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Sidney Crosby leads Penguins over slumping Wild
Captain Sidney Crosby scored two goals as the Pittsburgh Penguins spoiled Marc-Andre Fleury's final game against his former team, courtesy of a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday in Saint Paul, Minn.,Evgeni Malkin also tallied and Tristan Jarry made 29 saves in his first start since being sum...
Capitals beat Kraken in feisty game; Alex Ovechkin pots No. 886
Connor McMichael's goal with 4:16 remaining broke a tie and Alex Ovechkin moved within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record as the host Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Sunday.,Defenseman Martin Fehervary and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who won thei...
Tadeo Allende's goal lifts short-handed Inter Miami past Charlotte
An early second-half goal by midfielder Tadeo Allende was all host Inter Miami needed to overcome the odds and secure a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Sunday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.,Inter Miami (2-0-1, 7 points) picked up its second victory of the MLS season despite the absence once aga...
Spring training roundup: Tarik Skubal gains first win as Tigers top Pirates
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal earned his first victory of spring training on Sunday as the host Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 in Lakeland, Fla.,Skubal (1-0) gave up two runs and four hits over the first 3 1/3 innings, striking out four and walking one. ...
Devin Booker helps Suns beat short-handed Mavericks
Devin Booker scored 24 points as the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the severely underhanded Dallas Mavericks 125-116 on Sunday.,Kevin Durant posted 21 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, Bradley Beal contributed 19 points and Grayson Allen added 17 off the bench as 11th-placed Phoenix closed the g...
Russell Henley overtakes Collin Morikawa to nab Arnold Palmer title
Russell Henley eagled the 16th hole Sunday and went on to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge in Orlando, Fla.,Henley's 2-under-par 70 put him at 11-under 277, giving up his first victory since the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship -- a span of 854 days. It marks his ...
Reports: Vikings keeping RB Aaron Jones on 2-year, $20M deal
The Minnesota Vikings have retained standout running back Aaron Jones on a two-year, $20 million deal, according to multiple reports on Sunday.,The deal reportedly guarantees Jones $13 million.,The 30-year-old Jones excelled in his first season with the Vikings by rushing for a career-high 1,138 yar...
Nate Bittle goes for 36 as Oregon beats Washington in OT
Oregon 7-footer Nate Bittle dropped a career-high 36 points and added a game-high 12 rebounds as the Ducks outlasted Washington 80-73 in overtime Sunday in Big Ten play at Seattle.,Bittle made a go-ahead jumper with 1:04 left in regulation for a 68-67 Oregon lead. Washington's Great Osobor missed on...
Rockets seeing benefits of two-big lineup ahead of Magic visit
The Houston Rockets opened a critical six-game homestand with a blowout victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, notching their sixth win in their last eight home games.,The Rockets are one of four teams clustered behind the Oklahoma City Thunder near the top of the Western Conference with...
No. 5 South Carolina trounces No. 1 Texas for 3rd straight SEC title
Chloe Kitts had 15 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 South Carolina completed its dominant run through the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 64-45 victory over No. 1 Texas in the championship game Sunday afternoon in Greenville, S.C., ,Tessa Johnson added 14 points and Sonia Feagin and Joyc...
Wizards eye rare 3-game win streak in rematch vs. Raptors
The Washington Wizards, who have the fewest wins in the NBA this season, have a chance for their second three-game winning streak on Monday night in their rematch with the host Toronto Raptors.,The Wizards scraped out a 118-117 road victory on Saturday when a video review determined that a floating ...
No. 3 UConn routs Villanova, advances to Big East final
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong paired 20 points with 16 rebounds and Azzi Fudd chipped in 14 points for the top-seed Huskies (30-3), who are seek...
Bulls aim to continue momentum in matchup vs. Pacers
Potential home court advantage in an Eastern Conference first-round playoff series is within reach for the Indiana Pacers, if only the team could solve its woes on the road.,Indiana enters Monday's visit to the Chicago Bulls with three losses in five games, falling on the road each time. Separate de...
Without LeBron James, Lakers try to rebound vs. lowly Nets
The successful pairing of superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic is going on hold for at least a week and possibly longer.,James will be out Monday night with a left groin injury Monday night when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Brooklyn Nets, who are on a seven-game losing streak.,James suffered ...
Reports: Chiefs re-sign LB Nick Bolton to 3-year deal
The Kansas City Chiefs are re-signing linebacker Nick Bolton to a three-year, $45 million deal, per multiple reports.,The deal includes $30 million in guaranteed money and will make Bolton the fifth-highest average paid off-ball linebacker in the NFL, per Spotrac.,Bolton, 24, was a second-round pick...
Thunder wallop Nuggets in showdown of West's best
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to their seventh consecutive victory, a 127-103 rout over the visiting Denver Nuggets on Sunday.,It was the first of back-to-back games in Oklahoma City for the teams that entered the day in the top two spots in the Western C...
Cody Glass scores in debut, as Devils take down Flyers
Cody Glass scored in his New Jersey debut, and Erik Haula snapped a 29-game goal drought, as the visiting New Jersey Devils handed the reeling Philadelphia Flyers a fourth straight loss with Sunday's 3-1 victory.,Glass, one of several players acquired by New Jersey in the days and hours leading up t...
Dylan Harper, Rutgers defeat Minnesota in OT battle
Dylan Harper scored 22 points and made several key plays down the stretch for Rutgers to pull out a 75-67 overtime victory over Minnesota on Sunday in Piscataway, N.J.,The Scarlet Knights (15-16, 8-12) earned the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament and will play No. 14 Southern California in the f...
Reports: Lions release 3-time Pro Bowl EDGE Za'Darius Smith
The Detroit Lions released edge rusher Za'Darius Smith, according to multiple media reports on Sunday.,The Lions acquired Smith, 32, in a trade with the Cleveland Browns in November. In eight games for Detroit, he had 12 combined tackles and four sacks.,For the season, the three-time Pro Bowl defend...
No. 11 Duke bests No. 7 NC State in ACC tournament final
Ashlon Jackson and Oluchi Okananwa each scored 22 points as No. 11 Duke rallied to win its first Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title since 2013, defeating No. 7 North Carolina State 76-62 on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C.,The Blue Devils overcame a 14-point second-quarter deficit, earning their f...