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Arizona faces 'hard to beat' No. 2 Houston for Big 12 title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Top-seeded Houston will return to the Big 12 Championship final for the second straight year, looking for its first title, while squaring off against conference newcomer and third-seeded Arizona on Saturday. ,But Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said the conference champion already h...
No. 4 Florida aims to continue sharp shooting vs. No. 5 Alabama
Neither Florida nor Alabama trailed in their respective Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinal contests.,Something will have to give one day later when the second-seeded Gators (28-4) and third-seeded Crimson Tide (25-7) battle in the semifinals on Saturday afternoon in Nashville.,No. 4-ran...
No. 16 Memphis 'hunting greatness' in clash vs. Tulane
Penny Hardaway understands that No. 16-ranked Memphis likely is a lock for a high seed in the NCAA Tournament that begins next week.,But Hardaway said he isn't concerned with next week at the moment. He is obsessed with his team's next game, which will be against Tulane in the semifinal round of the...
Berth in Big Ten title game at stake as No. 11 Maryland, No. 22 Michigan clash
Maryland's Rodney Rice acknowledged he felt motivated going into the Big Ten Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday night against Illinois because he was left off the all-conference teams.,If a 26-point performance that included making seven 3-pointers is how Rice plans to play for the season's ...
No. 7 Michigan St. aims to slow No. 18 Wisconsin's 3-point attack
During No. 18 Wisconsin's blowout of UCLA in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday, the Badgers canned 19 of 32 shots from 3-point range.,That tied the Big Ten tournament record for made 3-pointers in a game and also set up a delicious storyline for the Saturday semifinal between No. 7 Mich...
No. 3 Auburn, No. 8 Vols bring star power to SEC semi
Stars such as Auburn's Johni Broome and Tennessee's Zakai Zeigler and Chaz Lanier will be on display in the first semifinal game of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Saturday afternoon in Nashville.,No. 3 Auburn (28-4) and No. 8 Tennessee (26-6) had double byes to start the tournament, and t...
Thieves extend perfect run in CDL Stage 2 Major qualifying
The Los Angeles Thieves maintained their perfect record with a 3-0 blowout of OpTic Texas on Friday as the final week of qualifying for the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major got underway.,The Thieves improved to 6-0. The second-place Toronto Ultra completed the qualifying phase with a 5-2 mark after...
Rockets dominate boards, keep Mavericks reeling
Tari Eason scored a career-high 30 points, Jalen Green added 23 and Alperen Sengun produced his 38th double-double this season as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 133-96 victory over the undermanned Dallas Mavericks on Friday.,The Rockets (42-25) extended their winning streak to five games, improved...
Mirra Andreeva, 17, advances to Indian Wells final
Seventeen-year-old Mirra Andreeva is on the rise on the WTA Tour, and even the defending champion couldn't stop her from getting to the final of the BNP Paribas Open.,The ninth-seeded Russian upset second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-3 on Friday in Indian Wells, Calif.,Andreeva's opp...
Braves preseason capsule: A lot riding on Jurickson Profar, Chris Sale
Atlanta Braves,2024 record: 89-73 (2nd place, NL East).,He gone: RHP Jesse Chavez, OF Adam Duvall, LHP Max Fried, LHP A.J. Minter, RHP Charlie Morton, 3B Gio Urshela, OF/DH Jorge Soler, C Travis d'Arnaud, LHP Tyler Matzek, OF Ramon Laureano.,New faces: OF Jurickson Profar, INF Nick Allen, RHP Enyel ...
No. 13 Louisville in first ACC final after beating No. 10 Clemson
CHARLOTTE - Terrence Edwards Jr.'s 21 points and J'Vonne Hadley's 20 were enough as No. 13 Louisville frustrated No. 10 Clemson's cold-shooting offense in a 76-73 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal Friday night.,Advancing to its first ACC title game, second-seeded Louisvil...
San Diego FC confident entering matchup vs. Crew
San Diego FC is not playing like an expansion club and as such is ready to go against one of the premier teams in MLS when they host the Columbus Crew on Saturday.,There's a good reason San Diego (2-0-1, 7 points) brims with confidence after securing a 3-1 win at Real Salt Lake last Saturday thanks ...
Avs continue tear, defeat Flames for 7th straight time
Parker Kelly scored twice to lead the red-hot Colorado Avalanche to a 4-2 road victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday.,Ryan Lindgren and Valeri Nichushkin also scored for the Avalanche, who sit third in the Central Division despite being on a 7-0-1 tear.,Goaltender Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves f...
Astros preseason capsule: Big changes, same hopes for Houston
Houston Astros,2024 record 88-73 (1st place, AL West),He gone: 3B Alex Bregman, OF Ben Gamel, RHP Kendall Graveman, OF Jason Heyward, LHP Yusei Kikuchi, RHP Ryan Pressly, OF Kyle Tucker, RHP Justin Verlander. ,New faces: 3B Isaac Paredes, OF Taylor Trammell, 1B Christian Walker, RHP Hayden Wesneski....
Explosive Colorado expects test from banged-up San Jose
The Colorado Rapids visit the San Jose Earthquakes in search of their second straight road win on Saturday night in California.,Rafael Navarro is off to a red-hot start for the Rapids (1-0-2, 5 points) with three goals - good for a share of second place in all of MLS. The Brazilian forward has found...
Canucks to host Blackhawks in contrast of endurance
The Vancouver Canucks will be looking to complete a season sweep of the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks when they meet Saturday in Vancouver.,The matchup is the third time the teams have faced off this season with the Canucks winning the first two, 4-1 at home in November and 6-3 a month earlier in Ch...
Minnesota United out to keep Sporting KC winless
Looking to earn their first points of the season, winless Sporting Kansas City host a confident Minnesota United team on Saturday night.,Kansas City (0-3-0, 0 points) finds itself as only one of three clubs without a point through three contests this season, but have been competitive in each loss. S...
Cavs best Grizzlies for franchise-record 16th straight win
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 11 rebounds and Darius Garland added 20 points and nine assists to lead the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers to their franchise-record 16th consecutive victory, a 133-124 win Friday over the Memphis Grizzlies.,The Cavaliers, the NBA's best team with a 56-10 record, also won...
Whitecaps' impressive start could be put to test by FC Dallas
The Vancouver Whitecaps will look to continue their impressive run to start the 2025 campaign when they clash with FC Dallas on Saturday in Frisco, Texas.,Vancouver (3-0-0, 9 points) has begun the season with a bang, ripping off three league wins while outscoring its opponents 8-2. The Philadelphia ...
Timberwolves rally past Magic to claim seventh straight win
Anthony Edwards scored 28 points on 9-for-19 shooting as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 118-111 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night in Minneapolis.,Julius Randle added 22 points and seven rebounds for Minnesota, which won its seventh game in a row. Donte DiVincenzo contributed 14 po...