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No. 4 Florida removes all suspense, routs No. 5 Alabama in SEC semis
Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 22 points, six assists and three steals and second-seeded Florida earned a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game with a 104-82 domination of third-seeded Alabama at Nashville.,Clayton matched his season best with six 3-pointers as No. 4 Florida (29-4) took...

Raptors chasing 'consistency' vs skidding Trail Blazers
The Portland Trail Blazers remain positive as they look to apply the brakes on a five-game losing skid Sunday against the visiting Toronto Raptors.,The Trail Blazers' latest setback came in heartbreaking fashion, as Mikal Bridges drained a 3-pointer over the outstretched hand of rookie Donovan Cling...

Fire pick up 2nd straight win with 2-1 victory over Toronto
Hugo Cuypers scored his fourth goal of the season and the Chicago Fire reversed an early deficit to complete a 2-1 victory at Toronto FC on Saturday.,Andrew Gutman also scored in Chicago's second consecutive victory in their first season under former U.S. men's national team manager Gregg Berhalter....

Orioles preseason capsule: Rotation questions need answers
Baltimore Orioles,2024 record: 91-71 (2nd place, AL East).,He gone: RHP Corbin Burnes, OF Anthony Santander, LHP Danny Coulombe, OF Eloy Jimenez, OF Austin Slater.,New faces: OF Tyler O'Neill, OF Dylan Carlson, OF Ramon Laureano, C Gary Sanchez, RHP Charlie Morton, RHP Tomoyuki Sugano, RHP Andrew Ki...

Yankees preseason capsule: Reigning AL champs hit hard by injuries
New York Yankees,2024 record: 94-68 (1st place, AL East).,He gone: OF Juan Soto, IF Gleyber Torres, OF Alex Verdugo, 1B Anthony Rizzo, RHP Clay Holmes, LHP Nestor Cortes, RHP Tommy Kahnle, LHP Tim Mayza, RHP Lou Trivino, C Jose Trevino.,New faces: OF Cody Bellinger, IF Paul Goldschmidt, LHP Max Frie...

Kings host Predators, seek fifth straight victory
The Los Angeles Kings will try to run their home point streak to 12 games when they host the Nashville Predators on Saturday.,The Kings are 8-0-3 in their past 11 at home following a 3-0 win against the visiting Washington Capitals on Thursday night, ending the Caps' five-game winning streak.,It mat...

No. 6 St. John's, Creighton collide in search of elusive Big East title
NEW YORK -- Among the things St. John's focused on in its renaissance during coach Rick Pitino's second season was winning a Big East tournament championship.,Creighton made it a goal to win an elusive Big East championship in leader Ryan Kalkbrenner's final season, even as injuries and other factor...

Arizona faces 'hard to beat' No. 2 Houston for Big 12 title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top-seeded Houston will return to the Big 12 Championship final for the second straight year, looking for its first title, while squaring off against conference newcomer and third-seeded Arizona on Saturday. ,But Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said the conference champion already h...

Mets preseason capsule: Juan Soto's arrival boosts expectations
New York Mets,2024 record: 89-73 (3rd place, NL East).,He gone: INF Jose Iglesias, RHP Luis Severino, LHP Jose Quintana, DH J.D. Martinez, OF Harrison Bader, RHP Adam Ottavino, RHP Phil Maton.,New faces: RF Juan Soto, OF Jose Siri, RHP Clay Holmes, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Griffin Canning, LHP A.J. M...

Raptors take down Jazz for 3rd straight win
Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley each scored 20 points and the Toronto Raptors picked up their third consecutive win by beating the Utah Jazz 126-118 Friday night in Salt Lake City.,A.J. Lawson chipped in 18 points, RJ Barrett added 17, and Orlando Robinson totaled 14 points, 10 rebounds and fiv...

Ducks cool off Predators with tiebreaking goal in third
Alex Killorn scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period and the Anaheim Ducks beat the visiting Nashville Predators 2-1 on Friday night,Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks, who had lost four of five, and Lukas Dostal made 28 saves.,Jakub Vrana scored for the Predators, who had won fou...

Career night for Jasen Green carries Creighton past UConn
NEW YORK -- Jasen Green scored a career-high 19 points and second-seeded Creighton withstood a comeback try by third-seeded UConn and earned a 71-62 victory Friday night in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.,The Bluejays (24-9) advanced to the championship game for the fifth time since joini...

No. 4 Florida downs No. 21 Missouri to reach SEC semis
Walter Clayton Jr. recorded 18 points and six assists to lead a balanced effort as second-seeded Florida notched a 95-81 victory over seventh-seeded Missouri on Friday night to reach the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Nashville.,Alijah Martin scored 17 points on 7-of-9 shoot...

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...

No. 6 St. John's downs No. 25 Marquette, reaches Big East final
NEW YORK -- Zuby Ejiofor scored 23 of his career-high 33 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for a 79-63 victory over fifth-seeded Marquette on Friday night in the Big East tournament semifinals.,The Red Storm (28-4) advanced to their first conference tournament title game...

Senators go for another win over rival Maple Leafs
The Ottawa Senators aim to extend their five-game winning streak and continue their dominance in the Battle of Ontario when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night.,The Senators, who are 6-0-1 in their past seven games as they make a run for the playoffs, are coming off a 6-3 home victo...

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...

Caps hope setback an outlier as West Coast trip ends in San Jose
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals have not often searched for a rebound performance this season.,However, the Capitals will be on the hunt for a much-improved effort when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Saturday in the last outing in a three-game California road trip.,The Capitals...

Reports: Blue Jays RHP Erik Swanson has carpal tunnel syndrome
Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Erik Swanson received relatively good news when an MRI earlier this week on his pitching elbow revealed no structural damage, according to multiple reports on Friday.,Swanson was diagnosed with what the team called median nerve entrapment, or carpal tunnel syndrome, ac...

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....