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William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled AtlantaVideo
HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron had a freight train in his rearview mirror. A sitting duck, it seemed. Fortunately for him, all those challengers started jostling against each other rather than working together to take down the leader. While Byron cruised to the checkered flag for the third victory of...
Gabe Kalscheur, No. 11 Iowa State upset Wisconsin to reach Sweet 16Video
MILWAUKEE — Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points, and 11th-seeded Iowa State surprised Wisconsin in the Badgers’ backyard, advancing to the Sweet 16 with a 54-49 victory Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Penn State transfer Izaiah Brockington added 10 points as the gritty Cyclones used their tough...
Rafael Nadal’s 20-match win streak ends in loss to Taylor FritzVideo
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — American Taylor Fritz upset Rafael Nadel 6-3, 7-6 (5) Sunday to win the BNP Paribas Open and snap the 21-time major champion’s 20-match winning streak this year. Nadal fought off a match point on his serve with a forehand winner to tie the second set 5-all....
Coach K’s Duke beats Tom Izzo’s Michigan State as final ride continuesVideo
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke survived some tense moments in the closing minutes against Michigan State and extended Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA Tournament run, beating Tom Izzo’s Spartans, 85-76, on Sunday in the Hall of Fame coaches’ bittersweet final tussle. Star freshman Paolo Banchero scored 19 points and muscled in the...
Sam Burns repeat winner at PGA’s Valspar Championship after playoffVideo
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Sam Burns is a winner again in the Valspar Championship, this time with a lot more stress and plenty of more emotion. Burns holed a birdie putt from just over 30 feet on the 16th hole to beat Davis Riley on the second playoff hole, giving...
Josef Newgarden wins IndyCar race in Texas on final turnVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Roger Penske met Josef Newgarden in victory lane with six crisp hundred dollar bills to gift the race winner. He’s got another $300,000 in bonuses for the 300 employees back at Team Penske. The Captain sure knows how to celebrate a monumental victory. Newgarden used the...
Minor league report: Nailers fall to Wings in overtimeVideo
Despite four goals by forward Patrick Watling, the Wheeling Nailers were defeated in overtime by the Kalamazoo Wings, 7-6, at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich. on Sunday. Forward Sam Houde recorded five assists for Wheeling (31-25-2-0) while forward Justin Almeida added a goal and two assists. Goaltender Brody...
Red Sox reportedly sign Rockies SS Trevor Story to play 2BVideo
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox reportedly have agreed to terms with Rockies All-Star shortstop Trevor Story on a six-year, $140 million contract that would bring him to Boston to play second base. The deal, which was first reported by USA Today and confirmed by multiple outlets, gives the...
Villanova eliminates Ohio State in NCAA Tournament with 2nd-round victory
Eric Dixon has spent too many hours in Villanova’s practice gym — some with teammates shouting and defending, some by himself when the only sound was the bounce of the basketball off hardwood — to have any doubt. He is one of the Wildcats’ least likely candidates to shoot a...
Dillon Peters, Mason Martin happy with changeups, as Blue Jays pound Pirates
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Dillon Peters was a late addition to the Pittsburgh Pirates’ starting rotation last season after being acquired from the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations in mid-July. After the Pirates signed fellow lefty Jose Quintana to a free-agent deal, Peters seemed like a forgotten man in the...
Penguins sign defenseman Mark Friedman to contract extensionVideo
Less than 24 hours before the NHL’s trade deadline, the Penguins secured a bit of their future. On Sunday, the team signed reserve defenseman Mark Friedman to a two-year, one-way contract extension that carries a salary cap hit of $775,000. This season, Friedman has appeared in 20 NHL games and...
Browns defend decision to add QB Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson’s complicated past didn’t dissuade the Cleveland Browns from betting on the quarterback’s future. He is on Cleveland’s roster, and at this point that is the only certainty with the talented yet controversial QB. Watson’s stunning trade to the Browns became official Sunday, capping a whirlwind few days during...
No. 5 Houston ousts No. 4 Illinois to reach NCAA Sweet 16
Houston just kept on dancing Sunday, long after the Cougars saw an opening and pounced. And just like that, they’re headed to their third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance. Taze Moore scored 21 points, and fifth-seeded Houston capitalized on a controversial technical foul call against No. 4 Illinois in the second...
Pirates top prospect Oneil Cruz wants to get back to majors and stay there
Oneil Cruz attempted to explain how he turned an ankles-high pitch into a 413-foot home run Saturday, crediting everything from his work in the batting cage to keeping an eye on the ball to barreling it. Then the Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect flashed a smile and offered the only explanation...
Cal Adomitis ready to perform for NFL scouts at Pitt’s Pro Day
The long hair is long gone, replaced by a full beard that Cal Adomitis said might one day be prime for shearing. For a good cause, of course. Adomitis was one of the stars of Pitt’s run to an ACC championship last year, on and off the field. He concluded...
Penguins’ options limited as trade deadline approaches
The Penguins roster is bound to look different after Monday’s trade deadline. After all, injured forward Jason Zucker is in the process of rehabilitating a core muscle injury that has hobbled him since December. But the possibility of any kind of transaction that would involve adding an external piece appears...
Pirates’ Mitch Keller feels ‘fine’ after taking comebacker to thigh
BRADENTON, Fla. — A day after being hit in the left thigh by a comebacker in his first spring training start, Mitch Keller was walking around the Pittsburgh Pirates clubhouse without any worries that it would disrupt his daily routine. “No, I don’t think so,” Keller said Sunday morning at...
Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton dies at age 67
SEATTLE — Longtime NFL journalist John Clayton died Friday following a short illness. He was 67. The Seattle Seahawks announced the death for Clayton’s family in a statement. Clayton worked for the team in recent years as a sideline reporter on radio broadcasts. Nicknamed “The Professor,” Clayton spent more than...
Minor league report: Louis Domingue, Penguins hold off CometsVideo
Goaltender Louis Domingue made 26 saves on 28 shots and led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 home win against the Utica Comets at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. Forwards Jordy Bellerive, Filip Hallander and Sam Poulin all scored for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (26-24-4-4). Highlights: The Penguins’ next game is...
Former Arizona coach, Pitt guard Sean Miller returning to XavierVideo
CINCINNATI — Former Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller returned to Xavier on Saturday, less than a year after the Wildcats fired him amid an ongoing NCAA investigation that’s stretched nearly five years. Miller replaces Travis Steele, his former assistant who was fired Wednesday after four seasons. “Xavier is thrilled to...
Saint Peter’s is 3rd 15 seed in Sweet 16, beats Murray StateVideo
INDIANAPOLIS — Saint Peter’s broke the hearts of Kentuckians yet again, getting 17 points from KC Ndefo to beat Murray State, 70-60, on Saturday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and complete its rise from obscurity into the Sweet 16. Two days after tossing eight-time national champion...
Penn State wins 9th NCAA wrestling team title in 11 yearsVideo
DETROIT — Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson successfully defended his heavyweight title in his final college match, Cornell’s Yianni Diakomihalis became a three-time champion and Penn State completed a dominating run through the NCAA tournament Saturday night. Penn State wrapped up its ninth team title in 11 years hours before...
Riverhounds win home debut with Forbes’ goal in 51st minute
Dane Kelly is the all-time leading scorer in USL Championship history, and Kenardo Forbes is the all-time assist leader, but the two switched roles Saturday night. It was Kelly who dropped a pass to Forbes from well outside the 18-yard box, and he launched a rocket shot under the crossbar...
AP: Browns to trade QB Case Keenum, sign Jacoby Brissett as backupVideo
The Cleveland Browns’ quarterback carousel spun again Saturday. Twice. While Cleveland waits to officially welcome Deshaun Watson, the team agreed to trade backup quarterback Case Keenum to Buffalo and sign free agent QB Jacoby Brissett, a person familiar with the deals told the Associated Press. The Browns are sending Keenum...
Flyers trade longtime captain Claude Giroux to PanthersVideo
PHILADELPHIA — After 1,000 games and a reign as the longest-serving team captain in Flyers history, Claude Giroux is off to Florida to try to win his first Stanley Cup. Philadelphia traded Giroux on Saturday in a deal that sent this season’s All-Star game MVP to Florida in a move...
