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Five Teams That Could Actually Win the 2025 NCAA Tournament
These five teams including Auburn and Duke could actually be the final team standing after March Madness to win the 2025 NCAA Tournament....
Suns face Raptors, look to reverse recent misfortunes
The Phoenix Suns can salvage their fast-setting playoff hopes with a strong showing in their five-game homestand, which will begin Monday night against the Toronto Raptors. ,With both teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back set, Phoenix (31-37) enters Monday's contest 1 1/2 games behind Dalla...
Seasons for Rockets, 76ers heading in different directions
Looking to extend their season-best six-game winning streak, the surging Houston Rockets will look to take advantage of the undermanned visiting Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.,Primed for a return to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2020, Houston (43-25) pulled even with the Denver Nuggets fo...
Midwest Region: Top seed Houston looks primed for Final Four run
The top-seeded Houston Cougars have been knocking on the door in recent seasons and now appear primed to make a championship run.,Houston has reached the Sweet 16 the past five times the NCAA Tournament has been played. That includes a Final Four appearance in 2021 and the Elite Eight in 2022.,Last ...
SMU, Dayton among top seeds in NIT as teams decline bids
SMU, Dayton, UC Irvine and San Francisco are the No. 1 seeds in the 2025 National Invitation Tournament, organizers revealed Sunday night.,Only four of the 32 teams in the field -- SMU, Stanford, Georgia Tech and Oklahoma State -- hail from one of the five power conferences, marking a potentially sh...
Anfernee Simons, Trail Blazers shoot past Raptors
Anfernee Simons scored 22 points and Toumani Camara added 21 points and seven rebounds to fuel the host Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.,Simons sank six 3-pointers and Camara had five for the Trail Blazers (29-39), who outscored the Raptors (24-44) by a...
Slumping Kings look to regroup vs. Grizzlies
Time is of the essence for the Sacramento Kings, whose tenuous grasp on a spot in the play-in tournament weakened over the past week.,Sacramento (33-33) has lost four straight heading into a matchup against the visiting Memphis Grizzlies on Monday and is ninth in the Western Conference standings.,Th...
Pistons' composure under the microscope against hobbled Pelicans
The Detroit Pistons surged into a strong playoff position by going 10-1 in a stretch that began Feb. 7.,Since then, they've lost four of six, including their last two.,They'll try to get back on a winning track when they begin a three-game road trip by facing the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night...
Astros again hand ball to LHP Framber Valdez for opener
Left-hander Framber Valdez was named the Houston Astros' Opening Day starter for a fourth time, manager Joe Espada announced Sunday.,The Astros open their 2024 schedule on March 27 at home against the New York Mets.,In the Astros' opener last season against the New York Yankees at home, Valdez gave ...
X factor for each NL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each National League team?,National League East,Atlanta Braves: RHP Grant Holmes,Ho...
X factor for each AL team
With the start of the baseball season upon us, teams are finalizing their rosters, hoping to put together the group of players that will lead them to the postseason. Which player could be a key -- the X factor -- for each American League team?,American League East,Baltimore Orioles: RHP Zach Eflin,T...
Reports: P Ryan Stonehouse reaches deal with Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins agreed to terms with former Tennessee Titans punter Ryan Stonehouse, multiple media outlets reported on Sunday.,Terms of the deal were not disclosed.,Stonehouse, who led the league in yards per punt at 53.1 in both 2022 and 2023, will see a familiar face in Miami after the Dolphin...
Duke, Auburn, Houston, Florida: Meet the Final Four of Your Nightmares
Four 2025 NCAA Tournament teams look scarier than last year’s UConn. Your bracket doesn’t stand a chance....
Duke Might Have Proved More in Three Days Than in the Four Months Prior
The Duke Blue Devils proved that they can win without freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, proving more in their conference tournament than they have all year long....
No. 4 Florida looks to continue run in SEC final vs. No. 8 Tennessee
Second-seeded Florida might have clinched a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament with Saturday's impressive beatdown of Alabama in the Southeastern Conference tournament semifinals. ,Then again, fourth-seeded Tennessee may have a say about how things play out when the No. 8 Volunteers and No. 4 Gators ...
Quinton Byfield's OT goal lifts Kings over Predators
Quinton Byfield scored for the sixth straight game at 3:20 of overtime to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 1-0 win against the visiting Nashville Predators on Saturday evening.,Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for his second consecutive shutout for the Kings, who have won five in a row to retake second pl...
Roman Dolidze avenges loss to Marvin Vettori at Fight Night
A middleweight rematch saw Roman Dolidze outlast Marvin Vettori by unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on Saturday night.,Dolidze (15-3 MMA) took the cards 49-46, 49-46, 49-46 as both men kept the fight standing throughout the entire duration, with Dolidze picking up...
Senators defeat Maple Leafs to extend win streak to 6
Claude Giroux scored the go-ahead goal in the second period and the visiting Ottawa Senators defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night.,Jake Sanderson, David Perron and Michael Amadio also scored for the Senators, who have won six in a row and won their past five games against the Maple...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (48 points), Thunder top Pistons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander poured in 48 points and the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the host Detroit Pistons 113-107 on Saturday.,Cason Wallace had 20 points and Isaiah Hartenstein added 12 with 10 rebounds for the Thunder (55-12), who have won nine of their last 10. ,Detroit All-Star Cade ...
No. 6 St. John's surges past Creighton for Big East tourney title
NEW YORK -- RJ Luis Jr scored 27 of his 29 points in the second half as top-seeded St. John's pulled away for an 82-66 victory over second-seeded Creighton on Saturday night to secure its first Big East conference tournament championship since 2000.,The Red Storm (30-4), ranked No. 6 in the nation, ...