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Jets face Devils with NHL's top spot in clear view
The Winnipeg Jets have locked up a playoff spot and will proceed toward securing the top spot in the Central Division and the Western Conference when they host the New Jersey Devils on Friday.,The Jets (49-14-4, 102 points) clinched a postseason berth for a third straight season and the fourth time...

Late heroics lead Phillies past Nationals in extras
Alec Bohm smacked a tie-breaking two-run double in the top of the tenth inning and the visiting Philadelphia Phillies went on to beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Opening Day Thursday.,With two outs in the tenth inning of a 3-3 game, runner Bryson Stott stole third and Bryce Harper walked against...

NBA teams with FIBA to explore European league
The NBA and FIBA will jointly explore the creation of a new professional league in Europe, NBA commissioner Adam Silver and FIBA secretary general Andreas Zaglkis announced on Thursday. ,Silver and Zaglkis made the announcement after the NBA board of governors meeting in New York and the FIBA execut...

Astros' Framber Valdez dominates Mets for season-opening win
Framber Valdez tossed seven shutout innings and the new-look Houston Astros claimed a 3-1 victory over the visiting New York Mets on Thursday.,Valdez (1-0) became the first left-hander in franchise history to make four consecutive Opening Day starts. He scattered four hits, issued two walks and reco...

Kyle Manzardo stars as Guardians top Royals in 10 innings
Kyle Manzardo was 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs Thursday for the Cleveland Guardians, who overcame a blown save by All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase to beat the host Kansas City Royals, 7-4, in 10 innings in an Opening Day clash.,Steven Kwan led off the 10th inning with the tie-breaking RBI double...

NHL fines Bruins rookie D Michael Callahan maximum for crosschecking
The NHL has fined Boston Bruins rookie defenseman Michael Callahan $2,018.23 for crosschecking Anaheim forward Jansen Harkins during the Ducks' 6-2 home victory on Wednesday.,The fine, announced Thursday by the NHL's Department of Player Safety, is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaini...

Wilyer Abreu (2 HRs) powers Red Sox past Rangers
Wilyer Abreu went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-2 Opening Day win over the host Texas Rangers on Thursday afternoon in Arlington.,The top slugger among American League rookies last season, Abreu homered in the fifth and ninth innings to ...

NBA abandons All-Star tourney format
It's unclear what next year's NBA All-Star Game will look like, but commissioner Adam Silver said the league is "a bit back to the drawing board" as it moves away from the three-game mini-tournament that was implemented this season.,Speaking to reporters on Thursday following a board of governors me...

Sean Burke sharp as White Sox blow out Angels
Rookie right-hander Sean Burke pitched six scoreless innings in his first Opening Day start and Austin Slater, Andrew Benintendi and Lenyn Sosa homered as the host Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 on Thursday.,Chicago, which lost a major league single-season record 121 games last ...

Giants rally in ninth to spoil Opening Day for Reds
Patrick Bailey singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth and Wilmer Flores broke the tie one batter later with a three-run homer as the visiting San Francisco Giants rallied for a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the season opener for both clubs on Thursday.,Tyler Rogers (1-0) pitched...

Orioles smack six HRs, rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams.,Mullins was 3-for-5, including a three-run homer and five RBIs as Baltimore outhit Toronto 14-4.,Tyler O'Neill a...

Yankees start with power display, hold off Brewers in opener
Carlos Rodon pitched effectively into the sixth inning and was backed by two early homers as the host New York Yankees hung on for a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in the season opener for both teams on Thursday.,Austin Wells hit a leadoff homer three pitches into the home half of the first ...

Tyler O'Neill extends record by hitting HR for sixth straight Opening Day
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tyler O'Neill hit a three-run homer in the third inning on Thursday to extend his major league record of homering on Opening Day to six in a row.,O'Neill's blast to right field came against right-hander Jose Berrios of the Toronto Blue Jays and gave Baltimore a 5-0 lead....

Top prospect Aaliyah Chavez commits to Oklahoma
Aaliyah Chavez, considered the top women's high school recruit, committed to Oklahoma.,The five-star point guard also considered LSU, South Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech and UCLA.,The 5-foot-9 National Gatorade Player of the Year scored 4,796 career points with 1,279 rebounds and 771 assists in 150 ga...

MLB.tv whiffs with early-inning error on Opening Day
MLB.tv subscribers looking forward to watching some Opening Day baseball took to social media Thursday afternoon to express their outrage at the app's outage.,Problems reportedly began during the streaming of the day's two earliest games -- the Milwaukee Brewers at the New York Yankees and the Balti...

Hot Golden Knights look to soar past Blackhawks
A four-game winning streak is nothing new to the Pacific Division-leading Las Vegas Golden Knights, who tote their fifth surge of at least that many games into Friday's visit to the Chicago Blackhawks.,A varied attack, however, has been novel for Vegas since the 4 Nations Face-Off, as the club has a...

Bucks to face off against Knicks with stars missing
Two top-six teams in the Eastern Conference, both missing key stars, face off Friday night as the Milwaukee Bucks host the New York Knicks.,New York saw its two-game win streak come to an end on Wednesday as the visiting Los Angeles Clippers came back to win 126-113.,"They were fresh on two days of ...

Hornets, working on 'competitiveness,' visit Raptors
The Charlotte Hornets are headed north of the border on Friday, visiting the Toronto Raptors amid a stretch that has seen the Hornets lose five of their past six games. ,That includes three discouraging losses in a row. Since March 21, Charlotte (18-54) has suffered a 35-point loss to the Oklahoma C...

Warriors hopeful Stephen Curry can return vs. Pelicans
Stephen Curry's return cannot come soon enough for the Golden State Warriors.,And it looks like he'll be back when the Warriors visit the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.,Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Curry is officially day-to-day and will be listed as questionable Friday, but Kerr added,...

Rockies add free-agent OF Mickey Moniak to Opening Day roster
The Colorado Rockies signed former No. 1 overall draft pick Mickey Moniak to a one-year deal on Thursday and added the outfielder to their Opening Day roster.,Moniak, 26, was released by the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday following 2 1/2 seasons with the club.,According to multiple reports, Moniak's ...