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NBA roundup: Cavs hammer Knicks by 37
Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 27 points in the second quarter and Evan Mobley finished with 21 points, fueling the host Cleveland Cavaliers to a dominant 142-105 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.,Mitchell made 10 of 15 shots from the floor while Mobley sank 9 of 11 attempts and collect...
Spring training roundup: Rockies drop 12 on Arizona
The Colorado Rockies broke a tie game by scoring six runs in the top of the ninth inning and held on to beat the host Arizona Diamondbacks 12-8 in spring training action Friday in Scottsdale, Ariz.,Benny Montgomery got the surge going with a three-run double. Julio Carreras added an RBI single and s...
ATP roundup: Andrey Rublev, Jack Draper to clash in Doha final
No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia advanced to face No. 8 Jack Draper of Great Britain in the final of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after each player won his respective semifinal match Friday in Doha.,Rublev outlasted Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (5) in two hours and 46 minutes. Auger-A...
Cup Series in need of another 'fantastic finish at Atlanta'
No race track did a better job last year with its racing product than Atlanta Motor Speedway, and the NASCAR Cup Series may be in for a repeat performance.,After last Sunday's Daytona 500 concluded with yet another crash-filled finish, race No. 2 on the 36-race schedule, Sunday's Ambetter Health 400...
FC Cincinnati, Red Bulls boast high-priced additions
For FC Cincinnati and the New York Red Bulls, their performances in 2024 seemed like a tale of two seasons.,FC Cincinnati started strong before fading in the final months. The Red Bulls also faltered late before making a surprising run to the MLS Cup final.,This time around, both teams are hoping to...
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo sparks Bucks in return
Giannis Antetokounmpo returned following a six-game absence and scored 23 points in 24 minutes as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 116-110 on Thursday., ,Brook Lopez scored 22 points, Damian Lillard added 15 and Taurean Prince had 14 for Milwaukee, which outscored the Clipp...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Saprissa stuns Whitecaps in last seconds
Ariel Rodriguez fired home a goal in the final seconds, lifting Saprissa to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Thursday in San Jose, Costa Rica, in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.,The two-match, total-goals series will conclude on Feb. 27 in Vancouver. The winn...
ATP roundup: Jiri Lehecka stuns Carlos Alcaraz in Doha quarters
Jiri Lehecka knocked off top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.,The 23-year-old Czech trailed 4-2 in the third set before rallying to win 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. Lehecka struck eight aces and converted 4 of 8 break chances to secure t...
SheBelieves Cup: USA defeats Colombia 2-0
Catarina Macario scored her first international goal in nearly three years when the U.S. women's national team defeated Colombia 2-0 in its opening match of the SheBelieves Cup in Houston on Thursday.,Macario scored in the 33rd minute and Ally Sentnor doubled the score in the 60th for her first goal...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide
Jewel Spear scored 20 points and Talaysia Cooper added 16 as No. 15 Tennessee continued its late-season surge with an 88-80 victory Thursday at home over No. 18 Alabama in Knoxville, Tenn.,Zee Spearman had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Lady Vols (20-6, 7-6 SEC), who won for the fifth time in t...
MLS roundup: Rapids extend D Keegan Rosenberry
The Colorado Rapids signed defender Keegan Rosenberry to a three-year extension through the 2028 season on Thursday.,The 31-year-old captain is entering his seventh season as the club's longest-tenured player. The two-time All-Star ranks fourth in Rapids history in MLS appearances (172) and starts (...
Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Missouri's offense rolls over No. 4 Alabama
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 15 Missouri to a 110-98 victory over No. 4 Alabama on Wednesday night in Columbia, Mo.,Caleb Grill finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (20-6, 9-4 Southeastern Conference), who improved to 17-1 at home.,Anthony ...
ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz holds off qualifier in Doha
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz withstood a charge from qualifier Luca Nardi for a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory in the second round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Wednesday.,Spain's Alcaraz, ranked No. 3 in the world, converted 5 of 11 break-point opportunities, to 2 of 5 for Italy's Nardi, who had five d...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Lionel Messi scores in frigid KC
Frigid weather didn't keep Lionel Messi from scoring in Inter Miami's first game of 2025, a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday at Kansas City, Kan., in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup opening-round series.,Depending on the source, the game-time temperature was either 7 degrees ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Paige Bueckers, No. 5 UConn rout Seton Hall
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points with nine rebounds and No. 5 UConn extended its winning streak to four games with a 91-49 victory on the road against Seton Hall on Wednesday at South Orange, N.J.,Aubrey Griffin and Kaitlyn Chen each contributed 15 points, Ashlynn Shade scored 14 and Sarah Strong add...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has 'significant' shoulder injury, still in hospital
Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy is being treated for an infection and a "significant injury" to his right shoulder and remained in a Boston hospital Wednesday morning.,McAvoy suffered the injury in Team USA's first game in the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland last Thursday and initially wa...
Top 25 roundup: BYU thrashes No. 23 Kansas by 34
Richie Saunders scored a game-high 22 points and BYU led for all but 26 seconds of a 91-57 blowout of No. 23 Kansas on Tuesday in Provo, Utah.,The margin of defeat matched the largest for Kansas in 22 years under coach Bill Self, who said, "I thought we were awful, and I thought (the Cougars) were g...
ATP roundup: Matteo Berrettini upsets Novak Djokovic in Doha
Italian Matteo Berrettini upset third-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha on Tuesday.,It was the first career win in five attempts for Berrettini against the Serbian and also his first victory over a top-10 player since 2023.,No. 2 seed Alex de ...
Tiger Woods back in action in TGL loss to New York GC
Tiger Woods on Tuesday made his first start since the death of his mother when he competed in a TGL match at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,It was all over in a proverbial New York Minute for Woods and his Jupiter Links GC teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim as they lost 10-3 in a one-sided shellacking at ...
Somber Tiger Woods back in action in TGL loss to New York GC
Tiger Woods on Tuesday made his first start since the death of his mother when he competed in a TGL match at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,It was all over in a proverbial New York Minute for Woods and his Jupiter Links GC teammates Kevin Kisner and Tom Kim as they lost 10-3 in a one-sided shellacking at ...