PHOENIX (AP) — Anna Nordqvist shot a tournament-record 11-under 61 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Stacy Lewis and Ariya Jutanugarn into the final round of the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. Lewis and Jutanugarn each shot 66 playing together for the third straight day. They have had identical scores each day, with Jutanugarn getting the spot in
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Rick Pitino encouraged John Beilein not to waste much practice time Saturday trying to solve Louisville’s pressure defense. The Michigan coach knows better. After 39 seasons on college sidelines as a head coach and four head-to-head matchups with Pitino, Beilien understands his team must be ready for anything and everything in Sunday’s second-round game at Indianapolis. “He’s
WACO, Texas (AP) — Kalani Brown scored 21 points and top-seeded Baylor overwhelmed much smaller Texas Southern 119-30 on Saturday night in the most lopsided women’s NCAA Tournament game ever. The Lady Bears (31-3) were ahead 22-0 after Alexis Jones, on her first shot in her first game since Feb. 20, hit a 3-pointer just more than 6 minutes into
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cody Zeller scored 19 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped a three-game losing streak with a 98-93 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Kemba Walker had eight of his 16 points in the fourth quarter, and Marvin Williams had 16 points and eight rebounds as the Hornets handed the Wizards their second straight defeat.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mike Smith knew toward the end of Monday night’s game that an important milestone was within reach. As it turned out, one goal was all Smith needed from his teammates to accomplish it. Smith set a franchise record with his 22nd shutout, making 22 saves to back Brendan Perlini’s goal and help the Coyotes beat the
OTTAWA — Ottawa Senators captain Erik Karlsson found yet another way to write himself into the club’s record books Saturday night. If he keeps playing like he is now, there’s no guessing just how many club records he will own before he’s done. Karlsson, playing in a team-best 312th consecutive game, scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period
There’s a fine line between confidence and cockiness in professional sports, and especially baseball, a game defined by more failures than successes. So when 710 ESPN Seattle’s Brock Huard asked minor-leaguer Tyler O’Neill Friday about where that line is, the reigning Southern League wasn’t quite sure how to answer. “I couldn’t tell you. Are you saying I’m one or the
WINNIPEG — Now, that’s what you call taking care of business. The Winnipeg Jets did exactly what they needed to do this weekend to get back into the Western Conference playoff conversation. It started with a hard-earned 3-0 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night at MTS Centre and continued with a 6-1 beatdown of the Colorado Avalanche
MILWAUKEE — The Jekyll and Hyde Toronto Raptors aren’t done with you just yet. Great defensively in the first quarter — holding the Milwaukee Bucks to just 12 points on 18 per cent shooting — the Raptors then surrendered a season-high 41 in the second quarter en route to a dismal 101-94 defeat. Coming out of Washington, where the Raptors
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist as the Edmonton Oilers started an eight-game homestand with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. Zack Kassian, Jordan Eberle and Patrick Maroon also scored for the Oilers (35-22-8), who have won two games in a row. Anthony Mantha, Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin responded for the
