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Transfer roundup: Maryland loses two starters as coach leaves
Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice, two starters for Maryland's Sweet 16 team, reportedly entered the transfer portal Monday in the wake of coach Kevin Willard bolting the program for Villanova.,Both guards played a single season for the Terrapins; Gillespie transferred from Belmont last spring and R...
NBA roundup: Seven ejected as Wolves down Pistons
Julius Randle scored 26 points on 9-for-18 shooting and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied for a 123-104 win over the Detroit Pistons in a game that featured a physical fracas Sunday in Minneapolis.,Anthony Edwards added 25 points and Rudy Gobert posted 19 points and a season-high 25 rebounds for th...
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin 5 goals from all-time mark
With his 890th goal, Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin moved within five goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, but host Washington lost to the Buffalo Sabres 8-5 on Sunday.,Ovechkin, who also collected a pair of assists, will resume his pursuit of the record on Tuesday in Boston against the...
NBA roundup: Wolves beat Pistons in melee-filled showdown
Jose Alvarado hit a go-ahead three-point play with 31.1 seconds left and Keion Brooks Jr. added a layup to seal a 98-94 win for the host New Orleans Pelicans over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday.,Down one late after a Nick Smith Jr. 3-pointer, Alvarado made a lay-up as he was fouled, and he made the...
UFL roundup: Nacua bros. score TDs as Panthers beat Showboats
Brothers Samson and Kai Nacua each found the end zone to help the Michigan Panthers defeat the host Memphis Showboats 26-12 on Sunday.,Quarterback Bryce Perkins, who scored a rushing touchdown after recovering a botched snap, connected with Samson Nacua on a 25-yard touchdown to give Michigan (1-0) ...
NHL roundup: Leon Draisaitl's 51st goal lifts Oilers in OT
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid. Goaltender Calvi...
NBA roundup: Thunder top Pacers to keep 70-win season within reach
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points as Oklahoma City beat visiting Indiana 132-111 on Saturday night for its ninth consecutive victory, keeping alive the chance to become the third team in NBA history to win 70 games.,The Thunder, who have 62 victories and eight regular-season games remaining, ...
MLB roundup: Yanks hit 9 HRs, bash Brewers 20-9
Aaron Judge hit the third of three straight homers for the Yankees to open the game before adding a grand slam in the third inning and a two-run shot in the fourth as New York hit a team-record nine homers in an 20-9 rout over the visiting Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday afternoon., ,The Yankees start...
Women's NCAA roundup: Avery Howell propels No. 1 USC to Elite Eight
Avery Howell scored 12 of her 18 points in the second half and No. 1 seed Southern California endured the absence of star JuJu Watkins to advance to the Elite Eight with a 67-61 win over No. 5 seed Kansas State in Spokane Region 4 on Saturday in Spokane, Wash.,The win sends USC into Monday's Elite E...
NWSL roundup: Big first half carries Current past Royals
The Kansas City Current scored all three of their goals in the first half and blanked the visiting Utah Royals 3-0 on Saturday night.,Michelle Cooper had a goal and an assist, and Temwa Chawinga and Debinha also scored for the Current (3-0-0, 9 points). Lorena made three saves in goal for Kansas Cit...
MLB roundup: Mookie Betts' HR lifts Dodgers over Tigers in 10
Mookie Betts hit two home runs, including a game-ending, three-run blast in the 10th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Friday.,Freddie Freeman also homered for Los Angeles, while Michael Conforto and Will Smith had run-scoring hits in a ...
NHL roundup: Blue Jackets overtake Canucks for SO win
Boone Jenner had two goals and an assist and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 7-6 shootout win against the visiting Vancouver Canucks on Friday.,Kent Johnson scored the only goal in the three-round shootout. Jenner has four goals in his past three games for the B...
Women's NCAA roundup: Lauren Betts lifts No. 1 UCLA to Elite Eight
Lauren Betts shot 15-for-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doin...
Women's NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 UCLA makes Elite Eight
Lauren Betts shot 15-for-16 from the floor on the way to 31 points as top-seeded UCLA pulled away from No. 5 Ole Miss in the second half of a 76-62 win in Spokane 1 Region play in Spokane, Wash., on Friday.,Betts delivered her second consecutive 30-point-plus performance of the NCAA Tournament, doin...
NHL roundup: Sidney Crosby sets record in Pens' loss
Jiri Kulich scored twice for the Buffalo Sabres in a 7-3 win against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, spoiling a record night for Penguins star Sidney Crosby.,Buffalo's Tage Thompson, Peyton Krebs, Tyson Kozak and Alex Tuch each had a goal and an assist. Defensemen Bowen Byram and Rasmu...
NBA roundup: Josh Giddey, Bulls stun Lakers at buzzer
Josh Giddey buried a miracle shot from beyond halfcourt at the final buzzer as the Chicago Bulls overturned an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday.,The Bulls trailed 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining before delivering down the stretch with a wild sequ...
MLB roundup: Orioles blast record 6 homers to rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Mullins was 3-for-5, including a three-run homer and five RBIs as Baltimore outhit Toronto 14-4.,Tyler O'Neill a...
NHL roundup: Jason Robertson's hat trick propels Stars past Oilers
Jason Robertson posted a natural hat trick and Roope Hintz collected three assists to lead the visiting Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.,Wyatt Johnston also scored and Thomas Harley logged two assists for the Stars (46-21-4, 96 points), who have claimed points in ...
NBA roundup: LeBron James' buzzer-beater lifts Lakers past Pacers
LeBron James tipped in the game-winning layup as time expired, giving the Los Angeles Lakers a 120-119 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,James, who didn't connect on a field goal until the fourth quarter, finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists as the Laker...
NHL roundup: Jets defeat Caps to clinch playoff spot
Nikolaj Ehlers scored in overtime as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Capitals 3-2 on Tuesday night in a battle in which Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th career goal.,Ovechkin's tally climbed him within six goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record. Josh Morrissey...