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South Region: Despite recent struggles, Auburn is No. 1 overall for a reason
The top overall seed, Auburn, lives here. Even though the Tigers wobbled a bit at the end of the regular season and Southeastern Conference tournament with three losses in four games, they still amassed a whopping 16 Quad 1 wins from a 28-5 worksheet.,They might have the nation's best player in John...
East Region: No. 1 Duke's chance for title run goes through Cooper Flagg
A decade has passed since Duke won its most recent of five national championships, the longest title drought for the program since claiming its first in 1991. All five of those titles came under the direction of legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski.,Duke has the firepower in 2025 to end an excruciating w...
Akron, Drake, Grand Canyon top NCAA Tournament Cinderella candidates
Favorites are easier to follow in the NCAA Tournament, factoring familiarity and knowledge of known commodities with single-digit seeding in the bracket.,Spoiler alert: An underrated Cinderella team or three will pull an upset most don't see coming this week and fracture many bracket predictions alo...
Pistons' composure under the microscope against hobbled Pelicans
The Detroit Pistons surged into a strong playoff position by going 10-1 in a stretch that began Feb. 7.,Since then, they've lost four of six, including their last two.,They'll try to get back on a winning track when they begin a three-game road trip by facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night...
Astros again hand ball to LHP Framber Valdez for opener
Left-hander Framber Valdez was named the Houston Astros' Opening Day starter for a fourth time, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday.,The Astros open their 2024 schedule on March 27 at home against the New York Mets.,In the Astros' opener last season against the New York Yankees at home, Valdez gave ...
Lando Norris fends off Max Verstappen at Australian GP
McLaren's Lando Norris held off reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing to win an incident-filled, season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in Melbourne.,Starting on the pole, Norris crossed the finish line at 1:42.06.304 seconds, just 0.895 of a second ahead of Verstappen to...
Zeka fuels Hanwha Life Esports to glory at First Stand Tournament
Hanwha Life Esports recorded a 3-1 win over Karmine Corp in the grand final on Sunday to complete an unbeaten run through the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,South Korean Geon-woo "Zeka" Kim was named the MVP after helping Hanwha Life Esports capture the first-place prize of $300,...
Duke, Auburn, Houston, Florida: Meet the Final Four of Your Nightmares
Four 2025 NCAA Tournament teams look scarier than last year’s UConn. Your bracket doesn’t stand a chance....
Conference tournament roundup: UC San Diego in NCAA Tournament as Big West champ
UC San Diego, in its first season of NCAA Tournament eligibility, is going to the Big Dance after clinching its first Big West championship with a 75-61 victory over UC Irvine on Saturday night in Henderson, Nev.,The top-seeded Tritons won their 15th straight game to improve to 30-4 -- matching the ...
Austin FC protect early lead, slip past LAFC 1-0
Guilherme Biro scored an early goal and Austin FC protected the advantage to earn a 1-0 victory over host Los Angeles FC on Saturday afternoon.,Brad Stuver made three saves for his second shutout of the season and 30th of his MLS career for Austin FC.,Biro's goal came in the 12th minute of Austin's ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (48 points), Thunder top Pistons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 48 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the host Detroit Pistons 113-107 on Saturday.,Cason Wallace had 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 with 10 rebounds for the Thunder (55-12), who have won nine of their last 10. ,Detroit All-Star Cade ...
No. 2 Houston dispatches Arizona to win Big 12 tourney
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Milos Uzan had scored a career-high 25 points to lead top-seeded Houston to a 72-64 victory over third-seeded Arizona in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament on Saturday night., ,It was the first time in the 29-year history of the Big 12 championship that the final game ...
Kristaps Porzingis' return sparks Celtics past Nets
Kristaps Porzingis returned from a viral infection and scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the visiting Boston Celtics continued their recent dominance over the Brooklyn Nets by holding on for a 115-113 victory Saturday night in New York.,After missing eight games, Porzingis helped t...
Justin Allgaier holds off Aric Almirola for 1st win at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- On Friday night, Justin Allgaier saw the Eagles in concert. On Saturday, he was flying.,Holding off Aric Almirola over a 102-lap green-flag run, Allgaier finally claimed victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after finishing second four times at the 1.5-mile track.,Allgaier's victory in Th...
Austin FC protects early lead, slips past LAFC 1-0
Guilherme Biro scored an early goal and Austin FC protected the advantage to earn a 1-0 victory over host Los Angeles FC on Saturday afternoon.,Brad Stuver made three saves for his second shutout of the season and 30th of his MLS career for Austin FC.,Biro's goal came in the 12th minute of Austin's ...
Rangers RHP Jon Gray fractures wrist on comebacker
Texas Rangers right-hander Jon Gray sustained a fractured right wrist after being struck by a comebacker during Friday's spring training game against the Colorado Rockies.,Gray exited the game after he was hit by a line drive from Michael Toglia to lead off the fourth inning.,"Not good news, not goo...
HLE, Karmine Corp advance to grand final in First Stand playoffs
Hanwha Life Esports answered their unbeaten run through the round-robin stage with a resounding 3-0 win over Top Esports on Saturday in the semifinals of the knockout stage at the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,Hanwha Life Esports recorded 29-minute victories on both blue and red...
Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback Plan: Hope Aaron Rodgers Doesn’t Ghost Them
The Steelers are putting their eggs in Aaron Rodgers basket while he continues to mull over options on where he will play next season, the Steelers are risking it all....
Arizona faces 'hard to beat' No. 2 Houston for Big 12 title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top-seeded Houston will return to the Big 12 Championship final for the second straight year, looking for its first title, while squaring off against conference newcomer and third-seeded Arizona on Saturday. ,But Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said the conference champion already h...
Astros preseason capsule: Big changes, same hopes for Houston
Houston Astros,2024 record 88-73 (1st place, AL West),He gone: 3B Alex Bregman, OF Ben Gamel, RHP Kendall Graveman, OF Jason Heyward, LHP Yusei Kikuchi, RHP Ryan Pressly, OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Justin Verlander. ,New faces: 3B Isaac Paredes, OF Taylor Trammell, 1B Christian Walker, RHP Hayden Wesneski....