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Report: Rockets F Amen Thompson (ankle) to miss 2 weeks
Houston Rockets small forward Amen Thompson has a sprained left ankle that will keep him sidelined for 10 to 14 days, ESPN reported on Sunday night.,Thompson, 22, had an MRI on Sunday that did not show structural damage to the ankle, per the report, and he will undergo treatment and rehabilitation.,...
Cade Cunningham scores 28 to propel Pistons past Trail Blazers
Cade Cunningham scored 28 points and Tobias Harris added 20 points and nine rebounds to help the Detroit Pistons notch a 119-112 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,Jalen Duren registered 18 points and 12 rebounds and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 13 points and seven rebounds as Det...
Christopher Bell prevails at Phoenix for third straight win
Christopher Bell nipped Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in a two-lap dash at Phoenix Raceway, notching his third straight win Sunday at the NASCAR Cup Series' Shriners Children's 500 in Avondale, Ariz.,A force all day in his No. 20 Toyota, Bell became the first driver to win three consecutive...
Big East tournament roundup: No. 3 UConn routs Villanova, will face Creighton in final
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong paired 20 points with 16 rebounds and Azzi Fudd chipped in 14 points for the top-seed Huskies (30-3), who are seek...
No. 5 South Carolina trounces No. 1 Texas for 3rd straight SEC title
Chloe Kitts had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 South Carolina completed its dominant run through the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 64-45 victory over No. 1 Texas in the championship game Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C., ,Tessa Johnson added 14 points and Sonia Feagin and Joyc...
No. 3 UConn routs Villanova, advances to Big East final
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong paired 20 points with 16 rebounds and Azzi Fudd chipped in 14 points for the top-seed Huskies (30-3), who are seek...
Utah G Connor Ingram enters player assistance program
Utah Hockey Club goaltender Connor Ingram entered the NHL/NHL Players' Association player assistance program, it was announced Sunday.,Ingram, who last played in an NHL game on Feb. 22, will be unavailable to the team for an indefinite period of time.,Under the terms of the program, Ingram will retu...
Pistons look to snap losing streak, visit road-weary Blazers
The Detroit Pistons will look to avoid their first three-game losing streak since January when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night.,The contest is the finale of a four-game road swing for the Pistons. They routed the Utah Jazz to start the trip before losing to the Los Angeles Clip...
No. 5 South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces No. 1 Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
SIU Edwardsville grabs first berth to NCAA tourney
Ray'Sean Taylor scored 20 points and SIU Edwardsville dominated on defense to become the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, beating Southeast Missouri State 69-48 on Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final in Evansville, Ill.,The Cougars (22-11) limited the Red...
Spacestation advance to Overwatch NA Stage 1 final
Spacestation Gaming booked a spot in the Overwatch Champions Series North American Stage 1 grand final on Saturday, edging Team Liquid 3-2 in the upper bracket final.,Spacestation will face the winner of Sunday's lower bracket final between Liquid and NTMR. The grand final will be played after the l...
Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy arrested, won't be charged in alleged assault
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday night on a family domestic violence charge in Texas, but the district attorney in Williamson County, Texas said he was not pursuing charges Saturday evening.,The Austin American-Statesman received confirmation from the district attor...
L.J. Cryer scores 23 to lead No. 3 Houston past Baylor
L.J. Cryer tied his season high of six 3-pointers and scored 23 points to help No. 3 Houston notch a 65-61 victory over Baylor on Saturday night in Big 12 play at Waco, Texas.,Milos Uzan added 12 points as the Cougars (27-4, 19-1 Big 12) won their 10th consecutive game. Houston also improved to 10-0...
Stephen Curry reaches milestone as Warriors down Pistons
Stephen Curry had 32 points and hit a major milestone as Golden State downed Detroit, 115-110, in San Francisco on Saturday.,Curry reached 25,000 career points on a third-quarter 3-pointer. Jimmy Butler supplied 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists.,Draymond Green had 12 points -- including a l...
Zach Steffen records another shutout as Rapids edge Austin
Rafeal Navarro's goal in the 18th minute and Zach Steffen's second clean sheet of the season was enough for visiting Colorado Rapid to defeat Austin FC 1-0 on Saturday in an early-season Western Conference match.,The Rapids (1-0-2, 5 points) struck early on, with Navarro finding the net off an assis...
Pitt sends out seniors with dominant win over Boston College
In a difficult season, Senior Day was a happy one for the Pitt Panthers courtesy of a comfortable 93-67 win over visiting Boston College.,Pitt (17-14, 8-12 ACC) had already qualified for the ACC Tournament, but the victory threw the Panthers into a conglomeration of at least four teams with 8-12 ACC...
Javon Small leads West Virginia over UCF in season finale
Javon Small scored 25 points, Amani Hansberry had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds and West Virginia held on to defeat UCF 72-65 on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams., ,Small, a 6-foot-3 senior guard who entered as the second-leading scorer in the Big 12 at 18.2 poin...
Julian Reese propels No. 13 Maryland past Northwestern
In his final home game, Julian Reese collected 19 points and 11 rebounds to propel No. 13 Maryland to a 74-61 victory over Northwestern, Saturday in College Park, Md.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points and Derik Queen added 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Terrapins (24-7, 14-6 Big Ten) won for the ...
Julian Reese propels No.11 Maryland past Northwestern
In his final home game, Julian Reese collected 19 points and 11 rebounds to propel No. 11 Maryland to a 74-61 victory over Northwestern, Saturday in College Park, Md.,Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 17 points and Derik Queen added 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Terrapins (24-7, 14-6 Big Ten) won for the ...