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D-backs, home to face Orioles, look to shake off tough weekend
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to take out some frustrations when they return to Phoenix to begin a six-game homestand Monday, opening with three against the Baltimore Orioles.,Arizona lost a pair one-run games in a three-game series at Washington over the weekend, and right-hander Corbin Burnes...

Despite Nikola Jokic's big game, Nuggets lose fourth straight
The Indiana Pacers absorbed a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to defeat the host Denver Nuggets 125-120 on Sunday.,Myles Turner scored 24 points for Indiana, Obi Toppin contributed 22, Andrew Nembhard had 19 and Aaron Nesmith added 17 as Indiana (47-31) marched to its fourth successive win and stren...

Ilya Mikheyev scores twice to lead Penguins past Blackhawks
Ilya Mikheyev had two goals and Frank Nazar also scored to back a 28-save effort from Spencer Knight as the host Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 on Sunday to stop a five-game losing streak.,Chicago (22-45-10, 54 points) navigated a late charge from the Penguins, who tallied t...

Linus Ullmark notches shutout as Senators roll past Blue Jackets
Linus Ullmark made 29 saves in his fourth shutout of the season and 12th of his 10-year NHL career, helping the Ottawa Senators to a 4-0 win against the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday evening.,Ottawa has an NHL-leading 10 shutouts as a team this season.,Nikolas Matinpalo scored his first N...

Reports: Raiders cut CB Jack Jones after failing to trade him
The Las Vegas Raiders released veteran cornerback Jack Jones on Sunday, according to multiple reports. ,Las Vegas had attempted to find a trade partner for the 27-year-old, but found no teams willing to acquire him via trade.,Jones started 16 games (17 appearances) for the Raiders in 2024. He record...

Paul DeJong, Nationals hold off D-Backs for series win
Paul DeJong had a pair of doubles and an RBI and the host Washington Nationals held off the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 to win their first series of the season in the final of a three-game set Sunday.,DeJong doubled and scored on CJ Abrams' sacrifice fly in the second inning for a 3-2 lead that the Nat...

Reeling Blackhawks bid to shut down Sidney Crosby, Penguins
The Chicago Blackhawks allowed an NHL icon to tie one of Wayne Gretzky's league records in their most recent game.,On Sunday, they'll aim to stop another superstar who recently broke one of Gretzky's marks as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Blackhawks.,Chicago is coming off Frida...

Senators face Blue Jackets, aim to continue pursuit of playoffs
The Ottawa Senators can take another step toward ending a long playoff drought when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday in the finale of a four-game homestand.,The Senators inched closer to their first playoff spot since 2017 after blanking the visiting Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday aft...

Nationals host Diamondbacks, seek first series win
After breaking a four-game losing streak Saturday, the host Washington Nationals will look for their first series victory of the season in the finale of a three-game set against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon. ,Getting there has not been easy for the Nationals. ,They lost all but one ...

Leafs pull away in 3rd, lower Jackets' playoff chances
Nicholas Robertson and William Nylander each scored twice, Anthony Stolarz earned his 10th career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night.,Stolarz made 27 saves to earn his second shutout of the season as the Maple Leafs (47-25-4, 98 poin...

As playoffs near, Nuggets looking to cut back turnovers as they host Pacers
The Denver Nuggets will be desperate to arrest their potentially terminal form slide when they host the surging Indiana Pacers on Sunday.,After spending much of this season vying for the second position in the Western Conference, Denver (47-31) has slipped below the Los Angeles Lakers into the fourt...

Lefty Mitchell Parker improves to 2-0 as Nats trim D-backs
Alex Call had two run-scoring singles and left-hander Mitchell Parker pitched six strong innings as the host Washington Nationals broke a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.,Parker (2-0) gave up two hits and one run in six innings. He walked four and...

D-backs place 2B Ketel Marte (hamstring) on 10-day IL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed star second baseman Ketel Marte on the 10-day injured list Saturday due a strained left hamstring.,The Diamondbacks recalled fellow infielder Tim Tawa from Triple-A Reno in a corresponding move.,Marte was removed from Arizona's game against the Washington Nationals in...

Rangers' Jacob deGrom makes second start, faces Rays' Taj Bradley
Two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom will make his second start of the season when the Texas Rangers host the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.,The right-handed deGrom (0-0, 0.00), who struck out six in five scoreless innings in the Rangers' 3-2 victory Sunday over the Boston Re...

Diamondbacks visit Nationals, must withstand injury to Ketel Marte
The Arizona Diamondbacks have played through injuries to All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte in four of the past five seasons, and it appears that will be the case again.,Marte suffered a strained left hamstring Friday in the first inning of the Diamondbacks' 6-4 victory over the Nationals, a victor...

Alex Ovechkin's record-tying night guides Caps past Blackhawks
Alex Ovechkin caught Wayne Gretzky for the all-time NHL goal-scoring record on Friday, with his two-goal performance also lifting the host Washington Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.,The pair gives the Capitals captain 894 goals, matching Gretzky's mark. ,A capacity crowd, incl...

Pacers overtake Jazz in second half for third straight win
Myles Turner scored 26 points and Pascal Siakam added 22 to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 140-112 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday night in Indianapolis.,It was the third straight win for the Pacers (46-31), who've won nine of 11 while keeping a solid hold on the No. 4 spot of the Eastern Conference ...

Corbin Carroll homers twice, Diamondbacks beat Nationals
Corbin Carroll had his fifth career two-homer game and drove in three runs, Randal Grichuk's two-run double broke a tie in the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Washington Nationals 6-4 on Friday.,CJ Abrams, Luis Garcia Jr. and Nathaniel Lowe homered for the Nationals, who hav...

Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte exits game with hamstring injury
Arizona second baseman Ketel Marte was removed from the Washington game in the top of the first inning Friday after suffering an apparent hamstring injury while running out a double.,Marte doubled off the center field fence with one out but pulled up as he approached second base and was replaced by ...

Desperate Blue Jackets chase two points at first-place Maple Leafs
The postseason-bound Toronto Maple Leafs expect to face a desperate team when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.,The Maple Leafs (46-25-4, 96 points) clinched a playoff spot and solidified their grasp of first place in the Atlantic Division on Wednesday with a 3-2 home victory ov...