(Photo credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images) Skylar Vann scored eight of her 12 points in the fourth quarter, including a clutch 3-pointer that gave No. 10 Oklahoma a double-digit lead, in a 72-62 win over No. 20 Michigan in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday. Payton Verhulst also scored 12 points, Lexy Keys added 11 and Sahara Williams 10 for theSooners (10-1), who had been averaging 92.6 points per game, fourth-best in the nation.
(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, who entered the final period with a 2-0 deficit. Washington fell to 12-1-1 whe
Brisbane [Australia], December 18 (ANI): Bad light came in to interrupt an exhilarating final day of the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) after Australia set a 275-run target for India on Wednesday. After the weather forced Tea to be taken early, India's score read 8/0, 267 runs away from victory, with KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal unbeaten with scores of 4(7) and 4(6), respectively. Jaiswal and Rahul looked
(Photo credit: Sergei Belski-Imagn Images) David Pastrnak scored at the 4:20 mark of overtime as the Boston Bruins climbed out of a pair of two-goal deficits to beat the host Calgary Flames 4-3 on Tuesday night. Pastrnak skated into the right circle with Charlie McAvoy's drop feed and whipped the game-winning goal off the post past Calgary netminder Dustin Wolf. Elias Lindholm netted Boston's opening goal and added an a
Brisbane [Australia], December 18 (ANI): Jasprit Bumrah established himself as India's most successful pacer in Australia in Test format after surpassing the legendary Kapil Dev on Day 5 of the Brisbane Test of the Border-Bavaskar Trophy on Wednesday. Throughout the series, Bumrah has redefined the art of fast bowling with yet another sensational spell in red-ball cricket. His ascendancy in the longest format of cricket l
(Photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images) Six-time Pro Bowl safety Budda Baker, who ranks second in the NFL in tackles this season, agreed to a three-year, $54 million contract extension with the Arizona Cardinals, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday night. The 28-year-old veteran, who is in his eighth season with Arizona, could have been a free agent this coming offseason, sparking speculation that the Cardinals
(Photo credit: Stan Szeto-Imagn Images) The Utah Hockey Club will put a season-best five-game point streak on the line when it hosts the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City. The 4-0-1 spurt included four road wins and moved Utah within three points of Colorado for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference standings. It also put memories of a disappointing 7-9-3 start in the rear view mirror.
(Photo credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images) Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, who entered the final period in a 2-0 deficit. Washington fell to 12-1-1 when
(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images) LAS VEGAS -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and dished 10 assists and to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA Cup title with a 97-81 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Milwaukee becomes the second winner of the Cup, following the Los Angeles Lakers' championship in the inaugural tournament last season. Damian Lillard added 23 points for the
(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images) Matt Thaiss is on the move to the other side of Chicago. The White Sox purchased the contract of the 29-year-old catcher on Tuesday, a month after the Cubs acquired him from the Los Angeles Angels in a cash deal. Thaiss spent parts of the past six seasons with the Angels, compiling a .208 batting average, a .313 on-base percentage, a .342 slugging percentage, 22 homers and 79 R
(Photo credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images) Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves to backstop the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues Tuesday. Ondrej Palat, Stefan Noesen, Brenden Dillon and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, who are 5-1-1 in their last seven games. Jack Hughes earned two assists. Jordan Kyrou scored and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves for the Blues, who suffered just their third r
(Photo credit: Steve Roberts-Imagn Images) Juuse Saros made 25 saves to snap a personal eight-game losing streak, Jonathan Marchessault and Adam Wilsby each scored and the host Nashville Predators posted a 2-0 victory over the reeling New York Rangers on Tuesday. Steven Stamkos and Filip Forsberg assisted on both goals. Saros was stout all night and rose to the occasion when needed to record his third shutout of the sea
(Photo credit: Nick Wosika-Imagn Images) Minnesota Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury has played a complementary role in his 21st NHL season. Suddenly, the 40-year-old netminder has been thrust back into regular action because of a lower-body injury to teammate Filip Gustavsson, who left last Thursday's 7-1 home loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Fleury will make his third start in the past six games when the Wild host the Flo
(Photo credit: Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK) The PGA Tour got the best of LIV Golf during a high-stakes duel in the desert as Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and Scottie Scheffler teamed to earn 2 1/2 points and win "The Showdown" over Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau on Tuesday in Las Vegas. Playing three different 2-on-2 competitions of six holes apiece, with the final 10 holes under temporar
(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Nearly a year to the day after upsetting UCLA, Cal State Northridge aims for its second win in as many seasons over a local power-conference program when it travels to face Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles. In reaching its highest win total since 2007-08, Cal State Northridge stunned the host Bruins 76-72 on Dec. 19, 2023. The Matadors (7-3) will try to replicate that
18 December 2024, Quezon City. The toxics watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition cautioned consumers against the purchase and use of three baby-related products (a baby bed sheet, a baby swimming float, and a baby supplies bag), which are laden with phthalates way above the legal limit set for such chemical compounds in toys and childcare articles.
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(Photo credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images) Carolina goalie Pyotr Kochetkov turned in a 32-save performance for his first shutout of the season in the Hurricanes' 4-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night in Raleigh, N.C. Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, while Andrei Svechnikov, Jordan Martinook and Tyson Jost also scored as the Hurricanes won back-to-back games for the first time this month. Sh
(Photo credit: Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images) Jake Guentzel scored in his NHL-best seventh straight game and the Tampa Bay Lightning fended off a strong comeback by the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets in a 5-3 win Tuesday night. The left winger's second-period goal gave Guentzel the league's longest streak this season, previously held by teammate Anthony Cirelli (six). Nick Paul (goal, two assists) tied a career high
(Photo credit: Clayton Freeman/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK) The PGA Tour's C-suite is going to get a little bigger. Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed Tuesday that the tour plans to hire a CEO of PGA Tour Enterprises, its for-profit wing established last year. Monahan shared the news during a town hall meeting Tuesday morning and in a video directed to fans published on social media. Monahan, among the highe
(Photo credit: Scott Taetsch-Imagn Images) A new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays moved a step closer to reality on Tuesday when the Pinellas County Commission approved paying $1.3 billion toward the construction of a venue in St. Petersburg, Fla. The St. Petersburg City Council approved its share of the stadium funding on Dec. 5. Still, the plan is far from a certainty as Rays ownership has expressed skepticism about pro
(Photo credit: James Snook-Imagn Images) It will be a milestone moment when visiting Washington State tips off against rival Washington on Wednesday night in Seattle. The teams will be meeting for the 300th time, the ninth-most in NCAA Division I history. It will be a nonconference game, as Washington has joined the Big Ten and Washington State is playing in the West Coast Conference until the Pac-12 is reassembled. Was
© Provided by Xinhua A robotic whale shark swims in a tank at Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 22, 2024. (Xinhua)
(Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images) Patrik Laine scored three power-play goals to record his 11th career hat trick on Tuesday, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 6-1 victory over the spiraling Buffalo Sabres. Laine converted a one-timer off a cross-slot feed from captain Nick Suzuki in the first period to become the second player in Canadiens history (since 1933-34) to score each of his first four goals with
(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) Rickard Rakell scored on a wrist shot from the right point at 1:44 of overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Rakell also had an assist, Evgeni Malkin and Matt Grzelcyk added goals and Alex Nedeljkovic made 29 saves for the Penguins, who trailed by a goal with six minutes left. Adrian Kempe and Alex Turco
BEIJING, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
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