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Capitals aim to halt modest slide in clash vs. Sabres
The Washington Capitals will look to get back on track after losing their last two games when they host the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday afternoon.,Washington (47-16-9, 103 points) dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday and a 4-2 setback to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Prior ...
BetBoom win upper-bracket final at FISSURE Universe: Episode 4
BetBoom Team rallied past Gaimin Gladiators on Saturday in the upper-bracket final at the FISSURE Universe: Episode 4 event.,In Sunday's best-of-five grand final, BetBoom will face the winner of Sunday's lower-bracket final between Gaimin Gladiators and Team Tidebound.,Team Tidebound reached the low...
Team Vitality, MOUZ to battle in BLAST Open Spring grand final
Team Vitality and MOUZ advanced to the grand final with victories on Saturday in the semifinals of the BLAST Open Spring at Lisbon, Portugal.,The clash on Sunday will be a rematch of the Group A upper-bracket final, won by Vitality 2-0 in the tournament's opening stage on March 24.,Vitality defeated...
Oilers' Leon Draisaitl OT hero vs. Flames with 51st goal
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night -- his 51st of the season -- in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game skid.,Goaltender Calvi...
Nets beat Wizards to snap six-game losing streak
Jalen Wilson and Tyrese Martin scored 20 points apiece as the visiting Brooklyn Nets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 115-112 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.,Drew Timme had a career-high 19 points and Cameron Johnson had 18 points and nine rebounds for Brooklyn (24-51), whi...
UConn routs Oklahoma to cruise into Elite Eight
Paige Bueckers exploded for 29 of her career-high 40 points in the second half as No. 2-seeded UConn dominated the final 20 minutes to blow out No. 3 Oklahoma 82-59 in Saturday's Spokane Region 4 Sweet 16 matchup in Spokane, Wash.,Bueckers' 40 points also set the UConn program record for the most in...
Stars take care of Kraken, clinch playoff berth
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, while Jason Robertson added one of each on Saturday as the Dallas Stars clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 5-1 win over the host Seattle Kraken.,Rantanen scored an empty-net goal to earn his first three-point game since coming to Dallas (48-...
Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox help Rangers torch Sharks
Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox scored two goals apiece Saturday night for the visiting New York Rangers, who moved into the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot by routing the San Jose Sharks 6-1.,Jonny Brodzinski and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Rangers (35-32-7, 77 points), who won for ju...
Leon Draisaitl rallies Oilers to OT victory over Flames
Leon Draisaitl's second goal of the night in a three-point game was the overtime winner to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 3-2 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday.,Viktor Arvidsson also scored for the Oilers, who snapped a two-game losing skid.,Goaltender Calvin Pickard made 26 save...
San Diego FC edge LAFC for franchise's first home win
Christopher McVey, Onni Valakari and Alex Mighten scored in the first 40 minutes, and San Diego FC went on to a 3-2 victory over Los Angeles FC on Saturday night to get their first home win in team history., ,LAFC put up two goals late in the first half by Artem Smolyakov and Cengiz Under but could ...
Orlando City score on late miscue, keep Galaxy winless
Luis Muriel scored on a 90th-minute free kick that should've been a routine save for John McCarthy, and visiting Orlando City rallied for a 2-1 victory over the struggling LA Galaxy on Saturday night.,Muriel's match-winner came 14 minutes after Martin Ojeda pulled the visitors level from the penalty...
Lilia Vu up 2 shots entering final round at Ford Championship
Lilia Vu overcame a double bogey and two other bogeys to shoot a four-under-par 68 on Saturday and maintain a two-shot lead heading into the final round of the Ford Championship in Chandler, Ariz.,On a windy day at Whirlwind Golf Club's Cattail Course, Vu - who had played a pair of bogey-free rounds...
Albert Rusnak’s tally helps Sounders tie Earthquakes
Albert Rusnak's goal in the 80th minute Saturday night lifted the visiting Seattle Sounders into a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes.,The late marker allowed Seattle (1-2-3, 6 points) to salvage a point from a match that they controlled territorially most of the night. It earned a 26-10 advanta...
No. 1 Duke goes wire-to-wire in sinking No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Duke basketball was 364 days removed from a loss in the Elite Eight to rival North Carolina State.,Most programs would find joy in an Elite Eight run. Not the Blue Devils. That doesn't live up to the high bar set by their previous coach.,"When we were in the bathroom last year after ...
Shea Langeliers homers as A's double up Mariners
Shea Langeliers hit a two-run homer and Osvaldo Bido gave up one earned run over five-plus innings as the Athletics defeated the host Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Saturday night.,It was the Athletics' second straight victory after dropping the season opener.,Bido (1-0), a right-hander, gave up two runs o...
Dodgers remain perfect with power-led rally over Tigers
Freddie Freeman homered, doubled and drove in two runs and Will Smith and Tommy Edman also homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Detroit Tigers with a 7-3 victory on Saturday night.,Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the fifth inning and Mic...
Tani Oluwaseyi nets brace as Minnesota United blank RSL
Tani Oluwaseyi recorded a brace to help Minnesota United notch a 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Saint Paul, Minn.,Dayne St. Clair made three saves for his third shutout of the season for Minnesota United, who thrived despite playing in heavy rain throughout the entire contest.,...
No. 1 Duke has big second half, sinks No. 2 Alabama
NEWARK, N.J. -- Kon Knueppel had a game-high 21 points with five assists, Cooper Flagg added 16 points and nine rebounds, and No. 1 seed Duke defeated No. 2 Alabama 85-65 to win the NCAA Tournament East Region final on Saturday night.,Duke (35-3) made its 18th Final Four in program history and its f...
Kevin Denkey's winner lifts Cincinnati over Nashville
Kevin Denkey scored from the penalty spot in second-half stoppage time and visiting FC Cincinnati completed a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday night.,Denkey's third goal of the campaign completed a first away win for Cincinnati (3-2-1, 10 points) after Evander's fourth pulled the visitors l...
Lakers handle Grizzlies in post-Taylor Jenkins era
Austin Reaves had 31 points, eight assists and seven rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers earn a 134-127 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.,Luka Doncic recorded 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Lakers (45-29), who won their second game in three outings an...