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In Minnesota, Dodgers go for another sweep
The Los Angeles Dodgers will aim for a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins when the teams meet in the series finale Wednesday afternoon in Minneapolis....

NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin sets NHL record in Caps' victory
Alex Ovechkin set an NHL record by reaching 30 goals for an 18th season as the visiting Washington Capitals topped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night....

NBA roundup: Anthony Edwards (51) leads Wolves over Wizards
Anthony Edwards scored a career-high 51 points on 17-for-29 shooting from the field, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 130-121 win over the visiting Washington Wizards on Tuesday....

Juraj Slafkovsky (three goals), Canadiens demolish Flyers
Juraj Slafkovsky recorded his first career hat trick and Christian Dvorak and Brendan Gallagher each scored two goals, lifting the host Montreal Canadiens to a 9-3 victory over the free-falling Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday....

MLB roundup: Shea Langeliers' 3-HR game boosts A's
Shea Langeliers hit three home runs, including a two-run blast in the top of the ninth inning that gave the Oakland A's their third consecutive victory, 4-3 over the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Tuesday....

Flames fire up an OT win over Sharks
Andrei Kuzmenko capped a two-point game by scoring the overtime winner to give the visiting Calgary Flames a 3-2 comeback victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday....

Christopher Morel's slam boosts Cubs over Padres
Christopher Morel cracked a grand slam in a five-run fifth inning as the visiting Chicago Cubs bounced back from a bullpen breakdown on Monday night, beating the San Diego Padres 5-1 on Tuesday....

Russell Westbrook, Clippers hold off Suns' comeback
Russell Westbrook recorded his first triple-double of the season with 16 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to hold off a furious push for what would have been a historic comeback by the host Phoenix Suns in a 105-92 decision on Tuesday....

Philipp Grubauer, Kraken blank Coyotes
Shane Wright scored for the fourth time in as many games since being recalled from the minor leagues and Philipp Grubauer made a season-high 39 saves as the Seattle Kraken defeated the visiting Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Tuesday night....

Ducks prevent Kings from clinching playoff bid
Lukas Dostal made 36 saves and Ryan Strome had two assists as the Anaheim Ducks recorded a 3-1 win over the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday....

Warriors shoot 63.4 percent from deep, knock down Lakers
Klay Thompson scored 27 points and Stephen Curry added 23 as the sharp-shooting Golden State Warriors inched closer to the host Los Angeles Lakers in the battle for play-in tournament seeding with a 134-120 victory on Tuesday....

Nats break late tie, escape with win over Giants
CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs, Trey Lipscomb broke a seventh-inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the visiting Washington Nationals made it two straight over the San Francisco Giants with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night....

Rare strong bullpen effort carries Rays past Angels
Jose Caballero led the Tampa Bay offense with three hits and the bullpen had an unusually effective performance in the Rays' 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif....

Avs bury Wild behind Nathan MacKinnon's hat trick
Nathan MacKinnon's seventh career hat trick led the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night....

Pelicans handle Blazers, move into coveted sixth spot in West
Trey Murphy registered 31 points and eight rebounds and CJ McCollum added 29 points as the New Orleans Pelicans notched a pivotal 110-100 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night....

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer retires as NCAA's all-time wins leader
After 45 seasons and an NCAA-record 1,216 wins, Tara VanDerveer is calling it a career as a college basketball coach, Stanford announced Tuesday night....

Nuggets thrash Jazz, retain share of West lead
Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic each scored 28 points as the Denver Nuggets kept pace in their pursuit for the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 111-95 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in Salt Lake City....

Diamondbacks hold on to early lead, get by Rockies
Randal Grichuk and Corbin Carroll each hit their first home runs of the season, Gabriel Moreno had four hits, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 in Denver on Tuesday night....

Reports: Orioles calling up No. 1 prospect Jackson Holliday
The future is set to arrive for the Baltimore Orioles....

Royals nip Astros in 10 for fifth straight win
Salvador Perez slashed a game-ending single in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Kansas City Royals rallied past the visiting Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday....