HOUSTON—Anthony Davis scored 40 points, LeBron James had 18 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds to tie Jason Kidd for fourth place with his 107th triple-double and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 134–109 on Sunday night, April 2. The Lakers (40–38) moved two games over .500 and into a tie for seventh…
Benzema Nets 7-Minute Hat-Trick as Real Madrid Thrash Valladolid
MADRID—Karim Benzema scored three goals in seven first-half minutes as Real Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 6–0 on Sunday to cut Barcelona’s lead in LaLiga to 12 points. The hat-trick moved Benzema up to 14 league goals this season and second on the list of top scorers—three behind Barca’s Robert Lewandowski. Rodrygo’s opener from a smooth…
Ruoning Yin (14 Under) Assumes Lead at LA Open
Ruoning Yin carded a 4–under–par 67 to grab the solo lead after three rounds of the DIO Implant LA Open on Saturday, April 1, in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Yin sits at 14 under for the tournament, two shots in front of second-round co-leader Hyo Joo Kim, who shot 69 at Palos Verdes Golf Club….
Kvitova Upsets Rybakina to Win First Miami Open Title
Petra Kvitova turned back the clock to upset Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7–6(14) 6–2 on Saturday to win her first Miami Open crown and ninth WTA 1000 title. The veteran Czech player, seeded 15th, ended an epic, 22-minute first set tiebreak by converting her fifth set point when 10th-seeded Rybakina’s forehand landed in the net. The…
Pelicans Beat Clippers for Third Time This Season
Brandon Ingram scored 36 points, Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double and the host New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 122–114 on Saturday night, April 1. The Pelicans (40–38) won for the seventh time in eight games to move into sole possession of seventh place in the Western Conference and tied the sixth-place Clippers…
Los Angeles FC Earn Scoreless Draw vs. Rapids
Los Angeles FC remained undefeated and the host Colorado Rapids are still without a victory after the teams played to a 0–0 tie Saturday night, April 1, at Commerce City, Colo. LAFC goalkeeper John McCarthy made four saves for his third shutout of the season. Colorado goalkeeper William Yarbrough stopped two shots. The teams combined…
UConn Puts Final Four Beatdown on Miami 72–59
HOUSTON—Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. So Adama Sanogo spun the ball to get his fingers just right, set his feet behind the 3-point line and splashed in the shot. Then, less than a minute later, he did it again. It was as much basketball clinic as highlight video—and all of it perfectly fitting for…
Thompson, Kershaw Spark Dodgers to 10–1 Win Over D-backs
LOS ANGELES—Trayce Thompson hit three home runs and become the first player to drive in eight or more runs in a season debut since the RBI became an official statistic in 1920, helping Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers roll to a 10-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night, April 1. Thompson…
San Diego St. Rallies, Defeats FAU on Buzzer-Beater, 72–71
HOUSTON—The record will reflect Lamont Butler produced the pull-up jumper that resulted in a victory at the buzzer, but true to its reputation, San Diego State secured a spot in the national championship game against UConn, by virtue of stifling defense. Butler beat the buzzer with a shot that lifted the fifth-seeded Aztecs to a…
Perez Laments ‘Terrible’ Day After Qualifying Shocker
MELBOURNE—Red Bull driver Sergio Perez bemoaned a terrible day at the Australian Grand Prix after a slide into gravel in qualifying left him back of the grid for Sunday’s race and dented his championship hopes. The Mexican, one point shy of team mate Max Verstappen in the Formula One title race, locked up at turn…
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