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'Playing for something,' Grizzlies look for season sweep of Pelicans
The Memphis Grizzlies are just two games out of second place in the Western Conference., ,And they're just four games above the top play-in spot., ,In the jam-packed West, every game matters, and the Grizzlies will try to gain a win Sunday night against the lowly Pelicans in New Orleans., ,The Grizz...
Capitals look to extend win streak at expense of Kraken
The Washington Capitals and Seattle Kraken both are coming off a win entering their game Sunday afternoon in the nation's capital.,Washington has answered a three-game losing streak with three straight victories, including Friday night's 5-2 home win over the Detroit Red Wings.,The Kraken, in turn, ...
No. 4 UCLA seeks redemption against No. 2 USC in Big Ten final
Can there be too much of a great thing? For the third time in 25 days, No. 2-ranked Southern California will play No. 4 UCLA. ,Only this time, they'll battle nearly 2,100 miles from their usual Los Angeles stomping grounds in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. ,Big Ten ...
No. 5 South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces No. 1 Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
No. 8 TCU looks to jolt No. 17 Baylor in Big 12 title game
TCU defeated Baylor on the final day of the regular season to claim the Big 12 regular-season title. ,On Sunday, the top-seeded Horned Frogs (30-3) and second-seeded Bears (27-6) will meet again to determine the champion of the Big 12 women's tournament.,No. 8-ranked TCU, which reached 30 wins for t...
UCLA seeks redemption against USC in Big Ten final
Can there be too much of a great thing? For the third time in 25 days, No. 2-ranked Southern California will play No. 4 UCLA. ,Only this time, they'll battle nearly 2,100 miles from their usual Los Angeles stomping grounds in the championship game of the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis. ,Big Ten ...
South Carolina seeks third straight SEC title, faces Texas
South Carolina, ranked No. 5 in the nation, has rolled through its first two games in the Southeastern Conference women's tournament in Greenville, S.C.,The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-3) routed No. 8 seed Vanderbilt by 21 points Friday and handled No. 5 seed Oklahoma by 18 on Saturday. ,Next up is a d...
Struggling Devils aim to halt slide in clash vs. fading Flyers
Amid a flurry of trade deadline activity, the New Jersey Devils are still struggling to improve their playoff status in the Eastern Conference. ,Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Flyers' postseason hopes continue to fade with the team mired in another extended slide. ,The Devils will look to avoid losing ...
No. 7 NC State returns to ACC tournament final, takes on No. 11 Duke
No. 11 Duke hasn't won an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament championship in a dozen years, and No. 7 North Carolina State is standing in the way.,The longtime rivals will meet Sunday afternoon in the tournament final in Greensboro, N.C.,The Wolfpack are the top seed in the tournament and appearin...
SIU Edwardsville grabs first berth to NCAA tourney
Ray'Sean Taylor scored 20 points and SIU Edwardsville dominated on defense to become the first team to clinch a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, beating Southeast Missouri State 69-48 on Saturday in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament final in Evansville, Ill.,The Cougars (22-11) limited the Red...
St. Louis City, LA Galaxy aim to find some offense
Expecting some challenges in the early going, the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy appear to be facing an even deeper test than they could have imagined as they host St. Louis City on Sunday at Carson, Calif.,Without playmaker Riqui Puig (knee) for an extended period and forward Joseph Paintsil...
Another win for the Thieves at Stage 2 Major qualifying
With each passing day, the Los Angeles Thieves look more and more like the team to beat in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major qualifier.,A day after sweeping their opponents to remain unbeaten in the tournament, the Thieves did the same thing Saturday, beating the Boston Breach 3-0 to improve to ...
Spacestation advance to Overwatch NA Stage 1 final
Spacestation Gaming booked a spot in the Overwatch Champions Series North American Stage 1 grand final on Saturday, edging Team Liquid 3-2 in the upper bracket final.,Spacestation will face the winner of Sunday's lower bracket final between Liquid and NTMR. The grand final will be played after the l...
Magomed Ankalaev takes down Alex Pereira at UFC 313
LAS VEGAS -- Magomed Ankalaev claimed the UFC light heavyweight title with a convincing unanimous decision victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313 on Saturday night, defeating the defending champion 49-46, 48-47, 48-47.,Anklaev (20-1-1) took the highly partisan crowd out of the fight early with a domin...
Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy arrested, won't be charged in alleged assault
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday night on a family domestic violence charge in Texas, but the district attorney in Williamson County, Texas said he was not pursuing charges Saturday evening.,The Austin American-Statesman received confirmation from the district attor...
Whitecaps stay perfect through 3 matches, blank CF Montreal
Mathias Laborda and Tate Johnson scored goals Saturday night and the Vancouver Whitecaps made it three wins in as many matches to start the season, blanking CF Montreal 2-0 in Vancouver.,Vancouver controlled most of the match, possessing the ball 54.5 percent of the time and outshooting Montreal 15-...
Timberwolves look to keep winning at struggling Spurs
The Minnesota Timberwolves know they are in the mix for a top-six playoff berth in the Western Conference, which would allow them to avoid the play-in tournament.,But it's too soon to know exactly how the standings will shake out in a tightly packed conference that includes eight teams within 7 1/2 ...
Nashville converts first scores of season into win over Timbers
Ahmed Qasem scored midway through the second half in his first MLS start and Nashville SC halted its scoreless start to the season with a 2-0 victory over the visiting Portland Timbers on Saturday night.,Andy Najar also scored his first goal for his new club just before halftime, helped by an error ...
Valeri Nichushkin's hat trick carries Avalanche past Maple Leafs
Valeri Nichushkin had three goals for his first career regular-season hat trick, Nathan MacKinnon had two goals to reach 100 points for the season, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-4 in Denver on Saturday night.,Joel Kiviranta and Jonathan Drou...
Philadelphia Union stay perfect; Revolution still without a goal
Tai Baribo scored his MLS-leading sixth goal and the Philadelphia Union continued their perfect start under first-year coach Bradley Carnell with 2-0 victory over the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday night.,Baribo's 76th-minute header of Kai Wagner's pass tied an MLS record f...