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NBA roundup: Aaron Gordon leads short-handed Nuggets past Warriors
Aaron Gordon scored a season-high 38 points, Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double and the Denver Nuggets, playing without Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, stunned the Golden State Warriors 114-105 in San Francisco on Monday.,With Jokic nursing a sore elbow and ankle and Murray dealing with a spr...
NHL roundup: Wild end Kings' winning streak
Mats Zuccarello's power-play goal with 4:38 left in the final period allowed the Minnesota Wild to snap the Los Angeles Kings' five-game winning streak with a 3-1 come-from-behind victory on Monday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Ryan Hartman also scored for the Wild, who had lost four of their past five (1-3-...
Spring training roundup: Blue Jays walk off Yankees
Carter Cunningham hit a walk-off home run with two strikes and two outs to lift the Toronto Blue Jays' split squad over the visiting New York Yankees 6-5 on Monday in Dunedin, Fla.,Matt Whatley tied the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth before the 2024 10th-round draft pick went deep...
NFL transactions roundup: Bengals sign LB Oren Burks
The Bengals signed linebacker Oren Burks to a two-year contract on Monday. Financial terms were not revealed.,A third-round draft pick by Green Bay in 2018, he spent four seasons with the Packers, two with the 49ers and one with the Super Bowl champion Eagles.,Burks, who turns 30 on Friday, has appe...
NHL roundup: Dylan Samberg's OT goal lifts Jets past Kraken
Dylan Samberg had a goal and an assist, scoring the winner at 1:47 of overtime, as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat the host Seattle Kraken 3-2 Sunday night to regain first place in the NHL's overall standings.,Cole Perfetti also had a goal and an assist, Kyle Connor tallied and Vladislav Namestn...
NBA roundup: Magic halt Cavs' team-record 16-game win streak
Paolo Banchero had 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists as the visiting Orlando Magic snapped Cleveland's franchise-record 16-game winning streak, beating the NBA-best Cavaliers 108-103 on Sunday.,Franz Wagner scored 22 points and Anthony Black added 17 off the bench for Orlando (32-37), which h...
Spring training roundup: Jesus Luzardo strong in Phillies' win
Left-hander Jesus Luzardo struck out six in four innings and Edmundo Sosa drove in three runs as the visiting Philadelphia Phillies hammered a Baltimore Orioles split squad 12-1 on Sunday in Sarasota, Fla.,Luzardo (1-1), whom the Phillies acquired from the Miami Marlins in December, surrendered one ...
Top 25 roundup: Florida takes down Tennessee to win SEC
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 22 points and No. 4 Florida outclassed No. 8 Tennessee 86-77 on Sunday to win the Southeastern Conference tournament title at Nashville.,Will Richard added 17 points as the second-seeded Gators (30-4) earned the SEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Florida was awarde...
Conference finals roundup: VCU, Yale win titles
Max Shulga scored 12 of his game-high 18 points after halftime and No. 1 seed VCU never trailed in a narrow 68-63 victory over No. 2 seed George Mason to win the Atlantic-10 championship game on Sunday in Washington, D.C.,The Rams (28-6) punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second tim...
NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin scores as Caps sink Sharks
Alex Ovechkin pulled one goal closer to claiming the NHL all-time record and the visiting Washington Capitals used a three-goal first period to claim a 5-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday., ,With a third-period tally that rounded out the scoring, Ovechkin deflected a point shot to net h...
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...