
Wins by Portugal and England set up winner-take-all matches for first place in Groups K and L, respectively. In the third and final match of group play, Portugal-Colombia and England-Panama will decide their groups. Portugal beat Uzbekistan 3-1 and England…

The Sacramento Kings managed their second straight terrible performance, losing on the road to the undermanned Portland Trail Blazers, 103-91, giving the Kings their first two-game losing streak since early February. The Kings (44-32) have mostly played .500 basketball since…

The Sacramento Kings continued their recent trend of following up great performances with terrible efforts, and the result here was a 107-94 home loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Kings (44-31) managed just 38 points in the first half and…

Harrison Barnes and Domantas Sabonis each scored 28 points as the Sacramento Kings got off to a big start and cruised to a 125-113 home win over the Utah Jazz. The Kings (44-30) scored 41 points in the first quarter…

Bill Reidy of the Southern California Hornets salvaged the series against the Asheville Snot Otters, as he tossed his second consecutive shutout, and his third of the season. SoCal took one of three games to move to 14-24 with six…

Following the trade break, the Southern California Hornets got back into action against the division’s top team, the Ocala Stallions. Things rolled the Hornets’ way against a pitching-depleted Stallions squad, and SoCal took two of three games. The Hornets made…

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns took advantage of a poor first half by the Sacramento Kings, and the Suns romped to a 116-101 road victory. The Kings (43-30) never led and were outscored 60-46 in the first half as…

Argentina clinched Group J with a Lionel Messi brace and a 3-1 win over Austria. Algeria edged Jordan 1-0 on an 89th-minute goal, setting up a battle for second place between Austria and Algeria in the group finale. France picked…

What is happening with Spain?! After a scoreless draw against Cape Verde, the real-life World Cup winners suffered a shock 1-0 loss to Saudi Arabia. Spain must get a positive result against unbeaten Uruguay in their final match, or they…