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SEATTLE (AP) — Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Danielle Serdachny scored goals in the final six minutes of the third period, Alex Carpenter also had a goal, and the Seattle Torrent beat the Boston Fleet 3-2 on Wednesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Seattle (5-1-2-9) had lost back-to-back games following the Olympic break and went into the game last in …

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Bane had a 3-pointer and two free throws in the final 17.4 seconds to cap a 35-point night and help the Orlando Magic hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-122 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory. Paolo Banchero added 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Magic. Tristan da Silva scored nine of …

The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t stop what has been a bad Orlando Magic offense on Wednesday, which led to their 128-122 defeat. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. Offensive Rating Effective Field Goal Percentage Offensive Rebounding Percentage Offensive Turnover Percentage Free Throw Rate Cavs 128.4, 86th percentile 59%, 75th percentile 28%, 47th percentile 10.5%, 84th …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Malik Dia scored 23 points, AJ Storr added 18 off the bench, and 15th-seeded Mississippi knocked off No. 10-seed Texas 76-66 in the second round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night. Mississippi, led by former Texas coach Chris Beard, put a dent in the Longhorns’ NCAA Tournament aspirations. The Longhorns (18-14) were thought to be …

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Martinelli scored 28 points, Jake West added 18 and 15th-seeded Northwestern knocked off No. 10-seed Indiana 74-61 on the second day of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. The Wildcats (15-18) trailed 37-36 at halftime then held cold-shooting Indiana to 24 points in the second half. Northwestern now has a seven-game winning streak against the Hoosiers …

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Javohn Garcia scored a career-high 31 points and made five 3-pointers, and No. 2 seed McNeese beat top-seeded Stephen F. Austin 76-59 on Wednesday to claim the Southland Tournament championship and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. McNeese (28-5) became the first team in 10 years to reach and win three straight Southland Tournament title …

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA and its players’ union met again Wednesday, hours after a marathon negotiating session over a new collective bargaining agreement. The two sides ended a 12-hour negotiation at 5 a.m. EDT without reaching a deal. They started talking again Wednesday afternoon and discussions were ongoing at sundown. Advertisement Union executive director Terri Carmichael Jackson said …

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ana Beatriz Passos scored 12 points, Ana Pinheiro and Hope Hassmann each added 11, and top-seeded Idaho beat No. 2 seed Montana State 60-57 on Wednesday night to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade Idaho (29-5) won its first regular season …

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.” It released a statement Wednesday with a series of alleged incidents in which it said representatives of the IPC and the local organizing committee pressured and disrespected the Ukrainians. Advertisement The incidents included …

Canada advanced past the first round of the World Baseball Classic for the first time, beating Cuba 7-2 Wednesday in a winner-take-all game at San Juan, Puerto Rico, behind Abraham Toro’s homer and Otto Lopez’s two-run single. Brothers Bo Naylor and Josh Naylor drove in runs, Owen Caissie had two RBIs and reliever James Paxton struck out six over 2 …

BODO, Norway (AP) — The Champions League’s Cinderella club Bodø/Glimt is writing another chapter Wednesday in its fairytale run through the competition. The homely Norwegian club led 2-0 at halftime against Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of a round of 16 clash at its tiny Aspmyra Stadium. Advertisement Sporting is the latest favored team to struggle inside the Arctic …

The Golden State Warriors have lost three consecutive games and 10 of 15 since All-Star guard Stephen Curry went down with a right knee injury. The team, for at least the short term, will continue to be without the 37 year old. Advertisement Golden State issued an update indicating that Curry was reevaluated Wednesday, March 11 for patella-femoral pain syndrome/bone …

As injury woes mount, Sixers look like they’ll need answers out of left field originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia The Sixers’ outlook has darkened considerably over the past month. Since earning a good, gritty road win over the Suns on Feb. 7, the Sixers have gone 5-8 and fallen into the Eastern Conference’s play-in tournament spots. Joel Embiid, Tyrese …

Subscribe to The Big Number On this episode of The Big Number, Tom Haberstroh and Dan Devine marvel at Bam Adebayo’s big night as he passed Kobe Bryant for 2nd most points in a game in NBA History with 83. To round out the show, Tom and Dan take a look into the Lakers’ success with Austin Reaves and Luca …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Toronto Raptors will look to bounce back following a loss to the Houston Rockets last night. Luckily, the New Orleans Pelicans aren’t a Top 10 team in the NBA. Advertisement The Pelicans may not be tanking like some of the NBA’s other …

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour wants to double the number of signature events and expand fields to 120 players with a 36-hole cut as it looks to overhaul its competitive model to bring the best players together on the best golf courses in big markets. It also would lead to two tracks of tournaments — some …

The 2026 College Basketball Crown bracket reveal has a set date and time. The men’s college basketball postseason tournament will unveil its field Monday, March 16 at 5:30 p.m. ET, USA TODAY Sports confirms. The bracket will be announced on the FS1 show “First Things First” with Nick Wright, Chris Broussard and Kevin Wildes. Fox Sports analysts LaPhonso Ellis and …

After Victor Wembanyama hit 3-pointer No. 8 in San Antonio’s home win against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night (sorry, Jaylen Brown), he was subbed out for backup Luke Kornet. When Wembanyama returned to the floor, his priorities had changed. Instead of seeking more shots, the 7-foot-5 center erased those launched by the Celtics, and if he didn’t reach them, …

Steve Kerr is going to speak his mind. That’s what he’s done throughout his 12-season tenure as the Golden State Warriors’ head coach. Backlash doesn’t deter him. He said Tuesday before the Warriors’ 130-124 overtime defeat to the Chicago Bulls — their fifth loss in the past six games — that he wasn’t even aware of Stephen A. Smith’s response …

The Russian national anthem rang again at the Paralympics on Wednesday, a day after Germany athletes appeared to stage a protest in the podium ceremony at Milan Cortina. Ivan Golubkov won Russia’s third gold of these Games in the men’s Para cross-country 10km interval start sitting. Anastasiia Bagiian then added the nations’ fourth gold by winning the women’s Para cross-country …

You generally think “culture” when the Miami Heat come up. It’s a term of respect or eyeroll-inducing depending on your point of view, but people are well aware of the connection by now. Toughness, physicality, conditioning. An unrelenting pursuit of winning, against the odds or the loud (and, frankly, sometimes understandable) call for ping-pong balls. The word I associate with …

For those playing in Yahoo default leagues, it’s go time. Week 21 officially kicks off the fantasy basketball playoffs, and the schedule gives you some real angles to work with — two five-game teams, a light Sunday to close the week. Here’s the scoop on how to navigate it. More Playoff Primers Week 21 slate at a glance Mon 3/16 …

Second in points, last in ethics? That will be the accusation against the Miami Heat and Bam Adebayo, after the big man moved into second on the NBA’s single-game scoring list with 83 points against the woeful Washington Wizards on Tuesday. Adebayo surpassed the 81 points that Kobe Bryant scored in a 2006 game and left only Wilt Chamberlain, with …

Wham, Bam, pfft. Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points Tuesday night, the second most in an NBA game in history, surpassing Kobe Bryant’s iconic 81 points two decades ago. Congrats to Adebayo, I guess. Advertisement The way it went down was highly questionable. Nothing romantic or real about it. We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, …

They became catnip for night owls, must-see TV for the insomniacs among us. Hours after ACC basketball hit the hay and after the Big 12 tucked itself into bed, the West Coast Conference, starring Mark Few’s Gonzaga Bulldogs, would treat our bleary eyes. Advertisement Gonzaga ‘Til Midnight — or beyond, depending on your time zone — became the college hoops …