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NBA roundup: Sixers edge Grizzlies with late 3-pointer in OT
Rookie VJ Edgecombe knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Philadelphia 76ers to a 139-136 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday.,Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 34 points apiece and Edgecombe finished with 25, including 13 in the fo...
NHL roundup: Habs come back for OT win over Panthers
Nick Suzuki scored two goals, including the game-winner 3:24 into overtime, as the Montreal Canadiens rallied to defeat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday in Sunrise, Fla.,Montreal trailed 2-0 with less than five minutes left in regulation, but Cole Caufield scored with 4:27 left. Suzuki scored wit...
Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Gonzaga wins 20th straight vs. USD
Jalen Warley recorded a season-best 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to help No. 7 Gonzaga defeat host San Diego for the 20th consecutive time, 99-93 in West Coast Conference play on Tuesday night.,Tyon Grant-Foster scored 18 points, Braden Huff had 14 points and eight rebounds and Mario Sain...
Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Houston muddles past Middle Tennessee
Kingston Flemings recorded 15 points and five assists to help No. 8 Houston hold off visiting Middle Tennessee 69-60 in nonconference play on Monday night.,JoJo Tugler added 13 points and six rebounds as the Cougars (12-1) won their sixth straight game. Emanuel Sharpe had 10 points and three steals....
NHL roundup: Sabres best Blues for 9th straight win
Zach Benson broke a tie early in the third period as the Buffalo Sabres won their ninth straight game, defeating the host St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Monday.,Buffalo is one victory short of matching the franchise record achieved three times, in 1983-84, 2006-07 and 2018-19.,Noah Ostlund, Alex Tuch and Pe...
NBA roundup: Nuggets lose Nikola Jokic, fall to Heat
Denver's three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury as the Miami Heat defeated the visiting Nuggets 147-123 on Monday.,Jokic got hurt when teammate Spencer Jones accidentally trod on his left foot while being forced backwards by Jaime Jaquez Jr. under the Heat's basket near the end...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 5 Michigan slips past Oregon in 2 OTs
Syla Swords scored six of her 18 points in the second overtime as No. 6 Michigan recovered from blowing a 15-point second-half lead to defeat Oregon 92-87 on Monday in Eugene, Ore.,Ashley Sofilkanich and Olivia Olson each added 16 points as the Wolverines (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) earned their seventh win...
Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Maryland, No. 17 USC earn Big Ten wins
Oluchi Okananwa exploded for a season-high 28 points and No. 7 Maryland steamrolled Wisconsin 97-59 to resume Big Ten Conference action on Monday in College Park, Md.,Okananwa scored 12 of her points in the first quarter alone as the Terrapins raced out to a 29-8 lead while forcing 11 Wisconsin turn...
World Cup ticket demand breaking all records
More than 150 million ticket requests have been submitted by fans from more than 200 countries for the 2026 World Cup in North America, FIFA announced on Monday.,The demand has reached record levels just 15 days after the start of the random selection draw ticketing phase, which remains open until J...
NBA roundup: Kawhi Leonard's game for the ages lifts Clippers past Pistons
Kawhi Leonard delivered a career-high 55 points to match the franchise record and the Los Angeles Clippers used a seasoned starting lineup to earn a 112-99 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif., and extend their winning streak to a season-high four games.,James Harden score...
NHL roundup: Jackets score 3 goals in third to double-up Islanders
Ivan Provorov and Kirill Marchenko scored the tying and game-winning goals in a span of 74 seconds late in the third period as the host Columbus Blue Jackets stunned the New York Islanders 4-2 on Sunday in a heated Metropolitan Division clash.,Cole Sillinger clinched the contest with an empty-netter...
NFL roundup: Eagles hold off Bills' surge to give Pats AFC East crown
Jake Elliott kicked two field goals and the Philadelphia Eagles held off a frantic Buffalo rally to squeak out a 13-12 win over the Bills on Sunday at Orchard Park, N.Y.,Buffalo scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points, but after Jalen Carter blocked the extra point on its first touchdown, Josh Alle...
Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 4 UCLA takes down No. 19 Ohio State
Lauren Betts' 18 points and Kiki Rice's 16 points carried No. 4 UCLA past No. 19 Ohio State for an 82-75 Big Ten Conference victory Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, in the only game on the day's schedule pitting nationally ranked teams against each other.,Angela Dugalic added 15 points off the bench for UC...
Mikaela Shiffrin wins sixth consecutive World Cup slalom race
Mikaela Shiffrin put together a sparkling second run on Sunday to win her sixth consecutive World Cup slalom race.,Shiffrin conquered the choppy course in Semmering, Austria, in 53.58 seconds for a total time of 1:48.82. She edged Camille Rast of Switzerland by 0.09 seconds.,Shiffrin has won all fiv...
NHL roundup: League-best Avs rally, edge Knights in shootout
Nathan MacKinnon scored his league-leading 31st goal to go with two assists and also scored the game-winner in the fourth round of the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche edged the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night in Las Vegas.,MacKinnon skated down the slot and ripped a wrist shot past the...
Bowl roundup: BYU heats up late at Pop-Tarts Bowl, edges Georgia Tech
Jovesa Damuni scored the go-ahead touchdown with two minutes remaining as No. 12 BYU overcame an 11-point deficit to beat No. 12 Georgia Tech 25-21 on Saturday at the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Fla.,Damuni's 4-yard run capped a 15-point fourth-quarter flurry for the Cougars (12-2), which earned thei...
NBA roundup: Magic pull escape act, upend Nuggets
Anthony Black scored a career-high 38 points, Desmond Bane tallied 24 including two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, and the host Orlando Magic beat the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on Saturday night, overcoming another triple-double by Nikola Jokic.,Black knocked down seven 3-pointers, also a career hi...
Bowl roundup: Minnesota nips New Mexico in OT
Jalen Smith made two touchdown catches, including a diving grab in overtime to win the game, to lead Minnesota to a 20-17 victory over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday in Phoenix.,Smith finished with six catches for 64 yards and the two scores for Minnesota (8-5). Drake Lindsey completed 18 of ...
NBA roundup: Jaylen Brown extends scoring streak as Celtics top Pacers
Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points as the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to four games by beating the Indiana Pacers 140-122 on Friday in Indianapolis.,Brown scored at least 30 points for the eighth straight game. Larry Bird holds the franchise record for consecutive games with ...
John Daly expresses interest in Ryder Cup role
Two-time major winner John Daly has an idea to correct the biggest regret of his golf career: United States captain for the 2027 Ryder Cup.,Daly said he would like to be a part of the U.S. team in any capacity, up to and including a captain role. ,"I'd love to see it, put my input in, and hopefully ...