and two RBIs to guide the visiting Washington Nationals to a comfortable 13-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.,Washington, which has won three of its first four games, totaled 17 hits, all of which were singles or doub...
Madison Booker nets 19 as Texas pounds Michigan to return to Final Four
Madison Booker scored 19 points, Rori Harmon had 13 assists and flirted with a triple-double, and top-seeded Texas crushed Michigan 77-41 in an NCAA West Regional final in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday.,Harmon had seven points and seven rebounds and Kyla Oldacre had a double-double with 12 points and...
Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce carted off after fielding injury
Toronto Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce left the field on a cart after being injured while attempting to field a ground ball in the third inning Monday against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Ponce fell to the ground in pain as a run scored from third. He was helped onto the cart with an apparent right ...
Wolves' Jaden McDaniels (knee) week-to-week; Anthony Edwards available vs. Mavs
There was one upsetting development, but late good news for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday.,Early in the day, the team announced that forward Jaden McDaniels will be out week-to-week with a left knee injury -- patella tendinopathy and a bone bruise.,However, Anthony Edwards, the NBA's third-le...
Hoping to end playoff drought, Flyers visit desperate Caps
After missing the postseason each of the past five years, the Philadelphia Flyers are making a bid to sneak into the playoffs in 2026.,And they're making franchise history in the process.,The Flyers, who have gone 8-1-1 in their last 10 games, travel to Washington to face the Capitals on Tuesday eve...
Atlantic rivals Lightning, Canadiens face off in crucial contest
With just nine regular-season games left apiece, the Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning are staring at a very important game against each other Tuesday night on Florida's Gulf Coast.,Following a weekend that featured two comeback wins, the Lightning (46-21-6, 98 points) climbed back atop the...
NBA approves sale of Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon-led group
The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul Allen to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon, the league announced Monday.,Valued at approximately $4.25 billion, the transaction will be a two-part deal, with 80.1% being bought this w...
Portal roundup: Georgia, Butler top scorers look to transfer
Jeremiah Wilkinson, who led Georgia with 17.4 points per game this season, plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens April 7, his representatives told On3 Monday.,The 6-foot-1 guard spent one season at Georgia after playing his freshman year at Cal, where he was the ACC's Sixth Man of the Yea...
Lionel Messi to start for Argentina in friendly against Zambia
Lionel Messi will suit up and start in Tuesday's home friendly against Zambia, Argentina national team manager Lionel Scaloni confirmed Monday.,"Yes, I think he'll start from the beginning tomorrow," Scaloni told reporters.,In Friday's 2-1 home victory over Mauritania in a friendly, Messi came on as...
Masters coverage to begin on Amazon Prime
Live broadcast coverage of the Masters Tournament will begin earlier in 2026 than in previous years, with Amazon Prime adding two-hour windows for each of the first two rounds.,Coverage of the 90th edition of the Masters will begin at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 9, and run through 3 p.m. ET on Amaz...
Utah State hires Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson
Utah State announced the hire of Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson to succeed Jerrod Calhoun as its head coach on Monday.,Jacobson, 55, has coached at Northern Iowa for 20 seasons, compiling a 397-259 record and leading the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time in 2025-26. He took them to the ...
Sporting KC extend D Zorhan Bassong through 2028-29
Sporting Kansas City signed left back Zorhan Bassong to a contract extension on Monday.,The 26-year-old Canadian defender's new deal runs through 2028-29 with options through 2030-31.,"We are delighted that Zorhan has made the decision to commit his future to the club and sign a long-term extension,...
Broncos QB Bo Nix (ankle) will be ready for OTAs
The ankle injury which kept Broncos quarterback Bo Nix out of last year's AFC Championship won't cause him to miss any on-field offseason work.,Nix will be fully recovered from the fractured right ankle he sustained in Denver's Jan. 17 divisional-round playoff win over Buffalo by the time OTAs start...
Bills pick up TE Dalton Kincaid's option for 2027
The Buffalo Bills officially picked up the fifth year option on tight end Dalton Kincaid's rookie contract.,General manager Brandon Beane confirmed the move on Monday at the league meetings in Phoenix.,Kincaid, a first-round pick (25th overall) in 2023, will earn $8.1 million fully guaranteed for th...
49ers 'in no rush' to remove WR Brandon Aiyuk from roster
While not hiding the fact that a separation is coming at some point, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan isn't putting a date on wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk's removal from the roster.,"I don't have a date," Shanahan said Monday at the NFL league meetings in Phoenix when asked when the 49ers migh...
Reports: Charleston hires Akron's John Groce as coach
The College of Charleston is hiring Akron's John Groce as its new men's basketball coach, multiple outlets reported Monday.,Groce, 54, has guided the Zips to the NCAA Tournament in four of the past five seasons following previous coaching stints at Illinois (2012-17) and Ohio (2008-12).,Groce replac...
Report: Utah State hiring Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson
Utah State is hiring Northern Iowa's Ben Jacobson to succeed Jerrod Calhoun as the men's basketball coach, ESPN reported Monday.,Jacobson, 55, has coached at Northern Iowa for 20 seasons, compiling a 397-259 record and leading the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time in 2025-26. He took ...
Report: St. Bonaventure hiring DII's Mike MacDonald as coach
St. Bonaventure is finalizing a deal to make Division II standout Mike MacDonald the Bonnies' new men's basketball coach, ESPN reported Monday.,MacDonald has guided Daemen University of Amherst, N.Y., to a combined 61-3 record over the past two seasons.,Longtime St. Bonaventure coach Mark Schmidt an...