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NCAA notebook: Title game about more than Paige Bueckers' legacy
All-American guard Paige Bueckers will leave UConn having already made a considerable mark on college basketball's most decorated program.,Sunday's national championship game in Tampa, Fla., against defending champion South Carolina is Bueckers' final opportunity to add her signature to the program'...
The NBA’s Top Three Teams Are Inevitable — Just Like March Madness Letdowns
The NBA playoff race feels wide open — until you realize the top three teams are inevitable. Just like March Madness, the upsets are fun... until reality hits....
MLB Over/Under Bet: Seattle Mariners vs. San Francisco Giants, April 5
Betting preview for Mariners vs. Giants: Expect a low-scoring matchup behind strong starting pitching and a pitcher-friendly park. Take a look at the Under 8....
Royals acquire INF/OF Nick Gordon from Orioles
The Kansas City Royals acquired infielder/outfielder Nick Gordon from the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday for cash considerations.,Gordon, who signed a minor league deal with the Orioles in the offseason, was 4-for-13 in four games at Triple-A Norfolk.,The 29-year-old Gordon has played in the major le...
Opportunities abound when Nets take on Raptors
Already eliminated from postseason consideration, the Brooklyn Nets and visiting Toronto Raptors will continue to take a peek at the future when the teams face each other Sunday afternoon.,The Nets (25-52) enter the final week of the regular season with a nine-percent chance of winning the NBA draft...
D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed star second baseman Ketel Marte on the 10-day injured list Saturday due a strained left hamstring.,The Diamondbacks recalled fellow infielder Tim Tawa from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.,Marte was removed from Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals in...
Prominence on display as UConn faces South Carolina for national title
UConn coach Geno Auriemma called his Huskies and their national championship game opponent, South Carolina, "the two most prominent programs right now in women's college basketball." ,It is fitting, then, that as the 2024-25 season concludes Sunday at Tampa, Fla., the Huskies (36-3) are pursuing the...
Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard head 2025 Hall of Fame class
Former NBA stars Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard, along with former women's star Sue Bird, highlighted a decorated group named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 on Saturday.,Women's stars Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles, head coach Billy Donovan, Miami Heat owner Micky Arison, r...
Grizzlies meet Pistons with postseason seeding on the line
Ja Morant likely understands how former Memphis Grizzlies teammate Dillon Brooks felt.,Brooks, now with the Houston Rockets, earned the nickname "Dillon the Villain" for his physical play, mean mugging and accumulation of technical fouls. While Morant, the Grizzlies star guard, hasn't reached that l...
Diamondbacks visit Nationals, must withstand injury to Ketel Marte
The Arizona Diamondbacks have played through injuries to All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte in four of the past five seasons, and it appears that will be the case again.,Marte suffered a strained left hamstring Friday in the first inning of the Diamondbacks' 6-4 victory over the Nationals, a victor...
2025 NCAA Tournament Final Four: How the National Semifinals Will Play Out
All four No. 1 seeds—Auburn, Duke, Florida and Houston—headline a rare Final Four showdown, each bringing distinct strengths to San Antonio. Here's how it could go down....
LAFC out to keep rolling against winless Dynamo
Still looking for more consistency amidst a crowded schedule, Los Angeles FC will visit winless Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday.,Los Angeles (3-3-0, 9 points) has been a Jekyll-and-Hyde team through its six regular-season matches. LAFC has outscored opponents 4-0 in their three victories but have been...
Stallions build big lead, hold on to beat Panthers
Harrison Mevis made all three of his field-goal attempts, leading the Birmingham Stallions to a 21-12 win over the Michigan Panthers on Friday in Detroit.,The Stallions (1-1) held an 18-0 lead early in the fourth quarter before the Panthers (1-1) got back in the game on a 9-yard touchdown pass from ...
UConn bounces UCLA in semifinals, to face South Carolina for title
Azzi Fudd scored all 19 of her points in the first half, powering UConn to a dominant start as the Huskies cruised past UCLA 85-51 in Friday's second national semifinal in Tampa, Fla.,UConn, a second seed, advanced to Sunday's national title game against defending champion South Carolina. The Gameco...
Pistons top Raptors to clinch playoff berth
Jalen Duren had 21 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks and the visiting Detroit Pistons clinched a playoff berth with a 117-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.,Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 points for the Pistons (43-34), who swept the four-game season series with Toronto (28-50). Mali...
South Carolina dumps Texas in Final Four, earns shot at repeat title
Joyce Edwards posted 13 points, 11 rebounds and six assists off the bench, and South Carolina moved within one game of becoming the first repeat Women's NCAA Tournament national champion since 2016 with a 74-57 rout of Texas in a national semifinal on Friday in Tampa.,The Gamecocks (35-3) outscored ...
Corbin Carroll homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Nationals
Corbin Carroll had his fifth career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Randal Grichuk's two-run double broke a tie in the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Friday.,CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Nationals, who hav...
Orlando City face Union in matchup of high-powered offenses
Two of the most dynamic attacks in MLS clash when Orlando City visit the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night in Chester, Pa.,Orlando (3-2-1, 10 points) is in the better form after consecutive victories, 4-1 at home to D.C. United two weeks ago and 2-1 at the Los Angeles Galaxy last Saturday night. ...
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul advances to Houston semis
No. 1 seed Tommy Paul defeated qualifier Colton Smith 6-1, 7-6 (1) in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship on Friday in Houston.,In a matchup of the 13th and 200th-ranked players in the world, Paul dominated on his serve, winning 22 of 24 first-service points (91.7 percent) an...
Winless Montreal hopes new coach helps vs. undefeated Columbus
While CF Montreal is winless to start the season, there is a light at the end of the tunnel with Saturday's visit to the unbeaten Columbus Crew.,No matter how the match turns out for Montreal (0-4-2, 2 points), it will be done with its stretch of seven straight road trips to start the season.,The Cr...