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Women's NCAA Birmingham roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
NBA roundup: Thunder edge Clippers for 6th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Aaron Wiggins added 19, as the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.,Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and James Harden added 17 points as the Clip...
NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 Florida survives vs. No. 8 UConn
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and sparked top-seeded Florida's late-game splurge to oust two-time defending champion UConn 77-75 in the West Region's second round on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Gators looked disjointed at times on offense before racking up 18 points in the final thre...
Spring training roundup: Inside-the-park HR propels Phillies past Tigers
Bryson Stott hit an inside-the-park home run as part of his three-RBI day, and the Philadelphia Phillies knocked off the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-2 in spring training action Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.,Stott lined a rocket to left center in the bottom of the fifth, and the two Detroit outfielders co...
Women's NCAA Birmingham roundup: No. 1 South Carolina rallies to win
A dominant third quarter helped defending national champion South Carolina keep its ambitions of back-to-back titles alive, as the top-seeded Gamecocks rallied from a halftime deficit to top No. 9 seed Indiana 64-53 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C. ,The Gamecocks (32-3) went into intermission trailing th...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: Kansas St. outlasts Kentucky in OT
Temira Poindexter hit her eighth 3-pointer of the game with 1:09 left in overtime Sunday and fifth-seeded Kansas State pulled off a mild upset, 80-79, of No. 4 Kentucky on its home floor in Lexington in a matchup of Wildcats in the Spokane 4 Region.,Kentucky (23-8) had several chances to win on its ...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Arkansas knocks off second-seeded St. John's
Billy Richmond III scored nine of his 16 points in the second half, allowing 10th-seeded Arkansas to withstand a comeback from second-seeded St. John's and earn a 75-66 victory in Saturday afternoon's West Region second-round action in Providence, R.I.,The Razorbacks (22-13), who are 5-1 in their la...
NHL roundup: Kings roll 7-2, halt Hurricanes' win streak
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 ...
NBA roundup: Bulls rout Lakers in LeBron James' return
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-p...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No. 1 Texas routs William & Mary
Madison Booker finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Texas over No. 16 seed William & Mary 105-61 on Saturday in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region in Austin, Texas. ,Texas (32-3) ended the dream run of William & Mary (16-19) and set up a second-round matchup with No. 8 ...
NWSL roundup: Reign top Courage on goals by vet, rookie
Veteran Jess Fishlock and 18-year-old Jordyn Bugg found the back of the net and the Seattle Reign hung on for a 2-1 win over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday in Cary, N.C., ,Fishlock scored in the first half in her 200th career regular-season appearance before Bugg tallied the first goal of he...
NBA roundup: Rockets get by Heat for 9th straight win
Fred VanVleet scored 13 of his game-high 37 points in the fourth quarter as the Houston Rockets won their ninth straight game, defeating the host Miami Heat 102-98 on Friday night.,After scoring just three points in the first quarter, VanVleet scored nine in the second and 12 in the third to get goi...
NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 12 Colorado State stuns No. 5 Memphis
Kyan Evans scored a game-high 23 points with six 3-pointers as No. 12 seed Colorado State increased its winning streak to 11 games with a 78-70 victory over fifth-seeded Memphis in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game Friday at Seattle.,Nique Clifford added 14 points, eight rebounds and s...
Spring training roundup: Jacob Wilson, A's tag Royals
Jacob Wilson collected three of the Athletics' 16 hits as the A's routed a Kansas City Royals split squad 10-1 on Friday in Mesa, Ariz.,Brent Rooker and JJ Bleday each added two hits and a homer for the A's, and Shea Langeliers also went deep. Max Muncy contributed a, two-run single.,A's starter Lui...
NHL roundup: Jets outlast Oilers in OT
Kyle Connor got the winner 1:13 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday.,Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist for the Jets, who won for the fourth time in five games, and Cole Perfetti and Brandon Tanev also scored. Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for...
NBA roundup: Bulls storm back from 19 down to beat Kings
Coby White scored 31 of his 35 points after halftime as the Chicago Bulls overturned a 19-point deficit to defeat the host Sacramento Kings 128-116 on Thursday night.,White knocked down 13 of 14 free throws, while Kevin Huerter added 25 points -- including 5 of 9 3-pointers -- seven assists and four...
NCAA Tournament roundup: McNeese knocks out Clemson in Midwest
Brandon Murray came off the bench to score a team-high 21 points, and 12th-seeded McNeese pulled off the first major upset of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating fifth-seeded Clemson 69-67 in a first-round Midwest Region matchup Thursday in Providence, R.I.,Quadir Copeland added 16 points, seven reboun...
Spring training roundup: Braves pitchers overwhelm Phillies
Five Atlanta pitchers scattered four hits and designated hitter Marcell Ozuna provided power with a two-run home run as the host Braves shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 on Thursday in spring training action in North Port, Fla.,Raisel Iglesias (1-0) earned the win with a perfect fourth inning, ...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic, Lakers handle Nuggets
Luka Doncic scored 21 of his 31 points in the first quarter, Austin Reaves added 22 total and the Los Angeles Lakers turned a fast start into a 120-108 home victory over the short-handed Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.,The victory allowed the Lakers to tie the Nuggets for third place in the Western Con...