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No. 8 Michigan State holds off Rutgers to clinch Big Ten triple-bye
Jeremy Fears Jr. had 21 points and eight assists, Coen Carr also scored 21 points and No. 8 Michigan State clinched a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten Tournament by dispatching Rutgers 91-87 on Thursday night at East Lansing, Mich.,Fears moved into third place on the Spartans' single-season assists...
Short-handed Warriors outlast Rockets in OT
De'Anthony Melton converted a second-chance basket with 5.3 seconds remaining, and the short-handed Golden State Warriors held on for a 115-113 overtime victory over the host Houston Rockets on Thursday.,Melton corralled a missed tip shot by Gui Santos and scored to give the Warriors a 115-112 lead....
No. 3 Michigan edges Iowa to go undefeated in Big Ten play
Yaxel Lendeborg and Morez Johnson Jr. each scored 16 points Thursday night and No. 3 Michigan became the first Big Ten Conference team in 50 years to go unbeaten on the road in league play with a 71-68 victory over Iowa.,Aday Mara added 14 for the Wolverines (28-2, 18-1), including a tie-breaking du...
Kel'el Ware stuffs stat sheet as Heat hand Nets 10th straight loss
Kel'el Ware scored 16 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, set a career-high with seven blocks and added five steals, helping the host Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-110 on Thursday night.,Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with game highs in points (27) and rebounds (13).,The Heat, who have won three s...
President Trump honors Inter Miami, Lionel Messi at White House
Lionel Messi drew high praise from President Donald Trump as the Argentine superstar and his Inter Miami team were honored at the White House on Thursday for winning the MLS Cup last year.,The president said, "It's my distinct privilege to say what no American president has ever had the chance to sa...
Red-hot Blue Jackets tame scuffling Panthers
Ivan Provorov had a goal with two assists and Mathieu Olivier scored twice as the host Columbus Blue Jackets won their third straight, 4-2 over the scuffling Florida Panthers on Thursday night.,Boone Jenner also scored and Jet Greaves made 26 saves for the Blue Jackets, who are 14-2-1 since Jan. 11 ...
Rangers blast Leafs 6-2 for first home win in regulation since November
Alexis Lafreniere scored the tiebreaking goal on a redirection 5:38 into the third period Thursday night and the host New York Rangers pulled away for a 6-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.,The Rangers snapped a 2-2 tie when Lafreniere cut through the slot and parked himself in front of goalie ...
Wendell Carter Jr.'s late dunk lifts Magic past Mavericks
Wendell Carter Jr. threw down a dunk with 1.4 seconds left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 115-114 and spoiled Cooper Flagg's return to the lineup on Thursday.,Dallas moved ahead 114-110 with 37.3 seconds remaining on Flagg's three-point play before Jalen Suggs hit a 3-pointe...
Sabres continue hot streak, take down slipping Penguins
Josh Norris and Owen Power each had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who won their fifth straight game, 5-1, against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.,Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves.,Bryan Rust scored, ...
Mammoth end Flyers' three-game winning streak with shutout
Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored second-period goals and Vitek Vanecek made 16 saves as the Utah Mammoth posted a 3-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,Dylan Guenther had two assists and Michael Carcone also scored for Utah, which has won five of its last seven games. Van...
Jazz spoil Trae Young's Wizards debut, end 7-game skid
Ace Bailey scored a career-high 32 points and recorded two steals to help the Utah Jazz end a seven-game losing streak with a 122-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.,Bailey went 8-for-10 from the field in the first half, scoring 21 points before halftime to give a spark to a short...
Big Ten tournament roundup: Illinois holds on to upset Michigan St.
Cearah Parchment tallied 15 points and six rebounds as Illinois used a late defensive stand to upset No. 18 Michigan State 71-69 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament in Indianapolis.,The 10th-seeded Illini (21-10) weathered a career-high 30 points from Kennedy Blair, who...
Angel City FC lead Sportico’s NWSL valuations at $335M
Angel City FC lead the NWSL in team valuations for a third consecutive year, according to Sportico, reaching $335 million in Thursday's new rankings.,That's a solid return for an organization that paid only $2 million in entry fees to join the league in 2022 and has increased in value by 86% since 2...
Ducks entertain Canadiens while on verge of Pacific Division lead
The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season. The rebuilding California squad has spent most of the season in a playoff position and, at times, even held the top spot in the Pacific Division.,They could possibly regain that perch on Friday when they host t...
East-leading Canes out to dent Oilers' playoff aspirations
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to contain red-hot Leon Draisaitl when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.,Edmonton, meanwhile, will have its hands full with Carolina's Nikolaj Ehlers, who has four goals in his past two games, including a hat trick.,Draisaitl had five points (two goals,...
Rookie Chandler Blanchet takes pole position at Puerto Rico Open
PGA Tour rookie Chandler Blanchet shot a career-low, 8-under-par 64 to take the early lead at the Puerto Rico Open on Thursday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.,Blanchet missed the cut in his first five starts of the season. This week, in the alternate event opposite the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Blanch...
Spring training roundup: Sandy Alcantara deals as Marlins beat Astros
Former National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara struck out four and retired all nine batters he faced on Thursday to help the Miami Marlins post a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros at Jupiter, Fla.,Alcantara threw 31 of his 43 pitches for strikes at the outset of a contest in which five Miami p...
UCF, West Virginia vying for stronger closing statement
UCF and West Virginia both need to make a strong closing statement when they tangle in their Big 12 Conference regular-season finale on Friday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,There was a time when both teams seemed to be hurtling toward at-large status in the NCAA Tournament, but their metrics have been...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State dumps No. 21 Texas Tech with 21-0 run
Nastja Claessens recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals and No. 12 seed Kansas State closed the game with a 21-0 run to post a 58-51 upset of No. 5 seed Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Taryn Sides scored 13 points and Aniya Foy added 12...
Daniel Berger fires 63 to lead Arnold Palmer Invitational
Daniel Berger poured in six of his nine birdies on the back nine on his way to a sterling 9-under-par 63 and a three-stroke lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.,Berger finds himself comfortably ahead of Collin Morikawa and Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (6-under 66) after his b...