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NBA roundup: OKC ties franchise mark with 14th straight win
Aaron Wiggins scored a season-high 19 points -- 15 in the fourth quarter -- as the host Oklahoma City Thunder stretched their winning streak to 14 games with a 117-107 win over the New York Knicks on Friday.,The streak ties the longest for the Thunder franchise, including its time as the Seattle Sup...
MLS roundup: D.C.'s Matai Akinmboni heads to Premier League
D.C. United transferred homegrown defender Matai Akinmboni to AFC Bournemouth of the English Premier League on Friday.,The MLS club received a reported $2.5 million fee plus a future sell-on percentage for the 18-year-old Maryland native.,Akinmboni appeared in 13 MLS matches (eight starts) over the ...
ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic falls in Brisbane quarters
Reilly Opelka hammered 16 aces and defeated top-seeded Novak Djokovic 7-6 (6), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International in Australia on Friday.,Ranked No. 293 in the world, Opelka scored points on 80 percent of his serves against the Serbian legend. In February 2022, he was ranked No. ...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka reaches Brisbane semifinals
Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will meet No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in the semifinals Saturday at the Brisbane International in Australia.,Both players won Friday's quarterfinal matches in straight sets at the season-opening WTA 500 event. Sabalenka ousted unseeded Czech Marie Bouzko...
NHL roundup: Avs lose goalie but edge Sabres in OT
Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 in Denver on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to six games.,Jonathan Drouin sent the game into overtime when he scored with 7.7 seconds left. Toews also had two assists, Cale ...
NBA roundup: Stephen Curry (8-for-8 on treys) carries Warriors
Stephen Curry added to his 3-point-shooting lore Thursday night, making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as the Golden State Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers 139-105 in San Francisco.,Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists on a night when he became the first in ...
Top 25 roundup: No. 22 Illinois crushes No. 9 Oregon
Ben Humrichous scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and No. 22 Illinois opened its first West Coast swing in the Big Ten Conference with a 109-77 beatdown of No. 9 Oregon in Eugene, Ore.,Humrichous, an Evansville transfer, sank four of the Fighting Illini's 16 3-pointers. Tea...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Clemson upsets No. 20 Cal
Loyal McQueen scored 18 points and Mia Moore tallied nine of her 14 in a dominant third quarter as host Clemson knocked off No. 20 Cal 69-58 in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup on Thursday night.,Cal led by two on Ugonne Onyiah's jumper with 7:46 to play in the third, but the Tigers (9-5, 2-1 AC...
ATP roundup: Poland advances to semis of United Cup
Poland secured its place in the semifinals of the United Cup with a victory over Great Britain on Thursday in Australia.,Hubert Hurkacz got Poland, the second seed, off to a lead in the mixed-team event with a 7-6 (3), 7-5 defeat of Billy Harris. Iga Swiatek nailed the victory with a 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6...
WTA roundup: Aryna Sabalenka advances in Brisbane
No. 1 seed Aryna Sabalenka overcame a spirited challenge from 15th-seeded Yulia Putintseva to record a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win in a Round of 16 match on Thursday at the Brisbane International in Australia.,Sabalenka, of Belarus, rallied from down 5-3 in the first set and finished with six aces to dispatch ...
NBA roundup: Josh Hart powers Knicks to 9th straight win
Josh Hart posted his second straight triple-double and Karl-Anthony Towns finished with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds for the third consecutive game Wednesday night as the undermanned New York Knicks pulled away from the visiting Utah Jazz in a 119-103 victory.,The Knicks extended their winning...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UCLA puts away No. 24 Michigan
Kiki Rice and Lauren Betts led five scorers in double digits as No. 1 UCLA stayed unbeaten by keeping No. 24 Michigan at arm's length 86-70 in a Big Ten matchup on Wednesday in Los Angeles.,Rice posted 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting and added 10 assists and three steals. Betts followed with 13 points,...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 23 Iowa surges past Penn State
Taylor McCabe scored 17 points, Addison O'Grady netted 16 and Hannah Stuelke posted a double-double as No. 23 Iowa used a late 9-0 run to defeat Penn State 80-68 in the Big Ten matchup on Wednesday in University Park, Pa., ,Stuelke finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and four assists as the Hawkeye...
ATP roundup: Americans advance to semis at United Cup
The United States swept China in Perth on Wednesday to punch their ticket to the semifinals of the United Cup in Australia.,No. 4-ranked Taylor Fritz recorded a 6-4, 6-4 win over China's Zhizhen Zhang and Coco Gauff scored a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Shuai Zhang in singles. The Americans completed t...
WTA roundup: Kimberly Birrell scores upset in Brisbane
Home favorite Kimberly Birrell posted a 7-5, 7-5 second-round upset of No. 2 seed Emma Navarro on Wednesday at the Brisbane International in Australia.,Birrell saved six of 10 break points while overcoming a 4-3 deficit in the first set and a 4-2 deficit in the second set, completing the victory in ...
NHL roundup: Blues blitz Blackhawks in Winter Classic
Cam Fowler scored two goals in his 1,000th career game as the visiting St. Louis Blues routed the Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field in Chicago.,Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists to boost the Blues, who improved to 3-0-0 in Winter Classic games.,Dylan Holloway...
NBA roundup: Thunder top Wolves, push win streak to 12
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their 12th consecutive victory, a 113-105 decision over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday.,The winning streak is the Thunder's longest since early in the 2012-13 season and ties the longest run since the franc...
Bowl roundup: PSU stops Boise State in CFP quarterfinal
Tyler Warren caught two touchdowns and No. 6 seed Penn State limited Ashton Jeanty to a season-low 104 yards on 30 carries in a 31-14 win over No. 3 seed Boise State on Tuesday in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal game at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.,Jeanty finished the season with 2,601...
Top 25 roundup: WVU sinks No. 7 Kansas on late free throw
Javon Small hit a go-ahead free throw with 1.8 seconds left as West Virginia recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to clip No. 7 Kansas 62-61 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.,Small had nine of his 13 points in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds and six assists for the Mountaineers (10-2, 1...
Bowl roundup: Michigan upsets No. 11 Alabama
Dominic Zvada kicked four goals and Davis Warren threw a touchdown pass before leaving with a knee injury as Michigan notched a 19-13 victory over No. 11 Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday in Tampa.,The Wolverines (8-5) took advantage of three Crimson Tide first-quarter turnovers to build a 1...