LAS VEGAS -- Women's MMA pioneer Roxanne Modafferi took down one of the top prospects in the sport Saturday, beating Maycee Barber by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) on the UFC 246 prelims at T-Mobile Arena. The 37-year-old Modafferi, ...
PHILADELPHIA -- Jeison Rosario's only defeat came against an opponent Julian "J Rock" Williams had beaten easily, but that meant nothing when they met each other. In a major upset, Rosario stopped Williams in the fifth round of Williams' homecoming ...
One of the most impressively audacious shots of this impressively unpredictable season of college basketball was daringly delivered by one bad Duck. Payton Pritchard. Senior point guard, one of the best players in America -- and as we can see here, ...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Freddie Gillespie and Jared Butler each scored 17 points, and No. 2 Baylor beat Oklahoma State 75-68 on Saturday for its 14th straight victory. Baylor (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) overcame a 12-point deficit in the last 14 minutes. Devonte ...
HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rode a big third quarter to a a 124-115 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. The Lakers bounced back after a loss to Orlando on Wednesday night that ...
MONTREAL (AP) — Carey Price went from dejection to jubilation in a matter of minutes. Price and the Montreal Canadiens squandered a two-goal lead late in the third period, but Tomas Tatar scored in the fourth round of a shootout for a 5-4 victory over the ...
Conor McGregor returned to action at UFC 246 on Saturday night against Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone, but that headliner and the other four fights on the main card pay-per-view event weren't the only huge things that happened. In fact, T-Mobile Arena in Las ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Fred VanVleet from a hamstring injury to score 29 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 122-112 on Saturday night. Kyle Lowry added 28 points and seven assists while Norman Powell scored 20 points off the ...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama basketball overcame a perfect 31-for-31 free-throw performance by Missouri on Saturday afternoon to win its second-consecutive game, 88-74. With just over four minutes left, junior guard John Petty, Jr. drained a 3-pointer ...
OXFORD, Miss. — LSU guard Skylar Mays is not surprised the Tigers are the only unbeaten team in Southeastern Conference play. "I'm not surprised because of the work we put in and the way we've executed at the end of games," the senior guard said after ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The two highest-scoring games of Kyler Edwards' career came at a good time for Texas Tech. The sophomore guard scored 22 points coming off a career high, and the No. 23 Red Raiders pulled away from Iowa State in the second ...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — It took a second-half spurt to build a 19-point lead and then tough defense during an eight-minute scoring drought for Indiana to collect a rarity on Saturday night, an 82-74 Big Ten Conference road win over Nebraska.
SPRINGFIELD -- The Red Sox are unlikely to name a manager in the next few days, preferring instead to take as disciplined an approach to this momentous decision as they can, given the time constraints. They'd love to hire from within for the sake of ...
DETROIT (AP) — The Florida Panthers were thrilled to have banged-up goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky back on the ice. He was pretty happy about it, too. Bobrovsky made 27 saves, helping Florida beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Saturday night to win four ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oneyka Okongwu scored 22 points and Elijah Weaver hit a clutch 3-pointer to force overtime as Southern California rallied from a 21-point second-half deficit to earn an 82-78 victory over Stanford on Saturday. Weaver continued to ...
Carlos Diego Ferreira kicked off the UFC 246 main card with a second-round submission win over Anthony Pettis in Las Vegas on Saturday. Ferreira established a lead early with his aggression, and it paid off with a second-round rear-naked choke against an ...
The Portland Trail Blazers faced the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight short approximately half a roster, courtesy of season-long injuries and an afternoon trade that sent Kent Bazemore and Anthony Tolliver to the Sacramento Kings. Damian Lillard did ...
TORONTO (AP) — While Patrick Kane is on the doorstep of 1,000 career points, Jonathan Toews is closing in on a milestone of his own. Toews had two goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Saturday night ...
In just two weeks of play in the Big East, DePaul was on the verge of ruining everything it established during an impressive nonconference season. But on Saturday, DePaul changed course with an elusive victory over a top-five opponent. Advertisement.
The 27-16 Sixers begin a three-game road trip Saturday night against the 11-31 New York Knicks. Here are the essentials: When: 7:30 ET with Sixers Pregame Live at 7 p.m.. Where: Madison Square Garden Broadcast: NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus
After three rounds of competition, the cut was finally made at The American Express, and 74 players shot nine under par or better to earn the right to play the final round on PGA West's Stadium course on Sunday. The remaining players will tee off in ...
Anthony Edwards scored 19 but was just 5-of-16 from the field as Georgia was routed by Mississippi State 91-59 Saturday night. Since winning a big road game at Memphis on Jan. 4, the Bulldogs have dropped three of their last four games. Georgia is 1-3 in ...
The performance was strong. The result was disheartening. Unfortunately, it was representative of the Big East season so far for St. John's. There have been bright spots that too often have been followed by disappointment, but also a realization the Red Storm ...
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State needed career highs from Cartier Diarra and Dajuan Gordon to knock off No. 12 West Virginia. Diarra tied a career high 25 points, Gordon scored a career high 15, including 13 in the first half, and Xavier Sneed had 16, ...
Spokane, Wash. • While BYU came out of the gate strong, Gonzaga was just warming up. And then the Bulldogs really sunk their teeth on the Cougars. No. 1 Gonzaga remained the lone West Coast Conference undefeated team as the Bulldogs defeated BYU ...
Real Madrid went clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday after defeating Sevilla 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. In a match of few chances, Real finally gained the lead when Casemiro's intelligent finish broke the deadlock after 57 minutes. However ...
CHICAGO -- The Cleveland Cavaliers, at the end of a lengthy, grueling six-game road trip, seemed poised to overcome every obstacle Saturday night -- the delayed flight from Memphis to Chicago, numerous missing players and fatigue. The Cavaliers were in ...
Yanni Wetzell posted a double-double with 17 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 7 San Diego State rallied from a halftime deficit to down visiting Nevada 68-55 at Viejas Arena. Jan 18, 2020; San Diego, California, USA; A general of the Viejas Arena before a ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Craig Smith's power-play goal with 6:29 remaining in the third period propelled the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Ryan Johansen also scored for Nashville, which snapped a two-game ...
The Orlando Magic had rallied from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to take the lead, but 14 straight points for the Golden State Warriors in crunch time was the difference as Orlando fell on Saturday night at the Chase Center, 109-95. A three-point play by ...
The New York Mets have reengaged the Pittsburgh Pirates in trade talks for outfielder Starling Marte. According to MLB insider Robert Murray, no deal is imminent. The Arizona Diamondbacks are also believed to be involved in talks for the 31-year-old.
Improved play has led to better results for the Wild after a 1-5-1 skid stirred flashbacks to the team's season-opening rut. But there may be another catalyst behind the Wild's recent rebound: Rest. After coach Bruce Boudreau called off practice Wednesday to ...
Bojan Bogdanovic made six 3-pointers and scored 30 points to help the Utah Jazz roll to a 123-101 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Salt Lake City. Jan 18, 2020; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) shoes ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the New Jersey Devils 5-0 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena. That may sound like a great game to watch. I mean, who wouldn't love a shutout victory over a division opponent in front of a sellout crowd? Unfortunately it ...
Raul Jimenez has carved his name in Wolverhampton Wanderers' history books. "I want to say thank you to all my teammates, to the staff, to the coach, because without all of them, I can't achieve this goal," Jimenez said following Wolves' come-from-behind ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs star receiver Tyreek Hill thanked a fan who drove his grandparents to Kansas City to make sure they could see him play Sunday. A stranger named Dave Fearn met Hill's grandparents because of flight cancellations ...
Konecny scored twice Saturday in a 4-1 win over the Kings. Konecny's dream season continues. He has four points, including three goals, in his last four games and 42 points in 46 games. That puts Konecny within seven points of his career high of 49 points ...
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech freshman Nahiem Alleyne has felt it before, even in high school: the brief absence of his shooting groove, the temporary lost sense that every 3-pointer he takes is going in. He knows only one way to handle it. Shoot some more ...
IOWA CITY (KWWL) -- The top ranked Iowa Hawkeyes won eight of ten matches en route to a dominant 26-6 win over No. 7 Nebraska on Saturday night. For the Hawks, the third period made the difference as they put the Huskers away in the second half of ...
ATLANTA — Virginia entered McCamish Pavilion on Saturday on a three-game losing streak. Poor shooting and turnovers were largely to blame. The Cavaliers exited McCamish Pavilion on a one-game winning streak. Credit efficient shooting and quality ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Surprise! The Rutgers men's basketball team is one of the best in the Big Ten this season. After going 16-76 in conference play in their first five years, the Scarlet Knights sit in second place in the league at 4-2 and 13-4 overall. Rutgers is a ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fan-led effort brought a Chiefs pep rally to the Country Club Plaza on Saturday. "There was a Facebook post that told everybody to come out and support and so we did," James Taylor said. Chiefs fans of all ages showed off their team ...
PULLMAN, Wash. — "The Coug love... There's nothing like it," Klay Thompson reflected during his press conference. There's also nothing like getting your jersey retired. "It was very surreal and I can't believe that's going to hang there forever," said Klay of his ...
Chelsea fell to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat against Newcastle at St. James' Park on Saturday, thanks to Isaac Hayden's stoppage time winner. Frank Lampard's side were unable to build on last week's emphatic 3-0 victory over Burnley, instead recording their ...
UFC fans were left fuming after the referee was criticised for an extremely late stoppage during Drew Dober's victory over Nasrat Haqparast. Dober, fighting on the main card of Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, floored his opponent and went to work on a ...
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