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Pep Guardiola had Omar Marmoush in the tightest of bear hugs and seemed strangely unwilling to release the smiling Egyptian.
It was the 73rd minute and two goals from the newly withdrawn Marmoush, the second a real show stopper, and another from Savinho had enabled Manchester City to come from behind and potentially shatter Newcastle’s entire season.
Continue reading...DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Imari Berry scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 12 Louisville past No. 16 North Carolina 65-57 in a semifinal of the ACC Tournament on Saturday.
The No. 2 seed Cardinals led by five points heading to the fourth quarter and quickly pushed their lead to 10. Third-seeded North Carolina cut it to 52-46 midway through the quarter before Berry scored Louisville's next six points, leading to a 58-48 advantage with two minutes left.
North Carolina cut it to five points with 21 seconds remaining, but Louisville closed it out at the free-throw line.
Berry, a backup guard, made 9 of 14 shots, including 4 of 8 3-pointers. Laura Ziegler scored 13 points and Elif Istanbulluoglu added 11 for the Cardinals (27-6).
North Carolina (26-7), which had won 13 of 14 games coming in, got 17 points from Elina Aarnisalo, 13 from Nyla Brooks, 11 from Lanie Grant and 10 from Indya Nivar.
Berry buried three 3-pointers in the last four minutes of the first quarter, helping Louisville take a 16-10 lead. The Cardinals were up 23-15 in the second quarter before Brooks scored eight points in the final six minutes of the half to get North Carolina within 28-27 at the break.
The Tar Heels had their last lead at 38-37 with under four minutes left in the third before Berry and Ziegler drained 3-pointers to help Louisville take a 45-40 lead into the final period.
Louisville will play top-seeded and 13th-ranked Duke in the championship game on Sunday.
North Carolina will learn its NCAA Tournament seeding on Selection Sunday. ___
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The Chicago Blackhawks traded away their captain and both of their alternate captains ahead of the trade deadline. Nick Foligno, Jason Dickinson, and Connor Murphy were all important players on the ice, but they played big roles in the young lockeroom as well.
In the first game following their departure, Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi wore an "A" on the ice. It is unusual to only have two letters, but that was their strategy for the one match against the Vancouver Canucks.
Will they add a third by the time they play the Dallas Stars on Sunday evening? They very well may, but they may also stick with just Bedard and Bertuzzi for now.
You don't need a letter sewn into your sweater to be a leader in the NHL, as many have learned over the years. As the team gets younger, some of these guys will take over as the new leaders on the team.
That includes Frank Nazar. Sometimes, your role in hockey terms puts natural leadership expectations on you. Nazar is one of those players, and he knows it. He has a plan on how to begin this new chapter of his NHL career, and it's to emulate Nick Foligno.
“Obviously, the locker room will be quieter without Fliggy. He’s a loud, vocal guy. I'm trying to think of things that he says in the same way.”
Nick Folingo's impact on the young core is felt and will be felt for the next decade. He taught them how to lead, play the game the right way, and be pros. Nazar's words reflect some of the off-ice things that he will take away from being his teammate.
Nazar's play against the Canucks reflected a leadership mentality as well. He used his speed in all areas of the ice to make plays, defend, and give his team a chance to win.
The Hawks did not end up winning the game, but Nazar played a role in the game being close. He started it off by creating a dump-in that led to Ryan Donato's beautiful goal. Sometimes, doing the right thing with the puck can go a long way.
Later in the game, Nazar tied it by deflecting an Alex Vlasic shot into the net. It was a wonderful skill play that was a result of his going to a good area to create a deflection.
Nazar commented after the game that it always feels good to score. He has shown more playmaking ability than goal scoring in his NHL career so far, but the tools are there for him to be a scorer as well. That is especially true if he starts making nice deflections like that.
"We're here to play for Chicago," Nazar said of their first game without some of the players traded away. He knows the business side of it and is ready to move on with a focus on playing well for the Blackhawks.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Ebuka Okorie scored 33 points and Stanford hit 11 3-pointers to help beat North Carolina State 85-84 on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season finale.
Stanford (20-11, 9-9) has won four consecutive games while N.C. State (19-12, 10-8) extended its losing streak to four.
Stanford used a 13-3 run for a 71-61 lead with 5:26 left. N.C. State pulled within two points twice inside the final minute but Jeremy Dent-Smith answered each time from the free-throw line.
N.C. State's Paul McNeil Jr. hit a 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left for the final tally.
Stanford shot 62% (18 of 29) in the second half and hit 6 of its 11 3-point attempts. The Cardinal finished 11 of 29 from long range.
Okorie made a career-high five 3s and shot 13 of 22 overall. It was his seventh 30-point game, matching Duke’s Marvin Bagley III (2017-18) for the most by a freshman in ACC history.
Jaylen Thompson added 15 points for the Cardinal. AJ Rohosy scored 14 points and Dent-Smith chipped in with 10.
Ven-Allen Lubin scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead N.C. State. Quadir Copeland added 16 points before fouling out late.
Okorie scored a season-best 19 points in the first half. The Cardinal led 37-34 at the break.
The Wolfpack shot 25 of 34 from the free-throw line overall. Stanford hit 8 of 11 from the line.
The ACC Tournament starts Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Stanford: The No. 10 seed Cardinal open the conference tournament on Tuesday against No. 15 seed Pittsburgh.
N.C. State: The No. 7 seed Wolfpack face the Stanford-Pitt winner in a second round game on Wednesday.
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With a lift from their youngsters and more shootout magic from Trevor Zegras, the Flyers picked up a 4-3 win Saturday night over the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena.
Alex Bump made his NHL debut and delivered his first career goal. Denver Barkey, another rookie, also found the back of the net along with Owen Tippett.
Zegras was the game’s lone scorer in the shootout, improving to a blistering 19 for 30 lifetime.
The Flyers went to overtime for the 21st time this season. They’re 10-11 after regulation.
After trading away two players at Friday’s deadline, the Flyers (29-22-11) showed some fight by coming back from three one-goal deficits. They’ve earned at least a point in seven of their last nine games (5-2-2).
“I expect us to keep playing to win every single game,” general manager Danny Briere said Friday. “We’re building winners, we don’t want to cut corners or tell them to not win. From Day 1, I really believed that, that’s important for the culture of what you’re trying to build. And that’s going to keep going.”
Rick Tocchet’s club didn’t have Travis Konecny or Nick Seeler.
Konecny was out for a third straight game because of an upper-body injury. The Flyers’ leading scorer practiced Friday in a non-contact jersey and has been considered day to day. Seeler, who didn’t practice Friday, missed a second straight game with a lower-body injury.
The Flyers split their four-game regular-season series with Pittsburgh (2-2-0).
In this one, the Penguins (31-17-14) were without big names Sidney Crosby (injured reserve) and Evgeni Malkin (suspension).
• Bump had his biggest strength on display and that’s his shot from the circles.
He laced one home in the second period to make it a 2-2 game. The 22-year-old winger has a legit release.
As a 2022 fifth-round pick out of high school, Bump really had to work at his overall game. But he has always been a confident shooter.
Bump even got some minutes in overtime. The Flyers had to happy with his debut.
• Dan Vladar made 20 saves on 23 shots and denied all three of Pittsburgh’s attempts in the shootout.
His run of six straight starts with two or fewer goals allowed came to end, but the 28-year-old battled. He helped kill off his own interference penalty with 2:09 minutes left in overtime.
Vladar picked up his 20th win. His career high was 14 coming into the season.
Penguins netminder Stuart Skinner stopped 12 of the Flyers’ 15 shots.
• Barkey and Matvei Michkov have exhibited some nice chemistry when they’ve been on the same line.
Michkov assisted Barkey’s game-tying 3-3 goal in the second period. With the trade of Bobby Brink, it looks like Michkov could get some opportunities to play on the right wing, which is his natural side.
• The Flyers are back in action Monday when they host the Rangers (7 p.m. ET/NBCSP+).
NEW YORK (AP) — Keaton Parks scored twice in the second half, and New York City FC rolled past Orlando City 5-0 on Saturday in its home opener.
New York City (2-1-0) moved into sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference with the win. Orlando (0-0-3) played most of the game with 10 men after goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau was sent off in the 16th minute with a red card.
NYCFC opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Agustin Ojeda finished from the center of the box on a pass from Maxi Moralez. Nicolas Fernández doubled the lead in the 42nd minute, scoring a header on Moralez’s cross. Moralez added a penalty in first-half stoppage time to give New York City a 3-0 advantage at the break.
Parks extended the lead early in the second half, finishing from close range in the 49th minute off a feed from Tayvon Gray. He added his second goal five minutes later with a left-footed shot from the center of the box to make it 5-0.
New York City dominated the pitch, holding 68% possession and outshooting Orlando 13-4.
The victory continued NYCFC’s strong run in the series. New York City is unbeaten in its last seven meetings with Orlando dating to 2022.
Orlando: faces Montreal next Saturday.
NYCFC: at Colorado next Saturday.
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Joshua Jefferson, Tamin Lipsey and Milan Momcilovic had 16 points apiece, and No. 6 Iowa State scored 24 straight points to break open an 86-65 victory over Arizona State on Saturday.
The Sun Devils led 45-41 when the game turned early in the second half. Momcilovic and Jefferson hit consecutive 3s to start the decisive run. Jefferson riled the Hilton Coliseum crowd when he blocked Anthony Johnson’s layup attempt and sped down the court to take Nate Heise’s long pass for a dunk.
Arizona State missed 11 shots and committed five turnovers before Massamba Diop made a free throw for his team’s first points in almost nine minutes. Arizona State's field-goal drought lasting nearly 11 minutes ended on Andrija Grbovic’s 3-pointer with 6:21 to play. At that point, the Cyclones led by 19.
The 24-0 run was the biggest in coach TJ Otzelberger's five years and the Cyclones' 39th double-digit run this season, most in the nation.
Iowa State (25-6, 12-6 Big 12) outscored ASU 49-24 in the second half, the Sun Devils' fewest points after half since they managed just 21 in a loss to the Cyclones last season.
Diop led the Sun Devils (16-15, 7-11) with 12 points but committed seven of their season-high 23 turnovers.
Arizona State: Sun Devils are the No. 12 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and will play No. 13 seed Baylor on Tuesday.
Iowa State: Cyclones are the No. 5 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and will play Arizona State-Baylor winner on Wednesday.
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Team USA is back in action at the 2026 World Baseball Classic tonight.
In their second of four pool stage games, they’ll face Team Great Britain, who are looking for the first win of the tournament.
Team USA kicked off the WBC last night in a huge win over Brazil. In the 15-5 victory, the team had 10 hits and 17 walks, five of which came in the ninth inning where Team USA scored seven runs. New York Yankees and Team USA captain Aaron Judge opened scoring in the top of the first inning.
Great Britain lost their tournament-opener 8-2 to Mexico, but the game was closer than the score would suggest as it was tied going into the eighth inning.
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal will be on the mound for Team USA tonight. The reigning AL Cy Young winner is set to return to Detroit’s spring training following today’s matchup.
Tonight’s (March 7) World Baseball Classic matchup between USA and Great Britain is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET.
If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to stream the World Baseball Classic for free. Our favorite is DIRECTV, which you can learn more about below.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Chauncey Wiggins tallied a career-high 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Robert McCray V added 17 points, and Florida State cruised by SMU, 91-78 on Saturday.
Wiggins shot 10 of 14 from the floor and 6 for 8 from deep for the Seminoles (17-14, 10-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who close out the regular season on a three-game winning streak.
FSU closed out the first half on a 16-6 run that sent them into halftime with a 45-27 lead. Wiggins scored 16 points in the first half. The 'Noles led by double figures for the entire second half to cruise to the victory.
Lajae Jones scored 12 points and Kobe MaGee had 10. The Seminoles shot 52% from the floor and 47% from deep, and held SMU to 42% and 39% marks, respectively.
For the Mustangs (19-12, 8-10), Boopie Miller scored a career-high 32 points on 11-of-20 shooting (7 for 11 from deep), and Samet Yigitoglu added 15 (6-of-8 shooting) and grabbed nine rebounds before fouling out. Corey Washington scored 12 points before fouling out.
SMU: No. 11 seed in the ACC Tournament, will play 14th-seeded Syracuse in the first round on Tuesday.
Florida State: No. 8 seed and first-round bye in the ACC Tournament, will play 9th-seeded Cal in the second round on Wednesday.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jayden Pierre had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, Liutauras Lelevicius added 14 points, and TCU took down Cincinnati 73-63 in a regular-season finale for both teams.
David Punch scored 13 points, dished seven assists and grabbed three steals for the Horned Frogs (21-10, 11-7 Big 12). It was their fifth straight win, setting a new program-best in Big 12 play.
Pierre was 7-for-11 from the field, and the Frogs shot 44% overall and 27% from deep. Cincinnati shot 44% and 42%, respectively.
The game was back-and-forth for much of the first half, with neither team leading by more than four points. A buzzer-beating 3-pointer from Micah Robinson sent the Horned Frogs to the locker room up 32-29.
TCU pulled away in the second half with an early 9-0 run that put them ahead 45-35, and it led by double-figures for most of the final frame. The Frogs did not make a basket in the last 3:28, but went 10-for-12 from the charity stripe to secure the win.
Day Day Thomas led the Bearcats (17-14, 9-9) with 19 points (7-of-14 shooting), four rebounds and two blocks. Baba Miller hauled in 14 rebounds as Cincinnati won the glass battle, 37-30.
Cincinnati: No. 9 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, will face 16th-seeded Utah in the first round on Tuesday.
TCU: No. 6 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, will face the winner of 11th-seeded Colorado and 14th-seeded Oklahoma State in the second round on Wednesday.
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Fadima Tall scored 22 points, Madison St. Rose added 17 and No. 23 Princeton captured the Ivy League regular-season title with a 78-55 victory over Yale on Saturday.
Leading by 10 points heading to the fourth quarter, Princeton (24-3, 12-2 Ivy League) blew the game open in the final 10 minutes. St. Rose and Tall each scored seven of Princeton's 26 points in the final period.
Not long after Princeton's win, Harvard closed out a 68-64 victory over Columbia, which dropped the Lions one game behind Princeton in the final standings.
Tall made 8 of 10 shots and 5 of 6 free throws. She had five rebounds and four steals. St. Rose made 7 of 11 shots and all three of her free throws as Princeton went 16-for-18 from the line. Skye Belker added 14 points.
Ciniya Moore led Yale (7-20, 3-11) with 19 points, and Marisa Chapman scored 16.
Yale raced out to a 22-15 lead through one quarter before Princeton rallied in the second. The Tigers tied it at 26 midway through the quarter. A 3-pointer by Toby Nweke and three points from Tall led a 6-0 run in the final two minutes, putting the Tigers up 40-32 at halftime.
Princeton will be the top seed at the four-team Ivy Madness beginning Friday in Ithaca, New York.
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The Golden State Warriors face another tough road test with Saturday night’s primetime matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM PT in Oklahoma City and will be broadcast on ABC.
Golden State is coming off what may have been its most impressive win of the season, defeating the Houston Rockets, 115–113, in a Thursday night overtime thriller.
Entering the game as heavy underdogs, the Warriors leaned on effort and pure grit to outlast a much more talented Houston squad. All five starters finished in double figures, led by Brandin Podziemski and De’Anthony Melton, who combined for 49 points. But the tone of the game was set early by Draymond Green, whose physical defense on Kevin Durant helped establish the Warriors’ intensity right from the opening tip.
For Saturday’s game, the injuries just keep piling up for the shorthanded Warriors. Melton is now set to miss the game as he joins a growing injury list that already includes Stephen Curry, Seth Curry, Moses Moody, and others.
And while Thursday’s win was encouraging, Golden State has not won consecutive games since January – a task that won’t get any easier on Saturday either. After facing the fourth-place Rockets, the Warriors now take on the Thunder, who currently ranks as the top team in the Western Conference. Although Oklahoma City will be without two starters in Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren, they still feature reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is currently the NBA’s second leading scorer at 31.7 points per game.
Paired with the NBA’s top-ranked defense, that combination may prove too much for the undermanned Warriors to handle — unless Golden State can once again find a way to manufacture enough offense to keep pace.
Enjoy the game Dub Nation. GO WARRIORS!!!
Warriors: Pat Spencer, Brandin Podziemski, Gui Santos, Draymond Green, Al Horford
Thunder: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Luguentz Dort, Aaron Wiggins, Jaylin Williams
Who: Golden State Warriors (32 – 30) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (49 – 15)
When: Saturday, March 7th, at 5:30 p.m. PT
Where: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
TV and Streaming: ABC (available on fuboTV)
The Northeast Conference Tournament ends Tuesday night, but the conference has already determined who it will send to the NCAA Tournament before tipoff in the final.
Long Island will be in March Madness, punching the first official ticket of 2026 after defeating Wagner on Saturday, March 7 in the NEC tournament semifinals. The conference regular-season champion Sharks clinched the spot even though they haven't won the tournament title yet, thanks to who they will face in the championship game.
It will be Long Island vs. Mercyhurst in the NEC title, but Mercyhurst isn't eligible for the NCAA Tournament. Since it made the final with a win over Stonehill, it paved the way for the other participant to get the automatic bid.
Mercyhurst isn't able to be in March Madness because it is in the middle of its transition to Division I.
The Lakers officially made the jump from Division II to Division I in July 2024, starting the mandatory four-year process under NCAA rules. It means Mercyhurst isn't eligible for the NCAA Tournament until the 2027-28 season.
Another NEC team is going through a similar process in Le Moyne. The Dolphins made the jump in July 2023 and aren't able to make the NCAA Tournament until the 2026-27 season.
There was a scenario in place where Mercyhurst and Le Moyne made the NEC conference championship game. If both of those teams would have made it, then there would have been a game between the two losing semifinalists to determine who gets the automatic spot.
Long Island will have the chance to leave no doubt in their selection by winning the conference title. The Sharks and Lakers will play on Tuesday, March 10 for the NEC crown.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why Mercyhurst can't make March Madness if it beats LIU for NEC title
Jays 1 Phillies 0
The best part of this one was that Max Scherzer started and threw 4 no-hit innings, allowing just 1 walk with 1 strikeouts. He was helped out by some defensive play, but he got through the four innings on just 40 pitches (29 strikeouts). Max was terrific. I didn’t think he’d be ready for opening day but clearly (barring something bad happening) he will be. He did a good job of getting ready, before signing with the Jays.
Other pitchers:
On offense, we only got 5 hits, but scored the run they needed.
Others:
The Jays are 4-8-2 this spring. And they have a split squad day tomorrow, both 1:00 Eastern.
And Team Canada beat Columbia 8-2 today. USA plays Great Britain today at 8:00 tonight
