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No. 2 Houston rolls past No. 17 BYU into Big 12 final
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Emanuel Sharp scored 26 points and L.J. Cryer added 20 as No. 2 Houston defeated No. 17 BYU 74-54 on Friday in the first Big 12 tournament semifinal. ,Top-seeded Houston (28-4) led wire to wire and advanced to the Saturday final, where it will face either second-seeded Texas Tech...
Justin Thomas ties course record at TPC Sawgrass
Justin Thomas came one par away from breaking the course record at TPC Sawgrass on Friday at The Players Championship -- but a water ball on the final hole led to a bogey and the two-time major champion settled for a 10-under-par 62 and a share of the mark.,Tom Hoge shot the first-ever 62 at Sawgras...
First-place Thunder vow to keep improving, turn to face Pistons
The Oklahoma City Thunder qualified for the playoffs with their latest victory. Their aim now is to play at a peak level when the postseason begins next month.,The Thunder (54-12) will visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday after defeating Boston on the defending champion's home floor, 118-112, on We...
LAFC hope to tighten defense with goal-hungry Austin up next
Los Angeles FC look to have a better defensive showing when they return to MLS play with a home contest against Austin FC on Saturday afternoon.,LAFC (2-1-0, 6 points) were exposed often in a 5-2 road loss against the Seattle Sounders last weekend after pitching shutouts in their first two MLS match...
Orlando City sign 16-year-old M Gustavo Caraballo
Orlando City SC announced the signing of 16-year-old midfielder Gustavo Caraballo on Friday.,At 16 years and 198 days old, he is the youngest player in club history to sign a first-team contract.,The Venezuela native's homegrown deal runs through 2027 and includes an option for 2028.,"This is a grea...
Charles Leclerc outpaces Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton in Australian GP practice
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc posted the fastest time during Friday's second practice session for the Australian Grand Prix, getting around the Albert Park circuit in 1:16.439.,That was 0.124 seconds quicker than Oscar Piastri, who clocked the second quickest time ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris....
Hanwha Life Esports unbeaten entering First Stand playoffs
Hanwha Life Esports finished a 4-0 round-robin stage with a 2-1 win Friday against Team Liquid at the 2025 First Stand Tournament in Seoul, South Korea.,Four teams advanced to the best-of-five knockout stage of Riot Games' $1 million League of Legends event, where the winner of Sunday' grand final w...
No. 17 BYU pits its offense against No. 2 Houston, top defense
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- BYU showed its firepower in a 96-92 win over Iowa State in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.,But No. 17-ranked BYU (24-8) -- the fourth seed in the tournament -- could have more difficulty putting points on the board Friday night when it faces top-seeded Houston (2...
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...
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...
LIV Golf announces broadcast partnership for much of world
LIV Golf's broadcast reach will extend to Japan, Canada and much of Europe thanks to a multiyear partnership with London-based sports entertainment platform DAZN, the golf league and streaming service announced on Thursday.,The 3-year-old league, which landed a contract with Fox Sports for U.S. broa...
Balanced attack helps Wizards get some revenge on Pistons
Alex Sarr led seven Washington players in double figures with 19 points and the visiting Wizards avenged a 20-point loss to the Detroit Pistons two nights earlier with a 129-125 win on Thursday night.,Justin Champagnie and Jordan Poole each had 17 points, while Khris Middleton and Bub Carrington sup...
Heat face challenge in ending 5-game slide vs. Celtics
The Miami Heat, who are 8-23 versus teams with .500 records or better, are going through a rough stretch at the moment.,Miami is on a season-high five-game losing streak, and they will get a visit on Friday night from one of the NBA's elite teams, the Boston Celtics.,Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said "...
No. 2 Houston ends last-place Colorado's surprise Big 12 run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Emanuel Sharp scored 19 points as No. 2 Houston defeated Colorado 77-68 in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals on Thursday. ,The top-seeded Cougars struggled to secure a comfortable win against the Buffaloes, never stretching the lead to more than 14 points.,The Cougars will face...
North Carolina keeps surging, knocks out Wake in ACC quarters
CHARLOTTE -- RJ Davis scored 23 points and connected on key 3-point shots as North Carolina fended off Wake Forest for a 68-59 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament quarterfinal Thursday afternoon.,Ven-Allen Lubin and Seth Trimble added 10 points apiece for North Carolina, which won fo...
No. 18 Wisconsin turns back Northwestern at Big Ten tourney
John Tonje scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and No. 18 Wisconsin defeated Northwestern 70-63 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday afternoon in Indianapolis.,Nolan Winter matched Tonje's 18 points and four other Badgers scored between seven and nine as fifth-seeded W...
Reports: Raiders signing veteran RB Raheem Mostert
The Las Vegas Raiders are signing veteran running back Raheem Mostert to a one-year, $1.2 million contract, according to multiple reports on Thursday.,The free agent is reunited with the Raiders' new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who was the head coach in San Francisco in 2016 when Mostert playe...
St. John's never trails in quarterfinal win vs. Butler
NEW YORK -- RJ Luis Jr scored 20 points as top-seeded St. John's used big runs in both halves and never trailed in a 78-57 victory over ninth-seeded Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament on Thursday afternoon.,The sixth-ranked Red Storm (28-4) won their sixth straight, advanced to t...
Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (hamstring) to open season on IL
Boston Red Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito will begin the season on the 15-day injured list with a left hamstring strain, manager Alex Cora confirmed Thursday.,Giolito, 30, had an MRI on Wednesday after departing Tuesday's spring training start against the Philadelphia Phillies after one inning.,Giol...
Rays nix plans to develop $1.3B ballpark in St. Petersburg
The Tampa Bay Rays announced Thursday they will not proceed with plans to develop a $1.3 billion ballpark in St. Petersburg, Fla.,"After careful deliberation, we have concluded we cannot move forward with the new ballpark and development project at this moment," principal owner Stuart Sternberg said...