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Spring training roundup: Top prospect Konnor Griffin homers again for Pirates
Konnor Griffin, the No. 1 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, homered once again Sunday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 spring-training victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals in Jupiter, Fla.,Griffin, who turns 20 on April 24, is making a strong case to be the Pirates'...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Elina Aarnisalo helps No. 21 North Carolina beat No. 12 Duke
Elina Aarnisalo set a career high for the second straight game with 22 points, and No. 21 North Carolina completed the regular season by handing No. 12 Duke its second loss in three games in a 74-69 victory Sunday in Chapel Hill, N.C., ,The Tar Heels (25-6, 14-4 ACC) trailed by two at halftime, but ...
NHL roundup: Stars sink Predators in OT, win 8th straight
Jason Robertson's goal 1:47 into overtime capped a comeback and gave the host Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night.,Wyatt Johnston had a goal and an assist and Nathan Bastian also scored for the Stars, who trailed 2-0 with less than four minutes left in the second pe...
Top 25 roundup: No. 2 Arizona avenges 1st loss, beats No. 14 Kansas
Jaden Bradley scored six of his 10 points in a 16-0 scoring run as No. 2 Arizona took charge to deliver an 84-61 victory over No. 14 Kansas on Saturday at Tucson, Ariz.,The Wildcats (27-2, 14-2 Big 12) avenged their loss at Kansas on Feb. 9, which was their first of the season after a program-record...
Peyton Stearns, Taylor Townsend in all-American Austin final
For the second consecutive year, an American will win the ATX Open, as Peyton Stearns and Taylor Townsend won their respective semifinal matches Saturday in Austin, Texas, and will face off Sunday for the title. ,The fourth-seeded Stearns, who was an All-American and national singles champion and pa...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's birthday gift is a Lakers victory
Luka Doncic celebrated his 27th birthday with 26 points, eight assists and six rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 129-101 rout of the Golden State Warriors on Saturday in San Francisco.,Los Angeles came into the Bay Area on a three-game losing skid but rebounded emphatically. The Lakers su...
Spring training roundup: Royals blowout Rockies in offensive explosion
Lane Thomas recorded two hits, including a triple, and five RBIs, as the Kansas City Royals cruised to 16-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Scottsdale, Ariz.,As a team, the Royals racked up 13 hits and 15 walks; 11 different players contributed a hit.,Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen allowed fi...
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev wins Dubai title in walkover
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday when Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands was forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury in the United Arab Emirates.,Griekspoor defeated another Russian, fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, in straight sets in the semif...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Michigan rolls past No. 14 Maryland
Olivia Olson scored 28 points with eight rebounds and Syla Swords added 17 points as No. 8 Michigan closed out its regular-season schedule with an 87-69 victory over No. 14 Maryland at Ann Arbor, Mich.,The Wolverines (24-5, 15-3 Big Ten) moved into sole possession of second place in the Big Ten Conf...
FIFA watching Iran developments as World Cup nears
FIFA said Saturday it is keeping an eye on events in Iran after the United States launched a military strike on the nation.,The action comes just months before the start of World Cup play in June, with matches to be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Iran qualified for the tournament th...
NBA roundup: Thunder emerge with scrappy OT win over Nuggets
Chet Holmgren produced 15 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 36 points in his return from injury, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 127-121 victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Friday.,Gilgeous-Alexander, playing his first game since sustaining an abd...
NHL roundup: Ducks top Jets on Chris Kreider's OT goal
Chris Kreider scored with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5-4 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Friday.,Pavel Mintyukov had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, who are on a four-game winning streak. Jacob Trouba, Leo Carlsson and Ryan Poehling collected Anaheim's ot...
WTA roundup: Ex-Longhorn Peyton Stearns makes Austin semis
Former University of Texas star Peyton Stearns is enjoying her return to Austin, Texas, as the fourth-seeded player advanced to the semifinals of the ATX Open with a 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 victory over Russia's Oksana Selekhmeteva on Friday.,In a match that featured 14 service breaks (eight by Stearns), the ...
ATP roundup: Daniil Medvedev charges into Dubai final
Third-seeded Daniil Medvedev will shoot for his second Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title after beating top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday in the United Arab Emirates.,Standing in the way of the Russian will be the Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor, who topped...
Spring training roundup: Mike Yastrzemski, Braves blitz Red Sox
Mike Yastrzemski homered twice and Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam to power the Atlanta Braves to a 15-8 spring-training smashing of the Boston Red Sox on Friday in North Port, Fla.,Yastrzemski, whose grandfather Carl is a Hall of Famer who played his entire career with the Red Sox, went yard in t...
NHL roundup: Oilers stars hit milestones in rout of Kings
Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist for his sixth straight 100-point season, Leon Draisaitl notched his eighth straight 30-goal campaign, and the Edmonton Oilers ended a season-high four-game skid with an 8-1 romp over the host Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night., ,McDavid has reached triple di...
NBA roundup: Last-second trey gives Suns wild win over Lakers
Royce O'Neale made a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining as the host Phoenix Suns overcame a 13-point second-half deficit for a 113-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. ,O'Neale gave the Suns a 110-108 lead on their previous possession before LeBron James' tip-in tied it with 22.7 s...
WTA roundup: Trio of top-10 seeds bounced at Merida
Second-seeded Emma Navarro and No. 3 seed Ann Li of the United States, along with No. 7 seed Jessica Bouzas Maneiro of Spain, were denied spots in the quarterfinals by losing Thursday at the Merida (Mexico) Open Akron.,Navarro, ranked No. 20 in the world and the tournament's defending champion, was ...
ATP roundup: Felix Auger-Aliassime reaches Dubai semifinals
Top-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime extended his hot streak on Thursday, topping eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 7-6 (2) in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates.,Auger-Aliassime won for the 11th time in 12 matches this month as he seeks to reach a th...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Liv McGill, Florida upset No. 19 Ole Miss
Liv McGill scored 19 of her 28 points in the first half and also recorded eight assists and six rebounds to lead Florida to a 74-67 upset win over No. 19 Ole Miss in Southeastern Conference play on Thursday night at Gainesville, Fla.,Laila Reynolds added 14 points for the Gators (17-13, 5-10 SEC), w...