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In one corner are the 15 leading Olympic sponsors, many household names like Airbnb, Coca-Cola, Visa, Toyota, Samsung, and General Electric. Together they pay at least $1 billion to the … Click...

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A look at the weekend action around the Southeastern Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 6 Alabama visits Mississippi State on Saturday night still trying to lock up at least … Click to Continu...

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French Open champion Iga Swiatek has advanced to the final of the Adelaide International with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Jil Teichmann on Friday. The fifth-seeded Swiatek will next play … Click to Con...

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A former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach with ties to disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar killed himself Thursday, hours after being charged with turning his Michigan gym into a hub of … Click ...

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Anthony Beauvillier scored the tiebreaking goal in New York’s five-goal third period and the Islanders beat the first-place Boston Bruins 7-2 on Thursday night. Mathew Barzal had a goal and …...

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Mike Smith made 32 saves for his second shutout of the season and 41st overall as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-0 on Thursday night. Alex Chiasson and … Click to Continue »

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Logan Johnson had 17 points as Saint Mary’s beat Pacific 58-46 on Thursday night. Matthias Tass had 15 points for Saint Mary’s (13-7, 4-5 West Coast Conference). Dan Fotu added … Click to C...

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A look at the upcoming week around the Atlantic Coast Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND No. 11 Florida State at North Carolina. The Seminoles (14-3, 10-2) have moved to the … Click to Continue »...

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James Akinjo scored 19 points and Arizona shut down Washington State, pulling away for a 69-53 victory on Thursday night. Bennedict Mathurin added 14 points for the Wildcats (16-8, 10-8 … Click...

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It has been a month to forget for Bucknell's women's basketball squad. The undefeated Bison had every game in February canceled because the team has been on pause for the … Click to Continue »...

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Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 38 points, Khris Middleton added 31 and the Milwaukee Bucks outlasted the New Orleans Pelicans 129-125 on Thursday night. It was the fourth straight win for the … C...

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Bradley Beal had a sinking feeling his 33-point effort was all for naught Thursday night when he found himself as Washington's sole defender on Denver's 4-on-1 fast break in the … Click to Cont...

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On the day the Florida Panthers opened training camp, they arrived at the arena, took their coronavirus tests, had some meetings, and hit the ice. The routine hasn’t changed much … Click to C...

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After breezing through eight straight wins by an average of 26.4 points, No. 22 San Diego State was brought back to reality by Boise State. Matt Mitchell scored 24 points, … Click to Continue Â...

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Kyrie Irving had 27 points and nine assists, James Harden scored 20 points and the Nets extended their longest winning streak since moving to Brooklyn to eight games with a … Click to Continue ...

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Tom Izzo walked into the locker room with fists in the air and an ear-to-ear grin on his face, welcoming water getting doused on him by Michigan State's players celebrating … Click to Continue ...

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Kyle Connor scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets spoiled Dominique Ducharme's debut as Montreal's coach, rallying to beat the Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to open a two-game series. The … Clic...

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For the first time all season, McKinley Wright IV had his family in the building. His parents, grandma and grandpa, brother and cousin were all treated to quite a show. … Click to Continue »

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Nika Muhl scored 15 of her season-high 19 points in the first quarter and No. 1 Connecticut won the outright Big East regular-season championship with an 81-49 victory over Creighton … Click to...

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Roman Silva scored 13 of his career-high 15 points in the second half and Oregon State beat California 59-57 on Thursday night. Silva made 6 of 8 shots from the … Click to Continue »

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Jill Townsend scored 23 points, LeeAnne Wirth added 16 and Jenn Wirth surpassed 1,000 career points as No. 21 Gonzaga routed Pepperdine 95-49 on Thursday night. The three seniors led … Click to...

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Josh Bannan recorded 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Montana to a 64-58 win over Idaho State on Thursday night. Brandon Whitney had 14 points for Montana (10-12, 6-9 … Click to Continue »

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Alex Barcello had a career-high 29 points as BYU defeated San Francisco 79-73 on Thursday night. Barcello hit 10 of 13 shots, including 7 of 7 from beyond the arc, … Click to Continue »

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Boo Buie scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, sparking Northwestern to rally past Minnesota 67-59 on Thursday night, bringing an end to a 13-game losing streak … Click to Continue »

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Hunter Dickinson gave Luka Garza fits around the basket, and Franz Wagner scored 21 points to lead No. 3 Michigan to a 79-57 victory over No. 9 Iowa on Thursday … Click to Continue »

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Jr. Clay had a career-high 31 points, hitting the clinching free throws with three seconds left, and Tennessee Tech narrowly defeated Austin Peay 81-76 on Thursday night. Clay shot 6 … Click to...

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The Memphis Grizzlies clamped down on the Los Angeles Clippers. Tyus Jones scored a career-high 20 points, Memphis slowed Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and the Grizzlies beat the Clippers … Cli...

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Hunter Dickinson showed early on that he could guard Luka Garza without help. Then, when Dickinson left the game for a bit with three fouls, his teammates took control. Dickinson … Click to Con...

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The furious push for a spot in the NCAA Tournament continues for Michigan State. The Spartans used a remarkable close to the game to knock off No. 4 Ohio State, … Click to Continue »

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As his team scraped its way to one taut victory after another, prevailing through grit and tenaciousness, coach Mick Cronin said it was no juggernaut. UCLA surely looked like one … Click to Con...

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