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CONCACAF Champions Cup: LAFC blank Inter Miami
Nathan Ordaz fired home a 24-yard shot early in the second half, leading host Los Angeles FC to a 1-0 win over Inter Miami on Wednesday in the opening leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.,The two-game, total-goal series will conclude in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on April 9.,In the 56th ...
Clippers handle Pelicans, forge 3-way tie for 6th in West
Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points and James Harden added 21 points, 10 assists and three blocked shots to help the Los Angeles Clippers post a 114-98 victory over the visiting New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.,Ivica Zubac recorded 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Clippers, who won for...
Shutout loss to Kraken damages Canucks' playoff hopes
Andre Burakovsky collected a goal and an assist and goaltender Joey Daccord recorded his second shutout of the season as the visiting Seattle Kraken handed the Vancouver Canucks a crushing 5-0 defeat on Wednesday.,Michael Eyssimont, Chandler Stephenson, Shane Wright and Adam Larsson also scored for ...
Avalanche rally late, upend Blackhawks in shootout
Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.,Colorado forced overtime with 10.8 seconds left in regulation, as Martin Necas deflecte...
Thunder top Pistons to tie team record for wins (64) in season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 as the Oklahoma City Thunder tied the franchise record for wins in a season with a 119-103 home win over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.,The Thunder equaled the franchise's win total in 1995-96 when the team was based in Seattle.,Oklahoma City (64-12) stretched it...
Brice Williams nets 28 as Nebraska beats Georgetown in Crown
Brice Williams scored 28 points on 8-for-14 shooting, and Nebraska held on for an 81-69 win over Georgetown in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Crown tournament on Wednesday night in Las Vegas.,Juwan Gary added 17 points and 10 rebounds for Nebraska (19-14). The Cornhuskers advanced to th...
Shohei Ohtani's walkoff HR lifts Dodgers past winless Braves
Shohei Ohtani flipped a game-ending home run to left-center field in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their season-opening win streak alive by rallying from an early five-run deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over the visiting Atlanta Braves on Wednesday.,Max Muncy had a game-tying two-...
Pacers ride balanced scoring to victory over Hornets
Tyrese Haliburton had 22 points and 10 assists as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Charlotte Hornets 119-105 in Indianapolis on Wednesday.,Haliburton logged his double-double without a turnover for Indiana (45-31). He received support from Aaron Nesmith (16 points), Pascal Siakam (15) and Myles Turne...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Pumas, Whitecaps play to draw
Adalberto Carrasquilla volleyed home the tying goal in the 87th minute, lifting Pumas UNAM to a 1-1 draw against the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinal series.,The two-leg, total-goal series will conclude on April 9 in Mexico City.,On the ...
Spurs maintain lead to beat short-handed Nuggets
Stephon Castle had 15 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists, one of seven San Antonio players to score in double figures, and the visiting Spurs beat the short-handed Denver Nuggets 113-106 on Wednesday night.,Harrison Barnes scored 20 points. Sandro Mamukelashvili contributed 16 points and 10 reboun...
Anthony Davis' late hoop rescues Mavs against Hawks
Anthony Davis made a go-ahead floater with 3.4 seconds left on Wednesday, helping the Dallas Mavericks post a 120-118 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks.,The Hawks trailed by 115-110 with just over three minutes left before Onyeka Okongwu scored five points on an 8-0 Atlanta run. His hook shot ...
Rockets steamroll Jazz to record 50th victory
Alperen Sengun flirted with another triple-double, and the Houston Rockets got back in the win column with a 143-105 blowout victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.,Sengun, who has eight career triple-doubles, finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and nine rebounds to help the Rockets...
Leafs down Panthers, increase Atlantic Division edge
Mitch Marner and Matthew Knies each tallied a goal and an assist to help Toronto beat the visiting Florida Panthers 3-2 on Wednesday, allowing the Maple Leafs to stretch their lead atop the Atlantic Division.,John Tavares also found the net for the first-place Maple Leafs (46-25-4, 96 points), who e...
Brittany Altomare halves with Nelly Korda at T-Mobile Match Play
World No. 1 and defending champion Nelly Korda blew a late lead and had to settle for halving her Wednesday match against Brittany Altomare as the T-Mobile Match Play got underway in North Las Vegas, Nev.,The result leaves Korda and Altomare trailing Ariya Jutanugarn in Group 1 after the Thai player...
Surging Heat halt Celtics' 9-game win streak in blowout
Tyler Herro scored a game-high 25 points and Bam Adebayo tossed in 21 as the visiting Miami Heat extended their winning streak to six games by beating the Boston Celtics 124-103 Wednesday night.,Kyle Anderson came off the bench and added 19 points for Miami (35-41), which was 14-of-30 from 3-point r...
Vincent Trocheck's OT goal lifts Rangers over Wild
Vincent Trocheck capped a back-and-forth game by scoring 24 seconds into overtime Wednesday night for the host New York Rangers, who moved into a tie for the final Eastern Conference wild card spot by edging the Minnesota Wild 5-4.,After the teams combined to collect four game-tying goals in regulat...
Alex Ovechkin pulls within 2 of goal mark in Caps' loss to Hurricanes
Alex Ovechkin scored his 892nd goal to move with three of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record in the Washington Capitals' 5-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in Raleigh, N.C.,Ovechkin scored during a five-on-three power play at 19:25 of the second period to pull the Capitals with 4-1.,J...
Cavs cool off Knicks with fourth-quarter outburst
Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points to pace the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers, as they used a fourth-quarter run to put away the visiting New York Knicks 124-105 on Wednesday night. ,Cleveland (61-15) went on a 20-6 run early in the third quarter to pull ahead after trailing by nine p...
Zac Gallen's dominant start powers Diamondbacks past Yankees
Zac Gallen tied a career high with 13 strikeouts without a walk in 6 2/3 dominating innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks took an early lead and hung on for a 4-3 victory over the host New York Yankees on Wednesday night.,On a frigid 42-degree night, the Diamondbacks won their third straight by gettin...
Jordan Poole helps Wizards beat slumping Kings
Jordan Poole scored 23 points and JT Thor sank a crucial 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, lifting the host Washington Wizards to a 116-111 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.,Poole made 8 of 14 shots from the floor to help the Wizards (17-59) snap a three-game losing streak. The win...