LOS ANGELES — Grant Nelson scored fourth-seeded Alabama’s final five points, including a late three-point play that put the Crimson Tide ahead for good in a 89-87 win over top-seeded North Carolina on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal. Alabama (24-11) rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit, holding North Carolina to seven points […]
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The Minnesota Twins began their defense of their American League Central crown behind a strong start by Pablo Lopez, topping the host Kansas City Royals 4-1 on Thursday. After surrendering a leadoff home run to Maikel Garcia, Lopez shut out the Royals while scattering four hits over seven innings, striking out seven. Lopez needed just
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Connor McDavid scored a goal and contributed two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Edmonton (44-23-4, 92 points) leads the Vegas Golden Knights by four points for second place in the Pacific Division, while Los Angeles (38-23-11, 87 points) is one point
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Community team Rim Runners rallied to upset Celtics Crossover Gaming 3-2 on Thursday as bracket play began in the NBA 2K League’s 3v3 Switch Open. Twelve first-round matches were contested on Thursday. The event runs through April 6. Rim Runners dropped the first two games against the fourth-seeded Celtics, 22-18 and 22-16, before bouncing back
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Chicago Cubs ace left-hander Justin Steele sustained a left hamstring injury while fielding a bunt in the fifth inning of Thursday’s 4-3, 10-inning loss in the season opener against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas. Steele immediately clutched at the back of his left leg after backhanding the ball to first baseman Michael Busch on
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Jonah Heim redeemed himself for a mental miscue by delivering a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the season opener on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. Inherited runner Marcus Semien advanced to third base on a groundout in the 10th inning, and
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Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period and Logan Thompson made 39 saves to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Pavel Dorofeyev and Jack Eichel also scored goals and William Karlsson had two assists for Vegas (40-25-8, 88 points) which extended its points
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Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal in the first minute of the third period, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman also scored for Minnesota (35-28-9, 79 points), which snapped a two-game skid. Boldy
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Pavel Buchnevich scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Calgary Flames 5-3 Thursday night. Jake Neighbours had a goal and an assist for the Blues, who are 7-1-1 in their last nine games. Zachary Bolduc and Brandon Saad also scored and Torey Krug had two assists. Jordan Binnington made 23 saves
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