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Short-handed Oilers look to even season series vs. Ducks
The Edmonton Oilers will look to return to the win column when they visit the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night.,Edmonton (44-27-5, 93 points), third in the Pacific Division, wraps up a four-game road trip looking to bounce back from a 3-0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.,Calvin Pickard ...
Riding a 12-game win streak, Blues face tough test in Jets
The St. Louis Blues are on the biggest roll in team history going into Monday night's game at the Winnipeg Jets., ,The Blues (43-28-7, 93 points) won their franchise-record 12th straight when they held on for a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. That broke the previous team record ...
Adia Barnes takes over as SMU's women's basketball coach
SMU named Adia Barnes, formerly of Arizona, as its head women's basketball coach.,In nine seasons at Arizona, the 48-year-old Barnes led the Wildcats to four consecutive postseason appearances and five straight 20-win seasons. Arizona reached the championship game of the Women's NCAA Tournament in 2...
With playoff berth clinched, Lightning visit slumping Rangers
While the Tampa Bay Lightning officially are headed to the postseason for the eighth straight season, the New York Rangers are inching closer to missing the playoffs a year after being the NHL's best team in the regular season.,The Lightning will look to move within two points of the Atlantic Divisi...
ATP roundup: Luciano Darderi wins Marrakech title in an upset
Luciano Darderi of Italy upset top seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) to win the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, on Sunday.,Griekspoor was competing in his first ATP Tour championship final since 2023, when he won two tournaments. Instead, it was the second win fo...
Alex Ovechkin nets goal No. 895, breaks Wayne Gretzky's record
ELMONT, N.Y. -- Alex Ovechkin scored his career 895th goal on Sunday, breaking the record held by Wayne Gretzky for 31 years.,Ovechkin reached the milestone on a power play at the 7:26 mark of the second quarter against the New York Islanders. Gretzky and his wife, Janet Jones, were on hand to watch...
Dodgers place LHP Blake Snell (shoulder) on IL
The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Blake Snell on the 15-day injured list Sunday with inflammation in his pitching shoulder.,The move is retroactive to Thursday.,The Dodgers recalled right-hander Matt Sauer in a corresponding move on Sunday.,A two-time Cy Young Award winner, Snell signed a f...
White Sox activate OF Mike Tauchman, DFA OF Travis Jankowski
The Chicago White Sox reinstated outfielder Mike Tauchman from the 10-day injured list on Sunday.,In a corresponding move, Chicago designated outfielder Travis Jankowski for assignment.,Tauchman, 34, was put on the injured list March 27 (retroactive to March 23) due to a strained right hamstring. Th...
Marlins-Braves game postponed, rescheduled for Aug. 9
The Sunday afternoon MLB game between the Miami Marlins and Braves has been postponed due to inclement weather in the Atlanta area.,The game has been rescheduled for Aug. 9 as part of a split doubleheader, making it a five-game series.,The National League East rivals split the first two games of the...
Brewers place LHP Nestor Cortes (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed left-hander Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a flexor strain in his pitching elbow.,Cortes is headed to the injured list due to a flexor strain for the second time in eight months. He returned from the injury and was able to pitch in the World Series ...
Max Verstappen rides pole to fourth Japanese Grand Prix win
Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, holding off the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.,It was the first win of the season for Red Bull's Verstappen, the reigning Formula One champion.,Verstappen started from the pole position at the Suzuka Circuit aft...
Capitals' Aliaksei Protas week-to-week with lower-body injury
Washington Capitals forward Aliaksei Protas is considered week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery announced Sunday.,Protas sustained the injury when a skate cut into his foot during the third period of the Capitals' 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Friday. He has been...
Incoming cold weather forces schedule change for Tigers-Yankees series
Game times have been changed for the Detroit Tigers' upcoming home series against the New York Yankees because of impending weather issues.,With wind chills forecast to be in the 20s, scheduled first pitch times for Tigers vs. Yankees games at Comerica Park have been adjusted from 6:40 p.m. to 3:10 ...
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks bid to stay hot in clash vs. Pelicans
The Milwaukee Bucks have had quite a week.,They had historic performances twice in three days, then rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 121-115 in overtime in Miami on Saturday night.,The Bucks (43-34) clinched a playoff berth Saturday and moved into the No. 5 s...
Knights visit Canucks looking to hang onto Pacific Division lead
The Vegas Golden Knights head into Sunday night's game at Vancouver clinging to a three-point lead in the Pacific Division and attempting to sweep a back-to-back for the third straight time., ,Vegas (46-22-8, 100 points), which held a nine-point lead in the Pacific just a week earlier on March 29, n...
Jalen Brunson could return as Knicks set sights on Suns
A weekend back-to-back set began about as well as it could for the New York Knicks.,Things might get even better on Sunday night with Jalen Brunson possibly returning from a month-long absence as the Knicks host the Phoenix Suns.,New York won despite the absence of Brunson and Mitchell Robinson on S...
Reeling Blackhawks bid to shut down Sidney Crosby, Penguins
The Chicago Blackhawks allowed an NHL icon to tie one of Wayne Gretzky's league records in their most recent game.,On Sunday, they'll aim to stop another superstar who recently broke one of Gretzky's marks as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Blackhawks.,Chicago is coming off Frida...
Canadiens continue playoff push against struggling Predators
The Montreal Canadiens will continue their push for a playoff spot when they visit the struggling Nashville Predators on Sunday.,The Canadiens (37-30-9, 83 points) arrive in Music City riding a four-game winning streak that was extended with a 3-2 home victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturda...
UCF, Nebraska aim to go out winners in Crown final
Darius Johnson has been on a mission, and his next task is helping UCF win a championship.,Johnson has scored 73 total points over the past two contests. He's aiming to deliver another high-octane outing when the Knights (20-16) face Nebraska (20-14) on Sunday in the College Basketball Crown champio...
As Jazz visit Hawks, Utah looking ahead to next season
As the Utah Jazz extended their franchise record for losses in a season to 62 at Indiana on Friday, the most interesting part happened off the court. ,Second-year player Taylor Hendricks spent time with the broadcast team of the Jazz (16-62) during the telecast, chatting about his progress since suf...