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Oklahoma goes OT to edge Colorado in College Basketball Crown quarterfinals
Nijel Pack scored 20 points, hitting a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to help lift Oklahoma to a 90-86 win over Colorado in the opening round of the College Basketball Crown on Wednesday in Las Vegas.,The Sooners (20-15) will play the Baylor-Minnesota winner in Saturday's semifinals.,Oklahoma's las...
Former Raptors guide Kings to victory at Toronto
DeMar DeRozan and Precious Achiuwa each scored 28 points Wednesday night as the visiting Sacramento Kings stunned their former team, the Toronto Raptors, 123-115.,DeRozan scored 26 of his points in the second half to give him 26,688 for his career. That vaulted him past Dominique Wilkins into 17th o...
WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula ekes out 2nd-round win in Charleston
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula held off a stiff challenge from Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva and rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 win in the second round of the Credit One Charleston Open on Wednesday in Charleston, S.C.,The match featured a whopping 37 break points, with Pegula converting seven of her 18 cha...
On fire in 1st half, Knicks halt skid in win vs. Grizzlies
The New York Knicks shot a blistering 70.7% from the floor in the first half -- including 81% in the opening quarter -- to post a 130-119 wire-to-wire victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night and snap a three-game losing streak.,OG Anunoby scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in th...
Rockets produce just enough to hold off short-handed Bucks
Reed Sheppard scored 27 points, Alperen Sengun added 25 and the Houston Rockets fended off the injury-depleted Milwaukee Bucks 119-113 on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to four games.,Sheppard hit a career-high nine 3-pointers while Sengun shot 9-for-13 from the floor and grabbed eight reb...
Deadlocked Wings, Flyers face off in critical encounter
The Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers failed to gain ground in the playoff race Tuesday, but they get another opportunity when the teams square off Thursday in Philadelphia.,Detroit (39-27-8, 86 points) and Philadelphia (37-25-12, 86 points) both trail the Columbus Blue Jackets by two points...
Pacers ride offense to season-series sweep of Bulls
Pascal Siakam scored 25 points and Ethan Thompson chipped in 24 to lead six players in double figures as the visiting Indiana Pacers rolled past the slumping Chicago Bulls 145-126 on Wednesday.,Indiana (18-58), which posted a season-high point total, swept the four-game season series with Chicago wh...
Celtics' stars shine in high-scoring win over fading Heat
Jaylen Brown tossed in a game-high 43 points and Jayson Tatum had a triple-double of 25 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists as the visiting Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night., ,It marked the seventh time Brown has scored at least 40 points this season. Sam Hauser made 5 of...
Nickeil Alexander-Walker, surging Hawks race past Magic
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points and Jalen Johnson flirted with a triple-double as the Atlanta Hawks crushed the host Orlando Magic 130-101 on Wednesday.,Alexander-Walker hit 11 of 16 from the floor and 5 of 9 from 3-point range as Atlanta (44-33) won its third straight and 18th of 21 since...
Paul George (39), Sixers shoot lights out vs. Wizards
Paul George set a career high in a Sixers uniform with 39 points and visiting Philadelphia, playing without Joel Embiid, had an offensive outburst in a 153-131 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.,George was 15 of 22 from the floor and made six threes while playing 30 minutes. Tyrese Maxey ...
Tiger Woods can leave U.S. for treatment; will not captain '27 Ryder Cup team
Tiger Woods was granted a request Wednesday by a Florida judge to leave the United States to enter a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility as he faces misdemeanor driving under the influence charges, according to court records cited by multiple reports.,Martin County Court Judge Darren Steele g...
Roger Goodell: Steve Tisch doesn't own Giants; no violations found related to Epstein
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that New York Giants chairman Steve Tisch is no longer co-owner of the club and has not committed any violations that are subject to the league's personal conduct policy.,Tisch was named 440 times in U.S. Department of Justice documents related to sex offende...
Cam Schlittler excels as Yankees defeat Mariners
Cam Schlittler pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings as the New York Yankees defeated the host Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Wednesday afternoon.,The Yankees won five of six games on their season-opening trip to San Francisco and Seattle, outscoring their opponents 24-6.,Paul Goldschmidt hit a three-run homer a...
Nick Pivetta bounces back and pitches Padres past Giants
Ramon Laureano blasted a two-run homer while Nick Pivetta yielded only one hit in five shutout innings Wednesday as the San Diego Padres avoided a series sweep by the visiting San Francisco Giants' with a 7-1 win.,Bouncing back from a frightful outing in an 8-2 Opening Day loss to Detroit on Thursda...
Tommy Fleetwood headlines Texas Open field as The Masters looms
It's go time for the PGA Tour stalwarts who are searching for some form before they travel to Augusta National -- and it's the last chance for everyone else to snag a ticket.,The Valero Texas Open once again occupies the week before the Masters on the tour schedule, and Englishman Tommy Fleetwood wi...
Corbin Carroll's HR only run needed as D-backs blank Tigers
Corbin Carroll became the sixth left-handed hitter to homer off Tarik Skubal, and Zac Gallen and three Arizona relievers made that stand up for a 1-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Phoenix on Wednesday.,Carroll drove a 97 mph fastball over the fence in left-center for his second homer of the sea...
Cards edge Mets thanks to Masyn Winn's walk-off bloop in 11th
Masyn Winn delivered a walk-off bloop RBI single in the 11th inning Wednesday afternoon for the St. Louis Cardinals, who edged the New York Mets 2-1 in the rubber game of a three-game series.,The Mets frittered away a bases-loaded, one-out situation in the top of the inning before Tobias Myers (0-1)...
Tiger Woods allowed to leave U.S. for 'intensive' treatment program
Tiger Woods was granted a request Wednesday by a Florida judge to leave the United States to enter a comprehensive inpatient treatment facility as he faces misdemeanor driving under the influence charges, ESPN reported, citing court records.,Martin County Court Judge Darren Steele granted the motion...
Flyers sign D David Jiricek to 2-year, $3M extension
The Philadelphia Flyers signed defenseman David Jiricek to a two-year, $3 million contract extension Wednesday.,Jiricek, 22, joined Philadelphia in a March 6 trade that sent forward Bobby Brink to the Minnesota Wild. He has yet to play for the Flyers.,He has since recorded 10 points (two goals, eigh...
Nico Hoerner helps Cubs knock off Angels
Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a stolen base, a run scored and an RBI and Matt Shaw had two hits and two RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of their three-game series on Wednesday afternoon., ,Matthew Boyd (1-1) bounced...