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Eastern Michigan parts ways with head coach Stan Heath
Eastern Michigan and head basketball coach Stan Heath have agreed to part ways, the school announced Sunday.,Heath, a Detroit native, posted a 57-99 record during his time with his alma mater. The Eagles finished with a 10-21 record and a 4-14 mark in the Mid-American Conference in 2025-26.,"I appre...
Mercedes' George Russell wins F1 opener in Australia
George Russell led a 1-2 finish for Mercedes on Sunday, winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after holding off a challenge from the Ferrari team.,Starting from the pole position at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Russell quickly was passed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who j...
Western Michigan fires coach DJ Stephens after 4 seasons
Western Michigan fired head coach DJ Stephens on Sunday morning after four seasons.,Stephens, 54, landed his first head-coaching job in 2022 after a long run as an assistant coach under Tom Izzo at Michigan State.,The Broncos struggled under his watch, however. They were 42-84 during his four season...
Japan outlasts Australia, clinches Group C in WBC
Masataka Yoshida belted a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning, helping defending champion Japan clinch Group C in pool play of the World Baseball Classic with a 4-3 victory over Australia on Sunday in Tokyo. ,Yoshida was able to come to the plate in the inning after Australia pitcher J...
Big East fines UConn's Dan Hurley $25K for conduct in loss at Marquette
UConn coach Dan Hurley received two technical fouls and was ejected in the final second of an upset loss at Marquette on Saturday. Hours later, he was fined $25,000 by the Big East Conference for unsportsmanlike conduct.,The fourth-ranked Huskies (27-4, 17-3 Big East) fell 68-62 to the Golden Eagles...
Strong starts for Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons at Wallachia Season 7
Aurora Gaming, Team Falcons, PARIVISION and HEROIC each recorded a sweep on Saturday, the first day of group stage play of PGL Wallachia Season 7 in Bucharest, Romania.,Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, Team Spirit and Vici Gaming won by 2-1 margins.,The $1 million Dota 2 tournament features a group stage...
Unaccustomed to losing streaks, Pistons eager to beat heat
The Miami Heat, who have won four straight games, are about to get tested.,Miami will host the Detroit Pistons, who have the best record in the Eastern Conference, on Sunday. And the Pistons could land in Miami angry after being upset by the lowly Brooklyn Nets, 107-105, on Saturday night as they sq...
Langston Reynolds the hero as Minnesota edges Northwestern in final seconds
Langston Reynolds drove to the net for a go-ahead layup with 11 seconds remaining, and Minnesota escaped with a 67-66 win over Northwestern on Saturday night in Minneapolis in their Big Ten Conference regular-season finale.,Reynolds finished with 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting for the Golden Gophers...
Andy Thomas (5 saves), Sounders stifle St. Louis City
Andy Thomas made five saves for his second shutout of the season to lead the visiting Seattle Sounders to a 1-0 victory over St. Louis City on Saturday night., ,It was the fifth clean sheet of Thomas' career. Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, who came on as a substitute in the 23rd minute when starting defender ...
Pep Biel stars against Austin FC as Charlotte FC earns first 2026 win
Pep Biel's second-half brace lifted Charlotte FC to a 3-1 victory over visiting Austin FC on Saturday night.,Idan Toklomati scored the other goal for Charlotte (1-1-1, 4 points), which won for the first time this season.,Keeper Kristijan Kahlina made one save in the victory.,A Charlotte own goal put...
Ricky Castillo grabs lead at Puerto Rico
Ricky Castillo leveraged a hot streak of four birdies over five holes in the middle of his round Saturday to grab the lead heading into the final round of the Puerto Rico Open at Grand Reserve Golf Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.,"This is the position that all of us have dreamed of and want to be i...
Michael Porter Jr., Nets surge late to stun Pistons
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds and the visiting Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 23-point deficit to surprise the Detroit Pistons, 107-105, on Saturday.,Ziaire Williams had 23 points, Noah Clowney scored 16 and Day'Ron Sharpe added 13. The Nets finished the game on a 18-6 run.,Tobias H...
Big 12 tournament roundup: TCU, West Virginia set to clash in Big 12 final
Marta Suarez recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded TCU to a 74-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kansas State on Saturday in Kansas City to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament.,Olivia Miles added 18 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal matchup as the No....
Juke Harris scores 31, Wake Forest beats Cal
Juke Harris poured in 31 points, and Wake Forest overcame a miserable start to the game in defeating visiting California 80-73 on Saturday to end the regular season at Winston-Salem, N.C.,Mekhi Mason and Omaha Biliew each had 10 points for the Demon Deacons (16-15, 7-11 Atlantic Coast Conference), w...
Big East tournament roundup: UConn keeps rolling to semifinals
No. 1 UConn began its stay at the Big East women's tournament with its 48th straight victory, an 84-39 beatdown of eighth-seeded Georgetown on Saturday in Uncasville, Conn., ,The Huskies (32-0) built a 47-18 lead by halftime -- racking up 32 points off turnovers in the first 20 minutes -- then conti...
Fred Payne leads Boston College over Notre Dame
Fred Payne scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Boston College to a 77-69 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Notre Dame on Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ,Boston College (11-20, 4-14 ACC) shot 36.4% from the field (20 of 55), but outscored Notre Dame 31-14 at the free throw line...
Chase McCarty's career day helps No. 7 Houston sneak past Oklahoma State
Freshman reserve Chase McCarty scored a season-high 20 points, and seventh-ranked Houston rallied to an 82-75 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon to close out Big 12 regular-season play in Stillwater, Okla.,McCarty made 7 of 10 from the field, including a career-best 6 of 9 from deep -...
Celtics, Cavaliers battle for position in East standings
Two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference are set to battle Sunday afternoon in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics.,Boston, which stands in second place behind the Detroit Pistons, has become the most dangerous squad in the conference with the return of star power forwa...
Rams place CB Darious Williams on reserve/retired list
Los Angeles Rams cornerback Darious Williams has retired after eight NFL seasons.,The Rams on Saturday announced that they had placed Williams on the reserve/retired list.,That move comes on the heels of Wednesday's reports that Los Angeles agreed to acquire All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie from th...
Celtics C Nikola Vucevic (finger) sidelined 3-4 weeks
Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic could miss the rest of the regular season following surgery to repair a broken right ring finger.,The injury occurred during the first quarter of Friday's 120-100 victory against the visiting Dallas Mavericks. He had surgery to stabilize the fracture on Saturday ...