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WTA Roundup: Leylah Fernandez, Liudmila Samsonova advance in Abu Dhabi
Fifth-seeded Liudmila Samsonova and sixth-seeded Leylah Fernandez both advanced in straight sets in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Open, played on the outdoor hard courts in the United Arab Emirates.,Samsonova, from Russia, defeated Sofia Kenin, 6-4, 6-0, while the Canadian native Fernandez knoc...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 1 UConn routs No. 15 Tennessee
Azzi Fudd pumped in 27 points and Sarah Strong scored 26 points and No. 1 UConn pulled away from a halftime tie to beat No. 15 Tennessee 96-66 and remain undefeated Sunday at Hartford, Conn.,UConn (23-0) has won 39 consecutive games since last season's loss to Tennessee. The Huskies put together a 2...
NHL roundup: Down 3-0, Caps storm past rival Canes in OT
Justin Sourdif scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime as the Washington Capitals erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.,On the deciding goal, Sourdif cut to the net to follow up his own shot from the right circle and buried a loos...
Top 25 roundup: No. 14 Kansas captures Big 12 showdown with No. 13 BYU
Bryson Tiller scored a career-high 21 points as No. 14 Kansas held on for a 90-82 win over No. 13 BYU in a Big 12 tilt featuring two of the country's top freshmen on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.,Freshman Darryn Peterson, regarded with BYU's AJ Dybantsa as two of the leading pro prospects, scored 18 po...
NBA roundup: Amen Thompson, Rockets outlast Cooper Flagg, Mavericks
Amen Thompson scored 21 points, Jabari Smith Jr. added 19 and Alperen Sengun posted a double-double as the Houston Rockets fended off the visiting Dallas Mavericks 111-107 on Saturday to level the in-state season series at two wins apiece.,All five starters scored in double figures for the Rockets. ...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Oregon extends No. 16 Maryland's skid to 4
Ehis Etute racked up a career-high 26 points and combined with Sofia Bell on a red-hot start to the fourth quarter to power Oregon past No. 16 Maryland 68-61 on Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Etute, who shot 10-for-15 from the floor and also nabbed 11 rebounds and three steals, made four straight l...
Lindsey Vonn pulls out of World Cup Super-G race
Lindsey Vonn withdrew from the World Cup Super-G race in Switzerland on Saturday, one day after injuring her left knee in a downhill crash at the same venue.,The 41-year-old American alpine star's status for the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics remains uncertain after she had to be airlifted from the...
NBA roundup: Nikola Jokic's return sparks Nuggets past Clippers
Nikola Jokic returned from a 16-game absence to produce 31 points and 12 rebounds, leading the host Denver Nuggets over the Los Angeles Clippers 122-109 on Friday night.,Jokic, who had been sidelined since sustaining a left knee injury at Miami on Dec. 29, shot 13-for-17 from the foul line to help D...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 17 Ole Miss upends No. 5 Vanderbilt
Cotie McMahon exploded for 27 points and three other players hit double figures for No. 17 Ole Miss in an 83-75 victory over No. 5 Vanderbilt in Birmingham, Ala.,McMahon made half of her 16 field goals and sank 11 of 12 free throws to pace the Rebels (18-4, 5-2 Southeastern Conference), who built a ...
FIFA World Cup trophy tour to begin in Mexico, visit 38 cities
The FIFA World Cup trophy tour will begin its North American journey in Mexico on Feb. 26 and visit 38 cities in the lead-up to the 2026 World Cup.,The original FIFA World Cup trophy began its 75-day global tour in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Jan. 3. It will arrive in Mexico City and visit 10 cities acr...
USMNT's Alex Freeman completes transfer to Villarreal
American World Cup roster hopeful Alex Freeman finalized his transfer from Orlando City to Villarreal, one of the top clubs in Spain's LaLiga.,Villarreal confirmed the addition of Freeman, a 21-year-old right back who is the reigning MLS Young Player of the Year, through the 2032 season.,The transfe...
NBA roundup: Kon Knueppel, Hornets hold off Cooper Flagg (49), Mavs
Kon Knueppel set career highs with eight 3-pointers and 34 points as the visiting Charlotte Hornets withstood a career-high 49 points from fellow rookie Cooper Flagg to beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday.,The matchup between the top Rookie of the Year candidates -- former Duke teammates -...
NHL roundup: Patrick Kane becomes all-time top U.S.-born point-scorer
Nic Dowd scored the decisive goal in the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the visiting Washington Capitals overcame Patrick Kane's history-making point and two late goals by Alex DeBrincat to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Thursday.,Kane assisted on Ben Chiarot's second-period goal to...
Women's Top 25 roundup: Mississippi St. takes down No. 15 Tennessee
Kharyssa Richardson scored 21 points and Mississippi State delivered a 77-62 victory over No. 15 Tennessee on Thursday, handing the Volunteers their first Southeastern Conference loss of the season in action at Knoxville, Tenn.,Trayanna Crisp added 15 points, five rebounds and three steals for the B...
Fox to air record 70 World Cup matches, with 40 in primetime
Fox Sports will air 70 matches and its sister station FS1 will show an additional 34 of the games being played in the 2026 World Cup, the networks announced Thursday.,Those matches are the 104 to be contested in what is the first World Cup to feature 48 teams. They will total 304 hours of live cover...
EWCF commits $45M to inaugural Esports Nations Cup
More details emerged on Thursday about the inaugural Esports Nations Cup 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,The competition will run from Nov. 2-29 and includes a $45 million commitment from the Saudi-backed Esports World Cup Foundation.,That total includes $20 million in prize money paid directly to pla...
Patriots elect to wear all white for Super Bowl
The New England Patriots will wear white jerseys and white pants in Super Bowl LX next weekend in Santa Clara, Calif., ESPN reported Thursday.,As the designated home team for the game against the Seattle Seahawks, New England got its call on the uniform color scheme.,Those colors brought the Patriot...
NBA roundup: Cavaliers honor LeBron James, then pound Lakers
Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points and Jaylon Tyson added 20 points and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the visiting Los Angeles Lakers 129-99, extending their season-best winning streak to five games while also honoring LeBron James on Wednesday night.,De'Andre Hunter scored 17 of his 19...
Top 25 roundup: No. 25 St. John's tops Butler to extend win streak to 7
Ian Jackson scored 18 points as No. 25 St. John's extended its winning streak to seven games with a wire-to-wire 92-70 rout of Butler on Wednesday night in New York.,After honoring Rick Pitino for becoming the fourth coach with 900 career wins, the Red Storm (16-5, 9-1 Big East) notched their fourth...
NHL roundup: Senators' defense supplies offense in win over Avs
Ottawa used its defense to spur its offense Wednesday as the six Senators defensemen tallied seven assists in the team's 5-2 home victory over the Colorado Avalanche.,Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist while Ridly Greig, Nick Cousins, Claude Giroux and Brady Tkachuk also scored. Blueliner Artem Zu...