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Rangers' error leads to Maple Leafs' winning goal
Matthew Knies scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:39 left following a misplay behind the net by goaltender Igor Shesterkin as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.,The Maple Leafs dumped the puck behind the New York net, and Shesterkin mishandle...
Jamal Murray, Nuggets snap Pistons' eight-game win streak
Jamal Murray poured in 31 points as the visiting Denver Nuggets snapped Detroit's eight-game winning streak with a 134-119 victory over the Pistons on Friday night.,Michael Porter Jr. supplied 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Nikola Jokic amassed 23 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists -- hi...
Jake Knapp still leads Cognizant; Luke Clanton clinches tour card
Jake Knapp followed his opening-round 59 with a far more modest, 1-under-par 70 but birdied his final hole to take a one-stroke lead as play wound down Friday at the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.,Knapp will head into the weekend at 13-under 129 holding a one-stroke lead over Frenchma...
Rapids D Jackson Travis (thumb) out 4-6 weeks
Colorado Rapids defender Jackson Travis will be sidelined four-to-six weeks after surgery on his right thumb.,The team announced Friday that Travis, 21, underwent a procedure to repair a scaphoid fracture.,Travis signed as a homegrown player in February 2022 and made his MLS debut in February 2024.,...
Lightning ride winning streak into matchup with Capitals
Ground is tough to make up in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division these days, but the Tampa Bay Lightning certainly are doing their part.,Riding an Eastern Conference-high seven-game winning streak, the Lightning travel to the nation's capital Saturday afternoon for their final contest against t...
Felix Auger-Aliassime, Stefanos Tsitsipas set for Dubai finals
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece will meet in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships after they won their semifinal matches on Friday.,Tsitsipas, the No. 4 seed, was the only seeded player remaining in the draw. He posted a 6-4, 6-4 win over Tallon Griekspoor of t...
Nick Dunlap signs one-match deal with Atlanta Drive
Nick Dunlap signed a one-match contract with TGL on Friday to fill in for short-handed Atlanta Drive GC.,The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year will compete against Jupiter Links on Tuesday.,Atlanta's Justin Thomas and Patrick Cantlay are both unavailable next week. Dunlap, 21, will join Lucas Glo...
No. 16 Maryland bids to bounce back in clash at Penn State
Following one of the more stunning losses in school history, No. 16 Maryland must pull itself together quickly for Saturday's Big Ten matchup with Penn State in University Park, Pa.,The Terrapins (21-7, 11-6 Big Ten) had won eight of their last nine games before Wednesday's crushing 58-55 loss to Mi...
A Lim Kim retains lead at HSBC Women's World Championship
South Korea's A Lim Kim put together a steady second round and maintained a one-stroke lead at the HSBC Women's World Championship on Friday in Singapore.,She carded a 3-under-par 69 on the Tanjong course at Sentosa Golf Club, leaving her at 7-under 137 as the tournament hit the midpoint.,New Zealan...
Despite poor shooting, No. 23 Saint Mary's defeats Loyola Marymount
Paulius Murauskas recorded 18 points and 12 rebounds as No. 23 Saint Mary's persevered through a sluggish effort while dispatching Loyola Marymount 58-55 on Thursday night in West Coast Conference play at Los Angeles.,Murauskas drained a clutch corner 3-pointer to give the Gaels a six-point lead wit...
Golden Knights score 5 in first, hold on vs. Blackhawks
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar also scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a team record with five goals in the first period and then held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third career four...
LeBron James, streaking Lakers top Timberwolves
LeBron James scored 33 points and hauled in 17 rebounds and Luka Doncic added 21 points and 13 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers increased their winning streak to four games with a 111-102 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.,Austin Reaves scored 23 points and Jaxson Hayes ...
Golden Knights score 5 in 1st, hold on vs. Blackhawks
Ivan Barbashev scored two goals and had two assists and Keegan Kolesar also scored twice as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a team record with five goals in the first period and then held on for a wild 7-5 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night in Las Vegas.,It was the third career four...
Ducks escape early hole, end Canucks' head-to-head hex
Ryan Strome and Troy Terry each had a goal and two assists as the host Anaheim Ducks recorded their first win over the Vancouver Canucks in three years, a 5-2 victory on Thursday.,Frank Vatrano, Jackson LaCombe and Cutter Gauthier also scored as Anaheim snapped an eight-game losing skid to the Canuc...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Whitecaps overtake Saprissa
Brian White scored at the beginning and the end of the second half, leading the host Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-0 win over Saprissa on Thursday and a 3-2 aggregate victory in a first-round CONCACAF Champions Cup series.,Saprissa earned a 2-1 win over Vancouver last week in Costa Rica to open the two...
Clayton Keller logs five points as Utah wallops Wild
Clayton Keller's career-high five points led the Utah Hockey Club to its third straight win, a dominant 6-1 decision against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Keller finished with a goal and four assists, while teammate Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists.,Utah's Logan Cooley an...
Zion Williamson's triple-double propels Pelicans past Suns
Zion Williamson scored 27 points, matched his career high of 11 assists and collected 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double while leading the New Orleans Pelicans to a solid 124-116 road victory over the struggling Phoenix Suns.,Williamson made 13 of 17 field-goal attempts as New Orleans wo...
No. 15 Michigan upends Rutgers on Nimari Burnett buzzer-beater
Nimari Burnett hit a 3-pointer at the final buzzer to give No. 15 Michigan an 84-82 Big Ten Conference win over Rutgers at Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday night after trailing by as many as 12 points in the second half.,Burnett scored from the right wing off a Danny Wolf pass to allow Michigan (22-6, ...
Kyrie Irving gets Mavs back on track vs. Hornets
Kyrie Irving poured in 25 points while powering the Dallas Mavericks past the visiting Charlotte Hornets 103-96 on Thursday.,Irving, who tallied 19 points in the second half, tied his season best with nine rebounds.,Moses Brown tacked on season bests of 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Klay Thompson l...
Predators hold on to snap Jets' 11-game winning streak
First-period goals by Filip Forsberg and Tommy Novak held up as the host Nashville Predators snapped the Winnipeg Jets' 11-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday.,Goaltender Juuse Saros made 23 saves as Nashville ended a two-game losing skid, arguably the most important coming in the fin...