By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Freshman Ben Hammond had a career-high 21 points off the bench, he and Jaydon Young combined for 15 points in overtime, and Virginia Tech outlasted Syracuse 101-95 on Saturday. The Hokies scored 19 points in the extra period. Hammond scored seven, including a big 3-pointer for the Hokies’ final lead, and ... Read More »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s record. The Washington Capitals captain beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period on Saturday. Ovechkin’s 31st goal of the season is his 12th ... Read More »
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the Spanish league title as Isco AlarcĂłn guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champion on Saturday. The former Madrid player delivered a corner kick that was headed in by fellow midfielder Johnny Cardoso in the 34th minute, canceling ... Read More »
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Derik Queen had 23 points, Ja’kobi Gillespie scored 19 and No. 16 Maryland beat Penn State 68-64 on Saturday. Selton Miguel added 17 points for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-6 Big Ten), who overcame a 36-30 halftime deficit to snap a seven-game losing streak in Happy Valley. Ace Baldwin Jr. had ... Read More »
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BERLIN (AP) — Serhou Guirassy scored again on Saturday as Borussia Dortmund secured back-to-back wins in the Bundesliga for the first time this season with a 2-0 victory at St. Pauli. But it was far from impressive from Niko Kovač’s team, which bounced back from two defeats by routing Union Berlin 6-0 last weekend. Dortmund ... Read More »
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid stumbled in the three-way race for the Spanish league title as Isco AlarcĂłn guided Real Betis to a 2-1 comeback win over the defending champion on Saturday. The former Madrid player delivered a corner kick that was headed in by fellow midfielder Johnny Cardoso in the 34th minute, canceling ... Read More »
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Eric Dixon’s 34 points led Villanova over Butler 80-70 on Saturday. Dixon also contributed seven rebounds for the Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East Conference). Jordan Longino scored 14 points, going 4 of 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range). Wooga Poplar shot 4 for 16, including 2 for 10 from beyond ... Read More »
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NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Tampa Bay Lightning left-wing Brandon Hagel and Edmonton Oilers centre Leon Draisaitl have been the NHL’s three stars of the month for February. MacKinnon had 12 points (four goals and eight assists) in eight games for the Avalanche who moved into a tie for third place in ... Read More »
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CAPE TOWN — Canada posted two wins Saturday to advance to the Cup semifinals in the opening round of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger Series. The Canadian men blanked Madagascar 38-0 and Hong Kong 21-12 in World Rugby’s second-tier sevens competition. Canada will face Germany, also unbeaten, on Sunday. Relegated from the top-tier HSBC ... Read More »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Xzayvier Brown scored 27 points as Saint Joseph’s beat Fordham 90-76 on Saturday. Brown also added six rebounds and five assists for the Hawks (19-10, 11-6 Atlantic 10 Conference). Rasheer Fleming added 20 points while going 7 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and 4 ... Read More »
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MILAN (AP) — Napoli substitute Philip Billing stopped Inter Milan from taking a significant step toward retaining the Serie A title on Saturday. Billing scored in the 87th minute to secure a 1-1 draw for Napoli against the league leader and defending champion. Inter remained top of the table, just one point above Napoli and ... Read More »
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