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Spring training roundup: Mets tie Yankees on Brandon Nimmo's HR
Brandon Nimmo launched a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth for the New York Mets to tie the visiting New York Yankees 6-6 in their spring training finale Monday in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,The Yankees had taken a 6-3 lead thanks to a three-run seventh followed by Spencer Jones' home run in t...
Women's NCAA Birmingham roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: No. 2 NC State sets program record
Azizha James pumped in six 3-pointers Monday and scored a game-high 26 points as second-seeded North Carolina State stomped seventh-seeded Michigan State 83-49 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack set the NCAA Tournament program record for shots from...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No.1 Texas cruises past No. 8 Illinois
Madison Booker scored a game-high 20 points and reserve Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda added 19 Monday as top-seeded Texas cruised past eighth-seeded Illinois 65-48 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Austin, Texas.,Taylor Jones chipped in 12 points for the Longhorns (33-3), which a...
Women's NCAA Spokane 1 roundup: No. 2 NC State sets record in win over Michigan State
Azizha James pumped in six 3-pointers Monday and scored a game-high 26 points as second-seeded North Carolina State stomped seventh-seeded Michigan State 83-49 in a second-round matchup of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,The Wolfpack set the NCAA tournament program-record for shots from...
NHL roundup: Kings rattle off 5 straight goals, beat Bruins
The Los Angeles Kings scored the final five goals to break a 2-2 tie and cruised to a 7-2 win over the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday night., ,Seven different players scored for Los Angeles. Drew Doughty's goal at 8:46 of the second period began the burst. Quinton Byfield and Tanner Jeannot each l...
NBA roundup: Thunder edge Clippers for 6th straight win
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Aaron Wiggins added 19, as the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.,Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and James Harden added 17 points as the Clip...
NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 1 Florida survives vs. No. 8 UConn
Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and sparked top-seeded Florida's late-game splurge to oust two-time defending champion UConn 77-75 in the West Region's second round on Sunday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.,The Gators looked disjointed at times on offense before racking up 18 points in the final thre...
Spring training roundup: Inside-the-park HR propels Phillies past Tigers
Bryson Stott hit an inside-the-park home run as part of his three-RBI day, and the Philadelphia Phillies knocked off the visiting Detroit Tigers 4-2 in spring training action Sunday in Clearwater, Fla.,Stott lined a rocket to left center in the bottom of the fifth, and the two Detroit outfielders co...
Women's NCAA Birmingham roundup: No. 1 South Carolina rallies to win
A dominant third quarter helped defending national champion South Carolina keep its ambitions of back-to-back titles alive, as the top-seeded Gamecocks rallied from a halftime deficit to top No. 9 seed Indiana 64-53 on Sunday in Columbia, S.C. ,The Gamecocks (32-3) went into intermission trailing th...
Women's NCAA Spokane roundup: Kansas St. outlasts Kentucky in OT
Temira Poindexter hit her eighth 3-pointer of the game with 1:09 left in overtime Sunday and fifth-seeded Kansas State pulled off a mild upset, 80-79, of No. 4 Kentucky on its home floor in Lexington in a matchup of Wildcats in the Spokane 4 Region.,Kentucky (23-8) had several chances to win on its ...
NCAA Tournament roundup: Arkansas knocks off second-seeded St. John's
Billy Richmond III scored nine of his 16 points in the second half, allowing 10th-seeded Arkansas to withstand a comeback from second-seeded St. John's and earn a 75-66 victory in Saturday afternoon's West Region second-round action in Providence, R.I.,The Razorbacks (22-13), who are 5-1 in their la...
NHL roundup: Kings roll 7-2, halt Hurricanes' win streak
Andrei Kuzmenko, Anze Kopitar, Tanner Jeannot, Quinton Byfield and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to help the Los Angeles Kings snap the visiting Carolina Hurricanes' eight-game win streak in a 7-2 victory on Saturday afternoon.,Adrian Kempe and Trevor Moore also scored, Drew Doughty had ...
NBA roundup: Bulls rout Lakers in LeBron James' return
Coby White, Matas Buzelis and Josh Giddey led the hot-shooting Chicago Bulls to a 146-115 win over the host Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night, spoiling the returns of LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.,White finished with 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the field, making 6-of-9 attempts from 3-p...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 3 roundup: No. 1 Texas routs William & Mary
Madison Booker finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds to lead No. 1 seed Texas over No. 16 seed William & Mary 105-61 on Saturday in the first round of the Birmingham 3 Region in Austin, Texas. ,Texas (32-3) ended the dream run of William & Mary (16-19) and set up a second-round matchup with No. 8 ...
Miguel Jimenez, Fred Couples lead at Hoag Classic
Fred Couples and Spain's Miguel Jimenez hit matching 7-under-par 64s Saturday to forge a two-way tie atop the leaderboard through two rounds at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif.,The pair finished 11 under through two rounds and took a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Freddie Jacobson, who for t...
NWSL roundup: Reign top Courage on goals by vet, rookie
Veteran Jess Fishlock and 18-year-old Jordyn Bugg found the back of the net and the Seattle Reign hung on for a 2-1 win over the North Carolina Courage on Saturday in Cary, N.C., ,Fishlock scored in the first half in her 200th career regular-season appearance before Bugg tallied the first goal of he...
Women's NCAA Spokane 1 roundup: No. 2 NC State subdues No. 15 Vermont
Zoe Brooks scored 19 points Saturday and second-seeded North Carolina State pulled away in the fourth quarter to eliminate 15th-seeded Vermont 75-55 in the first round of the Spokane 1 region of the NCAA Women's Tournament in Raleigh, N.C.,Aziaha James and Saniya Rivers added 15 points each, with Ri...
Women's NCAA Birmingham 2 roundup: Alabama thwarts Green Bay's comeback attempt
Aaliyah Nye hit three fourth-quarters 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points, and Birmingham Region 2 No. 5 seed Alabama used a late-game run to hold off 12th-seeded Green Bay, 81-67, Saturday in College Park, Maryland.,The Crimson Tide (24-8) led throughout the second half, but Green Bay chip...
Spring training roundup: Orioles no-hit Pirates behind Zach Eflin, six relievers
Pittsburgh's Paul Skenes was the marquee pitcher entering Saturday's spring game between the host Pirates and Baltimore Orioles in Bradenton, Fla., but Zach Eflin wound up in the bigger spotlight.,Eflin and six relievers combined on a no-hitter as Baltimore beat Pittsburgh 4-0 with the teams' regula...