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Timberwolves score 52 in 3rd to run away from Grizzlies
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points and Julius Randle added 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves to a 141-125 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday.,The Timberwolves, who won for the sixth time in seven games, used a franchise-record 52-point third quarter to f...
Filip Forsberg, Predators earn shootout win over Utah
Filip Forsberg scored the lone goal of a shootout, giving the Nashville Predators a 4-3 win over the Utah Hockey Club on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,The Predators erased a 2-0 deficit by scoring three goals within a six-minute span bridging the second and third periods. Dylan Guenther brought Utah l...
Loss to Canucks leaves Avs locked into 3rd in Central
Kiefer Sherwood and Dakota Joshua had a goal and an assist apiece as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 in Denver on Thursday night.,Jake DeBrusk and Nils Hoglander also scored and Kevin Lankinen turned away 31 shots for Vancouver (37-29-13, 87 points), which has won two in a row....
NHL roundup: Jets all but wrap up No. 1 seed in West
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 25 shots, earning his league-leading eighth shutout of the season as the visiting Winnipeg Jets blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday, tightening their grip on home-ice advantage.,Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period for the first-place Jets, who vaulted six...
NBA roundup: Pacers seal top-4 spot in East
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, the Pacers could still earn the No. 3 see...
Braves RF Ronald Acuna Jr. (knee) to be evaluated next week
Former National League MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. will have his surgically repaired left knee examined next week, Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said Thursday.,Acuna tore his left anterior cruciate ligament on May 26 and underwent surgery on June 6. The right fielder will be re-evaluated in Los Ange...
Caps prevail in shootout, hand Canes 4th straight loss
Pierre-Luc Dubois scored the game's first goal and then finished it with a shootout tally as the Washington Capitals defeated the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a matchup between the Metropolitan Division's top teams Thursday night.,Both teams overcame two-goal deficits in regulation.,Dylan Str...
Connor Hellebuyck, Jets blank Stars, close in on division title
Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 24 shots, earning his league-leading eighth shutout of the season, as the visiting Winnipeg Jets blanked the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Thursday, tightening their grip on home-ice advantage.,Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period for the first-place Jets (54-21-4, 112 p...
Pacers edge Cavs, secure home-court advantage in 1st round
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, the Pacers (49-31) could still earn the N...
Bucks take down Pelicans, extend win streak to 6
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 11 rebounds and the host Milwaukee Bucks pulled away from the New Orleans Pelicans 136-111 on Thursday night.,Antetokounmpo fell five assists short of what would have been his fourth straight triple-double, but the Bucks (46-34) still won their sixth consecuti...
Rangers' blowout win all-but eliminates Islanders
Rookie Brett Berard had his first career two-goal game for the visiting New York Rangers, who remained mathematically alive in the Eastern Conference wild-card race while all but ending the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 9-2 win on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y.,Artemi Panarin added two goals an...
Zaccharie Risacher's career high helps Hawks' playoff positioning
Rookie Zaccharie Risacher scored 23 of his career-high 38 points in the first half as the Atlanta Hawks started fast, never let up and cruised to a 133-109 rout of the Brooklyn Nets Thursday night in New York.,The Hawks (38-42) won for just the third time in their past nine games and are two games b...
MLB roundup: Angels' Jo Adell homers twice in inning
Jo Adell homered twice in the same inning, Taylor Ward and Mike Trout also hit a pair of homers and the visiting Los Angeles Angels claimed their fourth straight series to open the season with an 11-1 pounding of the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.,Adell went 2-for-4 with four RBIs in an eight-run fifth...
Angels ride surprising offense to struggling Houston
A historic power surge propelled the Los Angeles Angels to an impressive road win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday and continued a surprisingly hot start to this season.,The Angels clubbed six home runs in an 11-1 victory that secured the rubber match of their three-game series with the Rays. The...
Blue Jackets rally in third period to edge Sabres
The Columbus Blue Jackets scored twice in less than three minutes in the third period to rally for a 3-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.,James van Riemsdyk, Zach Aston-Reese and Boone Jenner scored for the Blue Jackets (36-32-9, 81 points), who have won two in a row and after a ...
Brad Marchand breaks through as Panthers top Red Wings
Brad Marchand scored his first goal as a member of the Panthers as host Florida defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night in Sunrise.,Marchand, after 15-plus seasons with the Boston Bruins, made his Panthers debut on March 28, acquired to provide veteran leadership as the reigning Stanley...
Blackhawks pull away from Bruins in third period
Nick Foligno scored twice and Ryan Donato's 30th goal of the season sparked an early-third-period run of three goals in 1:33 as the visiting Chicago Blackhawks beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Thursday.,The first three goals for Chicago (23-46-10, 56 points) were all scored by former Bruins. Foligno ma...
Pacers edge undermanned Cavs, secure home-court advantage
The Indiana Pacers secured home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 114-112 win over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday in Indianapolis.,With the New York Knicks' loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, the Pacers (49-31) could still earn the No. 3 seed in the E...
Cade Cunningham leads Pistons past Knicks
Cade Cunningham poured in 36 points and recorded eight assists as the host Detroit Pistons pulled out a 115-106 victory over the New York Knicks in a preview of a potential first-round playoff matchup on Thursday night.,Jalen Duren supplied 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Pistons (44-36). Tobias H...
Cubs acquire LHP Tom Cosgrove from Padres for cash
The Chicago Cubs obtained left-handed reliever Tom Cosgrove from the San Diego Padres on Thursday for cash considerations.,Cosgrove, 28, was recently designated for assignment by the Padres.,Chicago designated right-hander Caleb Kilian for assignment to open up a 40-man roster spot.,Cosgrove is 1-3 ...