Pascal Siakam had 27 points and 10 rebounds, Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 122-107 Saturday night. Jakob Poeltl added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who have won three in a row and seven straight at home. Anthony Edwards (right ankle sprain) did not play for the Timberwolves, who have lost three in a row. Edwards was injured Friday night i
Five Miami Marlins pitchers combined to limit the host Washington Nationals to three hits -- all singles -- on Saturday to earn a 7-0 victory in a spring training game in West Palm Beach, Fla. Right-hander Sandy Alcantara got the start and allowed two hits and two walks with five strikeouts in 52/3 innings. He was followed by Andrew Nardi (one-third inning), Dylan Floro (one), Bryan Hoeing (one) and JT Chargois (one). Al
Sam Reinhart scored twice in a four-goal, third-period comeback as the host Florida Panthers claimed a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for the Panthers (35-27-7, 77 points), who have won two straight games and are on a 5-0-1 run that has them just outside a playoff position. Brandon Montour and Carter Verhaeghe both collected a p
Marc Leishman shot a second-round 66 to remain atop the leaderboard at LIV Golf Tucson on Saturday in Marana, Ariz. Leishman followed up his Friday 65 with an eagle and four birdies against one bogey to head into Sunday at 11-under-par 131. Sergio Garcia is two shots back in solo second after his 65. Four players are three shots off the lead in a tie for third and another three players are within striking distance at 7
While the Brooklyn Nets are playing better of late after a rough stretch with their newcomers, they are struggling with consistently getting rebounds. After starting a critical four-game homestand by getting outmuscled on the boards against the Sacramento Kings, the Nets hope to correct their rebounding issues Sunday afternoon when they host Nikola Jokic and the suddenly struggling Denver Nuggets. Brooklyn (39-31) heads
Sebastian Aho completed a hat trick 28 seconds into overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-4 win against the host Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Aho stickhandled around defenseman Tony DeAngelo before scoring into the top left corner. Carolina forced overtime when Martin Necas tied it 4-4 on the power play from the side of the net with less than a second remaining on the clock in the third period. Necas and
No. 15 seed Princeton emphatically took another magical step in the NCAA Tournament as Ryan Langborg scored 22 points to help the Tigers advance to their first Sweet 16 by smothering seventh-seeded Missouri 78-63 on Saturday in Sacramento, Calif. Princeton (23-8) becomes the third 15th seed -- and second in the past two years -- to reach the Sweet 16. The others are Florida Gulf Coast (2013) and Saint Peter's (2022). Sai
LONDON - Former England football captain Gary Lineker returned to host the BBC's flagship soccer show Saturday, a week after his suspension for criticizing government immigration policy caused a row over the broadcaster's impartiality rules.
Читать дальше...
Bernhard Langer fired a 5-under-par 66 on Saturday to take a one-shot lead at the Hoag Classic in Newport Beach, Calif. Langer sits at 12 under, one shot ahead of Doug Barron (2nd round 66) and Miguel Angel Jimenez (67). Brian Gay (65) and Fred Couples (66) are two shots back in a tie for fourth. Chris DiMarco (69) is within striking distance at 9 under. Langer had a chaotic round. He posted two birdies and two bogeys o
Sebastian Aho completed a hat trick 28 seconds into overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-4 win against the host Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Aho stickhandled around defenseman Tony DeAngelo before scoring into the top left corner. Carolina forced overtime when Martin Necas tied it 4-4 on the power play from the side of the net with less than a second remaining on the clock in the third period. Necas and
If Adam Schenk is going to win his first PGA Tour title, he's going to have to hold off a pair of heavyweights to do it. Schenk carded a 70 on Saturday to sit at 8-under par at the Valspar Championship at Palm Bay Harbor, Fla., leading Jordan Spieth (third round 69) and England's Tommy Fleetwood (69) by one stroke. Taylor Moore (69), Cody Gribble (70) and Webb Simpson (68) are tied for fourth, two shots off the lead. En
The Gulf Coast Student Symposium challenged more than 400engineering students from 15 universities with everything from concretecanoe races and surveying tests to construction, transportation andcoastal erosion projects. One event the bridge-building competition had special significance for Dr. Eric Steward, associate dean in the College of Engineeringat the University of South Alabama. For 12 [] The post Engineering Inge
Preview: 2023 Bacardi Cup >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News Scuttlebutt Sailing News
All-league bowling, wrestling, swimming Marion Star
Evander Kane scored three goals and Connor McDavid, the NHL's scoring leader, had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the host Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Saturday afternoon. Zach Hyman had a goal and an assist and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for Edmonton (39-23-8, 86 points), which won its third consecutive game and moved three points ahead of Seattle for third place in the Pacific Division. Leon Draisaitl
Stefan Frei made a key save in second-half stoppage time to help the host Seattle Sounders preserve a scoreless draw against Los Angeles FC on Saturday. Frei thwarted Kwadwo Opuka's left-footed shot attempt from in close in the 92nd minute. Frei finished with three saves to secure his 94th career clean sheet and third this season. Frei's heroics enabled the Sounders (2-1-1, 7 points) to extend their home point streak to
The Buffalo Sabres are hoping to improve their slim playoff chances when they skate against the visiting Boston Bruins on Sunday. With 14 games remaining in their regular season, the Sabres (33-29-6, 72 points) will need a strong finish to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2011.The Sabres didn't help themselves when they dropped a 5-2 decision to Philadelphia on Friday night. It was Buffalo's eighth loss
Ant and Dec were caught at the centre of a storm with furious rugby fans on Saturday after coverage of the Ireland v England Six Nations match was 'cut short'.
Five full-time coaches have tried before him. Can Justin Longmuir take Fremantle to the promised land?
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Adam Gotsis agreed on a two-year deal to remain with the team, his agent, David Canter of GSE Worldwide, announced Saturday on Twitter. Terms of the deal weren't divulged. Gotsis, 30, has spent the past three seasons with the Jaguars and had 83 tackles and 4.5 sacks in 47 games (19 starts). The Australian native started 14 games in 2020 and has primarily been a reserve over the past
DES MOINES -- Kansas point guard Dajuan Harris was helped to the locker room with a right ankle injury with 3:07 left in the first half of the Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament second-round game against Arkansas on Saturday. Harris left his feet to challenge a 10-foot baseline jumper by Arkansas' Nick Smith Jr. and came down out of bounds on two feet, but rocked back into a photographer seated under the basket and rolled his rig
The Office of the Inspector General is reporting the City of Albuquerque violated the state constitution by misusing taxpayer dollars and buying turf for the Duke City Gladiators, who play in Rio Rancho.
The Tigers were held at Reading with the head coach admitting it was two points dropped
Now the scene is set for an encore. After shocking the college basketball world and destroying many brackets around the country, Fairleigh Dickinson will attempt to become the first No. 16 seed to reach the Sweet 16 when it plays No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic on Sunday in a second-round East Regioncontest at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The winner will advance to the East Region semifinals to play fourth-seeded Ten
Two teams with rich NCAA tournament traditions meet when the No. 2-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles battle the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans Sunday in a second-round East Region contest in Columbus, Ohio. The winner advances to the East Region semifinals Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. Both teams were able to avoid the upset bug on Friday in Columbus. Marquette (29-6) set a new school record for most wins i