Roundup Page 35 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
NHL roundup: Jake Guentzel caps dramatic comeback for Lightning in OT
Jake Guentzel scored a breakaway goal with 15 seconds left in overtime as the host Tampa Bay Lightning won their ninth straight home game, beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Tuesday night despite trailing with less than 30 seconds left in regulation.,Nikita Kucherov spun and fired a half-length-of-th...
NBA roundup: Knicks roll over Wizards for 7th straight win
Mikal Bridges scored 23 points and Jalen Brunson added 21, fueling the visiting New York Knicks to their season-best seventh straight win, a 132-101 romp over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.,Bridges made 8 of 10 shots from the floor to pace the Knicks to their 11th straight win over the Wizards.,...
WTA roundup: Hailey Baptiste reaches Abu Dhabi quarters
Hailey Baptiste moved into the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open with a 7-6 (6), 0-6, 6-3 victory against No. 4 seed and fellow American Emma Navarro on Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates.,Baptiste struck seven aces and saved five of nine break points to win in two hours and six minutes. Up next ...
NHL roundup: Predators escape 4-goal hole, stun Blues
Ryan O'Reilly and Steve Stamkos scored two goals each as the Nashville Predators rallied from a four-goal deficit to defeat the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-5 on Monday.,Filip Forsberg added a goal and an assist and Michael McCarron also scored for the Predators, who trailed 5-1 midway through the gam...
NBA roundup: 76ers make it 4 straight with blowout of Clippers
Tyrese Maxey scored 16 of his 29 points in the first quarter as the Philadelphia 76ers got off to a fast start and extended their winning streak to four games with a 128-113 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday in Inglewood, Calif.,Dominick Barlow scored a career-high 26 points and grabbe...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UNC edges NC State
Despite being up by 10 points with four minutes to play, No. 25 North Carolina barely held on for a 61-59 win over North Carolina State on Monday in Raleigh.,Tilda Trygger's layup with 12 seconds left capped an 11-3 run for the Wolfpack, cutting the deficit to two points. After a Tar Heels turnover,...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 25 UNC edged NC State
Despite being up by 10 points with four minutes to play, No. 25 North Carolina barely held on for a 61-59 win over North Carolina State on Monday in Raleigh.,Tilda Trygger's layup with 12 seconds left capped an 11-3 run for the Wolfpack, cutting the deficit to two points. After a Tar Heels turnover,...
WTA roundup: Nikola Bartunkova bounces 3rd-seeded Anna Blinkova in Ostrava
Local competitor Nikola Bartunkova delivered a pleasant surprise to the fans in attendance when she knocked off No. 3 seed Anna Blinkova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Ostrava Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday.,In a closely contested match, Bartunkova broke serve up 5-4 in ea...
NHL roundup: Lightning edge Bruins in memorable Stadium Series game
Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal and the host Tampa Bay Lightning rallied from a four-goal deficit to beat the Boston Bruins 6-5 Sunday night in a Stadium Series game played at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' football stadium., ,Guentzel, who had two assists, beat goaltender Jeremy Swayman (41 ...
NBA roundup: Jarrett Allen’s career night carries Cavs past Blazers
Jarrett Allen scored a career-best 40 points, collected a season-high 17 rebounds and added five assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 130-111 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Sam Merrill made six 3-pointers for the fifth time this season and scored 22 points, and...
Top 25 roundup: No. 19 Florida stays hot with beatdown of No. 23 Alabama
Alex Condon tallied 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Thomas Haugh scored 22 points to help No. 19 Florida deliver a 100-77 beatdown of No. 23 Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Southeastern Conference play at Gainesville, Fla.,Boogie Fland added 15 points, eight assists and a career-best ei...
WTA Roundup: Leylah Fernandez, Liudmila Samsonova advance in Abu Dhabi
Fifth-seeded Liudmila Samsonova and sixth-seeded Leylah Fernandez both advanced in straight sets in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Open, played on the outdoor hard courts in the United Arab Emirates.,Samsonova, from Russia, defeated Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-0, while the Canadian native Fernandez knoc...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn routs No. 15 Tennessee
Azzi Fudd pumped in 27 points and Sarah Strong scored 26 points and No. 1 UConn pulled away from a halftime tie to beat No. 15 Tennessee 96-66 and remain undefeated Sunday at Hartford, Conn.,UConn (23-0) has won 39 consecutive games since last season's loss to Tennessee. The Huskies put together a 2...
NHL roundup: Down 3-0, Caps storm past rival Canes in OT
Justin Sourdif scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime as the Washington Capitals erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.,On the deciding goal, Sourdif cut to the net to follow up his own shot from the right circle and buried a loos...
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Kansas captures Big 12 showdown with No. 13 BYU
Bryson Tiller scored a career-high 21 points as No. 14 Kansas held on for a 90-82 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 tilt featuring two of the country's top freshmen on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,Freshman Darryn Peterson, regarded with BYU's AJ Dybantsa as two of the leading pro prospects, scored 18 po...
NBA roundup: Amen Thompson, Rockets outlast Cooper Flagg, Mavericks
Amen Thompson scored 21 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 19 and Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday to level the in-state season series at two wins apiece.,All five starters scored in double figures for the Rockets. ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Oregon extends No. 16 Maryland's skid to 4
Ehis Etute racked up a career-high 26 points and combined with Sofia Bell on a red-hot start to the fourth quarter to power Oregon past No. 16 Maryland 68-61 on Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Etute, who shot 10-for-15 from the floor and also nabbed 11 rebounds and three steals, made four straight l...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic's return sparks Nuggets past Clippers
Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, leading the host Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.,Jokic, who had been sidelined since sustaining a left knee injury at Miami on Dec. 29, shot 13-for-17 from the foul line to help D...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Ole Miss upends No. 5 Vanderbilt
Cotie McMahon exploded for 27 points and three other players hit double figures for No. 17 Ole Miss in an 83-75 victory over No. 5 Vanderbilt in Birmingham, Ala.,McMahon made half of her 16 field goals and sank 11 of 12 free throws to pace the Rebels (18-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), who built a ...
NBA roundup: Kon Knueppel, Hornets hold off Cooper Flagg (49), Mavs
Kon Knueppel set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets withstood a career-high 49 points from fellow rookie Cooper Flagg to beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday.,The matchup between the top Rookie of the Year candidates -- former Duke teammates -...