Sports News

10:00 PM on Saturday, February 21

Jordan Poole highlighted a 23-point performance with five 3-pointers, and the New Orleans Pelicans outscored Philadelphia 60-35 during the final 21 minutes to beat the 76ers 126-111 on Saturday night

9:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

Aziel Jackson scored a goal in his debut for Vancouver and the Whitecaps beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 in the season opener for both teams

9:39 PM on Saturday, February 21

Tai Baribo scored a goal against his former team to help D.C. United beat the Philadelphia Union in the season opener for both teams

8:58 PM on Saturday, February 21

Cameron Boozer scored 18 points and No. 3 Duke handed another neutral-site loss to fellow blueblood Michigan, knocking off the top-ranked Wolverines 68-63 in a raucous possible Final Four preview in the nation’s capital

8:47 PM on Saturday, February 21

Aiden Holloway scored 17 points, Amari Allen added 16 and No. 25 Alabama beat LSU 90-83 on Saturday for its sixth straight victory

8:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

No. 3 Duke beats No. 1 Michigan 68-63 as top two teams in AP poll fall on same day (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported final score. Per official scoring change a basket after buzzer did not count.

8:32 PM on Saturday, February 21

Chris Bell poured in 20 points to lead Cal past Stanford 72-66 on Saturday

7:58 PM on Saturday, February 21

Chicago Bulls guard Jaden Ivey, the No. 5 pick in the 2022 draft, will sit out at least the next two weeks with left knee soreness and center/forward Zach Collins will undergo season-ending right toe surgery, the team announced Saturday before hosting the NBA-leading Detroit Pistons

7:45 PM on Saturday, February 21

Alex Karaban scored 12 points, Tarris Reed Jr. added 11 and No. 5 UConn used a dominating second half to defeat Villanova 73-63

7:39 PM on Saturday, February 21

The WNBA sent a counterproposal to its players’ union for a new collective bargaining agreement that included continuing to pay for all player housing this season, but not really changing its previous offer of revenue sharing

7:36 PM on Saturday, February 21

Xavier Edmonds had 14 points and 13 rebounds and TCU closed the game with a 17-5 run, defeating West Virginia 60-54

7:24 PM on Saturday, February 21

Arizona wasn’t feeling great after losing consecutive games following a 23-0 start

7:21 PM on Saturday, February 21

Jacob Bridgeman is turning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera into a runaway

7:13 PM on Saturday, February 21

Kévin Denkey and Nick Hagglund scored late goals to lead FC Cincinnati to a 2-0 win over Atlanta United FC in an MLS regular season opener for both teams on Saturday

7:10 PM on Saturday, February 21

Billy Richmond III scored 21 points and Darius Acuff Jr. added 20 to pace No. 20 Arkansas to a 94-86 win over Missouri

7:08 PM on Saturday, February 21

Kwame Evans Jr. scored 21 points and Oregon’s 7-0 run in the last 59 seconds helped the Ducks steal a 71-70 win over USC

6:43 PM on Saturday, February 21

Obi Agbim and Tounde Yessoufou scored 16 points apiece to propel Baylor to a 73-68 victory over Arizona State, ending the Bears’ four-game skid

5:06 PM on Saturday, February 21

After a 4-3 start this season, St. John’s is enjoying its most dominant roll in decades

2:46 PM on Saturday, February 21

Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as No. 17 St. John’s breezed past Creighton 81-52 for its 13th straight victory — marking the school’s longest winning streak in 41 years

10:59 AM on Saturday, February 21

The Canadian men beat Britain for gold in Olympic curling after brushing aside accusations of cheating during the round-robin phase at the Milan Cortina Games