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Wendell Carter Jr.'s late dunk lifts Magic past Mavericks
Wendell Carter Jr. threw down a dunk with 1.4 seconds left as the Orlando Magic beat the visiting Dallas Mavericks 115-114 and spoiled Cooper Flagg's return to the lineup on Thursday.,Dallas moved ahead 114-110 with 37.3 seconds remaining on Flagg's three-point play before Jalen Suggs hit a 3-pointe...

Sabres continue hot streak, take down slipping Penguins
Josh Norris and Owen Power each had a goal and an assist for the Buffalo Sabres, who won their fifth straight game, 5-1, against the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.,Ryan McLeod, Alex Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson also scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves.,Bryan Rust scored, ...

Mammoth end Flyers' three-game winning streak with shutout
Nick Schmaltz and Clayton Keller scored second-period goals and Vitek Vanecek made 16 saves as the Utah Mammoth posted a 3-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday.,Dylan Guenther had two assists and Michael Carcone also scored for Utah, which has won five of its last seven games. Van...

Jazz spoil Trae Young's Wizards debut, end 7-game skid
Ace Bailey scored a career-high 32 points and recorded two steals to help the Utah Jazz end a seven-game losing streak with a 122-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.,Bailey went 8-for-10 from the field in the first half, scoring 21 points before halftime to give a spark to a short...

Predators continue fire sale, trade F Michael Bunting to Stars
The Dallas Stars added another veteran forward for their stretch run Thursday, acquiring forward Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators for a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.,Bunting, 30, brings edge and production to a team that's already rolling. He has 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists...

Golden Knights start homestand vs. Wild in key Western clash
The Vegas Golden Knights play their first home game in over a month when they host the Minnesota Wild on Friday night in Las Vegas.,Vegas hasn't played at T-Mobile Arena since a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Feb. 5, the team's final game before the Olympic break. The Pacific Division lea...

Young Sharks continue push for playoffs vs. Blues
The San Jose Sharks continue their push to jump into a playoff position when they play host to the St. Louis Blues on Friday.,The Sharks sit three points back of the Seattle Kraken for the Western Conference's second wild-card position, with a pair of games in hand. San Jose has 23 games remaining i...

Senators acquire Warren Foegele from Kings for draft pick
The Los Angeles Kings traded forward Warren Foegele to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.,The clubs also swapped conditional third-round picks in 2026.,Foegele, who turns 30 on April 1, has contributed just seven goals and two assists in 47 app...

Big Ten tournament roundup: Illinois holds on to upset Michigan St.
Cearah Parchment tallied 15 points and six rebounds as Illinois used a late defensive stand to upset No. 18 Michigan State 71-69 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament in Indianapolis.,The 10th-seeded Illini (21-10) weathered a career-high 30 points from Kennedy Blair, who...

Angel City FC lead Sportico’s NWSL valuations at $335M
Angel City FC lead the NWSL in team valuations for a third consecutive year, according to Sportico, reaching $335 million in Thursday's new rankings.,That's a solid return for an organization that paid only $2 million in entry fees to join the league in 2022 and has increased in value by 86% since 2...

Ducks entertain Canadiens while on verge of Pacific Division lead
The Anaheim Ducks have been one of the most pleasant surprises of the 2025-26 NHL season. The rebuilding California squad has spent most of the season in a playoff position and, at times, even held the top spot in the Pacific Division.,They could possibly regain that perch on Friday when they host t...

Broncos, OL Alex Palczewski agree on 2-year deal
The Denver Broncos announced Thursday they have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with offensive lineman Alex Palczewski.,Palczewski, 26, started 10 of the 17 regular-season games he played for the AFC Championship Game participants -- replacing injured starter Ben Powers at left guard in Week ...

East-leading Canes out to dent Oilers' playoff aspirations
The Carolina Hurricanes will try to contain red-hot Leon Draisaitl when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.,Edmonton, meanwhile, will have its hands full with Carolina's Nikolaj Ehlers, who has four goals in his past two games, including a hat trick.,Draisaitl had five points (two goals,...

Blackhawks, Canucks aspire to more than playing out string
With the final Western Conference playoff spot a long reach from their grasp, maintaining fight and finding success remain more realistic goals for the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks during the final stretch of this season.,The host Blackhawks look to rebound from a rough road trip on Frid...

Rookie Chandler Blanchet takes pole position at Puerto Rico Open
PGA Tour rookie Chandler Blanchet shot a career-low, 8-under-par 64 to take the early lead at the Puerto Rico Open on Thursday in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.,Blanchet missed the cut in his first five starts of the season. This week, in the alternate event opposite the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Blanch...

Spring training roundup: Sandy Alcantara deals as Marlins beat Astros
Former National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara struck out four and retired all nine batters he faced on Thursday to help the Miami Marlins post a 2-0 win over the Houston Astros at Jupiter, Fla.,Alcantara threw 31 of his 43 pitches for strikes at the outset of a contest in which five Miami p...

LIV’s Thomas Detry shares war zone-to-tourney reality
Count LIV Golf's Thomas Detry among the many pro athletes around the world who didn't know what their immediate future looked like in the wake of the U.S. and Israel attacking Iran last weekend.,Detry, a Belgium native who played for four years at Illinois, makes his home in Dubai. The airspace in t...

UCF, West Virginia vying for stronger closing statement
UCF and West Virginia both need to make a strong closing statement when they tangle in their Big 12 Conference regular-season finale on Friday night in Morgantown, W. Va.,There was a time when both teams seemed to be hurtling toward at-large status in the NCAA Tournament, but their metrics have been...

Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State dumps No. 21 Texas Tech with 21-0 run
Nastja Claessens recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals and No. 12 seed Kansas State closed the game with a 21-0 run to post a 58-51 upset of No. 5 seed Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Taryn Sides scored 13 points and Aniya Foy added 12...

Riding 10-game streak, Stars eager to measure up against Avs
The Dallas Stars bring their team-record 10-game winning streak back home Friday as their six-game homestand begins with the Colorado Avalanche, the only team above them in the NHL standings.,It's the first time the Central Division squads have met since the opening week of the season, when the Star...