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Bulls host Heat but injuries could make Chicago a play-in underdog
By virtue of a better overall record than the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls earned home-court advantage for their Eastern Conference play-in game Wednesday night.,Despite winning all three meetings with Miami this season, the ninth-seeded Bulls (39-43) could be considered the underdog against the 10...
Skidding Stars look to tune out Predators in season finale
The reeling Dallas Stars could use something positive heading into the playoffs.,Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators also want to end their disappointing season on a high note.,The visiting Stars look to snap a season-high six-game slide when they close the regular season Wednesday night in Nashville...
Canucks to sit G Thatcher Demko (illness) for season finale vs. Knights
The Vancouver Canucks will sit goaltender Thatcher Demko and defenseman Derek Forbort for the season finale on Wednesday against the visiting Vegas Golden Knights.,Demko, 29, has missed the previous two games because of illness for the Canucks (38-29-14, 90 points), who did not qualify for the posts...
Sens F Brady Tkachuk expected to return for start of playoffs
Expect captain Brady Tkachuk to be on the ice for the Ottawa Senators when the Stanley Cup playoffs start on Saturday.,That word comes from head coach Travis Green, who had this simple response Monday when asked if Tkachuk would be back in time for the start of the playoffs: "I do.",Tkachuk, 25, pra...
Welcome to the Atlanta Hawks Invitational (a.k.a. the NBA Play-In Tournament)
The NBA Play-In Tournament is back — and so are the Hawks, for the fourth straight year in the league’s favorite pre-playoffs ritual....
Senators keep one eye on postseason as Blackhawks visit
The Ottawa Senators are gearing up for the playoffs as they prepare for their penultimate game of the regular season on Tuesday against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.,To that end, captain Brady Tkachuk practiced with his Ottawa teammates -- in a non-contact jersey -- on Monday for the first time s...
Pirates hope to keep offense going vs. Nationals
After the slumping Pittsburgh offense finally broke through, the Pirates will try to keep the momentum going against the visiting Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.,The Nationals are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and will send Jake Irvin (0-0, 5.63 ERA) to the mound to face Pirates ...
Clayton Keller's 4-point night carries Utah past Preds
Clayton Keller celebrated his 600th NHL game by scoring two goals and assisting on two more to lead the Utah Hockey Club to a 7-3 victory Monday against the host Nashville Predators.,The four points gave the 26-year-old center a career-high 89 points for the season and allowed him to reach 60 assist...
Pirates post season-high run total, blow out Nationals
Ke'Bryan Hayes and Enmanuel Valdez each had two hits and three RBIs as the host Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 10-3 on Monday night.,The Pirates posted season highs for runs and hits (14) while snapping a three-game losing streak.,Pittsburgh hitters went 8-for-10 with runners in sc...
CB Patrick Peterson retires as a Cardinal
Three-time All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson retired from the NFL as an Arizona Cardinal on Monday.,Peterson, 34, announced his retirement at the Cardinals' practice facility in Tempe. The team honored him with a highlight video, and several former teammates, including receiver Larry Fitzgerald an...
Veteran Warriors 'flying' toward West play-in vs. Grizzlies
The Golden State Warriors acquired Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline in an attempt to land a top-six Western Conference playoff berth.,Butler made the appropriate impact, but Golden State fell short of its goal and was relegated to the play-in tournament. The seventh-seeded Warriors now take the ha...
Paul Skenes will try to bounce back as Pirates host Nationals
Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes is coming off a career-worst start and will try to get himself and the Pirates back on track when they host the Washington Nationals in the first of a four-game series on Monday night.,Skenes (1-1, 3.44 ERA) will oppose Nationals 25-year-old rookie right-hander Brad Lord (...
Supernova, DhillDucks win berths in OWCS NA Stage 2
Supernova and DhillDucks won their way out of Overwatch's FACEIT League and into the Overwatch Champions Series 2025 NA Stage 2 thanks to wins in the relegation round of OWCS Stage 1 on Sunday.,Supernova posted 3-0 victories in the upper bracket over Amplify and Shikigami, the two teams who were for...
Jordan Ta'amu leads Defenders past Battlehawks to reach 3-0
Jordan Ta'amu went 17-for-37 passing for 243 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions as the D.C. Defenders fended off the host St. Louis Battlehawks 27-15 on Sunday.,The Defenders (3-0) never trailed, but the Battlehawks (2-1) pulled within 18-15 after three quarters thanks to three field goal...
Predators, Utah search for positives in final week of season
Two teams hoping to end their seasons on a high note meet Monday night when the Nashville Predators host the Utah Hockey Club.,Utah (37-30-13, 87 points), eliminated from playoff consideration last week, has won three of its last four games (3-0-1). The only loss came last Thursday in a shootout wit...
Marlins pull away from Nationals, cool off MacKenzie Gore
Matt Mervis slugged a three-run, pinch-hit home run as the host Miami Marlins defeated the Washington Nationals 11-4 on Sunday afternoon.,Nationals starter MacKenzie Gore (1-2) entered the game leading the National League with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, and he had beaten the Dodgers and domin...
Senators edge Flyers in overtime
Tim Stutzle's second goal of the game came with 3:20 remaining in overtime, and the Ottawa Senators stayed hot with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.,After tying things twice on third-period goals from Fabian Zetterlund and Thomas Chabot, the Senators earned a 4-on-3 pow...
Hunter Greene sparkles again, Reds blank Pirates
Hunter Greene threw seven shutout innings and retired the final 17 batters he faced, while Santiago Espinal went 2-for-4 and broke a scoreless tie to lead the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-0 win and a three-game sweep of the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.,Following up his near-complete game shutout...
Bub Carrington beats the buzzer, Wizards top Heat to finish season
Bub Carrington made a heavily contested floater at the buzzer to lead the visiting Washington Wizards over the short-handed Miami Heat 119-118 on Sunday.,Down seven with four minutes remaining, the Heat went on an 11-0 run featuring an alley-oop finish and a game-tying and-one from Keshad Johnson. T...
Ex-Michigan State guard Tre Holloman commits to NC State
Former Michigan State guard Tre Holloman has committed to North Carolina State, he announced on social media Sunday.,<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="qme" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Committed?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Committed</a>???? <a href="https://twitter....