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Guardians' Shane Bieber shines again in opener, blanking A's
Shane Bieber continued his Opening Day mastery, Cleveland scored five runs in the fourth inning and the Guardians presented Stephen Vogt with an 8-0 win over the host Oakland Athletics in his managerial debut on Thursday night....

Red Sox LF Tyler O'Neill sets Opening Day homer record
Boston Red Sox outfielder Tyler O'Neill became the first player in major league history to homer on five straight Opening Days in Thursday's game at the Seattle Mariners....

Terrence Shannon Jr., Illinois outlast Iowa State
BOSTON — Terrence Shannon Jr. poured in 29 points and third-seeded Illinois held off a second-half rally to earn a 72-69 victory over second-seeded Iowa State on Thursday night in a battle of East Region teams in the Sweet 16....

Healthy Carlos Rodon set for '24 debut as Yanks face Astros
While the game situation wasn't necessarily ideal for new Houston closer Josh Hader to make his Astros debut, his performance most certainly made a favorable impression....

Late surge lifts Alabama over No. 1 North Carolina
LOS ANGELES — Grant Nelson scored fourth-seeded Alabama's final five points, including a late three-point play that put the Crimson Tide ahead for good in a 89-87 win over top-seeded North Carolina on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament West Region semifinal....

Connor McDavid's 3 points propel Oilers past Kings
Connor McDavid scored a goal and contributed two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to 4-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night....

Rangers open title defense with walk-off win vs. Cubs in 10th
Jonah Heim redeemed himself for a mental miscue by delivering a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the season opener on Thursday in Arlington, Texas....

Ivan Barbashev scores twice as Knights top Jets
Ivan Barbashev scored twice in the third period and Logan Thompson made 39 saves to lead the visiting Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night....

Blues stay hot in wild-card pursuit, extend Flames' skid
Pavel Buchnevich scored twice to lead the St. Louis Blues past the visiting Calgary Flames 5-3 Thursday night....

Matt Boldy's two points lead Wild past Sharks
Matt Boldy scored the go-ahead goal in the first minute of the third period, and the Minnesota Wild pulled away for a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night in Saint Paul, Minn....

Balanced attack helps Pelicans hold off Bucks
Zion Williamson scored 28 points, CJ McCollum added 25 and the host New Orleans Pelicans held off the Milwaukee Bucks 107-100 on Thursday night....

Pajaree Anannarukarn jumps in front at Ford Championship
A string of five consecutive birdies led Thailand's Pajaree Anannarukarn to the first-round lead at the inaugural Ford Championship on Thursday in Gilbert, Ariz....

Mavericks look to pull further away from Kings
The Dallas Mavericks will look to put some distance between themselves and the Sacramento Kings in the standings when the teams meet in Sacramento on Friday night for the second time in four days....

Hawks sink Celtics on Dejounte Murray's OT buzzer-beater
Dejounte Murray scored a career-high 44 points, including the game-winning basket with 0.1 seconds remaining in overtime, to give the Atlanta Hawks a 123-122 win over the visiting Boston Celtics on Thursday....

Hurricanes' Frederik Andersen blanks Wings for 2nd shutout in 5 games
Frederik Andersen made 24 saves for his second shutout in his last five games and the Carolina Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth by ripping the Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Thursday night at Raleigh, N.C....

Isles top Panthers, who clinch playoff spot despite loss
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal in the second period to help the New York Islanders rally for a 3-2 win over the host Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise....

No. 1 UConn patrols glass, controls San Diego St. to move to Elite Eight
BOSTON — Cam Spencer scored a team-high 18 points and No. 1 UConn dominated the offensive glass to beat fifth-seeded San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a meeting of East Region teams in the Sweet 16....

Nick Suzuki scores 30th goal as Canadiens top Flyers
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist for the Montreal Canadiens in a 4-1 win against the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday....

Tyler Bertuzzi, Leafs too much for Caps to handle
Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Washington Capitals 5-1 Thursday night, sweeping the three-game season series....

Drew O’Connor's 3rd-period goal powers Penguins past Jackets
Drew O'Connor's go-ahead goal early in the third complemented Evgeni Malkin's two power-play goals Thursday as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2....