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Panthers press on by pummeling Predators
Sam Bennett had a goal with an assist and Justin Sourdif scored for his first career point as the visiting Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Tuesday night. ,Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored, Aleksander Barkov added two assists and Spencer Knight (18 saves) was so...
Simon Edvinsson's two goals push Red Wings past Wild
Simon Edvinsson scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead goal with 8:25 remaining, to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.,Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for Detroit, which won its second game in a row. The Red Wings avenged a 4-...
Jonny Brodzinski, Rangers overwhelm Islanders
Jonny Brodzinski led an impressive effort by the fourth line by posting his first career two-goal game Tuesday night for the visiting New York Rangers, who damaged the New York Islanders' playoff hopes with a 5-1 win in Elmont, N.Y.,Brodzinski, a center, entered Tuesday with 19 goals in 184 career g...
Sam Montembeault, Canadiens blank visiting Hurricanes
Sam Montembeault made 20 saves for his fifth career shutout and fourth of the season, while Patrik Laine and Nick Suzuki each had a goal and two assists in the Montreal Canadiens' 4-0 win over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.,Juraj Slafkovsky and Lane Hutson also scored for the Can...
Georgia holds off furious rally from No. 3 Florida for upset win
Silas Demary Jr. hit four 3-pointers en route to 21 points on Tuesday to help Georgia hold off a furious rally from visiting No. 3 Florida in an 88-83 Southeastern Conference win in Athens, Ga.,Asa Newell added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Tyrin Lawrence had 14 points off the bench as the Bull...
WTA roundup: No. 3 seed Peyton Stearns ousted in Austin
France's Varvara Gracheva fended off 5 of 6 break points to defeat No. 3 seed Peyton Stearns 6-2, 6-3 in the Round of 32 at the ATX Open on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.,Stearns, who had six aces with six double faults, saved three match points but not a fourth in the final game of the match.,No. 1 seed...
Strong shooting night lifts Northwestern past Minnesota
Nick Martinelli scored 29 points on 11-for-20 shooting and Northwestern pulled away for a 75-63 win over Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.,Ty Berry added nine points and a team-high seven rebounds for Northwestern (15-13, 6-11), which has won back-to-back games ...
No. 21 Marquette bombs from outside, cruises past Providence
Ben Gold scored a career-best 17 points and Kam Jones had 17 points and seven assists to lift No. 21 Marquette to an 82-52 victory against visiting Providence on Tuesday in Milwaukee.,Celebrating his 23rd birthday, Jones swished four of Marquette's season-high 17 3-pointers, matching Stevie Mitchell...
Boston College heads to Stanford needing more wins to reach ACCs
Boston College will try to keep its hopes of reaching the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament alive when it tips off a critical two-game trip Wednesday night at Stanford.,The Golden Eagles (12-15, 4-12) began the week one game out of the conference's top 15 that will earn invitations to the prestig...
Rising Hoosiers aim to avoid flop against Penn State
After one of its biggest wins of the season, Indiana will try to avoid a letdown performance when it tips off against Penn State in a Big Ten Conference matchup Wednesday evening in Bloomington, Ind.,Indiana (16-11, 7-9 Big Ten) is coming off a 73-58 victory against then-No. 13 Purdue on Sunday. Now...
49ers make change at QBs coach, promote Mick Lombardi
In addition to confirming a new set of coordinators Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers promoted Mick Lombardi to quarterbacks coach, replacing Brian Griese in the role.,It was not yet known whether Griese was let go or chose to leave the 49ers on his own. Griese, the quarterbacks coach for the past th...
Bucs hope to ink WR Chris Godwin long-term: ‘I love him to death’
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are working toward a new contract for wide receiver Chris Godwin as general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles rained praise on him when speaking to reporters at the scouting combine Tuesday in Indianapolis.,Godwin, who is coming off a dislocated left ankle that ...
Slumping Clippers to face Bulls squad riding rare high
Bogdan Bogdanovic was assessing his struggles in his first start with the Los Angeles Clippers when he indirectly captured the pulse of the team.,"It's easy when everything is good, you know. Sometimes you can mask yourself with a couple wins," Bogdanovic said. "But it's good to see the real picture...
Trail Blazers begin long trip against suddenly stingy Wizards
The Washington Wizards have been extremely generous throughout the season. However, they picked a fine time to get downright stingy.,After tightening the clamps on defense in their last game, the NBA-worst Wizards will try to string together wins on Wednesday when they welcome the Portland Trail Bla...
Spring training roundup: Max Scherzer solid in Jays debut
Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer made his Blue Jays debut Tuesday, striking out four over two innings of one-run ball in Toronto's 3-2 victory over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in Dunedin, Fla.,Ahead of his 18th season, the 40-year-old right-hander -- who signed a one-year, $15 mill...
Thunder hope to learn from collapse, move on to face Nets
Because of their dominance for most of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder rarely play close games or wilt in the fourth quarter.,That scenario unfolded against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, resulting in a three-point overtime loss. Two nights later, the Thunder attempt to avoid taki...
Knicks host Sixers with both trying to snap slumps
If the New York Knicks' track record this season is any indication, the tonic for what ails them might be the Philadelphia 76ers.,The Knicks and 76ers will each be looking to snap slumps Wednesday night, when New York hosts Philadelphia in a battle of longtime rivals.,The Knicks have been off since ...
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk eyes Wednesday return
Holding the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot entering Tuesday, the Ottawa Senators may have their captain back on Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk practiced briefly Tuesday. ,Tkachuk, who told reporters his lower-body injury happened while playing for the United Stat...
Anthony Kim reveals he has blood clot in leg, says he'll be fine
Anthony Kim announced Tuesday over social media that he has been diagnosed with a blood clot.,"Long story but two weeks before (LIV Golf Riyadh) I started feeling bad and couldn't figure out what was wrong," Kim wrote on Instagram. "Well found out yesterday it was a blood clot in my leg.",Kim, 39, n...
Liverpool look to tighten grasp on first with visit from Newcastle
Liverpool can move a step closer toward securing its 20th all-time English league championship when it hosts Newcastle United on Wednesday night in a precursor to their League Cup final meeting in mid-March.,Liverpool (19-1-7, 66 points) begins the midweek slate 11 points in front of second-place Ar...