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Conor Garland records another 2-goal outing as Jackets down Lightning
Conor Garland crafted his second straight two-goal game as the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets swept the three-game season series from the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night.,Acquired from the Vancouver Canucks in a trade last week, Garland broke a 24-game scoreless drought with ...

Canadiens hand Maple Leafs 8th straight loss
Rookie Oliver Kapanen and Philip Danault each scored in the first period to lift the host Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 victory over the struggling Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night.,Jake Evans converted into the empty net with 28 seconds remaining in the third period to seal the Canadiens' third w...

Aryna Sabalenka wins long-awaited rematch with Naomi Osaka
The last time Aryna Sabalenka and Naomi Osaka faced off, neither had won a Grand Slam title.,When they clashed for the second time, on Tuesday in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., each entered as a four-time major winner. The current top seed, Sabalenka, emerged with ...

Alexis Lafreniere's hat trick sparks Rangers in shutout of Flames
Alexis Lafreniere netted a hat trick and goaltender Jonathan Quick recorded his 65th career shutout as the host New York Rangers beat the struggling Calgary Flames 4-0 on Tuesday.,Conor Sheary also scored and Mika Zibanejad collected two assists, giving him five points (two goals, three assists) in ...

Oklahoma rides late surge into SEC tourney vs. South Carolina with bubble at stake
Inching closer to the NCAA Tournament bubble, Oklahoma desperately needs to stay hot against South Carolina in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn.,Oklahoma (17-14) finished 11th in the SEC after winning its last four regular-season games, catapu...

Adam Scott on future of PGA Tour schedule: 'It can't sit still'
As a member of the PGA Tour's Future Competition Committee, Adam Scott gets wrapped into a variety of conversations about the fate of the tour's schedule.,The veteran from Australia said that he's gauged fellow tour members' opinions on where the product stands and how it can be improved, as the tou...

Broncos bring back RB J.K. Dobbins on 2-year deal
Broncos leading rusher J.K. Dobbins is sticking with Denver on a two-year contract, the team announced Tuesday.,The deal will not become official until Wednesday, when the new NFL year begins.,Dobbins, 27, rushed for 772 yards and four touchdowns on 153 carries in his first season in Denver, adding ...

AJ Dybantsa drops 40 to lift BYU past K-State
AJ Dybantsa exploded for 40 points, Kennard Davis Jr. heated up in the second half with 15 points, and BYU pulled away for a 105-91 victory over Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.,The 10th-seeded Cougars (22-10) will f...

Turnover-prone Knicks eager for fewer miscues against Jazz
The New York Knicks spent two nights in Los Angeles and struggled with turnovers.,Coming off two of their highest turnover totals all season, the Knicks attempt to avoid a third straight loss Wednesday night when they meet the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City.,New York, which won 16 of 21 before landing ...

Spring training roundup: Jorge Polanco, Francisco Alvarez go deep for Mets
Jorge Polanco and Francisco Alvarez cracked their first homers of the spring to spark the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday afternoon in Port St. Lucie, Fla.,Alvarez (2-for-3, two RBIs), Polanco (2-for-2) and Brett Baty (2-for-3, two RBIs) paced the Mets...

Maryland stifles Oregon in first half, hangs on to win tourney opener
David Coit scored 17 points to help 17th-seeded Maryland to a wire-to-wire, 70-60 victory over 16th-seeded Oregon in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament Tuesday in Chicago.,Elijah Saunders made 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range, scoring all 15 of his points from deep for the Terrapins (12-20),...

Scottie Scheffler yet to make driver decision ahead of Players
Scottie Scheffler can become the second player in golf history this week to win The Players Championship a third time, yet he doesn't appear to have made a crucial equipment decision yet.,It may not seem like the best time of year for the world's No. 1 player to tinker with his driver, but Scheffler...

'Grateful' James Harden leads Cavaliers into battle with Magic
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard James Harden reached another career milestone, becoming the ninth member of the 29,000-point club Monday against the Philadelphia 76ers.,His quest to reach 30,000 begins Wednesday, when the Cavaliers hit the road to play the Orlando Magic.,"The Beard" put together ano...

SMU hands Syracuse sixth straight loss in ACC first-round clash
CHARLOTTE -- Boopie Miller poured in 25 points and Jaron Pierre Jr. pumped in 21 points as SMU had a big second half to pull away from Syracuse, winning 86-69 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament's first round and ending a four-game losing streak Tuesday.,Eleventh seed SMU (20-12) faces No. 2...

Cincinnati beats hapless Utah in first round of Big 12 tourney
Jalen Celestine scored 19 points and Baba Miller added 11 points, 14 rebounds and six assists as ninth-seeded Cincinnati beat hapless, 16th-seeded Utah 73-66 on Tuesday afternoon in a Big 12 Conference tournament first-round game in Kansas City, Mo., ,The Bearcats advance to face eighth-seeded UCF i...

Butler, Providence kick off Big East tourney after pair of 2OT affairs
NEW YORK -- Putting records aside, Butler and Providence produced candidates for Game of the Year in the Big East when both regular-season meetings were decided in double overtime.,Those wins were highlights of disappointing seasons for both schools, and the third encounter is Wednesday when eighth-...

Damarco Minor, Pitt stun Stanford on last-second putback
CHARLOTTE -- Damarco Minor's putback of his own missed shot with less than a second remaining gave Pitt a stunning 64-63 victory against Stanford in the first game of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Tuesday afternoon.,The winning basket was the third shot of the final possession for the Pan...

Reports: Patriots reel in WR Romeo Doubs on $80M deal
Wide receiver Romeo Doubs agreed to a four-year deal worth up to $80 million with the New England Patriots on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. ,Doubs, 25, had 202 catches in four seasons with the Packers and two huge playoff performances.,He nearly helped the Packers take down the Bears in Ja...

Reports: Texans make Ka'imi Fairbairn NFL's highest-paid kicker
The Houston Texans are making nine-year veteran Ka'imi Fairbairn the NFL's highest-paid kicker with a two-year, $13 million contract extension, according to multiple reports on Tuesday.,Fairbairn, 32, would average $6.5 million annually in the new terms through 2028, pushing him ahead of the Kansas ...

Broncos re-sign LB Alex Singleton to 2-year contract
The Denver Broncos re-signed inside linebacker Alex Singleton to a two-year contract on Tuesday.,The team did not release financial details but multiple reports put the total value at $15.5 million.,Singleton, 32, served as a physical and emotional leader for the league's No. 2 unit in total defense...