Roundup Page 34 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime defends title, sets Canadian record
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime successfully defended his Open Occitanie championship on Sunday with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Adrian Mannarino in Montpellier, France.,Auger-Aliassime, 25, recorded 13 aces and won 87% of his first-serve points to dispatch the Frenchman in 1 hour, 35 minutes. The ni...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Duke, LSU notch lopsided wins
Toby Fournier dropped 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting, freshman Arianna Roberson had career highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds and No. 17 Duke thrashed SMU 95-36 on Sunday in Durham, N.C.,It marked the largest margin of victory for the Blue Devils this season and their second time holding an opponent...
NBA roundup: James Harden makes triumphant debut as Cavs down Kings
James Harden won in his debut with Cleveland, as he and Donovan Mitchell combined to score the Cavaliers' final 16 points for a 132-126 victory on Saturday night over the host Sacramento Kings, who lost their 12th in a row.,Harden, traded from the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, endured a slow offe...
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime spoils Montpellier all-French final
Defending champion Felix Auger-Aliassime delivered 20 aces while posting a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory over French qualifier Titouan Droguet on Saturday to return to the finale of the Open Occitanie in Montpellier, France.,The top-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Canada had 47 winners against 29 unforced err...
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 North Carolina edges No. 4 Duke on dramatic 3-pointer
Seth Trimble hit a 3-pointer for No. 14 North Carolina with 0.4 seconds left for the Tar Heels' only lead of the game to knock off in-state rival No. 4 Duke 71-68 on Saturday night at Chapel Hill, N.C.,There was a delay to clear the floor following a court storming before the visiting Blue Devils ha...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn dominates Butler
Azzi Fudd's 17 points led all five starters in double figures for top-ranked Connecticut in an 80-48 trouncing of Butler on Saturday at Hartford, Conn.,Serah Williams, Allie Ziebell, and Ashlynn Shade all scored 11 points, and KK Arnold had 10 points for the Huskies (25-0, 14-0 Big East). UConn made...
NBA roundup: Stunning comeback lifts Celtics over Heat
Jaylen Brown scored 29 points and Payton Pritchard finished with 24 as the Boston Celtics overcame a 22-point deficit to stun the visiting Miami Heat 98-96 on Friday night.,Miami had possession with a chance to tie or win the game, but Davion Mitchell missed a 3-point attempt from the corner with 2....
WTA roundup: Ekaterina Alexandrova rallies to advance to Abu Dhabi finals
Second-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped the first set but battled back to defeat Hailey Baptiste of the United States on Friday, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to secure herself a spot in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open final in the United Arab Emirates,The Russian competitor saved a match point in the second s...
ATP roundup: Two Frenchmen reach semifinals in Montpellier
Adrian Mannarino overcame 12 aces to defeat fellow Frenchman Arthur Gea in the quarterfinals of the Open Occitanie on Friday in Montpellier, France.,The wild card Gea won the first set thanks to a lost serve from Mannarino, but Mannarino was able to win the match in just more than 2 1/2 hours, 5-7, ...
NBA roundup: Lakers stop 76ers despite Luka Doncic's injury exit
Austin Reaves scored 35 points off the bench, LeBron James added 17 points with 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame the loss of Luka Doncic to earn a 119-115 victory over the visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.,Jake LaRavia and Rui Hachimura each scored 14 points as the Lakers won i...
NHL roundup: Avery Hayes scores twice in debut as Pens top Sabres
Avery Hayes lit the lamp twice in an unforgettable NHL debut as the Pittsburgh Penguins put a stop to their two-game losing streak with a 5-2 road victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,Fellow rookie Ben Kindel also found the back of the net twice for the Penguins. Pittsburgh's Tommy Novak sco...
ATP roundup: Luca Nardi upsets fellow Italian Flavio Cobolli
Italian Luca Nardi blasted 17 winners as he downed countryman and ATP No. 20 Flavio Cobolli, 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday at Montpellier.,Nardi was one of five winners on Thursday to finalize the quarterfinal matchups of the France-based event. Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No. 8 player in the world a...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Minnesota upsets No. 10 Iowa
Grace Grocholski scored a team-leading 21 points and Amaya Battle posted 12 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as Minnesota upset 10th-ranked Iowa 91-85 in Iowa City on Thursday.,Mara Braun scored 16 points and Tori McKinney added 15 for Minnesota (17-6, 8-4 Big Ten), which has won five straight ga...
WTA roundup: Hailey Baptiste charges into Abu Dhabi semis
The United States' Hailey Baptiste defeated Russia's fifth-seeded Liudmila Samsonova on Thursday on the indoor hard court's only three-set match, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in the United Arab Emirates.,Baptiste took advantage of her four aces compared to Samson...
NHL roundup: Matt Boldy posts hat trick in Wild's OT win over Predators
Matt Boldy scored a hat trick in the first period and set up Jared Spurgeon's game-winning goal as the Minnesota Wild pulled off a crazy 6-5 overtime victory against the host Nashville Predators on Wednesday night.,Late in the extra session, Boldy sent a cross-ice pass to Spurgeon, who beat Juuse Sa...
Top 25 roundup: Joel Foxwell's 27 points help Portland upset No. 6 Gonzaga
Joel Foxwell tied his career high with 27 points as host Portland upset No. 6 Gonzaga 87-80 on Wednesday night, handing the Bulldogs their first West Coast Conference loss of the season.,James O'Donnell added 16 points off the bench, Cameron Williams scored 14 points despite battling foul trouble, J...
NBA roundup: Knicks top Nuggets in 2OTs for 8th straight win
Jalen Brunson scored the first six points of the decisive run in the second overtime for the host Knicks in a 42-point effort as New York earned its eighth straight win by outlasting the Denver Nuggets 134-127.,Brunson outscored the Nuggets 10-8 in the second overtime while also adding nine assists ...
WTA roundup: Alexandra Eala saves match point in Abu Dhabi win
The Philippines' Alexandra Eala saved a match point while rallying for a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) win over Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday in the second round of the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open in the United Arab Emirates.,After trailing 4-0 in the final set, Eala still trailed 5-2 when Sasnovich h...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Maryland scores big road win over No. 12 Michigan State
Oluchi Okananwa scored 23 points to lead No. 22 Maryland to an emphatic 86-70 road win over No. 12 Michigan State on Wednesday in East Lansing, Michigan.,The Terrapins (18-6, 6-6 Big Ten Conference) went on a 21-5 tear in the second quarter that included an 8-0 run, building a double-digit-point lea...
Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Miami (Ohio) tops Buffalo to remain unbeaten
Luke Skaljac scored a career-high 19 points as No. 23 Miami (Ohio) remained unbeaten with a 73-71 victory over host Buffalo on Tuesday night in a Mid-American Conference contest.,Buffalo closed to 73-71 on a Noah Batchelor 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play and had a chance to win the game, but Ryan ...