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Spring training roundup: Pirates prospect Konnor Griffin homers twice
The No. 1 prospect in baseball, shortstop Konnor Griffin, hammered two home runs over the replica Green Monster at the spring training home of the Red Sox to power the Pittsburgh Pirates' 16-7 win over Boston on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Fla.,They were Griffin's first two homers of the spring, and they...
NBA roundup: Kings top Grizzles, end franchise-worst 16-game skid
Russell Westbrook scored 25 points and Precious Achiuwa added 22 points and 12 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings earned a 123-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night to snap a franchise-record 16-game losing streak., ,The Kings, who won on the road for only the fourth time in 30 games,...
WTA roundup: Rebeka Masarova pulls off first-round upset in Austin
Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova overpowered third-seeded Xinyu Wang of China 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the ATX Open on Monday in Austin, Texas.,Masarova won 85.7% of her first-serve points (30 of 35) and saved four of the five break points she faced. She avenged a loss to Wang three weeks ago i...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Baylor stays in race for top Big 12 seed
Taliah Scott scored 20 points, Bella Fontleroy added 16 and No. 18 Baylor cruised past Kansas State 80-54 on Monday night in Waco, Texas.,Darianna Littlepage-Buggs contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Bears pulled away by shooting 61.5% in the second half. Baylor outrebounded Kansas State 43...
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime wins opener in Dubai return
Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada returned to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and worked to pull out a 6-3, 7-6 (4) opening-round win over China's Zhizhen Zhang on Monday.,Auger-Aliassime was a finalist in 2025 and lost to Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas. On Monday, he saved all four break points he...
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal starts strong, Tigers lose to Twins
Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal delivered two shutout innings in his spring training debut, but his Detroit Tigers were blanked in a 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Twins Monday in Lakeland, Fla.,Skubal, who will earn $32 million this season after winning his arbitration ca...
NBA roundup: Mavericks get by Pacers to halt 10-game skid
Khris Middleton's 25 points led six Dallas scorers in double figures, and the Mavericks snapped a 10-game skid with their 134-130 defeat of the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis. ,Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 30 points for the Pacers, who lost their third straight game.,Dallas, winless si...
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...
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...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Virginia's late 3 stuns No. 8 Louisville
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...
Top 25 roundup: No. 3 Duke knocks off No. 1 Michigan in D.C.
Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke held on to beat No. 1 Michigan 68-63 in a much-anticipated nonconference showdown Saturday night in Washington, D.C., ,Isaiah Evans racked up 14 points, Caleb Foster provided 12 points and Patrick Ngongba II turned in 11 points for Duke (25-2). Boozer g...
NBA roundup: Jalen Green's buzzer-beater lifts Suns past Magic in 2OT
Grayson Allen scored 27 points in his return from a four-game absence and Jalen Green made up for a miserable shooting night with a game-winning 3-pointer at the final buzzer as the host Phoenix Suns overcame an injury to Dillon Brooks in a 113-110 double-overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on S...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz triumphs in Doha
Carlos Alcaraz needed just 50 minutes to capture the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title as he earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over France's Arthur Fils on Saturday in Doha.,Building on his triumph at the Australian Open, the top-seeded Spaniard won 88.9% (24 of 27) of his first serves and allowed the unseeded Fi...
NBA roundup: Nuggets set record in 54-point rout of Blazers
Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in three quarters and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a record-setting 157-103 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.,The 157 points were the most scored by an NBA team this season. It was the sixth-highest single-g...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 SLU tops VCU, which ends with 4 on court
Kellen Thames scored 16 points and made five steals as No. 18 Saint Louis rallied past visiting VCU 88-75 on Friday night in a testy game that featured a fight and extensive ejections in the closing seconds when the result was in hand.,The Rams' Nyk Lewis stole the ball in the final second and was k...
NBA roundup: Cavaliers dump Hornets for 7th straight win
Donovan Mitchell's 32 points and Jarrett Allen's 26 points carried the Cleveland Cavaliers as they extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the host Charlotte Hornets 118-113 on Friday.,James Harden had a strong second half and finished with 18 points and eight assists whi...
Top 25 roundup: No. 18 Saint Louis bounces back with win over VCU
Kellen Thames scored 16 points and made five steals as No. 18 Saint Louis rallied past visiting VCU 88-75 on Friday night to remain atop the Atlantic 10 standings.,The Billikens (25-1, 13-1 A-10) trailed by 14 in the first half before outscoring the Rams (21-7, 12-3) by a 55-33 margin in the second ...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz, Arthur Fils set for Doha final
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz remained undefeated on the season, advancing to the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over defending champion Andrey Rublev on Friday in Doha.,Alcaraz, a 22-year-old Spaniard who completed the career Grand Slam three weeks ago at the Australian Open...
Spring training roundup: Pete Alonso hits HR in Orioles' debut to top Yanks
Pete Alonso, signed as a free agent for his powerful bat, homered in his first game with Baltimore to account for all of the scoring in the Orioles' 2-0 win over the visiting New York Yankees to open spring training on Friday in Sarasota, Fla.,In his third at-bat, Alonso crushed a first-pitch curveb...
NBA roundup: Pistons dominate Knicks to cap season sweep
Cade Cunningham totaled 42 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds as the Detroit Pistons pulled away in the second half and completed a season sweep of the host New York Knicks with a 126-111 victory on Thursday.,Detroit won the three meetings by a combined 84 points, improving its regular-season win...