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(Photo credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports) Nashville SC must move on after a success. The Colorado Rapids are eager for their next match as well. The teams meet Saturday night at Commerce City, Colo. The match will mark the only home outing for the Rapids (0-1-0, 0 points) in their first four outings. They lost last week's opener 4-1 to the Portland Timbers. "I'm kind of growing into having more of a voice," said K

(Photo credit: Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) Dylan Guenther scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period as the visiting Arizona Coyotes snapped a 14-game winless skid with a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. Arizona's Matias Maccelli collected a goal and two assists and Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone, J.J. Moser and Guenther had one of each. Schmaltz had one of his team's two power-play goals and won

(Photo credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports) No. 7 seed Alexander Bublik and No. 5 Ugo Humbert will meet in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships final after an eventful semifinal round Friday. Bublik was ahead 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-5 when No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia was defaulted for unsportsmanlike conduct after making comments to a line judge. Bublik, of Kazakhstan, finished the two-hour, 31-minute match with 2

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports) Dylan Strome had a goal and two assists for the Washington Capitals, who scored five unanswered goals to rally for a 5-2 win against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Hendrix Lapierre, Tom Wilson and Max Pacioretty each had two assists for the Capitals, who are 5-1-1 in their past seven games. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves. Owen Tippett had a goal and an assist, Mo

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Darius Garland scored 29 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Detroit Pistons 110-100 on Friday night. The Cavs have won nine straight against the Pistons and completed a four-game season series sweep. Evan Mobley had 22 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. Max Strus had 14 points, while Sam Merrill and Isaac Okoro added 12

(Photo credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports) Darius Garland scored 29 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Detroit Pistons 110-100 on Friday night. The Cavs have won nine straight against the Pistons and completed a four-game season series sweep. Evan Mobley had 22 points, 17 rebounds and seven assists. Max Strus had 14 points, while Sam Merrill and Isaac Okoro added 12

(Photo credit: Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) FC Cincinnati and the Chicago Fire FC were not completely satisfied with their season-opening draws. They'll each aim for a better result when the Fire host Cincinnati on Saturday night. FC Cincinnati expects to challenge again for the MLS Cup in 2024, even though they are relying on more youth and awaited cohesiveness from newcomers than in recent years. C

BERLIN, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich suffered another setback in the Bundesliga title race as Lucas Holer's late equalizer helped Freiburg snatch a 2-2 stalemate in the 24th round on Friday.

GLASGOW, March 1 (Xinhua) -- American sprinter Christian Coleman clocked a world-leading time of 6.41 seconds to clinch the men's 60m title at the World Athletics Indoor Championships here on Friday.

(Photo credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports) Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Russell Teibert is retiring from his playing career and will transition to a front office role with the club. "Years ago, I made a promise to myself and our club: I would only be satisfied taking my work boots off when our jersey was in a better place," Teibert said in a statement Friday. "We've been through the mud together and have had t

(Photo credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports) After losing six of their last seven games, Ole Miss will have to play its way back into NCAA Tournament consideration. The Rebels (19-9, 6-9 SEC) will try to start that process Saturday against struggling Missouri (8-20, 0-15) in Columbia, Mo. "Every game is big," Ole Miss coach Chris Beard said. "I don't use the terminology that it's a big game. They're all big. Bill Russe

ACCRA, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday commissioned the main venue for the 13th African Games to be held in Ghana this month.

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) The Columbus Blue Jackets will attempt to avoid a third straight loss when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday in the second of two meetings between the clubs this season. Columbus lost to Carolina 4-2 on Thursday as the Blue Jackets suffered their sixth loss in nine games. Columbus also lost 4-1 to the New York Rangers on Wednesday. "A few times, we were looking for

(Photo credit: Annie Rice/Avalanche-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK) Texas Tech will try to shake off its worst loss of the season with a trip to West Virginia on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va., in a game loaded with emotional connections. The Red Raiders tumbled 81-69 at home against Texas on Tuesday, falling behind by 29 points in the second half. They showed some fight to make the final score more respectable, but not enou

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports) The Dallas Stars are getting serious about making a long playoff run, and the visiting San Jose Sharks are the next team in their way on Saturday night. The Stars traded for defenseman Chris Tanev on Wednesday and then went out and beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Thursday to take a two-point lead over the Jets for first place in the Central Division. "It's a great message," St

(Photo credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports) With little margin for error at this point, Syracuse cannot afford a loss to last-place Louisville when the Atlantic Coast Conference foes collide Saturday night on the Cardinals' home court. The Orange (19-10, 10-8 ACC) need all the wins they can get in order to sneak into the NCAA Tournament discussion over the next couple of weeks. They have won three games in a row for th

(Photo credit: Simon Fearn-USA TODAY Sports) The Vancouver Whitecaps will become the last MLS team to open their 2024 regular season when they host a Charlotte FC side that opened a new managerial era with a victory. Vancouver was the lone MLS team idle last weekend after playing and losing a CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series against Mexico's Tigres UANL earlier in February. And after reaching the postseason in

(Photo credit: Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK) With Xavier and Georgetown buried in the bottom half of the Big East standings and little at stake when they meet Saturday night, handicapping their matchup is tricky. Two things to expect, however, are a fast pace and lots of scoring. In each of their last four meetings, all won by Xavier, the Musketeers have put up at least 92 points. Now it's wait and see if

Unlike Stalin, Khrushchev or Brezhnev, Lenin was almost a teetotaler.

1. Vladimir Lenin

Lenin and a jug of his favorite Hoffbrau

Russia Beyond (Photo: Борис Вигилев/Sput

(Photo credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) In a flow since the All-Star break and playing with a renewed commitment on defense, the Denver Nuggets will put a five-game winning streak on the line when they visit the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday. The contest also will feature Lakers star LeBron James and his pursuit of 40,000 career points. He is nine away. The Nuggets posted consecutive home victories by holdin

(Photo credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports) It took the Boston Bruins every second of 60 regulation minutes to close out their Thursday win over the Vegas Golden Knights and snap a streak of six consecutive games that needed overtime or a shootout to be decided. The Bruins, tied with the Florida Panthers atop the Eastern Conference standings entering the weekend, have little time to rest as they begin a three-in-four

(Photo credit: Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK) Kelvin Sampson isn't even trying to pretend. The coach of Houston (25-3, 12-3 Big 12), whose team has soared to the No. 1 ranking with a Big 12 championship in sight, isn't treating Saturday's matchup against Oklahoma (19-9, 7-8) in Norman, Okla., as just another contest. "It's not a normal game," Sampson said. Sampson spent 12 seasons as Oklahoma

(Photo credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports) The Colorado Avalanche traded forward Kurtis MacDermid to the New Jersey Devils on Friday night in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round draft pick and the rights to forward Zakhar Bardakov. MacDermid, who turns 30 this month, has skated in 29 games for Colorado this season. He has scored two goals with 23 penalty minutes. MacDermid joins his third NHL team after appearing in 249

(Photo credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports) The New England Patriots released cornerback J.C. Jackson Friday. The move frees up $14.375 million of salary cap space, according to spotrac.com. Jackson, 28, was acquired from the Los Angeles Chargers in October for his second stint with the Patriots. He played in eight games (six starts) and didn't intercept a pass. Jackson had one pick in two games with the Chargers

(Photo credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports) When you think triple-double and Iowa basketball, you probably think of Caitlin Clark. That's understandable, since she has recorded 17 in one of the great careers in college basketball history. But Payton Sandfort pulled off the feat Tuesday night, becoming the first player in the Hawkeyes men's basketball program to do it. His 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists led the