BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jiri Kulich scored twice as part of a five-goal second period, and the Buffalo Sabres routed Pittsburgh 7-3 on Thursday night in an outing Penguins captain Sidney Crosby broke an NHL record for point-per-game consistency he shared with Wayne Gretzky.
Buffalo won its fourth-straight home game with Tage Thompson, Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs, Tyson Kozak each securing a goal and assist. Mattias Samuelsson also scored, and backup James Reimer made 22 saves in winning his third consecutive start.
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NEWARK, NJ – Alabama and BYU kicked off the Sweet 16 in style on Thursday night, with both teams lighting up the scoreboard early and often.
But it was the Crimson Tide’s unbelievable shooting that led the majority of the scoring, defeating the Cougars, 113-88, to become the first team to reach the Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. In the process, Alabama set an NCAA Tournament record for most three-pointers made in a single game (25).
The best way to describe this match from inside the Prudential Center is simple: it was an undercard fight.
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Dickie Vitale recently appeared on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me” with his former ESPN colleague Dan Dakich. During the discussion, they explored the impact of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals on the March Madness tournament thus far.
Vitale argued that the NCAA’s relatively new system, which includes millions paid through NIL and the free agency-like benefits of the transfer portal, is disrupting parity in college sports. He believes this combination is creating an uneven playing field.
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona’s first Opening Day as manager of the Cincinnati Reds started in a dentist’s chair.
About 12 hours later, Francona was experiencing baseball’s equivalent of a root canal.
The Reds were one out away from a successful debut for Francona, until the San Francisco Giants rallied for four runs in the ninth inning. Cincinnati got a run in the home half but ended up falling short 6-4.
Francona began the day with an emergency trip to the dentist for treatment of a broken veneer on a bottom tooth.
NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Williams saved his first game with the New York Yankees by a whisker.
Acquired from Milwaukee in December, the bearded All-Star closer drew his first boos from Yankees fans just 18 pitches into his career in pinstripes.
“I heard ‘em. I heard ’em,” he said.
After loading the bases with no outs against his former team and allowing Brice Turang’s sacrifice fly, Williams struck out Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich to preserve a 4-2 opening day win over the Brewers on Thursday that turned tense in the ninth inning.
Georgetown freshman forward Thomas Sorber told ESPN on Thursday that he will declare for the 2025 NBA draft while maintaining his remaining college eligibility.
Sorber was named to the All-Big East third team after averaging 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals on 53.2% shooting from the field. He is the first Hoya since Markel Starks (2012-13) to earn all-conference third-team recognition.
The 19-year-old, who was also a unanimous selection to the Big East All-Freshman team, was limited to 24 games after undergoing season-ending foot surgery last month.
KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State has placed head coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave.
The university said in a statement Thursday that Burns was put on leave with pay and that Greg Glaus, executive deputy athletics director, would oversee the administrative responsibilities of the program. Also, the school said that offensive coordinator Mark Carney would be in charge of on-field activities.
Kent State did not provide details on why Burns was played on leave.
Kent State is scheduled to begin spring practices this weekend.
Burns has a 1-23 record in two seasons with the Golden Flashes.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wilyer Abreu dedicated this two-homer game to his newborn twin boys.
Abreu went deep twice in Boston’s season-opening 5-2 win at Texas, including a tiebreaking three-run shot in the ninth inning Thursday. It came nearly eight months after the 25-year-old outfielder’s only multihomer game — in the same stadium, the day after his grandmother died.
“The the two that I hit last year, they were for my grandmother, but these two, they were for my twins,” Abreu said through a translator.