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Women's NCAA Fort Worth 1 roundup: No. 1 Connecticut opens title defense by routing UTSA
Sarah Strong scored a game-high 18 points Saturday and top-seeded Connecticut cruised to a 90-52 rout of 16th-seeded UTSA in the first round of the Fort Worth Region 1 in Storrs, Conn.,Three other players finished in double figures for the defending NCAA champion Huskies (35-0), who advanced to a se...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: No. 1 South Carolina cruises
Joyce Edwards scored 27 points to lead five South Carolina players in double figures in a 103-34 first-round romp over Southern on Saturday in a Sacramento Region 4 game in Columbia, S.C.,Regional top seed South Carolina (32-3) will meet the Southern Cal-Clemson winner on Monday. Ta'Niya Latson had ...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 1 roundup: No. 3 Ohio State cruises past No. 14 Howard
Jaloni Cambridge scored 21 points and sister Kennedy Cambridge added 11 points with seven rebounds as No. 3 seed Ohio State rolled to a 75-54 first-round victory over No. 14 Howard in a Fort Worth Region 1 game at Columbus, Ohio.,Chance Gray and Ava Watson also scored 11 points each and Elsa Lemmila...
NHL roundup: Avalanche blitz Blackhawks, clinch playoff berth
Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to lead Colorado to a 4-1 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Friday as the Avalanche became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season.,Brock Nelson, Nazem Kadri, Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche. Nathan MacKinnon logged three ...
NBA roundup: Hawks' 11-game win streak snapped by Rockets
Kevin Durant scored 25 points in three periods as the Houston Rockets snapped the visiting Atlanta Hawks' 11-game winning streak with a 117-95 victory on Friday.,Jabari Smith Jr. added 23 points and nine rebounds for the Rockets, who blitzed Atlanta from the deep in the third quarter. Houston hit 6 ...
NWSL roundup: 9-woman Thorns hold off Reign
Despite playing most of the game down a player and much of the second half down two players, the Portland Thorns produced a 2-0 victory over the visiting Seattle Reign on Friday.,Pietra Tordin and Reilyn Turner scored first-half goals for the Thorns (2-0-0, 6 points).,Portland's Cassandra Bogere dre...
NWSL roundup: Spirit rally for draw vs. Racing
Sofia Cantore and Leicy Santos scored in the second half as the Washington Spirit erased a two-goal deficit and earned a 2-2 draw with host Racing Louisville on Friday.,First-half goals from Kayla Fischer and Emma Sears put Louisville (0-1-1, 1 point) on top before Washington (0-1-1, 1 point) rallie...
Drivers anticipating 'out of control' action at Darlington
It's bad enough to roll into Darlington, S.C., less than 10 miles off Interstate 95, and realize a tough weekend lies ahead at the 1.366-mile facility dubbed "The Track Too Tough to Tame.",Now it will be tougher.,Small changes have occurred at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR's distinguished, oldest super...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Michigan State evades Colorado State upset bid
Grace VanSlooten and Kennedy Blair combined for 36 points and 16 rebounds to help No. 5 Michigan State stave off No. 12 Colorado State's upset bid in a 65-62 victory Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Women's Tournament at Norman, Okla.,VanSlooten had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Blair 18 ...
NCAA tournament roundup: Otega Oweh saves Kentucky with buzzer-beating bank shot
Otega Oweh rescued Kentucky with a buzzer-beating 35-footer off the glass to force overtime, then the seventh-seeded Wildcats owned the extra session to escape with an 89-84 win over No. 10 Santa Clara in Midwest Region first-round action on Friday afternoon in St. Louis.,Santa Clara forward Allen G...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 1 roundup: No. 5 Maryland hammers No. 12 Murray State
Kyndal Waller scored 20 points to lead a balanced Maryland attack as the fifth-seeded Terrapins swamped No. 12 Murray State 99-67 in a Fort Worth 1, Region 5 game in Chapel Hill, North Carolina., ,Maryland, which snapped a two-game losing streak, moves on to play North Carolina on Sunday in Chapel H...
Women's NCAA Fort Worth 3 roundup: No. 1 Texas cruises by No. 16 Missouri State
Jordan Lee hit for 19 points and Madison Booker added 14 points and 12 rebounds as No. 1 Texas dispatched No. 16 Missouri State 87-45 on Friday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament first-round game in Austin, Texas. , ,The Longhorns (32-3), the Southeastern Conference tournament champion, advance to play...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 4 roundup: Olivia Miles' triple-double helps TCU overwhelm UCSD
Olivia Miles assembled her sixth triple-double of the season and Taylor Bigby added a career-high 27 points to help No. 3 seed TCU coast to an 86-40 win over No. 14 seed UC San Diego during Sacramento 4 region first-round play in Fort Worth, Texas.,The Horned Frogs (30-5) will host No. 6 seed Washin...
No. 5 Maryland hammers No. 12 Murray State at Women's NCAA Fort Worth 1
Kyndal Waller scored 20 points to lead a balanced Maryland attack as the fifth-seeded Terrapins swamped No. 12 Murray State 99-67 in a Fort Worth 1, Region 5 game in Chapel Hill, North Carolina., ,Maryland, which snapped a two-game losing streak, moves on to play the winner of host No. 4 North Carol...
Women's NCAA Sacramento 2 roundup: No. 6 Baylor surges past No. 11 Nebraska
Taliah Scott scored nine of her team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 6 Baylor survive an upset bid from No. 11 Nebraska for a 67-62 win in Sacramento Region 2 first-round action Friday in Durham, N.C.,The Bears will face host Duke, the No. 3 seed, in the second round Sunday.,Scott f...
Spring training roundup: Max Scherzer shines as Blue Jays down Twins
Max Scherzer looked sharp in his latest spring tuneup, working five scoreless innings as the Toronto Blue Jays edged the Minnesota Twins 2-1 in Fort Myers, Fla.,Scherzer allowed two hits, walked two and struck out three as he picked up the win in his longest outing of the spring. The 41-year-old has...
Why a Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Rematch Won’t Happen
Florida’s injury-riddled season ends its Stanley Cup hopes while Edmonton faces major concerns heading into the playoffs....
NHL roundup: Panthers blank Oilers in Stanley Cup rematch
Sergei Bobrovsky pitched a 21-save shutout for the visiting Florida Panthers in a 4-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night in a rematch of the Stanley Cup Final in each of the two previous seasons.,Four players scored and Evan Rodrigues, Mike Benning and Sam Bennett each had two assists fo...
NBA roundup: Luka Doncic's 60 points propel Lakers to 8th straight win
Luka Doncic scored 60 points -- the most ever recorded against the Heat -- as the Los Angeles Lakers won their eighth straight game, defeating host Miami 134-126 on Thursday night.,The Lakers also got a triple-double from LeBron James, who had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. It was just James...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Gabriel Pec fires Galaxy into quarters
Gabriel Pec added two goals Thursday night to his hat trick in the first leg last week as the Los Angeles Galaxy trounced Mount Pleasant 3-0 in Kingston, Jamaica, to complete a 6-0 aggregate victory in the CONCACAF Champions Cup's round of 16.,The Galaxy advance to oppose Mexico's Toluca in the quar...