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Teenager Holger Rune stuns fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas at the French Open
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Danish teenager Holger Rune completed arguably the biggest upset of the French Open so far as he beat fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-4. The victory sees Rune, ranked 40th in the world, become the first...
Ons Jabeur: No. 6 seed stunned by Magda Linette in French Open first round
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It may only have been French Open's first day, but already there's been a notable surprise in the women's draw as No. 6 seed Ons Jabeur was stunned by Magda Linette 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 at Roland Garros in Paris. Afte...
Pelicans earn 105-101 win over Clippers, claim No. 8 seed
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Brandon Ingram scored 30 points and the Pelicans rallied from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the depleted Los Angeles Clippers 105-101 in a play-in Friday night and earn the West’s No. 8 seed. "That...
Trae Young’s 38 lift Hawks past Cavs for No. 8 playoff seed
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Young started slowly for the second straight game, but "Ice Trae," as he fancies himself, heated up when it mattered most. The All-Star guard scored 16 points in third quarter to rally the Hawks from a 10-point halft...
Nets beat Pacers to lock up 7th seed, host play-in game Tuesday
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One more win sends them to the playoffs. "Now we get to carry some of that momentum on into Tuesday," Kyrie Irving said. Irving scored 35 points, Kevin Durant had 20 points, a career-high 16 assists and 10 rebou...
Cavs blast Bucks backups to earn No. 8 play-in seed
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The Cavaliers didn't have any such luxury. Kevin Love made eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points as Cleveland took the No. 8 play-in spot — and a matchup against Brooklyn — with a 133-115 victory Sunday over the Buck...
North Carolina came from a No. 8 seed all the way to The Final Four
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And considering where the Tar Heels were early in the season and as recently as mid-February, it is Bejeebies Crazy that they made it this far. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . If No. 8 seed North Carolina (28-...
Grizzlies edge Spurs, clinch No. 2 seed in West
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The Grizzlies claimed their first division title in franchise history and accomplished the feat with All-Star point guard Ja Morant watching from the sidelines. "Definitely a big milestone," Grizzlies coach Taylor Je...
Saint Peter’s becomes first No. 15 seed to reach Elite Eight in NCAA tournament history
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It's likely that before this month, many sports fans had not heard of Saint Peter's, a university in Jersey City, New Jersey, with an enrollment of 2,637. That's all changed now if you've been following the men's NC...
Chris Paul’s back, Suns clinch top seed with win in Denver
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Paul returned from a broken right wrist that sidelined him since the All-Star break to help the Phoenix Suns win their seventh straight game and wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140-130 victory over De...
March Madness 2022: Notae, Arkansas muscle top overall seed Gonzaga out of NCAAs
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Notae finished with six rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocked shots for coach Eric Musselman’s scrappy, hustling Razorbacks (28-8), who reached the Elite Eight for the second straight year and will face...
March Madness 2022: Miami dominates No. 2 seed Auburn to reach Sweet 16
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The 10th-seeded Hurricanes (25-10) used a second-half surge and neutralized No. 2 seeded Auburn's Jabari Smith and Walker Kessler in a 79-61 victory for their first trip to a regional semifinal in six years. Auburn l...
Saint Peter’s completes huge March Madness upset, stunning No. 2 seed Kentucky
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It's early in March Madness, but we may not see a bigger shock in the men's NCAA tournament than Thursday night's stunning result. The No. 2-seeded Kentucky Wildcats were stunned by No. 15 seed Saint Peter's, being...
South Carolina top overall seed in women’s NCAA Tournament
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This year's bracket expanded to 68 teams for the first time to match the men's field with the play-in games on Wednesday and Thursday. The Gamecocks will face the winner of Howard and Incarnate Word — one of the Firs...
Kansas again No. 1 seed for wide-open Big 12 Tournament
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That's changed a bit over the years. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE . Five different schools have played in the last three Big 12 title games, and three different schools have walked away with a trophy: Tex...
US beats Germany, earns top seed in Olympics knockout round
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The young United States men's hockey team held on to beat Germany 3-2 Sunday night, finishing the preliminary round unbeaten and clinching the top seed in the knockout round at the Olympics. The Americans move direct...