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NHL roundup: Blues take shootout, snap Lightning's 11-game win streak
Joel Hofer made 34 saves through regulation and overtime and added three more stops in the shootout as the St. Louis Blues edged visiting Tampa Bay 3-2 on Friday to snap the Lightning's 11-game winning streak.,Jordan Kyrou scored the decisive shootout goal and earned an assist for the Blues, who won...
NBA roundup: Clippers rally past Raptors in OT for 5th straight win
James Harden scored eight of his 31 points in overtime and added 10 assists Friday night as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Toronto Raptors 121-117.,Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who overcame a 14-point deficit to win their fifth game in a row. The Clippe...
WTA roundup: Teens to meet in Adelaide final
Youth will be served in the Adelaide International final as teenagers Mirra Andreeva and Victoria Mboko square off Saturday in Australia.,Third-seeded Andreeva, 18, advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 semifinal win Friday against ninth-seeded Russian compatriot Diana Shnaider in one hour and 24 minutes. She wi...
ATP roundup: Top two seeds upended in Adelaide
Unseeded Frenchman Ugo Humbert and No. 8 seed Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic will meet in the final of Australia's Adelaide International after knocking out the top seeds on Friday.,Humbert outlasted No. 1 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (4) in two hours and 32 minutes. Both players he...
NHL roundup: Knights top Leafs in OT after tying it late
Jack Eichel scored the game-winner at 2:44 of overtime and also had three assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied for a wild 6-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,Eichel, cutting down the slot, took a pass from Mark Stone, deked Toronto goalie Joseph Woll and t...
NBA roundup: Magic overtake Grizzlies for win in Berlin
Paolo Banchero collected 26 points and 13 rebounds as the Orlando Magic rallied to a 118-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Berlin.,Banchero made 9 of 16 shots from the floor for the Magic, who overcame a 20-point deficit due in large part to...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 2 South Carolina edges No. 4 Texas
Joyce Edwards tallied 14 points and eight rebounds as No. 2 South Carolina gritted out a 68-65 win over No. 4 Texas on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.,The Gamecocks avenged their lone defeat of the season, a 66-64 loss to the Longhorns in the championship game of the Players Era event at Las Vegas on Nov...
Transactions roundup: FC Cincinnati sign F Bryan Ramirez
FC Cincinnati acquired winger Bryan Ramirez from LDU Quito of Ecuador's top flight on Thursday.,The 25-year-old Ecuadorian is under contract through the 2028-29 season with an option for 2029-30.,"Bryan is a dynamic player, and we're delighted to bring him to Cincinnati," FCC general manager Chris A...
NWSL schedule features record 248 matches; World Cup has impact
The 2026 National Women's Soccer League schedule, released on Thursday, includes a record 248 games and the debuts of expansion teams in Boston and Denver.,The now 16-team league launches its 14th season on March 13, with each club playing a balanced 30-game slate of 15 home and 15 away matches.,The...
ATP roundup: Top seed Ben Shelton in jeopardy in Auckland
No. 1 seed Ben Shelton dropped the first set against No. 7 seed Sebastian Baez of Argentina before rain halted play Thursday in the ASB Classic quarterfinals in Auckland, New Zealand.,Baez broke Shelton's serve three times and held a 7-5, 0-1 lead when the action was suspended. The winner meets Marc...
WTA roundup: Madison Keys, Emma Raducanu ousted in Australia tourneys
Canada's Victoria Mboko ousted defending champion and No. 2 seed Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals of the Adelaide International on Thursday in Australia.,For the 19-year-old Mboko, the No. 8 seed, the win was the second over a top 10 player in her career. The one-hour, 53-minu...
Top 25 roundup: Texas ends No. 10 Vanderbilt's perfect start
Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor and Texas' defense did the rest in a stunning 80-64 upset of previously undefeated No. 10 Vanderbilt on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.,The Commodores (16-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) were seeking a program-record 17-0 start to the ...
NBA roundup: Knicks lose game, Jalen Brunson to injury vs. Kings
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Zach LaVine added 25 as the Sacramento Kings posted their season-best third straight win by controlling the visiting New York Knicks 112-101 on Wednesday night.,Precious Achiuwa recorded 20 points and a season-best 14 rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 19 points ...
NHL roundup: Sens erupt early, pummel Rangers 8-4
Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th career goal and collected two of his three assists in a four-goal first period for the Ottawa Senators, who netted the first six goals of an 8-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Wednesday night.,Tkachuk joined Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Alexei Yashin ...
FIFA: World Cup received more than 500 million ticket requests
The random selection draw phase for 2026 World Cup tickets concluded Tuesday, with more than half a billion requests submitted, FIFA announced.,During the phase, which began on Dec. 11, people could apply for tickets using their credit card. Every person who applied will be put into a pool from whic...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 10 TCU edges WVU on buzzer-beating trey
Marta Suarez sank a 3-pointer at the buzzer, lifting No. 10 TCU to a 51-50 win over West Virginia on Wednesday in Morgantown, W.Va.,The lead changed hands six times in the fourth quarter, and the Mountaineers' Jordan Harrison made 1 of 2 foul shots with 2.8 seconds to go for a two-point lead. Donovy...
WTA roundup: Emma Raducanu rallies in Hobart
Completing a first-round match that lasted two days, No. 1 seed Emma Raducanu earned a 6-3, 7-6 (2) victory against Colombian Camila Osorio on Wednesday at the Hobart International in Australia.,Osorio was leading 4-2 in the second set Tuesday when rain ended play. After Britain's Raducanu earned th...
ATP roundup: Tommy Paul secures 1st win in 4 months
No. 2 seed Tommy Paul earned his first tour-level victory in four months with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of compatriot Reilly Opelka on Wednesday at the Adelaide International in Australia.,Sidelined late in 2025 by a foot injury, the two-time Adelaide semifinalist needed only 72 minutes to advance to the qu...
Top 25 roundup: Kansas ends No. 2 Iowa State's perfect start
Tre White scored 19 points and freshman sensation Darryn Peterson added 16 as Kansas shocked No. 2 Iowa State 84-63 on Tuesday in Lawrence, Kan.,The Jayhawks (12-5, 2-2 Big 12) dominated the Cyclones (16-1, 3-1) from the start while ending Iowa State's school-record 16-game winning streak. Iowa Stat...
NBA roundup: Thunder finally get past Spurs on 4th try
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 of his 34 points in the third quarter to help Oklahoma City earn a 119-98 home win over San Antonio on Tuesday, the Thunder's first victory in four matchups with the Spurs this season.,The Spurs were held below 100 points for the first time this season. They have lo...