San Antonio hosted Portland on Wednesday while riding a multi-game home winning streak, with the Spurs listed at 60-19 (or 61-19 in subsequent reporting) and Victor Wembanyama among key contributors; earlier in the week Denver beat Portland 137-132 in overtime, powered by Nikola Jokic’s triple-double. The Nuggets’ OT victory moved Denver...
Osage Beach — The School of the Osage beat Russellville 3-1 on Monday, and Tuesday saw several Central Missouri and Central State 8 matchups: Rock Bridge rallied past Jefferson City 6-5, Battle defeated Capital City 8-4, Russellville edged Eugene 2-1, and New Bloomfield topped Fayette 7-5. The results produced record changes...
Indianapolis — UConn senior Alex Karaban concluded his collegiate career on Monday as the Huskies lost 69-63 to Michigan in the national championship; Karaban played essentially the entire game, finishing with 17 points and 11 rebounds and attempting the final possessions of the contest. Coach Dan Hurley consoled Karaban after the...
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Chris Gotterup, 26, makes his Masters debut this week after winning four PGA Tour events, including the Scottish Open last year and the Sony Open and Phoenix Open earlier this year; he spoke at a Monday press conference saying the occasion, not the course, creates nerves. The development...
Indianapolis — Michigan defeated UConn 69-63 on Monday night to win the NCAA men's basketball championship, securing the program's second national title. Elliot Cadeau led Michigan with 19 points and freshman Trey McKenney sank critical free throws late in the game to preserve the lead. Michigan (37-3) celebrated its first national...
BOSTON — On Monday night at Fenway Park, Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was hit on the hand by a pitch from Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, prompting Contreras to tell reporters he would 'take one of them out' if hit again; the Brewers won 8-6. In Tuesday's meeting, Contreras was...
Washington — On Monday night at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals erased a three-run deficit when James Wood, Brady House and CJ Abrams hit eighth-inning homers to produce a 9-6 comeback win over the St. Louis Cardinals, overturning a 6-3 score and snapping Washington's skid. Washington — The following night the...
PITTSBURGH — San Diego right-hander Germán Márquez earned his first win with the Padres, pitching five innings in a 5-0 victory Monday night that ended the Pittsburgh Pirates' five-game winning streak; Nick Castellanos, Jackson Merrill, Jake Cronenworth and Ramón Laureano supplied run-scoring doubles. The Padres used relievers Ron Marinaccio and David...
San Antonio — On Monday night the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 after Victor Wembanyama left the first half with a bruised left rib following inadvertent contact from Paul George, and he was ruled out at halftime. The Spurs secured their 60th win with Stephon Castle recording a...
Buffalo, N.Y. Jason Zucker tipped Bowen Byram’s shot for a go-ahead goal 7:38 into the second period as the Sabres beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 Monday at KeyBank Center, and Jack Quinn scored into an empty net with 1:54 remaining to seal the regulation victory. The win moved Buffalo into...
