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Derrick Lewis fight added to UFC's White House card at Trump's urging
The UFC has added Derrick Lewis versus Josh Hokit to the UFC Freedom 250 card set for this summer at the White House, a move which UFC CEO Dana White says came at the request of President Donald Trump.,The heavyweight fight between Lewis (29-13 MMA), who holds the UFC knockout record with 16, and Ho...

MLB roundup: Gunnar Henderson, Orioles slug past Giants
Gunnar Henderson continued his homer barrage and Jeremiah Jackson also slugged a home run as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Saturday night to even their series.,Henderson has six home runs, including four in the last five games, to share the MLB lead with St. Lou...

Preds stay within point of Kings with tight win over Wild
Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist for the Nashville Predators in a 2-1 win against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.,Matthew Wood also scored and Justus Annunen made 21 saves for Nashville (38-32-10, 86 points), which stayed within a point of the Los Angeles Kings for the fina...

Kelvin Yeboah, Minnesota extend San Diego's winless streak
Kelvin Yeboah scored his fourth goal of the season just before halftime and visiting Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over 10-man San Diego FC on Saturday night.,Kyle Duncan also scored in the first half and Owen Gene had assists on both goals for the Loons (3-2-2, 11 points), who complete...

Linus Ullmark, Senators blank sinking Islanders, earn playoff spot
Ridly Greig scored a short-handed goal in the first period and Jake Sanderson added a power-play goal in the third, lifting the Ottawa Senators to a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday afternoon in Elmont, N.Y.,Michael Amadio added an empty-net goal late in the third and Linus Ullmar...

Shohei Ohtani's 1st '26 HR in L.A. helps Dodgers beat Rangers
A four-run first inning for the host Los Angeles Dodgers, with a leadoff home run from Shohei Ohtani and a three-run shot from Teoscar Hernandez, keyed a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.,Ohtani had not had an extra-base hit or an RBI at Dodger Stadium this season, doing much of his ...

Manny Machado, Padres overpower Rockies
Manny Machado and Ramon Laureano homered Saturday night as the San Diego Padres overcame an early 4-0 deficit to stop the visiting Colorado Rockies 9-5.,San Diego's German Marquez (2-1) won in his first start against the team for which he pitched the last 10 years. Marquez permitted four runs on fou...

Rapids rout Dynamo behind brace from newcomer Kosi Thompson
Kosi Thompson scored two goals in his Colorado debut on Saturday night to help lead the Rapids to a 6-2 victory over the Houston Dynamo in Commerce City, Colo.,Thompson, who was traded from Toronto FC on March 26, made an immediate impact with his new team, scoring his first two goals of the season....

Golden Knights secure playoff berth with OT win at Avalanche
Jack Eichel scored 1:19 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a playoff spot with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Denver on Saturday night.,Vegas (37-26-17, 91 points) jumped over Edmonton (90 points) into first place in the Pacific Division. Anaheim is third with 89 points he...

Ranger Suarez stymies Cards, earns first Red Sox win
Ranger Suarez scattered three hits over six scoreless innings and Willson Contreras went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-1 victory over the host St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night., ,It was the first win in three starts for Suarez (1-1), who made headlines b...

Gunnar Henderson swats MLB-best 6th homer as O's handle Giants
Gunnar Henderson homered again and Jeremiah Jackson also homered as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Saturday night to even their series.,Henderson has six home runs, including four in the last five games, to share the MLB lead with St. Louis outfielder Jordan Walk...

Rookie Parker Messick dominant as Guardians shut out Braves
Parker Messick continued the impressive start to his career by tossing 6 2/3 strong innings Saturday night, earning the win as the Cleveland Guardians beat the host Atlanta Braves 6-0 in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series.,Jose Ramirez homered in the first for the Guardians, who h...

Revolution blank D.C. United to maintain home-field dominance
Alhassan Yusuf scored in the 35th minute as the New England Revolution remained perfect at home with a 1-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday in Foxborough, Mass.,Matt Turner had five saves for the Revolution, who won their second straight and have captured all three of their home games by a colle...

Blue Jackets cool off Canadiens, remain in playoff race
Charlie Coyle scored a pair of goals as the Columbus Blue Jackets kept their playoff hopes alive with a crucial 5-2 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.,Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, Kirill Marchenko finished with a goal and an assist, Adam Fan...

Flyers crush Jets to help playoff standing
Sean Couturier had two goals and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 7-1 win over the host Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.,Noah Cates had a goal and two assists, while Matvei Michkov scored and had a helper. Porter Martone, Travis Sanheim and Nick Se...

Inter Miami keep unbeaten streak going, draw with Red Bulls
German Berterame scored his first goal for Inter Miami, but Adri Mehmeti's goal in the 77th minute helped the New York Red Bulls finish with a 2-2 draw with the Herons on Saturday night at Miami.,Inter Miami (3-1-3, 12 points) extended its unbeaten streak across all competitions to eight consecutive...

Illinois freshman G Keaton Wagler to declare for NBA draft
Illinois freshman guard Keaton Wagler, a consensus second-team All-American, will declare for the NBA Draft, he said on social media on Saturday.,Wagler, projected as a lottery pick in the draft, led the Fighting Illini to a 28-9 record and their first Final Four since 2005.,"This past year has been...

Avoiding injury looms large as Thunder host Suns in regular season finale
The Oklahoma City Thunder's place in the postseason is set.,The Thunder (64-17) will be the No. 1 overall seed when the playoffs open, their third consecutive season earning the top spot in the Western Conference.,The Phoenix Suns (44-37) will be headed to the play-in tournament as the No. 7 seed, t...

Orioles place C Adley Rutschman (ankle) on 10-day IL
The Baltimore Orioles placed starting catcher Adley Rutschman on the 10-day injured list with left ankle inflammation prior to Saturday's home game against the San Francisco Giants.,Rutschman was in Saturday's original starting lineup, batting third and catching. But he was scratched before the game...

Denver rallies against Wisconsin to claim 11th national title
Kyle Chyzowski scored the go-ahead goal with 5:52 remaining to lift Denver to a 2-1 win over Wisconsin in Saturday's Frozen Four title game in Las Vegas.,Stationed amid a crowd in front of Wisconsin goalie Daniel Hauser, Chyzowski deflected Boston Buckberger's point shot to secure a record 11th titl...