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Five 2025 MLB Breakout Player Candidates
These five MLB players are situated as prime breakout candidates to catch the MLB by storm in 2025. Which one will actually do it?...

Nashville SC's 3-goal flurry puts away CF Montreal
Nashville SC broke open a scoreless match with three goals in 11 minutes, cruising to a 3-0 win over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Perez all scored in the second half for Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points), winners of three straight matches. Its 10 points fro...

No. 1 Houston blocks 3-pointer late to hold off No. 8 Gonzaga
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in West Region second-round play in Wichita, Kan.,The Cougars' Ja'Vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of...

BYU edges Wisconsin, makes first Sweet 16 since 2011
DENVER -- Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and No. 6 seed BYU held off No. 3 seed Wisconsin 91-89 in the second round of the East Region on Saturday night.,Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists ...

Nashville SC scores three times in 11 minutes to put away CF Montreal
Nashville SC broke open a scoreless match with three goals in 11 minutes, cruising to a 3-0 win over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday evening.,Alex Muyl, Josh Bauer and Jonathan Perez all scored in the second half for Nashville (3-1-1, 10 points), winners of three straight matches. Its 10 points fro...

Avs give up 3-goal lead, beat Canadiens in shootout
Brock Nelson scored in the fourth round of the shootout, helping the visiting Colorado Avalanche overcome squandering a three-goal lead in a 5-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Colorado's Charlie Coyle scored on a backhand in the first round before Patrik Laine leveled matters by co...

Predators storm back vs. Maple Leafs to snap slump
The Nashville Predators (26-35-8, 60 points) ended their four-game losing streak as they erased a 2-0 deficit en route to a 5-2 home win over the Toronto Maple Leafs (42-25-3, 87 points) on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg tallied two goals and an assist, Luke Evangelista piled up a goal and two assis...

Grizzlies F Brandon Clarke (knee sprain) expected to miss rest of season
The Memphis Grizzlies expect to be without power forward Brandon Clarke for the rest of the season because of a right knee sprain, the team announced on Saturday night.,Clarke, 28, sustained a high-grade PCL sprain when he fell in the first quarter of the 115-99 loss Wednesday at the Portland Trail ...

Emil Forsberg's 2 goals lift Red Bulls over Toronto FC
Emil Forsberg scored a brace to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 2-1 victory over visiting Toronto FC on Saturday in Harrison, N.J.,After scoring on a penalty kick in the 44th minute, Forsberg's second goal broke a 1-1 tie in the 76th minute. Forsberg just barely remained onside in taking a canny pa...

Short-handed due to injuries, Illinois eliminates Creighton
Limited to six players due to injuries, No. 8 seed Illinois secured its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000, defeating No. 9 Creighton 66-57 in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region at Austin, Texas, on Saturday. ,Illinois (22-9) was led by Genesis Bryant's 17 points and four assists and Kenda...

Tahaad Pettiford leads No. 1 Auburn past upset-minded No. 9 Creighton
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half while Johni Broome scored eight and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 1 Auburn hold off No. 9 Creighton for an 82-70 second-round win in the South Region on Saturday night at Rupp Arena., ,Auburn (30-5), the top overall ...

Sean Brady submits former welterweight champion Leon Edwards at UFC Fight Night
Sean Brady silenced the primarily enemy territory England crowd by defeating former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards at 1:39 Round 4 (submission, guillotine choke) Saturday at UFC Fight Night in England.,Brady (18-1 MMA) was overcome with emotion as he accepted the fight with Edwards (22-4, 1 ...

Former Pac-12 foes Oregon, Arizona meet in 2nd round
After cruising through the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a pair of former Pac-12 rivals are set for a reunion Sunday night when No. 4 Arizona faces fifth-seeded Oregon in a Round of 32 matchup in Seattle., ,Despite the teams playing in the bracket's East Region, this meeting has a decidedly We...

Guardians reacquire Nolan Jones, ship Tyler Freeman to Rockies
The Guardians are bringing outfielder Nolan Jones back to Cleveland, acquiring him from the Colorado Rockies in exchange for infielder/outfielder Tyler Freeman on Saturday.,Jones, 26, was a second-round draft pick by Cleveland in 2016 and debuted in 2022, but played in only 28 major league games bef...

Three-way tie atop Valspar Championship leaderboard after three rounds
Colombia's Nico Echavarria shot a bogey-free 5-under-par 66 in the third round of the Valspar Championship on Saturday and joins second-round leader Jacob Bridgeman and Norway's Viktor Hovland atop the leaderboard at Innisbrook Resort's Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.,The trio is at 7 under g...

Women's NCAA Spokane 4 roundup: No. 10 South Dakota State rallies for win
Brooklyn Meyer scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds as No. 10 South Dakota State rallied to beat No. 7 Oklahoma State 74-68 in Storrs, Conn.,Madison Mathiowetz added 17 points for South Dakota State (30-3), which will face No. 2 seed Connecticut in the second round. Paige Meyer scored 16 poin...

Blackhawks F Patrick Maroon retiring after season
Three-time Stanley Cup winner Patrick Maroon will be hanging up the skates after this season. ,The Blackhawks forward made the announcement Saturday ahead of Chicago's game against the host St. Louis Blues, his hometown team and the one he won his first Stanley Cup.,"Sometimes, you've got to give up...
NBA March 22nd Best Bet: Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings
March 22nd's top sports betting picks include our expert predictions for Saturday night's Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings point total....

Women's NCAA Spokane 4 roundup: No. 2 UConn destroys No. 15 Arkansas State
Azzi Fudd scored 27 points on 10-for-13 shooting, and No. 2 seed Connecticut sprinted to a 103-34 win over No. 15 seed Arkansas State in the first round of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon in Storrs, Conn.,Sarah Strong and Ashlynn Shade added 20 points apiece for Connecticut (32-3)....

Blue Jays OF Daulton Varsho (shoulder) to open season on IL
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho will begin the season on the injured list as he continues his recovery from right shoulder surgery last September.,Toronto manager John Schneider said Saturday that Varsho needs more time for his rotator cuff to heal.,The Blue Jays want Varsho available to...