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Top 25 tournament roundup: No. 22 Michigan stuns No. 11 Maryland
Tre Donaldson converted a driving layup with 0.4 seconds left Saturday, lifting No. 22 Michigan to an 81-80 win over No. 11 Maryland in the Big Ten Conference tournament semifinals in Indianapolis.,Derik Queen made two free throws with 5.3 seconds remaining to give the second-seeded Terrapins (25-8)...
NBA roundup: Wizards shock Nuggets on late 3-pointer
Jordan Poole swished a 35-foot, 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to give the visiting Washington Wizards a stunning 126-123 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.,Poole had time to move closer but stopped well behind the 3-point line and hoisted the successful shot that gave the Eastern C...
NWSL roundup: Current open season with win over Thorns
Reigning NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga scored in the second minute for the host Kansas City Current, who posted a 3-1 victory over the Portland Thorns in both teams' season opener on Saturday. ,Chawinga, who led NWSL with 20 goals in 2024, got behind the defense and took a chipped pass from Debinha before...
Spring training roundup: Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani homers in return to Japan
Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run home run in his return to his home country and the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers earned a 5-1 victory over Japan's Yomiuri Giants on Saturday at Tokyo.,Michael Conforto and Teoscar Hernandez also hit home runs for the Dodgers, who are set to open the regular season in Japa...
Spring training roundup: Grand slam helps Astros rally past Marlins
Shortstop Jeremy Pena smacked a grand slam to fuel a six-run sixth inning as the host Houston Astros claimed a 6-4 win over Miami on Saturday in Palm Beach, Fla.,Astros starter Framber Valdez fired four scoreless innings, striking out six while allowing just three hits and a walk. Nick Hernandez (1-...
NHL roundup: Leon Draisaitl's OT goal pushes Oilers past Isles
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the game-winner with 1:07 left in overtime Friday night, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the New York Islanders 2-1 in Elmont, N.Y.,Draisaitl, who opened the scoring in the second, has 49 goals, tops in the NHL, and 100 points. He has reached 100 points in six of ...
NBA roundup: Cavs win franchise-record 16th straight
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Darius Garland added 20 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory, a 133-124 win Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies., ,The Cavaliers, the NBA's best team with a 56-10 record, also w...
Big Ten tournament roundup: No. 7 Michigan State tops No. 23 Oregon
Jase Richardson scored 17 points and No. 7 Michigan State used a 15-point run in the second half to spark a 74-64 victory over No. 23 Oregon in the first Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Friday in Indianapolis. ,Jaden Akins posted 12 points, Jeremy Fears Jr. contributed 11 points and five assists and...
SEC tournament roundup: No. 3 Auburn survives vs. Ole Miss
Johni Broome had 23 points and 15 rebounds and No. 3 Auburn held off Ole Miss 62-57 in a quarterfinal of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Friday afternoon in Nashville.,Denver Jones added 13 points for the top-seeded Tigers (28-4), who will face No. 8 Tennessee in a semifinal on Saturday af...
Spring training roundup: Brandon Drury (2 HRs, 5 RBIs) powers White Sox
Non-roster invitee Brandon Drury went 3-for-3 with two home runs, one double and five RBIs as the Chicago White Sox led the whole way for a 7-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds in spring training action Friday in Phoenix.,Drury, a 10-year MLB veteran, went deep to left center in his first a...
NFL transactions roundup: Lions, WR Tim Patrick stick together
Wide receiver Tim Patrick re-signed with the Detroit Lions on Friday, one day after the veteran literally left the writing on his wall.,Patrick posted a picture of a shirt on Instagram on Thursday inscribed with the words: "I only want to work with the Lions.",NFL Network and the Detroit Free Press ...
NHL roundup: Darcy Kuemper, Kings shut out Caps
Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves for the Los Angeles Kings in a 3-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Thursday night.,It was the 34th career shutout and third of the season for Kuemper, who was traded to the Kings from Washington last June in exchange for forward Pierre-Luc Dubois.,Quinton ...
SEC tournament roundup: Kentucky sinks Oklahoma at buzzer
Otega Oweh drove the length of the court and avoided three defenders to convert the winning layup with half a second left as sixth-seeded Kentucky escaped with a wild 85-84 victory over 14th-seeded Oklahoma on Thursday night to reach the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nas...
NBA roundup: Stephen Curry sinks 4,000th 3-pointer
Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to make 4,000 career 3-pointers on Thursday as the Golden State Warriors extended their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 130-104 victory over the Sacramento Kings in San Francisco.,A day before his 37th birthday, Curry needed two 3...
Big 12 tournament roundup: Texas Tech survives Baylor's late rally
JT Toppin produced 26 points and 10 rebounds as No. 9 Texas Tech did just enough to hold on for a 76-74 win over Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament on Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.,The Red Raiders (25-7) missed their final 10 shots from the floor and 13 of their last 14, ...
ACC tournament roundup: Louisville beats Stanford at buzzer
Chucky Hepburn had 20 points, none bigger than a midrange jumper at the buzzer that lifted No. 13 Louisville to a 75-73 win over Stanford in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.,Hepburn collected a loose-ball offensive rebound and quickly released the...
Big East tournament roundup: Creighton nips DePaul in 2 OTs
Creighton rallied from an 11-point deficit in the final minutes of regulation, then outlasted DePaul in two overtimes to earn an 85-81 win in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament in New York on Thursday.,Ryan Kalkbrenner had 32 points for the second-seeded Bluejays (23-9), including a go-ahe...
Big Ten tournament roundup: No. 20 Purdue edges USC
Trey Kaufman-Renn matched his career high of 30 points and sixth-seeded Purdue avoided the upset with a 76-71 victory over 14th-seeded Southern California on Thursday night in Big Ten tournament second-round play in Indianapolis.,Fletcher Loyer scored 14 points and Braden Smith added 12 points and n...
Spring training roundup: Phillies crush 4 HRs in win over Braves
Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner each hit home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies won a 16-9 slugfest over the visiting Atlanta Braves in spring training action Thursday at Clearwater, Fla.,Bryson Stott and Max Kepler also hit home runs for the Phillies, while left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (1-0) picke...
NFL transactions roundup: Dolphins, Bucs LBs swap spots
Linebacker K.J. Britt and Anthony Walker are trading places.,ESPN reported Thursday that the Buccaneers have agreed to a one-year deal with Walker, formerly of the Dolphins. And Britt, selected by Tampa Bay in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft, now is heading to Miami on a one-year contract of h...