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Aryna Sabalenka dances into second round at Australian Open
Aryna Sabalenka took her first step Sunday toward a third consecutive Australian Open title as the top-seeded Belarusian breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sloane Stephens in a first-round match in Melbourne.,Sabalenka had 20 winners and broke Stephens, who won the 2017 U.S. Open, on five occasions from...
Alexander Zverev wins Australian opener in step toward first major
Alexander Zverev took a step toward his elusive first major championship, defeating Lucas Pouille of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.,The World No. 2, Zverev needed two hours, 20 minutes to dispatch the wild-card entrant and advance. He didn't ...
The Pittsburgh Steelers Are Who We Thought They Were
The Pittsburgh Steelers got blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the playoffs, confirming the suspicions that they were overrated literally all season long....
Houston Texans Proved They Aren't NFL Playoff Phonies
The Houston Texans blew out the Los Angeles Chargers in the first game of Wild Card weekend, dismissing the rumors that they'd be an easy out in the postseason....
Detroit Pistons Have Been the Biggest Surprise of 2024-25 NBA Season
The Detroit Pistons have surprised everybody and are taking the NBA by storm as this year's biggest surprise, but can they maintain this level of play and make the playoffs?...
Ian Martinez's late 4-point play lifts No. 25 Utah State over Boise State
Ian Martinez completed a go-ahead four-point play with 7.3 seconds left, helping No. 25 Utah State earn an 81-79 win over Boise State in Logan, Utah, in Mountain West Conference play on Saturday.,Martinez led the Aggies (16-1, 6-0 MWC) with 18 points, while Deyton Albury scored 14. Drake Allen added...
No. 18 Gonzaga takes care of Washington St. with strong second half
Graham Ike posted 21 points on Saturday night to lead five Gonzaga scorers in double figures as the 18th-ranked Bulldogs pulled away in the second half for an 88-75 West Coast Conference win over Washington State in Spokane, Wash. ,Nolan Hickman added 19 points, while Ben Gregg stuffed the stat shee...
Jaxson Robinson leads No. 6 Kentucky to win over No. 14 Mississippi State
Jaxson Robinson scored a season-high 27 points to lead the sixth-ranked Kentucky Wildcats to a 95-90 road victory over the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.,Ansley Almonor, who finished with 11, hit a pair of 3-pointers in the second half for the Wildcats (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern...
Jason Robertson’s SO goal carries surging Stars past Canadiens
Jason Robertson's shootout goal was the difference Saturday as the Dallas Stars extended their winning streak to seven, beating the host Montreal Canadiens 2-1.,Jamie Benn netted his 12th goal of the season for the Stars. Jake Oettinger stopped 30 shots in regulation and overtime and then stopped Pa...
Jet Greaves flirts with shutout as Blue Jackets edge Blues
Jet Greaves made 31 saves to lead the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets past the St. Louis Blues, 2-1, on Saturday night.,Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight game.,Colton Parayko scored and Jordan Binnington made 28 saves for the Blues, who lost f...
Cade Cunningham nets triple-double, Pistons down Raptors
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and the host Detroit Pistons held off the Toronto Raptors 123-114 on Saturday night.,Hardaway made all but one of his eight 3-point attempts. Cade Cunningham notched a triple-double with 22 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds as the Pistons won for the ...
No. 12 Houston steamrolls Kansas State to win 8th straight
Houston used a well-balanced scoring attack, led by Emanuel Sharp's 15 points, and defeated Kansas State 87-57 Saturday evening in Manhattan, Kan. The Cougars had five players in double figures and two others with 8 points.,Houston (12-3, 4-0 Big 12) is tied with Iowa State atop the Big 12 standings...
Texans devour Chargers for wild-card victory
C.J. Stroud passed for 282 yards and a touchdown, Joe Mixon rushed for 106 yards and a score and Eric Murray returned an interception for a touchdown as the host Houston Texans routed the Los Angeles Chargers 32-12 in an AFC wild-card game on Saturday.,Houston (11-7) advanced to the divisional round...
Cameron Hildreth (31 points) leads Wake Forest past Miami
Cameron Hildreth scored 16 of his game-high 31 points in the first half as Wake Forest defeated host Miami 88-78 in the Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Saturday night.,Wake Forest (12-4, 4-1 ACC), which is 5-1 in its past six games, had a 50-20 advantage on paint points. The Demon Deacons also ...
SMU uses explosive first half to rout Georgia Tech
Chuck Harris scored a game-high 21 points, helping lead SMU to a 93-71 rout of visiting Georgia Tech on Saturday in Atlantic Coast Conference play in Dallas.,B.J. Edwards added 19 points, six assists and six steals, while Yohan Traore added 13 points and Kario Oquendo netted 12 as the Mustangs (12-4...
Danielle Collins seeks more success after backhanding retirement aside
Danielle Collins wasn't planning on being Down Under this month but the reversal of her retirement plans has her back at the Australian Open where she has enjoyed some big success.,Collins, the 2022 Australian Open finalist, announced nearly 12 months that she would retire after the 2024 season, but...
J.J. Starling, Syracuse stage rally, upend Boston College
J.J. Starling scored a game-high 26 points to help Syracuse rally past Boston College 79-71 in an ACC matchup Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Eddie Lampkin added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Syracuse, which outscored BC 47-39 in the second half. Lucas Taylor (15), Jyare Davis (12) and Kyle Cuff ...
No. 19 Memphis survives scare to get past East Carolina
PJ Haggerty scored 25 points and No. 19 Memphis offered a definition of an ugly win in defeating visiting East Carolina 74-70 in an American Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon., ,The Tigers (13-3, 3-0 AAC) built an 18-point lead in the first half and were still ahead by 14 at the brea...
Bruins halt skid on late OT goal vs. Panthers
David Pastrnak scored with 1.2 seconds left in overtime for the Boston Bruins, who snapped a six-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over the host Florida Panthers on Saturday afternoon in Sunrise.,Pastrnak, who finished with two goals and one assist, got the game-winner on an attempted pass that defl...
Earthquakes acquire Cristian 'Chicho' Arango from RSL
The San Jose Earthquakes acquired forward Cristian "Chicho" Arango from Real Salt Lake on Saturday.,Real Salt Lake will receive $1.4 million in General Allocation Money split evenly across the next two seasons and a 2026 international roster spot from the Earthquakes.,"We're pleased to add one of Ma...