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Steven Alker wins playoff to defend title at Cologuard Classic
New Zealand's Steven Alker shot a final round 6-under-par 65, then won a playoff against Ireland's Padraig Harrington to capture his second straight Cologuard Classic on Sunday afternoon in Tucson, Ariz.,As the event's first-ever back-to-back champion, Alker achieved a remarkable comeback by rallyin...
Thunder G Jared McCain looks to haunt 76ers, his former team
Jared McCain and the Oklahoma City Thunder bring an 11-game winning streak into Philadelphia on Monday when they continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the 76ers.,Philadelphia's first-round draft pick in 2024, McCain battled injuries and inconsistency during his 1.5 seasons with t...
Healthy once more, Nuggets secure wire-to-wire defeat of Trail Blazers
Nikola Jokic had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists, Jamal Murray also scored 22 points and the host Denver Nuggets never trailed in a 128-112 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.,Peyton Watson scored 14 points off the bench in his return from a 19-game absence with a hamstring strain. ...
Luka Doncic will be available as Lakers oppose playoff-bound Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers barely kept their winning streak alive on Saturday. They'll go for 10 in a row when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday.,Luke Kennard's buzzer-beating 3-pointer allowed the Lakers (46-25) to pull out a 105-104 win over Orlando. Their last four v...
Timbers salvage draw vs. Galaxy despite early red card
Goalkeeper James Pantemis made six saves as the short-handed Portland Timbers held on for a 1-1 draw with the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy on Sunday afternoon.,The Timbers played the final 70 minutes with 10 men after defender Kamal Miller was issued a red card.,Kristoffer Velde scored for Portland (...
Illinois State hits late 3 to move past Wake Forest into NIT quarters
Johnny Kinziger hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with two seconds remaining as Illinois State rallied for a 78-75 victory over top-seeded Wake Forest Sunday in Winston-Salem, N.C. in the second round of the NIT.,The fourth-seeded Redbirds (22-12) advanced to the NIT quarterfinals for the fourth time in s...
Luke Doncic facing suspension as Lakers oppose playoff-bound Pistons
The Los Angeles Lakers barely kept their winning streak alive on Saturday. They'll go for 10 in a row when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Monday.,Luke Kennard's buzzer-beating 3-pointer allowed the Lakers (46-25) to pull out a 105-104 win over Orlando. Their last four v...
Matt Fitzpatrick birdies final hole to rally for Valspar Championship title
England's Matt Fitzpatrick made a 14-foot putt for birdie on the final hole and waited for two groups behind him to finish, winning the Valspar Championship by shooting 3-under-par 68 on Sunday at Palm Harbor, Fla.,It was a form of redemption for Fitzpatrick, who a week earlier was the runner-up in ...
Seth Jarvis helps power Hurricanes past Penguins with 3-point game
Seth Jarvis had a goal and two assists to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-1 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.,Nikolaj Ehlers had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho, defenseman Jalen Chatfield and Mark Jankowski also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of the...
Women's NCAA roundup: Amaya Battle shoots Minnesota past Ole Miss, into Sweet 16
Amaya Battle's stepback jumper with 0.8 seconds left lifted No. 4 seed Minnesota to its first Sweet 16 since 2005 with a 65-63 win over fifth-seeded Ole Miss in Sacramento Region 2 second-round action in Minneapolis on Sunday.,After Minnesota (24-8) went on a 10-4 run to take a 63-61 lead with 18 se...
Filip Forsberg's OT winner helps Predators continue surge vs. Blackhawks
Filip Forsberg scored twice, including the game-winner 1:05 into overtime, to lift the surging Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.,Nashville (33-28-9, 75 points) won its fourth straight game to strengthen its hold on the final Western Conference wild-card...
Spring training roundup: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jays crush Rays with 19-hit attack
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. smashed his first spring home run in a six-run first inning and George Springer drilled a three-run shot in a seven-run fourth as the host Toronto Blue Jays demolished the Tampa Bay Rays 14-1 on Sunday in Dunedin, Fla.,Alejandro Kirk (3-for-3, three RBIs) and Jesus Sanchez (2-f...
Iowa State forces 20 turnovers, thumps Kentucky despite Joshua Jefferson absence
ST. LOUIS -- Short-handed Iowa State was without versatile star forward Joshua Jefferson for its second-round NCAA Tournament Midwest Region matchup with Kentucky on Sunday.,But the Cyclones had their feral defense, and that was more than enough to tame the Wildcats, which coughed up 20 turnovers th...
Minnesota snaps skid with scoreless draw vs. Seattle
Drake Callender made two saves for his second shutout of the season as Minnesota United snapped a two-match losing streak with a 0-0 draw against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn., ,It was a much-needed bounce-back point for Minnesota (1-2-2, 5 points), which had been out...
Two newcomers score to lead Chicago Stars past KC Current
A couple of firsts Sunday led to the Chicago Stars earning their first win of the season, as last season's NWSL cellar-dwellers held on to defeat the Kansas City Current 2-1 in Evanston, Ill.,Rookie Tessa Dellarose and Jordyn Huitema, acquired 10 days ago from the Seattle Reign, both scored their fi...
Bilibili Gaming bests G2 Esports in First Stand Tournament grand final
Bilibili Gaming beat G2 Esports in the grand final of the First Stand Tournament knockout stage on Sunday in Sao Paulo, taking home the $250,000 first-place prize.,Bilibili won the event with a 3-1 victory, its second of the tournament over G2 Esports after a 3-0 sweep in the upper-bracket final of ...
Pacers meet Magic looking to halt franchise-worst 16-game skid
One team will breathe a sigh of relief when its losing streak comes to an end as the Orlando Magic host the Indiana Pacers on Monday.,Orlando (38-32) clings to the eighth position in the Eastern Conference despite suffering four straight defeats, the last a 105-104 heartbreaker on Saturday at home t...
FC Cincinnati upend CF Montreal with 2 late goals
Substitute Tom Barlow scored in the 80th minute, Kevin Denkey followed in second-half stoppage time and 10-man FC Cincinnati rallied to a 4-3 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Sunday.,Barlow scored his first goal for his new club three minutes after his entrance, and 20 minutes after Miles Robins...
Avalanche beat Capitals in OT to clinch playoff spot
Brock Nelson scored the game-winning goal at 1:22 of overtime as the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Nelson won the game for the Avalanche (46-13-10, 102) when Martin Necas set him up for a slap shot past Logan Thompson.,Gabriel Landeskog and N...
Women's NCAA roundup: North Carolina, Michigan advance to Sweet 16
Elina Aarnisalo poured in 21 points -- one shy of her career high -- and Lanie Grant had 20 points as North Carolina pulled out a 74-66 victory against Maryland in the Fort Worth Region 1 second-round game Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Fourth-seeded North Carolina (28-7) goes to the Sweet 16...