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Tommy Novak scores OT winner as Penguins erase 3-goal hole vs. Bruins
Tommy Novak scored 17 seconds into overtime, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins rally from a 3-0 deficit to beat the visiting Boston Bruins 5-4 on Sunday.,Pittsburgh, which was playing without Sidney Crosby (injured) and Evgeni Malkin (suspended) for the second straight game, scored five of the final s...
Leaning on depth, Senators wrap positive road trip at Canucks
The Ottawa Senators are making their best push toward playoff position.,Striving to cap an already successful road stretch with a third consecutive victory, the Senators visit Vancouver on Monday night, where the Canucks haven't won in well more than a month.,Ottawa remains just outside of a wild-ca...
Big East tournament: No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, will face Villanova in final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...
Ricky Castillo pulls out first PGA Tour win at Puerto Rico Open
Ricky Castillo had a chip-in eagle on the sixth hole to take the lead and held on to win the Puerto Rico Open by one stroke for his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.,Castillo drained a birdie putt at No. 13 to break a tie with Chandler Blanchet for the outright lead, then add...
No. 1 UConn blasts Creighton, reaches Big East final
Sarah Strong, KK Arnold and Azzi Fudd rarely missed as No. 1 UConn earned its 49th straight victory by thrashing Creighton 100-51 in the Big East tournament semifinals Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Strong scored 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, Arnold (8-for-9) put up 18 points and Fudd (6-for-10) added...
Boston College fires coach Earl Grant after 5 seasons
Boston College has fired Earl Grant after five seasons, the school announced Sunday.,Grant, 49, posted a 72-92 record during his time with the Eagles, including 11-20 this season with a 4-14 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ,"We are grateful to Earl for his dedication to our student-athletes a...
Bucks star PF Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) sitting out vs. Magic
Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will sit out Sunday night's game against the visiting Orlando Magic, marking his 30th missed game of the season.,Antetokounmpo recently returned from a right calf strain that caused him to miss 15 games. The Bucks are holding him out on the second night of ...
Reports: Boston College fires coach Earl Grant after 5 seasons
Boston College has fired Earl Grant after five seasons, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Grant, 49, posted a 72-92 record during his time with the Eagles, including 11-20 this season with a 4-14 mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference. ,Boston College notched a 77-69 victory over Notre Dame on ...
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...
Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech.,The school fired Stoudamire on Sunday, one day after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson for their 12th straight defeat.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 in the Atlantic C...
Report: Georgia Tech fires Damon Stoudamire after 11-20 season
Damon Stoudamire will not return as basketball coach at Georgia Tech, ESPN reported Sunday.,The school is firing Stoudamire after the Yellow Jackets concluded their season with a 79-76 loss at Clemson on Saturday for their 12th straight loss.,Georgia Tech posted an 11-20 overall record and was 2-16 ...
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...
Wild ending sees Oregon overcome Washington in closing seconds
Kwame Evans Jr. made five of the six free throws he was awarded with 2.5 seconds to play, leading Oregon to an 85-79 win over Washington in the regular-season finale for both longtime rivals in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday night.,Washington head coach Danny Sprinkle was assessed two technical fouls aft...
Shane Pinto, Senators showcase offense in win over Kraken
Shane Pinto had a goal and two assists as the Ottawa Senators defeated the host Seattle Kraken 7-4 on Saturday night.,Michael Amadio added a goal and an assist, and Tyler Kleven, Dylan Cozens, Warren Foegele, Tim Stutzle and Brady Tkachuk also scored. Nick Cousins and Thomas Chabot had two assists f...
Georgetown blows lead, rallies to edge Providence
Senior center Vince Iwuchukwu scored a career-high 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as host Georgetown rallied late to snap a seven-game losing streak with an 80-79 victory over Providence on Saturday in Washington.,In a seesaw game, Kayvaun Mulready contributed 12 points and seven assists for ...
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...
Sabres notch 6th straight win with victory over Predators
Tage Thompson extended his career-high point streak to 10 games as the Buffalo Sabres held on to defeat the Nashville Predators 3-1 for their sixth straight win.,Thompson has six goals and five assists during the streak.,Jason Ducker and Josh Doan also scored for the Sabres, who were opening a five-...
FC Cincinnati eager to warm up against Toronto FC
If it's any consolation to FC Cincinnati, they can't possibly start any colder -- literally and figuratively.,FC Cincinnati hosts Toronto FC on Sunday night in its first match since last Saturday's disappointing 1-0 loss at Minnesota United, which became the coldest match in franchise history when t...
Mavericks aim to end losing streak, as they take on Raptors
The Dallas Mavericks will be out to end a six-game losing streak Sunday when they visit the Toronto Raptors.,The Mavericks' struggles go beyond the losing streak. They have dropped 16 of their past 18 games after their 120-100 road loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday.,The Raptors also hope to use t...