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NEW YORK (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi tied his career high with his 27th goal of the season and won the game in a shootout, captain Adam Lowry ended his lengthy scoring drought and the Winnipeg Jets ended their three-game losing streak by beating the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Vilardi and Kyle Connor scored in the shootout to spoil …

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo had 21 points, Lanie Grant scored 20 and North Carolina used a strong fourth quarter to beat Maryland 74-66 on Sunday and reach the women’s Sweet 16 for the second year in a row. Nyla Harris had 14 points and eight rebounds and Indya Nivar added 11 points to help the fourth-seeded Tar …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Connecticut basketball looks to advance to the Sweet 16 for the third time in the last four years under Dan Hurley on Sunday with a win over UCLA. But the 2-seed Huskies may have to do it without point guard Silas Demary Jr., who was listed as “questionable” for the March 22 second-round game against the 10-seed …

Will Iowa State be without one of its key players in the second round of the NCAA Tournament? The No. 2 seed Cyclones will take on No. 7 Kentucky on Sunday, March 22, and all eyes are on whether star forward Joshua Jefferson will be available against the Wildcats after suffering an injury in the first round. Jefferson hurt his …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Minnesota Timberwolves hit the road to take on the Boston Celtics tonight at TD Garden. Our NBA player prop projections have found plenty of value on both sides, and we break it all down below. Advertisement For more NBA picks, check out …

BERLIN (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt dropped World Cup hero Mario Götze and lost 2-1 at local rival Mainz in their Bundesliga derby on Sunday. Paul Nebel scored both goals for Mainz, grabbing the winner in the 89th minute to set off wild celebrations and deal Frankfurt its second defeat under new coach Albert Riera. Advertisement Nebel opened the scoring in …

PARIS (AP) — Maghnes Akliouche scored a brilliant individual goal and American forward Folarin Balogun netted a penalty as Monaco rallied to win 2-1 at Lyon for a sixth straight league victory. Coach Paulo Fonseca’s slumping Lyon side is seven games without a win overall having equalled a club record with 13 straight victories. Although Lyon is in fourth place, …

The Toronto Raptors continue their travels to Arizona, where they will go toe-to-toe tonight with the Phoenix Suns. These teams meet twice a year, with the first contest going in Toronto’s favour. So far on this road-trip, the Raptors are 1-1. They beat Chicago effortlessly and followed that up with a close but frustrating loss to Denver. Now, they face …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. A five-game skid has snuffed out the Phoenix Suns’ hopes of climbing into the Top 6 in the West, and tonight they’ll face a Toronto Raptors team fighting to avoid that same play-in jeopardy. Advertisement Toronto enters as the No. 5 seed in …

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Connecticut and UCLA are two of the biggest brands in college basketball, but have a sparse history against each other, meeting only once in the Elite Eight of the 1995 Men’s NCAA Tournament. That all changes at 8:45 p.m. ET on Sunday inside Xfinity Mobile Area, where a berth to the Sweet 16 will be on the …

Follow all of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports’ live updates. Otega Oweh gave us the moment of the NCAA Tournament so far with his banked-in 3-pointer to force overtime against Santa Clara in the first round. Advertisement It saved Kentucky’s season and Mark Pope from a likely avalanche of mean tweets. What do the Wildcats …

MIDRAND, South Africa (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau won for the second straight week by saving par on the final hole for a 6-under 65 and blistering a 3-wood from a wet lie in the rough on the par-5 18th in a playoff to set up birdie and defeat Jon Rahm at LIV Golf South Africa on Sunday. DeChambeau’s final start …

Follow all of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports’ live updates. Now that Braden Smith has the NCAA assists record, the Purdue senior can focus solely on what brought the Boilermakers point guard back to West Lafayette: a chance at a championship. Advertisement Purdue got close in 2024, reaching the national championship game with Zach Edey …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to a new six-year contract with opening day starter Cristopher Sánchez. The deal announced Sunday for last season’s NL Cy Young Award runner-up begins in 2027 and will run through 2032 with a club option for 2033. Advertisement Terms were not immediately available. Sánchez had been pitching under a $22.5 million, four-year …

Bryan Hodgson’s one-year tenure with South Florida men’s basketball is leading to a bigger job. According to multiple reports, the Bulls’ head coach is finalizing a deal to become the next head coach at Providence basketball. Hodgson led USF to the NCAA Tournament following a 25-9 record during the 2025-26 season. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: College basketball coaches fired: Updated list …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Washington Wizards attempt to end a 15-game losing skid when they visit Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks. Washington’s defense has been difficult to watch and easy to score on, and my Wizards vs. Knicks predictions and NBA picks expect …

Chances are, you no longer have a perfect bracket. Well, scratch that: It’s almost guaranteed you don’t have a perfect bracket through three days of the 2026 Men’s NCAA Tournament with half the field set for the Sweet 16 through Saturday, March 21. Advertisement REQUIRED READING: March Madness games today: Breaking down Sunday’s men’s NCAA Tournament matchups Fans already faced …

In Yahoo! default leagues, Week 22 is the semifinal round of the fantasy playoffs. While most NBA teams play four games, a few have bad schedules, either because of the games they play or where those matchups fall on the schedule. And there are key injuries that will significantly affect how managers craft their lineups. Let’s look at the Week …

It seems like a foregone conclusion that the NBA will lean toward adding more teams to its league. The league’s board of governors will meet next week to further discuss an expansion to a 32-league team and approve moving forward on bid offers for a future market in Las Vegas and returning to Seattle, according to ESPN. Advertisement NBA commissioner …

Washington Wizards (16-54, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (46-25, third in the Eastern Conference) New York; Sunday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knicks -20.5; over/under is 227.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: New York is looking to prolong its five-game win streak with a victory against Washington. The Knicks are 30-15 in Eastern Conference games. New York …

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj has won the toss Sunday and chosen to bowl in the fourth Twenty20 against New Zealand. After a series of low-scoring matches, New Zealand leads the series 2-1. South Africa won the first match by seven wickets while New Zealand won the second by 68 runs and the third by …

Houston Rockets (43-27, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (28-42, 12th in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Houston plays Chicago for a non-conference matchup. Advertisement The Bulls are 17-20 in home games. Chicago is 12-8 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.5 turnovers per game. The Rockets …

Toronto Raptors (39-30, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (39-32, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -1.5; over/under is 220.5 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix comes into the matchup against Toronto as losers of five in a row. The Suns have gone 22-14 at home. Phoenix has a 20-14 record in …

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Paxton Aaronson scored a goal in each half, Wayne Frederick’s first career goal was the go-ahead score and the Colorado Rapids rolled to a 4-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday night. Aaronson gave Colorado (3-2-0) the lead in the 12th minute, but Shapi Suleymanov scored for the first time this season — in …

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists to take the NHL scoring lead from Edmonton star Connor McDavid in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 5-2 victory over the Oilers on Saturday night. Kucherov scored his 39th and 40th goals and had his 77th and 78th assists to push his season points total to 118. McDavid had …