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From First Four to Sweet 16: No. 11 Texas stuns No. 3 Gonzaga
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Matas Vokietaitis and Jordan Pope scored 17 points apiece and Camden Heide came off the bench to hit a key 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left to lift No. 11 seed Texas to a 74-68 victory in second round of the NCAA West Region on Saturday.,With the Longhorns leading by one after a du...
LaMelo Ball, Hornets continue strong stretch, roll past Grizzlies
LaMelo Ball's 29 points led to another big offensive output for the Charlotte Hornets in their 124-101 victory against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.,Brandon Miller poured in 22 points for the Hornets (37-34), who have won five of their last six games. Charlotte also received cont...
No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Texas Tech keep winning without star players
Alabama and Texas Tech both had concerns regarding their roster makeup entering the NCAA Tournament.,Now one of them is guaranteed a spot in the Sweet 16.,The teams meet in Sunday night's Midwest Region second-round game in Tampa, Fla.,Fifth-seeded Texas Tech (23-10) was looking like a national cham...
Late charge nets Justin Allgaier fourth victory at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Justin Allgaier's formula for winning Saturday's Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway was simple enough: take advantage of excellent pit stops and muscle his way into the lead on the final two restarts.,The result was Allgaier's fourth NASCAR O'Reilly Au...
Houston routs Texas A&M to reach 7th straight Sweet 16
Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points and second-seeded Houston delivered an 18-0 knockout punch in the first half to sail to an 88-57 victory over 10th-seeded Texas A&M on Saturday in a South Region second-round contest at Oklahoma City.,Chris Cenac Jr. registered 17 points and nine rebounds and Milos Uza...
Fire earn road win as Union stay in Eastern basement
Jonathan Bamba scored his second goal early in the second half and the visiting Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday against struggling Philadelphia Union.,Hugo Cuypers added his fourth goal late in the first half for the Fire (2-2-1, 7 points) who earned their first away victory of the sea...
Sam Surridge nets hat trick as Nashville routs Orlando
Sam Surridge posted a hat trick and Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist as Nashville SC raced past visiting Orlando City SC for a 5-0 victory on Saturday.,Surridge, who had two hat tricks in a 24-goal season in 2025, scored once in the first half and twice in the second to help Nashville (4-0...
Trump order aims to keep Army-Navy in exclusive TV window
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Friday aimed at maintaining an exclusive time window in December for the annual Army-Navy football game.,Played on the second weekend of December since 2009, it is typically a standalone game on the college football schedule and followed by the Hei...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Iowa evades Fairleigh Dickinson upset bid
Ava Heiden scored 15 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 2 seed Iowa survive a strong upset bid from No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson for a 58-48 win in Sacramento Region 4 first-round NCAA Tournament action Saturday in Iowa City.,The Hawkeyes (27-6) led by just two points entering the fourth quarter...
Padraig Harrington, Thongchai Jaidee tied through two rounds at Cologuard
Ireland's Padraig Harrington carded a 6-under-par 65 on Saturday to forge a tie with Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee atop the leaderboard with a round to play at the Cologuard Classic in Tucson, Ariz.,Harrington pocketed two impressive eagles over a three-hole stretch (holes 9-11) which also included a ...
Celtics' Luka Garza filling key role as unfocused Wolves visit
Nikola Vucevic will remain unavailable with a broken finger when the Boston Celtics face the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, but that doesn't mean Boston won't have a quality center.,Luka Garza has given the Celtics (47-23) more offense since Vucevic was injured on March 6. Garza av...
Thunder's win streak at 11 as Wizards lose 15th straight
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points as the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Wizards 132-111 on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to 11 and Washington's skid to 15.,Just before halftime, the Wizards' Justin Champagnie and the Thunder's Jaylin WIlliams got into a scuffle that led to...
Cubs OF Seiya Suzuki (knee) will not be ready for Opening Day
Chicago Cubs power-hitting outfielder Seiya Suzuki will not be available for Opening Day, manager Craig Counsell told the assembled media before Saturday's Cactus League game vs. Seattle in Peoria, Ariz.,The Cubs open the season at Wrigley Field vs. the Nationals on Thursday. Counsell ruled Suzuki o...
Cameron Boozer seizes control in second half as No. 1 Duke wears down TCU
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Cameron Boozer scored 17 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to help lead No. 1 Duke past No. 9 TCU for an 81-58 victory in a second-round East Region matchup on Saturday.,Isaiah Evans added 17 points and Dame Sarr scored 14 for Duke (34-2), which advanced to the Sweet ...
Blue Jackets blast Kraken, extend point streak to 12 games
Cole Sillinger had a goal and two assists and Zach Werenski had three helpers as the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 5-2 on Saturday.,Mathieu Olivier had a goal and an assist and Danton Heinen, Damon Severson and Kent Johnson also scored for Columbus (37-21-11, 85 points),...
Vladimir Tarasenko lifts Wild past Stars in Central Division showdown
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the winning goal 3:06 into overtime to lift the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Saturday afternoon in Saint Paul, Minn.,Bobby Brink also scored for Minnesota (40-19-12, 92 points), which won in overtime for the second time in its past three games. Brink...
No. 2 Purdue knows No. 7 Miami's top two players well
Second-seeded Purdue may not necessarily be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of No. 7 seed Miami ahead of the teams' meeting in West Region second-round play on Sunday in St. Louis.,But the Boilermakers certainly know what to expect from the Hurricanes' top two scorers, having played them ...
Auburn's home streak presents tall task for visiting Seattle in NIT
Soon after his Seattle University squad defeated St. Thomas in the opening round of the NIT, Redhawks coach Chris Victor was asked about facing top-seeded Auburn in its next matchup.,At that moment, Victor wasn't concerned about how his team is one step away from the quarterfinals.,"I haven't though...
Fire earns road win as Union stays in Eastern Conference basement
Jonathan Bamba scored his second goal early in the second half and the visiting Chicago Fire earned a 2-1 victory on Saturday against struggling Philadelphia Union.,Hugo Cuypers added his fourth goal late in the first half for the Fire (2-2-1, 7 points) who earned their first away victory of the sea...
Flyers take down Sharks as road win streak hits 8
Christian Dvorak scored a power-play goal early in the third period, helping the Philadelphia Flyers extend their season-high road winning streak to seven games with a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.,Philadelphia's road winning streak is tied for the second-longest in franchise his...