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Top 25 Roundup: Marquette Stuns No. 11 Villanova With Late Trey

Justin Lewis scored 21 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining, to lift visiting Marquette past No. 11 Villanova, 57–54, on Wednesday. Lewis hit five treys, Greg Elliott added 14 points and Darryl Morsell had 10 for the Golden Eagles (13–6, 5–3 Big East), who won their fifth in a row. Marquette ended…


Hampered Raducanu Suffers Defeat by Kovinic in Australian Open

MELBOURNE—British teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu was unable to find the solution to her latest Grand Slam puzzle on Thursday, as a combination of a blistered racket hand and an inspired Danka Kovinic derailed her Australian Open plans in the second round. The 17th seed, who rocketed to fame by winning last year’s U.S. Open…


Former NBA Star Warned Over Social Media Post Calling for Aussie State Government to Be Voted Out

Victoria’s election watchdog has issued a warning to Australian NBA legend Andrew Bogut after he posted a video on social media calling for the public to vote out the state government as well as independent members of the upper house. Bogut, who played in the National Basketball Association from 2005 to 2019 for teams such…


Former NBA Star Warned Over Social Media Post Calling for Aussie State Govt to Be Voted Out

Victoria’s election watchdog has issued a warning to Australian NBA legend Andrew Bogut after he posted a video on social media calling for the public to vote out the state government as well as independent members of the upper house. Bogut, who played in the National Basketball Association from 2005 to 2019 for teams such…


NBA Roundup: Nikola Jokic (49-14-10) Carries Nuggets to OT Win

Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left in overtime and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 130–128 on Wednesday night. Jokic finished one point short of his career high, and Gordon wound up with 28 points. Monte Morris had 19…


NHL Roundup: Adam Fox, Ryan Reaves Each Score Twice as Rangers Rally

Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal, Chris Kreider scored his 25th of the season and Adam Fox and Ryan Reaves each scored twice as the New York Rangers rallied for a 6–3 victory over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Reaves recorded his second career two-goal game as the Rangers won for the seventh…


Bernhard Langer Named Champions Tour Player of the Year

Bernhard Langer is the winner of the 2020-21 Jack Nicklaus Award as the Champions Tour’s Player of the Year. The 64-year-old German posted 24 top-10 finishes, including two wins, en route to winning the Charles Schwab Cup for the sixth time and leading the tour in prize money ($3.25 million) for the eighth time. Langer…


Sam Montembeault Stops 48 Shots as Habs Stymie Stars

Sam Montembeault made a career-high 48 saves as the Montreal Canadiens ended their long road drought by beating one of the NHL’s best home teams, recording a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. The victory snapped the Canadiens’ nine-game winless drought in away games (0-6-3). It was just the third win (3-15-4) on…


NBA Roundup: Devin Booker Scores 48 as Suns Top Spurs

Devin Booker poured in a season-high 48 points and the Phoenix Suns were at their best in the final nine minutes while pulling away for a 121–107 win over the host San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Phoenix has won four straight games, all on the road, to improve on the league’s best record away from…


NHL Roundup: Timo Meier Sets Sharks Mark With 5 Goals

Timo Meier scored a franchise-record five goals to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6–2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Monday afternoon. Meier scored three goals in the first period and two more in the second to break the previous record of four goals shared by Owen Nolan, Tomas Hertl, Patrick…