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Bruins blank Devils, wrap up East's first wild card
Mark Kastelic scored two of the Bruins' four first-period goals as Boston wrapped up the first Eastern Conference wild card with a 4-0 win over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Tuesday.,Boston's Jeremy Swayman made 21 saves in the regular-season finale for both teams.,Morgan Geekie and Viktor Arvid...
Caps edge Jackets in Alex Ovechkin's potential final game
Alex Ovechkin had an assist in what might have been his final NHL game, Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal and the Washington Capitals beat the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 in the season finale for teams that will not be in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.,Chychrun took a pass at the center point fr...
Ildemaro Vargas, Diamondbacks hold off Orioles
Ildemaro Vargas hit a three-run homer and Merrill Kelly pitched into the sixth inning in his season debut to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the host Baltimore Orioles 4-3 on Tuesday night.,Kelly, a veteran right-hander who was dealing with a back injury since spring training, logged 5 1/3 inning...
Royals LF Isaac Collins hurts knee on railing vs. Tigers
Kansas City left fielder Isaac Collins' all-out hustle resulted in a right knee contusion and forced him out of the Royals' series-opening 2-1 loss to the host Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. ,In the first inning, Collins, 28, raced after a ball hit by Detroit's Kevin McGonigle and tumbled into the stand...
Tigers prevail over Royals in low-scoring pitchers' duel
Dillon Dingler drove in the go-ahead run with a two-out double in the eighth and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to four games with a 2-1 victory over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.,Detroit, which swept Miami over the weekend, scored both of its runs in the eighth...
Reds SP Brady Singer handcuffs Giants in 1-run decision
Brady Singer threw six strong innings, Spencer Steer and Sal Stewart hit early home runs off Robbie Ray, and the Cincinnati Reds held on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night.,Bouncing back from his worst outing of the young seaso...
Vitality, Falcons, FURIA, MOUZ move on at IEM Rio
Team Vitality, Team Falcons, FURIA and MOUZ qualified for the playoff stage at the $300,000 Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2026 with victories Tuesday in Brazil.,Those four teams moved into the upper-bracket final of their respective groups, where they'll vie for playoff seeding. Vitality will face Falco...
Padres SP Nick Pivetta (elbow inflammation) heads to IL
San Diego Padres starting pitcher Nick Pivetta, who recorded career highs in multiple pitching categories in 2025, will make a trip to the 15-day injured list due to right elbow inflammation, the team announced on Tuesday.,Pivetta retired the first nine Colorado Rockies' batters on Sunday and fanned...
O's manager Craig Albernaz has facial fractures after foul ball
Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz will be in the dugout for Tuesday's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks despite suffering at least seven fractures in his cheek and a broken jaw due to a foul ball off the bat of one of his own players on Monday night.,The incident occurred in the bottom of...
High scorer Liv McGill transferring from Florida to Oklahoma State
Former Florida guard Liv McGill, one of the most highly-touted players in the women's college basketball transfer portal, committed to Oklahoma State on Tuesday.,McGill put up 22.5 points, 6.3 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game in 31 starts for the Gators in her sophomore season. She play...
WTA roundup: All seeded players advance in Stuttgart, Rouen
Seventh-seeded Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic and Russian eighth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova both advanced in routine fashion to the Round of 16 on Tuesday at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.,Muchova cruised past qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovic of Russia, 6-2, 6-4, while Al...
Tall order as White Sox add LHP Noah Schultz to roster
The Chicago White Sox made it official Tuesday, selecting the contract of top pitching prospect Noah Schultz from Triple-A Charlotte in advance of his major league debut against the Tampa Bay Rays.,The White Sox also reinstated outfielder Everson Pereira from the injured list and placed right-hander...
No jail time for ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore in trespassing case
Former Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore was sentenced to 18 months of probation with no jail time on Tuesday after allegedly trespassing on the home of a staff member with whom he had an affair.,Moore was also fined more than $1,000 and ordered not to have contact with the staff member, Paige Shiv...
ATP roundup: Arthur Fils saves 2 match points, prevails in Barcelona
No. 9 seed Arthur Fils saved two match points and overcame fellow Frenchman Terence Atmane 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) in the Round of 32 at the Barcelona Open on Tuesday.,Fils, looking for his first win since he picked up two ATP 500 titles in 2024, lost a 4-1 lead in the tiebreaker but saved match point dow...
UFC 330 to take place at Philadelphia in August
Philadelphia will host its first UFC event in 15 years when UFC 330 is held at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Aug. 15, UFC president and CEO Dana White and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday.,It will be UFC's first trip to Philadelphia since the same venue hosted UFC 133 on August 6, 2011.,Th...
Opposite trajectories landed Magic, Sixers in faceoff for No. 7 seed
The Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic took different paths to the same record this season.,On Wednesday night, they'll be occupied with the same high-stakes task when the 76ers host the Magic in an Eastern Conference play-in tournament game.,Both teams finished 45-37 during the regular season, bu...
Mariners place Rob Refsnyder on paternity list, promote Patrick Wisdom
The Seattle Mariners placed infielder/outfielder Rob Refsnyder on the paternity list Tuesday and selected the contract of infielder Patrick Wisdom from Triple-A Tacoma.,The Mariners designated right-hander Blas Castano for assignment to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Wisdom.,Refsnyder, 35, s...
Blackhawks face Sharks, seek positive to another non-playoff season
The Chicago Blackhawks hope to leave a better impression on their fans when they play their season finale against the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.,The Blackhawks (28-39-14, 70 points) heard boos from their home crowd during a listless 5-1 loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Monday...
NCAA penalizes Iowa for '22 tampering violations
The NCAA ruled on Tuesday that Iowa committed tampering violations when head coach Kirk Ferentz and an assistant made impermissible contact with then-Michigan quarterback Cade McNamara in November 2022 before he entered the transfer portal.,Penalties include the vacation of four wins from the 2023 s...
US Soccer sporting director leaves post 2 months before World Cup.
Matt Crocker is leaving his position as U.S. Soccer Federation's sporting director to pursue what the organization labeled on Tuesday as "another opportunity in international soccer.",Fox Sports reported that Crocker was taking a similar role with Saudi Arabia.,The move, which is effective immediate...