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Taylor Hall nets hat trick, Hurricanes rebound with win over Ducks
Taylor Hall scored a third-period hat trick and the visiting Carolina Hurricanes beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Sunday night.,Mark Jankowski and Jordan Martinook also scored for the Hurricanes (43-23-4, 90 points), who bounced back after having their eight-game winning streak snapped in Los Angeles o...
Maryland sinks Colorado State on buzzer-beater
Derik Queen drove for a short basket as time expired to give fourth-seeded Maryland a dramatic 72-71 victory over 12th-seeded Colorado State on Sunday in West Region second-round play at Seattle.,Colorado State's Jalen Lake swished a 3-pointer with 6.1 seconds left to give the Rams a one-point edge ...
Surging Kings stun Hurricanes in lopsided 7-2 defeat
Andrei Kuzmenko, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings snap the visiting Carolina Hurricanes' eight-game win streak in a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.,Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore also scored, Drew Doughty had ...
Blackhawks F Patrick Maroon retiring after season
Three-time Stanley Cup winner Patrick Maroon will be hanging up the skates after this season. ,The Blackhawks forward made the announcement Saturday ahead of Chicago's game against the host St. Louis Blues, his hometown team and the one he won his first Stanley Cup.,"Sometimes, you've got to give up...
Report: Anthony Davis could return during Mavs' road trip
Anthony Davis is "in increasingly strong contention" to return during the Dallas Mavericks' upcoming four-game road trip, per NBA insider Marc Stein.,The Mavericks will begin the trip on Monday against the Brooklyn Nets. After midweek matchups against the New York Knicks and Orlando Magic, they will...
John Calipari vs. Rick Pitino: A Rivalry Renewed on College Basketball’s Biggest Stage
John Calipari and Rick Pitino meet again as Arkansas faces St. John’s in a high-stakes NCAA Tournament showdown with a Sweet 16 spot on the line....
Mavericks end 4-game skid by dumping Pistons
Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 31 points and P.J. Washington added 27 as the Dallas Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 123-117 win over the visiting Detroit Pistons on Friday.,Dallas (34-37) withstood a late rally when Brandon Williams converted a three-point play with 16.9 s...
Two of NHL's hottest teams face off as Canes visit Kings
The hottest team in the NHL will try to cool off another team that's beginning to boil when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.,The Hurricanes (42-22-4, 88 points) have won eight in a row for the second time this season and surrendered two goals or fewer in eve...
Hurricanes top Sharks for 2nd eight-game win streak of season
Sebastian Aho and Sean Walker scored third-period goals to lead the Hurricanes to a 3-1 road victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Carolina's eighth win in a row.,The Hurricanes (42-22-4, 88 points) are on the eighth winning streak of eight or more games in franchise history, with two of tho...
Surging Pistons set to face injury-plagued Mavericks
These are heady times for the Detroit Pistons, who moved a season-high eight games above .500 with a last-second victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,The Pistons (39-31) have their sights set on larger goals as they prepare to visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,While the injury-plagued Maver...
Pitino, Calipari, Self and Co. Make Providence the Epicenter of March Madness
March Madness heats up in Providence as coaching legends and underdogs collide. Pitino, Calipari, Self, and more take center stage....
Hurricanes look for another road win, this time at San Jose
The NHL's hottest team looks to gain some momentum on the road when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Carolina (41-22-4, 86 points) has won its last seven games, pulling six points ahead of the New Jersey Devils for second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurrican...
Hurricanes look for another road win, at San Jose
The NHL's hottest team looks to gain some momentum on the road when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.,Carolina (41-22-4, 86 points) has won its last seven games, pulling six points ahead of the New Jersey Devils for second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Hurrican...
Bennedict Mathurin's big finish rescues Pacers in win over Mavericks
Bennedict Mathurin's sensational fourth quarter and a 3-pointer by Andrew Nembhard with 14.7 seconds left opened Indiana's five-game homestand in dramatic fashion with a 135-131 win over Dallas on Wednesday in Indianapolis.,Mathurin scored 16 of his 23 points in the final 5:54, including 10 straight...
Mount St. Mary's holds off American, earns matchup with Duke
DAYTON, Ohio -- Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilia each scored 22 points to help Mount St. Mary's hold off American 83-72 on Wednesday night in a First Four victory. , ,Dallas Hobbs added 17 for the Mountaineers (23-12), who advance as a No. 16 seed to play top-seeded Duke in a first-round East Region c...
UConn's Paige Bueckers leads trio of unanimous AP All-Americans
Paige Bueckers of UConn, JuJu Watkins of Southern California and UCLA's Lauren Betts earned unanimous Associated Press All-America honors on Wednesday.,Each player received votes on all 31 ballots cast.,Joining them on the first team were Hannah Hidalgo of Notre Dame, who was named on 29 ballots, an...
NFL transactions roundup: Jaguars to sign OT Fred Johnson
The Jacksonville Jaguars will sign offensive tackle Fred Johnson to a one-year contract, his agent told ESPN on Wednesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the 6-foot-7, 326-pound Johnson, who played in all 17 games (six starts) last season with the Philadelphia Eagles., ,The reported move wil...
Pacers open home stretch with visit from Mavericks
The Indiana Pacers begin a pivotal five-game homestand on Wednesday when the slumping Dallas Mavericks come to Indianapolis. ,The Pacers (38-29) head into the closing 15-game stretch of the regular season vying for home-court advantage in an opening-round playoff series. ,Indiana is tied with the Mi...
Rangers add veteran LHP Patrick Corbin on 1-year deal
The Texas Rangers agreed on a one-year contract with left-hander Patrick Corbin on Tuesday, with the New York Post reporting the contract is worth just more than $1 million plus incentives.,To make room on the 40-man roster, Texas placed right-hander Jon Gray on the 60-day injured list with a right ...
Cooper Flagg, Johni Broome lead AP All-America team
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg and Auburn senior Johni Broome were selected unanimously as first-team selections on the Associated Press All-America squad.,The first team, announced Tuesday, also is made up of Mark Sears of Alabama, Braden Smith of Purdue and Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida. ,Broome, sele...