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BasketballNBA roundup: Victor Wembanyama nets 41 to lead Spurs to 10th straight win
Victor Wembanyama matched his season-high with 41 points and had a game-high 18 rebounds in a record-setting performance, propelling the San Antonio
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BasketballNBA roundup: Lakers down Cavs as LeBron James earns record 1,229th win
Luka Doncic had 42 points and 12 assists, and LeBron James scored 14 points in his NBA-record 1,229th career win, powering the
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BaseballMLB roundup: Andrew Painter wins big-league debut as Phillies edge Nats
Andrew Painter struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings in his major league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies topped the visiting Washington
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BaseballMLB roundup: D-backs spoil Justin Verlander’s Tigers return
Corbin Carroll homered, tripled and drove in four runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks survived a late Detroit rally to spoil Justin Verlander’s
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BasketballPortal roundup: Georgia, Butler top scorers look to transfer
Jeremiah Wilkinson, who led Georgia with 17.4 points per game this season, plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens April
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HockeyNHL roundup: Down 3-0 in third, Boston tops Columbus in SO
Viktor Arvidsson had three assists in regulation and scored the deciding goal in the shootout as the Boston Bruins rallied from a
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BaseballMLB roundup: Mariners two-hit Guardians to earn series split
Seattle right-hander Emerson Hancock was lifted after six hitless innings and Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer as the Mariners defeated the
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BaseballMLB roundup: Dominic Smith’s walk-off slam caps Braves’ 6-run 9th
Dominic Smith hit a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to help the Atlanta Braves overcome a two-run deficit and beat
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HockeyNHL roundup: Caps storm back, hand Knights shootout loss
Dylan Strome scored the tying goal in the third period and the game-winner in the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a
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BasketballNBA roundup: Fortified 76ers cool off Hornets
Joel Embiid had 29 points and made a big block in the final seconds as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from 15 points
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BasketballNBA roundup: Cavaliers pour in 149, demolish Heat
Max Strus scored 29 points and Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a right knee injury
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BasketballNCAA Tournament roundup: Tennessee tops Iowa State, in 3rd straight Elite Eight
Nate Ament scored 18 points and Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 16 as sixth-seeded Tennessee defeated second-seeded Iowa State 76-62 on Friday night in
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