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Bruins' Charlie McAvoy, Mark Kastelic done for season
Boston Bruins interim coach Joe Sacco confirmed Thursday that defenseman Charlie McAvoy and forward Mark Kastelic won't return this season.,The Bruins have been eliminated from playoff contention and have three regular-season games remaining, starting with Thursday's home game against Chicago.,Sacco...
Tom Watson casts doubt on likelihood of PGA-LIV deal
Count Tom Watson among those who don't envision the PGA Tour and LIV Golf being able to come together as a means to unify the professional game.,Watson, 75, said Thursday that there are too many issues to overcome for the PGA Tour to come to terms with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which ha...
White Sox place C Korey Lee, OF Mike Tauchman on IL
The Chicago White Sox placed catcher Korey Lee and outfielder Mike Tauchman on the 10-day injured list Thursday.,Lee, 26, was helped off the field after rolling his left ankle in the sixth inning of Wednesday's 3-2 loss at Cleveland.,Lee is batting .333 with two doubles and one RBI in nine games thi...
Charge activate Katerina Mrazova from LTIR
The Ottawa Charge activated forward Katerina Mrazova from long term-injured reserve on Thursday.,The 32-year-old has missed 11 games with an upper-body injury suffered in a game against Minnesota on Feb. 13.,Mrazova has two goals, four assists and six points in 11 games this season.,Playing for Czec...
Victoire activate Ann-Renee Desbiens
The Montreal Victoire activated goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens from long term-injured reserve on Thursday.,The 31-year-old has been on LTIR since March 18 with a lower-body injury she sustained in a game against the Boston Fleet.,Despite her lengthy absence, Desbiens still leads the PWHL with 13 wins...
VP, FaZe, Falcons punch playoff tickets at PGL Bucharest
Virtus.pro, FaZe Clan and Team Falcons won Thursday's Round 5 matches to reach the playoffs at the $625,000 PGL Bucharest 2025 event in Romania.,Virtus.pro recorded a 2-0 victory over Astralis and FaZe Clan advanced by the same score against Apogee Esports. ,Virtus.pro posted a 13-10 win on Dust II ...
Arizona hires Buffalo's Becky Burke as head coach
Becky Burke has been named the new head coach at Arizona after leading Buffalo to the WNIT championship.,Burke, 35, was hired on Wednesday as the 10th head coach of the Wildcats, replacing Adia Barnes.,She guided the Bulls to a school-record 30 wins this season, culminating with an 88-84 win over Tr...
Masters king Jack Nicklaus holds court after honorary tee shot
After trying not to "kill anybody" with his ceremonial tee shot Thursday, honorary Masters starter Jack Nicklaus shared his thoughts on the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and some of the sport's biggest names.,The six-time Masters champion was joined by Gary Player (three green jackets) and Tom Watson (two) on ...
Nikola Jokic: Nuggets provided notice Mike Malone was being fired
Before the axe fell on head coach Michael Malone in Denver, ownership made three-time MVP Nikola Jokic aware of the move ahead of meeting with the since-fired team brass on Tuesday afternoon. ,Malone, who guided the Nuggets to the NBA title in 2023, was fired and general manager Calvin Booth was inf...
Reports: Jets WR Allen Lazard takes $8.5M pay cut to stay
With no guaranteed money left on his contract and most of his former Green Bay Packers compadres sent packing, wide receiver Allen Lazard agreed to a reduction in pay to remain with the New York Jets, according to multiple reports. ,The Jets had no contractual assurances remaining to Lazard, 29, who...
Kings continue to prepare for playoffs against visiting Ducks
If the Los Angeles Kings hope to get over the first-round hump in the upcoming playoffs, they'll need their best players to be at their best.,Beginning with Thursday's matchup against the visiting Anaheim Ducks, the Kings have five games remaining before the start of postseason. They have clinched a...
Rangers-Islanders playoff past a reminder of dim present
Fifty years ago this week, the New York Islanders earned the first playoff series win in franchise history by upsetting the New York Rangers in a dramatic three-game set that cemented their rivalry as the fiercest in the tri-state area.,The golden anniversary matchup between the Islanders and Ranger...
Behind Jesus Luzardo, Phillies chase series win vs. Braves
A night after posting a dramatic victory over their National League East rivals, the visiting Philadelphia Phillies will look to earn a series win against the slumping Atlanta Braves on Thursday night.,In a back-and-forth affair, the Phillies won their sixth game in the past eight tries after Trea T...
Blue Jays' Chris Bassitt looks to extend misery for Red Sox
After being swept by the New York Mets last weekend, the Toronto Blue Jays will aim to finish a sweep of their own when they conclude a four-game road series against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon.,Toronto set up the opportunity for its second sweep in three series with a 2-1 Wednesday win...
Brewers turn to Quinn Priester in bid for series sweep of Rockies
Milwaukee's rotation has been hit hard by injuries in the first two weeks of 2025, so the team did something about it.,The Brewers acquired Quinn Priester from the Boston Red Sox on Monday, and the 24-year-old right-hander will make his debut with his new team on Thursday afternoon against the Color...
Fresh off shutout, Twins look to salvage series split vs. Royals
In the wake of Minnesota's worst start since 2016, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli requested his players not lose their belief in each other.,The message was received -- at least for one game -- with a strong all-around effort on Wednesday. The Twins will look to follow that and achieve a split of a fo...
Regulars set to return for Angels in finale vs. Rays
Infielder Luis Rengifo and center fielder Jo Adell are expected back in the starting lineup Thursday afternoon for the Los Angeles Angels when they play the host Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of a three-game series.,Both did not start the Angels' 5-4 loss to the Rays on Wednesday, but not because of ...
Guardians eye sweep of skidding, ailing White Sox
It's been far from pretty, but the Cleveland Guardians are finding ways to win games -- albeit at the expense of the reeling Chicago White Sox.,Following a second straight one-run victory, the Guardians will look to sweep the three-game home set and hand the White Sox an eighth consecutive loss on T...
Tundra sneaks into ESL One Raleigh upper-bracket semis
Despite going undefeated in the group stage of the Dota 2 ESL One Raleigh event, Tundra Esports needed to win a tiebreaker match Wednesday to claim second place in Group B.,A 2-0 win over HEROIC (0-3-2) on Wednesday left Tundra with a 1-0-4 match record and a 6-4 map record -- the map mark same as B...
NHL roundup: Joel Eriksson Ek scores 4, Wild top Sharks 8-7 in OT
Kirill Kaprizov scored 1:01 into overtime, Joel Eriksson Ek netted four goals and the Minnesota Wild escaped with an 8-7 win over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Both players celebrated remarkable returns from prolonged lower-body-injury absences for Minnesota (43-29-7, 9...