ŠK Slovan Bratislava and West Ham United FC were among the teams to win big in the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round first legs, but no side came close to matching the fireworks provided by Brøndby IF.Results: see the full list of first qualifying round first leg resultsPick of the actionBrøndby IF (DEN) 9-0 AC Juvenes/Dogana (SMR)Swedish international Johan Elmander scored two as the Danish side recorded their largest ever win in UEFA competition. Substitute Elbasan Rashani also scored a pair in the second-half for the 1990/91 semi-finalists who now seem certain to face one of FK Atlantas Kla...
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Late free throws lift Kentucky by Notre Dame
CLEVELAND -- With everything at stake for Kentucky, the Wildcats stayed calm and made just enough plays to keep their unblemished season intact. The shot at history and another NCAA title are still in reach. Andrew Harrison made two free throws with six seconds remaining, and the unbeaten Wildcats made their last nine shots to survive their toughest test to date, coming back after trailing for much of the second half to defeat Notre Dame 68-66 on Saturday night in the Midwest Regional final. The Wildcats (38-0), seeking to become college basketball's first undefeated champion in 39 years, advanced to the Final Four in Indianapolis next week, where they will mee...
NC State dashes LSU with last-second leaner
PITTSBURGH -- BeeJay Anya watched his teammates put up all the shots they wanted for more than 39 minutes. Then the burly forward made the only two that mattered in the final 45 seconds. Anya's tip-in got North Carolina State within a point of LSU and his left-handed hook just before the buzzer lifted the eight-seeded Wolfpack to a 66-65 victory in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. More from ESPN.com
‘Comeback Kids’ give Iowa State Big 12 title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- During a break early in the second half of the Big 12 tournament title game, Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg gathered his team in front of the bench and asked them a simple question: "How much do you have left?" The answer turned out to be just enough. Cyclones Keep Storming BackNo Big 12 deficit appears too deep for No. 13 Iowa S...
Albany stuns on late 3 to win America East
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Peter Hooley hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the final shot of the game, giving Albany a stunning 51-50 victory over Stony Brook on Saturday to win the America East tournament title for the third straight year. The Great Danes (24-8) are 5-0 in the title game, including a 69-60 on the road last year over the Seawolves (23-11), who remained winless in four tries in the championship game. This couldn't have been scripted better. Hooley missed eight games in the middle of the regular season to return to his native Australia to be with his dying mother. The team has worn "SH" patches on their left shoulders in honor of Sue
Nuggets fire Shaw, name Hunt interim coach
Updated: March 3, 2015, 2:01 PM ET ESPN.com news services The Denver Nuggets have fired coach Brian Shaw, general manager Brian Connelly announced Tuesday. "I want to sincerely thank Brian for his time with our organization," Connelly said in a team release. "You won't find a better guy than Brian and he is one of the brightest basketball minds I've ever been around. Unfortunately things didn't go as we hoped, but we know with his basketball acumen tha...
Ten-man Roma rescue a point against Juventus
• Ten-man AS Roma rally to draw 1-1 at home to Serie A leaders Juventus.• The hosts lose Vasilis Torosidis to a second yellow card with the scoreline 0-0 on 62 minutes.• Juve take the lead from the resulting free-kick as Carlos Tévez curls in.• Roma respond via a deflected Seydou Keita header with 12 minutes remaining.• The result leaves Juve nine points clear of second-placed Roma.• La Vecchia Signora also boast a better head-to-head record.• Reaction:Seydou Keita, Roma midfielderWe doubled our efforts when we went down to ten men, we pushed hard and we managed to ...