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Maple Leafs break it open late, slam shut Canadiens for opening win
Morgan Rielly scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Wednesday night and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 5-2., ,Bobby McMann, Calle Jarnkrok, Auston Matthews (empty net) and William Nylander (empty net) also scored for the Maple Leafs., ,Nylander, Steven Lorent...
Cubs avoid elimination, hold off Brewers in Game 3 of NLDS
Pete Crow-Armstrong ripped a two-run single to highlight a four-run first inning, helping the host Chicago Cubs stave off elimination with a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in Game 3 of their National League Division Series.,The Cubs trail 2-1 in the best-of-five series. Game 4 is Th...
Tigers smack 3 HRs in rout of Mariners to even ALDS
DETROIT - Riley Greene, Javier Baez and Gleyber Torres each hammered home runs to help the Detroit Tigers to an 9-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the American League Division series on Wednesday.,Baez, who homered in a postseason game for the first time since 2017, also drove in fou...
Alex de Minaur makes Shanghai quarters with milestone win
No. 7 seed Alex de Minaur reached a milestone and advanced to the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-2 win Wednesday against Portugal's Nuno Borges.,The Australian improved to 50-18 and joined Carlos Alcaraz (67) and Taylor Fritz (50) as the only men to hit the 50-win mark this seaso...
Coco Gauff nearly flawless in breezy Wuhan opener
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff breezed to a 6-1, 6-0 win in 51 minutes against Japan's Moyuka Uchijima in her opening match Wednesday at the Wuhan Open in China.,Gauff drilled five aces, won 89 percent (25 of 28) of the points on her first serve and converted five of eight break chances. Uchijima held serve ...
Nathan MacKinnon sets Colorado points record in win over Kings
Nathan MacKinnon collected two assists to become Colorado's all-time points leader, leading the visiting Avalanche to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in the season opener for both teams on Tuesday.,Martin Necas scored two goals for the Avalanche, who lost 8-4 in their season opener a year ago a...
Steven Wilson completes dream season with eNASCAR title
Steven Wilson capped the greatest season in eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series history by cruising to a win at a virtual Homestead-Miami Speedway on Tuesday.,The season finale, featuring the top four competitors vying for the year-long title, was contested live at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte....
Reports: Jack Draper tabs ex-Andy Murray coach Jamie Delgado
Jack Draper, the British tennis standout who rose to No. 4 in the ATP rankings midway through the 2025 season, hired Jamie Delgado as his lead coach, multiple media outlets reported on Tuesday.,Delgado coached Andy Murray to the 2016 Wimbledon title, the Murray's third and final grand slam title. He...
Yankees wipe out Jays' 5-run lead, stay alive in ALDS
NEW YORK -- Aaron Judge hit a tying three-run homer in the fourth inning, Jazz Chisholm Jr. socked a go-ahead solo homer in the fifth and the New York Yankees avoided elimination in the American League Division Series with a 9-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 3 on Tuesday.,The Yankees st...
USC hosts No. 15 Michigan in first Coliseum meeting since 1957
All six of Southern California's Big Ten Conference losses since joining the league last season have been by one-score margins, a streak that began in 2024 against the Trojans' visiting opponent on Saturday, No. 15 Michigan.,The Wolverines (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) welcomed USC (4-1, 2-1) to the conference...
Arturs Silovs posts shutout in Penguins debut to beat Rangers
Justin Brazeau scored two goals, and Arturs Silovs finished with 25 saves, lifting the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday in the season opener for both teams.,Blake Lizotte added an empty-net goal, and Evgeni Malkin notched a pair of assists to help th...
Mariners club 3 homers, push Tigers to brink of elimination
DETROIT -- J.P. Crawford, Eugenio Suarez and Cal Raleigh each belted home runs, sending the Seattle Mariners to an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers following a nearly three-hour rain delay in Game 3 of their American League Division Series on Tuesday.,Seattle pitcher Logan Gilbert struck out seve...
New Rays owner targeting Opening Day 2029 for ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays' new managing partner and co-chair Patrick Zapulski announced on Tuesday that the organization intends to open a new ballpark in the Tampa Bay area on Opening Day 2029.,Zapulski's purchase of the club from Stu Sternberg for $1.7B was given final approval by Major League Baseball l...
Panthers pick up where they left off, nab late winner to beat Blackhawks
Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10:20 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams in Sunrise, Fla., ,Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves to earn the win for the two-time defending Stanley Cup cha...
Panthers continue where they left off, nab late winner past Blackhawks
Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10:20 left in the third period as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams., ,Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves to earn the win for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panth...
Capitals open against Bruins as Alex Ovechkin nears 900 goals
The Washington Capitals enter the 2025-26 season aiming to build on their Eastern Conference-best record a year ago, while the Boston Bruins embark on a new era following their first playoff miss since 2016.,Though the two teams are largely projected to be at opposite ends of the standings, hope spr...
Motivated Leafs face rising Habs in season-opening rivalry game
The Toronto Maple Leafs will begin to experience life without Mitchell Marner Wednesday night in their season opener against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.,Marner, a Maple Leafs stalwart since the 2016-17 season, was sent to the Vegas Golden Knights in a sign-and-trade deal when the sides could no...
Team Vitality, MOUZ, FURIA advance to playoffs at ESL Pro League 22
Team Vitality, MOUZ and FURIA were the third, fourth and fifth teams to advance to the playoff stage at ESL Pro League Season 22 with their victories Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden.,In the Round 4 High matches of Stage 2, Team Vitality blanked G2 Esports 2-0, MOUZ did the same to 3DMAX, while FURIA em...
Novak Djokovic fights off illness to reach Shanghai quarters
Fourth-seeded Novak Djokovic endured a grueling 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 win Tuesday against Spain's Jaume Munar to reach the quarterfinals at the Rolex Shanghai Masters.,Battling the humidity, the Serbian star threw up several times during the two-hour, 40-minute match and collapsed to the court after droppin...
Naomi Osaka wins in Wuhan; Emma Raducanu retires (dizziness)
Eleventh-seeded Naomi Osaka overcame a slow start for a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 win over Leylah Fernandez on Tuesday in a first-round match at the Wuhan Open.,Playing in the event for the first time in eight years, Osaka recorded 10 aces and overcame eight double faults to dispatch the Canadian in 2 1/2 hours...