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Kirill Kaprizov's hat trick lifts Wild, accelerates Red Wings' slide
Kirill Kaprizov notched a hat trick, including the go-ahead goal with 1:51 remaining, as the visiting Minnesota Wild defeated the fading Detroit Red Wings, 5-4, on Sunday.,After Minnesota squandered a 4-1 lead in the first 15 minutes of the third period, Kaprizov scored his third goal of the afterno...

Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston Open title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday.,Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of...

Knicks, Hawks meet in potential playoff preview
In a potential Eastern Conference first-round playoff preview, the visiting New York Knicks look to slow down the streaking Atlanta Hawks on Monday night., ,New York (50-28) owns a 1 1/2-game lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers for the No. 3 spot in the East entering Sunday's play. Atlanta (45-33) cur...

Islanders fire Patrick Roy, tab Pete DeBoer as coach
The New York Islanders fired Hall of Famer Patrick Roy as the team's head coach Sunday and replaced him with Peter DeBoer.,The Islanders (42-31-5, 89 points) have lost a season-high four in a row and reside in third place in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers and C...

Michigan heavy favorite to complete dominant title run vs. UConn
UConn has won two of the past three national championships but will enter Monday night's title game against Michigan as a heavy underdog.,That's because the top-seeded Wolverines have blitzed through their first five games of the NCAA Tournament, winning by an average of 21.6 points. That includes a...

UConn G Solo Ball nursing foot injury, uncertain for title game
UConn guard Solo Ball's availability for Monday's national championship game against Michigan is in question as he deals with "some type of a foot sprain," per head coach Dan Hurley.,Hurley told reporters that Ball was in a walking boot and will not practice Sunday, one day after the Huskies' 71-62 ...

Avalanche face Blues, hoping to clinch top seed in the West
The Colorado Avalanche are a win away from clinching the top seed in the Western Conference after a gritty 2-0 road victory at Dallas on Saturday.,They will try for that victory when they host the St. Louis Blues on Sunday night.,Colorado (50-15-10, 110 points) has an eight-point lead over the Stars...

Skidding Senators brace for tall task vs. Hurricanes
The Ottawa Senators may be running out of time as they run into one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.,The Senators do have a plan for Sunday's game against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes.,"Simplify and try to work a little harder," Ottawa forward Shane Pinto said. "Yeah, (Sunday) is a b...

A's manager Mark Kotsay wants better effort against Astros
The Athletics will be looking for better results on Sunday as they host the Houston Astros in West Sacramento, Calif., with each team vying for its first series win against a divisional opponent in 2026.,It's been a tale of two blowouts so far in this first meeting between American League West rival...

Braves face D-backs, seeking third straight series win
The visiting Atlanta Braves can begin the season with three straight series wins for the first time since 2018 when they face the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix.,Atlanta took two of three from both the Kansas City Royals and the Athletics and will finish a four-game set on Sunda...

Phillies, Taijuan Walker shoot for road sweep of Rockies
The Philadelphia Phillies started their first road trip of the season with a pair of impressive wins over the Colorado Rockies. They will go for the sweep when the teams wrap up the three-game series in Denver on Sunday.,Philadelphia, which squeaked out a 2-1 win Saturday night, will send Taijuan Wa...

Brewers' Garrett Mitchell bids for encore in finale vs. Royals
Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy had to be convinced that center fielder Garrett Mitchell belonged on the big-league roster.,Mitchell provided a strong case in Milwaukee's doubleheader split with the host Kansas City Royals on Saturday. The Brewers will vie for a series win on Sunday afternoon.,...
Alice Pereira Delivers Knockout of the Year Contender at UFC Vegas 115
Alice Pereira scores a brutal KO at UFC Vegas 115, emerging as a rising star....

Renato Moicano snaps losing streak with submission victory
Renato Moicano of Brazil snapped a two-fight losing streak with a rear-naked-choke submission victory over Scotland's Chris Duncan at 3:14 of the second round in the lightweight main event of Saturday's UFC Fight Night at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas.,Moicano (21-7-1) dominated the fight, allowing Dun...

Cloud9 rally past LYON in LCS Spring opener
Cloud9 recorded a 2-1 win over LYON to begin the regular season of the LCS Spring event on Saturday.,LYON posted a 35-minute victory on blue before Cloud9 bounced back with a 33-minute triumph on red and 30-minute victory on blue.,Canadian Philippe "Vulcan" Laflamme and South Korean Seung-gyu "Thana...

Dallas Fuel author epic rally in Overwatch Champions Series
Dallas Fuel recorded a 3-2 victory over Spacestation Gaming on Saturday to begin Week 3 of Overwatch Champions Series 2026 -- North America Stage 1.,The Fuel remained unbeaten and handed Spacestation Gaming their first loss after overcoming a two-map deficit. ,Spacestation Gaming notched a 2-0 win o...

Golden Knights win 3rd straight, glide past Oilers
Defenseman Jeremy Lauzon and forward Brett Howden had a goal and an assist each to lead the Vegas Golden Knights to a 5-1 win over the host Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.,Colton Sissons, captain Mark Stone and defenseman Rasmus Andersson also scored for the Golden Knights (35-26-16, 86 points), ...

Habs outlast Devils in shootout to earn 8th straight victory
Oliver Kapanen scored in the fifth round of the shootout to extend the Montreal Canadiens' win streak to eight games after Saturday's 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J.,Cole Caufield failed to find his 50th goal of the season, but tallied a pair of assists in the win, while Ivan ...

Tyson Jost facilitates Predators' key win over Sharks
Tyson Jost set up the game winner, the insurance marker and added an empty-netter in the third period as the visiting Nashville Predators doubled up the San Jose Sharks 6-3 on Saturday night.,Filip Forsberg scored twice and added an assist, while Steven Stamkos, Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Haula also sco...

Wolverines dominant, chase 'one more' Monday
INDIANAPOLIS -- UConn gets a turn in front of the Michigan steamroller on Monday night when the 2025-26 college basketball season closes with the national championship at Lucas Oil Stadium. And if the first five failed attempts can teach the Huskies anything, it might be just two words: Good luck. ,...