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Bigs center of attention as top seed Auburn clashes with Creighton
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The top seed in the NCAA Tournament received a wake-up call Thursday in its first-round game. ,Now, No. 1 Auburn strives to show up from the start when they play No. 9 Creighton in a second-round South Region game Saturday night at Rupp Arena., ,Auburn (29-5) led No. 16 seed Alabam...
March Madness Underdog Watch: Which Underdogs Are Ready to Bark on Friday?
Keep an eye on these three underdogs to pull an upset on Friday as the 2025 NCAA Tournament looks to get crazy with some unforeseen upsets. ...

Red Bulls seek to continue success vs. Toronto FC
The New York Red Bulls will look to continue their longstanding dominance over Toronto FC on Saturday night in Harrison, N.J.,New York is 8-0-3 in the last 11 regular-season matches against Toronto, dating to the 2019 season. All-time, the Red Bulls are 17-2-2 in home games against the Canadian side...

Kerwin Walton hits 8 treys to lead Texas Tech over UNC Wilmington
Kerwin Walton established career bests of 27 points and eight 3-pointers to lead third-seeded Texas Tech to an 82-72 victory over No. 14 seed UNC Wilmington on Thursday night in West Region first-round play in Denver.,Elijah Hawkins added 14 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for the Red Raiders (...

Warriors overcome Stephen Curry's injury to beat Raptors
Draymond Green scored 21 points, Jimmy Butler III had a triple-double and Golden State beat the Toronto Raptors 117-114 on Thursday in San Francisco despite Warriors star Stephen Curry exiting the game with a pelvic contusion.,Curry finished with 17 points after falling hard on his back on a drive t...

First Four: Columbia, William & Mary earn first NCAA wins
Riley Weiss scored 24 points and Kitty Henderson tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Columbia held off Washington 63-60 in the First Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Columbia (24-6), playing in the First Four for the second straight season, won ...

John Gibson returns to help Ducks squash Predators
John Gibson returned after missing seven games with a lower-body injury and made 33 saves to help the visiting Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.,Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist for the Ducks (30-31-8, 68 points), whose only two wins in the past six ...

Avalanche take control early en route to rout of Senators
Brock Nelson scored his first two goals as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, leading the visitors to a 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.,Cale Makar scored a goal and added an assist while Nathan MacKinnon and Joel Kiviranta also tallied for Colorado (42-25-3, 87 points), whic...

First Four: Columbia beats Washington for first NCAA win
Riley Weiss scored 24 points and Kitty Henderson tallied 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists as Columbia held off Washington 63-60 in the First Four of the Women's NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Chapel Hill, N.C.,Columbia (24-6), playing in the First Four for the second straight season, won ...

Breach upset Thieves in CDL Stage 2 Major
The No. 8 seed Boston Breach pulled off a major upset over the No. 1 seed Los Angeles Thieves on Thursday during the quarterfinals of the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major in Dallas.,The Thieves were a perfect 7-0 in qualifying play.,The Breach got a win on Hacienda Hardpoint, 250-230. Then, they we...

Surging Pistons set to face injury-plagued Mavericks
These are heady times for the Detroit Pistons, who moved a season-high eight games above .500 with a last-second victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.,The Pistons (39-31) have their sights set on larger goals as they prepare to visit the Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,While the injury-plagued Maver...

Rockets are hot, Heat are not as opposites attract
The contrast is stark.,When the Miami Heat plays host to the Houston Rockets on Friday night, it will be a battle between two teams who have been headed in different directions over recent weeks.,Houston (45-25) is on a season-best eight-game win streak.,Miami (29-40) is on a nine-game losing streak...

Houston dominates early, cruises past SIU Edwardsville
Milos Uzan scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half to help top-seeded Houston cruise to a 78-40 victory over SIU Edwardsville on Thursday in Midwest Region first-round play at Wichita, Kan.,L.J. Cryer scored all 15 of his points in the first half and Ja'Vier Francis had 13 points and eight rebo...

Magic keeping long-range faith with visit to Wizards ahead
The fading Orlando Magic will look for better shooting and a better result when they visit the Washington Wizards on Friday.,The Magic (32-38) currently sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, one of four play-in tournament spots. But they are not there because of their long-distance shooting.,Orlando...

Jamiya Neal, Creighton cruise past Louisville in South Region opener
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Jamiya Neal poured in a career-high 29 points to go with 12 rebounds and six assists to lead ninth-seeded Creighton past eighth-seeded Louisville, 89-75, on Thursday in a South Region first-round contest.,Steven Ashworth added 22 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 14 for Creighton ...

Commanders sign WR Michael Gallup
The Washington Commanders signed wide receiver Michael Gallup to a contract on Thursday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed for Gallup, who returns to the NFL after he retired last offseason.,Gallup, 29, was released from the Las Vegas Raiders' reserve/retired list earlier this month. He signed a ...

Blue Jays prez expects to extend Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s deal
Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro is confident the team will be able to keep star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. off the free-agent market when his current contract expires after this season.,"I think we're going to sign him. I think we're going to extend him," Shapiro told reporters on ...

Patton Kizzire, Paul Waring WD from Valspar Championship
Patton Kizzire withdrew from play during the first round of the Valspar Championship on Thursday due to a back injury.,Starting on the back nine at Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course), Kizzire recorded three bogeys over his first eight holes before opting to call it a day at the tournament in Palm...

Reports: Bill Chisholm buying Celtics for record $6.1B
A group led by Bill Chisholm reportedly has agreed to purchase the Boston Celtics from the Grousbeck family for $6.1 billion, a record for a North American sports franchise.,The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, ESPN and other outlets reported the pending deal Thursday that would top the 2023 sale of the...

Astros RHP Luis Garcia (elbow) facing another setback
The Houston Astros are shutting down right-hander Luis Garcia due to soreness in his surgically repaired elbow, manager Joe Espada said Thursday.,The former 15-game winner had been scheduled to throw live batting practice Thursday but will instead undergo further evaluation in his latest setback sin...