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Despite crash, Tyler Reddick takes home Autotrader 400 in double overtime
Tyler Reddick overcame a damaged car, double overtime and Chase Briscoe to win the high-speed, tight-drafting Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday in Hampton, Ga., ,After the 10th caution in the first overtime for Carson Hocevar trying to go through the middle and wrecking Christopher Bell,...
Rockets eye stronger finishing effort, take on Jazz
The Houston Rockets appeared to have righted the ship concerning their early-season struggles in late-game situations, but that issue reappeared against the New York Knicks on Saturday.,Houston blew an 18-point fourth-quarter lead in its 108-106 loss. After posting a combined 70 points in the middle...
Jacob Bridgeman cruises to first win at Genesis Invitational
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. -- After hanging around on the porch for much of the past year, Jacob Bridgeman stormed through the front door Sunday, earning his first career PGA Tour victory by holding on for a one-shot win in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club., ,Bridgeman played it safe,...
Nick Boyd excels as No. 24 Wisconsin defeats Iowa
Nick Boyd registered game highs of 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds and Nolan Winter scored 18 points to lift No. 24 Wisconsin to an 84-71 victory against visiting Iowa on Sunday in Madison, Wis.,Wisconsin (19-8, 11-5 Big Ten) won for the third time in four games while shooting 53.8%. That in...
Short-handed Warriors use late surge to upend Nuggets
Brandin Podziemski sparked a late 15-0 flurry, Moses Moody led a balanced attack with 23 points and the short-handed Golden State Warriors used 21 3-pointers to overcome a triple-double by Nikola Jokic and shock the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,After missing 14 consec...
Hawks come from behind for win as Nets stall out in fourth
Jalen Johnson scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help the Atlanta Hawks overcome an 11-point deficit and beat the visiting Brookly Nets 115-104 on Sunday.,Atlanta has won two of its last three and has won both games so far against the Nets. Brooklyn has lost four straight games and ...
Three teams improve to 2-0 in Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28
Tundra Esports, Team Liquid and Aurora Gaming each won for the second straight day to open Group Stage 2 of DreamLeague Season 28 with 2-0 records on Sunday.,Xtreme Gaming also came away with a victory to bounce back from an opening loss to improve to 1-1 and move into a tie for fourth place on the ...
Immanuel Quickley (32 points) powers Raptors past Bucks
Immanuel Quickly scored 32 points and dished nine assists to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 122-94 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon.,Brandon Ingram added 22 with six assists for Toronto, which won its fourth contest in its last five tries. Sandro Mamukelashvili also scored 15...
No. 22 Miami (Ohio) aims to remain unbeaten, faces Eastern Michigan
With each growing win and increased national attention, Miami (Ohio) head coach Travis Steele is getting more and more questions about the secret to his team still being unbeaten in late February.,"I think in the landscape that we're in, we have a lot of retention," Steele said of his No. 22 RedHawk...
‘Magical’ Italian Games close with party in ancient Verona Arena
VERONA, Italy -- Italy said a fond farewell to the Winter Olympics on Sunday with an open-air ceremony in the ancient Verona Arena that celebrated art and sporting achievement at a Games lauded as a model for how to stage such events.,The Games, formally co-hosted by Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, hav...
Spring training roundup: Pete Alonso homers again as O's tie Tigers
Offseason acquisition Pete Alonso homered for the second time in as many games to fuel the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-4 tie against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday in Lakeland, Fla.,Signed to a five-year, $155 million contract in December, Alonso belted a two-run homer in Friday's game against the New Yo...
Kings try to break franchise-record 16-game skid against Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies are struggling.,They have dropped five of their past six games and have not had star guard Ja Morant in the lineup for the past 13 games because of an elbow injury. Promising rookie Cedric Coward hasn't played since the All-Star break because of a knee injury. And the team trad...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Louisville, No. 9 Duke fall on late threes
Romi Levy made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining and visiting Virginia pulled off an Atlantic Coast Conference stunner, defeating No. 8 Louisville 74-72 on Sunday.,Levy's shot made it 74-72 before Louisville had two attempts to tie or take the lead. With four seconds left, the Cardinals...
East-leading Pistons test their mettle vs. West contender Spurs
The Detroit Pistons have established their superiority in the Eastern Conference. They'll now get a chance to measure up against the top teams in the West.,Detroit opens a three-game homestand against San Antonio on Monday and Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The Spurs own the second-best record in the W...
No. 16 UNC, No. 21 Louisville see promising signs ahead of tilt
There's plenty riding on the pecking order in the Atlantic Coast Conference and nationally when No. 21 Louisville visits No. 16 North Carolina on Monday night in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Both teams have reason for optimism. North Carolina (21-6, 9-5 ACC) got off the schneid and began to restock its roster ...
Strong start helps depleted Thunder snap Cavaliers' 7-game win streak
Isaiah Joe had 22 points and a career-high five steals and Cason Wallace had 20 points and a career-high 10 assists to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 121-113 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.,Joe and Wallace were in the starting lineup with the Thunder down their two star gua...
No. 15 Michigan State survives icy start to beat Ohio State
Carson Cooper scored a career-high 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help No. 15 Michigan State hold on for a 66-60 win over Ohio State in East Lansing, Mich., on Sunday afternoon.,Jordan Scott scored 12 and Jeremy Fears Jr. chipped in 11 for the Spartans (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten), who have won conse...
Vitality sweeps PARIVISION in grand final of PGL Cluj-Napoca playoffs
Team Vitality swept PARIVISION in the grand final of PGL Cluj-Napoca 2026 playoffs Sunday in Romania to claim the $225,000 top prize.,PARIVISION received $100,000 for finishing second. In the third-place match, MOUZ swept The MongolZ and took home $68,750.,The $625,000 Counter-Strike 2 tournament be...
Heartbreak for Canada, Sidney Crosby in Olympic hockey final
MILAN -- For a nation that measures itself in hockey gold, Sunday's heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States in overtime was more than a lost final. It was a symbolic shift in a rivalry Canada has long considered its own to win.,Canada, owners of nine Olympic men's hockey titles to the American...
US rejoices as NHL's return helps hockey basks in glow of Games' cauldron
MILAN, Italy -- With a wrist shot and a chipped grin, Jack Hughes wrote a Hollywood ending for the U.S. - and NHL - at the Olympics, with a 2-1 overtime win over Canada that served as a fitting finale to a men's ice hockey tournament that lived up to the hype.,The NHL could scarcely have written a b...