Tag: Sports

Rangers End 4-Game Slide With 5–2 Win Over Kings

NEW YORK—Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers ended a four-game losing streak with a 5–2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, Feb. 26. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist, Alexis Lafreniere also scored and Adam…


No. 4 UCLA Wins Pac-12 Regular-Season Title by Beating Colorado

No. 4 UCLA overcame a dismal shooting performance to outlast host Colorado, claiming the Pac-12 Conference regular-season championship with its 60–56 win on Sunday, Feb. 26, in Boulder, Colo. Jaime Jaquez Jr. led the Bruins with 17 points on 7–of–14 shooting as UCLA ran its winning streak to eight games. The Bruins (25–4, 16–2 Pac-12)…


Concussed AFL Players Launch Multi-Million Class Action

Dozens of Australian Football League players who suffered concussions could be awarded millions of dollars as part of a landmark class action. A Melbourne law firm is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar case against the AFL in the Supreme Court after “numerous” male and female players sustained head injuries while playing. Margalit Injury Lawyers Managing…


Lilia Vu Takes LPGA Thailand Title With Final-Round 64

American Lilia Vu made her first LPGA Tour victory a memorable one, rallying from a six-shot deficit with a final-round 64 to claim the LPGA Thailand at Siam Country Club’s Pattaya Old Course in Chonburi, Thailand, on Sunday Feb. 26. Vu birdied five consecutive holes (Nos. 8–12) and claimed her first lead of the tournament…


USC Extends Winning Streak With 62–49 Win at Utah

Boogie Ellis scored 16 points as Southern California continued to help its NCAA Tournament at-large prospects, stretching its winning streak to four games with a 62–49 victory Saturday, Feb. 25, over host Utah at Salt Lake City. Drew Peterson added 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists as the Trojans (21–8, 13–5 Pac-12) earned a…


Farewell, Fontana: NASCAR’s Last Weekend at a Racing Gem

FONTANA, Calif.—Most of NASCAR’s Cup Series drivers feel like they’re saying their final goodbye to a dear old friend this weekend. Auto Club Speedway’s racetrack seems to be adored by every professional driver on the continent. Those two miles of gloriously weathered asphalt allow racers to be their best selves, providing the ideal combination of…


Gibson Stops 50 Shots as Ducks Top Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C.—Jakob Silfverberg and Troy Terry scored in the third period, and John Gibson stopped 50 shots as the Anaheim Ducks beat Carolina 3–2 Saturday night, Feb. 25, to end the Hurricanes’ five-game winning streak. John Klingberg also scored and Trevor Zegras and Ryan Strome each had two assists for the Ducks, who’ve won two…


US Judge Permits Lawsuit Claiming NBA Top Shot NFTs Are Securities

NEW YORK—The creator of a marketplace for National Basketball Association Top Shot non-fungible tokens must face a lawsuit claiming that the tokens are securities, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero in Manhattan rejected Dapper Labs Inc.’s bid to dismiss a proposed class action by purchasers of NBA Top Shot Moments,…


Da Costa Wins Depleted Formula E Cape Town EPrix

Antonio Felix da Costa won Formula E’s inaugural Cape Town ePrix with some bold overtaking on Saturday while Porsche team mate and championship leader Pascal Wehrlein drew a blank after a first-lap collision. The victory in the fifth of 16 races this season was Da Costa’s first of the campaign and lifted the 2019–2020 champion,…


Former Oklahoma St. teammates Gooch, Uihlein share LIV lead

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico—Talor Gooch made a 4-foot birdie putt on his final hole to tie Peter Uihlein for the lead in a LIV Golf season debut at Mayakoba that looks to be an Oklahoma State alumni reunion. Uihlein was in the lead for most of Saturday at El Camaleon until a bogey-birdie-bogey finish led…