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WTA roundup: Russians Daria Kasatkina, Mirra Andreeva reach semis in China
No. 5 seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia saved two match points in the tiebreaker to defeat Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6) to reach the semifinal of the Ningbo Open in China on Friday.,Kasatkina lost the numbers game to Putinteseva, of Kazakhstan, winning nine fewer points, serving up eight double f...
NHL roundup: Capitals hand Stars first loss
Tom Wilson, Dylan Strome and Taylor Raddysh each scored in a three-goal second period for the host Washington Capitals, who topped the previously unbeaten Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday.,After knocking off then 3-0-0 Vegas on Tuesday for their first win, the Capitals trailed 1-0 entering the second pe...
ATP roundup: Frances Tiafoe gets past Daniel Evans in Almaty
No. 1 seed Frances Tiafoe smashed 21 aces without a double fault to defeat British qualifier Daniel Evans 6-7 (10), 7-6 (4), 6-3 in two hours and 39 minutes in the second round of the Almaty Open in Kazakhstan on Thursday.,The American charged back from a 4-1 deficit in the first-set tiebreaker and ...
WTA roundup: Ana Bogdan scores upset in Osaka
Romania's Ana Bogdan advanced the quarterfinals of the Japan Open with a 6-0, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 seed Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic on Thursday in Osaka.,Bogdan overcame a 3-1 deficit in the tiebreak to finish in just under 2 hours, setting up a match with unseeded Suzan Lamens of the...
NHL roundup: Evgeni Malkin, Pens enjoy historic night
Evgeni Malkin notched his 500th career goal and Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner on a night when he netted his 1,600th career point as the host Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.,Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to net 500 goals. He is...
Ryder Cup director defends ticket prices: 'On par with a World Series'
In the wake of a social media uproar over ticket prices for the next Ryder Cup, the championship director at the PGA of America, who will oversee the event at Bethpage Black in September 2025, noted the increased demand and likened the event to a Game 7 of the NBA Finals.,"We view ourselves as a Tie...
ATP roundup: Milestone victory for Tommy Paul in Stockholm
Tommy Paul won his career-best 42nd singles match on tour this season, as the fourth seed defeated Laslo Djere 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Wednesday at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm.,Paul, who won this event in 2021, recorded seven aces and 27 winners and forced Serbia's Djere to save nine of 12 brea...
WTA roundup: Unheralded Aoi Ito upsets Italian at Japan Open
Aoi Ito, ranked No. 188 in the world, thrilled her home-country fans Wednesday at the Japan Open by upsetting eighth-seeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy 6-4, 6-3 in Osaka.,For the 20-year-old Ito, it was her first Top 50 win to advance to her first WTA Tour quarterfinal. She notched the victory b...
NHL roundup: Panthers prevail as Jackets honor Johnny Gaudreau
Sam Reinhart scored one goal and had two assists as the Florida Panthers defeated the Blue Jackets 4-3 in an emotional home opener for Columbus on Tuesday night.,Florida also got goals from Anton Lundell, Dmitry Kulikov and Eetu Luostarinen and 35 saves from Spencer Knight, who recorded his first NH...
ATP roundup: Nicolas Jarry ousts home-country favorite in Stockholm
Fifth seed Nicolas Jarry fended off a match point at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open, topping Sweden's Elias Ymer 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in Stockholm on Tuesday.,Jarry won despite putting up 54 unforced errors against 28 winners, absorbing Ymer's 12 aces and falling behind a set. After Jarry failed to capita...
Atlanta to host Super Bowl LXII in 2028
Atlanta will host Super Bowl LXII in 2028, the NFL announced Tuesday.,It will be the second Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, following Super Bowl LIII in February 2019, and the fourth for Atlanta. Super Bowl XXVIII in January 1994 and SB XXXIV in January 2000 were played at the Georgia Dome.,The...
WTA roundup: Anna Kalinskaya rallies at Ningbo Open
Seventh-seeded Anna Kalinskaya of Russia rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Australia's Priscilla Hon on Tuesday in the opening round of the Ningbo Open in China.,Kalinskaya overcame seven double faults and converted seven of 13 break chances to advance in 2 hours and 18 minutes in the only thr...
NHL roundup: Senators outlast Kings in OT goal-fest
Josh Norris' second goal of the game propelled the host Ottawa Senators to an 8-7 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.,The center's goal just 56 seconds into the extra session capped a wild affair in the Canadian capital. Both teams rallied to tie the game in the third period, and ...
ATP roundup: Justin Engel, 17, wins opener in Kazakhstan
German wild card Justin Engel defeated Hong Kong's Coleman Wong 7-5, 6-4 on the first day of main-draw action at the Almaty Open on Monday in Kazakhstan.,Engel, at 17 years and 13 days old, became the youngest player to win an ATP Tour-level match since a 16-year-old Carlos Alcaraz won in the first ...
WTA roundup: Paula Badosa survives opener at Ningbo Open
No. 8 seed Paula Badosa of Spain held off Russia's Diana Shnaider 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday in the opening round of the Ningbo Open in Ningbo, China.,Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva crushed Caroline Dolehide 6-2, 6-0, Germany's Tamara Korpatsch rallied for a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 6-4 win over Hungary's Anna...
NHL roundup: Jets keep rolling with OT win vs. Wild
Kyle Connor scored 51 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Sunday evening.,Mark Scheifele finished with a goal and an assist for Winnipeg, which won its third game in a row to start the season. Adam Lowry and Josh Morrissey tallied assists ...
Chauncey Billups, Vince Carter among inductees into Hall of Fame
Chauncey Billups and Vince Carter were among those enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., on Sunday night. ,Billups and Carter headlined a 2024 class that featured 13 inductees, seven who went into the Hall of Fame as players. Both Billups and Carter were...
NFL roundup: Jared Goff, Lions torch Cowboys
Jared Goff passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns but Detroit lost top defensive player Aidan Hutchinson in a 47-9 thumping of Dallas in Arlington, Texas on Sunday.,Hutchinson suffered a serious left leg injury in the third quarter while sacking Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott and was carted off ...
NWSL roundup: Cloe Lacasse earns hat trick in Utah win vs. Seattle
At Sandy, Utah, Cloe Lacasse scored three first-half goals for the first hat trick in franchise history to help provide the Royals with a three-game winning streak at the expense of the Reign, 3-0.,Lacasse scored in the third and 20th minutes before her final tally in first-half extra time. The firs...
Top 25 roundup: Late FG pushes No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State
A 19-yard field goal by Atticus Sappington with 1:47 to play gave No. 3 Oregon a 32-31 win over No. 2 Ohio State in Eugene, Ore., on Saturday night.,The Ducks drove 74 yards to the Ohio State 1-yard line to set up the game-winning kick. It was the seventh lead change of the contest after a 40-yard f...