Both LAFC and Nashville SC will be looking for a result to jumpstart their seasons when they meet on Saturday night in Southern California. Los Angeles (1-2-1, 4 points) has gone three games without scoring after opening the season with a 2-1 home win over the Seattle Sounders. Reigning MLS Golden Boot winner Denis Bouanga […]
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Alyssa Ustby collected 16 points and 17 rebounds as No. 8 seed North Carolina topped No. 9 Michigan State 59-56 in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday in Columbia, S.C. Ustby’s double-double was her 15th of the season, and she also had a team-high six assists. The Tar Heels (20-12) also
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Charlie Culberson’s attempt to reinvent himself as a pitcher at age 34 took a blow Saturday when he was released by the Atlanta Braves. The longtime utility man, who has 99 extra-base hits over an 11-year major league career, went to spring training this season with the Braves on a minor league deal as a
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The teams with the NHL’s worst records square off Saturday night when the Chicago Blackhawks finish up a three-game California road trip against the San Jose Sharks. It’s also a matchup of the team with the NHL’s worst road record in the Blackhawks (5-28-1) against a Sharks team with the fewest home wins (10). Chicago
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MEMPHIS — The team that couldn’t shoot straight during the regular season suddenly can’t miss in March. Ninth-seeded Texas A&M converted 13 3-pointers Friday night in a first round South Region game of the NCAA Tournament and enjoyed a comfortable 98-83 win over No. 8 Nebraska. Wade Taylor IV bombed in 7 of 10 attempts
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The Phoenix Suns have to make hay while they can in a bid to move up the standings, beginning Saturday with the first of two games in three nights against the host San Antonio Spurs. The Suns (41-29) are in a virtual tie with the Dallas Mavericks for sixth place in the Western Conference with
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NEW YORK — Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points Friday night for 12th-seeded James Madison, which never trailed as it upset fifth-seeded Wisconsin 72-61 in a South Region first-round matchup. James Madison (32-3), which extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 14 games, will play Duke in a second-round game Sunday. The fourth-seeded Blue
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The Los Angeles Guerrillas won two matches in the elimination bracket on Friday to stay alive in the Call of Duty League Stage 2 Major in Miami. After beating the Los Angeles Thieves in their first match 3-1, the Guerrillas eliminated the Minnesota Rokkr in the second round, also by a 3-1 score. On Saturday,
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MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets’ Toyota Center, the Aggies didn’t have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss. And the Cougars got 21 key minutes out of forward Joseph Tugler, plus another six off the
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