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Canucks hand Blackhawks another road loss
Conor Garland, Elias Pettersson and Pius Suter each had a goal and an assist as the host Vancouver Canucks continued their mastery over the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks with a dominant 6-2 win on Saturday night., ,Quinn Hughes, Tyler Myers and Nils Aman also scored for Vancouver, which swept the th...
Giannis Antetokounmpo helps Bucks prevail over Pacers
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks held off the visiting Indiana Pacers 126-119 Saturday night.,The win could prove crucial in NBA playoff tiebreakers. The teams entered the game tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. Milwaukee (38-28) won the season...
Vincent Trocheck scores twice as Rangers blank Blue Jackets
Vincent Trocheck scored two third period goals and the visiting New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday night in a battle of Eastern Conference wild-card contenders.,Alexis Lafreniere and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist for New York, which moved ahead of Columbus...
Diamondbacks preseason capsule: Rotation strong with addition of Corbin Burnes
Arizona Diamondbacks,2024 record: 89-73 (3rd place, NL West).,He gone: 1B Christian Walker, RHP Paul Sewald, OF/DH Joc Pederson, INF Kevin Newman, 1B Josh Bell.,New faces: RHP Corbin Burnes, 1B Josh Naylor, INF Grae Kessinger, RHP Seth Martinez, RHP Kendall Graveman.,Biggest question entering Openin...
Padres preseason capsule: Key losses trim back expectations
San Diego Padres,2024 record: 93-69 (2nd place, NL West).,He gone: LHP Tanner Scott, OF Jurickson Profar, INF Ha-Seong Kim, INF Donovan Solano, C Kyle Higashioka, LHP Martin Perez.,New faces: RHP Nick Pivetta, LHP Kyle Hart, OF Jason Heyward, INF Jose Iglesias, INF/OF Gavin Sheets, 1B Connor Joe, 1B...
Tyrese Haliburton eyes another 'Reggie moment' as Pacers visit Bucks
Tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference, the Indiana Pacers and Bucks look for another "moment" when they meet in Milwaukee on Saturday night.,It will be the fourth -- and final -- regular-season meeting between the two teams who are each 37-28. The two teams met on Tuesday with the Pacers w...
Rangers preseason capsule: Jacob deGrom a key to Texas-sized turnaround
Texas Rangers,2024 record: 78-84 (3rd place, AL West),He gone: LHP Andrew Chafin, LHP Andrew Heaney, OF Travis Jankowski, C Carson Kelly, RHP Jose Leclerc, 1B Nathaniel Lowe, RHP David Robertson, RHP Max Scherzer, RHP Kirby Yates. ,New faces: RHP Shawn Armstrong, C Tucker Barnhart, 1B Jake Burger, L...
Canucks to host Blackhawks in contrast of endurance
The Vancouver Canucks will be looking to complete a season sweep of the road-weary Chicago Blackhawks when they meet Saturday in Vancouver.,The matchup is the third time the teams have faced off this season with the Canucks winning the first two, 4-1 at home in November and 6-3 a month earlier in Ch...
Brewers preseason capsule: Can Jackson Chourio keep Milwaukee in contention?
Milwaukee Brewers,2024 record: 93-69 (1st place, NL Central),He gone: SS Willy Adames, LHP Wade Miley, LHP Hoby Milner, RHP Frankie Montas, RHP Joe Ross, C Gary Sanchez, RHP Devin Williams, RHP Bryse Wilson. ,New faces: LHP Nestor Cortes, 2B-SS Caleb Durbin, LHP Jose Quintana, LHP Connor Thomas.,Big...
Pascal Siakam, Pacers charge past ailing Sixers
Pascal Siakam led the way with 27 points as the Indiana Pacers notched a 112-100 road victory over the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers on Friday.,Tyrese Haliburton chipped in 14 points and 10 assists for Indiana (37-28), which has won two games in a row following a three-game slide. Myles Turner (18...
Rangers seek revenge on slumping Blue Jackets
The New York Rangers visit the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night in a matchup of teams fighting for an Eastern Conference wild-card spot.,The teams are tied with 70 points, but the Blue Jackets, who occupied the second wild-card spot entering Friday, have one game in hand on the Rangers.,Columbus...
Liquid, Falcons move on to upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid and Team Falcons advanced to the upper-bracket final at PGL Wallachia Season 3 by winning their respective semifinals on Friday in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid swept Xtreme Gaming 2-0, and Falcons came from behind for a 2-1 victory over Tundra Esports.,The lower bracket of the playoff stag...
Flames F Mikael Backlund (upper body) week-to-week
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday.,The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points (11 goals, 13 assists).,Backlund was injured during the first period of Wednesday's 4-3 shootout loss to t...
NFL transactions roundup: Lions, WR Tim Patrick stick together
Wide receiver Tim Patrick re-signed with the Detroit Lions on Friday, one day after the veteran literally left the writing on his wall.,Patrick posted a picture of a shirt on Instagram on Thursday inscribed with the words: "I only want to work with the Lions.",NFL Network and the Detroit Free Press ...
Golden Knights G Adin Hill signs 6-year, $37.5M deal
The Vegas Golden Knights signed goaltender Adin Hill to a six-year, $37.5 million contract on Friday, an average annual value of $6.25 million.,Hill, 28, is 24-11-4 in 39 games this season with a 2.53 goals-against average and .906 save percentage. His four shutouts are a career high, as are his win...
Liquid, Tundra eke out playoff wins at PGL Wallachia 3
Team Liquid and Tundra Esports came from behind to win their upper-bracket quarterfinal matches on Thursday at PGL Wallachia 3 in Bucharest, Romania.,Liquid overtook Aurora Gaming 2-1, and Tundra edged Gaimin Gladiators 2-1.,In the other upper-bracket quarterfinals, Xtreme Gaming swept Team Tideboun...
Adin Hill stops 27 shots as Knights shut out Blue Jackets
Adin Hill made 27 saves while posting his fourth shutout of the season and the 11th of his career in the Vegas Golden Knights' 4-0 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist each and Pavel Dorofeyev and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo...
Sharks end skid on home ice by defeating Blackhawks
Collin Graf scored two goals and Will Smith had a goal and an assist in the San Jose Sharks' 4-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday.,The Sharks ended a three-game losing streak overall, and a five-game skid on home ice. San Jose's 22 home points (from a 10-20-2 record) are the fewe...
Adin Hill, Golden Knights shutout Blue Jackets in win
Adin Hill made 27 saves in posting his fourth shutout of the season and the 11th of his career in the Vegas Golden Knights' 4-0 win over the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.,Nicolas Roy and Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist each and Pavel Dorofeyev and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo al...
Spring training roundup: Phillies crush 4 HRs in win over Braves
Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner each hit home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies won a 16-9 slugfest over the visiting Atlanta Braves in spring training action Thursday at Clearwater, Fla.,Bryson Stott and Max Kepler also hit home runs for the Phillies, while left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (1-0) picke...