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The All-Defensive center tied her playoff career high in blocks, added nine points and seven rebounds, and helped hold the Dream without a point over the final 3:12 of a 68-64 Valkyries win.
The Cardinal reached 24 under par through 36 holes at Stanford Golf Course; Sunday’s final round is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Pacific.
Micah Ford’s 81-yard touchdown supplied the spectacle, but his three earlier scores built Stanford’s 34-7 win over Elon. The Phoenix’s 220 rushing yards made the Cardinal’s defensive performance more complicated than the score suggests.
Boston overcomes a 2-0 first-period deficit with three third-period goals to defeat the host Anaheim Ducks 4-2 on Friday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers dropped their fifth game of the season on Friday, losing 121-106 to the Denver Nuggets at crypto.com Arena. Austin Reaves led the home squad with 19 points, but it was not enough to stop Denver's balanced attack.
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 128-118 on Friday at Chase Center. Stephen Curry scored 20 points and Draymond Green had 10 assists for the home team.
Sacramento could not overcome a first-quarter deficit as San Antonio dominated at home. Dylan Harper led the Spurs with 19 points, while the Kings finished 0-5.
Yaxel Lendeborg scored 17 points and added five assists as Golden State beat Portland 128-118, offering the Warriors a productive forward alongside Draymond Green while Stephen Curry shot 7-for-19.
2 Saratoga teams played this week, and the town went 1-1. Every local result from Thursday through Saturday, with rankings where they apply.
Nedeljkovic made 32 saves, robbed Roman Josi with nine seconds left in overtime and stopped O'Reilly, Forsberg and Colton in the shootout as the Sharks held on after a late Nashville surge.
Macklin Celebrini scored the decisive shootout goal as the San Jose Sharks edged the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Thursday night, surviving a late rally by the home side.
Alex Nedeljkovic answered Nashville’s last-second equalizer with an overtime stop on Roman Josi, while Juuse Saros made San Jose earn its 3-2 shootout victory.
Milwaukee defeated Los Angeles 6-4 on Thursday to close out the National League Championship Series. The Brewers advance to the World Series after a dominant performance.
Deni Avdija scored 26 points as the Portland Trail Blazers built a 27-point halftime lead and beat the Sacramento Kings 110-98 in a preseason game Tuesday at Golden 1 Center.
Calgary secured its first win of the season Tuesday, overcoming a first-period deficit to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2 at Honda Center.
Edmonton's dominant first period proved too much for Los Angeles on Tuesday night. Vasily Podkolzin scored twice and Connor McDavid recorded four points in the victory.
Fraser Minten netted two goals as the Boston Bruins defeated the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Tuesday night at the SAP Center.
The LA Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 122-110 in a preseason game Wednesday, with Rui Hachimura scoring 16 points and Darius Garland dishing out seven assists.
Golden State outscored the Lakers 51-26 in the second half of Tuesday's preseason game. Yaxel Lendeborg led the Warriors with 17 points, and Austin Reaves scored 28 for Los Angeles.
Marco Reus opened the scoring and set up Justin Haak's late header as the LA Galaxy beat the Portland Timbers 2-0 in Carson on Wednesday.
Golden State won all three regular-season meetings, the last on July 4. Atlanta has since added a two-time champion and has not lost in the playoffs. Game 1 of the WNBA Finals is Saturday at Chase Center.
