ATLANTA (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took control with a dominant opening quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-97 on Saturday night. C.J. McCollum had 22 points and Allen Crabbe added 16 for Portland, which raced out to a 17-3 lead and never trailed. The Trail Blazers, who have won seven of nine,
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trevon Bluiett scored 29 points and Kaiser Gates came off the bench to contribute 14 as the 11 seed Xavier pulled off its second upset of the NCAA Tournament with a 91-66 victory over third-seeded Florida State during Saturday’s second round. The Musketeers (23-13) advance to the West Region semifinal marking the second time in two
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Carlos Correa, Carlos Beltran and Team Puerto Rico are heading up the freeway in fine shape. Already assured a spot in the World Baseball Classic semifinals, Puerto Rico beat Venezuela 13-2 Saturday for its sixth straight tournament win. Mike Aviles got four hits and drove in three runs to pace the team’s 17-hit attack at Petco
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Steve Stricker shot a 10-under 63 in hot conditions Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Tucson Conquistadores Classic, putting him in position to win in his PGA Tour Champions debut. Stricker is trying to become the 19th player to win in their first start on the 50-and-over and first since Miguel Angel Jimenez in
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
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
WASHINGTON — The pizza delivery guy, wearing black sweatpants and a red Papa John’s shirt, climbed the steps up to a front door in Virginia on Friday evening and rang the bell. “Pizza’s here,” he said, as the door opened. “Oh my God,” said the man who answered. And that, honestly, seems like a pretty fair reaction. Because on this
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
