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Flames' Arsenii Sergeev shines in NHL debut; Kings get 2nd wild card
Arsenii Sergeev made 27 saves, several of the spectacular variety, in his NHL debut to backstop the host Calgary Flames to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night in the teams' final game of the regular season.,Morgan Frost, defenseman Zayne Parekh and Joel Farabee scored and defensem...
Behind Matt Savoie's hat trick, Oilers wrap up 2nd in Pacific
Matt Savoie finished the regular season with his first NHL hat trick, helping host Edmonton steam to a 6-1 win over Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, giving the Oilers home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.,With the victory in the regular-season finale, Edmonton (41-30-11, 93 points) cl...
Padres' winning streak at 8 after sweep of Mariners
Fernando Tatis Jr. knocked in two runs Thursday and Walker Buehler pitched into the sixth inning for his first win with the San Diego Padres as they stretched their winning streak to eight games with a 5-2 verdict over the visiting Seattle Mariners.,Buehler (1-1) took a 4-0 lead into the sixth befor...
Chase Dollander's stellar relief work guides Rockies past Astros
Chase Dollander recorded a career-high nine strikeouts out of the bullpen while Hunter Goodman hit his third home run of the series as the visiting Colorado Rockies salvaged the finale of a three-game interleague set against the Houston Astros with a 3-2 win on Thursday.,Dollander (2-1) allowed one ...
Report: Lynx re-signing Napheesa Collier to 1-year supermax deal
Two-time WNBA MVP runner-up Napheesa Collier is sticking with the Minnesota Lynx, who are signing the veteran forward to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract, ESPN reported on Thursday.,When the deal is official, Collier will join the Indiana Fever's Kelsey Mitchell (one-year deal) and Las Veg...
Troy Terry, Ducks eke out victory over Predators
Anaheim's Troy Terry drew a high-sticking penalty on Nashville and scored tiebreaking goal on the ensuing power play with 2:54 left, lifting the visiting Ducks to a 5-4 win against the Predators in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday.,Cutter Gauthier, Jackson LaCombe, Alex Killorn a...
Macklin Celebrini breaks Sharks' season points record in win over Jets
Macklin Celebrini tallied one goal and two assists to become the Sharks' franchise leader for points in a single season, guiding San Jose to a 6-1 win against the host Winnipeg Jets on Thursday in the season finale for both teams.,Celebrini, 19, reached 115 points (45 goals, 70 assists) to break Joe...
Robert Thomas' hat trick propels Blues past playoff-bound Mammoth
Robert Thomas recorded his second career hat trick, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 5-3 win over the Utah Mammoth in the regular-season finale for both teams on Thursday in Salt Lake City.,Rookie defenseman Logan Mailloux, who celebrated his 23rd birthday on Wednesday, scored the go-ahead goal with...
Chizzy Iwai ties course record, leads by 2 at LA Championship
Japan's Chizzy Iwai posted a bogey-free 9-under-par round of 63 on Thursday to grab a two-stroke lead at the LA Championship in Tarzana, Calif.,Iwai tied the course record in pristine conditions at the El Caballero Country Club. Sweden's Ingrid Lindblad and South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai each carded ...
Victor Perez fires 9-under 62 to lead LIV Golf Mexico City
Victor Perez of France posted a career-best 9-under 62 to take a three-shot lead after the opening round of LIV Golf Mexico City on Thursday in Naucalpan, Mexico.,Perez, a rookie on the LIV Tour, sank 11 birdies and birdied his last four holes at Club de Golf Chapultepec to fend off Jon Rahm of Spai...
Parker Messick loses no-hitter in ninth as Guardians beat Orioles
Guardians rookie Parker Messick carried a no-hit bid into the ninth inning before Leody Taveras led off with a single to begin a two-run rally, but Cleveland held on for a 4-2 victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.,Messick (3-0), making his 11th major league appearance, only ...
Bernhard Langer, 68, fires 66 to share lead at Senior PGA
Bernhard Langer continued to defy Father Time, beating his age by two strokes to earn a share of the first-round lead at the Senior PGA Championship on Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.,The World Golf Hall of Famer from Germany, 68, posted his 6-under-par 66 in the morning wave and erased a back-nine doub...
Giants shut down Reds as tempers rise in late innings
Landen Roupp carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning, Jung Hoo Lee had three hits with an RBI and the San Francisco Giants snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the host Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon., ,Roupp (3-1) allowed just a line-drive single to left to P.J. Higgin...
Whitecaps out to continue hot start against lowly Sporting KC
The Vancouver Whitecaps will try to build on one of the best seven-game starts in MLS history on Friday night when they host a Sporting Kansas City side coming off one of its most concerning performances.,Vancouver (6-1-0, 18 points) earned a 2-0 victory over visiting New York City FC last Saturday ...
Ludvig Aberg sets pace at RBC Heritage with sterling 63
Ludvig Aberg of Sweden posted an 8-under-par 63 to take the first-round lead at the RBC Heritage on Thursday in Hilton Head Island, S.C.,Aberg leads Harris English and Norway's Viktor Hovland by a shot, while a six-way tie at 6-under 65 includes Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Andrew Novak, Michael Br...
Rangers break out for big ninth inning, split series with A's
Joc Pederson stroked the tiebreaking single in a four-run ninth inning as the Texas Rangers notched a 9-6 victory over the Athletics on Thursday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Josh Jung smacked a two-run homer among his three hits and Ezequiel Duran had two hits and two RBIs as the Rangers ear...
Tigers use 9th-inning rally to beat Royals for 6th straight win
Colt Keith's single capped a three-run, ninth-inning rally, allowing the Detroit Tigers to stretch their winning streak to six games with a wild 10-9 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday.,Riley Greene's two-run, two-out double tied the contest. Greene then scored on Keith's singl...
Rays score three in ninth, beat White Sox for sixth straight win
Hunter Feduccia and Taylor Walls drew bases-loaded walks in the ninth inning after Junior Caminero hit a game-tying solo home run, propelling the streaking Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-3 win against the host Chicago White Sox on Thursday.,Tampa Bay stretched its winning streak to six games, regrouping afte...
Mike Trout hits 5th HR of series as Angels roll past Yankees
Mike Trout homered for the fourth straight game to cap a monster series at Yankee Stadium and help the Los Angeles Angels pull away for a 11-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon.,Trout hit five homers in the four-game series and gave Los Angeles a 7-4 lead when he crushed a 2-2 ...
Errors prove costly in Nationals' 10-inning win over Pirates
James Wood had two hits, including a two-out go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning to lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-7 extra-inning win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday afternoon.,Wood's hit off Pirates closer Dennis Santana (2-1) scored automatic runner Jorbit Vivas and gave the...