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World Cup European roundup: Bosnia-Herzegovina shocks Italy
For the third consecutive time, four-time World Cup winners Italy will be on the outside looking in during World Cup competition.,In World Cup European playoff action on Tuesday, Bosnia-Herzegovina defeated Italy in penalty kicks to knock FIFA's 12th-ranked team out of consideration. Italy has not b...
ATP roundup: Sebastian Baez returns to Bucharest with stylish win
No. 5 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina kicked off his stay at the Tiriac Open with a breezy 6-3, 6-1 win over Lithuania's Vilius Gaubas in Round of 32 action Tuesday in Bucharest, Romania.,A finalist in this event a year ago, Baez saved all five break points he faced while converting 4 of 5 against ...
FIFA president says 'only' Plan A for Iran's Word Cup schedule
FIFA expects Iran to be a participant in this summer's World Cup, even as the country's request to move to change its group stage games appears to have been denied.,Iran's participation in this year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada was in doubt once the Middle East conflict betwee...
MLB roundup: D-backs spoil Justin Verlander's Tigers return
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander's return to the Tigers with a 9-6 victory in Phoenix on Monday.,Carroll tripled in a run in the first inning and hit a three-run homer in the second for a quick...
NHL roundup: Nazem Kadri scores twice to power Avs past Flames
Nazem Kadri scored two power-play goals 1:06 apart in the first period, Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 49th goal and added two assists, and the Colorado Avalanche routed the Calgary Flames 9-2 in Denver on Monday night.,Colorado's Parker Kelly, Jack Drury and Martin Necas had a goal and two...
NBA roundup: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander-led Thunder top Pistons in OT
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-110 overtime win over the short-handed Detroit Pistons on Monday in a matchup of conference leaders.,Gilgeous-Alexander opened overtime with a step-back jumper, found Alex Caruso for a corner 3-pointer with just...
ATP roundup: Defending champ Jenson Brooksby loses Houston opener
Jenson Brooksby saw his title defense in the first round of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship come to an end, as he lost 6-4, 6-2 to Mackenzie McDonald on Monday in Houston.,Brooksby, the eighth seed, struggled with his second serve, winning just 6 of 16 points (37.4%). McDonald prevailed on 13...
WTA Roundup: Yulia Putintseva wins in Charleston; will face defending champ Jessica Pegula
Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva won a tough first set tie-breaker and went on to defeat New Zealand's Lulu Sun, 7-6 (6), 6-2 on Monday in the first round of the Charleston Open.,There were no breaks of serve in the first set and none through nine points of the tie-breaker. Sun got a mini-break and ear...
Las Vegas to host Super Bowl LXIII in February 2029
The Raiders' home of Allegiant Stadium, just off the Las Vegas Strip, will host its second Super Bowl in a six-season span following the 2028 NFL campaign.,Super Bowl LXIII officially was awarded to Las Vegas on Monday during the owners' annual meetings in Phoenix. The game will be played on a TBD d...
Portal roundup: Georgia, Butler top scorers look to transfer
Jeremiah Wilkinson, who led Georgia with 17.4 points per game this season, plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens April 7, his representatives told On3 Monday.,The 6-foot-1 guard spent one season at Georgia after playing his freshman year at Cal, where he was the ACC's Sixth Man of the Yea...
NBA roundup: Raptors score 31 straight in Magic's worst-ever loss
Scottie Barnes recorded his second consecutive double-double, going for 23 points and a career-high 15 assists, as the Toronto Raptors destroyed the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday, 139-87.,Already dominating the matchup between Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls thanks to a 31-0 spurt in the firs...
NHL roundup: Down 3-0 in third, Boston tops Columbus in SO
Viktor Arvidsson had three assists in regulation and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Boston Bruins rallied from a 3-0 third-period deficit for a 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets on Sunday in Columbus.,Pavel Zacha tied the score 3-3 with 11 seconds remaining in the third period when h...
MLB roundup: Mariners two-hit Guardians to earn series split
Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock was lifted after six hitless innings and Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners defeated the visiting Cleveland Guardians 8-0 on Sunday to earn a split of their four-game series.,Hancock (1-0), in the rotation because Bryce Miller (oblique) is on t...
MLB roundup: Dominic Smith's walk-off slam caps Braves' 6-run 9th
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to help the Atlanta Braves overcome a two-run deficit and beat the visiting Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Saturday night.,Smith's home run, a 386-foot shot to right-center field, came with one out against Royals closer Carlos Estevez (0-1), who...
NHL roundup: Caps storm back, hand Knights shootout loss
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday night in Las Vegas., ,Strome, who hit the post on the first shot of the game, tied it at 4-all midway through the period ...
NBA roundup: Fortified 76ers cool off Hornets
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 15 points down to edge the host Charlotte Hornets 118-114 on Saturday.,Philadelphia stopped Charlotte's five-game winning streak and won the season series 2-1, giving them the tiebreaker in the...
Women's NCAA roundup: TCU knocks off Virginia, next faces South Carolina
Marta Suarez scored a career-high 33 points, Olivia Miles added 28 in a near triple-double and third-seeded TCU ended Virginia's magical NCAA Tournament run with a 79-69 victory in the Sweet 16 on Saturday in Sacramento, Calif.,Miles had 10 rebounds and eight assists and Suarez had 10 rebounds for t...
NWSL roundup: Denver Summit held to goalless draw with Spirit in front of record crowd
Denver Summit FC's home opener in the franchise's inaugural season came with plenty of fanfare but no goals in a scoreless draw with the Washington Spirit in front of an NWSL record crowd Saturday at Denver., ,A turnout of 63,004 spectators at Empower Field at Mile High never saw a goal. The teams c...
NBA roundup: Cavaliers pour in 149, demolish Heat
Max Strus scored 29 points and Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a right knee injury as the Cleveland Cavaliers tied their franchise record for points in a regulation game in a 149-128 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Friday.,Evan Mobley had 23 points and 10 rebounds ...
Women's NCAA roundup: Duke upends LSU on 3 at buzzer
Ashlon Jackson's rim-circling 3-pointer as time expired gave third-seeded Duke an 87-85 win over second-seeded LSU in a roller-coaster Sweet 16 matchup on Friday in the Sacramento Region 2 nightcap.,The win sends Duke to the regional final on Sunday, when the Blue Devils will face top-seeded UCLA on...