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Trail Blazers begin pivotal homestand vs. dreadful Pacers
The Portland Trail Blazers start a pivotal three-game homestand on Sunday night when they face the woeful Indiana Pacers.,The Trail Blazers sit in the final Western Conference play-in spot with 18 games remaining but would like to make a run at moving up in the standings.,A strong finish would give ...

Cooley buries overtime winner to power Mammoth past Blue Jackets
The Utah Mammoth's Logan Cooley scored a pair of goals, including the game winner in overtime for a 5-4 victory over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday.,Alexander Kerfoot and Michael Carcone each tallied a goal and an assist for the Mammoth, who stayed a perfect 3-0-0 on their current five-g...

Pep Biel stars against Austin FC as Charlotte FC earns first 2026 win
Pep Biel's second-half brace lifted Charlotte FC to a 3-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.,Idan Toklomati scored the other goal for Charlotte (1-1-1, 4 points), which won for the first time this season.,Keeper Kristijan Kahlina made one save in the victory.,A Charlotte own goal put...

Chris Brady, Chicago Fire battle to scoreless draw at Columbus
Goalie Chris Brady made four saves Saturday night, including a difficult stop on a point-blank shot early in the second half, to lift the visiting Chicago Fire to a scoreless draw with the Columbus Crew.,Brady denied Taha Habroune on a right-footed shot in the 51st minute that carried a goal expecta...

Josh Morrissey's OT goal in return lifts Jets over Canucks
Josh Morrissey scored in overtime and added an assist in his first game back from an injury as the Winnipeg Jets rallied past the visiting Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday night.,Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and Gabriel Vilardi also scored for the Jets, who got 21 saves from Connor Hel...

Canadiens rally past slumping Kings on pair of late goals
Juraj Slafkovsky had two goals and an assist for the visiting Montreal Canadiens in a 4-3 comeback win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday evening.,Nick Suzuki notched a goal and two assists, Jake Evans also scored and Jakub Dobes made 36 saves for the Canadiens, who were coming off a 6-5 shoo...

Big first period carries Lightning past skidding Maple Leafs
Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist Saturday night and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.,Nikita Kucherov added four assists to give him 100 points (32 goals, 68 assists) for the season.,Ryan McDonagh, Corey Perry and Ol...

Quakes blank Union, off to best start in franchise history
Ousseni Bouda scored on a second-half assist from Timo Werner for a second consecutive game and the San Jose Earthquakes remained perfect with a 1-0 victory at the Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Daniel made three saves to keep a third consecutive clean sheet for San Jose (3-0-0, 9 points), a ...

Strong start propels Real Salt Lake past Atlanta United
Sergi Solans, Aiden Hezarkhani, and Zavier Gozo each scored a goal in the first half, Morgan Guilavogui added an assist in his first MLS start and Real Salt Lake spoiled Atlanta United's 2026 home opener with a 3-2 win on Saturday.,After losing its season opener, Salt Lake (2-1-0, 6 points) has now ...

Ricky Castillo grabs lead at Puerto Rico
Ricky Castillo leveraged a hot streak of four birdies over five holes in the middle of his round Saturday to grab the lead heading into the final round of the Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.,"This is the position that all of us have dreamed of and want to be i...

SEC tournament roundup: No. 3 South Carolina, No. 4 Texas in title game
Raven Johnson scored 22 points, Joyce Edwards had a double-double and No. 3 South Carolina held off No. 6 LSU 83-77 in the first semifinal of the SEC women's tournament Saturday in Greenville, S.C.,Edwards finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds, Ta'Niya Latson added 19 points and Tessa Johnson scor...

Overachiever vs. underachiever as Spurs, Rockets clash
There is no doubt that the San Antonio Spurs are ahead of schedule in their move back into the upper echelon of the NBA, pushing their way toward the top of the Western Conference standings as the season turns toward its fourth quarter.,But what about the Houston Rockets, who were supposed to be con...

Jalen Johnson helps Hawks torment Sixers with season sweep
Jalen Johnson had 35 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists as the Atlanta Hawks completed a four-game season series sweep with a 125-116 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.,Nickeil Alexander-Walker had four second-half 3-pointers and finished with 24 points and six assists for...

Rashaun Agee, Texas A&M work three OTs to down LSU
Rashaun Agee had 26 points and 11 rebounds and converted a go-ahead three-point play with 24 seconds left in the third overtime as Texas A&M outlasted LSU 94-91 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.,Rylan Griffen scored 24 points, Pop Isaacs had 18 and Ali Dibba added 12 for the Aggies (21-10, 11-7 Southe...

Michael Porter Jr., Nets surge late to stun Pistons
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to surprise the Detroit Pistons, 107-105, on Saturday.,Ziaire Williams had 23 points, Noah Clowney scored 16 and Day'Ron Sharpe added 13. The Nets finished the game on a 18-6 run.,Tobias H...

No. 1 Duke rolls by No. 17 North Carolina behind Cameron Boozer's double-double
Cameron Boozer scored 26 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as No. 1 Duke rolled over No. 17 North Carolina in the second half of a 76-61 victory to avenge its only Atlantic Coast Conference loss Saturday night at Durham, N.C.,Maliq Brown racked up 15 points and Isaiah Evans had 11 for Duke (29-2, 17-1 ...

Trevor Zegras lifts Flyers past Penguins in shootout
Trevor Zegras scored the game-winner in the shootout and Dan Vladar made 20 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-3 victory over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday afternoon.,Alex Bump, who helped lead Western Michigan to its first NCAA hockey tit...

Big 12 tournament roundup: TCU, West Virginia set to clash in Big 12 final
Marta Suarez recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded TCU to a 74-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kansas State on Saturday in Kansas City to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament.,Olivia Miles added 18 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal matchup as the No....

Zach Johnson leads at James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational
Zach Johnson led off with an eagle and sank a birdie on his final hole Saturday to finish a stroke ahead of the field following two rounds of play at the James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational in Boca Raton, Fla.,Overall, Johnson had four birdies and an eagle in going bogey-free to secu...

Spring training roundup: Blue Jays' Max Scherzer excels in spring debut
Max Scherzer fired four hitless innings and four relievers completed the 2-hit shutout as Toronto edged Philadelphia 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in Clearwater, Fla.,The 41-year-old Scherzer posted one strikeout and one walk in his spring-training debut. Chase Lee, Josh Fleming, Lazaro Estrada and Conn...